Rejected Proposal and Aunt's Quiet Tragedy in Augusta
Augusta Reymond narrates a doomed romance with Mr Thompson. She resents his umbrella symbol and rejects his marriage proposal, while Jessie meddles and an aunt benightedly plots her future. After betrayal and loss, Thompson returns seeking love, the couple reunites, and a fragile happiness blossoms.
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Augusta
Augusta Reymond
Chopin
Tompson
Mr. Thompeon
Mr. Thompson
Mr Thompson
Mr.Thompson
Jessie
Issie
Smething
Aunt
Tori
John
Mr. Norris
Misa Raymond
Hart
Alan
Mrs. Norris
Mrs. Gray
Orce
Agai
Carlo
Voices on manners and faith amid old English gatherings
A Genesee essay recounts a Congregationalist meeting where two young girls mock a timid speaker and affect Ellen, prompting a moral lesson on Christian conduct and the power of personal example. The piece urges true piety over social posturing and recalls the lasting impact of kindness and faithful prayer.
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Charles Lamb
Wordsworth
Haslitt
Ellen
Mary H
Jesus
Orennus
Christ
Genesee
Very Fine Writman Among the Assyrians and Microscopic Text
A description of ancient record keeping on bricks and cylinders found by Layard in Nineveh. Advances in micromicroscopic writing enable the entire Lord's Prayer to fit on a tiny dot and the Bible on a fraction of an inch. Photography and a paragraph machine further compress letters. Potential use includes secret wartime dispatches.
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Layard
Nineveh
Learn Art You Can Never Omit Any Opportunity to Learn
A reflective, antique tone urges constant learning from all around. The author cites Sir Walter Scott, Hugh Miller, and Socrates to emphasize that conversations and everyday observations reveal knowledge unseen in books. Value small lessons from ordinary people and moments of leisure.
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Mr. Thompson
Walter Scott
Hugh Miller
Socrates
The Arab Bread and the Stranger’s Fair Share
Two Arabs share eight loaves five belong to one man and three to the other A stranger eats one third of the bread and offers eight pieces of money to be split by right The cadi awards seven coins to the owner of the five loaves and one to the owner of the three loaves, a just division under the judge's view.
The Virtue of Cleanliness and a Miserable Tomorrow
A reflection on cleanliness among birds and humans, linking neat plumage to cheerfulness and virtue. It asserts that filth Corrupts character and that virtue is unlikely with dirt. The text urges seizing today, warning that tomorrow becomes today with postponed duties and no easy pillow.
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Count Rumford
Hog on the road inspires cautionary tale and humor
A rural New York pastor and elder confront a three hundred pound hog blocking a wagon path. The elder hesitates to turn out and learns a lesson on avoiding road contention. The piece also shares temperance anecdotes and a note on the Buford general, plus a curious seabird that floats by inflating its body.
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New York
Deaco
National Baptist
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Bristol Phenix
Phenix
Hope Street
Bristol
R. I. C. A. Greene
Lfe
Mrs Raymond
Eiher
Hale
Heaven
Earth
Ohio
Judge Quay
Tam
Jong
Buroap
Buford
Hir
Nepal
Utah
Washington
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