Transcriber's Notes: 1. Page scan provided by: Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=ycsBAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2. The diphthong ae is represented by [ae]. 3. Table of Contents added by Transcriber. CONTENTS. BLADE-O'-GRASS. INTRODUCTION. STONEY-ALLEY. PART I. A STRANGE EVENT OCCURS IN STONEY-ALLEY. HOW SHE ACQUIRED THE NAME OF BLADE-O'-GRASS. THE LEGEND OF THE TIGER. THE BATTLE OF LIFE. MR. MERRYWHISTLE RELIEVES HIMSELF ON THE SUBJECT OF INDISCRIMINATE CHARITY. MRS. SILVER'S HOME. MR. MERRYWHISTLE MEETS THE QUEER LITTLE OLD MAN. JIMMY VIRTUE INTRODUCES MR. MERRYWHISTLE TO HIS PLACE OF BUSINESS. THE STRANGE IDEA OF HALLELUJAH ENTERTAINED BY BLADE-O'-GRASS. THE INTERLUDE. PART II. THE PRISON WALL. ONE OF MANY HAPPY NIGHTS. FACE TO FACE--SO LIKE, YET SO UNLIKE. ROBERT TRUEFIT ALLOWS HIS FEELINGS TO MASTER HIM. TOO LATE. HELP THE POOR. GOLDEN GRAIN. I. THROUGH COUNTRY ROADS TO SOME GREEN PLEASANT SPOT. II. THANK GOD FOR A GOOD BREAKFAST! III. THEY LISTENED WITH ALMOST BREATHLESS ATTENTION TO EVERY WORD THAT FELL FROM HER LIPS. IV. FOR MERCY'S SAKE, TELL ME! WHOSE VOICE WAS IT I HEARD JUST NOW? V. YOU'RE A PARSON, SIR, AND I PUT IT TO YOU. WHAT DO _YOU_ SAY TO PARTING MOTHER AND CHILD? VI. FOR THESE AND SUCH AS THESE. VII. HEALTHY BODY MAKES HEALTHY MIND. VIII. THIS 'ERE FREE AND 'LIGHTENED COUNTRY OF OUR'N'S CRAMMED FULL O' TEMPLES O' LIBERTY. IX. OPEN YOUR EYES, BABY! SPEAK TO ME! LOOK AT MOTHER, MY LIFE! X. NO, NO! BORN IN LOVE! IN LOVE! XI. ONCE UPON A TIME THERE LIVED ON AN ISLAND---- XII. IN THE DIM TWILIGHT OF THAT HOLY DAY. XIII. HIS SOUL IS IN YOUR HANDS TO SAVE AND PURIFY! XIV. IT IS SUNRISE. A GOLDEN MIST IS RISING FROM THE WATERS. XV. FAIRHAVEN. BREAD AND CHEESE AND KISSES. Introduction. PART I. COME AND SHOW YOUR FACE, LIKE A MAN! AND SO THE LAD GOES ON WITH HIS BESSIE AND HIS BESSIE, UNTIL ONE WOULD THINK HE HAS NEVER A MOTHER IN THE WORLD. YOU WORE ROSES THEN, MOTHER. IF I DID NOT LOVE HER, I WOULD NOT GO AWAY. WITH THE DAWNING OF A NEW YEAR, BEGIN A NEW LIFE. DEAR LOVE, GOOD-BYE. TOTTIE IS READY TO TEAR OLD BEN SPARROW LIMB FROM LIMB. HERE AND THERE ARE FORGET-ME-NOTS. BATTLEDOOR AND SHUTTLECOCK. TOTTIE'S DREAM. I CAN SEE YOU NOW, KISSING HER LITTLE TOES. ONE KISS FOR HOPE, ONE FOR FAITH, AND ONE FOR LOVE. YOU ALONE, AND MY MOTHER, ARE TRUE; ALL THE REST OF THE WORLD IS FALSE. PART II. THEY SAW, UPON ONE OF THE NEAREST PEAKS, A MAN STANDING, WITH SUNSET COLOURS ALL AROUND HIM. MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD, PURER THAN DIAMONDS, ARE THESE SWEET AND DELICATE WAYS. PART III. I HAVE COME TO RETURN YOU SOMETHING. WELL, MOTHER, DO YOU WANT ANY WASHING DONE? THE MAN IN POSSESSION.