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Silas Xavier Floyd. Silas X. Floyd's Short Stories for Colored People Both Old and Young
Silas X. Floyd's Short Stories for Colored People Both Old and Young
Table of Contents
PREFACE
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
THE COWARDLY HERO
THE GREAT SPELLING MATCH
THE TRUTH ABOUT LUCK
AN EVENING AT HOME
THE MAKING OF A MAN.[1]
FALSE PRIDE
THANKSGIVING AT PINEY GROVE
THE LOUD GIRL
THE ROWDY BOY
HONESTY
UNCLE NED AND THE INSURANCE SOLICITOR
THE STRENUOUS LIFE
A HUMBUG
HOW TO BE HANDSOME
PATIENCE
BEAUTIFUL EYES
GOING WITH THE CROWD
MARY AND HER DOLLS
JAKY TOLBERT’S PLAYMATES
A VALENTINE PARTY
“NO MONEY DOWN.”
TOMMY’S BABY BROTHER
KEEPING SCHOOL
THE SCHOOL OF THE STREET
THE FOX HUNT
A BOLD VENTURE
THE ROAD TO SUCCESS
KEEPING ONE’S ENGAGEMENTS
A MIDNIGHT MISHAP.[2]
FREDERICK DOUGLASS
OUR DUMB ANIMALS
A PLUCKY BOY
A HEART-TO-HEART TALK
A GHOST STORY
GOOD CHEER
LIFE A BATTLE
AN IDLE BOY
HUNTING AN EASY PLACE
AT THE ZOO
THE BIG BLACK BURGLAR
PIN-MONEY MADE WITH THE NEEDLE
SELF-HELP
AIMING AT SOMETHING
“THE BLACK SHEEP” OF THE REYNOLDS FAMILY
THE HOLY BIBLE
ANDREW CARNEGIE’S ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN
DIRECTIONS FOR LITTLE GENTLEMEN
THE RIGHT TO PLAY
A CHRISTMAS PRESENT
THE NICKEL THAT BURNED IN FRANK’S POCKET
A MONUMENT TO A BLACK MAN
THE BAD BOY—WHO HE IS
THE BAD BOY—HOW TO HELP HIM
THOMAS GREENE BETHUNE (“BLIND TOM”)
NOT FIT TO KNOW
THE RIGHT WAY
KEEPING FRIENDSHIP IN REPAIR
LITTLE ANNIE’S CHRISTMAS
THE VELOCIPEDE RACE
FAULT-FINDING
GROSS DECEPTION
RANDOM REMARKS
BENJAMIN BANNEKER, THE NEGRO ASTRONOMER
“A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM.”
DIRECTIONS FOR LITTLE LADIES
THREE WORDS TO YOUNG PEOPLE
“A LAMP UNTO MY FEET.”
THREE BRIGADES
“HOME, SWEET HOME.”
EACH ONE OF US OF IMPORTANCE
The Poetry of Life
ON BEING IN EARNEST
YOUNG PEOPLE AND LIFE INSURANCE
THE LITTLE SAILOR CAT
Advice to Little Christians
A WORD TO PARENTS
THE UNSEEN CHARMER
OUR COUNTRY
THE “DON’T-CARE” GIRL
A PRAYER
FREDERICK DOUGLASS TO YOUNG PEOPLE
A GOOD FELLOW
THE FUTURE OF THE NEGRO
THE TRAINING OF CHILDREN
