Dire Directors and a Daring Night at the Astor House
A long regional tale unfolds with a drunken boardroom dinner at the Astor House, a dangerous late night at a plantation in memory of a rescued traveler, and a dramatic switch of theft to survival as a Black enslaved man hides a white girl from a hired killer Anthony. The tale ends with justice for the thief and a grateful reunion with grandparents and the enslaved hero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burn’s Hollow
Ajax
Grandma
Burn’s Mollow
Hamnate Oake
Anthony
Liannah
Hannah
Mapleton
Aly
George
Grandpa
Sime
Massa
Cannady
Missa
Barni
The Cave of the Winds and a Hurricane Tale
A vivid description of the Cave of the Winds between the American fall and the rock, with travelers entering in rough gear and navigating spray and wind. The piece switches to a humorous hurricane anecdote about Old Peter’s frame house blown by a storm, the stove spill, and the wind blowing the well clear off its lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strogg
Boston Recorder
Hieu Winno
Peter H
Peter
Grast
Sarah
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Commission Houses
O. P. Cobb
CHE Christy & Co Hay
Axd Commission
Water Street
Cincinnati
Commings
L. Gieguld
Tummings & Giegoldt
Axp
Dearess
Main
Mechanic
Aurora
Ind
Cheek
Eof J. & O. P. Cobb & Co
Cheek & CO
Marvy Cheek
Itenac Tt Beck
A. P. Hill
J. W. Murlbert H
Éeewuuurlbert
Water St
Main & Walnut
Ohio
T.a J. W. Gaff
Indiana
Wm. McDonald
Memphis
Tenn
Jos Hallgath
Agent Alp. Co
Cin
O. H.W. Harmer , Co
Nashville
Eorge W. Wood
Huckery
M.foulk
P. Cobb & Co
Tedman & CO
G. W.hart
Ati
Orde
Maenmran
Yadliayd
Ustom Milling
Dearborn
Simon Siemantel
United States
Second and
Judiciary Streets
John H. Thompson
Biscxacer's Saloon
Ci Tobacco
Ke. Braunages
Criswell'b
O. P. Cobb & CO
Wheeler & Wilson’s
C. P. Cobb & CQ
Tom. Fellmann
Garner
Judiciary
Auror
Damm Ritter
Elccessor
Andrew Xreitlein
Cholce Family Groceries
Second Street
Railroad
Ds Hant
Grucer
Merci Cochran
Tovisions
Els
Ind Sof
Deckermann
Main and
Rinstrecta
Samuel Criswell
Bazan
Pyotr Bazan
Ones
Juniiary
Third Freets
Esden
P. Ulrey
Lawrenceburgh
Tharedey
Amhome
Wat
Astor F
Murray Hill
Tuosa
Josu Bittixes
Long Branch
Meany
Max
Mitron
Doaixca
Shakspeare
Ole Massa
Hanoh
Niagara
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