Books author - "Christoph von Schmid"
d he had worked on it a design of the village in which they lived. Mary's idea now was to fill this basket with flowers, and to offer it to the young Countess as her birthday present. Her father readily fell in with the plan, and added a finishing touch to it by weaving Amelia's name in on one side of the basket and the Count's coat-of-arms on the other.The long-expected day arrived, and early in the morning Mary gathered the freshest and most beautiful roses, the richest pinks, and other
d he had worked on it a design of the village in which they lived. Mary's idea now was to fill this basket with flowers, and to offer it to the young Countess as her birthday present. Her father readily fell in with the plan, and added a finishing touch to it by weaving Amelia's name in on one side of the basket and the Count's coat-of-arms on the other.The long-expected day arrived, and early in the morning Mary gathered the freshest and most beautiful roses, the richest pinks, and other