Project Gutenberg 2009-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 637 Hughes, Rupert 1872 1956 In a Little Town Don't you care! -- Pop -- Baby talk -- The mouth of the gift horse -- The old folks at home -- And this is marriage -- The man that might have been -- The happiest man in Ioway -- Prayers -- Pain -- The beauty and the fool -- The ghostly counselors -- Daughters of Shiloh -- "A" as in "Father". Produced by Colin Bell, Woodie4, Michael and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "In a Little Town" by Rupert Hughes is a collection of stories written in the early 20th century. The book explores the lives and complexities of small-town residents, particularly centering around characters like Eddie Pouch and Ellaphine Govers as they navigate personal and societal challenges. Through their experiences, Hughes seems to delve into themes of identity, love, and the often-frustrating realities of small-town life. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Mrs. Govers, who reflects on the birth of her daughter, Ellaphine, and her dreams for her future. The narrative progresses to show the childhood of Ellaphine, dealing with her perceived ugliness and the aspirations of her mother. As she unexpectedly becomes the first to marry among her peers, the story hints at deeper explorations of connection, futility, and the comedic quirks of life in a small town. The opening sets a tone of irony and heartfelt reflections on expectation versus reality, establishing a foundation for the unfolding tales of the town’s residents. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Middle West -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 588598 2025-08-12T08:19:55.059122 text/html 597018 2009-08-01T06:43:34 text/html 375404 2025-08-12T08:20:02.991111 application/epub+zip 378240 2025-08-12T08:19:56.329194 application/epub+zip 293580 2025-08-12T08:19:55.611124 application/epub+zip 633944 2025-08-12T08:20:07.874105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 590456 2025-08-12T08:20:02.169147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415331 2022-09-13T16:00:02.668555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 542237 2025-08-12T08:19:53.919139 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 542060 2009-08-01T06:43:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 542058 2009-08-01T06:43:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20397 2025-08-12T08:20:08.011054 application/rdf+xml 8821 2025-08-12T08:19:55.701124 image/jpeg 1500 2025-08-12T08:19:55.658106 image/jpeg 215920 2009-08-01T06:43:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 353516 2009-08-01T06:43:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 215850 2009-08-01T06:43:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 358204 2025-08-12T08:19:55.114190 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia