The Old Bell-Ringer

Richard Stowe deserts his wife. Unable to support both their baby and herself, the wife leaves the child on the steps where the pious old Thomas Drake is bell-ringer and organ pumper. The ol... Read allRichard Stowe deserts his wife. Unable to support both their baby and herself, the wife leaves the child on the steps where the pious old Thomas Drake is bell-ringer and organ pumper. The old man finds the baby girl and brings her up as his own child. When she reaches young woman... Read allRichard Stowe deserts his wife. Unable to support both their baby and herself, the wife leaves the child on the steps where the pious old Thomas Drake is bell-ringer and organ pumper. The old man finds the baby girl and brings her up as his own child. When she reaches young womanhood, she is wooed by Henry Sterling, son of the old bell-ringer's dearest friend, Amos St... Read all