Spring was taking its time to arrive in the city, and with no letter from her fiance in weeks, Sarah's quite wilted. 'In a faint, golden glow from her dandeleonine dream, she fingered the typewriter keys absently for a little while, with her mind and heart in the meadow lane with her young farmer.' Sarah was crying over her bill of fare. Think of a New York girl shedding tears on the menu card!.. O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings.
William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 - June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction. |
