Excerpt from Hearthstone Echoes To try, in a meek, unassuming way, to lift the veil of melan choly from the hearts of some who have grown weary and heavy-hearted pondering over the mysterious clouds of our existence, and to assist them. In banishing the clouds and finding the golden sunshine; to aid in the proper education of the heart; to lift some wayward youth out of the quick sands of temptation and vice; and to point the discouraged mind to the contemplation of a higher, holier life in that world without a cloud. Let such be its echo; then God speed its humble mission! Mollie L. Meeks. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.