Up the dark stairs that led to his poor home strode a gloomy-faced young man with despair in ... Read more
Domestic Fiction Short Stories
Total Stories: 72
Ma began it by calling her rosy, dimpled, year-old baby Cupid, and as he grew up the name ... Read more
Hardly was I settled again, when the inevitable bowl appeared, and its bearer delivered a message I had ... Read more
On a cheery June day Mrs. Penelope Carrolland her niece Debby Wilder, were whizzing alongon their way to ... Read more
“Handsome is that handsome does.” I Once upon a time there raged in a certain city one of ... Read more
“A handful of good life is worth a bushel of learning.” “They will both come, for they are ... Read more
A MODERN CINDERELLA OR, THE LITTLE OLD SHOE HOW IT WAS LOST Among green New England hills stood ... Read more
I ROSES It was a cold November storm, and everything looked forlorn. Eventhe pert sparrows were draggle-tailed and ... Read more
Five and twenty ladies, all in a row, sat on one side of the hall, looking very much ... Read more
“Bells ring others to church, but go not in themselves.” No one saw the spirits of the bells ... Read more
“A stitch in time saves nine.” “O Pris, Pris, I’m really going! Here’s the invitation–rough paper–Chapel–spreads–Lyceum Hall–everything splendid; ... Read more
Chapter 1 I. HOW THEY WALKED INTO LENNOX’S LIFE. “COME out for a drive, Harry?” “Too cold.” “Have ... Read more