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Title: Rosa's Quest
The Way to the Beautiful Land

Author: Anna Potter Wright

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Language: English

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ROSA'S QUEST

Or

The Way to the Beautiful Land

by

ANNA POTTER WRIGHT

The Moody Press
153 Institute Place
Chicago
Copyright, 1904, by
The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago
Printed in United States of America.

_To my mother,_
_who abides in the "beautiful land,"_
_I dedicate this, my first book._

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER. PAGE

I. "How Much is the Fare?" 9

II. Esther's Perplexity 19

III. Rosa's Mother Moves 26

IV. Life with Mrs. Gray 37

V. The Way Sought 51

VI. The Way Found 68

VII. Victory! 91

VIII. Dust to Dust 105

IX. "A Little Child Shall Lead Them" 112

Afterword 121

[Illustration]

I.

"HOW MUCH IS THE FARE?"

"Rosa! Rosa!"

"Yes'm, Mis' Gray, I'm coming."

"Well, fer land sakes then, hurry up, you lazy girl! I've been
a-hollerin' till my throat's sore. You're always underfoot when you
ain't wanted, then when you are wanted, you're no place to be found. If
you wuz my girl, you'd be learnt to know more'n you know now, I can tell
you that. I believe in young uns amountin' to somethin', but it's mighty