PEACE: OR THE STOLEN WILL! An American Novel.
BYMARY W. JANVRIN.
'Tis to create, and in creating live A being more intense, that we endow With form our fancy, gaining as we give The life we image, even as I do now. What am I? Nothing: but not so art thou, Soul of my thought! BYRON.BOSTON: JAMES FRENCH AND COMPANY. GALESBURG, ILL.: HASTINGS AND FRENCH.
1857.Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JAMES FRENCH AND COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY W. F. DRAPER, ANDOVER.
TO
A MEMORY AND A NAME
The Sister
MISSED ON EARTH,
WHENCE THE ANGELS BECKONED HER FROM MY SIDE AS WE CLIMBED
GIRLHOOD'S SUNNY UPLAND SLOPES TOGETHER,
BUT SAFELY HOUSED IN HEAVEN,
IN WHOSE SERENER CLIME I HOPE TO WALK BESIDE HER YET AGAIN,
I DEDICATE THIS OFFSPRING,
BORN OF THOUGHT AND IMAGINATION,
CHRISTENED "PEACE."
CONTENTS.
- I. Ridge Farm.—The Snow Storm.—The Wanderer, 7
- II. Mary Halpine, 12
- III. Reuben and Patience, 19
- IV. The World's Code of Morals, 29
- V. Death for Life, 41
- VI. An Heiress's Bridal, 52
- VII. The Bound Boy, 61
- VIII. Life at Ridge Farm, 70
- IX. The Taper Burns Out, 78
- X. The Young Student, 87
- XI. Peace at Boarding-School, 98
- XII. The Snare, 109
- XIII. Death and Avarice.—The Stolen Will, 117
- XIV. A Neglected Wife, 128
- XV. The Revelation and Flight, 137
- XVI. Diamond Cuts Diamond 146
- XVII. Student Revels.—The Downward Way, 152
- XVIII. The Governess, 158
- XIX. Juvenile Precocities.—The Little Sunbeam, 169
- XX. Orah Howland.—Private Theatricals, 178
- XXI. The Ballet Girl.—Midnight Marriage, 188
- XXII. A Darkened Brain.—Remorse, 205
- XXIII. The Actor's Benefit Night.—"Too Late!" 213
- XXIV. From Over Seas, 222
- XXV. The Artist Girl, 230
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- XXVI. A Coquette Weaves her Toils, 237
- XXVII. The Meeting in the School-Room, 244
- XXVIII. Review of Dramatis Personae, 253
- XXIX. The Nest.—A Serpent There, 262
- XXX. Chip Weed's Hardships, 271
- XXXI. Summer Flittings.—Springdale.—The Housekeeper's Story, 278
- XXXII. The Trip Down River.—A Revelation, 287
- XXXIII. The Stolen Will.—Chip's Flight, 299
- XXXIV. Fire! 307
- XXXV. A Villain's Plot.—Bank Robbery, 316
- XXXVI. Heart History, 323
- XXXVII. The Invalid.—Discomfited Parvenues.—Rejected Lovers, 341
- XXXVIII. Visit to the Tombs.—Father and Daughter, 353
- XXXIX. The Thunder Storm.—Leafy Earle, 361
- XL. Trial of Revere.—An Unexpected Witness, 366
- XLI. The Lightning Stroke, 377
- XLII. Gabrielle.—Father and Son, 386
- XLIII. Retribution, 394
- XLIV. Finale, 400
