Tar-Heel Tales in Vernacular VerseDoyle, J. E. P. (John Edward Parker)
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Tar-Heel Tales in Vernacular Verse
Doyle, J. E. P. (John Edward Parker)
North Carolina -- Anecdotes; North Carolina -- Poetry
Price, Paper, 50 cents; Cloth, $1.00.
CONTENTS.
At Niblo’s by Gaslight. Grace Church Morality.
In a Villain’s Toils. Crime in Pantalets.
Temptations of Hotel Life. Striking Pen Portraits.
A Bust for Ten Cents. A Private Post-Office.
The Perils of Beauty. The Amorous Epistle of a Judge.
A Meeting by Appointment. A Woman in Man’s Attire.
Fashionable Society. Fifth Avenue Belles.
From the Heights of Morality to the Rocks of Death.
These are some of the subjects and incidents treated in this startling
record of facts. They are unpleasant examples of vice, error, and
criminal guilt, leading souls from the pinnacle of morality to the
degrading depths of sin and ruin; and a complete _exposé_ of some of
the pernicious characters which stalk through this great city by day
and night alike. Fathers, Mothers, Brothers, all should read it.
End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Tar-Heel Tales in Vernacular Verse, by
John E. P. Doyle
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