Withered Hands

Edwin wearies of the narrow field in his home town, and decides to cast his fortune in a big city. In the moment of parting with his old mother he takes her hands to his lips, and tells her,... Read allEdwin wearies of the narrow field in his home town, and decides to cast his fortune in a big city. In the moment of parting with his old mother he takes her hands to his lips, and tells her, "Those toil worn and withered hands, dearest mother, will never be forgotten." Two years ... Read allEdwin wearies of the narrow field in his home town, and decides to cast his fortune in a big city. In the moment of parting with his old mother he takes her hands to his lips, and tells her, "Those toil worn and withered hands, dearest mother, will never be forgotten." Two years pass. He is now established in the city among a Bohemian class and employs a butler and a ... Read all