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The Elder Sister
A selfless daughter who has taken up her deceased mother's family duties is rewarded with a trip to visit a family friend, whose son develops romantic feelings for her.
Tags: "As You Like It", 1829, Blowzabella, Broadway, Country, dandy, daughters, Eve, fathers, filial piety, fishing flies, George Crabbe, giftbooks, June, maternal death, Romance, Rosalind, Shakespeare, Siblings, sons, Tales and Sketches - First Series, the language of flowers, The Youth's Keepsake, widowers, widows
New Year's Day
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.
Tags: "Written In Friars Carse Hermitage", Birnam Woods, Christmas tree, daughter, Dutch, father, filial duty, forget-me-nots, German, gift giving, Immigrants, Macbeth, Montagues and Capulets, mother, New Year's Day, New York City, Robert Burns, Romeo and Juliet, self-sacrifice, servants, Siblings, step-mother, tenement, traditions, virtue, visiting, widow
New-Year's Day
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.
Dogs
After an older brother tells his younger siblings all about an extraordinary dog he encountered in New York City, his mother criticizes animal cruelty and reminds them of the fidelity and goodness of dogs.