Poetic meditations and bear anecdotes in a late 19th century miscellany
A dense collection of verses and prose fragments blending poetry on autumn and spring with humorous and historical anecdotes. Readers encounter reflections on time and memory, a bear hunting tale, social vignettes in New York saloons, Paris exhibition romances, and a JapAn relations note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper'a Magazine
New England
Maine
Times
Wwe
Zebulon Stanhope
New London
Stanhopes
Ohio
Grandotte
Big Sandy
Mississippi
Cumberland Mountains
Wayne
West
Kentucky
Napoleon
Nobody and the Missing Jam in the Office Story
A playful office tale centers on Nobody blamed for pantry mischief. The narrator lists Nobody’s presence in every room and asks whether a spicy paragraph, scissors, or jam theft occurred. Biddy defends Nobody as the culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Biddy
The Printer Outshines Others In Craft And Cash
A Toast claims the printer masters all trades beating the farmer carpenter mason in setting up tall columns. He surpasses the lawyer and doctor in handling cash and outdoes the parson in managing the Devin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master of All Trades
Devin
Theatre ghost role ends in onstage hiss
A performer in a Western theatre acted as ghost in Hamlet for one night but delivered such a poor showing that audiences hissed. The manager apologized, declared the ghost role retired, and the house settled back to quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phaddick
Cime
Myer’s
Phar
Uncle Tim
Captain Wild
Walloper
Harkaway
Tim
Zack Taylor
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Willis Gaylord Clark
Bolefin
Rae
Dash
Otp
Broadway
Inquirer
Greeny
America
Astor Library
Annecpote
Washington
Bruin
Moses
Aaron Giggin
Dewberry Hills
Aaron
Jima Wicker
Jim Wicker
Jim
Dan
Champs Elysees
Boulevard Des Italiens
Lyons
Paris
N. Y- Daily Times
Japan
Siam
Bangkok
Senate
Belsatier
South-eastern Asia
Belestier
Taylor
United States
China Sea
Roberts
Macao
Balestier
Plymouth
Comodore Voorhies
Turong
Cochin China
Gulf of Siam
Menam
Gulf
Balesteir
Jeff
Balestett
Commodore Voorhies
Court of Siem
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