CONTENTS
[PANHANDLE AND THE GHOSTS]
[I. PANHANDLE LAYS DOWN A PRINCIPLE]
[II. PANHANDLE NARRATES HIS HISTORY AND DESCRIBES THE HAUNTED HOUSE]
[III. PANHANDLE'S REMARKABLE ADVENTURE. THE GHOST APPEARS]
[THE MAGIC FORMULA]
[ALL MEN ARE GHOSTS]
[I. DR PIECRAFT BECOMES CONFUSED]
[II. "THE HOLE IN THE WATER-SKIN"]
[III. DR PIECRAFT CLEARS HIS MIND]
[THE PROFESSOR'S MARE]
[FARMER JEREMY AND HIS WAYS]
[WHITE ROSES]
[By the Same Author]
Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the Cornhill; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the Atlantic Monthly. These are reprinted with the permission of the respective Editors. Some additions have been made which were precluded by the shorter form of the magazine story.
"He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know,
At first sight, if the bird be flown;
But what fair well or grove he sings in now,
That is to him unknown.
And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams
Call to the soul while man doth sleep;
So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes,
And into glory peep."
Henry Vaughan, 1655.