An Uncomfortable Bed
One autumn I went to spend the hunting season with some friends in a chateau in Picardy. My friends were fond of practical jokes. I…
Arts
Reginald’s Peace Poem
“I’m writing a poem on Peace,” said Reginald, emerging from a sweeping operation through a tin of mixed biscuits, in whose depths a macaroon or…
The Five Boons Of Life
Chapter I In the morning of life came a good fairy with her basket, and said: “Here are gifts. Take one, leave the others. And…
The Story of Keesh
The Story of Keesh KEESH lived long ago on the rim of the polar sea, was the head man of his village through many and…
The Chicken Who Wouldn’t Eat Gravel
It was some time after the Dorking Hen had come off the nest with her little brood that the mother of the Shanghai Chickens began…
The Last Fight in the Coliseum
The Last Fight in the Coliseum As the Romans grew prouder and more fond of pleasure, no one could hope to please them who did…
Clovis On Parental Responsibilities
Marion Eggelby sat talking to Clovis on the only subject that she ever willingly talked about her offspring and their varied perfections and accomplishments. Clovis…
An Angel In Disguise
Idleness, vice, and intemperance had done their miserable work, and the dead mother lay cold and still amid her wretched children. She had fallen upon…
The Fable Of The Preacher Who Flew His Kite
The Fable of the Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Wished to Do So A certain Preacher became wise to the Fact…
A Mystery Explained
“Going to the Falls and to the White Mountains!” “Yes, I’m off next week.” “How long will you be absent?” “From ten days to two…
About Barbers
All things change except barbers, the ways of barbers, and the surroundings of barbers. These never change. What one experiences in a barber’s shop the…
Lost On Dress Parade
Mr. Towers Chandler was pressing his evening suit in his hall bedroom. One iron was heating on a small gas stove; the other was being…
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