Under the Lilacs

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - From the gate to the porch went a wide walk paved with smooth slabs of dark stone and bordered with the tall bushes which met overhead making a green roof. All sorts of neglected flowers and wild weeds grew between their stems covering the walls of this summer parlor with the prettiest tapestry. A board propped on two blocks of wood stood in the middle of the walk covered with a little plaid shawl much the worse for wear and on it a miniature tea-service was set forth with great elegance.