THE GEM AND ITS SETTING. PERSONS. EVE GRIEVE, 3o, a widow. MAY DAY, 18, an unmarried girl. JAMES KNIGHT, 40, a bachelor. A RECEPTIVE FRIEND. Scene:—Mrs. Grieve’s drawing-room at Chelsea.…
A CONCERT AT CLIFFORD’S INN. (Since this paper was written the destruction of the old Hall, which then seemed imminent, has been for a time…
A PHIAL. This precious bubble of the antique world, As light as lifted foam, as frail as breath, Endured when empires died a desperate death, When heaven on…
PROVERBIAL ROMANCES. 1. THE MERCHANT AND THE ROBBER. A merchant, having charge of a very valuable jewel, was travelling for safety in the garb of…
JILL’S CAT. Where Jill’s cat came from I have no idea; she just came. I first set eyes on her when one night, returning from…