ISBN: 9781230065342

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 38 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purc… More...

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 38 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: . . . things there are which cannot be adequately portrayed in black and white, and of such is the character of the friend of auld lang syne, whom I have called Beatrice Douglas. The half-wild boys and girls she reclaimed, the criminals she strove to reform, the sick to whom she ministered, each and all of these could paint The Little Sister better far than I have been able to do. So far as lapse of time and my memory have permitted, I have striven to depict faithfully the manner in which the author of Lead, kindly Light, consoled and counselled Little Sister. She esteemed herself Cardinal Newhavens spiritual daughter, andif I may be allowed to say so---he may, for aught we know to the contrary, look down from the dear and blessed country, with a glad angelic smile upon his daughter in the Faith, and those to whom she has ministered. ---F. C. Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on. goes without saying, that we medical men often, in the course of our work, hear strange and pathetic stories. One such has been recalled to my mind to-day, by hearing someone sing Lead, kindly Light, and by the sight of a simple bunch of lilac given to me by a grateful child, one of my small patients. As I looked at the white and purple blossoms, the figure of Cardinal Newhaven seemed to rise before me, comforting one in sorrow, guiding her, and praying by her side in the temple of God, round which the lilacs wave. I will now tell you the story of this sorely tried sister, and also of those whom she in her turn consoled. Some little time back I had a practice in the small historic town of Wayverne, that town so dear to Americans, who love to stroll up and down its quiet streets, . . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<