The Cornish Fishermen's Watch-Night, and Other StoriesAnonymous
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The Cornish Fishermen's Watch-Night, and Other Stories
Anonymous
Christian life -- Fiction; Conduct of life -- Fiction; Short stories, English
No. 1, entitled A CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK, Contains: A Chip of the Old
Block--The Light in the Window--The Gospel Message--The Man who dug his
own Grave--Nelly the Orange Girl--The Woodman--Our Jane going to
Service--Come to Jesus.
No. 2, entitled MRS. BURTON'S BEST BEDROOM, Contains: Mrs. Burton's Best
Bedroom, by the Author of "Jessica's First Prayer"--"Well done,
Cabby!"--Mad! quite Mad!--The Best Robe--Song of the Train--Is there a
Holy Spirit?--Two Kinds of Seed--The Pipe, and What it leads to--The New
Year's Gift.
No. 3, entitled THE HARWOODS' TWO CHRISTMAS DAYS, Contains: The
Harwoods' Two Christmas Days--The Shortest Way Home--"It will soon be
over!"--What's behind the Hedge?--A Hero in Humble Life--The Way of
Death--The Saviour of Sinners.
No. 4, entitled HOW JOHN WALTERS GOT RICH, Contains: How John Walters
got Rich--Trust the Pilot--The Factory Girl--Thoughts to think
about--Seeking Work at Harvest Time--Our Wedding Day--"I am afraid he'll
never forgive me"--Working Men, come to Jesus.
No. 5, entitled THE BEST JUG TO FETCH BEER IN, Consists of Temperance
Tales and Sketches: The Best Jug to Fetch Beer in--Farmer Jackson's
Christmas Eve--The Drunkard's Pet--The Ballad Singer--"Try that"--The
Biggest Drop--A Palace for the Poor.
No. 6, entitled THE MAN THAT KILLED HIS NEIGHBOURS, Contains: The Man
that Killed his Neighbours--The Palm Pickers--The Village Shop--Little
Mary's Answer--What do you want?--"Come, what'll you have?"--Come Home!
No. 7, entitled THE FOOLS' PENCE, Contains: The Fools' Pence--My Clever
Cousin--Going to the Golden City--By the Sea--Sober Truths about
Drunkenness--The Two Pilots--Come to Jesus for Peace.
No. 8, entitled JOHN HAMMOND'S TWO WEDDING DAYS, Contains: John
Hammond's Two Wedding Days, and Come to Jesus.
No. 9, entitled "A SHORT LIFE AND A MERRY ONE," Contains: "A Short Life
and a Merry One"--Lucy Forbes' Letter--The Widow's Mite--Swallowing the
Bible--Ned's Decision--Tom Take-a-Text, the Tinker of Fellside--"I have
drunk my Last Glass"--The Best Shop to go to--"He's so obliging"--The
Flaw in the Tire--Surface Smiles--The Wise Shilling--The Sunny Side.
No. 10, entitled THE GUNNER'S YEOMAN, Contains: The Gunner's Yeoman; or,
the Narrow Squeak--Keep Looking up--Home Again--The Emigrant's Wife--The
Return of the Castaway--A Cheer for the Lifeboat--The Bitten Strap--Safe
in the Lifeboat.
No. 11, entitled DICK WILSON'S HOME AND WHAT CHANGED IT, Contains: Dick
Wilson's Home, and What changed it--England's Brave Firemen--Sandy
Beith, the Highland Drover--How to choose a Wife--Be Diligent--At
Grandmother's Grave--Sowing and Reaping--The Lost One's Return--Aunt
Jenny's Trust.
No. 12, entitled SHOW YOUR COLOURS, Contains: Show your Colours--An Old
Lancer's True Tale--"Don't be Afraid, Little One"--The Dying Soldier and
his Bible--Soldiers of Christ--Every Inch a Soldier, Every Inch a
Christian--The Return of the Wounded--Be True to your Colours--Love your
Enemies--An Incident of the Franco-German War.
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