Harper's Young People
General Prescott, commanding the British forces on Rhode Island in 1777, was a petty tyrant, imperious, irascible, and cruel. He would command citizens of Newport who met him on the streets to take off their hats in deference to him, and if not obeyed, he would knock them off...
The wolf, the lynx, and even the sly fox are terrible enemies of wild hogs, for with patience and cunning watchfulness they often succeed in making off with very young pigs, whi...
2. Chapter 2But the lost Evelyn was near, and coming nearer every moment. You will remember that Maggie's mother, Mrs. Brien, was to send for Maggie to come and visit her. The man whom she...
1. Chapter 1General Prescott, commanding the British forces on Rhode Island in 1777, was a petty tyrant, imperious, irascible, and cruel. He would command citizens of Newport who met him on...
4. Chapter 4He sat on the curb-stone one pleasant day, Placidly passing the hours away; His hands in the _holes_ which for pockets were meant, His thoughts on the clouds overhead were inten...
5. Chapter 5But when he heard the dreadful ____, And saw the drowning maidens ____, He hurried with his stick of ____ Along the slippery ground. And others came, and with a ____ They crept...