Two Apple-Treez and the Lovers Garden Tale
A Harpers Weekly poem recounts two lovers who find two golden apples in an orchard and vow to keep them as a memory. Their love grows into two apple trees shading a doorway, symbolizing enduring affection. Years later the trees shelter two graves beneath blossoms, a tranquil scene across seasons.
Lucille's Letter From the Country House
A dramatic letter from Lucille describes a handsome country house, a looming storm, and a planned elopement. She writes to Charles about deceiving Uncle Maurice, securing inheritance, and marrying after six months, while detailing her dislike of the uncle and her schemes to keep him ignorant of the romance. She warns Charles to appear in Europe after marriage and to endure his mockery of birds and insects to win Maurice's favor, then depart.
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Lida Cranston
Maurice
Europe
Charles
The Rain Stopped At A Cottage Gate
A drenched man seeks shelter at a small cottage along a tree shaded lane. A slender woman in a silver-gray gown welcomes him with caring eyes and a knitted stocking while he resumes his walk, promising to stay only a moment before continuing home.
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Virginia
Maurice
Miss Lucille Westerns Marriage to Charles Dessler
Miss Lucille Western marries her correspondent Charles Dessler with intercession from Ruth Weston and a ceremony at Maurice’s residence. Afterward the couple depart for the groom’s German home and the wedding is followed by festive claims of inheritance and a new heir for Undre Mantice.
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Mother
Ruth
Yathi
Lucille Western
Charles
Degs
Ruth Weston
Maurice
Germany
Charles Dessler
The Wonderful Dog of Cohoes Guards Mill Horses
Morrison Colwell & Page house rolling mill in Cohoes N Y keeps a large stable for their horses with two watchmen. A crossbreed dog acts as assistant guardian, guiding the watchman to incidents and saving the premises by hauling burning straw and barking for help. He was wounded when striking at a mule but continues on duty. The owners prize him above all guards.
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Maurice
Hundred Scents on the Dollar in Burlington Hawkeye
A Burlington Hawkeye item recalls Mr Middlerib’s grocery purchase where a two dollar bill returned as change carried oil, fish, and tobacco scents. The tale ends with the grocer pocketing the bill and Middlerib declaring the age of honest scent handling is back.
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Middlerib
Good George
Burlington Hawkey
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