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Too Much of a Good Thing and Relatives in Boston
A humorous diary style tale follows Jim Brown in Brownville as he endures a swarm of relatives from a large family. Insults, chases, and misadventures erupt from a theater to a police station while Aunt Sally Nutter and kin complicate his social life and nerve. He flees by sea to join family in the army, only to escape further relatives. The piece blends satire on family dynamics with vignettes on manners, flirtations, and quips about women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Franklin Brown
Brownville
Jim
Jim. of Course, Cousin Jim
Cousin Jim
Moston
Ellen
Flora van Voorhies
Flora
Sally Nutter
Jason
Martha
Sally
Aunt Sally
Natral
Granther Benjy
Mrs. Leroy
Boston
Dick van Voorhies
Tom Brown
George Seward
Jim Brown
Sam Smith
Nelly
Allus
England
Frank
Uncle Solomon French
Bill
Mary
Susan
Thad
David
Daniel
George
Peggy
Florida
Philadelphia
Saul
Columbiana County
Ohio
Friend
van Amburg
Columbiana
Nash
Tippoo
Shavey