"'Oh, fortunate, oh, happy dayWhen a new household has its birthAmid the myriad homes of earth.'
"He said that Green Acres had always been the synonym for whole-souled hospitality, but that we had even surpassed its best traditions.
"There isn't room for much more in this little book; only a few pages are left, so I can't crowd into it all the good times of the last two months, but I must make mention of the delightful rides I have had with Lloyd, and the times when she and Gay and I have spent the day together in good old Valley fashion. Just to be this near my Princess Winsome and to see her daily is a constant joy. She is lovelier and more winsome than she ever was before.
"I must put on record that I have proved what Mrs. Blythe said to be true about the light from happy home windows being the best guide for benighted travellers, and that social influence counts so greatly in the work we are trying to do. Already I am beginning to see that as Mistress of Green Acres I shall be able to accomplish far morethan little Mary Ware ever did. Of course, that might not be possible if Phil were not in hearty sympathy with what I want to do. But he is thoroughly interested himself.
"The other night at the Moores I overheard him discussing Housing Reform with Judge Abbott of Lexington, as warmly as Mrs. Blythe could have done. Finally the whole dinner party took it up, and Mrs. Abbott said that her club had been interested in the subject for some time, and all they need is for some one to take the initiative. The Abbotts were staying several days with Lloyd and Rob, so next night I had them over here. After dinner I took them up into my 'Place of the Tryst.' Of course, I don't call it that to anybody but Phil, and he has dubbed it the Chamber of Horrors.
"It's just a big empty room up in one of the gables. There is nothing in it but a desk and a table and some chairs and the typewriter that I bought with the check which Jack sent me. But around the walls are copies of the photographs we used as posters in Riverville to arouse the public, and had hanging in the corridors of the State House all during the session of the Legislature. They are the very worst tenement views we could get,like that basement in Diamond Row, and some of the windowless rooms taken by flashlight.
"Judge Abbott said he knew that there are places every bit as bad in Lexington and Frankfort and Covington, and Mr. Sherman and Alex Shelby said there were scores even worse in Louisville. Miss Allison told some experiences a friend of hers had in exploring alleys in some of the smaller towns, and presently the whole little company, representing several different parts of the state, were all ablaze from that one touch of Mrs. Blythe's torch.
"When I first fitted up the room, Phil said that it didn't seem right that a Chamber of Horrors should have a place in such a perfect home. But I told him that we needed it to keep us from 'joining ourselves to idols,' as Ephraim did. That is the danger that always menaces people when they get over into their Promised Land. We might be tempted to think so much of our dear possessions that we'd make idols of them sure enough, and forget all about the work we had pledged ourselves to do. No one has a right to settle down to the full possession and full enjoyment of any Canaan, until he has put to flight every Hittite and Gittite that preys upon its internal peace.
"They all seemed surprised to see my typewriter,but I told them how I had used Mrs. Blythe's, and that this one is dedicated to the same cause. That I expected to write hundreds of letters just as soon as I found out who were the most influential people to address. Right then and there the movement started. Every man there promised me a list of his personal acquaintances who had big influence, and said he'd gladly put his signature to any letter or petition that would help get what we wanted. Lloyd and Miss Allison are both members of the Women's Club in Louisville, and they asked me to join, and are as enthusiastic as heart could wish. Judge Abbott took a copy of Mrs. Blythe's bill to look it over and see how it could be amended to put before the Kentucky Legislature, so already I feel that something has been accomplished. It is something just to get a start.
"Once, long ago, the old Colonel remarked that I had it in my power to become an honor to my sex and one of the most interesting women of my generation. My family used to quote it to me to tease me, on all occasions, but for years it was one of my highest ambitions to become what he had prophesied. It is something else that I crave now.
"I write it here on the last page and lay it away under the white tulle and the rose leaves, for someone to bring to light long years from now. It will be the crowning happiness of my happy life, if she who reads may chance to have heard that my wish found fulfilment. For then she can add 'Shewasa blessing to her generation and a torch that helped to light the way for all who came after her.'"
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New plates, handsomely illustrated with eight full-page drawings in color, and many marginal sketches.
IN THE DESERT OF WAITING:The Legend of Camelback Mountain.
THE THREE WEAVERS:A Fairy Tale for Fathers and Mothers as Well as for Their Daughters.
KEEPING TRYSTTHE LEGEND OF THE BLEEDING HEARTTHE RESCUE OF PRINCESS WINSOME:A Fairy Play for Old and Young.THE JESTER'S SWORD
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JOEL: A BOY OF GALILEE:By Annie Fellows Johnston.Illustrated by L. J. Bridgman.
New illustrated edition, uniform with the Little Colonel Books, 1 vol., large 12mo, cloth decorative$1.50
A story of the time of Christ, which is one of the author's best-known books.
THE LITTLE COLONEL GOOD TIMES BOOKUniform in size with the Little Colonel Series$1.50Bound in white kid (morocco) and gold3.00Cover design and decorations by Peter Verberg.Published in response to many inquiries from readers of the Little Colonel books as to where they could obtain a "Good Times Book" such as Betty kept.THE LITTLE COLONEL DOLL BOOKLarge quarto, boards $1.50A series of "Little Colonel" dolls. There are many of them and each has several changes of costume, so that the happy group can be appropriately clad for the rehearsal of any scene or incident in the series.ASA HOLMES;Or, At the Cross-Roads. ByAnnie Fellows Johnston.With a frontispiece by Ernest Fosbery.Large 16mo, cloth, gilt top $1.00"'Asa Holmes; or, At the Cross-Roads' is the most delightful, most sympathetic and wholesome book that has been published in a long while."—Boston Times.TRAVELERS FIVE: ALONG LIFE'S HIGHWAY.ByAnnie Fellows Johnston.With an introduction by Bliss Carman, and a frontispiece by E. H. Garrett.Cloth decorative $1.25"Mrs. Johnston's . . . are of the character that cause the mind to grow gravely meditative, the eyes to shine with tender mist, and the heart strings to stir to strange, sweet music of human sympathy."—Los Angeles Graphic.THE RIVAL CAMPERS;Or, The Adventures of Henry Burns. ByRuel Perley Smith.Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50A story of a party of typical American lads, courageous, alert, and athletic, who spend a summer camping on an island off the Maine coast.THE RIVAL CAMPERS AFLOAT;Or, The Prize Yacht Viking. ByRuel Perley Smith.Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50This book is a continuation of the adventures of "The Rival Campers" on their prize yachtViking.THE RIVAL CAMPERS ASHOREByRuel Perley Smith.Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50"As interesting ashore as when afloat."—The Interior.THE RIVAL CAMPERS AMONG THE OYSTER PIRATES;Or, Jack Harvey's Adventures. ByRuel Perley Smith. Illustrated $1.50"Just the type of book which is most popular with lads who are in their early teens."—The Philadelphia Item.A TEXAS BLUE BONNETByCaroline Emilia Jacobs(Emilia Elliott).12mo, illustrated $1.50"The book's heroine Blue Bonnet has the very finest kind of wholesome, honest lively girlishness and cannot but make friends with every one who meets her through the book as medium."—Chicago Inter-Ocean.BLUE BONNET'S RANCH PARTYA Sequel to "A Texas Blue Bonnet." ByCaroline Elliott JacobsandEdyth Ellerbeck Read.12mo, illustrated $1.50The new story begins where the first volume leaves off and takes Blue Bonnet and the "We Are Seven Club" to the ranch in Texas. The tables are completely turned: Blue Bonnet is here in her natural element, while her friends from Woodford have to learn the customs and traditions of another world.THE GIRLS OF FRIENDLY TERRACEOr, Peggy Raymond's Success. ByHarriet Lummis Smith.12mo, illustrated $1.50This is a book that will gladden the hearts of many girl readers because of its charming air of comradeship and reality. It is a very interesting group of girls who live on Friendly Terrace and their good times and other times are graphically related by the author, who shows a sympathetic knowledge of girl character.FAMOUS LEADERS SERIESBy CHARLES H. L. JOHNSTONEach, large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated$1.50FAMOUS CAVALRY LEADERSBiographical sketches, with anecdotes and reminiscenses, of the heroes of history who were leaders of cavalry."More of such books should be written, books that acquaint young readers with historical personages in a pleasant informal way."—N. Y. Sun.FAMOUS INDIAN CHIEFSIn this book Mr. Johnston gives interesting sketches of the Indian braves who have figured with prominence in the history of our own land.FAMOUS PRIVATEERSMEN AND ADVENTURERS OF THE SEAIn this volume Mr. Johnston tells interesting stories about the famous sailors of fortune.FAMOUS SCOUTS"It is the kind of a book that will have a great fascination for boys and young men and while it entertains them it will also present valuable information in regard to those who have left their impress upon the history of the country."—The New London Day.THE YOUNG PIONEER SERIESBy HARRISON ADAMSEach, large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated$1.25THE PIONEER BOYS, OF THE OHIO;Or, Clearing the Wilderness.Boys will follow with ever increasing interest the fortunes of Bob and Sandy Armstrong in their hunting and trapping expeditions, and in their adventures with the Indians.THE PIONEER BOYS ON THE GREAT LAKES;Or, on the Trail of the Iroquois.In this story are introduced all of the principal characters of the first volume, and Bob and Sandy learn much of life in the open from the French trappers andcoureurs du bois.BEAUTIFUL JOE'S PARADISE;Or, the Island Of Brotherly Love. A Sequel to "Beautiful Joe."ByMarshall Saunders, author of "Beautiful Joe."One vol., library 12mo, cloth illustrated $1.50"This book revives the spirit of 'Beautiful Joe' capitally. It is fairly riotous with fun, and is about as unusual as anything in the animal book line that has seen the light."—Philadelphia Item.'TILDA JANE.ByMarshall Saunders.One vol., 12mo, fully illustrated, cloth decorative, $1.50"It is one of those exquisitely simple and truthful books that win and charm the reader, and I did not put it down until I had finished it—honest! And I am sure that every one, young or old, who reads will be proud and happy to make the acquaintance of the delicious waif."I cannot think of any better book for children than this. I commend it unreservedly."—Cyrus T. Brady.'TILDA JANE'S ORPHANS.A Sequel to "'Tilda Jane." ByMarshall Saunders.One vol., 12mo, fully illustrated, cloth decorative, $1.50'Tilda Jane is the same original, delightful girl, and as fond of her animal pets as ever."There is so much to this story that it is almost a novel—in fact it is better than many novels, although written for only young people. Compared with much of to-day's juveniles it is quite a superior book."—Chicago Tribune.THE STORY OF THE GRAVELYS.ByMarshall Saunders, author of "Beautiful Joe's Paradise," "'Tilda Jane," etc.Library 12mo, cloth decorative. Illustrated by E. B. Barry $1.50Here we have the haps and mishaps, the trials and triumphs, of a delightful New England family.BORN TO THE BLUE.ByFlorence Kimball Russel.12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.25The atmosphere of army life on the plains breathes on every page of this delightful tale. The boy is the son of a captain of U. S. cavalry stationed at a frontier post in the days when our regulars earned the gratitude of a nation.
Uniform in size with the Little Colonel Series$1.50Bound in white kid (morocco) and gold3.00
Cover design and decorations by Peter Verberg.
Published in response to many inquiries from readers of the Little Colonel books as to where they could obtain a "Good Times Book" such as Betty kept.
Large quarto, boards $1.50
A series of "Little Colonel" dolls. There are many of them and each has several changes of costume, so that the happy group can be appropriately clad for the rehearsal of any scene or incident in the series.
ASA HOLMES;Or, At the Cross-Roads. ByAnnie Fellows Johnston.
With a frontispiece by Ernest Fosbery.
Large 16mo, cloth, gilt top $1.00
"'Asa Holmes; or, At the Cross-Roads' is the most delightful, most sympathetic and wholesome book that has been published in a long while."—Boston Times.
TRAVELERS FIVE: ALONG LIFE'S HIGHWAY.ByAnnie Fellows Johnston.
With an introduction by Bliss Carman, and a frontispiece by E. H. Garrett.
Cloth decorative $1.25
"Mrs. Johnston's . . . are of the character that cause the mind to grow gravely meditative, the eyes to shine with tender mist, and the heart strings to stir to strange, sweet music of human sympathy."—Los Angeles Graphic.
THE RIVAL CAMPERS;Or, The Adventures of Henry Burns. ByRuel Perley Smith.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
A story of a party of typical American lads, courageous, alert, and athletic, who spend a summer camping on an island off the Maine coast.
THE RIVAL CAMPERS AFLOAT;Or, The Prize Yacht Viking. ByRuel Perley Smith.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
This book is a continuation of the adventures of "The Rival Campers" on their prize yachtViking.
ByRuel Perley Smith.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
"As interesting ashore as when afloat."—The Interior.
THE RIVAL CAMPERS AMONG THE OYSTER PIRATES;Or, Jack Harvey's Adventures. ByRuel Perley Smith. Illustrated $1.50
"Just the type of book which is most popular with lads who are in their early teens."—The Philadelphia Item.
ByCaroline Emilia Jacobs(Emilia Elliott).
12mo, illustrated $1.50
"The book's heroine Blue Bonnet has the very finest kind of wholesome, honest lively girlishness and cannot but make friends with every one who meets her through the book as medium."—Chicago Inter-Ocean.
A Sequel to "A Texas Blue Bonnet." ByCaroline Elliott JacobsandEdyth Ellerbeck Read.
12mo, illustrated $1.50
The new story begins where the first volume leaves off and takes Blue Bonnet and the "We Are Seven Club" to the ranch in Texas. The tables are completely turned: Blue Bonnet is here in her natural element, while her friends from Woodford have to learn the customs and traditions of another world.
THE GIRLS OF FRIENDLY TERRACEOr, Peggy Raymond's Success. ByHarriet Lummis Smith.
12mo, illustrated $1.50
This is a book that will gladden the hearts of many girl readers because of its charming air of comradeship and reality. It is a very interesting group of girls who live on Friendly Terrace and their good times and other times are graphically related by the author, who shows a sympathetic knowledge of girl character.
By CHARLES H. L. JOHNSTON
Each, large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated$1.50
FAMOUS CAVALRY LEADERSBiographical sketches, with anecdotes and reminiscenses, of the heroes of history who were leaders of cavalry."More of such books should be written, books that acquaint young readers with historical personages in a pleasant informal way."—N. Y. Sun.FAMOUS INDIAN CHIEFSIn this book Mr. Johnston gives interesting sketches of the Indian braves who have figured with prominence in the history of our own land.FAMOUS PRIVATEERSMEN AND ADVENTURERS OF THE SEAIn this volume Mr. Johnston tells interesting stories about the famous sailors of fortune.FAMOUS SCOUTS
Biographical sketches, with anecdotes and reminiscenses, of the heroes of history who were leaders of cavalry.
"More of such books should be written, books that acquaint young readers with historical personages in a pleasant informal way."—N. Y. Sun.
In this book Mr. Johnston gives interesting sketches of the Indian braves who have figured with prominence in the history of our own land.
In this volume Mr. Johnston tells interesting stories about the famous sailors of fortune.
"It is the kind of a book that will have a great fascination for boys and young men and while it entertains them it will also present valuable information in regard to those who have left their impress upon the history of the country."—The New London Day.
By HARRISON ADAMSEach, large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated$1.25
THE PIONEER BOYS, OF THE OHIO;Or, Clearing the Wilderness.
Boys will follow with ever increasing interest the fortunes of Bob and Sandy Armstrong in their hunting and trapping expeditions, and in their adventures with the Indians.
THE PIONEER BOYS ON THE GREAT LAKES;Or, on the Trail of the Iroquois.
In this story are introduced all of the principal characters of the first volume, and Bob and Sandy learn much of life in the open from the French trappers andcoureurs du bois.
BEAUTIFUL JOE'S PARADISE;Or, the Island Of Brotherly Love. A Sequel to "Beautiful Joe."
ByMarshall Saunders, author of "Beautiful Joe."
One vol., library 12mo, cloth illustrated $1.50
"This book revives the spirit of 'Beautiful Joe' capitally. It is fairly riotous with fun, and is about as unusual as anything in the animal book line that has seen the light."—Philadelphia Item.
'TILDA JANE.ByMarshall Saunders.
One vol., 12mo, fully illustrated, cloth decorative, $1.50
"It is one of those exquisitely simple and truthful books that win and charm the reader, and I did not put it down until I had finished it—honest! And I am sure that every one, young or old, who reads will be proud and happy to make the acquaintance of the delicious waif.
"I cannot think of any better book for children than this. I commend it unreservedly."—Cyrus T. Brady.
'TILDA JANE'S ORPHANS.A Sequel to "'Tilda Jane." ByMarshall Saunders.
One vol., 12mo, fully illustrated, cloth decorative, $1.50
'Tilda Jane is the same original, delightful girl, and as fond of her animal pets as ever.
"There is so much to this story that it is almost a novel—in fact it is better than many novels, although written for only young people. Compared with much of to-day's juveniles it is quite a superior book."—Chicago Tribune.
THE STORY OF THE GRAVELYS.ByMarshall Saunders, author of "Beautiful Joe's Paradise," "'Tilda Jane," etc.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative. Illustrated by E. B. Barry $1.50
Here we have the haps and mishaps, the trials and triumphs, of a delightful New England family.
BORN TO THE BLUE.ByFlorence Kimball Russel.
12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.25
The atmosphere of army life on the plains breathes on every page of this delightful tale. The boy is the son of a captain of U. S. cavalry stationed at a frontier post in the days when our regulars earned the gratitude of a nation.
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