A Country Idyl, and Other Stories

Chapter 1: A COUNTRY IDYL

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A collection of short stories set in small-town New England presents domestic life, changing fortunes, and moral choices through varied sketches. The opening tale follows Nellie Crandall, raised by a miller, whose childhood bond with John Harding is broken when a city suitor, Byron, wins her and later deserts the family, leaving poverty and regret; John later prospers and returns, offering support and the prospect of reconciliation. Other pieces offer social portraits, humorous incidents, and moral anecdotes that focus on neighborly ties, family obligations, and the consequences of character.

A COUNTRY IDYL

AND

OTHER STORIES

SARAH KNOWLES BOLTON

AUTHOR OF “POOR BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS,” “GIRLS WHO BECAME
FAMOUS,” “FAMOUS AMERICAN AUTHORS,” “FAMOUS
AMERICAN STATESMEN,” “FAMOUS MEN OF SCIENCE,”
“FAMOUS EUROPEAN ARTISTS,” “FAMOUS TYPES OF
WOMANHOOD,” “STORIES FROM LIFE,” “FROM
HEART AND NATURE” (POEMS), “FAMOUS ENGLISH
AUTHORS,” “FAMOUS ENGLISH STATESMEN,”
“FAMOUS VOYAGERS,” “FAMOUS
LEADERS AMONG WOMEN,” “FAMOUS
LEADERS AMONG MEN,” “SOCIAL
STUDIES IN ENGLAND,” “THE
INEVITABLE, AND OTHER
POEMS,” ETC.

NEW YORK: 46 East Fourteenth Street

THOMAS Y. CROWELL & COMPANY

BOSTON: 100 Purchase Street

ROCKWELL AND CHURCHILL PRESS, BOSTON.

CHARLES

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