But when she takes a sick spell there's a fuss! Doctors from town, and a trained nurse, and enough medicine to kill a dog.

Life may be a vale of tears, all right, but there are some folks who enjoy weeping, I reckon." They spent the old year's last hour quietly around the fire.

A few minutes before twelve Captain Jim rose and opened the door.
"We must let the New Year in," he said.
Outside was a fine blue night.

A sparkling ribbon of moonlight garlanded the gulf.

Inside the bar the harbor shone like a pavement of pearl.