The fir-tree forests on the mountains were covered with a purple hue like the heather bloom; and where the woods terminated, and the rocks became prominent, they looked almost transparent in the rich crimson glow of the evening sky.
" said the little girl, and the atmosphere seemed twice as high and blue, while the wood shone with crimson, green, and gold.
As the sun went down, the whole heavens became crimson and gold, and tinted the lilies with the hue of roses.
" When Eliza saw all these things which lay so near her heart, a smile played around her mouth, and the crimson blood rushed to her cheeks.
The sun had just set as she raised her head above the waves; but the clouds were tinted with crimson and gold, and through the glimmering twilight beamed the evening star in all its beauty.
Mother opened the box to find a big white enamel dishpan - overflowing with crimson satin that spilled out across her lap.
