February 1877

In This Issue
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Articles
The Political Condition of South Carolina
“There is almost a reign of anarchy: the negroes are burning and stealing, the whites are shooting and beating; the papers are filled with reports of crimes and affrays.”
A Dutch Picture
A poem
Christmas Eve in a Sicilian Abbey
“At the close of the church service, if the weather was good, the whole population would go wandering through the streets, to cafés and restaurants, which were kept open all night, and at daylight, in maritime cities, go to the sea-shore … and bathe their faces and heads in it.”
The Witch of Wenham
Studies of Animal Nature
The Old Mirror
News From Olympia
The American
The Old Grave
Out of the Question: Comedy
Old Woman's Gossip
The House Below the Hill
The Contributors' Club
Sunset Song
Recent Literature
Art
Music
How Not to Settle It: Read to the Harvard Class of '29, January 4, 1877
