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  2. The Old House at Deepdene, Or Love, the Conqueror.

    "I have heard every word you said to my sister, Mr. Smiles," Adelaide remarks, her face deadly pale, and her eyes never taken for a moment from ...

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  3. CHRISTMAS CHEER.

    "Don't make the mistake of thinking that the whole of the festivity and good cheer of this merry Christmas season depends upon the cook," said ...

    Article : 116 words
  4. TALE OF A CHRISTMAS TURKEY.

    At the time Lord Eldon was plain Jack Scott, he received two days before Christmas a present of a fine turkey from an unknown friend, and ...

    Article : 227 words
  5. THE OLD, DEAR YEAR.

    These are the things the old year brings For those who ask but memories: A bloom—a charm—a fairy spell— ...

    Article : 79 words
  6. THE FAITHFUL SHEPHERD BOY.

    Gerhardt was a German shepherd boy, and a noble fellow he was, too, although he was very, very poor. One day as he was watching his ...

    Article : 485 words
  7. HOW TOLSTOY LIVES.

    Although Tolstoy himself lives a most ascetic life, it is a mistake to think that his existence is altogether that of a hermit. His own fare is ...

    Article : 351 words
  8. CHAPTER XXII.

    There is nothing for it but to obey him, and I go slowly back to Adelaide. "Ernest Warden is here, Adelaide, and, in spite of all I can say, insists ...

    Article : 1,664 words
  9. LOOK PLEASANT.

    We cannot, of course, all be handsome, And it's hard for us all to be good; We are sure now and then to be lonely, And we don't always do as we ...

    Article : 126 words
  10. Charlie's Secret.

    Young Mr. Charles was plainly embarrassed, and Miss Smith knew what was coming—or thought she did. "Er—Miss Smith," he said ...

    Article : 206 words
  11. PENALTY OF CLEVERNESS.

    The bright youth, fresh from school or college, is too frequently dealt with in one of two ways: either he is satirised for his cleverness, which is, of ...

    Article : 181 words
  12. WHEN CHRISTMAS JOLLITY WAS ILLEGAL.

    "Christmas fun was illegal in Cromwell's time," Said an antiquary. "Puritans would not have any gaiety even on Christmas day. ...

    Article : 122 words
  13. WHAT IS KNOWLEDGE?

    Some one says you might read all the books in the British Museum if you could live long enough, and remain utterly an illiterate, uneducated ...

    Article : 209 words
  14. CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE.

    The following particulars took three years to compile accurately. There are 39 books in the Old Testament. ...

    Article : 163 words
  15. He Made Out a Good Claim

    It was Christmas morning, and as Jones stood smoking on the doorstep a seedy-looking individual, wearing a ragged suit and with a red nose, came ...

    Article : 416 words
  16. WHEN CHRISTMAS DAY WAS FIRST KEPT.

    When the infamous Diocletian was Emperor of Rome, and kept his court in Nicomedia, he learnt that some Christians were celebrating the ...

    Article : 87 words
  17. CARE OF JEWELLERY.

    Like most other things, to look well, and continue to look its best, jewellery requires to be taken care of. Yet, considering its value, there are few ...

    Article : 396 words
  18. CHAPTER XXI.

    "Ernest's wife!" echoes Adelaide. "Oh, my God! What, then, am I?" She totters forward, her face takes on the hue of the dead, and she falls ...

    Article : 1,763 words
  19. SECRETS OF SUCCESS.

    Though it is impossible to point out any general road to success, there are certain points which all may bear in mind— ...

    Article : 105 words
  20. THINGS WE CAN DO WITHOUT.

    It is wonderful how many things we think most needful are really not so very necessary after all. Try this little experiment and it will ...

    Article : 123 words
  21. What the Nice Gentleman Said.

    A certain lady took her five-year-old son to a photographer. The little fellow could not be kept still. The camera-man was as pleasant and ...

    Article : 174 words
  22. THE OUTDOOR LIFE.

    Australia, for eight or nine months in the year is the ideal land for the outdoor life. Instead of spending money in the crowded misery of a certain ...

    Article : 156 words
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