Home Lights and Shadows

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Home Lights and Shadows, by T. S. Arthur This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Home Lights and Shadows Author: T. S. Arthur Posting Date: August 14, 2009 [EBook #4594] Release Date: October, 2003 First Posted: February 12, 2002 Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HOME LIGHTS AND SHADOWS *** Produced by Charles Aldarondo. HTML version by Al Haines. HOME LIGHTS AND SHADOWS. BY T. S. ARTHUR, AUTHOR OF "LIFE PICTURES," "OLD MAN'S BRIDE," AND "SPARING TO SPEND." NEW YORK: 1853. CONTENTS. RIGHTS AND WRONGS THE HUMBLED PHARISEE ROMANCE AND REALITY BOTH TO BLAME IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS THE MOTHER'S PROMISE THE TWO HUSBANDS VISITING AS NEIGHBORS NOT AT HOME THE FATAL ERROR FOLLOWING THE FASHIONS A DOLLAR ON THE CONSCIENCE AUNT MARY'S SUGGESTION HELPING THE POOR COMMON PEOPLE MAKING A SENSATION SOMETHING FOR A COLD THE PORTRAIT VERY POOR PREFACE. HOME! How at the word, a crowd of pleasant thoughts awaken. What sun-bright images are pictured to the imagination. Yet, there is no home without its shadows as well as sunshine. Love makes the home-lights and selfishness the shadows. Ah! how dark the shadow at times—how faint and fleeting the sunshine.