Leslie Madeline
Harriette Newell Woods Baker (August 19, 1815 – April 26, 1893) was a prolific American author of books for children. Herriette Newell Woods was born on August 19, 1815 in Andover, Massachusetts. She began writing at an early age and had her first story published at age 10. Baker attended Abbot Female Seminary. She married Abijah Richardson Baker on October, 1 1835. Baker's first books were published in 1860 under the under the pseudonym Mrs. Madeline Leslie. It is believed that she went on to write anonymously or pseudonomously over 200 books. One of her other common pseudonym was Aunt Hattie. Many of her books had a religious or moral theme and her style was considered very true to life, with well drawn characters. She died in New York on April 26, 1893.
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LITTLE ROBINS LEABNINO TO FLY -- CHAPTER I. MR. ROBINS POOR COUSINS. - EARLY One May morning, Fred Sylnmes was sent by his mother upon an errand to the next farm. He did not go around by the road, but jumped over the stone 1 1 and passed along through the pleasant orchard. . As he FLY. came near the pear tree, he saw a large robin flying back and forth fi. om it, and stopping to look, soon discovered a nest in the fork formed by two of the lower limbs. mat was his surprise, as the robin flew toward the gi o ui t d o , have it alight on his arm when he at once recognized it as Mr. Robin, who had a Tvife and fam ily in the elm tree near the cot-a tag e. Why, what are you doing I here this bright morning 1 he asked, holding out his finger, upon which the familiar bird readily perched. Mr. Robin cocl. ed his head, turned up his bright eye, and tried to explain. But as Pred clid not seem to understand, and kept saying, I hope you have not forsaken your wife and little nestlings, pretty birdie, he alighted on the ground, picked. up a worm, and flew away into the tree. Pred quickened his steps, clid his errand at the farm, and on his return, found Mr. Robin had flown away. He climbed into a tree, fkom vhich he could looB into the nest. There he saw a female bird sheltering her young, who were feebly chirping as she partly rose to meet the intruder. She uttered a cry of distress, and began to flutter her wings but Fred quickly slid down fkom the tree, and put an end to her alarm. When he reached home, both Mr. and M Robin were pick ing up crumbs at the cottage door. Grandpa, said he, when they mere seated at brealcfast, I saw something very funny this morn ing. I found our robin in a pear tree near Mr. Bacons farm, feed ing a whole nest full of birds. . TVere they alone inquired fr. Symmes. No, fathether. The mother bird was there and he fed her too. I suppose the father has been killed, suggested the old gentle nlan. Lit. is very cruel to kill birds when they have little fam ilies to take care of. But I have read many instances where birds have assisted each other when in clistress where the male bird has been killed, one of his neighbors has fed and assisted in rearing the young brood, at the same time he attended to the wants of his own family. An hour or two later, grandpa sat in his arm chair under the shade of the graceful elm. Fred had brought his tools, and was converting a large wooden box into a playhouse for his little sister. Annie stood near him, her apron filled vith small bits of broken china, which she called her dishes, and which she was waiting to arrange in her new cupboard. It was very warm and the boys forehead was wet with per spiration. He drew his jacket sleeve, across his face, s he exclaimed, There, Annie, your house is done. Thank you, thank you J dear brother, cried the little girl I in an ecstasy of delight. She emp tied the bright-colored croclcery
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JULIETTE NOW AND FOREVER. - 1869. . - . VOL. I. CORA AND THE DOCTOR. 11. COURTESIES OF WEDDED LIFfi. I 111. HOUSEHOLD AKGEL IN DISGUISE. IV. JULIETTE OR, Now AXD FORKVER. 1 .C JULIETTE. CHAPTER I. Of all the tyrants that the world affords, Our own affections are the fiercest lords. The storm of grief bears hard upon his youth, And bends him like a drooping flower to earth. - I N the beautiful town of H- , overlooking Long Island Sound, the travellers attention is arrested by two large country residences just perceptible through occasional openings of the thick foliage, and only separated from each other by a swiftly-running streamlet. Onc of these is an irregular stone edifice, with small bastions at the corners, capped with turrets, some- what resembling the old castles of transatlantic coun- tries, mith large Gothic mindovs, and steep slated roof. It stands on a slight elevation, commanding au extended view of the sound, alive with steamboats, fishing-smacks, and whitened mith the sails of a pros- perous commerce. The other building is of more modern construction being square, with n hip-roof, a long L extending back from the main -house, the latter oruamented with deep bay-windows, and a spacious portico over the front entrance. Both of these mansions are surrounded - by rich grassy glades, upon which the wide-branching oaks and the stately elms throw their gnarled apms and pendant bouglls over the thick carpet of the most delicious greensward. The winding avenues by which the houses are approached are lined with beeches, intermingled with maples, horse-chestnut, mountain ash, and evergreens of various descriptions, so closely as entirely to intercept the view from the street, except through the loilg - vistas, left open for -the purpose, in which the eye delights to lose itself. The old stoile mansion, with its belongings, had descended to Horace. Fearing, Esq., the present proprietor. The other house had bcen built by Dr. Morrison, upoil the site of a more humble residence, removed to the end of the lawn, and now occupied as the farm-house. Thcse places being so closely konhected, and the families residing in them having for many years maintained the most intimate friendship, it will not bo deemed strange that Edward, oldest son of the formcr gentleman, being a sprightly, resolute youtli of nineteen, had cultivated the acquaintance of Juliette, only , daughter of the good doctor. Indeed, to speak more accurately, neither the young 1nai1, nor the maiden, who was a year or two his junior, --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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