Edgar Clifton, Or, Right and Wrong; A Story of School Life (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ...that A FAVOURABLE OPPORTUNITY. 203 Mr. Raymond had begun, and was anxiously endeavouring to follow out. He was far from despairing of the attainment of so desirable an object as the reformation of his pupil, for he had discovered in him the seeds of much that was good, which he trusted, under the blessing of God, he should be enabled to make spring forth, and bear fruit abundantly. A favourable opportunity of working on Clifton's mind, as regarded his cousin, was speedily afforded Mr. Raymond, by an event which took place a short time before his leaving Abbeylands, the circumstances of which will be related in the succeeding chapter. 204 THE THREE FRIENDS. CHAPTER XVI. " Emblem of innocence, sweet flowers I Whether in lonely paths we tread, Or linger by the gay parterre, Or to the river's banks are led, In varied beauty they are there. In them a Mighty Hand we trace, And in their structure ever find Some wondrous or mysterious grace, Which draws towards heaven the studious mind."--t. A. " Presence of mind, and courage in distress Are more than armies to insure success." Ann did not confine to her brother alone the knowledge of botany that she obtained from Mr. Raymond. She imparted it to her sister and cousin, who were delighted with the acquisition; and many a happy hour was spent by the three girls in gathering wild flowers, examining their beautiful construction through a microscope, and in deciding, as far as they were able, the class and ordet to which each belonged. One fine afternoon, after a long stroll by the river-side, they seated themselves, with their laps full of flowers, on the same rustic bench where Ann had received her first lesson from Mr. Raymond. They were all three busily examining a plant that was new to them, when Clifton, ...