Liso

Liso was one of many children who accompanied parents or older siblings to the polls on Wednesday.

ANC Daily News Briefing 1994

Though their intention was, in all probability, only to attack the horse, yet the safety both of Liso and the children depended on the preservation of the animal.

Werwolves Elliott O'Donnell 1918

One day, in the depth of winter, Liso received a letter from her aunt containing a pressing invitation to start off at once on a visit to the latter at Skatea, a small town some twelve miles from Soroa.

Werwolves Elliott O'Donnell 1918

He bade the coachman pull up, and, alighting, told the man to drive Liso to the home of her parents.

Werwolves Elliott O'Donnell 1918

But Liso did not hear him -- she sat huddled up on the seat with her eyes staring blankly before her.

Werwolves Elliott O'Donnell 1918

The first half of the journey passed without accident, and they were skirting the borders of a pine forest when Liso suddenly became conscious of a suspicious noise behind her.

Werwolves Elliott O'Donnell 1918

Liso's estimation -- was that woman was made to be man's helpmate, and that married women should think of their husbands first, their children next, and themselves last -- an order of consideration which Liso thought was exactly the reverse of what it should be.

Werwolves Elliott O'Donnell 1918

Exhausted, stunned, senseless -- for her escape has been extremely narrow -- Liso drops the reins, and, sinking back into the luxurious cushions of the vehicle, gives a great sigh of relief and shuts her eyes.

Werwolves Elliott O'Donnell 1918

Then Liso, almost beside herself at the thought of the hungry wolves, sat down and wrote a letter to her husband, telling him she had met with an accident, and desiring him to come to her at once.

Werwolves Elliott O'Donnell 1918

Hoping that her lover might perhaps join her on the road and thus convert a boring journey into a pleasant pastime, Liso, in spite of her husband's entreaties, refused to take a servant, and insisted upon driving herself.

Werwolves Elliott O'Donnell 1918