Jackson Day

In the middle of all of that past suffering and present-day conflict, this Cosby bomb was dropped.

The afternoon was a lovely one—the day was a perfect example of the mellowest mood of autumn.

A Yankee, whose face had been mauled in a pot-house brawl, assured General Jackson that he had received his scars in battle.

Edna did not reveal so much as all this to Madame Ratignolle that summer day when they sat with faces turned to the sea.

Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.

There are three things a wise man will not trust: the wind, the sunshine of an April day, and woman's plighted faith.