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Eatin' Crow and The Best Man in GarotteEatin' Crow; and The Best Man in Garotte The evening on which Charley Muirhead made his first appearance at Doolan's was a memorable one; the camp was in wonderful spirits. Whitman was said to have struck it rich. Garotte, therefore, might yet become popular...
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A Modern IdyllA Modern Idyll I call it real good of you, Mr. Letgood, to come and see me. Wont you be seated? Thank you. Its very warm to-day; and as I didnt feel like reading or writing, I thought Id come round. Youre just too...
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Gulmore, the BossGulmore, the Boss The habits of the Gulmore household were in some respects primitive. Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy...
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The Sheriff and His PartnerThe Sheriff and His Partner One afternoon in July, 1869, I was seated at my desk in Lococks law-office in the town of Kiota, Kansas. I had landed in New York from Liverpool nearly a year before, and had drifted westwards seeking in vain...
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The Village ConvictThe Village Convict - First published in the "Century Magazine" The speaker, John Doane, was a sunburnt fisherman, one of a circle of well-salted individuals who sat, some on chairs, some on boxes and barrels, around the stove in a country store. Yes, said...
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Five Hundred DollarsFive Hundred Dollars - First published in the "Century Magazine" Captain Philo's sail-loft was a pleasant place to sit in, and it was much frequented. At one end was a wide, sliding door, that opened on the water, and through it you saw the...
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EliEli - First published in the "Century Magazine" Under a boat, high and dry at low tide, on the beach, John Wood was seated in the sand, sheltered from the sun in the boat's shadow, absorbed in the laying on of verdigris. The dull,...
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Saint PatrickSaint Patrick - 1887 One of the places which they point out on Ship Street is the Italian fruit-shop on the corner of Perry Court, before the door of which, six years ago, Guiseppe Cavagnaro, bursting suddenly forth in pursuit of Martin Lavezzo, stabbed...
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In Madeira PlaceIn Madeira Place - 1887 Turning from the street which follows the line of the wharves, into Madeira Place, you leave at once an open region of docks and spars for comparative retirement. Wagons seldom enter Madeira Place: it is too hard to turn...
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The New Minister's Great OpportunityThe New Minister's Great Opportunity - First published in the "Century Magazine" Mr. Snell had been driven in by a shower from the painting of a barn, and was now sitting, with one bedaubed overall leg crossed over the other, in Mr. Hamblin's shop....
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Orley FarmOrley FarmIt is not true that a rose by any other name will smell as sweet. Were it true, I should call this story "The Great Orley Farm Case." But who would ask for the ninth number of a serial work burthened with so...
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By The SeaBy The Sea - 1887 On the southeastern coast of Massachusetts is a small village with which I was once familiarly acquainted. It differs little in its general aspect from other hamlets scattered along that shore. It has its one long, straggling street, plain...
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The Ffolliots of RedmarleyThe Ffolliots of RedmarleyFor that dread "move" you saw me through, For all the things you found to do. For china washed and pictures hung And oh, those books, the hours among! For merry heart that goes all day, For jest that turns work...
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Janet of the DunesJanet of the DunesIn this story of the dunes, the Hills and the Light, I have not attempted any character drawing, although on the easterly shore of Long Island there are many people who have retained, together with the plain old English names which...
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Second SightSecond SightTranscriber's Note: This etext was produced from "The Counterfeit Man; More Science Fiction Stories by Alan E. Nourse" published in 1963. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. (Note: The following excerpts from Amy...
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Peter PanPeter PanMeredith Hughes, Peter Eastman, Julian Jamison, Will Ching, Mark F. Smith, Neil Satterlund, Catharine Eastman, Lizzie Oldfather, Becky Miller, Eric McKenzie, Lucy Burgoyne, Genevieve Tauxe, Nathan Willard, krithiga, Claire Goget, John Garvin The person or persons who have associated work with this document...
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The Golden DreamThe Golden DreamThe person or persons who have associated work with this document (the "Dedicator" or "Certifier") hereby either (a) certifies that, to the best of his knowledge, the work of authorship identified is in the public domain of the country from which the...
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Molly Make-BelieveMolly Make-BelieveThe person or persons who have associated work with this document (the "Dedicator" or "Certifier") hereby either (a) certifies that, to the best of his knowledge, the work of authorship identified is in the public domain of the country from which the work...
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Little Eve EdgartonLittle Eve EdgartonThe person or persons who have associated work with this document (the "Dedicator" or "Certifier") hereby either (a) certifies that, to the best of his knowledge, the work of authorship identified is in the public domain of the country from which the...
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Letters of Two BridesLetters of Two BridesThe person or persons who have associated work with this document (the "Dedicator" or "Certifier") hereby either (a) certifies that, to the best of his knowledge, the work of authorship identified is in the public domain of the country from which...
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