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Title: The Children's Portion
Entertaining, Instructive, and Elevating Stories: The Golden Age -- The Merchant of Venice -- The Afflicted Prince -- "His Ludship" -- Pious Constance -- The Doctor's Revenge -- The Woodcutter's Child -- Show Your Colors -- Her Danger Signal -- A Knight's Dilemma -- "His Royal Highness" -- Patient Griselda -- Let It Alone -- The Man Who Lost His Memory -- The Story of a Wedge -- Prince Edwin and His Page -- Cissy's Amendment -- The Winter's Tale -- A Gracious Deed -- "Tom" -- Steven Lawrence, American

Author: Various

Editor: Robert W. Shoppell

Release Date: April 10, 2006 [eBook #18146]

Language: English

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THE CHILDREN'S PORTION.

Entertaining, Instructive, and Elevating Stories.

Selected and Edited by

ROBERT W. SHOPPELL.

Published by
The Christian Herald,
Louis Klopsch, Proprietor,
Bible House, New York.
Copyright 1895,
By Louis Klopsch.

CONTENTS.

The Golden Age. Rev. Alexander McLeod, D. D.
The Merchant of Venice. Mary Seymour
The Afflicted Prince. Agnes Strickland
"His Ludship." Barbara Yechton
Pious Constance. Chaucer
The Doctor's Revenge. ALOE
The Woodcutter's Child. Grimm Brothers
Show Your Colors. C. H. Mead
Her Danger Signal
A Knight's Dilemma. Chaucer
"His Royal Highness." C. H. Mead
Patient Griselda. Chaucer
Let It Alone. Mary C. Bamford
The Man Who Lost His Memory. Savinien Lapointe
The Story of a Wedge. C. H. Mead
Prince Edwin and His Page. Agnes Strickland
Cissy's Amendment
The Winter's Tale. Mary Seymour
A Gracious Deed
"Tom." C. H. Mead
Steven Lawrence, American. Barbara Yechton

THE CHILDREN'S PORTION.

THE GOLDEN AGE.

REV. ALEXANDER MACLEOD, D. D.

I.

THE KING'S CHILDREN.

There was once, in Christendom, a little kingdom where the people were
pious and simple-hearted. In their simplicity they held for true many
things at which pe