The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, And Explorations of the Nile Sources

ch of closely-cut grass she had a great parallelogram marked out which was to represent the Swedish flag. The blue ground was to be of the old Emperor William's favourite

, and being a real soldier himself. A soldier the colonel certainly was by profession; but he had had other enemies to meet than the foes of his native land. He had struggled long with sorrow and ill-health, his constant portion. Exiled from Sweden for the sake of his delicate wife, and that he himself might be under the care of eminent physicians who understood his complicated difficulties, he had still continued a warm Swede at heart. Now he considered himself stronger; and did it mean life or death for him, the north should be his home, and his children should learn to lo

gestion that the flowers would hardly blossom richly at the same time, and those blue weeds would in the end quite overrun

to float in every breeze. The small mouth was thin and decided, and the large, full blue eyes could be soft or stern as the passing mood prompted. They were very gentle as

wed submissively. Pelle looked after the pair as he went to his favourite seat. Somehow the decided figure of

in vain he tried to put his feet into proper condition by gently rubbing them on the mat that he thought fit for a queen to step on. The colour dashed to hi

met a stout, elderly woman on th

n boy I saw baptized,"

he grand staircase-no, not even when the colonel is away in foreign parts. Miss Alma must do as she pleases, but I'd like the colonel

th Bruin he was specially connected. He had indeed, in his caretaking, not left marks like a human being as he

hful housekeeper increased his awe of the place, where he felt himself a de

him. The first verse of a hymn was dictated to him from the prettiest little psalm book imaginable. His writing was really wonderful for a boy of his a

of a hymn was d

hardly write better herself, and by no means as legibly. She was aiming at a flowing hand, and her e

ono's spelling was found

spelling at school, Nono?"

which the English sound "oh" may be represented in Swedish, giving the proper examples under the rule. This little Nono cou

ad copied a Swedish poem every day for her father (whether with him or away from him), in pretty little books

ate after his morning's work. He managed, though, with his knuckles to steady it against Baxter's "Saints' Rest" and "Thomas à Kempis," which in choice bindings

one well. He signed his name, and put the date below, as he was requested, adding a sup

ne Newfoundland dog, while a boy, evidently just rescued from drowning, was stretched beside him, the dank h

ono, forgetting all about the spelling, as

to my mother. She modelled it with her own hands-the group after whic

e, and believed him to be quite equal to David; but as to the quee

y loved in return. Alma even condescended to tell Nono that it was the princess who had first led her dear mother to a true Christian life; which high origin for religious influence Alma seemed to look upon as if it we

n her own illness, surrounded by every luxury, could have no rest until she had planned a home where they too could have comfort and tender care. The dark eyes of the li

ncess in his hand, and a glow of warm feeling for her in his fresh young heart. For certain priva

evening, he produced his little likeness of

hands together, "That princess does belong to the

uite like to have her in the cottage, where the children can get at h

lease. A sick princess and a Christian too! She wouldn't mind having her li

a time a sailor in his youth, and had learned to make himself comfortable in narrow quarters. A fever caught in a foreign port had laid him by, and left sad traces behind it in his before strong body. Other and better traces had been left in his life, even repentance for pa

the neighbourhood that Jan Persson had said Uncle Pe

lady at Ekero said she should need him straight on in the garden? for she saw he knew all about flowers, and could be of real use to her. A