Lydia of the Pines and the Puritan Conscience
From Delineator editor Mrs. Willsie’s fiction a western life tale centers on Lydia a charming New England woman torn by conscience in a land hunger tale. The story contrasts Puritan virtue with colonization, presenting Lydia’s unyielding character and its impact on her lovers and others.
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Lydia of
New
Mississippi
Lydia
Saint
Sina
Quiet Mississippi Valley town tale of Lydia and Patience
In a sunlit northern Mississippi valley town, Lydia Dudley, a thin twelve year old, cares for her baby sister Patience while a circle of neighbors, a father Amos, and friend Levine navigate poverty, dreams of land, and plans for a better life. Lydia longs for a balloon and a future beyond the parlor chores as they debate farms, debt, and refuge near the lake.
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Lydia
Lizzie
Patience
Margery
Florence Dombey
Florence -Lombey
Liz
Gaby
Ded
Weill
Amos Dudley
Amos
Baloon
Lydian
John Levine
Maid of
All Work
Lydis
Tovidha
Heaven
Lis
Levine
Ty Levine
John
Congress
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The Lake Shore Adventure of Lydia and Patience
Lydia and her little charge Patience plan a Saturday by the lake with lunch and games. Kent crashes in on a bicycle, they play pirates, and a thin old squaw begs near the shore as the group enjoys a sunlit afternoon before sundown.
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Lydia
Baby
Lake Shore
Amos
Lizzie
Alice
Emily
Florence Dombey
Patience
Kent
Lydian
Willows
Smarty
Duke
Hittle
Lake City
Kat
Rip
Squaw
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Honore Willsie
Mississippi Valley
New England
Florence Dembey
Florence Dormbey
Plorence Dombey
Henry
Floerence Dombey
Marshall
New Hampshire
Eagle Farm
Frederick A. Stokes
Florence
Lizzle
Ada
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