The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 - A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics

Transcriber's Note: Minor typos have been corrected and footnotes moved to the end of the article. Contractions have been retained as they appear in each story. A table of contents has been created for the HTML version. QUICKSANDS. IN THE HEMLOCKS. LAST DAYS OF WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR. THE DEAD SHIP OF HARPSWELL. DOCTOR JOHNS. TIED TO A ROPE. GIOTTO'S TOWER. PASSAGES FROM HAWTHORNE'S NOTE-BOOKS. THE MOUNTAIN. THE CHIMNEY-CORNER FOR 1866. A PIONEER EDITOR. GRIFFITH GAUNT; OR, JEALOUSY. BAD SYMPTOMS. REVIEWS AND LITERARY NOTICES. "I have nothing to do but to knit; none to knit for at home but my cat," I replied, rather shortly, to the soft voice that had given me credit for such extraordinary industry. Afterwards I looked up at Percy Lunt, and tried to think of some pleasant thing to say to her; but in vain,the words wouldn't come. I did not like her, and that is the truth. Thirty of us were assembled as usual, at our weekly "Soldiers' Aid Circle." We always met at the house of her father, Colonel Lunt, because its parlors were the largest in Barton, and because Mrs. Lunt invited us to come every week at three o'clock in the afternoon, and stay till nine, meanwhile giving us all tea. The two parlors, which opened into each other as no others in Barton did, were handsomely furnished with articles brought from France; though, for that matter, they did not look very different from Barton furniture generally, except, perhaps, in being plainer. Just now the chairs, lounges, and card-table were covered with blue yarn, blue woollen cloth, unbleached cotton, and other things requisite for the soldiers. They, the soldiers, had worn out the miserable socks provided by government in two days' marching, and sent up the cry, to the mothers and sisters in New England, "Give us such stockings as you are used to knitting for us!" ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 22375
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Release Date: Aug 22, 2007
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