Transcriber's Note: Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. [Illustration] [Illustration] GOLDEN GRAIN BY VARIUOS AUTHORS GARNERED FROM THE WORLD'S GREAT HARVEST-FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE COMPRISING Selections from the ablest Modern Writers. OF Prose, Poetry, and Legendary Lore. Some Books with heaps of chaff are stored And some do Golden Grain afford; Leave then the chaff and spend thy pains In gathering up the Golden Grains. Elegantly Illustrated. J. C. CHILTON & COMPANY, DETROIT. MICH., 1884. COPYRIGHTED 1884. J.C. CHILTON & CO. PRESS OF RAYNOR & TAYLOR, 75 BATES STREET. DETROIT. AUTHORS HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. ALFRED TENNYSON. JOHN G. WHITTIER. WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT. RALPH WALDO EMERSON. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN. PETER CHRISTIAN ASBJORNSEN. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. SIR ISAAC NEWTON. REV. LAURENCE STERNE. HON. JOHN D. LONG. JOHN G. SAXE. PAUL H. HAYNE. CHARLES DICKENS. SIR WALTER SCOTT. THOMAS MOORE. THOMAS GRAY. LORD LYTTON. J. C. F. SCHILLER. GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS. MARTIN VAN BUREN. GEORGE WASHINGTON. JAMES A. GARFIELD. REV. CHARLES KINGSLEY. BARRY CORNWALL. PH[OE]BE CARY. SIDNEY DAYRE. LUCIE COBB. PHILA H. CASE. LUCY LARCOM. ROSE HARTWICK THORPE. MARY D. BRINE. ELIZABETH AKERS. MRS. S. M. B. PIATT. GEORGE MCDONALD. EMMA ALICE BROWN. SAMUEL ROGRES. BRET HARTE. GEORGE L. CATLIN. J. T. CHOATE. GEORGE D. PRENTICE. NATHANIEL P. WILLIS. EDWIN P. WHIPPLE. PHILLIP JAMES BAILEY. D. BETHUNE DUFFIELD. WILLIAM L. SMITH. FRIEDERICH GRIMM. PUBLISHERS' NOTE. It has been the constant endeavor of the publishers of GOLDEN GRAIN, to produce a book in every respect worthy to be classed among the very best works offered to an intelligent public. Many of the selections are protected by copyright and for the use of such, special thanks are due to the following publishers, for the courtesies extended. To Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., for selections from Longfellow, Whittier, and Miss Cary; Messrs. D. Lothrop & Co., for use of selections from Mrs. Piatt, Paul Hayne, and Mary D. Brine; and to those authors who have furnished special contributions, we are under many obligations. The volume is sent forth with the belief that such a work will meet with appreciative readers all over the land. INTRODUCTION. GOLDEN GRAIN. The best introduction to a book is a glance at its pages, an examination of its illustrations and the names of its authors. In all the essentials which go to make up a work which shall meet with popular favor and a wide range of readers, the Editor and Publishers confidently believe that GOLDEN GRAIN presents a high standard of excellence. That all tastes might be suited, the literature of all modern nations has been searched and selections of the highest standard made therefrom.