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Matty Gore
A young woman's Christian faith sustains her through life's trials, while her father's and brother's lack of faith and duty lead to unhappiness and tragedy.
Modern Chivalry
A young American sailor rescues a mysterious young female English runaway, and goes on to become a heroic naval captain in the Revolutionary War, and a later a prosperous merchant.
New Year's Day
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A young woman is rewarded for her filial obedience with the love and respect of her family and community, and the hand of the young she loves.
New-Year's Day
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A young man borrows money from his intended fiance's father and, after the stock market collapses, is estranged from her and family. Unbeknownst to the other, he works to repay her father, and she remains true to her love for him.
Nine Years Since
A mother tells a story about her friend to help revise her daughters’ conception of the label “old maid.”
Our Robins
The narrator spends time with her dying friend and the friend's young son, sharing a love of flowers and birds, and reflecting on the habits of robins and their similarities to human beings.
Romance in Real Life
An historical romance in two parts, focusing first on the Boston childhood of orphan Marie Reynolds/Angely (implied to be the long-lost daughter of a fictionalized Hector St. Jean de Crèvecoeur), and subsequently on Marie's mysterious meeting with…
Saturday Night
A mother tells her children a bedtime story about a mysterious Friend who gives children precious gifts, and teaches a lesson about gratitude and prayer.
Scene at Niagara
A description of Niagara Falls, followed by a conversation between and mother and son about the sublimity of nature and God.
Second Thoughts Best
An engagement is jeopardized by the couple's conflicting values and attitudes towards love and duty.