Author: Emily Carr

Blue or Red

Published: 1944
Written by Emily Carr
Categories: The House of All Sorts

Her skin was like rag ill-washed and rough-dried. Both skin and clothing of the woman were the texture of hydrangea blossoms-thin, sapless. On exaggeratedly high heels her papery structure tottered. “I want a dog.” “Work dog or companion?” “One-o-them whatcher-callum–the kind you got.” “Bobtail…

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The Cousins’ Bobtails

Published: 1944
Written by Emily Carr
Categories: The House of All Sorts

Two men, cousins, came to buy Bobtails. One cousin was rich and had a beautiful estate; the other was poor and was overseer and cowman for his cousin. The rich cousin bought the handsomest and highest-priced pup in the kennel. After careful consideration the poor…

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Gertie

Published: 1944
Written by Emily Carr
Categories: The House of All Sorts

The man said, “The garden belongs to my cousins, I board with them.” I could see he minded being only a “boarder,” minded having no ground-rights. The resentful voice continued, “Gertie has outgrown her pen and her welcome.” Pulling a stalk of wild grass, he…

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