LIFE OUT OF DEATH. The sound of kicking, or knocking, grew louder every moment: and at last a door opened somewhere near us. “Did you say ‘come in!’ Sir?” my landlady asked timidly. “Oh yes, come in!”
LIFE OUT OF DEATH. The sound of kicking, or knocking, grew louder every moment: and at last a door opened somewhere near us. “Did you say ‘come in!’ Sir?” my landlady asked timidly. “Oh yes, come in!”
THE BEGGAR’S RETURN. “Your Imperial Highnesses!” he began. “It’s the old Beggar again! Shall we set the dogs at him?” “…
THE PIG-TALE. By this time the appetites of the guests seemed to be nearly satisfied, and even Bruno had the resolutio…
THE BANQUET. “ Heaviness may endure for a night: but joy cometh in the morning. ” The next day found me quite another b…
THE PROFESSOR’S LECTURE. “In Science—in fact, in most things—it is usually best to begin at the beginning . In some th…
GAMMON AND SPINACH. My landlady’s welcome had an extra heartiness about it: and though, with a rare delicacy of feeling…
A FAIRY-DUET. The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardl…
A NEWSPAPER-CUTTING. EXTRACT FROM THE “FAYFIELD CHRONICLE.” Our readers will have followed with painful interest, the a…
TO THE RESCUE! “It isn’t bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice. “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep…
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