Night Ride to a Confederate Relay Through Enemy Lines
Captain Wayne recalls meeting General Lee in a tent where the commander assigns a dangerous mission to relink communications with Longstreet. Wayne and Sergeant Craig ride west, with Lee warning of peril and stressing secrecy as they push through unknown mountain trails toward Bear Fork.
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Minersville
Bear Fork
Wayne
Mipersville
Wharton
Longstreet
Bear Park
Lee
Holmes
Alde
Army Northern Virginia
Custer House
Connelton
Sheffield
Castle Rock
Sailor's Ford
Langley Road
Coulter Plantation
Waynes
Charlottesville
Richard Wayne
Mexico
Virginia
Antietam
Pierpont
Richmond
Goodby
Craig
Deer Gap
Brixton's Mill
Cap
Galt
Dark Road perils test a officer's nerve in skirmish
The narrator recalls breathless pursuit and a tense ride through darkness as a small cavalry party closes in. Disguised as Major Wilke he confronts the attackers and orders quiet as he plans a bold, decisive move to avoid a deadly trap.
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Craig
Brennan
Wilke
Wilkie
Sisth Corps
Liz Nesbit and Elizabeths Children Visit
The narrator recalls Liz Nesbit and her children visiting, noting their noisy, curious ways. The youngsters play in the kitchen learning tasks, with a thumb-sucked mishap and humorous names causing amusement, especially the pun on Elizabeth. The piece ends with a folksy line about children being as they are.
An Acquired Habit and a Nervy Postoffice Quest
Reporters ask a rail platform questioner about distances and directions to a post office. The man offers no decisive guidance, citing lack of information and bias. A listener then reveals the man as Pete Hobswot, longtime juror, humorously saying the habit has affected him.
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Pete Hobswot
Set In Her Ways Declared By Youths In Local Banter
In a vivid exchange a youth praises Dolly Morefox as a wife to be proud of while another youth in a burlay vest says LT would not marry her. He calls her strong minded and notes she has refused him six times, insisting she could consider alternatives for fairness.
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Dolly Morefox
Friend with long hair speaks of interruption
A quoted friend describes a disruptive intruder who derailed his ideas and mocked the notion of a train of thought carrying passengers, saying none were aboard. No fatalities are mentioned in the incident.
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Arthur T. Williamson
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EIS
Colchester
Colton Church
Dan
Williamsen
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Siu
Liz
Childern
Liz-A-Beth
James
Jim
Liz-A
Beth
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