Mrs Ben Darby

Author : A. Maria Collins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331140573
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Mrs. Ben Darby written by A. Maria Collins and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Mrs. Ben Darby: Or the Weal and Woe of Social Life The wind from the north had stripped the mountains of their verdure, save where the clusters of evergreens clung to the crevices of the rocks and the blasted elms. The winter storm whistled rudely through the deep valleys, and away over the summits of the gray rocks that overhung the mountain's brow. The birds had gone in pursuit of a warmer climate and a brighter sky. The deer and other wild animals had taken up their winter-quarters in the cavernous recesses of the Blue-Ridge. The snow had been falling all day, and lay deep down in the valley and on the fields. Night came on early; the cattle had sought the shelter of the barn, surrounded with its huge stacks of hay, and with inimitable patience and resignation turned their backs to the tempest. All was cold and dreary without, but comfort reigned in the little parlor at Wolf-Gap. A huge log-fire, encouraged by pine-knots, blazed on the hearth, and was reflected from every corner of the spacious apartment. The little old-fashioned, selfish-looking tea-table, the unshared property of the former inhabitant of the cottage, still occupied its corner, graced with its silver tea-urn and its china cups. Mr. Temple sat by the candle-stand, reading the Richmond Enquirer and the Petersburg Intelligencer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.