Tom Martin: A Man
Tom Martin, the village blacksmith, is in love with Mary Brandon. Mrs. Brandon bakes a pie for Tom and Mary takes it to him just as he is sitting down to his evening meal. There is a vacant ... Read allTom Martin, the village blacksmith, is in love with Mary Brandon. Mrs. Brandon bakes a pie for Tom and Mary takes it to him just as he is sitting down to his evening meal. There is a vacant chair opposite Tom's at the table, and he tells Mary that he always lays another plate for... Read allTom Martin, the village blacksmith, is in love with Mary Brandon. Mrs. Brandon bakes a pie for Tom and Mary takes it to him just as he is sitting down to his evening meal. There is a vacant chair opposite Tom's at the table, and he tells Mary that he always lays another plate for that chair because it was the one occupied by his beloved mother before she died. Bennet ... Read all