Country By-Ways Text
Good Company Text

Good Luck.
Sarah O. Jewett.

Table of Differences between the Country By-ways text and the Good Company text.

- Neither text is consistent in the spelling of Windy-walls, sometimes giving it as Windy walls and Windywalls.

- Up-stairs and down-stairs in Country-By-ways becomes up stairs and down stairs in Good Company, except that neither text is consistent about down-stairs. Where they are inconsistent, this is shown below.
 
 

Paragraph Country By-Ways Good Company
Title Good Luck: A Girl's Story. Good Luck.
1 from a post-office, and the house 

we lived in a house by the sea

were going to leave it, and that

from a post-office and the house

we had had a house by the sea

were going to leave it and that

2 brothers, -- Parkhurst, who was then in the medical school, and Tom, who was to enter college the next year, -- and

and, indeed, property

being poor half as much if

brothers -- Parkhurst, who was then in the medical school, and Tom, who was to enter college the next year -- and

and indeed property

being poor half so much if

3 we know the worth 

I want that I cannot buy now

something of its characters to begin with.

we knew the worth 

I want now that I cannot buy

something of its characters.

4 over his fishing-tackle in 

in order; indeed, I think

late one evening, and in

shops, and had loaded part of our luggage into the back of the wagon, we started off for the five miles' drive, 

a perfect day; I had seen almost nothing of the country all the spring, and

many birds together in all my life. I began to long for my mother to come, and

the horse rest where it was so pleasant that we really could not go on. Tom saw some woods which gave fair promises of game

over his fishing tackle in

in order; indeed I think

late one evening and in

shops and had loaded part of our baggage into the back of the wagon, we started off for the five miles drive

a perfect day, I had seen almost nothing of the country all the spring and

so many birds in all my life. I began to long for my mother to come and

the horse rest, where it was so pleasant that we really could not go on. Tom saw some woods which gave every promise of game

5 the house, and the last mile or two seemed long. We had been told that it was on a hill, and

two great chimneys, and

side of the hill, and

like Uncle Kinlock himself, whom

three miles had been

the house and the last mile or two seemed long. We had been told that it was on a hill and

two great chimneys and

side of the hill and

like Uncle Kinlock himself whom

three miles of our drive had been

6 fairly in order; but since

we thanked her and said No.

fairly in order, but since

we thanked her and said no.

7 unlocked the door, and Tom said quickly, with a little whistle, "It isn't bad, Polly;"
 

narrow hall, with an awful blue-gray 

in the rooms, and for some 

a place to be homesick in, if 

unlocked the door and Tom said quickly with a little whistle, "It isn't [is'nt] bad, Polly;" 

narrow hall with an awful blue-gray

in the rooms and for some

a place to be homesick in if 

8 Indeed, one might grow

no use in being dismal, and

named it Windy-walls before

busy enough, and the old place

Indeed one might grow

no use in being dismal and

named it Windy walls before

busy enough and the old place

9 clumsy, alf-fledged chimney-swallow clumsy half-fledged chimney swallow
10 dark-haired girl, who was just

about schoolbooks; I only wish 

vacation; good-tempered, well-bred

could find some in almost any

dark-haired girl who was just

about school-books, I only wish 

vacation; good tempered, well-bred

could find a few in almost any

11 expected us to be, we

and clean, and in a way so comfortable

imparted to possible scholars by and by.

She was certainly no happier, and her

other people's lives any more because of it. 

It seems to me that nature designs

It seems to me that nature designs very few people to be scholars, but when so many make a failure of life we are greatly surprised. But we are apt to say that they had a good education, when in reality it was the worst education in the world for them, since they were not fitted to do their work. The result of education should be to elevate one's uses, but sometimes a student reminds one of the cheap wooden box in which his books are packed.
 

nothing to give, is a most melancholy state of affairs. There is a certain kind of character, which, if it tries

expected us to be; we

and nice, and in a way, so comfortable

imparted to her scholars by and by.

She was certainly no happier, and her 

other people's lives any more.
 

It seems to me nature designs

It seems to me nature designs very few people to be scholars, but when so many make a failure of life we are greatly surprised and say they had a good education when in reality it was, for them, the worst education in the world, because they were not fitted to do their work. The result of education should be to elevate one's uses, but sometimes a student himself reminds one of the cheap wooden box in which his books are packed.

nothing to give is a most melancholy state of affairs. There is a certain kind of character, which if it tries

13 some wild sweet-brier roses for which 

pitcher of cream and another

were inconveniences, and I confess

I first knew that I must go there

some early sweet-brier roses, for which

pitcher of cream, and another

were inconveniences and I confess

I first knew I was to go there

14 now it must be told that now I must say that
15 in the sitting-room, reading

been in the house, and, after all, this

provoked children, that it

and repeated philosophically

in the sitting room, reading

been, and after all, this

provoked children that it

and said philosophically

16 "O Mary," said he, suddenly, "did you ever tell mother that Mrs. Birney says Uncle Kinlock had a secret room somewhere up-stairs, and that he hid a great deal of money there and nobody ever found it?" "Oh Mary," said he suddenly, "did you ever tell mother that Mrs. Birney says Uncle Kinlock had a secret room somewhere up stairs, and that he hid a great deal of money there so nobody ever found it?"
17 "O Tom, how foolish!

square plain house? I 

laughing about it, too.

"Oh Tom, how foolish! 

square plain house. I 

laughing about it too.

21 said mamma, with an amused said mamma with an amused
25 that I said nothing more that I never said anything more
26 said he, presently

she used to have I am awfully

I know that other things

said he presently

she used to have, I am awfully

I know other things

28 noticed, said, abruptly:  noticed, said abruptly: 
29 said I, after a while, "before Aunt Alice comes; you know, we have never opened the fire-place in that room, and she is apt said I after a while, "before Aunt Alice comes; you know we have never opened the fire-place in that room, and she is so apt
31 when there was a breeze, and found

nothing inside but some blankets; it was a shallow closet with two shelves at the top and some pegs underneath, and Tom said, eagerly, "Come 

get through, and at last we gave up and went back to the front-room closet

shelf a little way, and

when there was a breeze and found

nothing there but some blankets; it was a shallow closet with two shelves at the top and some pegs underneath, and Tom said eagerly "Come 

get through and at last we gave up and went back to the front room closet

shelf a little way and

33 Let's have a light, though; there's Let's have a light though; there's
35 only too willing, for we only too willing for we
36 and had just succeeded when I heard mamma come into the lower hall. Tom had gone to the garret for the iron dogs, and was just coming back with them, serenely, when he met her on her way to her room. She laughed to see the plight we were in, for

rough, boyish fashion of two or three years ago, when he had not prided himself on being undemonstrative, and rushed off down stairs two

and just succeeded when I heard mamma come into the lower hall. Tom had gone to the garret for the iron dogs and was just coming back with them, serenely when he met her on her way to her room. She laughed to see the plight we were in for

rough boyish fashion of two or three years ago, when he had not prided himself on being undemonstrative, and rushed off down-stairs two

37 Mrs. Phillips, who is in Baltimore, and she tells me that Mrs. Anderson, your grandmother's old friend, is very ill and will probably live only a few days Mrs. Phillips who is in Baltimore and she tells me that Mrs. Anderson, your grandmother's old friend, is very ill and will probably only live a few days
41 himself again, and gave me

rattling in his wall, and mamma

himself again and gave me

rattling in his wall and mamma

42 excited, and were so persistent in sending my mother and Park to the village for the letters and to do some trumped-up errands of ours, that

away with my brother, while

excited and were so persistent in sending my mother and Park to the village for the letters and to do some trumped-up errands of ours that

away with my brother while

43 candle-light, I could not see. It was like a large closet, and part

a small, upright desk

scattered about, much gnawed

might, after all, have been

candle-light I could not see. It was like a large closet and part

a small upright desk

scattered about much gnawed

might after all have been

44 and business papers and a great number of cuttings from newspapers, but there was also a worn leather wallet, which we opened in a hurry, to find some money after all; a large roll of old-fashioned bank-bills, and a little silver. "Do you suppose the bills are good for anything?" said I, unkindly; "were

two or three hundred dollars, and most

and business-papers and a great number of cuttings from newspapers, but there was also a worn leather wallet which we opened in a hurry to find some money after all; a large roll of old-fashioned bank-bills and a little silver. "Do you suppose the bills are good for anything?" said I unkindly, "were

two or three hundred dollars and most

46 would be?" said Tom, in his would be?" said Tom in his
47 were interesting, except one or two were interesting except one or two
48 lot of bank-bills in lot of bank bills in
49 Park seemed excited, and neither

"O my dear girl and boy!"

so kind to me, and you have made me so rich always with your love, and I never knew until 

Park looked excited, and neither

"Oh my dear girl and boy!"

so kind to me and you have made me so rich always with your love, that I never realized until 

50 surprise to us all, and we could not take it in. Tom looked out of the window and whistled a little, and drummed on the sill. "I found two four-leaved clovers this morning," said he, presently, "there surprise to us all and we could not take it in. Tom looked out of the window and whistled a little and drummed on the sill. "I found two four-leaved clovers this morning," said he presently, "there
51 [Added in this text.] [Omitted in this text.]

 
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