The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863UNDER THE PEAR-TREE.Reading editionChapter navigation16 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterSOVEREIGNS AND SONS.UNDER THE PEAR-TREE.Chapter IChapter IIChapter IIITHE UTILITY AND THE FUTILITY OF APHORISMS.THE UTILITY AND THE FUTILITY OF APHORISMS. (continued 2)THE TEST.THE PREACHER'S TRIAL.THE GHOST OF LITTLE JACQUES.BOSTON HYMN.THE SIEGE OF CINCINNATI.JANE AUSTEN.LATEST VIEWS OF MR. BIGLOW.REVIEWS AND LITERARY NOTICES.Previous chapter ←SOVEREIGNS AND SONS.Next chapter →Part 1 — Chapter IAll chapters and sections (16)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsSOVEREIGNS AND SONS.UNDER THE PEAR-TREE.Part 1 · Chapters123Part 1 · Other sectionsTHE UTILITY AND THE FUTILITY OF APHORISMS.THE UTILITY AND THE FUTILITY OF APHORISMS. (continued 2)THE TEST.THE PREACHER'S TRIAL.THE GHOST OF LITTLE JACQUES.BOSTON HYMN.THE SIEGE OF CINCINNATI.JANE AUSTEN.LATEST VIEWS OF MR. BIGLOW.REVIEWS AND LITERARY NOTICES.IN TWO PARTS.← SOVEREIGNS AND SONS.CHAPTER I. →