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T.S. Arthur – The Thankless Office
“An object of real charity,” said Andrew Lyon to his wife, as a poor woman withdrew from the room in…
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T.S. Arthur – The Two Husbands
Chapter I “Jane, how can you tolerate that dull, spiritless creature? I never sat by his side for five minutes,…
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T.S. Arthur – The Wife
“I am hopeless!” said the young man, in a voice that was painfully desponding. “Utterly hopeless! Heaven knows I have…
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T.S. Arthur – Unredeemed Pledges
Two men were walking along a public thoroughfare in New York. One of them was a young merchant–the other a…
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T.S. Arthur – Very Poor
“What has become of the Wightmans?” I asked of my old friend Payson. I had returned to my native place…
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T.S. Arthur – Visiting as Neighbors
“I see that the house next door has been taken,” remarked Mr. Leland to his wife, as they sat alone…
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T.S. Arthur – What Can I Do?
He was a poor cripple–with fingers twisted out of all useful shape, and lower limbs paralyzed so that he had…
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T.S. Arthur – Which Was Most the Lady?
“Did you ever see such a queer looking figure?” exclaimed a young lady, speaking loud enough to be heard by…
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A Little Tiny Thing
A Christmas Hamper: A Volume of Pictures and Stories for Little Folks was published in 1889 by T. Nelson and Sons…
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Goody Two Shoes
Goody Two Shoes is a children’s story about an orphan girl with only one shoe, named Margery Meangood. Though the…
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