Edith, or the Light of Home (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Edith, or the Light of HomeWith the quick instinct of filial affection, connect ing the ship with her absent father, she exclaimed, What is the matter? Papa! Papa! - what of him? Mrs. Courtenay drew the alarmed child towards her, and, folding her in her arms, said, in a low and solemn tone, Edith, that ship bears all that remains to you of your father. He fell in Canada, in the recent struggle with the United States, as a soldier should die, fighting bravely for his country. You know your father served under Gen. Vincent, at Fort George: it came into the hands of the Americans, and your parent was among the wounded.Edith lifted her pale face from the bosom Of her kind friend, and, bursting into a torrent of tears, exclaimed, I am, then, alone in the world, - ah orphan!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.