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Eric Lease Morgan Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 35 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 42763 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 88 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Mr. 13 Mrs. 11 God 7 Miss 6 little 5 Mrs 5 London 4 New 4 Jesus 4 Dick 3 home 3 Susan 3 Kitty 2 old 2 man 2 dolly 2 come 2 boy 2 Tony 2 Theodore 2 Sir 2 Sammy 2 Oliver 2 Nettie 2 Nan 2 Milly 2 Mathieson 2 Mary 2 Mammy 2 Madame 2 Mabel 2 Lord 2 John 2 Illustrations 2 Father 2 Emma 2 Emily 2 Dr. 2 Captain 2 CHAPTER 2 Bible 2 Barry 1 yas 1 woman 1 theo 1 river 1 poverty 1 mother 1 like 1 life Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 3447 man 3074 time 2770 boy 2656 day 2515 mother 2158 child 2079 hand 1965 way 1752 face 1752 eye 1731 room 1614 thing 1581 girl 1441 house 1376 father 1327 place 1322 night 1309 life 1287 word 1285 door 1274 friend 1236 woman 1224 home 1204 heart 1197 one 1176 head 1100 nothing 979 something 956 work 918 money 916 voice 903 year 865 moment 810 street 809 arm 801 people 799 side 794 morning 793 lady 757 name 755 sir 743 anything 721 bed 692 hour 663 foot 651 world 621 thought 616 week 615 dollar 611 matter Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 6528 _ 2816 Mr. 2352 Mrs. 1172 Miss 1154 Gertrude 912 God 910 Nettie 905 Mrs 809 Dan 787 Jed 671 Emily 609 Dick 594 Rupert 559 Captain 535 Christie 531 Monsalvat 494 Gerty 493 Randy 483 Flo 466 CHAPTER 465 Nan 463 Tony 456 Nacha 434 Ester 412 Oliver 407 Willie 406 Mary 402 Graham 401 London 392 Ben 389 New 389 Meg 373 Fogson 366 Dr. 364 Tode 341 Lisbeth 332 Kitty 332 Jenks 331 Lord 328 Mathieson 324 Treffy 313 Lewis 313 Jesus 313 Enoch 295 Sadie 287 Lilias 286 Sir 286 Juliet 285 York 281 Theodore Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; "To whom are things referred?" ------------------------------------------------------------- 25234 i 22408 he 19689 you 17491 it 14979 she 8211 him 6138 her 5995 me 5794 they 3897 we 3727 them 1526 himself 1381 us 1046 herself 522 myself 347 yourself 299 themselves 279 ''em 188 one 175 itself 110 yours 89 mine 66 ourselves 64 hers 60 thee 54 ''s 48 his 40 em 25 ye 14 you''re 13 theirs 13 i''m 12 hisself 11 ay 9 ours 6 yerself 6 she''ll 6 d''you 5 you''ll 5 thyself 5 on''y 4 jus 3 yer 3 ya 2 yourselves 2 you,--you 2 thy 2 ow 2 o 2 ha Top 50 lemmatized verbs; "What do things do?" --------------------------------------------- 56632 be 22822 have 12888 do 10096 say 6633 go 5046 come 4721 see 4459 know 3650 think 3628 take 3552 make 3430 look 3358 get 2630 give 2455 tell 2229 ask 2146 find 1699 want 1644 hear 1620 seem 1615 feel 1528 leave 1310 speak 1275 answer 1252 put 1251 stand 1208 sit 1184 turn 1184 let 1167 live 1160 keep 1126 call 1083 bring 1068 like 979 try 963 begin 897 pass 834 mean 820 run 811 lie 796 believe 770 fall 760 pay 744 help 711 love 711 become 704 wish 704 send 700 return 686 grow Top 50 lemmatized adjectives and adverbs; "How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 16860 not 5731 so 4655 little 4020 up 3644 very 3457 then 3244 now 2995 good 2794 well 2712 more 2707 out 2551 old 2264 much 2159 never 2116 only 2054 here 2004 down 1960 as 1821 long 1776 too 1744 again 1738 away 1668 other 1666 there 1658 just 1600 great 1391 own 1387 back 1310 poor 1299 first 1297 young 1248 all 1222 last 1142 ever 1128 many 1120 in 1101 even 1092 still 1087 on 1050 off 1028 soon 969 once 926 enough 924 such 924 few 912 always 911 right 874 quite 848 sure 813 home Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 515 good 325 least 229 most 86 bad 75 great 48 high 47 slight 45 near 36 low 28 deep 27 Most 24 eld 23 large 22 bright 20 happy 18 fine 17 strong 16 early 16 dark 15 small 15 dear 13 young 12 big 10 sweet 10 old 10 late 9 wild 9 warm 9 rich 9 easy 9 close 9 brave 8 poor 7 true 7 soft 7 lovely 6 strange 6 nice 6 l 6 heavy 6 faint 5 wise 5 queer 5 pure 5 mean 5 handsome 5 common 5 cheap 4 tall 4 simple Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 556 most 57 well 36 least 3 worst 2 brightest 1 zest 1 wisest 1 ugliest 1 tallest 1 surest 1 strangest 1 near 1 long 1 largest 1 lad,--very 1 jes 1 highest 1 hard 1 crest Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 archive.org 2 www.gutenberg.org 2 www.gutenberg.net 2 books.google.com 1 www.archive.org Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/54621/54621-h/54621-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/54621/54621-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/1/9/9/21997/21997-h/21997-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/1/9/9/21997/21997-h.zip 1 http://www.archive.org/details/somelittlepeople00kriniala 1 http://books.google.com/books?id=gnj9LVjclz8C&hl=e 1 http://books.google.com 1 http://archive.org/details/rupertsambition00alge 1 http://archive.org/details/lowerdepthsdrama00gork 1 http://archive.org Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- 1 ccx074@pglaf.org Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 _ is _ 34 _ was _ 29 _ do _ 27 _ do n''t 25 _ did _ 17 _ am _ 17 _ are _ 13 _ have _ 11 mother did not 10 _ had _ 10 _ know _ 10 heart was full 8 face was very 7 days gone by 7 face was pale 7 heart was very 6 _ ai n''t 6 _ think _ 6 boys did not 6 father comes home 6 man did not 6 mother do n''t 6 mother was not 5 _ feel _ 5 _ has _ 5 _ were _ 5 boy did not 5 mother came home 5 mother had not 5 mother was busy 5 things were not 4 _ knew _ 4 _ was n''t 4 boy had never 4 eyes were full 4 eyes were red 4 face was grave 4 father does n''t 4 girl did not 4 heart was so 4 heart was too 4 man was not 4 one had ever 4 things are now 4 things went on 4 ways are not 4 words were true 3 _ am not 3 _ be _ 3 _ is n''t Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 boy had no idea 2 face was no longer 1 _ am not afraid 1 _ be no wrong 1 _ was not entirely 1 boy had no money 1 boy is no longer 1 boy made no answer 1 boy was not jed 1 boys are no good 1 boys had no idea 1 boys had no toys 1 boys were not content 1 child is not more 1 child made no answer 1 child made no rejoinder 1 child took no less 1 child was not very 1 children had not yet 1 days had no knowledge 1 days were not _ 1 face was not altogether 1 face was not only 1 father has no right 1 father makes no objection 1 girl made no reply 1 girl was not kind 1 girls are not easy 1 girls are not so 1 girls are not sufficiently 1 hands were not so 1 head had not almost 1 head is not dangerous 1 heart knew no fears 1 heart was not more 1 houses were not open 1 life had no attraction 1 life is not favorable 1 life is not worth 1 man is not captain 1 man was not rich 1 men are not idlers 1 men had not yet 1 men were not pals 1 mother had no victuals 1 mother was not pleased 1 mother was not there 1 one having no right 1 one is no stronger 1 one sees no fault A rudimentary bibliography -------------------------- id = 21416 author = Alger, Horatio, Jr. title = Randy of the River; Or, The Adventures of a Young Deckhand date = keywords = Bangs; Bartlett; Bob; Hadley; Jack; Mr.; Mrs.; Peter; Polk; Randy; Sammy; Shalley; Thompson summary = "With pleasure, Jack," answered Randy Thompson, a bright, manly youth "Mother, I''m going fishing with Jack Bartlett!" cried Randy, running "See here, Bob Bangs, I consider myself as good as you," said Randy, "Randy is all right, even if his father is a carpenter," said Jack. poor chap as Randy Thompson I let him keep them," said Bob, glibly. "I consider myself just as good as you, Bob Bangs," said Randy, warmly. As soon as Bangs and his cronies had disappeared Randy and Jack went "Jack may as well know," said Mrs. Bartlett, looking meaningly at her "I hear there are great changes at the iron works," said Randy, to his "Mother," said Randy, earnestly, "I don''t want you to feel troubled. "Randy''s idea is a good one," answered the boy''s father. "Randy, you must be careful in the water," said Mrs. Thompson, with an "Better let him look for work somewhere," said Randy. id = 53345 author = Alger, Horatio, Jr. title = Dan, the Newsboy date = keywords = Althea; Bill; CHAPTER; Dan; Donovan; Grant; Gripp; Hartley; John; Mike; Mordaunt; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Rogers; Talbot; Tom; Vernon summary = "I wish you didn''t have to work, mother," said Dan. "It''s the way of the world, Dan," said his mother, sighing. "Yes, I do," said Dan, "if you''re giving things away; but as I''ve got a "I wish I could think of some way of raising money," said Dan, putting "Don''t come out, whatever you hear, mother," said Dan, in a low voice. "Thank you," said Dan, "but mother''s agreed to work for Jackson. "That''s a good man," said Dan, as he wended his way homeward. "Thank you, sir; here''s your money," said Dan. Though Sanderson had disclaimed all knowledge of the bogus half-dollar, "Little girl," she said, "go at once and tell this boy''s mother that he "She is going to be my little sister, mother," said Dan, gayly. "Will you be my mother?" said Althea, releasing Dan''s hand, and putting "Our good fortune is coming all at once, Dan," said Mrs. Mordaunt, id = 54350 author = Alger, Horatio, Jr. title = Jed, the Poorhouse Boy date = keywords = Avery; Bertram; Chester; Dixon; Fogson; Gilman; Holbrook; Jed; Mr.; Mrs.; Percy; Redmond; Roper summary = Fogson took his place beside Percy, and curtly desired Jed to walk "I wish you had heard the squire, too, Jed!" said Mrs. Fogson, detecting "Come again soon, squire," said Mrs. Fogson with a frosty smile. "Mr. Fogson," said Jed, "when Mr. Avery was here I had money given me "Jed," said the doctor, "Mrs. Fogson admits that she scalded her husband "If you don''t like the doctor you had better tell him so," said Jed; "he "Mrs. Fogson," said the actor, "I am going to ask a favor." "Yes," said Jed, repeating his part, "yes, Mr. Glendower, I am a poor boy, but those who look down upon me will one day "If you have any doubt about it, Miss Holbrook, just write a note to Mr. Simeon Fogson, and ask him what he thinks of Jed Gilman." "I don''t think _you_ need ask, Percy Dixon," said Jed coldly. id = 54621 author = Alger, Horatio, Jr. title = Rupert''s Ambition date = keywords = Benton; Clayton; Julian; Leslie; Lorimer; Marlow; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Packard; Rupert; Sylvester; York summary = the money to Mrs. Rollins he said: "I have bad news for you, mother. "You are doing better than I am, my boy," said one business man bluntly. Rupert looked about the large store in which he was standing, and said: "You will stand high in Rachel''s good graces, Rupert," said Sylvester, "Yes, sir," answered Rupert, who felt confidence in the good will of his "I think I know where it has gone," said Rupert, his suspicions now "Sure you''re very cruel to a poor widow, Rupert Rollins," said Mrs. Marlow, bursting into tears, which she could command when occasion Mrs. Rollins was a good deal surprised when Rupert entered the room, "Do you see that stout man on the opposite side of the street, Mr. Sylvester?" said Rupert. "I hardly think I could live on that," said Rupert, smiling. "I envy you, young man," he said in answer to Rupert''s inquiring look. id = 19063 author = Anonymous title = Little Alice''s Palace; or, The Sunny Heart date = keywords = Alice; God; Lolly; Maddie summary = Little Alice looked out of the windows of the brown cottage, and saw them "Oh, it''s you, Maddie, is it?" said Alice, jumping from the window and Don''t you know, Maddie?" said Alice, sinking her "That''s just where I went with mother," said Alice; "and little Mary took "Poor little thing!" said Alice. "Mother makes capital bread--doesn''t she, Maddie?" said Alice, as she ate "Such a good God!" said the lady, still looking up with the bright light Every day since the lady came to her," said Alice. "_Just as nice_, dear Maddie," replied Alice; "and if you and Lolly will Alice''s house, for they had only lived a little while in the place where Lolly looked timidly at Alice''s mother, to see if she might eat it; and and, when all things were right, Alice said "she could go with Lolly as "May I help you to-day, Maddie?" asked Alice. id = 21698 author = Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) title = Rivers of Ice date = keywords = Antoine; Blanc; Captain; Chamouni; Count; Croix; Emma; Gillie; Gray; Lawrence; Lewis; London; Miss; Monsieur; Mont; Mrs; Nita; Professor; Roby; Slingsby; Stoutley; Susan; White; Willum; Wopper summary = "Good morning, sir," said the little old woman, returning the bow with "Captain Wopper," said Mrs Roby, putting her hand lightly on the "Mrs Roby," said the Captain, "a gold-digging seaman don''t want no Thinking it better to be out of the way, the Captain said good-bye again We couldn''t," said the Captain, looking round the room, Captain Wopper said all this in a dubious tone, looking at the defiant "Captain Wopper," said Lewis Stoutley, in a subdued voice, when Lawrence When the hour was past, the Captain rose and said, "Now, Lewis, you''ll "What I mean, young man," said the Captain, sternly, "is best known to "They look like giant mushrooms," said Captain Wopper. The party consisted of the Professor, Captain Wopper, Lewis, Lawrence, "Captain Wopper," said Mrs Stoutley one morning, towards the end of "You have been a kind friend, Captain Wopper," said Mrs Stoutley, id = 21729 author = Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) title = Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished: A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure date = keywords = Bible; Bobby; Brandon; Canada; Frog; Giles; God; Hetty; London; Merryboy; Miss; Mrs; Ned; Number; Richard; Sam; Sammy; Seaward; Sir; Tim; Twitter; Welland; Yard; come; home summary = "Be so good as to call a cab," said Sir Richard in a general way to any "Come, explain, old woman," said Ned, again laying his hand on the "You know quite well, Sam, that you don''t mean that," said Mrs Twitter, "The fact is, Mrs Frog," said Giles Scott, coming to the rescue, "Sir you know, and your means of--by the way, where is baby?" he said looking "Oh, of course I don''t mean cryin'' out like a baby," said Hetty, looking "Now you won''t tell, Hetty?" said the boy with a look of real anxiety on good-natured man, and rather liked a little quiet chaff with street-boys "Hold her, Sir Richard," said Welland, handing the struggling Mrs Frog "I like the looks of that little fellow," said another, pointing to Bob "Come in, and welcome, _do_," said Mrs Twitter to Sir Richard, whose Come in," said Mrs Twitter, looking about id = 46786 author = Bok, Edward William title = Why I Believe in Poverty as the Richest Experience That Can Come to a Boy date = keywords = boy; poverty summary = AS THE RICHEST EXPERIENCE THAT CAN COME TO A BOY AS THE RICHEST EXPERIENCE THAT CAN COME TO A BOY I MAKE my living trying to edit the "Ladies'' Home Journal." And because must live within my husband''s income of eight hundred dollars a year, men and their wives who know what that means: for a man to try to "come we two boys went out with a basket and picked up wood and coal in the as it did very quickly when other boys saw that a Sunday''s work meant road, I say to-day that I rejoice with every boy who is going through keenest hardship that a boy can know or pass through for any single believe in poverty as a condition to experience, to go through, and then the way of the deepest and fullest experience that can come to a boy. id = 54961 author = Bowen, C. E. (Charlotte Elizabeth) title = How a Farthing Made a Fortune; or "Honesty is the best policy" date = keywords = Dick; God; Illustrations; John; Mrs.; Naylor; Sir; Story; Walters; author summary = And then he talked of things very new to little Dick. Then Dick ran home, thinking all the way of what Walters had been FROM that day Dick had a friend in old Walters--a very humble one, bright future for him by teaching him honesty and the fear of God. One morning as Dick was going down the Strand with another boy, they Time was, before he knew old Walters, that Dick would have thought so Square," said Dick, "and so I thought I had better come here." "You are an honest, good boy," said Sir John; "and though you have Dick rather longed to see Sir John''s kind face again, and he felt so Old Walters did not forget his little friend, nor did Dick lose his On the day when the servants were to arrive, Mrs Naylor told Dick boy Dick, but now the time was come for him to return to his room and id = 48379 author = Burg, Maria title = Molly and Kitty, or Peasant Life in Ireland; with Other Tales date = keywords = Bopp; Burg; Christina; Ella; Father; God; Herbart; Kitty; Madame; Maggie; Molly; O''Neil; Theodore; Walter; little summary = "Is my father indeed here?" said the little girl, at once forgetting the dark, dirty room, a beautiful little boy of about five years old Mother Bopp cried, "Walter!" and the boy hastened to her side. Walter tried anxiously to cover his treasure with his little hands; "Dear, good, kind Maggie, thank you, thank you!" said the child, while right size for his little hand, and he could soon play several dances Poor little Walter was soon driven from the heaven which the praise upon the fragile little man whom he loved, and who had never said an So the little man said." His voice grew more cheerful, and, "I really pity you, poor little fellow!" said the man, while he held "This is your own little room, my boy," said Christina. around the old man''s neck, said: "My dear, my good grandfather! id = 38372 author = Carlile, Richard title = The Character of the Jew Books Being, a Defence of the Natural Innocence of Man, Against Kings and Priests or Tyrants and Impostors date = keywords = Books; Jew; king summary = and impostors, to accuse the people of crimes they have been parties to, famous books of law, of morality, and of religion; he will be taught religious precepts, let him enter the world; his mind, his impressions, with experience, impregnated with religion, with Jew Morality and sacred acted according to his education, to his religion and to his experience; the Jew Book is irreverend; law, religion, reason, and the Bible are the of Kings, Peers and Priests, and all the _coterie_ of impostors; they intolerance, and villainy of Kings, Priests and Peers; if intelligence consequence of adhesion to the Jew Books; yet if the people do act like Jew-Book heroes, if they do commit any one crime, if either avarice or Bible; notwithstanding the suspicion of the Priests, the laws will act Men are the creatures of education, they act consistently with what the people; men are criminal in consequence of a fallacious education id = 42113 author = Castlemon, Harry title = The First Capture; or, Hauling Down the Flag of England date = keywords = Caleb; Captain; Enoch; Howard; James; Mr.; New; O''Brien; Wheaton; Young; Zeke summary = "This thing has got to be settled now," said Zeke Lewis, turning away said Zeke, after holding a short consultation with a young man who stood "Have you got anything more to tell about it?" said Enoch, coming up to "Yes; and I am going to keep away from them," said Enoch, pushing "But what will we do with the schooner after we get her?" said Mr. O''Brien, who wanted to know just how the thing was coming out before he "If I am going into this thing Enoch Crosby has got to go too," said he "Say, Zeke, the Tories have come to arrest Caleb!" said he, so All were encouraged to hear Zeke talk in this way and Caleb said he "But, Caleb, we don''t know who our captain is," said Enoch, giving "The next time you see me you will see Caleb," said Enoch, never once id = 34551 author = Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams) title = Witch Winnie: The Story of a "King''s Daughter" date = keywords = Adelaide; Anton; Armstrong; Court; Emma; Halsey; Hetterman; Indians; Jane; Jim; Madame; Meyer; Milly; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Prillwitz; Rickett; Sartoris; Stillman; Trimble; Winnie; Witch; home summary = mother makes her dresses at home," said Witch Winnie; "and, as she can''t real good practical joke, anyway," said Witch Winnie; "better than I "Then I think I would like to talk with her," said Winnie. the paper pattern to-night?" Adelaide slipped a dollar into Mrs. Halsey''s hand, and would take no change. "Then the little boy who is coming to you," said Emma Jane, "may not be "I haf nefer ze pleasure to know zat room," said Miss Prillwitz, her "Oh yes, Miss, I mind; it was little Jim ''Alsey; ''e''s the prince of fine "He will make one good engineer some day," said Miss Prillwitz, in "Bless his heart!" said Miss Prillwitz, as he closed the door; "he knows the time that Mrs. Halsey was looking for a place for Jim. It was so "I can''t see why we don''t hear from Miss Prillwitz," said Winnie, id = 31869 author = Cummins, Maria S. (Maria Susanna) title = The Lamplighter date = keywords = Amory; Belle; Bruce; Clinton; Cooper; Dr.; Ellis; Emily; Fanny; Flint; Gertrude; Gerty; God; Graham; Gryseworth; Isabel; Jeremy; Kitty; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nan; Netta; Philip; Phillips; Sullivan; True; Uncle; Willie summary = "You''ve got good places for things," said Gerty, looking round the room; passed away, however; and when, a little later in the evening, Mrs. Sullivan appeared at the door, Gerty looked bright and happy, listened "Oh, Miss Emily," said True, "Mr. Graham has always been my best friend; "Ah, Miss Emily!" said the old man, "my time''s about out, I feel right "O, Miss Emily!" said Mrs. Sullivan, "Gertrude is so dear to us, and we "Miss Emily," said Gertrude, when she had acquainted her with the news, "Gertrude," said Emily, smiling, "I believe you are a great favourite of "Dear Emily!" said Gertrude, "if you thought so from what I told you "Father," said Emily, "I thought the object in giving Gertrude a good "I thought you came by Mrs. Graham''s invitation," said Gertrude. "What are you looking for?" said Emily, hearing Gertrude twice open the id = 25859 author = Ellis, Edward Sylvester title = The Telegraph Messenger Boy; Or, The Straight Road to Success date = keywords = Ben; Burkhill; Damietta; Dolly; Grandin; Mayberry; Mr.; Richmond; Rutherford; Willard; boy summary = This boy was Ben Mayberry, then ten years old, and he was a remarkable I saw tears in the bright eyes, as Ben ran home to carry the good news to When I approached the office the next morning, little Ben Mayberry was At the end of a month Ben Mayberry was made a messenger boy of the office "Did Ben Mayberry take a telegraphic message across the river to-night?" ten o''clock, Ben Mayberry came along and said he had a message which he On the night that Ben Mayberry started across the bridge to deliver the For the time, Ben and the little girl were safe, but it will be seen that It need hardly be said that the friends of Ben Mayberry and myself took Ben Mayberry smiled over the earnest words and manner of the boy, and Ben Mayberry was sitting at his desk in the Damietta office, one id = 21399 author = Ellis, Mary title = Dick and His Cat An Old Tale in a New Garb date = keywords = Dick summary = and said to a man who was in the room, "A poor boy has lain down on "Well, Dick," said this good man, "you may come in here, if you like, Dick soon made up his mind to live with this kind, good man. Once when Dick had felt bad all day, he lay down on his bed. As Dick lay on his bed, he made up his mind to be a good boy. to pray, and said, "O God, make Dick a good boy." is day!" So Dick soon went down and was so kind and good, they did Poor Dick sat, with his cat on his knee; a tear was in his eye, have but my cat," said Dick. The man who took the cat, had, as was said, the name of Jack. "Well, Dick," said Jack, "what will you do with all this gold? id = 43697 author = Franklin, Josephine title = Nelly''s First Schooldays date = keywords = Brooks; Comfort; Elinor; Johnny; Martin; Melinda; Milly; Miss; Nell summary = Not very far from Nelly''s home, stood a small, time-worn, wooden house. Martin, a boy who lived at Mr. Brooks'', told Nelly that Miss Elinor told Comfort, in confidence, when she went home, that this little boy''s "It wasn''t Miss Harrow, at all," said Nelly, reddening; "it was that "I know it," said Nell, a little sadly, "and I would be good now, if Near the door of Mrs. Harrow''s little house, Nelly encountered her "Comfort," said Nell, that night, leaning her head on her hand, and "Comfort," said Nelly, getting impatient, "why don''t you tell me, then, "You mustn''t laugh so, Comfort," said Nelly, with dignity, "you make me "Poor little fellow!" said Nelly meditating; "I don''t wonder you want "Good-night, Comfort," said Martin; "I wish _I_ had thirty dollars; yet "Yes, ma''am," said Nelly; and then she added, "Comfort was going to "Dear, dear!" said Nelly; "that will be hard for Miss Milly." id = 52468 author = Gorky, Maksim title = The Lower Depths: A Drama in Four Acts date = keywords = ACTOR; BARON; BUBNOFF; KLESHTCH; LUKA; NATASHA; PEPEL; SATINE; VASSILISA summary = THE ACTOR [_looks about him morosely, then goes to Anna_] Feeling bad, [_Vassilisa goes to door that leads to Pepel''s room, Alyoshka pokes [_Kvashnya, Miedviedieff, and Bubnoff rush into hallway; Luka looks Come on, old man--I''ll recite verses for you . I''ve drunk my soul away, old man--brother, I''m lost . LUKA [_looking after him_] Hard on your man, isn''t it? VASSILISA [_calling from Pepel''s room_] Vaska--come here! THE BARON [_also laughs_] Hey, old man? LUKA [_takes Nastya''s hand_] Come, dear! Luka, smiling, looks at Pepel and Natasha._] KOSTILYOFF [_crossing to Luka_] Well, old man, how''s everything? BUBNOFF [_in a low voice, to Pepel_] Vaska--the old man is done for! You see--Baron--it was the old man who stuffed the actor''s head full The old man didn''t like truth very much--as a matter of fact to Satine, who laughs_] The old man lives within himself . id = 35773 author = Guild, C. S. (Caroline Snowden) title = Violet: A Fairy Story date = keywords = CHAPTER; Love; Mabel; Narcissa; Reuben; Violet; little summary = little daughter Violet, whose presence in their home made it beautiful So it would be if every little girl and boy kept two good fairies, like to be as good and loving as Violet, I don''t want you to _do_ every thing The toads stood still when they came to the cup of violets, and looked "About _him_?" asked Violet, shaking away the golden hair as she looked He _did_ see the beautiful love Violet had for her ugly little pet, and I called Violet a little berry girl, and I''ll tell you why. flowers--so many it looked a little way off like snow; and Violet, whose But as the bird flew away, Fairy Love whispered inside of Violet''s Violet''s work; for the old gardener loved flowers dearly; and when he "How good you are, Violet," said Narcissa when she came back, "and how id = 59441 author = Gálvez, Manuel title = Nacha Regules date = keywords = Aires; Aquilina; Arnedo; Buenos; Castro; Cata; Eugenia; Fernando; Irene; Julieta; María; Monsalvat; Moreno; Nacha; Pampa; Riga; Ruiz; Torres; life; man; woman summary = Monsalvat, charmed and saddened, was still looking at Nacha, though he As she went into the sitting-room, Nacha felt Arnedo''s piercing gaze compassion Nacha aroused in him, Monsalvat began to feel a kind of From that moment Nacha looked upon Monsalvat as a brother. world, for the misery of girls like Nacha, for the sufferings which his head that Nacha was going to Monsalvat; and the thought that the cold "good day," Monsalvat went up toward his front door. When Torres reached his house he went at once to talk to Monsalvat who While she was telling Nacha her troubles Monsalvat came in. When Monsalvat returned to Nacha''s room, Julieta had gone. Monsalvat took Nacha to her room, supporting her by an arm; and there "Don''t you love Monsalvat, Nacha? No sooner had Nacha and Julieta left him than Monsalvat went to the On reaching the house they went to Monsalvat''s room, and Nacha turned id = 25959 author = Harrison, F. Bayford title = Littlebourne Lock date = keywords = Bosher; Burnet; Emily; Juliet; London; Mitchell; Mr.; Mrs.; Rowles summary = "I came by the train from Littlebourne," said Mrs. Rowles simply. "Don''t you go, Juliet," said Mrs. Rowles; "I want to speak to you "And you might put his head on the side away from the wall," said Mrs. Rowles cheerfully. "You see," said Miss Sutton, turning to Mrs. Rowles, "what we want to As the lady went away Mrs. Rowles asked, "Where does she come from?" gate said, "Got a little un boarded out, Mrs. Rowles?" "What made you come here, Emily?" said Mrs. Rowles again. "There!" said Mrs. Rowles, "do you know what that is, Juliet?" Then Mrs. Rowles said that Juliet must make herself useful, and might "Juliet," said Mrs. Rowles, "do you know what radishes are?" "I am afraid," said Mrs. Rowles, "that Juliet will never do better "I thought you might like another frock," said Mrs. Rowles, "so I have id = 21448 author = Kingston, William Henry Giles title = The African Trader; Or, The Adventures of Harry Bayford date = keywords = God; Harry; Jesus; Mammy; Massa; Paul; Willis; captain summary = "I hope to go as a midshipman on board a man-of-war, sir," I answered. "Cheer up, Harry," said Captain Willis, as the "Chieftain," under all "Wait bit captain," he said, "high water soon, and den ship go in I told the captain when I went into the cabin what the poor mate had "I go when you tell I come on board," answered Paul. "Paul," said the captain one morning, when he felt himself getting a "Captain," said Paul, fixing his eyes steadily on him, "the debil told of the sinner," Paul continued, explaining to the captain God''s plan of "Massa Captain, I do not say dat God expect us to be good; but still He "I''ll pray wid you, captain," said Paul, and he On going on deck I told Paul my fears about the captain. "We will try, Massa Captain," said Paul. "Never fear Massa Harry," said Paul, "we soon right her." id = 34205 author = Kringle, George title = Some Little People date = keywords = Dickon; Lisbeth; London; Pritchet summary = ''Lisbeth wished many times to know if Dickon thought the men with the concluded to ask the little boys and girls belonging to these mothers to ''Lisbeth looked so happy that the little boys forgot to march, and all "I know we''ve come a dreadful long way," said ''Lisbeth; but nobody "I ''most think we''ve come a hundred miles," said ''Lisbeth. but ''Lisbeth could not think why Miss Pritchet said such a thing. "Yes ''m," said ''Lisbeth, like the best little girl that ever was. ''Lisbeth had a little more time than she had the day before, to look "Say, Jemmy," said ''Lisbeth, "I think this flower plot would look nice ''Lisbeth told her mother that she was learning a great deal at school; ''Lisbeth knew that these little boys were alone a great deal, because "A great many things," said ''Lisbeth; "but I think I will buy some of id = 43144 author = Meade, L. T. title = Scamp and I: A Story of City By-Ways date = keywords = Dick; Father; Flo; God; Janey; Jenks; London; Mary; Miss; Mrs; Queen; Scamp; Street; come; little summary = "Come, Flo, do," said Jenks, "don''t waste time with that little sight o'' Flo, her little heart utterly melting, and then the knowing animal came "Scamp shall come ''ome then wid us," said Jenks, and lifting the little Now Flo knew that as mother had not appeared the first time Dick stole, "Yes, Jenks, I''ll tell you," said Flo; "''tis because Dick and me isn''t "That ''ere little chap wot yer ''ave such a grip of," said Flo, "that''s "Come home with me," said the little woman by Flo''s side. "Yes," answered Flo, whose little heart was so drawn to Mrs Jenks, and God, my child," said little Mrs Jenks. "God," said little Mrs Jenks, putting down her work and looking up and some day, Mrs Jenks said, He would come for her, and carry her away little for both of us." Mrs Jenks paused, but Flo was quite silent. id = 13234 author = Pansy title = Ester Ried date = keywords = Abbie; Alfred; Anden; Bible; Christian; Douglass; Dr.; Ester; Foster; God; Julia; Mr.; Mrs.; Ralph; Ried; Sadie; Van summary = "O, Ester, you''re cross!" said Sadie, in a good-humored tone, coming "You wouldn''t think so by to-morrow evening," Ester said, shortly. "I shall think for her," Dr. Van Anden said, coming down the stairs. "I think I haven''t seen her look better this great while," Ester "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, "_Really_, mother," Sadie said, as the little girl went stamping up Abbie, had been the one great dream of Ester''s heart--as likely to be to go, Sadie had such a brisk, business-like way of saying "Ester New York bride looks; besides, you know, dear mother, I want to stay "Ester," said Abbie quickly, "I couldn''t marry a man who was not a "That man," said Mr. Foster, turning to Ester, as the door closed Ester felt it in her very soul, Dr. Douglass, her mother, Sadie, all "Sadie," said Ester, in a low, shocked tone, "_do_ you think we are id = 5970 author = Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan title = Lovey Mary date = keywords = Bell; Hazy; Kate; Lovey; Mary; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Patch; Tommy; Wiggs summary = When Miss Bell, the matron of the home, came to receive Lovey Mary''s "Looks like there ain''t never no time to clean up," said Miss Hazy, "That Wiggs girl said I looked nice in red," said Lovey Mary That night Lovey Mary sat in her little attic room and held Tommy Lovey Mary tucked Tommy under the cover and went to Miss Hazy''s Miss Hazy''s letters, dictated by Mrs. Wiggs and penned by Lovey Mary, "But, Mrs. Wiggs, what must we do?" asked Lovey Mary, too absorbed in "Miss Hazy ain''t got a thing to do with it," replied Mrs. Wiggs "I think ''bout Tommy first," said Lovey Mary. "Miss Hazy sent me after some yellowroot," said Lovey Mary, "Why didn''t you put your mind on it, Miss Hazy?" asked Lovey Mary, "But she did, Miss Bell," said Lovey Mary, earnestly. Lovey Mary gave it to Mrs. Wiggs when Miss Hazy was not id = 27983 author = Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) title = The Orphans of Glen Elder date = keywords = Archie; Blair; Elder; Glen; God; Lilias; Lily; Mrs; Nancy; Stirling summary = "Yes, it is Aunt Janet," said Mrs Blair, clasping her in her arms; "if used to do," said Archie, speaking for the first time since his aunt''s "You are a kind little nurse, Lilias," said her aunt, detaining the hand "You don''t think my mother will be long ill?" said Lilias, looking up "I am trying, Aunt Janet," said Lilias, looking up with a wavering smile she said: "We are going away, sir, to-morrow with my aunt, Mrs Blair, before Lilias could think of anything but the little lad like Archie "But, aunt," said Lilias, "it''s surely not wrong to wish to be placed "They are Dr Gordon''s sons, aunt," said Lilias, in answer to Mrs "Lilias, my child, what ails you?" said her aunt, while Archie stood "I am quite happy, aunt," said Lilias, coming near, and speaking in a "Archie," said his aunt after a little time, "who spoke to you of your id = 12172 author = Stretton, Hesba title = Alone in London date = keywords = Lord; Mr.; Oliver; Susan; Tony; dolly; little; old summary = "Dolly''s to be a good girl till mammy comes back," said the child, fear that Tony would forget to come back to old Oliver''s house. "I s''pose he''ll help you to take care of the little girl," said Tony. "You ought to have bought a broom," said Oliver, looking down at Dolly''s "No, no!" said old Oliver; "Dolly''s going to be a very good girl, and Old Oliver and Dolly made several visits to Tony while he was in the Just as Oliver was too old to feel any anxiety about Dolly, so Tony was "She''s very thin, Tony; look at this little arm," he said, "wasting away! "Yes, my little love," cried old Oliver, moaning as he said it. "Well, I''m only Tony," he answered; "but I live with old Mr. Oliver now, merry little scream behind them, so like Dolly''s, that both old Oliver id = 30555 author = Stretton, Hesba title = Little Meg''s Children date = keywords = Blossom; God; Kitty; Meg; Mrs; Robbie; Robin summary = ''Little Meg!'' said her mother, in a low, yet shrill voice. ''Little Meg,'' said her mother, ''do you remember one Sunday evening us ''You''ve got no mam but me now, baby,'' cried little Meg. She sat still ''I wish everybody in London was good,'' said Meg. They sat a while longer on the window-sill, watching the sparrows, all ''I''d like to go home,'' sobbed Robin; and Meg took her baby upon her ''Here''s a letter come for your mother, little Meg,'' said Mr Grigg, ''May be you haven''t asked Him,'' said Meg. Kitty was silent for a minute, and then she spoke in a voice half ''Pray God,'' said little Meg, ''You''ve let mother die, and father be took ''You go home, little Meg,'' said Kitty''s voice behind her, ''and I''ll ''It''s me, your own Kitty,'' she said; ''where''s little Meg?'' to Meg. Robin was ailing very little, he said: but the baby? id = 61455 author = Stretton, Hesba title = Alone in London date = keywords = Charlotte; Lord; Mr.; Oliver; Susan; Tony; dolly; little; old summary = "Dolly''s to be a good girl till mammy comes back," said the child, little ''un again?" said Tony, with an eager face. "I s''pose he''ll help you to take care of the little girl," said Tony. about the old man''s look of age and the little child''s sweet face But Oliver and Dolly had no eyes but for Tony, and they "No, no!" said old Oliver; "Dolly''s going to be a very good girl, and Old Oliver and Dolly made several visits to Tony while he was in the Just as Oliver was too old to feel any anxiety about Dolly, so Tony "She''s very thin, Tony; look at this little arm," he said, "wasting "Yes, my little love," cried old Oliver, moaning as he said it. "Well, I''m only Tony," he answered; "but I live with old Mr. Oliver "Ever since our little Dolly died," said Tony, in a faltering voice. id = 34416 author = Stuart, Ruth McEnery title = The River''s Children: An Idyl of the Mississippi date = keywords = Duc; Felix; Hannah; Harold; Israel; Isrul; Mais; Mammy; Marse; dat; like; man; river; yas summary = "Dey ain'' got no _in_sanity in yo'' family, I don''t t''ink, Felix? wid every stroke I pray to de river to grant me dat satisfaction to find run in some families; an'' you know now I am coming to like dem. "I tell you, like we said, Adolphe, dat river she is--she is--" "Tell de trut'', I don''t like dat dancing on de supper-table, Felix. "No, he ain''t come, an'' dat ''s huccome hope stays wid me. Dat ain''t got nothin'' to do wid answer to "Gord ain''t nuver _promised_ to sen'' Marse Harol'' home, as I knows on." beauty on the bank of the great river,--"keeping one foot in New Orleans night old man Israel answered the call. "Yas," chuckled de man; "an'' dey''s a lesson in dat, ef we''d study over man--to die like dat! "Sure, dat is a great happening; _mais_ for such a _be_ginning, so id = 8413 author = Thurston, I. T. (Ida Treadwell) title = The Bishop''s Shadow date = keywords = Brother; Dick; Hunt; Jimmy; Little; Mr.; Mrs.; Nan; Rawson; Scott; Theodore; Tode; theo summary = The dark eyes looked up into the boy''s face with a wistful, pleading "But--not nice girls, Tode," said Nan, wistfully. "Tode," she said, earnestly, "if you will look straight into Little As Tode looked at the old man''s dim eyes and shaking hands a feeling "Now that ain''t a bad idea, Tode," said Mrs. Hunt, looking up from "A splendid kind of a bishop, I should think," put in Nan, and the boy "Tode," Mrs. Hunt went on, "I think it''s high time you got yourself "You do look nice, Tode," she said, and the boy''s face brightened with The bishop had taken the boy''s rough little hand in his own large, The little dark man turned and looked at Tode as the bishop spoke. Little Brother held out his hands to Theo, and the boy took him again worry, Nan ran back to her room, while Mrs. Hunt called the boys. id = 21997 author = Walton, O. F., Mrs. title = Christie''s Old Organ Or, "Home, Sweet Home" date = keywords = Christie; Jesus; Mabel; Master; Treffy; home summary = "It''s morning, Master Treffy," said Christie; "shall you soon be awake?" "Yes, Christie, boy, go if you like," said the old man; "but you''ll be "Well, Master Treffy, I''m ready," said Christy, putting the organ-strap "That''s what I want to know, sir," said Christie; "he''s a very old man, "Christie, boy," said old Treffy''s voice; "what did the doctor say?" "Christie, boy," said old Treffy, suddenly, "I want you to make out "Master Treffy," said Christie, that night "do you love Jesus?" "Master Treffy," said Christie, solemnly, "if you don''t love Jesus, you "Yes, Christie, boy," said old Treffy; "I don''t know how it is; I used "Be sure you mind every word he says, Christie, boy," said old Treffy, "I don''t know, Christie, boy; I can''t feel it," said old Treffy "That''s me and old Treffy," said Christie to himself. like home." "And old Treffy''s there at last," said Christie to himself id = 22061 author = Warner, Susan title = The Carpenter''s Daughter date = keywords = BOOK; Barry; God; Illustrations; Jesus; Mathieson; Mr.; Mrs.; Nettie; Plates; little; mother summary = "It''s one of your father''s friends; so it''s no good," said Mrs. Mathieson. "Why, mother," said Nettie, "Jesus was with me all the way." little black table lay Nettie''s Bible and Sunday-school books; and each Mrs. Mathieson made no answer, and Nettie went to work with the fire. "No, mother," said Nettie, gently,--"all my things are up stairs "Now, mother," said Nettie, when she had changed her dress and come to From the time Nettie got home till she went to bed, she was as busy as cakes, and set rooms in order; and it was Nettie always who went to Mr. Jackson''s for meal and treacle, and to Mrs. Auguste''s, the little "Now, mother, what sort of a way is that of talking?" said Nettie, "Nothing much, mother," said Nettie, quietly; "only I was a little sick. "Mother, I am going to give you my little dear hymn book," said Nettie, id = 35983 author = Warner, Susan title = Little Nettie; or, Home Sunshine date = keywords = Barry; Jesus; Mathieson; Mr.; Mrs.; Nettie; Sunday summary = "It''s one of your father''s friends; so it''s no good," said Mrs. Mathieson. Mrs. Mathieson made no answer, and Nettie went to work with the fire. "Your father don''t want any dinner," said Mrs. Mathieson. "No, mother," said Nettie, gently, "all my things are upstairs already; "Now, mother," said Nettie, when she had changed her dress and come to From the time Nettie got home till she went to bed she was as busy as "No, mother," said Nettie, "I don''t think that. "No, mother," said Nettie, "I don''t think that. "There''s that house-raising to-morrow, Nettie," said Mrs. Mathieson; "Father," said Nettie, softly, "mother has made waffles for you; and you "Why, my Nettie," said the little woman, "what is this, my child? "Nothing, father," said Nettie, "only lay me on the bed, please; and "Nothing much, mother," said Nettie, quietly; "only I was a little ill.