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Newspaper
Columbia Spy
Location
Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1857
Page
1
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls sly figures in a corner and the Dark, describing Anna as tender and gentle. The narrator compares wooing her to winning her, noting her lips as ripe peach and milk for dinner.
A mid 19th century Texas tale follows Col Pierch as his horse Rolette clashes with Keene Cook's mare Sliding Jenny in Bucksnort. A street brawl, a peddler, and a race finalize with Sliding Jenny winning amid chaos and Pierch vowing to pursue settlement. The second segment shifts to post Restoration London, introducing Minnie Ardent and Edward Willoughby whose courtship unfolds through wit and risk, ending with a confessed love and betrothal sparked by a staged ruse with a miniature.
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