author: george washington cable

Strange True Stories of Louisiana

... maid , who was lighting the candles for the notary and placing them so they should not shine into the eyes of the man in bed , said : " His feet - another hot - water bottle . ” - The maid went to get it . While she was gone the notary ...

The Cavalier: in large print

... stars were that overhung yonder fringe of woods so low and so close to each other. The less brilliant one, I said, the red one, was Mars. "And the one following, almost at his side?" "Don't you know?" I asked. Her eyes flashed round upon ...

Old Creole Days

... small door which stood ajar , sat the little priest , behind the lattice of the confessional , silently wiping away the sweat that beaded on his brow and rolled down his face . At distant intervals the shadow of some one entering softly ...

STRANGE TRUE STORIES OF LOUISIANA

... move into the house, their floor also beingcovered with water. The raft had ... tutorata planter's across the lake, preached tothe few who had arrived in ... oras scientifically as we might, the raft would not budge. The noonday sun ...

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