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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Lost Nellie](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqqzpapwzc7gzzsjpw8cttfg/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260909%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260909T130854Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=1038682d5a87decae180abe71f85413ef05d020adbf9cf8429494879b23b73ae) ## About this work Lost Nellie by Pansy — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside Transcriber's note: Unusual and inconsistent spelling is as printed. LOST NELLIE AND OTHER STORIES BY PANSY \[Isabella Alden\] ILLUSTRATED BOSTON LOTHROP PUBLISHING COMPANY COPYRIGHT, 1887, BY D. LOTHROP COMPANY. CONTENTS. LOST NELLIE AN OLD STORY OUR JESSIE TRYING TO AMUSE WILLIE TROUBLE BEING GOOD LULIE'S TROUBLES WHO'LL SETTLE IT LOST NELLIE AND OTHER STORIES LOST NELLIE. POOR little Nellie! Sweet little Nellie! Why are you here now, my dear? What does it mean? Pray where have you been? And where is mamma? Can't she hear? Under the oak tree! Giant old oak tree! Far from your home, never fear,— The dear Father sees, Little Nell on her knees, And "loves" her; yes, loves her "so" dear! Strayed from dear mamma, Strayed from dear papa,— She prays to "Our Father" above; In Heaven he hears, And quiets her fears; For you know, He's a father of "love!" The moon rises high, As she rides in the sky, But the prayer rises faster, on high! The moon sheds her light, To gladden the night: But a brighter light shines in the sky. An angel was sent, And speedily went, And whispered to papa the way; And here on the ground, His Nellie was found! Though she'd wandered so far, "far" away! AN OLD STORY. ONCE there was a storm; it rained, and rained, and rained, for forty days and nights, without stopping. Think of that! There was a great boat built for all the people who were afraid of the rain, and would go in it and be shut up, before the rain began to come; for a good man told them it was coming, and begged them to get ready; but they wouldn't, so the good man took his family and went in alone. After it had rained so long, and… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Flost-nellie) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Flost-nellie) No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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