Transcriber’s Note:
The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

| Page | |
|---|---|
| All Alone | 1 |
| The Mistletoe, a Christmas Tale | 10 |
| The Poor, Singing Dame | 17 |
| Mistress Gurton’s Cat, a Domestic Tale | 22 |
| The Lascar, in Two Parts | 30 |
| The Widow’s Home | 49 |
| The Shepherd’s Dog | 56 |
| The Fugitive | 67 |
| The Haunted Beach | 72 |
| Old Barnard, a Monkish Tale | 77 |
| The Hermit of Mont-Blanc | 86 |
| Deborah’s Parrot, a Village Tale | 97 |
| The Negro Girl | 107 |
| The Trumpeter, an Old English Tale | 115 |
| The Deserted Cottage | 123 |
| The Fortune-Teller, a Gypsy Tale | 129 |
| Poor Marguerite | 139 |
| The Confessor, a Sanctified Tale | 149 |
| Edmund’s Wedding | 156 |
| The Alien Boy | 162 |