The Gabled Farm;
Reading edition
OR
YOUNG WORKERS FOR THE KING.
BY
CATHARINE SHAW
AUTHOR OF "ONLY A COUSIN," "HILDA," "IN THE SUNLIGHT," "DICKIE'S ATTIC," "SOMETHING FOR SUNDAY," ETC.
"I ask Thee for the daily strength, To none that ask denied, And a mind to blend with outward life While walking by Thy side; Content to fill a little space, If Thou be glorified."
New Edition.
LONDON:
JOHN F. SHAW AND CO.
48, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.
STORIES BY CATHARINE SHAW
Author of "CAUGHT BY THE TIDE."
Price Three Shillings and Sixpence each, with Illustrations. THE STRANGE HOUSE; OR, A MOMENT'S MISTAKE. LILIAN'S HOPE. DICKIE'S SECRET. DICKIE'S ATTIC. ON THE CLIFF; OR, ALICK'S NEIGHBOURS. FATHOMS DEEP; OR, COURTENAY'S CHOICE. HILDA; OR, SEEKETH NOT HER OWN.
Price Half-a-Crown each, Large Crown 8vo, with Illustrations. IN THE SUNLIGHT AND OUT OF IT. NELLIE ARUNDEL: A TALE OF HOME LIFE. ONLY A COUSIN. ALICK'S HERO.
LONDON: JOHN F. SHAW & CO., 48, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.
DEDICATED
TO
My Mother
AND
Her Grandchildren.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER
I. A HOT DAY AT NO. 8
II. GETTING READY
III. SOUTH BAY
IV. THE GABLED FARM
V. THREE-AND-SIXPENCE
VI. AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL
VII. WALTER'S TREAT
VIII. SETTING TO WORK
IX. CHRISTINA
X. BEREFT OF ALL
XI. THE LIFE-BOAT
XII. THE GOOD-NIGHT KISS
XIII. SCRAPS AND RIBBONS
XIV. HAPPY DAYS
XV. WALTER'S SECRET
XVI. DISAPPOINTMENT
XVII. PLANS
XVIII. SORE HEARTS
XIX. "SHE WAS SENT ME BY GOD"
XX. THE HAY-LOFT
XXI. THE LAST WALK
XXII. HOME AGAIN AT NO. 8
XXIII. "MOTHER'S EYES ARE VERY TIRED"
XXIV. A BASKET OF FLOWERS
XXV. FATHERLESS BAIRNS
XXVI. SAVED FROM THE RIVER
XXVII. THE ANSWER
XXVIII. "GOOD-BYE"
BE brave, my brother! He whom thou servest slights Not even His weakest one; No deed, tho' poor, shall be forgot, However feebly done. The prayer, the wish, the thought, The faintly-spoken word, The plan that seemed to come to nought, Each has its own reward. Be brave, my brother! Enlarge thy heart and soul, Spread out thy free, glad love; Encompass earth, embrace the sea, As does that sky above. Let no man see thee stand In slothful idleness, As if there were no work for thee In such a wilderness. Be brave, my brother! Stint not the liberal hand, Give in the joy of love; So shall thy crown be bright, and great Thy recompense above; Reward, not like the deed— That poor weak deed of thine; But like the God Himself who gives, Eternal and divine. H. BONAR.
THE GABLED FARM;
OR,
Young Workers for the King.
