LIVE
TO BE USEFUL
OR,
THE STORY OF ANNIE LEE AND
HER IRISH NURSE.
THOMAS NELSON AND SONS
London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York
1913
Annorah turned, and saw the shadow of a man onthe sloping rock.
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| CHAPTER I. | ANNIE’S PLAN. |
| CHAPTER II. | ANNORAH’S FIRST APPEARANCE IN THE SICK-ROOM. |
| CHAPTER III. | ANNORAH LEARNS TO READ. |
| CHAPTER IV. | THE PRIEST MEETS ANNORAH AT HER MOTHER’S COTTAGE. |
| CHAPTER V. | PHELIM BRINGS BAD TIDINGS TO ANNORAH. |
| CHAPTER VI. | THE CONFESSIONAL—AN IRISH FROLIC. |
| CHAPTER VII. | BIDDY DILLON BECOMES A “HERETIC.” |
| CHAPTER VIII. | ANNIE’S DEATH—ANNORAH’S PROSPECTS. |
LIVE TO BE USEFUL.
CHAPTER I.
ANNIE’S PLAN.
Annie Lee was a cripple. Until hereighth summer she had been strongand well, like most other children;but then disease began to appear,and although she had skilful doctorsand kind nurses, it was soon tooplain that she was never to be well again.
Five years of pain and weakness had been herportion at the time our story commences. Soaccustomed had she become to her sad situation,that it seemed like a delusive dream when sheremembered the sportive hours of her earlierchildhood. Like other sick children, she wasfar more thoughtful than was quite natural at[Pg 6]her age, and very seldom in her easiest momentslaughed aloud. But she was not an unhappychild.
As soon as she was old enough to understandthat she had a sinful heart and needed salvation,she had earnestly sought the Saviour of sinners,and had been graciously received by him, andmade a lamb of his flock. In the school of Christshe learned to bear pain without murmuring, andto submit with cheerfulness to her lot in life.Instead of requiring comfort from her