BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
AND
TALES OF HOME

BY
BAYARD TAYLOR.





CONTENTS.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
THE STRANGE FRIEND
JACOB FLINT'S JOURNEY
CAN A LIFE HIDE ITSELF?
TWIN-LOVE
THE EXPERIENCES OF THE A. C.
FRIEND ELI'S DAUGHTER
MISS BARTRAM'S TROUBLE
MRS. STRONGITHARM'S REPORT




BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
A STORY OF OLD RUSSIA.

I.