Stories Worth Rereading

PREFACE

THEIR WORD OF HONOR - MURIEL'S BRIGHT IDEA - THE STRENGTH OF CLINTON - THE DOCTOR'S COW - HONEY AT THE PHONE - ONE OF FATHER'S STORIES - WHAT RUM DOES - MY MOTHER'S RING - THE BRIDAL WINE-CUP - A MOTHER'S SORROW - THE REPRIMAND - AN EXAMPLE - FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT - TIGHTENING THE SADDLE-GIRTH - "HERRINGS FOR NOTHING" - THE POWER OF SONG - JACK'S FIDELITY - HONOR THY FATHER AND THY MOTHER - THE SLEIGH-RIDE - SAMUEL SMILES, THE AUTHOR OF "SELF-HELP" - DAVID LIVINGSTONE - A TRUE INCIDENT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE - LITTLE CORNERS - IN THE HOME - GIANTS AND GRASSHOPPERS - AS GOOD AS HIS BOND - PLAIN BERNICE - HOW THE BOY WITHOUT A REFERENCE FOUND ONE - AN HOUR A DAY FOR A YEAR - "PLEASE, SIR, I WOULD RATHER NOT" - THE RIGHT WORD - THE SADDEST OF INDIA'S PICTURES (1912) - ONE LITTLE WIDOW - WHY THE MITE BOXES WERE FULL - TI-TO AND THE BOXERS - HOW NYANGANDI SWAM TO CHURCH - THE LITTLE PRINTER MISSIONARY - THE MISSIONARY'S DEFENSE - LIGHT AT LAST - THE BROWN TOWEL - ONLY A BOY - THE LITTLE PROTECTOR - MOFFAT AND AFRICANER - TWO TRIFLES - A SECOND TRIAL - THE SIN OF EXTRAVAGANCE - A LITTLE CHILD'S WORK - THE HANDY BOX - THE RESULT OF DISOBEDIENCE - LIVINGSTONE'S BODY-GUARD - SPARE MOMENTS - A GOLD MEDAL - A GIRL'S RAILWAY ACQUAINTANCE - HAROLD'S FOOTMAN - ELNATHAN'S GOLD - ONLY A JACK-KNIFE - A SPELLING-BEE - JACK'S QUEER WAYS - WHAT ONE BOY DID - HOW NICK LEARNED MANNERS - WITHOUT BALLAST - INFLUENCE OF A GOOD BOOK - "STRAIGHTENING OUT THE FURROWS" - A BOY WHO WAS WANTED - WANTED: AN EMPLOYER - HOW TO STOP SWEARING - THE CAROLS OF BETHLEHEM CENTER - STANDING BEAR'S SPEECH - MABEL ASHTON'S DREAM - A SAD BUT TRUE STORY - "THE MAN THAT DIED FOR ME" - OUR GRASS RUG AND—OTHER THINGS - THEIR WORD OF HONOR

MURIEL'S BRIGHT IDEA

ERNEST LLOYD. - THE STRENGTH OF CLINTON

BENJAMIN KEECH. - THE DOCTOR'S COW

JOHN FRANCIS OLMSTED - HONEY AT THE PHONE

ONE OF FATHER'S STORIES

ETHEL HOBBS WALTERS. - WHAT RUM DOES

ARTHUR V. FOX. - THE BRIDAL WINE-CUP

A MOTHER'S SORROW