Courtin' memories and old village feuds in verse
A narrated reminiscence by Sam Lawson on courtin' days and churchyard intrigues, detailing Miry, Elderkin, and Black Hoss in a rural community. The piece blends humor with reflections on manners, romance, and social tensions from a bygone era.
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Sam Lawson
Sam
Bill Enderkin
Academy
Black Hoss John
Black Hoss
Sherburne
Bill
Elderkin
Hoss John
United States
Miry
Mary
Tom Bacon
Bill Elderking
Atlantic Monthly
Dressed in a Hurry Contest Among Seminary Girls
On a Sunday in Illinois two seminary pupils argued over who dressed fastest for church. A spontaneous bet drew four judges. Participants shed clothes and, at time, raced to dress. The winner, fully garbed in seven minutes thirteen seconds, beat the other by under a minute.
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Samuel Adams
Assembly
Mac
Adams
Harper’s Magazine
Illinois
Chicago Tribune
Quotes and quirks from a Centennial era crowd
A fragment collection quotes labor talk schooled crowds at a Georgia Legislature scene. It notes a spectator’s hush causing a laugh and mocks German beer glass sizes and a bung drinking joke. It also mentions temperance clubs, fainting at the Centennial, and religious groups in England.
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