Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Pebbles on the Shore by Alpha of the Plough (Alfred George Gardiner)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 atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Pebbles on the ShoreAuthor: Alpha of the Plough (Alfred George Gardiner)Release Date: January 11, 2004 [EBook #10675]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PEBBLES ON THE SHORE ***Produced by Brendan Lane and PG Distributed ProofreadersPEBBLES ON THE SHOREAlpha of the Plough… collecting toys And trifles for choice matters, worth a sponge; As children gathering pebbles on the shoreTO ALL WHO LOVE THE COTTAGE IN THE BEECHWOODS1916PREFACEThese papers were begun as a part of a causerie in The Star, the other contributors to which—men whose names arehousehold words in contemporary literature—wrote under the pen names of "Aldebaran," "Arcturus" and "Sirius." But theconstellation, formed in the early days of the war, did not long survive the agitations of that event, and when "Arcturus" leftfor the battlefield it was finally dissolved and "Alpha of the Plough" alone remained to continue the causerie. Thisselection from his papers is a sort of informal diary of moods in a time of peril. They are pebbles gathered on the shoreof a wild sea.CONTENTSON CHOOSING A NAME ON LETTER-WRITING ON ...