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Timothy Arthur

Grappling with the Monster; Or, the Curse and the Cure of Strong DrinkT. S. Arthur Grappling with the Monster; Or, the Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink INTRODUCTION In preparing this, his latest volume, the author found himself embarrassed from the beginning, because of the large amount of mate...

Hair Breadth EscapesArthur T. S. Hair Breadth Escapes / Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc Pirate Life I served as assistant pilot on board the merchant vessel Dolphin, bound from Jamaica for London, which had already doubled the southe...

Wreaths of Friendship: A Gift for the YoungT. S. Arthur Wreaths of Friendship: A Gift for the Young Preface Young friends—stop a moment. We have set up a sort of turnpike gate here, as you see, between the title-page and the first story in our book, in the shape of a preface, or introduction. "Wh...

Home Scenes and Home Influence; a series of tales and sketchesT. S. Arthur Home Scenes and Home Influence; a series of tales and sketches PREFACE MANY of the scenes presented in this volume are such as show the mother's influence with her children; a few include the marriage relation; and a few g...

Off-Hand Sketches, a Little Dashed with HumorT. S. Arthur Off-Hand Sketches, a Little Dashed with Humor PREFACE THE reader cannot but smile at some of the phases of life presented in this volume. Yet the smile will, in no case, the author thinks, be at the expense of humanity, good feeling, or vi...

After the StormT. S. Arthur After the Storm CHAPTER I THE WAR OF THE ELEMENTS NO June day ever opened with a fairer promise. Not a single cloud flecked the sky, and the sun coursed onward through the azure sea until past meridian, without throwing to the earth a single shadow. Then, low in the we...

The Son of My FriendT. S. Arthur The Son of My Friend "I'VE been thinking," said I, speaking to my husband, who stood drawing on his gloves."Have you?" he answered; "then give me the benefit of your thoughts.""That we shall have to give a party. You know we've accepted a number of invitations thi...

Trials and Confessions of a HousekeeperT. S. Arthur Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper INTRODUCTION UNDER the title of Confessions of a Housekeeper, a portion of the matter in this volume has already appeared. The book is now considerably increased, and the range of subjects made to embrace ...

Woman's Trials; Or, Tales and Sketches from the Life around UsT. S. Arthur Woman's Trials; Or, Tales and Sketches from the Life around Us PREFACE THE title of this volume sufficiently indicates its purpose. The stories of which it is composed have been mainly written with the end of creating for ...

The Last Penny and Other StoriesT. S. Arthur The Last Penny and Other Stories THE LAST PENNY THOMAS CLAIRE, a son of St. Crispin, was a clever sort of a man; though not very well off in the world. He was industrious, but, as his abilities were small, his reward was proportioned thereto. His skill...