Man’s failed courtship ends in sorrow for Rumor City
The tale follows Raney Cottom a bashful man of modest means who pursues Becky Wigfall in a small settlement. His elaborate marriage proposal collapses after Becky teases him prompting a public humiliation. Cottom’s heartbroken decline lasts years with neighbors tending him in his grief.
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