Overland Monthly: Devoted to the Development of the CountryA. Roman and Company, 1902 |
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Page 35
... young . Never in my life have I seen as sub- stantial and neat a log cabin as that one . It was not large ; yet there was plenty of room ; it's two rooms were well - fur- nished , but not crowded ; the furniture was all home - made ...
... young . Never in my life have I seen as sub- stantial and neat a log cabin as that one . It was not large ; yet there was plenty of room ; it's two rooms were well - fur- nished , but not crowded ; the furniture was all home - made ...
Page 37
... young man with whom she daily chatted as I did of herself . We had each drawn an ideal picture of the personal appear- ance of the other , and in our frequent conversations over the wire each had in mind a face and figure to whom the re ...
... young man with whom she daily chatted as I did of herself . We had each drawn an ideal picture of the personal appear- ance of the other , and in our frequent conversations over the wire each had in mind a face and figure to whom the re ...
Page 38
... young man of twenty , very suscept- ible to female charms , and as I was then denied even a look at a pretty face , aside from fleeting glimpses of female passen- gers on passing trains , I came to regard Miss Merle as my " best girl ...
... young man of twenty , very suscept- ible to female charms , and as I was then denied even a look at a pretty face , aside from fleeting glimpses of female passen- gers on passing trains , I came to regard Miss Merle as my " best girl ...
Page 39
... young and handsome ? Was she to blame because she was a widow , wore a caricature in lieu of a face , and was the mother of two children no doubt as ugly as herself ? I felt a tinge of shame for having spoken so crossly to her , and ...
... young and handsome ? Was she to blame because she was a widow , wore a caricature in lieu of a face , and was the mother of two children no doubt as ugly as herself ? I felt a tinge of shame for having spoken so crossly to her , and ...
Page 42
... young feller , an ' don't yer make a move tords thet tellygraph till the train comes , or it'll find a piece of baggage hyar et ain't lookin ' fur . How soon is she due ? " I am not naturally a coward , but this harsh transformation ...
... young feller , an ' don't yer make a move tords thet tellygraph till the train comes , or it'll find a piece of baggage hyar et ain't lookin ' fur . How soon is she due ? " I am not naturally a coward , but this harsh transformation ...
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