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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1901
Page
7
A misty urban poem laments time’s passage and a guest’s doubt amid a bleak town. The speaker considers a grand feast a past temptation now lost to aging and memory, with lingering questions about the decades that have slipped away.
A rambling Thanksgiving tale unfolds in a town where Hobo Bill visits Mrs. Daintry, shares a turkey meal with scarce means, and inspires forgiveness. The widow reconciles with her brother and the squire after Bill’s generosity, leading to a hopeful reunion and a renewed feast.
After a festive moment the couple recalls a wish bone vow and asks what wish was made when they pulled the bone together. The light anecdote captures hopes tied to a shared Thanksgiving ritual.
In a brief episode from a New York World vignette, Bill tries to reach a mansion kitchen for food on the eve of Thanksgiving. A stern, protective elder blocks access, directing him to a cottage where Mrs. Daintry helps a stolen roast turkey reach the big house. The scene ends with a hopeful proposal exchange between Gobbler and Mrs. Daintry.
A Universalist sermon extols hope as a cheering angel guiding believers through illness, loss, and moral turmoil. It lauds hope as an anchor and motor for heavenly reunion, personal health, and world betterment, urging faith, prayer, and endurance toward eternal rewards.
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