Excerpt from The Young Commander: A Novel The giant shadows of the great old oaks that bordered the lawn added to the pleasing effect, while rows of beautiful evergreens and flowering shrubs bordered the winding walks that were cut round the lawn, down to the very water's edge. About two o'clock on the day named, the front door of the mansion was thrown open, and two females, with three children came forth, and descending the flight of steps, began traversing the lawn, in the direction of the river, whose waters, seen through the vista of trees Sparkling and glistening in the sun-light, enticed a nearer approach. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.