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Issue Details: First known date: 1881... vol. 17 no. 198 November 1881 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1881 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Lagniappe, single work short story
Tale of a dog given to the owner of a Mississippi swamp plantation; their friendship and his misbehaviour. The dog introduces the narrator to his future wife - their romance is recounted; but is shot in anger and pain one night. Well written tale. (PB)
 (p. 134-136)
Sir John Croke's Plot, single work short story
Story of old England and a sinful nobleman's attempt to falsely convict his critical parson of theft. Incorruptibility of poor clergyman stressed. Homely tale. (PB)
 (p. 137-138)
Waking the Wrong Passenger, single work short story
Anecdote of the Irish General Bligh and how he won a costly gold watch from a group of Yorkshiremen who would not follow through on a challenge. (PB)
 (p. 138)
The Two Olives, A Quille Penne , single work short story romance
Melodramatic romance of misunderstandings. A man on his way to India reveals his heart to the aunt of his beloved but she mistakes it as a proposal to her. The error continues until she joins him in India where he feels forced to keep his secret and marry her; and his love joins the convent, dying a short time later! (PB)
 (p. 139-143)
Mrs Clarenden's Dream, Mary Kyle Dallas , single work short story
Mrs Clarenden, wife of a former commercial college principal, recalls the portentous dreams which she listened to and thus saved two loved pupils from a railway accident. Warm, commonsensical. (PB)
 (p. 144)
Chased by a Grizzly Bear, Nemo (fl. 1881) , single work prose
The leader of an expedition into Oregon is saved from a huge grizzly by his sharp-shooting Cherokee companion. Action-filled. (PB)
 (p. 145)
One Night, Anna Shields , single work short story
A confession from his grandfather's deathbed wrings from Philip Grant a promise to marry the old man's ward - but she overhears his true response and runs away into the snow. Imbalanced, though the sketch of a deceitful vain woman 'in love' is at least unusual. (PB)
 (p. 146-147)
A Stunning Retort, single work prose
An elderly judge refuses to resign and proves his point with boxing gloves. (PB)
 (p. 147)
A Reminiscence of a British Regiment, single work prose
Account of a an unorthodox charge on a French fort in Egypt in 1801 with fixed bayonets. (PB)
 (p. 147)
Wooed in the Dock, single work short story crime
Romance between a once-erring jeweller's assistant and a falsely accused salesgirl begins at the police court, survives his term of imprisonment, and is carried on to a fresh start in Toronto, Canada. Thin. (PB)
 (p. 157)
The Farmer's Hired Man, single work short story
A farmer complains of the declining quality of hired men - demanding a full night's sleep, etc. Humour. (PB)
 (p. 158)
Unappreciated Genius, single work prose humour
A lawyer has a difficult time getting rid of a loquacious travelling salesman. (PB)
 (p. 162)
Aurelia's Lover, Elsie Snowe , single work short story romance
Romance blooms over a child's hospital bed between a once broken-hearted heiress turned self-sacrificing nurse and a sensitive doctor. Slight; somewhat hackneyed. (PB)
 (p. 163)
Milford Grange, Mary W. Stanley Gibson , single work short story romance
Romance between the new young master of the Grange and the girl who was his mother's companion before her death. Ends honourably. Slight. (PB)
 (p. 164-166)
Personating Mark Twain, single work prose humour
A temperance lecturer is mistaken for Mark Twain and his address greeted with laughter. (PB)
 (p. 166)
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