CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER I. | |
| A Welcome Visitor, | [9] |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| The “Little Wife,” | [18] |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| Hesper and her Father, | [29] |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| Mose, | [39] |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| The Greysons and Grimsbys, | [46] |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| Aunt Betsey, | [55] |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| A Fair Attempt, | [60] |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| Poor Success, | [64] |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| Hesper’s New Frock, | [74] |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| A Great Secret, | [79] |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| Juliana, | [86] |
| CHAPTER XII. | |
| New Prospects for Mose, | [94] |
| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| A Busy Time, | [103] |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| Aunt Betsey under Difficulties, | [115] |
| CHAPTER XV. | |
| Simple Johnny, | [124] |
| CHAPTER XVI. | |
| The Shepherd’s Call, | [134] |
| CHAPTER XVII. | |
| The New Home, | [142] |
| CHAPTER XVIII. | |
| A Pleasant Surprise, | [151] |
| CHAPTER XIX. | |
| Mr. Byers on Matrimony, | [158] |
| CHAPTER XX. | |
| The Thanksgiving Dinner, | [168] |
| CHAPTER XXI. | |
| A New Phase of Feeling, | [178] |
| CHAPTER XXII. | |
| The Stranger Guest, | [187] |
| CHAPTER XXIII. | |
| The Charity School, | [206] |
| CHAPTER XXIV. | |
| An Unexpected Change, | [222] |
| CHAPTER XXV. | |
| A Heart Bleeding in Secret, | [232] |
| CHAPTER XXVI. | |
| Living for Others, | [237] |
| CHAPTER XXVII. | |
| The Evening Star, | [246] |
“Grant me, O God, a high soft star to be
Calm, still, and bright, to trace my way in heaven,
And shed my light o’er life’s tempestuous sea,
While human hearts, like fragile barks are driven