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The Black Cat Vol. 03 No. 2 November 1897, by Various

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The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Many writers were largely unknown, but some famous authors also wrote original material for this magazine.<br>
This is the second issue of Volume 3 with the following stories:<br>
Melted Melody, by James J. McEvilly / Old Pruitt, by Wellington Vandiver / The Coming and Going of a Washoe, by Philip Verrill Mighels / A Problem of the East, by Joseph A. Altsheler / An Aproned Angel, by Annie Prescott Bull (Summary by Sonia)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/TheBlackCatV03no07189804/The Black Cat v03no02 (1897-11)/

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Post by Kitty »

And YES ! The second issue of Volume 3 is a GO now.

Looking forward to hearing the next five stories of this wonderful magazine :9:

And, as always for the Black Cat, please restrict yourself to one section per reader, so we have the maximum of voices in this project.

Thank you

Sonia
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Post by GregGiordano »

May I claim "Old Pruitt?"

Thank you!

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May I claim "An Aproned Angel"?

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Post by SaraHale »

Hi, Sonia

Can I claim Melted Melody, by James J. McEvilly? Thanks!
Thanks, SaraHale. :D
Constructive criticism is always welcome. :thumbs:
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GregGiordano wrote: August 21st, 2022, 4:47 pmMay I claim "Old Pruitt?"
wohooo, I wake up and three claims already in. Thank you Greg, you're signed up !

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JulieB3 wrote: August 21st, 2022, 8:33 pmMay I claim "An Aproned Angel"?
and you're back ! Thank you, Julie. Enjoy the story

Sonia
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SaraHale wrote: August 21st, 2022, 9:14 pmCan I claim Melted Melody, by James J. McEvilly? Thanks!
glad you could make it for this issue as well. Melted melody sounds romantic with a suspenseful twist. Looking forward to it. Thank you Sarah

Wer are moving to Readers Wanted...

Sonia
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May I claim “The Coming and Going of a Washoe”?
It’s set in my home area. :)
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stepheather wrote: August 22nd, 2022, 2:53 amMay I claim “The Coming and Going of a Washoe”?
It’s set in my home area. :)
so cool, you will have no trouble pronouncing the local names correctly then :mrgreen: I see from your location that you moved a long way away from home by now.

Thank you for claiming, and here's to you joining the Black Cat crew. :birthday:

Sonia
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I would like to claim 4
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LaurieB wrote: August 23rd, 2022, 1:58 pmI would like to claim 4
wohooo, you're back for another Black Cat, happy to hear you once again, thank you Laurie, the last open section is now assigned to you and that means we can move to Readers Found.

Looking forward to these 5 stories again. :9:

Sonia
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Thank you.
This story has a remarkable ending!
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Post by LaurieB »

Here is a problem.
Early in the poem A Problem of the East the Black Cat text reads

"....to repel serious attack from a people who
showp ' 1 ,„ant courtesy..."

What is your best guess?
Could it be "scant"?
(I have searched online but could not find another version of the Altsheler poem.)
...
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LaurieB wrote: August 24th, 2022, 10:03 am"....to repel serious attack from a people who
showp ' 1 ,„ant courtesy..."

What is your best guess?
Could it be "scant"?
yes when I enlarge the page very much I can see that it's scant, your guess was accurate. :)

Will try to find another edition to confirm.

UPDATE: found a black and white scan, this page is intact, and it's indeed "scant":
https://archive.org/details/sim_black-cat-a-monthly-magazine-of-original-short-stories_1897-11_2_26/page/28/mode/1up?view=theater

Sonia
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