Curated Short Stories and More from the 1880s—1930s.

VOL.

PUBLISHED WEEKLY

Works by E. B. Underwood

Published September, 1886
Georgie and his brother knew perfectly well that Farmer John had forbidden it. The green apples in the south meadow were no good for Jack the horse, and that was that. Yet a bay horse will not come without something to tempt him, and temptation, as it turns out, is contagious. The naughty boys fed Jack the apples and the poor horse was groaning with colic before nightfall. Would the boys confess, or would Jack find another way to tell his master what had happened?

Flappers & Fiction

A curated archive of short stories and writings from 1880s to the 1930s. We preserve and organize public-domain literature by theme and genre, offering readers a clear window into the ideas, lives, and imaginations of the past.

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