The Dragon of Wantley - His Tale

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Dragon of Wantley, by Owen WisterThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: The Dragon of WantleyHis TaleAuthor: Owen WisterIllustrator: John StewardsonRelease Date: August 28, 2008 [EBook #26448]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE DRAGON OF WANTLEY ***Produced by Irma Spehar and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file wasproduced from images generously made available by TheInternet Archive/American Libraries.)Transcriber's NoteDue to the nature of illustrations, this file is best viewed in Firefox 3 or Internet Explorer 7. The illustrationsmight appear slightly shifted in other browsers.T H ED R A G O NO FW A N T L E YH I S T A L EBy Owen WisterIllustrations by John StewardsonSECOND EDITIONPhiladelphiaJ·B·LIPPINCOTTJ·B·LIPPINCOTTCOMPANY1895TOMY ANCIENT PLAYMATES IN APPIANWAY CAMBRIDGE THIS LIKELYSTORY IS DEDICATED FOR REASONSBEST KNOWN TO THEMSELVESPrefaceWhen Betsinda held the RoseAnd the Ring decked Giglio’s fingerThackeray! ’twas sport to lingerWith thy wise, gay-hearted prose.Books were merry, goodness knows!When Betsinda held the Rose.Who but foggy drudglings dozeWhile Rob Gilpin toasts thy witches,While the Ghost ...