LESSONS IN LIFE, FOR ALL WHO WILL READ THEM.
BYT. S. ARTHUR.
PHILADELPHIA:
LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO & CO.
NO. 14 NORTH FOURTH STREET.
1851.Entered according to the act of Congress, in the year 1851, by T. S. ARTHUR, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Stereotyped by L. Johnson & Co. Philadelphia. Printed by T. K. & P. G. Collins.
PREFACE.
"WE are never too old to learn;" is a truism that cannot be repeated too often, if, in the repetition, we do not lose the force of the sentiment. In fact, at every stage of existence we are learners; and, if we con the lessons well that are written in the great Book of Human Life, wide open before us, we will be wiser and happier. To make the study easier for some, the Stories in this little volume have been written. They present a few marked phases in life, and the lessons taught are worthy of thoughtful consideration.
"STORIES FOR PARENTS" will speedily follow this volume, and make the eighth in our "LIBRARY FOR THE HOUSEHOLD."
page: 4-5 (Table of Contents) [View Page 4-5 (Table of Contents) ]CONTENTS.
- THE RIGHT OF WAY 7
- COALS OF FIRE 26
- A NEW PLEASURE 44
- THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW 59
- SMITH AND JONES; OR, THE TOWN LOT 89
- HE MUST HAVE MEANT ME 102
- FOR THE FUN OF IT 122
- FORGIVE AND FORGET 140
- PAYING THE MINISTER 153
- HAD I BEEN CONSULTED 175
- THE MISTAKES OF A "RISING FAMILY" 191
- THE MEANS OF ENJOYMENT 209
