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A Mother's Word and Cousin Tom in Vermont Tale
A long excerpt of Wendell Phillips on abstinence includes a story of a mother and her son Edward set on Vermont hills, a man who recalls his mother's word guiding a life free of drink, and a later tale of Mary Thorne and Cousin Tom in the garden as a playful prelude to a looming visit by Prof La Place. The piece blends moral exhortation with humor and domestic scenes, ending with a reflection on the power of a single word and a humorous hotel anecdote.
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Wendell Phillips
Vermont
Garden Gate
Edward
Seauma
Calcutta
Mediterranean
San Francisco
Cape of Good Love
North Vale
South
Green Hill
New York
Ruth
Mary Thorne
Naudity
Mary
Lunderstand
Ja Place
Waukind
Miss Mray
Lam Bradley
Tom
Joan
Cousin Tom
Mr. Tom
la Place
Leveh
Papa
Prof’ la Wace
Prof la Place
Toar
Mr.Thorne
Miss Mary
Ms. Thorne
Mill Station
Wharton
Prof
Pem
Toms
New Forks
Ledger
Ter
Chough
Chestnus Street
Astor Library
Astor
Burton
Bowery
Society
Mercantile
The
Humboldt
Tom Themb
Sherman
Barnum
Gay
Dauphin County
Mr. F
Mrs. F