Thin strands of smoke drift from the roof-holes. “Why, Rhuven, this is no more than a village!” I say, disappointed. “Aye, but Dunbeag is important.” She points to the top of the hill, where a large timber fort overlooks the huddled houses. “This is the seat of Banquo, chief of the king’s army in...
It proved to be a false alarm that sent the town into a panic. The Confederate cavalry had rushed into Pennsylvania and captured the town of Chambersburg, twenty-five miles to the west. General Stuart’s men had looted farms, stolen horses, and burned the railroad depot and the government warehous...
The fairgoers were an obstreperous crowd, however, and with Meg on the stage there was no one to keep order among them. One night they began to throw bread crusts and bones on the stage to make the lion roar. When Job flung them back, the audience was provoked to throw more garbage. Someone even ...
We ourselves began long ago when a giant came from the sea and with an arrow split open a tree, and the first man stepped forth. I listened to this story many times as a boy. Now I wonder if the giant came in an English ship like this one. A canoe would not be big enough for him. I thought about ...
Dimly I saw a hearth fire casting its feeble light upon the uneven plaster walls of a small cottage. I was lying on a rough bed. I tried to sit up and found that my arms and legs would not obey my will. I did not know where I was. I saw bunches of drying plants hanging from the ceiling, and their...