Next Things, and Dorrie's Day
Pansy
Read by TriciaG
Two short stories about young people who find themselves in difficult circumstances, written in 1880.
Next Things relates of two brothers, recently orphaned. They cannot live together anymore, so one goes to a wealthy home on the edge of town, and the other goes to work in a grocer's shop. Each takes their mother's advice to find the next thing to do, and do it.
In Dorrie's Day we have a grown-up little girl who gets lost on a train, and relates the family's search for her and her own adventures. Both of the stories contain a temperance theme. - Summary by TriciaG (2 hr 24 min)
Chapters
| Next Things, Chapter 1 | 7:17 | Read by TriciaG |
| Next Things, Chapter 2 | 7:03 | Read by TriciaG |
| Next Things, Chapter 3 | 7:38 | Read by TriciaG |
| Next Things, Chapter 4 | 7:04 | Read by TriciaG |
| Next Things, Chapter 5 | 6:07 | Read by TriciaG |
| Next Things, Chapter 6 | 5:42 | Read by TriciaG |
| Next Things, Chapter 7 | 6:10 | Read by TriciaG |
| Next Things, Chapter 8 | 5:03 | Read by TriciaG |
| Next Things, Chapter 9 | 5:01 | Read by TriciaG |
| Next Things, Chapter 10 | 5:48 | Read by TriciaG |
| Next Things, Chapter 11 | 4:27 | Read by TriciaG |
| Next Things, Chapter 12 | 5:53 | Read by TriciaG |
| Next Things, Chapter 13 | 5:51 | Read by TriciaG |
| Next Things, Chapter 14 | 5:13 | Read by TriciaG |
| Next Things, Chapter 15 | 5:00 | Read by TriciaG |
| Next Things, Chapter 16 | 6:04 | Read by TriciaG |
| Dorrie's Day, Chapter 1 | 20:55 | Read by TriciaG |
| Dorrie's Day, Chapter 2 | 14:34 | Read by TriciaG |
| Dorrie's Day, Chapter 3 | 13:32 | Read by TriciaG |
Reviews
Beautiful but unclear salvation
Lorraine Jubilee
I loved both stories, but when Carl explains salvation to Percy, there is no mention of the cross, Jesus’ death, being a sinner or needing forgiveness and a Savior. It was more of a commitment to discipleship, than a sinner receiving salvation. Otherwise both stories were very uplifting.