Golden Moments - Bright Stories for Young Folks

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Golden Moments, by AnonymousThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Golden MomentsBright Stories for Young FolksAuthor: AnonymousRelease Date: August 13, 2007 [EBook #22308]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GOLDEN MOMENTS ***Produced by Roger Frank and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netAMONG THE DAISIES.AMONG THE DAISIES.GOLDEN MOMENTSBRIGHT STORIES FORYOUNG FOLKSF U L L Y I L L U S T R A T E DBOSTONDE WOLFE, FISKE AND COMPANY361 and 365 Washington StreetSOPHIE'S ROSES.Fräulein Hoffman always gave the girls at her school a holiday on the tenth of June. It was her birthday; and thoughthe old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedilybecome a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, andhang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table wasbrought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing bythe happy children."There," said Marie Schmidt, with a satisfied smile, as ...