Book Description

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... Prince Elat beinf the first to awaken in the morning, quietly set the room to rights and prepared their usual simple breakfast before awakeninp the old womn. After the meal was over they went outside and watched the sun rise majestically over the distant hills, bathing the world with its golden glow, then the oid woman turned to Elat, saying: "Alae, my son'. How that you have regained your youthful vigor the time has come for you to venture forth an3 fend for yourself, I can no longer keep you by my side! Though it grieves me to have you go to face a hardened world without a friend to counsel you, should need arise, I know that if you but live an upright life the love and respect of your fellow-men will be vour Just reward and happiness will be your lot. Remember too, such living will bring peace and Joy to this old lonely heart of mine, for thus will I know my care of you was not in vain'." With tears in his eyes Elat thanked the old woTan over md over again for all she had done for him and oromlsed faithfully never to forget her kindness and her good advlce.no matter what might befall him in the days to come. Then taking the small parcel of food she had prepared, he bade her a fond farewell and set out bravely for the chasm they had visited the dav before and where he had heard the parable of the roaring torrent. When he arrived here he sat down to rest awhile and again contemplate the ugv barren waste that spread before him in all directions, his heritage'. Then deep in thought he climbed to the valley below and set out to follow the tiny brook as it flowed gent1" through the rocky fields towards the distant sea. After many weeks of dreary trudging he came at last to what anneared to be a large farm or country estate and here he sought out the...