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Humorous account of a conversation between two ladies overheard and misunderstood by the bachelor in the next room. Their prodigious appetites are eventually explained. (PB)
Edward Ray travels from New Orleans to Oregan with his employer's daughter awakening a mutual love that seems hopeless once the journey is over. A chance to help his employer regain a share of that year's fur trade prompts him to undertake a perilous ride among Indians and rival agents ... Subject not equalled by style. (PB)
On cultivating the gifts within us. Includes quotes, anecdote, and a short fable of the eagle raised with geese. Very little original matter in this very short piece. (PB)
Set in Sydney, the tale of a father and a son whose ambition in the respective world of money and of intellect cause their untimely deaths. Warns against speculation. Sermonical. (PB)
The murder of a station owner in Victoria is traced to his second wife and her lover. Her plans are already frustrated by a new will, she is caught in a fire ... (PB)
A scheming sanctimonious widower marries a happy widow, making their respective sons step-brothers. His treatment of her causes his wife's early death and through her forced will he believes himself in possession of all her wealth ... Light style. (PB)