Excerpt from The Messenger, Vol. 6: December, 1909 The elements seemed in upheaval, but the disturbance subsided, calm lwinds whispered and the bright stars twinkled upon the snow. The silvery moon arose from her sleepy (bed hidden among the dark banks of the snow clouds, to greet the New Year as his form ap peared treading lightly over the hills. On his fiace bloomed the beauty and health Of youth, and his strong shoulders seemed built to bear the burdens of the world. Not the least trepidation showed he as the assumed this vast responsibilities, even though young, untu tored, and under the cover of night. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.

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