The Gleaner Vol 3 January 1915 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from The Gleaner, Vol. 5: September, 1915 Fleeting mental shadows, vague and indistinct at first, crystallized into thoughts. Who was this sturdy figure near me? Masculine and massive in expression, it was ren dered magnanimous by a solicitude and tenderness almost feminine. Ah, yes! The Brute! Where was he? He had vanished, and in his place appeared a sympathetic being. Tolerant of human frailties and proud of their achievements. As I watched him perform his nursing tasks, I realized how inaccurately time is measuredby days and hours. A smile illuminated his face, but it was not malicious or derisive. It radiated comity and fellowship. In the elapsed space of minutes fear merged into respect, respect into regard, and regard deepened into admiration. I struggled to my feet, and he led me to the brook. There, submerged on the watery bottom lay the nickel-plated engine of destruction. Somehow our hands closed in a tight grip. He said nothing, because we under stood well. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.