Prayer and Death Woven Through a Silent Loom
A fragmentary poem speaks of prayers rising from children and adults as life unfolds like a loom. Death interrupts the thread, spreading a winding sheet while earthly toil and celestial reach fade into quiet evening.
How The Captain Surrendered a Borrowed Horse Tale
A stylish traveler at a Brighton hotel borrows a horse to pursue romance with a widow, pairing with her brother and a jovial dinner. Captain Champion, the bachelor, falls for the widow, joins in dinner and tea, and remains entangled in the flirtation while observers see a possible lifelong attachment.
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Revolutionary Relic Bridget N J Delivers Tale of 112 Year Old Slave
A New York paper reports Bridget N J recalling Jeremiah Welles born in 1766 at Cantwell's Bridge on Appoquiminink Creek. He lived in bondage until 26 years with Abey Cole, fought in the Revolution, married twice, and has a daughter aged around 35. He is described with aged features and limited eyesight, and became a US citizen twelve years ago.
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Cantwell’s Bridge
Appoquiminink Creek
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