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Title: 'Our guy'
or, The elder brother

Author: Mrs. E. E. Boyd

Release Date: November 5, 2008 [EBook #27161]

Language: English

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[Illustration: Frontispiece]

"OUR GUY"

OR

THE ELDER BROTHER.

BY

MRS. E. E. BOYD.

* * * * *

BOSTON:
BRADLEY & WOODRUFF.
234 & 236 CONGRESS ST.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by
HENRY HOYT,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
New Year's Eve, 5

CHAPTER II.
Differently Constituted, 19

CHAPTER III.
Guy or Christ, 38

CHAPTER IV.
Little Philip, 47

CHAPTER V.
What happened one day, 53

CHAPTER VI.
Death,--Then Life, 69

CHAPTER VII.
Guy gives his views in full, 78

CHAPTER VIII.
The Young People's Association, 92

CHAPTER IX.
A Day of Pleasure, 111

CHAPTER X.
Miss Smithers comes, and a Surprise, 129

CHAPTER XI.
The Young People's Excursion, 144

CHAPTER XII.
Pete's Slavery and Freedom, 157

CHAPTER XIII.
Rev. John Jay delivers his Message, 166

CHAPTER XIV.
Weeping may Endure for a Night, 175

CHAPTER XV.
"But Joy cometh in the Morning," 191

"OUR GUY."

CHAPTER I.

NEW YEAR'S EVE

HE had gone, the good old year! It was no wonder people sighed as his
pulse beat slower and slower, for he had brightened many hearts and
gladdened many homes. If he had brought sadness and heart-ache to some,
it was only that he never once failed in any duty. Taking from the hand
that had given him life-joys and sorrows, hopes and disappointments,
crosses and ease, he gave unto each on