The Path of Duty, and Other Stories

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. A SUDDEN BEREAVEMENT. «Awake, my dear child, awake!» These were the words I heard: I started up, gazing in a bewildered manner into the face of my mother, who had, with some difficulty, succeeded in arousing me from the sweet, healthful sleep of childhood. My mother drew nigh to me and whispered, «My dear Clara, your papa is dying.» With a frightened cry, I threw my arms around her neck, and be