Lyrics of Lowly Life
"The Colored Soldiers"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"If the muse were mine to tempt it"
"If the muse were mine to tempt it"
Ahab's temper flares.
The Elmers board a train for the first time and then board a schooner called the Nancy Bell. They offer Jan Jensen a job.
The Twistytail family wait for Santa to arrive on Christmas Eve. The next morning the entire family opens their bountiful gifts. The author wishes the readers a merry christmas.
Huck finds a doctor for Tom. The local farmers try to make sense of the previous night.
The author describes the land of Oz to us including the Ozites, the Hammer-Heads, Fighting Trees, and the Kalidahs. Dorothy asks Ozma if Aunt Em and Uncle Henry could live in the Emerald City. She says yes, but to surprise the old couple, for they might be skeptical.
Tom Loker, having recovered his wounds, gives assistance to George and Eliza as they continue towards Canada.
Princess Ozma reflects on her adventures with Dorothy as the tunnel continues to be burrowed.
The men join Capatain Sullendine. Christy uses drinking to his advantage, but avoids it himself.
Four girls are introduced: Grace, Betty, Molly and Amy. Grace is upset over the disappearance of her brother, Will.
Detective Fix informs the consulate of his suspicions regarding Phileas Fogg.
The author remembers his childhood in the orange groves.
Mr. Ford shares the contents of the letter. The girls are happy to hear the good news and to plan their trip.
The church-choir sings as Carol gets some much needed rest.
"Standin’ at de winder,"
Captain Pratt sets off on an adventure circling the globe.
The author tells the readers where he gets his ideas from.
Jemina, the Mountain Girl, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a short story describing the relationship between Jemina Tantrum, an uneducated girl from the mountains, and an unknown man from the settlements.
The many members of the Bird family return home to visit during the holidays.