Norston's Rest   By: Ann S. Stephens (1810-1886)

BY

MRS. ANN S. STEPHENS.

AUTHOR of "BERTHA'S ENGAGEMENT," "FASHION AND FAMINE," "MABEL'S MISTAKE," "THE OLD COUNTESS," "RUBY GRAY'S STRATEGY," "THE REIGNING BELLE," "LORD HOPE'S CHOICE," "MARRIED IN HASTE," "THE SOLDIER'S ORPHANS," "WIVES AND WIDOWS; OR, THE BROKEN LIFE," "MARY DERWENT," "THE OLD HOMESTEAD," "A NOBLE WOMAN," "THE CURSE OF GOLD," "THE GOLD BRICK," "DOUBLY FALSE," "PALACES AND PRISONS," "THE HEIRESS," "SILENT STRUGGLES," "REJECTED WIFE," "BELLEHOOD AND BONDAGE," "WIFE'S SECRET."

Why did he love her? Ask the passing breeze Why it has left the lilies in their bloom The great white blossoms of magnolia trees, And jasmine flowers, that kindle up the gloom Of Southern woods, where the vast live oak grows, And mocking birds sing love notes to the rose. Ask why it turned from these and lowly flew To kiss the purple violets in their dew.

Yes, ask the breezes; love is like to them In the free poising of his restless wing. Sometimes he searches for a priceless gem, But often takes a pebble from the spring. To his veiled eyes the humble pebble shines Bright as a jewel from Golconda's mines. Expect no answer why love chooses so His reasons are as vague as winds that blow.

PHILADELPHIA; T. B. PETERSON & BROTHERS; 306 CHESTNUT STREET.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1877, by T. B. PETERSON & BROTHERS, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.

MRS. ANN S. STEPHENS' WORKS.

Each work is complete in one volume, 12mo.

NORSTON'S REST. BERTHA'S ENGAGEMENT. BELLEHOOD AND BONDAGE; or, Bought With A Price. LORD HOPE'S CHOICE; or, More Secrets Than One. THE OLD COUNTESS. Sequel to Lord Hope's Choice. A NOBLE WOMAN; or, A Gulf Between Them. PALACES AND PRISONS; or, The Prisoner of the Bastile. WIVES AND WIDOWS; or, The Broken Life. RUBY GRAY'S STRATEGY; or, Married By Mistake. FASHION AND FAMINE. THE CURSE OF GOLD; or, The Bound Girl and Wife's Trials. MABEL'S MISTAKE; or, The Lost Jewels. SILENT STRUGGLES; or, Barbara Stafford. THE WIFE'S SECRET; or, Gillian. THE HEIRESS; or, The Gipsy's Legacy. THE REJECTED WIFE; or, The Ruling Passion. THE OLD HOMESTEAD; or, The Pet From the Poor House. DOUBLY FALSE; or, Alike and Not Alike. THE REIGNING BELLE. MARRIED IN HASTE. THE SOLDIER'S ORPHANS. MARY DERWENT. THE GOLD BRICK.

Price of each, $1.75 in Cloth; or $1.50 in Paper Cover.

Above books are for sale by all Booksellers. Copies of any one or all of the above books, will be sent to any one, to any place, postage pre paid, on receipt of their price by the Publishers, T. B. PETERSON & BROTHERS, 306 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

TO MRS. GEN. WILLIAM LESLIE CAZNEAU, OF KEITH HALL, JAMAICA, W. I.

ONE OF THE OLDEST AND DEAREST FRIENDS THAT I HAVE, THIS BOOK IS MOST AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.

ANN S. STEPHENS.

NEW YORK , May 31, 1877 .

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