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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Golden Grain, by Various This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. Title: Golden Grain Garnered from the World's Great Harvest-field of Knowledge Comprising Selections from the Ablest Modern Writers of Prose, Poetry, and Legendary Lore Author: Various Editor: Joshua C. Chilton Release Date: December 1, 2014 [EBook #47507] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GOLDEN GRAIN *** Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Brian Wilsden and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Cover Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. GOLDEN GRAIN GARNERED FROM THE WORLD'S GREAT HARVEST-FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE COMPRISING Selections from the ablest Modern Writers. OF Prose, Poetry, and Legendary Lore Some Books with heaps of chaff are stored And some do Golden Grain afford; Leave then the chaff and spend thy pains In gathering up the Golden Grains. Elegantly Illustrated. J.C. CHILTON & COMPANY, DETROIT. MICH., 1884. Presentation Page [Pg i] Meadow COPYRIGHTED 1884. J.C. CHILTON & CO. PRESS OF RAYNOR & TAYLOR, 75 BATES STREET. DETROIT. AUTHORS Henry W. Longfellow. James Russell Lowell. Alfred Tennyson. John G. Whittier. William Cullen Bryant. Ralph Waldo Emerson. Oliver Wendell Holmes. Hans Christian Andersen. Peter Christian Asbjornsen. William Shakespeare. Sir Isaac Newton. Rev. Laurence Sterne. Hon. John D. Long. John G. Saxe. Paul H. Hayne. Charles Dickens. Sir Walter Scott. Thomas Moore. Thomas Gray. Lord Lytton. J. C. F. Schiller. George William Curtis. Martin van Buren. George Washington. James A. Garfield. Rev. Charles Kingsley. Barry Cornwall. Phœbe Cary. Sidney Dayre. Lucie Cobb. Phila H. Case. Lucy Larcom. Rose Hartwick Thorpe. Mary D. Brine. Elizabeth Akers. Mrs. S. M. B. Piatt. George Mcdonald. Emma Alice Brown. Samuel Rogres. Bret Harte. George L. Catlin. J. T. Choate. George D. Prentice. Nathaniel P. Willis. Edwin P. Whipple. Phillip James Bailey. D. Bethune Duffield. William L. Smith. Friederich Grimm. [Pg iii] I PUBLISHERS' NOTE. t has been the constant endeavor of the publishers of GOLDEN GRAIN, to produce a book in every respect worthy to be classed among the very best works offered to an intelligent public. Many of the selections are protected by copyright and for the use of such, special thanks are due to the following publishers, for the courtesies extended. To Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., for selections from Longfellow, Whittier, and Miss Cary; Messrs. D. Lothrop & Co., for use of selections from Mrs. Piatt, Paul Hayne, and Mary D. Brine; and to those authors who have furnished special contributions, we are under many obligations. The volume is sent forth with the belief that such a work will meet with appreciative readers all over the land. [Pg iv] T INTRODUCTION. Decoration. he best introduction to a book is a glance at its pages, an examination of its illustrations and the names of its authors. In all the essentials which go to make up a work which shall meet with popular favor and a wide range of readers, the Editor and Publishers confidently believe that GOLDEN GRAIN presents a high standard of excellence. That all tastes might be suited, the literature of all modern nations has been searched and selections of the highest standard made therefrom. Golden Grain only has been garnered. The great fields of knowledge have been visited, and none but the choicest and ripest kernels have been chosen. Young Folks must, and will, have something to read—something to feed the mind as well as the body. It therefore becomes a very important duty of parents to make choice of such books as are pure in tone and elevating in sentiment; and it follows also, as night follows day, that if parents fail or neglect this duty the young folks themselves will find something to read, nor will they be so careful in their selections. In GOLDEN GRAIN will be found a work in every respect worthy of a place in the Family Circle. Its pages lend inspiration to fight life's battles nobly. Those who go out from a home with noble impulses, pure motives, and true hearts will bear the burden of Earth's cares, duties and disappointments with patience and resignation, having "A heart to resolve, a head to contrive and a hand to execute." [Pg vii] [Pg vi] CONTENTS. Harvest Song John G. Whittier 13 Minute Men of Liberty George William Curtis 14 Kind Hearts 16 The Children's Hour Henry W. Longfellow 17 The Brook Alfred Tennyson 21 Eulogy on Garfield James G. Blaine 23 Gems from James A. Garfield 24 At the Fireside John D. Long 25 The Frost Spirit John G. Whittier 26 The Arrow and the Song Henry W. Longfellow 29 The Bridge Henry W. Longfellow 31 The Responsive Chord J. William Jones 34 Grandma's Angel Sidney Dayre 35 Cold, Bitter Cold Hans Christian Andersen 37 Nobody's Child Phila H. Case 42 Snow-White and Rosy-Red Friederich Grimm 45 The Song of the Thrush Lucy Larcom 58 The Fox and the Geese 60 Count That Day Lost 61 The Children in the Moon 62 A Night in a Norwegian Forest P. Chr. Asbjornsen 65 Two Little Kittens 88 Labor of Authorship 90 She Was Somebody's Mother 92 Dot Lambs What Mary Haf Got 94 The Mills of God Henry W. Longfellow 95 Bob Cratchit's Christmas Charles Dickens 96 Full Many a Gem Thomas Gray 103 A Snug Little Island 104 Don't Crowd Charles Dickens 111 The Boys Oliver Wendell Holmes 112 Quarrel Between Mountain and Squirrel Ralph Waldo Emerson 114 For Fathers Sake 116 Backbone 130 A Dog Sheep-Stealer 132 The Best Answer to Calumny George Washington 133 If We Knew Phœbe Cary 134 Holiday Song D. Bethune Duffield 137 A Queer Duckling Hans Christian Andersen 138 Truth James Russell Lowell 156 The Clearin' 157 Prince Willful's Three Lessons J. T. Choate 161 Miss Edith Helps Things Along F. Bret Harte 170 The Giant Who Had No Heart P. Chr. Asbjornsen 173 Beauty Everywhere W. L. Smith 185 Bread on the Waters George L. Catlin 186 The Use of Books 189 The Spring 190 [Pg vii] [Pg viii] [Pg ix] Gem from "Lalla Rookh" Thomas Moore 190 How Bayard Shot the Bear J. T. Choate 191 How We Live Phillip James Bailey 195 New Year's Eve Alfred Tennyson 197 East of the Sun and West of the Moon P. Chr. Asbjornsen 199 Do; Not Dream Charles Kingsley 216 The Baby in the Home George MacDonald 217 Saturday Afternoon N. P. Willis 220 The King of the Night Barry Cornwall 222 A 'Rithmetic Lesson Phillip James Bailey 225 Press on 227 Fairies or Fireflies Mrs. S. M. B. Piatt 228 Speak No Ill 229 The Ambitious Twig Lucie Cobbe 230 Universal Law Samuel Rogers 233 The Turk and the Fiddler Friederich Grimm 234 Sober Second Thought Martin Van Buren 241 Little Lottie's Grievance Paul H. Hayne 242 There is no Death Lord Lytton 245 The Siege of Troy J. C. Chilton 248 Think for Thyself Wilson 251 George Nidiver F. Brete Hart 252 March and the Boys Mary D. Brine 255 The Crusades J. C. Chilton 259 Pride of Native Land Sir Walter Scott 262 The Children's Crusade J. C. Chilton 263 The Soldier's Reprieve Rose Hartwick Thorpe 265 The Maid of Orleans J. C. Chilton 269 'Tis Only Noble to be Good Alfred Tennyson 272 A Bird's Story M. E. B. 274 The Wolf and the Seven Kids Freiderich Grimm 276 There is a Day of Sunny Rest William Cullen Bryant 280 Birdie and Baby Alfred Tennyson 281 The Influence of Books Edwin P. Whipple 282 Rock Me to Sleep Elizabeth Akers 283 Heroism Ralph Waldo Emerson 285 Politeness 285 Measuring the Baby Emma Alice Brown 286 Pearl of Thought Johann Chr. F. Schiller 288 The Noble Roman John G. Saxe 288 The Engineer's Story 289 As He Saw Himself Sir Isaac Newton 293 The Random Shaft Sir Walter Scott 293 Two Brave Boys Pritt's "Border Life" 294 Undoubted Evidence Rev. Laurence Stern 298 The Flight of Years George D. Prentice 299 Airy Nothings William Shakespeare 304 Heron [Pg x] [Pg xi] Summer "SUMMER." [Pg xii] HARVEST SONG. JOHN G. WHITTIER. O Painter of the fruits and flowers! We thank Thee for thy wise design Whereby these human hands of ours In Nature's garden work with thine. And thanks that from our daily need The joy of simple faith is born; That he who smites the summer weed, May trust Thee for the autumn corn. Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; Who sows a field, or trains a flower, Or plants a tree, is more than all. For he who blesses most is blest; And God and man shall own his worth, Who toils to leave as his bequest An added beauty to the earth. And, soon or late, to all that sow, The time of harvest shall be given; The flowers shall bloom, the fruit shall grow, If not on earth, at last in heaven! [Pg 13] [Pg 14]
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