Book excerpt: The four items in this collection are provided free of charge in the pdf edition as an add-on to my short novel, Poor Angelina. Country Stories from the early years of that century that was best remembered by those who handed us our history lessons, (The 19th to the 20th!). It was a good time; our world was comparatively untouched by wars, but for that sorry event The Boer War. They were protected from the worst news by the mere monthly cycle of news print in many parts of our home-lands. There are no heroes and no grand events; just every-day happenings that have a humourous and entertaining twist. The reader will identify with the characters. Some are likable. Some are forgettable, but forgivable. The psychoanalyst would agree that there is one of each kind of psyche. The historian would say they were typical country folk, but that just depends which one the reader feels closest to. Enjoy!