EVENINGS AT DONALDSON MANOR; OR The Christmas Guest.
BYMARIA J. McINTOSH,
AUTHOR OF "WOMAN IN AMERICA," "TWO LIVES," CHARMS AND COUNTER CHARMS," ETC., ETC., ETC. Oh Winter! ruler of the inverted year, I crown thee king of intimate delights, Fireside enjoyments, homeborn happiness. COWPER. ILLUSTRATED WITH TEN STEEL ENGRAVINGS.NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 200 BROADWAY. PHILADELPHIA: GEO. S. APPLETON, 164 CHESNUT-STREET.
M.DCCC.LI.ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850, by D. APPLETON & COMPANY, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New-York.
List of Illustrations.
- DONALDSON MANOR, FRONTISPIECE.
- THE MOTHER, 34
- A WESTERN LAKE BY SUNSET, 50
- THE FREED BIRD, 73
- THE HEIR OF THE MANOR, 95
- THE FISHERMAN'S FAMILY, 138
- A FOREST SCENE, 147
- THE EXILED HEBREWS, 177
- HOTSPUR AND KATHERINE, 237
- THE GREEK GIRL, 276
PREFACE.
TO the generous friends who so kindly entertained "Aunt Kitty," I venture now to present in "Aunt Nancy" another of the single sisterhood, who will be found, I trust, not less deserving their indulgence. Like "Aunt Kitty," she has sought to render amusement subservient to instruction, and she hopes that those who receive her as a Christmas Guest will find in her something more than an entertaining companion.
From the examples she will present to them, they may learn that to the brave and true and faithful heart, "all things are possible"—that he who clings to the good and the holy amidst temptation and trial, will find peace and light within him, though all without be storm and darkness; and that in a right understanding and unfaltering performance of duty—not in the pomps page: 8-9[View Page 8-9] and pleasures of a self-indulgent life—lie our true glory and happiness.
It may be proper to state that some of the tales related by "Aunt Nancy" are here re-printed with slight alterations, from the papers and magazines in which they first appeared several years ago. To the editors of such papers and magazines I would here tender my thanks, for the courtesy with which they supplied me with copies.
M. J. MC.
NEW-YORK, September 14th, 1850.