Words of warning, a series of tales and sketchesT. Nelson & Sons, 1866 - 208 pages |
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able Algeron Ardelle asked Barlow beautiful believe better bill given blessings bosom Burton called Carlton cern child Clement Clement's school countenance delight Divine Providence door doubt earnestly Edward Palmer engaged entered evil eyes face father fear feel felt four hundred pounds fully Garland girl give Gresler hand happy Hartley heart Heaven honest hope husband Jessie Jessie's lady little heaven living looked man's marriage Melville merchant mind minister monomania months mother murmured neighbour never Orville painful Palmer passed Pierson pleasant home poor possessed prosperity Providence replied returned rich ruin seemed selfish sell soon spiritual strange things thought thousand pounds tithe trial troubled truth turned United States Bank Van Wyck voice wealth week Wharton wife William Melville Willis wise words worse wrong Wyck young
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Page 190 - In blessings on your head. judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. His purpose will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour; The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower...
Page 46 - ... believe that my peculiar use lies in teaching the young : I have been driven into it. Had I remained rich, I could not have been induced to enter into such an employment. But now that I have been forced into it, I find a delight in its performance that I did not imagine I could feel in any act of use to others. And of how much more importance that some twenty, or perhaps more than a hundred children should receive judicious early instruction — should have good seed sown in their minds — than...
Page 140 - ... Park, Dublin, when Lord Frederick and Mr. Thomas Burke, his official subordinate, were murdered in the open day by a gang of assassins. When the news of this appalling deed reached London, Mr. Parnell and I went at once, and as a matter of course, to consult with Sir Charles Dilke and Mr. Chamberlain as to the steps which ought to be taken in order to vindicate the Irish people from any charge of sympathy with so wanton and so atrocious a crime. We saw both Dilke and Chamberlain and consulted...
Page 39 - I am glad, my friend,' Mrs. Van Wych replied, ' that you can look thus calmly through this distressing event, and extract sweets from bitterness. It is a wise Providence that rules the events of life, and happy will we be, if we can see and acknowledge the- Divine hand in what is adverse, as well as in what is prosperous.' ' Thus have I felt,
Page 10 - I voluntarily set apart one-tenth of my income for religious and benevolent purposes, it cannot but be pleasing in the sight of God. Were all men to devote as large a share of their yearly increase for the spread of the gospel and the relief of human suffering, the wilderness would soon blossom as a rose, and springs of water abound in the arid deserts. But so few use the bounties of Providence as almoners of heaven, that it is little wonder few are permitted to accumulate wealth.
Page 197 - ... former states came up, in which it seemed to him, that he had but to lift his hand and gather in wealth to any extent. Then he was eloquent on principles of architectural taste, and could descant wisely upon rural beauties, enhanced by liberal art. Nowhere could he find a mansion either in the city or country, that fully came up to his ideas of what a rich man's dwelling should be. But a spirit far more subdued had now come over him. He could go up into higher regions of his mind, and see there...
Page 34 - Mrs. Clement said, in a concerned tone to her friend Mr. Stevens, when the stock had fallen to that amount. ' I shall still have enough left for all my wants.' ' Oh no, not on any account, Mrs. Clement. The stock must certainly rise again. I have a large amount invested in it, and I would not sell my shares at even the par value. These are times of doubt , and fear, and strong trial. But we shall pass through them. So don't be alarmed, Mrs. Clement, all will come right again.
Page 36 - ... not be retained by her, as there were some claims due by her, which had not been closed at the time her investment in stocks had been made, and which she had expected to liquidate, mainly by the dividends that were expected to accrue. When these were paid off, she had scarcely five hundred dollars left. Having known, all her life, no condition but one of affluence, to be left at the age of fifty, almost alone in the world, and in poverty, was a trial of no light character. But Mrs. Clement was...
Page 33 - ... prices, if offered at this time. But there is no telling how long present rates will be maintained. On the contrary, United States Bank stock is the safest and surest investment in the country, and the dividends are always large. Stocks are also the best kind of property for a woman to have. There is no trouble and loss from bad tenants. No painful necessity from distraints. No loss in repairs, nor the constant attention to insurance, taxes, and other matters that are not only troublesome, but...
Page 80 - ... expose herself to cold, damp airs, while unprotected with proper clothing ; and to over-fatigue, when tempted by the allurements of pleasure. And thus it...