LESLIE ROSS:
OR,
Fond of a Lark.
BY
CHARLES BRUCE,
AUTHOR OF "MY BEAUTIFUL HOME," ETC.
EDINBURGH:
WILLIAM P. NIMMO.
CONTENTS.
Why Leslie Ross was Sent to School, 5
Leslie's Introduction to Ascot House, 17
Pea-Shooting, and What Came of it, 29
The Linchpin, 40
A Memorable Holiday, 55
One Ned, 72
The Flood, 91
CHAPTER I.
WHY LESLIE ROSS WAS SENT TO SCHOOL.
If ever a boy had kind parents and a happy home, thatboy was Leslie Ross. He was an only child, and as such the love andcare of both father and mother centered upon and surrounded him. Hehad once had a baby sister, whom he recollected to have kissed severaltimes—and once when her cheeks were very, very cold and pale—but ina few days she had faded away; and now the love which she would haveshared was all his, and the care which she would have demanded wasexpended upon him.
Never were parents so careful that the childhood of a son should besurrounded by pleasant associations and memories, as were Mr and MrsRoss. They woul