BY BURBANK L. TODD
CHAPTER I
THE CALL OF SPRING
"Well, after all, the country isn't such a bad place as some city folk
think."
The young fellow who said this stood upon the highest...
by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
THE WAYSIDE. INTRODUCTORY.
A short time ago, I was favored with a flying visit from my young friend
Eustace Bright, whom I had not before met with since quit...
by Gideon Wurdz
CHAPTER I
Distilled waters run deep.
ABSINTHE From two Latin words, ad, and sinistrum, meaning "to the bad."
If in doubt, try one. (Old adage, "Absinthe makes the j...
by Oscar Wilde
THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY
Lord Illingworth Sir John Pontefract Lord Alfred Rufford Mr. Kelvil,
M.P. The Ven. Archdeacon Daubeny, D.D. Gerald Arbuthnot Farquhar, Bu...