# The New Penelope

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THE NEW PENELOPE
AND
OTHER STORIES AND POEMS.
BY
Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor.
San Francisco:
A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY, PRINTERS.
1877.
Copyright, 1877, by
MRS. FRANCES FULLER VICTOR.
PREFACE.
This collection consists of sketches of Pacific Coast life, most of which have appeared, from time to time, in the Overland Monthly, and other Western magazines. If they have a merit, it is because they picture scenes and characters having the charm of newness and originality, such as belong to border life.
The poems embraced in the collection, have been written at all periods of my life, and therefore cannot be called peculiarly Western. But they embody feelings and emotions common to all hearts, East or West; and as such, I dedicate them to my friends on the Pacific Coast, but most especially in Oregon.
Portland, August, 1877.
* CONTENTS.
* STORIES.
* PAGE
* The New Penelope................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
* A Curious Interview................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................80
* Mr. Ela's Story................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................96
* On the Sands................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................112
* An Old Fool................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................132
* How Jack Hastings Sold His Mine................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................180
* What They Told Me at Wilson's Bar................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................197
* Miss Jorgensen................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................212
* Sam Rice's Romance................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................231
* El Tesoro................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................247
* POEMS.
* A Pagan Reverie................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................269
* Passing by Helicon................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................272
* Lost at Sea................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................275
* 'Twas June, not I................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................276
* Lines to a Lump of Virgin Gold................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................281
* Magdalena................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................284
* Repose................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................289
* Aspasia................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................291
* A Reprimand................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................296
* To Mrs. ——................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................297
* Moonlight Memories................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................299
* Verses for M——................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................301
* Autumnalia................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................303
* Palo Santo................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................305
* A Summer Day................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................306
* He and She................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................308
* O Wild November Wind................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................308
* By the Sea................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................309
* Polk County Hills................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................310
* Waiting................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................312
* Palma................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................314
* Making Moan................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................316
* Childhood................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................317
* A Little Bird that Every One Knows................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................318
* Wayward Love................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................319
* A Lyric of Life................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................320
* From an Unpublished Poem................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................321
* Nevada................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................324
* The Vine................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................326
* What the Sea Said to Me................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................327
* Hymn................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................328
* Do You Hear the Women Praying?................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................329
* Our Life is Twofold................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................331
* Souvenir................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................334
* I Only Wished to Know................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................335
* Lines Written in an Album................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................335
* Love's Footsteps................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................336
* The Poet's Ministers................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................336
* Sunset at the Mouth of the Columbia................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................340
* The Passing of the Year................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................342
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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