One goes through the garden of the world gathering flowers at one’s pleasure. Then a friend brings in a blossom for acceptance. Will you place mine in the vase of remembrance?

A. M. D.

Newark, December, 1894.

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.A Handful of Roses[1]
II.Saturday Afternoon[21]
III.The Way to Heaven[42]
IV.The Delights of Wealth[60]
V.A Song in the Night[78]
VI.A Wonderful Story[98]
VII.Martyred Christiana[120]
VIII.Bess[136]
IX.Dilsey[155]
X.In the Desert Alone[173]
XI.When He and Summer comes[190]
XII.The Response of Pining Eyes[209]
XIII.The Land of Pure Delight[226]
XIV.Virginia Deering[251]
XV.John Travis[273]
XVI.Across the River[288]

IN WILD-ROSE TIME

I—A HANDFUL OF ROSES

“Hev a bunch o’ roses, mem? Fresh wild roses with the dew on ’em. Jes’ picked. On’y ten cents.”