I Shall Be Satisfied In The Heavenly Hills
A poetic meditation on longing and spiritual home. The speaker rejects earthly bliss and seeks final satisfaction in heaven through the presence of the Saviour. The piece contrasts wandering desire with the promise of divine companionship and rest.
A Broken Blossom Love’s Conflict Summary
Florence Marryat presents a melodramatic tale of romance and social pressure. A woman torn between affection and duty encounters family expectations, secrets, and social reputation as love clashes with propriety.
Death in St. Pucelle and Ange’s secret love
In a fevered climax of passion and guilt Ange dies after overhearing a dangerous secret about Cave Charteris. Hilda Lovett’s steadfast care, Tessie, and a tangled web of debts, deceit, and social judgment unravel in a tale of love, betrayal, and resilience amid 19th century hardship.
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Petite Ange
Madame Marmoret
Merc Fromard
Jean Marat
Monsieur
Marat
Guillaume
Mere Fromard
Madame Marimoret
Becau
Vauren
Dubois
St. Pucelle
Mr. Lovett
Ayel
Abi
Fromard
Selle
Monsieur Charteris
Mamselle
Monsieur Je Cure
Tessie
Ange
Armand
Godefroi
Charteris
Elysian Fields
The Daughter of the Lighthouse Keeper
A translated tale recounts Marie, a delicate girl who longs for a flower. Her father, away for days, gifts seeds instead of a blossom, inspiring patience. She recovers and plants them, uncovering a blooming garden that replaces her single flower wish and teaches steadfast faith.
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Mamselle
Madame Fromard
Guillaume
Monsieur
L’ Abbe
Monsieur l’ Abbe
Marmaret
Madame Marmoret
Salle
Tessie
Mr. Lovett
Rille
Monsieur Richet
Hilda
Hotel d' Etoile
Artois
Ain
Ange
Miss Lovetts
Salte
Marmoret
Dr. Perrin
Monsieur Perrin
Evont
Nursling
Gng
Bebe
Mademoiselle Ange
Madame
Marie
Papa
Cear
Darling
Commonplace Life Reflections and Halifax Award Comment
A thoughtful verse and social note touch on commonplace life and divine beauty. The Halifax award loss is noted as England took over 5 million dollars, yet humanitarian aid to the poor would continue. A parable about a colored brother rebuked for religious lapses ends with a dialectal pledge and a prayer.
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England
Halifax
Our Young Folks and the Little Pappoose
A poem titled Our Young Folks laments the fate of a tied up pappoose in a butternut tree. It contrasts innocence with concern for Native American children, urging prayer for heathen babies and reflecting on education and religious duty. The author Kate Lawrence signs the verse.
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Kate Lawrence
Winter amusements for girls with dolls and beads
The article describes children aged from toddlers up to older girls making doll accessories. Craft activities include cutting with safe scissors, sewing with thread, stringing beads, and assembling jewel boxes. It emphasizes supervision, patient practice, and turning simple materials into personal toys and keepsakes.
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Dolly
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Anon
Florence Marryat
Part
Miss Markham
Mr. Charteris
Sophy Markham
Mary Ferrier
Parkhurst
Devonshire
Sophy
Hotel d’ Etoile
Cave Charteris
Anne
Charlie Sandilands
Petites Smeurs
St. Pacelle
Tessiee
Sulle
Miss Lovett
Thad
Mr. Lovelt
Mr. Warrington
Lovetts
Baron Armand de Nesselrode
St. Peeees
Cave
Ap Aer
Sister Celeste
Marmur
Mainorce
Tam
Eaain
Papa Lovett
Ben Papa
Morteville
Algiers
Paris
Norwood
Mrs. Sandilands
Godefroi de Nesselrode
Charlie
Suan Coolidge
Winter Amusements