The Shepherd of the North

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Richard Aumerle Maher. The Shepherd of the North

The Shepherd of the North

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THE SHEPHERD OF THE NORTH

THE SHEPHERD OF THE NORTH

I

THE WHITE HORSE CHAPLAIN

II

THE CHOIR UNSEEN

III

GLOW OF DAWN

IV

THE ANSWER

V

MON PERE JE ME ’CUSE

VI

THE BUSINESS OF THE SHEPHERD

VII

THE INNER CITADEL

VIII

SEIGNEUR DIEU, WHITHER GO I?

IX

THE COMING OF THE SHEPHERD

X

THAT THEY BE NOT AFRAID

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Richard Aumerle Maher

Published by Good Press, 2019

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“There ain’t a relation in the world that my little girl could go to. I’m goin’ to die in half an hour. But what better would she be if I lived? What would I do with her? Keep her here and let her marry some fightin’ lumber jack that’d beat her? Or see her break her heart tryin’ to make a livin’ on one of these rock hills? She’d fret 20 herself to death. She knows more now than I do and she’d soon be wantin’ to know more. She’s that kind.

“She’d ought to have her chance the way I’ve seen girls in towns havin’ a chance. A chance to study and learn and grow the way she wants to. And now I’m desertin’; goin’ out like a smoky lamp.

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