A Country Idyl, and Other Stories

· 1916

AUTHOR OF “POOR BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS,” “GIRLS WHO BECAME FAMOUS,” “FAMOUS AMERICAN AUTHORS,” “FAMOUS AMERICAN STATESMEN,” “FAMOUS MEN OF SCIENCE,” “FAMOUS EUROPEAN ARTISTS,” “FAMOUS TYPES OF WOMANHOOD,” “STORIES FROM LIFE,” “FROM HEART AND NATURE” (POEMS), “FAMOUS ENGLISH AUTHORS,” “FAMOUS ENGLISH STATESMEN,” “FAMOUS VOYAGERS,” “FAMOUS LEADERS AMONG WOMEN,” “FAMOUS LEADERS AMONG MEN,” “SOCIAL STUDIES IN ENGLAND,” “THE INEVITABLE, AND OTHER POEMS,” ETC. IN THE midst of New England mountains, covered with pine and cedar, lies the quiet town of Nineveh, looking towards the sea. Years ago it had mills where lumber was sawed and grain was ground; but now the old wheels alone are left, the dams…

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