The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862

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Various. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862

OUR WAR AND OUR WANT

BROWN'S LECTURE TOUR

I.—HOW HE CAME TO DO IT

II.—HOW HE PROCEEDED TO DO IT

III.—HE MAKES A HIT IN TYRE

IV.—HE DON'T MAKE A HIT IN SIDON, THOUGH SOME PERSON IN THE AUDIENCE DOES

THE WATCHWORD

TINTS AND TONES OF PARIS

THE TRUE BASIS

THE BLACK FLAG

THE ACTRESS WIFE

SELF-RELIANCE

THE HUGUENOT FAMILIES IN AMERICA

THE BLACK WITCH

ROUND ABOUT OUR COAL FIRE

STORY OF POOR HANNAH LEE

FREEDOM'S STARS

ON THE PLAINS

SEVEN DEVILS: A REMEMBRANCE OF THE ARABIAN NIGHTS

'WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH US?'

JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL

RESURGAMUS

AMONG THE PINES

MR. SEWARD'S PUBLISHED DIPLOMACY

TO ENGLAND

THE HEIR OF ROSETON

CHAPTER 1

OUR DANGER AND ITS CAUSE

SHE SITS ALONE

LITERARY NOTICES

EDITOR'S TABLE

CHRONICLES OF SECESSIA

THE THREE TRAVELLING-BAGS

THE KNICKERBOCKER

PROSPECTUS OF The Continental Monthly

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My last speculation had proved a failure. I was left with a stock of fifty impracticable washing-machines on my hands, and a cash capital of forty-four cents. With the furniture of my room, these constituted my total assets. I had an unsettled account of forty dollars with Messrs. Roller & Ems, printers, for washing-machine circulars, cards, etc.; and—

Mr. GREEN D. BROWN,

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'There's no audience, I perceive,' said I.

'Wal, I didn't cal'late much of anybody'd go in. They gen'ally go over to Tyre when they want shows. Tyre's quite a town. You'd do better over thar; 's on'y seven mile over to Tyre.'

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