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  2. POETRY.

    The lazy boy sprawled on his back and squinted at the sky. Wishing he were the long winged bird that slantwise sailed on high ; ...

    Article : 246 words
  3. The Battle of Lissa.

    In that all but forgotten fight of the war of 1866, the true benchmark of modern naval history, the Italians were unexpectedly beaten contrary to all the predictions of the naval ...

    Article : 646 words
  4. Steeplejacks and their Adventures.

    That the number of steeplejacks should be so limited is warrant enough not only of the singular perils of the calling, but of the real coolness of mind and regularity of pulse which ...

    Article : 580 words
  5. Good Stories.

    In a certain village there is a clerk who is known as Daft Tommy, owing to his having been confined in a lunatic asylum for several years. The other day, shortly after his ...

    Article : 1,013 words
  6. A WOMAN WITH A PAST.

    "The Strand, London," a place bewildering alike to friend and stranger, thronged with human faces all unknown to each other ; full of traffic, of noise, of bustle, of activity—full ...

    Article : 3,583 words
  7. How French Actresses Avoid Giving Their Age.

    A servant robbed Mile. Mars of her diamonds one evening while she was at the theatre. Arrested, he was put upon trial, and witnesses were summoned to bear testimony ...

    Article : 633 words
  8. Mark Twain's First Story.

    Just how Samuel L. Clemens—Mark Twain—began his literary carcer has never been told. In one of his books he tells how from the "soundings" on Mississippi river boats he ...

    Article : 610 words
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