Oh Absalom My Son Continues in Isle Narrative
Chapter excerpt follows Danny Fayle’s haunting voyage and the crew’s grim burial of a murdered man. Mona frets over Christian, while old Mylrea Balladhoo confronts shame and loss as night bleeds into dawn. A bloodstained cap hints at Danny’s fate and the unresolved peril hanging over Balladhoo and Kisseck’s cottage.
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Danny
Perdition
Kisseck
Mona
Earth
Hisseck
Peel
Quilleash
Absolom
Christian
Corteen
Killip
Bill
Balladhoo
Gardner
Jemmy Quark Balladhoo
Tommy Bill-beg
Mylrea Balladhoo
Kerruish Kinvig
Kinvig
Jin
Mr. Christian
Jemmy
Mylrea
Danny —Fayle
Mylrea Ballladhoo
Absalom
Aman
Danny Fayle
Mylrea Ballahdoo
Death of Willie Lincoln Told By Mrs Bayne
In St Nicholas, Mrs Julia Taft Bayne recalls Willie and Tad Lincoln as Budd's playmates and recounts the illness that led to Willie’s death. Budd reports Willie was dreadfully sick with typhoid, and the president’s son visited him at the White House amid fever and fatigue.
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Laurence Hutton
St. Nicholas
St John’s Park
Macdougal Street
Dr. Thompson
Grand Street
Willie Lincoln
Julia Taft Bayne
Willie
Tad Lincoln
Budd
Lincoln
White House
Tad
Hally
Secretary of War
McClellan
Jidd
Munson’s Hill
Rive
Fashion's Fancies and Civil War Echoes In Studio Dress
A fashion feature describes spring walking costumes with lapped skirts and buttoned fronts, bridal gowns with bolero jackets and pearl bead trims, and Parisian trends with slashed corsages. It notes winter toques in velvet with fur trimming and bold color pairings, then shifts to a nostalgic reminiscence of Mrs. Lincoln's Zouaves, their rifles, uniforms, rooftop fort, and Tad Lincoln era anecdotes.
Pranks and poems in St Nicholas noted in Philadelphia paper
In February issue of St Nicholas Julia Taft Bayne recounts Mrs Lincolns Zouaves and verses about romance. A playful exchange features a line My love for you is worth more than gold and jewels and a quip Coal George.
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Philadelphia
Tools of the Lake Dweller and Jade Use
The lake dwellers used hard stones for tools including axes and ornaments. Jade presence suggests long distance trade, as jade is not native to Europe and sources lie in China, India, and Egypt. European sites show worked jade locally with many chips, and jadeite and chromolemone also appear in settlements and European dolmens.
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Europe
China
India
Egypt
Lake Constance
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Hall Caine
Deemster
Manxman
Angelica
Angie
Fred
Freddie
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