This character appears in 25 books.
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Freedom Crossing (Apple Paperbacks)
by Margaret Goff Clark
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Madeleine: An Autobiography
by Anonymous
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My Mother's Rival Everyday Life Library No. 4
by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Monica) Brame
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The Colonel's Dream (A Novel)
by Charles W. Chesnutt
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The Torch Bearer: A Camp Fire Girls' Story (1913)
by Ida Treadwell Thurston
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Some Adventures Of Jack And Jill (1905)
by Barbara Yechton
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A Parisienne in Chicago: Impressions of the World's Columbian Exposition
by Madame Leon Grandin
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The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray Volume 4
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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A Brief Account of the His Countrymen
by Jeremiah O'Donovan
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77 Jackson Street, Rear
by William Y. Cooper
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Arkansas Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series)
by Janie Jones, Wyatt Jones
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Pendennis - Volume I
by William Makepeace Thackeray
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Beautiful Joe
by Marshall Saunders
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Beautiful Joe
An Autobiography of a Dog
by Marshall Saunders
Miss Laura: Miss Laura a tender hearted only daughter surrounded by many brothers. The era called for young ladies to be raised in a genteel ways. Laura is beloved by all her brothers, parents and the community at large. She often takes on the duties of smoothing her brothers rough edges as well as local hooligans she may come across in town. A memorable episode in the book involving Laura is one where she comes across local boys whose dogs are fighting. The boys are cheering them on. Much like My dad can whip your dad, the boys explain when Laura interjects that the fight came about because the boys had argued as to whose dog could best the others in a fight. Laura, appalled by the violence she is witnessing, keeps her cool and with quiet words persuades the boys to pull the dogs apart. She spends another few minutes with them and with quiet words convinces the boys of the cruelty involved when we encourage animals that love us to fight on our behalf. Laura explains to the boys, the dogs left to their own means would have settled the matter quickly, without all the injury. That they fought so fiercely and did such bodily damage to each other only because they felt prompted by the love of their masters. Laura explains to the boys that the dogs do not understand why their beloved young masters have grown so excited and defensive but sencing their masters defensive posture for all they know their master is in danger. The dogs fight to defend you and know not why, she says ; yet for the love of you they go on even if it means their own life to defend you. The boys cowed, and properly ashamed promise young miss Laura to take better care of their dogs and never fight them again. This event cannot be forgotten in writing a description of the character of the young Miss Laura. Because this genteel young lady raised in a pleasant and lovely family never was exposed to this behavior at home. Some young ladies would have shrank away from such a sight and cruelty, but for the love of animals as souls in God's creation young Laura cannot turn away. She sets her own safety and reputation aside to wade in among young ruffians and stop a dog fight. Besides Beautiful Joe, Laura is the next best enchanting character in this lovely book.
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