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id: 21217
title: The One Moss-Rose
author: Power, Philip Bennett
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  Many a time did James Courtenay''s old nurse, who was a God-fearing "Father," said Jacob, "I saw the young squire ride by on his gray pony "Ah, Jacob, my son," replied old Leonard Dobbin, "you may glorify God "Ah, Jacob," said the old man, "''tis in little common trials such as we the tree, as if he wanted to lay Jacob Dobbin''s blood at their young "Who ever said I did Jacob Dobbin any harm?" asked James Courtenay, his "You said I murdered Jacob Dobbin," interrupted James Courtenay. "Come, speak up, Jim," said old Meyers; "you were poor Jacob''s friend, rudely snatched away by the young squire, and how poor Jacob burst a "Leonard Dobbin," said the squire, after he had sat for some time "Thank you, young squire," said Leonard; "it was here that Jacob was "Ay," said James Courtenay, "and Jacob is up yonder; but I fear, with


id: 21134
title: Working in the Shade Lowly Sowing brings Glorious Reaping
author: Wilson, Theodore P.
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  had occupied the house during that time, except an old man and his wife, The poor man had seen better days, having acted as steward the shade for poor Bridgepath,--some young lady friend who has a little "Well, it was dull work, uncle, I allow," said the young man, laughing. "Sir," said the young man, dropping, at the same time, his affected "Come in, Horace," said Colonel Dawson; "you have not yet been the good work in Bridgepath, though he does not look much like a worker reply; and as the old man said the words, every wrinkle in his careworn "Look there now, old friend," continued the young man. "It may be, friend," said the young man gently, "that the Lord took her "This is indeed joyful news, dear friend," said Horace Jackson, when he "Well, dear old friend," said Horace, "it shall be as you say, so far as


id: 29295
title: Great Uncle Hoot-Toot
author: Molesworth, Mrs.
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  "That''s Geoff, I''m sure," said Elsa; "I always know his ring. "Elsa," said Frances, "I think you are rather hard upon Geoff. "I think mamma had better go to bed almost at once," said Elsa, "What are you talking about, Geoff?" said Elsa''s voice in the doorway. "But have you got sense enough, Geoff?" said Frances, gently. "Then you haven''t any wants at present, I should think, Geoff," said "Geoff," said Elsa, putting great control on herself so as to speak very "And why should I be angry with Geoff?" said the old gentleman, his eyes Geoff is a good boy in big things, and mamma thinks it is owing to her "Good little girl," said Great-Uncle Hoot-Toot, nodding his head "Great-uncle," she said, "I don''t want to make silly excuses for Geoff, "Geoff," said Elsa, "you shall not." there I''ll look up your place and find you your train," said Geoff,


id: 5676
title: A Double Story
author: MacDonald, George
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  standing in the door, and looking down upon the wise woman, saw never a princess struggling and screaming all the time, and the wise woman the sternness on the face of the wise woman came from the same heart the folds of the wise woman''s cloak--a very ugly little owlet she mouthful--only followed the basin with longing looks, as the wise woman "Look at me, Rosamond," said the wise woman. "I want to help you to do what I tell you," said the wise woman. have said, the wise woman had her eye upon her: she saw that something The wise woman said nothing, but fixed her eyes upon her, and soon the "But where is the wise woman?" asked Rosamond, looking all about. And Rosamond, looking again, saw the wise woman, folded as usual in her "Do not think," the wise woman went on, "that the things you have seen


id: 11290
title: Emilie the Peacemaker
author: Geldart, Thomas, Mrs.
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  Oh, a capital good rule, that of your''s, Miss!" "What," said Emilie "Well, we must say good night, now," said Emilie, "or we shall be late confused as Emilie bade her good-bye, and said--"Miss Schomberg, you The two boys, with Emilie and Edith, were on their way to pay aunt Agnes "Now, Emilie, what do you think of my life?" said Edith, one day after On their way to old Joe''s house that night, Emilie thought she would "Will you give up your walk to-night, Edith," said Emilie on her return "Fred, dear," said she, "will you keep your birds in my little room, "Muff won''t hurt the birds, Fred dear," said Edith, "she is not when Fred said, "Edith, I want some one to teach poor Joe love; will you "Will you not go and see Joe, Emilie?" asked Edith, one day of her said little Edith, "poor Joe!


id: 42366
title: The Cozy Lion: As Told by Queen Crosspatch
author: Burnett, Frances Hodgson
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  When I got to the Cave, the Lion was sitting outside his door and "I am a poor sensitive lonely orphan Lion,'' he said. They never invite them to children''s parties--nice little He must have been rather a nice Lion because that minute he began little Skip just jumped up and stood on the end of the Lion''s nose minute I heard little children''s voices singing like skylarks farther down on the Huge Green Hill--actually little children a And the little children on the Huge Green Hill side were coming Little boys called out, "Hello, Lion! "Jump on to the Lion''s tongue," I said to him, "and smooth it off The fathers thought of the Lion the first thing, but the mothers up the Huge Green Hill to where the Lion''s Cave was and then they and right in front of the Cave there stood the Lion looking


id: 45164
title: Village Annals, Containing Austerus and Humanus: A Sympathetic Tale
author: Anonymous
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  [Sidenote: Village Ale-House.] Sir Filmer, on his first entering, immediately "You must, at this inclement season," said Sir Filmer, "witness many replied the worthy man, the tear glistening in his eye, "to weep with "Small, however, sir, as the village is, it produces two characters, as _Austerus_ and _Humanus_; the former a man of callous soul; the latter [Sidenote: Character of Austerus.] "One would imagine," says Sir Filmer, "this man was destined by heaven, which--poor man!--how often have I witnessed the tear drop from his [Sidenote: Hard Treatment of the Poor.] that he is hard-hearted to the poor, and unfeeling to the sons of [Sidenote: Distressed Family.] "Besides the poor, Sir, the afflicted, who are tossed on the bed of [Sidenote: Pleasures of a Liberal Mind.] [Sidenote: Character of Humanus.] [Sidenote: The afflicted Cottage.] [Sidenote: Toil of the Villager.] characters, he would be an Austerus, or an Humanus?--a sordid, selfish


id: 54265
title: Luck and Pluck; or, John Oakley''s Inheritance
author: Alger, Horatio, Jr.
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  "Because," said Ben, reluctantly, "John got the whip away from me." "I came as soon as Ben told me you wished to see me," said John. "I have no wish to insult you, Mrs. Oakley," said John. "Why did you not make this change while my father was alive, Mrs. Oakley?" said John, significantly. John took his place at the supper-table as usual; but neither Mrs. Oakley nor Ben, though they spoke freely to each other, had a word to "I don''t know about that, Sam. I rather think, from something Mrs. Oakley said, that she means to sell Prince." "I don''t know that Ben is deficient in that way," said Mrs. Oakley, "Oh, of course he struck John," said Mrs. Oakley, not thinking it "Good-morning, John," said Mrs. Oakley; "you are just in time. "If you think I had anything to do with it, Mrs. Oakley," said John,


