The last accounts of the victim of Excellent Opportunities represent him as being gradually worn down with disappointment. There seems every probability of his being the first to leave the world; for Bonelle is heartier than ever.
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LEWIE, OR THE BENDED TWIG.
BY COUSIN CICELY,
Author of “Silver Lake Stories,” etc., etc.
One Volume 12mo., Price $1.00.
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“Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power,
For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould
Plants that shall blossom, with an odor sweet,
Or, like the cursed fig-tree, wither, and become
Vile cumberers of the ground.”
Brief Extracts from Notices of the Press.
* * * A tale which deserves to rank with “The Wide, Wide World.” It is written with graphic power, and full of interest.—Hartford Repub.
* * * Her writings are equal to the best. She is a second Fanny Fern.—Palmyra Democrat.
* * * It is recommended by its excellent moral tone and its wholesome practical inculcations.—N. Y. Tribune.