Jack's Cigar and a Hero's Homecoming Tale
Annie Houghton reads news of her brother Jack returning home for Thanksgiving after a year abroad. Jo Morton, a friend from Vassar, is drawn to Jack, a playful reunion interrupted by a ghostly misadventure and Uncle Seth’s pie fueled stumble, ending with a shy romance and a June reunion.
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Thanksgiving Dinner in Dialect with Northern Immigrant Glee
A lively speech in broad dialect celebrates Thanksgiving, mixing humor about cooking possum and turkey with a Northern Boston arrival. The speaker condemns snobbery toward “Ginny folk,” promotes cultural exchange, and notes plans for a Concord school and discussions of philosopher figures while savoring a festive meal.
Thanksgiving turkeys talk by Morse and moral tale
A farmer recounts teaching two turkeys Morse code to talk, then sells a renowned eight-year-old spring turkey for Thanksgiving. The tale interweaves a comic parable about labor, expense, and gratitude as the farmer wrestles with disillusion and the question of giving thanks on Thanksgiving Eve.
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A Cape Cod Thanksgiving Ended in Hopeful Reunion
Carrie Leighton mourns her missing sailor husband after the Emily L. sinks in a September gale. A desperate five day drift ends with a rescued crew aboard a drifted schooner. Salvage, a Norwegian or Scandinavian craft, and a hospital in St Johns offer relief before the couple reunites and plans a new life on a farm.
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Thanksgiving Day Ode to Faith and Harvest
A solemn seasonal poem contrasts bitter winter on the harbor with a bountiful harvest. It recalls a ship frostbound at sea then shifts to autumn abundance and calls readers to gratitude for God’s faithful presence and generosity. The verse links hardship to thanksgiving and piety.
Old Ballad About a Sailor Far From Home
A fragment evokes a sailor’s longing for home while at sea. The verse contrasts plum duff and coffee with thoughts of a sweetheart or wife left behind. The sailor’s day is spent in distant waters, yet love anchors his memory.
Do Nida kiss you request fades in a playful lyric line
A whimsical lyric fragment asks Do Nida to let a kiss pass, complimenting sweetness then noting hesitation and a misremembered date, ending with a cheerful thanks for something to be thankful for.
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Frolicsome Fun that Comes High in Drake's Traveller’s Magazine
A quirky exchange shows a colonel lamenting newspapers that cost him $25,000 after a libel suit. The dialogue hints at satire on press slander and legal exposure in travel writing.
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Traveller's Magazine
Pyten
Grumble No More as John Values Family Over Hardship
A poor laborer John White vents about wealth and hardship then reassesses his life after seeing his wife Jane’s pain. He finds gratitude in health and a newborn son, resolves to stop grumbling, and pledges thanks for his baby and wife.
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Ode to a Pumpkin Pie Crowned in Pastry
A playful ode extols a pumpkin pie as a regal dessert. The speaker praises its inviting aroma and artistry, marveling at a browned surface and creamy filling. The poem elevates the pie to royalty, comparing its appearance to art and inviting indulgence.
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Luna
Man’s religious struggle amid gun incident at church
A church member tells his minister it is hard to keep faith as he battles between the world and the mourners bench. He recounts attempting to shoot Tom Green but the gun jammed and he resorted to cussing.
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Browning
Arkansaw Traveller
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Eulaila Declares Happiness in Simple Love
In Philadelphia Call prose, Eulaila voices a dreamy wish to be the wife of a noble bread-winner while George grounds the dialogue with a practical twist as he imagines being married to a good break maker. She decides to leave.
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