Angelo, Or, The Pine Forest in the AlpsAn old woman lived near a village in the Alps. One day she appeared with a small child who, she said was her grandson. Some time later, little Angelo was awakened by smoke in their cottage and ran to the village for help, but the cottage was destroyed and the woman killed. Angelo was taken in by a woman in the village, but her husband gave him to a cruel woodcutter. Angelo ran away fearing he would be beaten after losing an axe, and was found by a local Curé. The Curé sheltered Angelo and discovered he had a fine talent for painting. He sent Angelo to Rome, where the boy was trained in an artist's studio. When the artist died, he left Angelo much of his estate, and Angelo was a wealthy man, but remained kind and generous. Then a plague entered the city. Angelo spent his days looking for children orphaned by the disease and found a way to shelter them. When, at last, the plague ran its course, Angelo collapsed and died. |
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... hand , led him back to the house . She took him into her lap , and spoke comfortably to him ; it was the first time in his little life that Angelo had been caressed , for his grandmother had never petted him . He felt as if he loved ...
... hand , led him back to the house . She took him into her lap , and spoke comfortably to him ; it was the first time in his little life that Angelo had been caressed , for his grandmother had never petted him . He felt as if he loved ...
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... hands and face were blackened with charcoal , -he wore a peaked hat and a goatskin jacket , with the hair outside ... hand , at the end of which there was an iron pike , to assist in climbing the mountains . He struck his asses with ...
... hands and face were blackened with charcoal , -he wore a peaked hat and a goatskin jacket , with the hair outside ... hand , at the end of which there was an iron pike , to assist in climbing the mountains . He struck his asses with ...
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... hands to - morrow , and will engage that he shall not come back upon them . " On hearing these words , Babbette began to weep bitterly . At length , as if struck by a bright thought , she said , " But if the child will be useful to you ...
... hands to - morrow , and will engage that he shall not come back upon them . " On hearing these words , Babbette began to weep bitterly . At length , as if struck by a bright thought , she said , " But if the child will be useful to you ...
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... hands to - morrow , and will engage that he shall not come back upon them . " On hearing these words , Babbette began to weep bitterly . At length , as if struck by a bright thought , she said , " But if the child will be useful to you ...
... hands to - morrow , and will engage that he shall not come back upon them . " On hearing these words , Babbette began to weep bitterly . At length , as if struck by a bright thought , she said , " But if the child will be useful to you ...
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... hand upon the latch , when he felt himself suddenly clutched by the leg , and a gruff voice said , " Holloa ! where are you going ? " Angelo could not suppress a cry of terror . Babbette's husband called to know what was the matter ...
... hand upon the latch , when he felt himself suddenly clutched by the leg , and a gruff voice said , " Holloa ! where are you going ? " Angelo could not suppress a cry of terror . Babbette's husband called to know what was the matter ...
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