O. Henry

O. Henry
William Sydney Porter, known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth11 September 1862
CityGreensboro, NC
CountryUnited States of America
falling house work
The whole back of the house is falling in. It's going to take a lot of work.
athletics happen houses people rescued roof swept
Right now, people are being rescued off roof tops. Houses have been swept away. There's more devastation than I can imagine. I don't know what is going to happen to New Orleans. Right now, athletics are not that important.
anyone house involved joining talk
Anyone who would like to come look at the house and talk with us about what's involved in joining the DAR can come.
cope formidable shall sir unable
They tell us sir that we are weak, unable to cope with so formidable an advesary.But when shall we be stronger?
stepped
She really stepped it up and said enough of this.
hell owned rent texas
If I owned Hell and Texas I would rent out Texas and live in Hell
pressure took
It took a little pressure off. It was huge.
gained games looked third three took
It took us three games to get one (good game), ... It really did. At times, we looked as young as we really are. But by the third game, I thought they had gained some experience.
colors dangerous fine gay temptation
Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in fine gay colors that are but skin-deep.
jeremy mile proud run
Jeremy's really a competitor. He's very versatile. He can run a mile and he can run a 5,000. I'm very proud of Jeremy Johnson.
cry deserves game steps win
I am going to cry when he steps down. Dennis deserves to win everything in the game because what he has shown, not only at Arsenal, but with Holland.
grandma since taught
I've done them ever since I was small; my grandma taught me how.
afforded cannot clearly emphasized faiths freedom gospel jesus nation worship
It cannot be emphasized too clearly and too often that this nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religion, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason, peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here.
blessings firm free frequent people preserved principles
No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue; and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles