Mildred and Elsie

A full list of Martha Finley's books has been moved to the end of this book.
MARTHA FINLEY, (Martha Farquharson,)
AUTHOR OF THE ELSIE BOOKS, MILDRED KEITH, MILDRED AT ROSELANDS, SIGNING THE CONTRACT, ETC., ETC.
Through suffering and sorrow thou hast pass'd , To show us what a woman true may be. — J. R. Lowell.
A lovely being scarcely form'd or moulded , A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded. — Byron.
NEW YORK:, DODD, MEAD & COMPANY, PUBLISHERS.

Copyright, 1881, by Dodd, Mead & Company.
Mildred and Elsie.
'Tis beautiful when first the dewy light Breaks on the earth! while yet the scented air Is breathing the cool freshness of the night, And the bright clouds a tint of crimson bear. Elizabeth M. Chandler.
A long, long kiss, a kiss of youth and love. Byron.
Morning was breaking over the landscape; a cool, refreshing breeze, laden with woodland sweets and wild birds' songs, softly kissed Mildred's cheek and awoke her.