Sixes and Sevens (1911), short stories: "The Last of the Troubadours," "The Sleuths," "Witches' Loaves," "The Pride of the Cities," "Holding Up a Train," "Ulysses and the Dogman," "The Champion of the Weather," "Makes the Whole World Kin," "At Arms with Morpheus," "A Ghost of a Chance," "Jimmy Hayes and Muriel," "The Door of Unrest," "The Duplicity of Hargraves," "Let Me Feel Your Pulse," "October and June," "The Church with an Overshot-Wheel," "New York by Camp Fire Light," "The Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes," "The Lady Higher Up," "The Greater Coney," "Law and Order," "Transformation of Martin Burney," "The Caliph and the Cad," "The Diamond of Kali," "The Day We Celebrate.." "Makes the Whole World Kin" is a short story written by O. Henry (a pen name for William Sydney Porter), allegedly at Pete's Tavern on Irving Place in New York City.he story starts with a young thief walking through a neighbourhood, scouting for his next house. The thief is described as an ordinary man, with no extreme tendencies. The burglar wore a blue sweater. The police would have been baffled had they attempted to classify him. They have not yet heard of the respectable, unassuming burglar who is neither above nor below his station. He wore no masks, dark lanterns, or gum shoes. This burglar of the third class began to prowl. He carried a 88-calibre revolver in his pocket, and he chewed peppermint gum thoughtfully.Once he finds a respectable house, the thief climbs inside through an open window. Once inside, he scouts for valuable items. He discovers, to his amazement, that a light had been left on inside one of the bedrooms. As he walks inside, he finds an old man lying in bed, asleep. The thief wakes the man and instructs him to raise his hands. The old man can only lift one arm and proceeds to inform the thief that he suffers from rheumatism. The thief, shocked at what he hears, lowers the gun and tells his victim that he as well, suffers from the disease. They proceed to exchange words of comfort about the haunting pain, and the young thief asks for tips to dull the swellings. Though both are filled with hope, the old man warns the thief that the pain only gets worse and he must find a way to cope with it, in his later years. The old man, suggests that he have a drink. The young thief invites the old man for a drink at the local pub. He helps the old man get dressed and the two make their way for the bar. Outside the house, the old man realises that he has no money with him - the thief, kindly, offers to pay for the drinks......... "The Duplicity of Hargraves" is a short story by the American writer William Sydney Porter, better known by his pen name: O. Henry. The story was featured in The Junior Munsey, February 1902, and republished in the volume Sixes and Sevens (1911). Summary: Sixty-eight-year-old Major Pendleton Talbot and his practical spinster daughter Lydia move to Washington D.C. The Talbots have fallen from their aristocratic past in the South before the American Civil War and are now quite poor. The pair stay at a boarding house in the nation's capital. There they become acquainted with Henry Hopkins Hargraves, an ambitious actor in vaudeville. Hargraves is seemingly spellbound by the Major's tales of his happier past (of which he is writing a book).Eventually, the Talbots become behind on their rent. The Major seeks the help of their congressman in getting his book published, but to little avail....... William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 - June 5, 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings.
- | Author: O. Henry
- | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: May 24, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 108 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1546903801
- | ISBN-13: 9781546903802
