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He stripped his stories of every least incongruity. What he taught by his example was reduction to a straight predetermined course; and he made clear to succeeding writers the necessity of striving for unity of impression through strict unity of form. =The Dictum of Poe.= Poe was a critic as well as a teller of tales; and what he inculcated by example he also stated by precept.
Philadelphia poultry is still famous the country over; and to be a good judge of poultry was in the old days as much a point of merit as to be a good judge of Madeira. A typical Philadelphian, envious New Yorkers say, will still keep a line of depositors waiting at a bank while he discourses to the receiving teller on what a splendid purchase of poultry he had made that morning.
Robert, who was now in the neighborhood, happened to hear of Sally Evans and her twenty pounds. He immediately conceived a longing desire for the latter. So he went to his old friend Rachel the fortune teller, told her all he had heard of Sally, and promised if she could bring about a marriage between them, she should go shares in the money. Rachel undertook the business.
Clair. "Have you told my wife?" "Ye'll not be telling Mercy?" gasped Jamie, unmindful of the result. "I have told no one." "I'll make it all right with the teller, then," said the other. "Ye'll na be going back to the bank!" cried Jamie. "Not go back? Do you suppose I can't be trusted with a matter of two hundred dollars?" "Ye'll not be going back to the bank!" said Jamie firmly.
This enables the story teller to develop her story to suit the varied tastes of her audience. The children sit on benches constructed especially for the story hour. The benches are made according to the following measurements: 14 in. from floor to top of seat; seat 12 in. wide; 3 benches 9 ft. long, one bench 7 ft. long. Benches made without backs.
Children like exciting stories that would naturally inspire fear, but it is not difficult for the reader or story teller to inform the little ones that there are no big black bears or bold robbers in the neighborhood, and that now there is nothing to fear in the darkness. Many teach the children to be ashamed of their bodies. Every part of the body has its use and whatever is useful is good.
"Where is your friend, Colonel Spencer?" "In India. I have never seen him since I gave him that check." "That paying teller got twenty years in prison for his penmanship," said Maude. "Father thought you were the bad man until Aunt Ella sent the message that led father to investigate and find out who deposited the check. I was awful glad that you got out of it so nicely."
Then somebody tells a story about Camp Fire Girls, and every time one of those articles is mentioned every one must get up and turn around. But if the words 'Ceremonial Meeting' or 'Council Fire' are mentioned, then all must change seats and the story teller tries to get a seat in the scramble, and the one who gets left out has to go on with the story." "Good!" cried Nyoda, "let's play it.
"I certainly won't," replied Dick, accepting the hand of the friendly teller in his one good palm, and yet wincing with the pressure he received.
So there was nothing to do but deposit it in my own, and afterward I could refund it to her. I said that the receiving teller smiled he wore that indescribable congratulatory look with which it is the custom to favor the newly married. In fact, we were exactly like a honeymoon couple.
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