Amy Harrison
OR
LONDON
T. NELSON AND SONS, PATERNOSTER ROW
EDINBURGH; AND NEW YORK.
A NEW FEELING.
Page 57.
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| I. | THE WALK, | 7 |
| II. | AT SCHOOL, | 15 |
| III. | AT HOME, | 30 |
| IV. | A NEW LEAF, AND HOW IT WAS FILLED, | 34 |
| V. | TRY AGAIN, | 41 |
| VI. | THE TRUTH SETTING FREE, | 46 |
AMY HARRISON.
CHAPTER I.
THE WALK.
ONE fine Sunday morning two littlegirls, called Amy and Kitty Harrison,set out from their mother’scottage to go to the Sunday school in theneighbouring village. The little hamletwhere they lived was half a mile from theschool. In fine weather it was a verypleasant walk, for the way lay by the sideof a little chattering stream, which fed theroots of many pretty wild flowers; andthen, leaving the valley, the path struckacross some corn-fields, which were now[Pg 8]quite yellow for harvest. And even in wetweather the little girls seldom missed theschool; for their mother was a carefulwoman, and they themselves loved theirteacher and their lessons. Mrs. Mordaunt,the wife of the clergyman, taught them onSunday, for both Amy and Kitty were inthe first class.
Amy was tripping lightly along, enjoyingthe sunshine. Every now and then shebent down and gathered a wild flower,—thefour-leaved yellow potentilla, or themeadow-sweet, or a spike of golden