Lydia Knight's History / The First Book of the Noble Women's Lives

he valleys. Snow on the house-tops and in

ees weighted down with their crown of glory. But within

sorrow. Her thoughts are far from her works; I fear for her u

are beyond our power Lydia

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reared near Lydia's birthplace, by the name

settled in Upper Canada, had married the finest little wom

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ld. And at its close, the young man sat silent for some time w

warrant my wife and I will bring back the roses to her cheeks, if kindness and comfort can do it. Don't you think

and Lydia to consent to it," replied the mother. So after much consultation

iles were traversed in speed and safety, when lo! they were stopped by a fissure in the ice about two feet wide, and stretching up and down as far as the eye could see. The ice was, of course, thin on the edges. But out, and over the chasm jumped the venturesome young man, and after stamping around and trying the temper of the frozen floor, he decided it would be all plain sailing when once across. This determined, he made a spring for the side where Lydia sat in the sleigh. One, two, three, over he goes,-but oh, horrible! the ice gives way and down he goes into the dark, silent waters beneath. Instinctively he th

on of this worthy couple, the sore heart of the patient girl was soothed and rested. The complete change of the mo

ostly Methodists. A man by the name of McIntyre, who was a class leader, induced Lydia to

and Fall came. Few strangers visited the

n the party proved to be old Mr., and Mrs. Nickerson and the youngest son, Levi, who, of course, was Freeman