Dolly and the Lost Child on the Prairie
Anthony Hunt recalls driving fifty cattle home amid a storm when a crying child’s voice led him to find his own daughter Dolly missing from the homestead. He sheltered the soaked child, returned to find Dolly alive and well with his wife, a tale of luck, duty, and a father’s relief. Dolly stands beside her mother in the meadow, a daughter valued above all.
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The Rare Nerve That Lets Him Propose to Amanda Quickstep
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt, timid Alfred McPelican overcomes fear to propose to Amanda Quickstep during a cozy parlor scene. She tests his resolve with engravings and sly banter, and her gentle insistence yields a hopeful engagement as he declares no obstacle can stop him.
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Never Have a Good Excuse Story From a Reporter Who Became Editor
A Detroit Free Press tale recounts a green reporter who stayed on the job, spied a streetcar workers meeting from the roof via a stovepipe, wrote up a ground breaking scoop, and rose to manage one of the Wests largest papers, proving the value of no excuses.
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Remark by Aunt H Sparks Parrot Tale in Household
An elderly Boston anecdote recalls a parrot at Deacon Staples’ home that stole a pickle and lost feathers after a thrown knife. The same parrot then harshly accuses a bald visiting minister of stealing picks, provoking astonishment and humor among listeners in the scene from the Boston Transcript.
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