Category: Short Stories
Page All Alone 1 The Mistletoe, a Christmas Tale 10 The Poor, Singing Dame 17 Mistress Gurton’s Cat, a Domestic Tale 22 The Lascar, in Two Parts 30 The Widow’s Home 49 The Shepherd’s Dog 56 The Fugitive 67 The Haunted Beach 72 Old Barnard, a Monkish Tale 77 The Hermit of Mont-...
Page All Alone 1 The Mistletoe, a Christmas Tale 10 The Poor, Singing Dame 17 Mistress Gurton’s Cat, a Domestic Tale 22 The Lascar, in Two Parts 30 The Widow’s Home 49 The Sheph...
2. Part 2Thus, often, we with anguish sore The _dead_, in clam’rous grief deplore; Who, were they once _alive_ again Would meet the sting of cold disdain! For FRIENDS, whom trifling faul...
3. Part 3On Sunday, at the old Yew Tree, Which canopies the church-yard stile, Forc’d from his master’s company, The faithful TRIM would mope awhile; For then his master’s only care Was...
4. Part 4One dreary night when Winter’s icy breath Half petrified the scene, when not a star Gleam’d o’er the black infinity of space, Sudden, the HERMIT started from his couch Fear-stru...
5. Part 5From that moment the Monarch grew sober and good, (And nestled with Birds of a different brood,) For he found that the pathway which wisdom pursu’d Was pleasant, safe, quiet, an...
6. Part 6The dame was somewhat disconcerted— For, all that she could say or do,— The boy his question would renew, Nor from his purpose be diverted. At length, the matter to decide, “’Ti...
7. Part 7He told a Tale of bitter woe, His heart with pity swelling, How the fair LADY pin’d and died, And how her Ghost, at Christmas-tide— Would wander,—near her dwelling.
8. Part 81. The Errata recommendations were incorporated as stated. 2. Silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in spelling. 3. Retained archaic, non-standard, and...