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Title: A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales

Author: Amelie Rives

Release Date: August 19, 2008 [EBook #26356]

Language: English

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A BROTHER TO DRAGONS

AND

_OTHER OLD-TIME TALES_

BY AMELIE RIVES

NEW YORK
HARPER & BROTHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE
1888

Copyright, 1888, by HARPER & BROTHERS.

_All rights reserved._

=Dedicated=

WITH GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE

TO

THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH

MY FIRST EDITOR

PREFACE.

OF the tales published in this volume, "A Brother to Dragons" appeared
in the _Atlantic Monthly_ for March, 1886; "The Farrier Lass o' Piping
Pebworth" in _Lippincott's Magazine_ for July, 1887; and "Nurse Crumpet
tells the Story" in _Harper's Magazine_ for September, 1887.

AMELIE RIVES.

CONTENTS.

PAGE

A BROTHER TO DRAGONS 1

THE FARRIER LASS O' PIPING PEBWORTH 82

NURSE CRUMPET TELLS THE STORY 168

A BROTHER TO DRAGONS.

I.

IN the year of grace, 1586, on the last day of the month of May, to all
who may chance to read this narrative, these:

I will first be at the pains of stating that had it not been for Marian
I had never indited these or any other papers, true or false. Secondly,
that the facts herein set down be true facts; none the less true that
they are strange. I will furthermore explain that Marian is the
Christian name of my lawful wife, and that our surname is Butter.

My wife had nursed the Lady Margaret from the moment