Easter in Brimstone Gulch Ends in Lily of the Valley
In Brimstone Gulch Easter morning unfolds with a church service at Sandy Pete’s saloon after a night of drinking. Huerfano Jack, a cattle thief and killer, dies in the saloon while a minister and a Denver cleric lead a final prayer for the departed man who finds solace in a nurse’s lilies and a camp full of children singing.
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Brimstone Gulch
Sandy Pete
Lone Star Mine
Denver
Tuerfano Jack
Jesus
Huerfano Jack's End
Huerfano Jack
Jack
Monte Jim
Bill Wilcox
Pueblo
Trinidad
Culeh
Pines
Easter Dream For Tiny Toys And Lively Lambs
A whimsical Easter verse about young Anna and dreamlike characters. Candied eggs, playful lambs, Pumpty Dumpty on the counterpane, Ducky Daddles at the foot, three baby ducks, a tobogganed egg, a rooster and hen, five pink-eyed bunnies, lambs Mary-like, five sparrows, and two Titarium men with rainbow egg imagery.
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Hnna
Nestor
Mary
Titarium
First Colored Eggs During Crusades
A noblewoman in a castle along the crusade line sheltered from invaders in the Black Forest with peasants. She gave Easter presents to children by decorating eggs with bright colors and hiding them in leaves, delighting the youngsters who sought them in the forest.
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Line of
March
Black Forest
Eastertide Gifts List Reflects Simple Seasonal Traditions
A brief rundown of inexpensive, seasonally appropriate gifts for Eastertide includes a white prayer book, dainty poetry book, blooming pot, silver egg saltcellar, framed Madonnas, china fernery, neckwear for girls, Ascot ties for boys, gloves for mother, Easter egg bonbonnieres, baskets of country eggs and city chocolate eggs, silver for the table, and fine cologne. The items emphasize simple, seasonally themed tokens suitable for family members.
The Dark Sea Blue Eggs and the Easter Rabbit Tale
A mischievous morning tale shows a boy and rabbits stealing eggs to sell for profit. The rabbits recruit others, causing alarm among birds, while the eggs are later linked to a yearly Easter gift tradition. The piece ends with a moral about misdirected greed and a playful, classroom friendly tone.
The Lily as Saintly Symbol in Legend and Lore
A reflective piece traces lily symbolism in church decor and church legends. It recounts stories of the Virgin Mary staff greened to lilies, Mary’s white lily, Harz mountain legends of the white lily, and a Gethsemane tale where the lily bows in shame after the Lord’s rebuke.
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Mary
Joseph
Harz
Alice
Gethsemane
Easter Miracle at Feldkirch Ends French Advance
In 1790 Easter sunrise over Feldkirch Austria inspired a town council to seek mercy from General Massena. The brave dean urged service, bells rang, and villagers praised Christ. Massena misread the scene, believing Austrian forces arrived, and ordered retreat. By noon the French troops had vanished from the heights above Feldkirch.
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Napoleon
Europe
Feldkirch
Austria
Rhine
Massena
Chlourch
Cleurch
Christ
Bostou
Easter Sermon of Vanity and Town Fashion
A speaker named Mrs. Henry Gray boasts of Easter attire to outshine neighbors. She mocks rival women for bonnet choices and fashion fads while plotting to paralyze them with her new dress and bonnet as Easter Sunday arrives. The poem satirizes small town vanity and social competition.
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Mrs. Brown
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New York Herald
Miss Jones
Cross Eyed
Paris
Helen White
Mr. Gray
Billings
Eugins Field
Sunbonnet
Bobies
J. S. Waugh
J. Williams
J. Lee
Aberdeen
Cleaning Co
Washington
F. Fredrickson
Summit St
Pattersond
Locke Cosponte
Ketchum, Hill & Co
Grocery Line
E. Wishkah St
Gariener
Man
Stockman
West
Lily
Chas. H. Lilly Co
Seattle
Portland
Herald Printery
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