The Mistress of the Manse

The Mistress of the Manse

J. G. Holland

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Chapter 1 No.1

A fluttering bevy left the gate

With hurried steps, and sped away;

And then a coach with drooping freight,

Wrapped in its film of dusty gray,

Stopped; and the pastor and his mate

Stepped forth, and passed the waiting door,

And closed it on the gazing street.

"Oh Philip!" She could say no more.

"Oh Mildred! You're at home, my sweet,-

The old life closed: the new before!"

"Dinah, the mistress!" And the maid,

Grown motherly with household care

And loving service, and arrayed

In homely neatness, took the pair

Of small gloved hands held out, and paid

Her low obeisance; then-"this way!"

And when she brought her forth at last,

To him who grudged the long delay,

He found the soil of travel cast,

And Mildred fresh and fair as May.

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