Eben Holden
Author | : Irving Bacheller |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2021-01-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9798556276598 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Eben Holden written by Irving Bacheller and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-25 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Excerpt: ...em, so it took the heat of the flame, as I had seen him do in the morning. Our grotto, in the corn, was shortly as cheerful as any room in a palace, and our fire sent its light into the long aisles that opened opposite, and nobody could see the warm glow of it but ourselves.'We'll hev our supper, ' said Uncle Eb, as he opened a paper and spread out the eggs and bread and butter and crackers. 'We'll jest hev our supper an' by 'n by when everyone's abed we'll make tracks in the dirt, I can'tell ye.'Our supper over, Uncle Eb let me look at his tobacco-box - a shiny thing of German silver that always seemed to snap out a quick farewell to me before it dove into his pocket. He was very cheerful and communicative, and joked a good deal as we lay there waiting in the firelight. I got some further acquaintance with the swift, learning among other things that it had no appetite for the pure in heart.'Why not?' I enquired.'Well, ' said Uncle Eb, 'it's like this: the meaner the boy, the sweeter the meat.