Awkward bachelor’s misadventures at Barbara’s feast
A shy tailor’s son recalls his failed attempt to win Barbara, ending in a string of comic disasters at a family dinner. Ink splashes on ledgers, a pie mishap, soup spills, a ruined handkerchief darkening his face, and a chaotic kitchen retreat leave him humiliated. The tale ends with lifelong dread of large parties and marriage.
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If She Speaks With the Courage of a Suitor
A lighthearted tale from a Philadelphia scene shows a man planning a formal, businesslike marriage proposal. He declares his income and asks Miss S to marry him, prompting humorous chorus and a prediction of an October wedding. Additional anecdotes note frugal farmers and clever blunders, with social wit at a country gathering.
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