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Issue Details: First known date: 1889... vol. 24 no. 288 May 1889 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1889 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A High Private, single work prose humour
A wealthy British earl enlists for six months as a private in an army regiment and disruption follows. (PB)
(p. 470)
King of the Troop, single work prose
Vultures, wolves and a troop of horses gallop up a valley during a fierce storm. The spirited leader of the horses is killed by a lightning bolt. (PB)
(p. 472)
On the Cliff, single work short story
An artist holidaying at the English village of Barmouth rescues a young girl from the rising tide and later saves her sister from falling off a ledge. He overcomes his usual shyness and they become engaged, only then discovering that she is the rich daughter of a Manchester cotton mill owner. (pB)
(p. 472-475)
A French Sentinel, single work prose war literature
A sentinel in the French army at the time of Napoleon is left behind on the Isle Rugen when the corps evacuates ... (PB)
(p. 475)
Cured by a Photograph, single work short story
Light tale of a marital dispute ceased by the discovery of an old photograph in a Scottish hunting lodge - and its settlement with the appearance of a former suitor. Jealousy scotched. (PB)
(p. 476-477)
Inspector B's Factory of Dual Desborough, Waif Wander , single work short story detective
Avowedly falsely located in Adelaide, the tale of a proud retired English army colonel who determines to track down a thief with the help of Inspector B. Suspicion points to his servant Coldham until the evidence of an alcoholic carpenter points to the colonel himself - and the dual nature he was born with as a twin is revealed. (PB)
(p. 477-480)
Married in Church, single work prose humour
A clergyman in a little village in New York state invites those who wish to be married to step forward at the conclusion of afternoon service. A young man takes him too literally ... (PB)
(p. 480)
Curious Antipathies in Animals, single work prose
On the affection and intelligence of cats and the dislike of one for singing and another for whistling. (PB)
(p. 480-481)
A Duke in Disguise, single work short story
Philip, Duke of Burgundy, while in disguise, hears of a romance foiled by a greedy defrauding father and arranges for a marriage at court and restitution of property. 'Good ruler' genre. (PB)
(p. 481-483)
A Quick Courtship, single work prose humour
An Illinois farmer's unconventional courtship - a bald proposal which led to a happy marriage. (PB)
(p. 483)
The Old House in the Hollow, single work short story
US tale of romance and jealousy. A man of southern European blood marries a beautiful woman only to separate from her when a trouble-maker reports that she has been kissing a young artist she had known previously. Loneliness, suffering, the death of their child and the truth revealed by the liar when he fears death, finally lead to a reconciliation only narrowly avoiding being on their deathbeds. (PB)
(p. 490-493)
The Scourge of the Highway, single work short story crime
Summarised and dramatised from French police reports. A highwayman executed for his crimes is revived by a doctor and his students, with great mutilations. Even in his disabled state he continues - in league with others to rob and murder ... (PB)
(p. 493)
The Railroad Ticket, George P. Anderson , single work short story
Romance between an English gentleman and a young German woman begins when he gives her his ticket for the train to Nuremburg. A series of coincidences and a meeting with her father on the next train journey reintroduce them - and romance follows once a confusion of identities is cleared up. (PB)
(p. 494-497)
A Superstitious Negro, single work prose
His questioner's mathematical ability confuses a negro in Austin, Texas arrested for stealing chickens. (PB)
(p. 497)
A Surprised Artist, single work prose humour
A husband's mistaken praises of his wife's first painting upset her. (PB)
(p. 498)
The Haunted Bridge of Drerilda, W. W. , single work short story crime

A faithful servant implores a neighbour's intervention in the estrangement between her master and his married daughter. The disappearance of the girl's husband is found to be murder and she - who had been physically abused by him - is suspected. Only the servant's confession of her own part as murderer and her suicide restores father/daughter communication. (PB)

(p. 499-505)
Wedding Comments, single work prose humour
Dialogue overheard at weddings. (PB)
(p. 505)
Is Marriage a Failure?, single work short story
Domestic tale. Includes mutual sacrifices and contrivances of the couple, resolution of disagreements, discussion of business; a 'reading group' for ladies, and the manufacture of shirts. (PB)
(p. 506-507)
The Parlour Maid, single work short story crime
Clever plot by an intriguing parlour maid to win the confidence of her mistress, a London doctor's wife, and thus steal the valuable family silver. Includes the dismissal of an honest servant, a thief masquerading as a High Church clergyman, a pretended garden party and a lucky co-incidence on a railway journey. (PB)
(p. 511-516)
Monkeys at Breakfast, single work prose humour
An Indian anecdote of the monkeys who invited themselves to breakfast with an Englishman and his wife - and their etiquette. (PB)
(p. 516)
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