"Edwin is well," she replied; "and the sisters are looking forward to Sunday, when you are coming over."
"And you, mother?"
"Well, I had a longing to see my eldest daughter and my only son," she said lovingly; "and besides, to-day is Martinmas."
She let bonnet and cloak be taken off, and sat down on the sofa. "What have you there?" she asked, turning over the papers. Then her eyes rested upon them; she read, and a delicate blush gradually mounted to her face.
"Those were the sad years," she whispered; "now come the bright ones. When I am dead then write underneath:
"'She was the happiest of wives, the most beloved of mothers!'"
Lives of Famous Men
In this series of historical and biographical works the publishers have included only such books as will interest and instruct the youth of both sexes. A copy should be in every public, school and private library.
LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. By George Washington Parke Custis, the adopted son of our first president.