Kisington Town

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Brown Abbie Farwell. Kisington Town

I: HAROLD

II: THE SIEGE OF KISINGTON

III. RED REX

IV. THE DRAGON OF HUSHBY, PART I

V. THE DRAGON OF HUSHBY, PART II

VI. THE DRAGON OF HUSHBY, PART III

VII. THE BARGAIN

VIII. THE WONDER-GARDEN

IX. THE KING'S COAT OF ARMS

X. THE LION PASSANT

XI. HOPE

XII: THE HERMIT GNOME

XIII: HAROLD'S LUNCHEON

XIV: THE ROBBER

XV: THE BANDAGED HAND

XVI: THE KING'S PIE

XVII: THE MYSTERY OF THE PIE

XVIII: LITTLE BEAR: AN OJIBWAY LEGEND

XIX: THE RED KING'S VISIT

XX: THE BEAR'S DAUGHTER

XXI: RED REX AND KING VICTOR

XXII: THE BOOKS CONQUER

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Now, when Harold was about twelve years old, a terrible thing befell his city. Red Rex, ruler of the neighboring land across the border, decided to make war on this peaceful Kingdom, just for fun. He was a fierce and powerful King, and he had a fierce and powerful army, always ready, night and day. One morning, without any warning whatever, they marched right up to the walls of Kisington, which were never defended, and laid siege to the city. They began to batter the gates and mine the walls and fire into the city arrows and cannon-balls, or whatever were the fashionable missiles of that long-past day. The peaceful city was in danger of being utterly destroyed.

The people of Kisington were greatly distressed. Though they were brave, they did not want to fight. They had no time for fighting, there were so many more interesting things to attend to: agriculture and commerce, science and art and music, study and play and happiness, all of which come to an end when fighting begins. They did not want to fight; but neither did they want their beautiful city destroyed, with all its treasures.

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"Ah! The Librarian!" The mother sighed with relief, and let her hands fall from the shoulders of Harold. "To that good man of peace I can trust my son, even amid this wicked bombardment."

When Harold came to the library with the messenger, they found the beautiful portal of the building quite destroyed, and the windows lying in pitiful shattered fragments. They entered under a rain of missiles, and discovered the Leading Citizens gathered in a pale group in the center of the hall, under a heavy oak table.

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