Birds on the Wing; Or Pleasant Tales: And Useful Hints on the Value and Right Use of Time

Excerpt from Birds on the Wing; Or Pleasant Tales: And Useful Hints on the Value and Right Use of TimeEdward Russell arrived at home be fore his sister, and bounding into his Mamma's arms, was welcomed with a kiss and an embrace, not unaccompanied by tears. He was a very affectionate boy; and, after his first transports at meeting his father and mother had a little subsided, he inquired where Mary was, and why she was not come home too. She is not come home yet, my dear, because her governess has not yet.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.