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Among the Maids

Among the MaidsAlthough this story is about Jo's boys, her girls cannot be neglected, because they held a high place in this little republic, and especial care was taken to fit them to play…

A Merry Christmas

A Merry ChristmasJo was the first to wake in the gray dawn of Christmas morning. No stockings hung at the fireplace, and for a moment she felt as much disappointed as she did long ago, when…

Experiments

Experiments"The first of June! The Kings are off to the seashore tomorrow, and I'm free. Three months' vacation—how I shall enjoy it!" exclaimed Meg, coming home one warm day to find Jo…

Brewer's: Toboso

Dulcinea del Toboso. Don Quixote's lady. Sancho Panza says she was “a stout-built sturdy wench, who could pitch the bar as well as any young fellow in the parish.” The knight had been in…

Brewer's: Windmills

Don Quixote de la Mancha, riding through the plains of Montiel, approached thirty or forty windmills, which he declared to Sancho Panza “were giants,…

1998 Election Outlook, Part 2

Turnout on the Decline According to the Federal Election Commission, in 1994 only 16.6 percent of eligible voters age 18-20 voted, while 61.3 percent of those age 65 and older cast their…

The Reasons Non-Users Aren’t Online

MajorreasonMinorreasonNot areasonI don’t want it52% 16% 26% I don’t need it521924I’m worried about online pornography, credit card theft and fraud431437 It is too expensive301842I don’t have…

Beth's Secret

Beth's SecretWhen Jo came home that spring, she had been struck with the change in Beth. No one spoke of it or seemed aware of it, for it had come too gradually to startle those who saw her…