Aunt Charlottes Responsibility Restored Faithful Slave's Enduring Trust
In a Reconstruction era tale from Riverview, Aunt Charlotte tends graves and serves Miss Margaret and young Marse John through war and loss. After decades awaiting return of Colonel Murray, the colonel and his wife are found beside their graves as Aunt Charlotte lies in the kitchen, her duty fulfilled.
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Captain Terrill
Joe
Peart
Miss Dell
Misa Dell
Kay Selim
Kay Selim With the Whip. “That's All Right, Aunt Charlotte
Charlotte
Dell
Miss Margaret
Ma’gret
Colonel Murray
Riverview
Litthe
Marse John
Marse
John
Misa Margaret
Marie John
Terrill Bo
Alwara
Giaster
Mersey
Marie Connel
Margaret
Aunt Charlotte
Borthern Insane Asylum
St. Louis
Mark Twain’s Ruse Over Consul Mason Remains Noted
The article recalls Mark Twain using a ruse to alert Ruth Cleveland to the threatened removal of Consul Mason in Frankfort. Mason told a Mugwump he could not intervene in patronage, but praised Mason’s abilities and urged against replacing him for political gain. Four months later Ruth Cleveland thanked Twain for his warning and offered to report similar cases to the president.
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Mark Twain
Cleveland
Mason
Frankfort
Rapp
Uiinots
Ruth Cleveland
Mr. Clemens
Consul Mason
Alabaster Box of Lover Virginia Woodward
Fragmentary verse laments rushing life and favors restraint while recalling the alabaster box of lover Virginia Woodward found in Harper's Bazaar. The text blends reflections on time joy and duty with a faint reference to a personal romance and a literary clue.
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Virginia Woodward
Harper's Bazar
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