BlogHide Resteemsjeffteague1 (31)in shade • 4 years agoShade on the porchShe left them crowded into the narrow strip of shade on the porch of the long, low house; the white sunlight was beating in on the white old boards; some chickens were scratching in the grass at the…jeffteague1 (31)in parish • 4 years agoNeighboring parishHer face was red and disfigured from tears and excitement. She had been summoned to a neighboring parish by the dangerous illness of her mother; her husband was away in Texas -- it seemed to her a…jeffteague1 (31)in akimbo • 4 years agoArms AkimboOne morning Mamzelle Aurlie stood upon her gallery, contemplating, with arms akimbo, a small band of very small children who, to all intents and purposes, might have fallen from the clouds, so…jeffteague1 (31)in neverbeeninlove • 4 years agoNever been in loveMy sister possessed a good strong figure, ruddy cheeks, hair that was changing from brown to gray, and a determined eye. She wore a man's hat about the farm, and an old blue army overcoat when it…jeffteague1 (31)in fault • 4 years agoWhere was his faultTheir greetings were conventional, but she looked at him, breathless, wondering, eager. He was courteous, adamant, waiting her explanation. With womanly swiftness she took her cue from his manner…jeffteague1 (31)in cactus • 4 years agoStrange cactus"I will send you my answer tomorrow," she said; and he, the indulgent, confident victor, smilingly granted the delay. The next day he waited, impatient, in his rooms for the word. At noon her groom…jeffteague1 (31)in admirer • 4 years agoIncontinent AdmirerCarruthers, who was one of his incontinent admirers, was the very man to have magnified this exhibition of doubtful erudition. But, alas! the incense of her admiration had been so sweet and…jeffteague1 (31)in scene • 4 years agoThe sceneThe scene was the night when he had asked her to come up on his pedestal with him and share his greatness. He could not, now, for the pain of it, allow his mind to dwell upon the memory of her…jeffteague1 (31)in egoism • 4 years agoEgoismShe had always insisted upon placing him upon a pedestal, and he had accepted her homage with royal grandeur. It had been a very sweet incense that she had burned before him; so modest (he told…jeffteague1 (31)in forgotten • 4 years agoTo be ForgottenHe had told himself that her paleness was from thoughts of another than the man to whom she was about to give herself. But even that poor consolation had been wrenched from him. For, when he saw…jeffteague1 (31)in self • 4 years agoInnermost SelfFrom this last hopeless point of view he still strove, as if it had become a habit of his mind, to reach some conjecture as to why and how he had lost her. Shaken rudely by the uncompromising fact…jeffteague1 (31)in brother • 4 years agoBrother of BrideTrysdale's friend, the brother of the bride, stood at a sideboard complaining at being allowed to drink alone. Both men were in evening dress. White favors like stars upon their coats shone through…jeffteague1 (31)in time • 4 years agoTime is relativeThe most notable thing about Time is that it is so purely relative. A large amount of reminiscence is, by common consent, conceded to the drowning man; and it is not past belief that one may review…jeffteague1 (31)in bubbling • 4 years agoLong and bubbling friend'My long and bubbling friend,' said the Djinn, 'what's this I hear of your doing no work, with the world so new-and-all?' 'Humph!' said the Camel. The Djinn sat down, with his chin in his hand, and…jeffteague1 (31)in djinn • 4 years agoDjinn of all deserts'Djinn of All Deserts,' said the Horse, 'is it right for any one to be idle, with the world so new-and-all?' 'Certainly not,' said the Djinn. 'Well,' said the Horse, 'there's a thing in the middle…jeffteague1 (31)in ox • 4 years agoThe OxPresently the Ox came to him, with the yoke on his neck and said, 'Camel, O Camel, come and plough like the rest of us.' 'Humph!' said the Camel; and the Ox went away and told the Man. At the end of…jeffteague1 (31)in desert • 4 years agoHowling DesertIn the beginning of years, when the world was so new and all, and the Animals were just beginning to work for Man, there was a Camel, and he lived in the middle of a Howling Desert because he did…jeffteague1 (31)in mcgregor • 4 years agoMr. McGregorMR. McGREGOR came up with a sieve, which he intended to pop upon the top of Peter; but Peter wriggled out just in time, leaving his jacket behind him. AND rushed into the toolshed, and jumped into a…jeffteague1 (31)in lettuce • 4 years agoLettuces and French BeansFirst he ate some lettuces and some French beans; and then he ate some radishes; AND then, feeling rather sick, he went to look for some parsley. BUT round the end of a cucumber frame, whom should…jeffteague1 (31)in rabbits • 4 years agoFour little rabbitsOnce upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were— Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter. They lived with their Mother in a sand-bank, underneath the root of a very big fir tree.…