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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1881
Page
4
A dramatic lament by an unnamed speaker quoted in the London Spectator. The voice expresses longing for work and freedom in the West while condemning Eastern bondage, contrasting royal dream and uneasy labor with longing for unbound lands and liberated souls. The piece ends with a call to break fetters and seek true liberty.
The chosen partner of Hubert Stickney, a prominent Vermont figure, faces sharp local doubt. Friends whisper that his past influence wanes as he introduces his elegant city wife and her stern kin to a formal tea at the homestead, where old manners and snubbed guests clash.
Florence Stickney confronts her husband and Mrs Maronson over farm duties and independence. The elder Mazonsons impose strict rules while Florence asserts she will not abandon her education and interests. After a tense breakfast, Florence reconciles with Mrs Mazonson and plans a Lake Dunmore outing with Miss Susan, revealing to Hubert that he is a coward.
A historical note outlines Empress Eugenie’s decisive influence on Napoleon III’s wars. It cites Count Kisselef’s account of her urging declarations of war against Russia and the 1870 Berlin march ending at Sedan. The piece adds a jurist anecdote about a divorce case mocking intimate letters and social manners.
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