A Sailor's Ghost Yarn In Lofty Maritime Legend
An elderly storyteller recalls a sea tale about Murdock and Captain Webster aboard a brig in the China trade. Murdock claims a pirate past, a captured treasure plot, and a haunting vision of the captain’s ghost watching him. He notes the ghost appears where there is no one else, a chilling warning of punishment at sea.
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Cape of Good Hope
West Indies
Africa
Murdock
Webster
Cap’n Webster
Cap'n Webster
Taffiis
Example of right living set for public view
An aphoristic reflection urges that every man’s life should model virtue. It notes that the consequences of one’s actions extend beyond personal knowledge, shaping outcomes that arrive unaware and carry weight beyond the actor’s ken.
Man Draws a Straight Flush Metaphor in Proposal Question
Overjoyed speaker recalls asking his father for marriage and noting the father’s restraint while showing signs of triumph. The quote from Houston Tost frames the moment as a high-stakes family gesture with a poker metaphor.
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Papa
Houston Tost
Dusenbury Marriage Tension Noted in Family Anecdote
A New York World snippet recalls a morning exchange between Dusenbury and his wife highlighting friction in their marriage. He remarks his father’s clan had only sons, prompting his wife to retort that many women share that sentiment and prefer daughters.
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Dusenbury
Auber’s Baby and the aged French household
English musician Francis Grierson writes in Century of the most typical Frenchman Auber. At eighty five, Auber preferred senior servants and bound five domestics to his service, the youngest called the baby at seventy five, including the coachman.
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Auber
Francis Grierson
Small Duties and Higher Obligations in Life
A reflection on prioritizing duties from household tasks to family obligations. The text urges weighing siblings and parents fairly, paying them honestly and nobly, and performing every duty with effort and constancy. It cites Carlyle to emphasize virtue in everyday responsibilities.
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Thomas Carlyle
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