A Selection Of Psalms And Hymns For The Use Of The Parish Church Bromsgrove Compiled By W Villers PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1852 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX. -JH 3Tnst tut "The last, the last, the last, Oh by that little word How many thoughts are stirr'd, That sister of the past " Another visit was arranged to the Crystal Palace, after an interval of a few days, but just before it took place Mr. H received a letter which obliged him to hasten home much sooner than he had intended to do. Unwilling as he was to disappoint his children, he was forced to tell them that the next visit must be the last. "Oh how very sad " said Anna. "What shall I do?" "Is it so very sad to go home?" said her mamma. "No; not to go home, but to leave the Crystal Palace for ever, where we have been so happy." "But my dear little girl must learn to be thankful for all the pleasure she has had; and to her kind friends for showing her so many pretty things, instead of grieving that it will soon be over." "And so I am, mamma," said the little girl, trying to hide her tears; "but I cannot help being sorry, too." "To-day," said Mrs. H, "I think we must make the best use of our time in looking once more at the objects, which we most wish to remember, and by visiting some others which we have not yet seen. We shall have a long walk from one end of the building to the other, but by sitting down occasionally to rest we can accomplish it for once." "Do, mamma, let us rest near the piano on which there is such beautiful music played every afternoon," said Mary. "We will try and do so," said Mrs. H. Anna begged on this memorable day to be allowed to pay a farewell visit to the singing birds, also the bee-hive, and the collection of dolls of which she had heard. This was granted; and as they had none of them yet seen the two latter they went to them first. The bees were busily employed in storing their food, "emblems," as Mrs. H sa...