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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1887
Page
14
A folkloric verse recounts a preacher and a warning about laughing at the servant or the prophet. Bears, awe, and holy songs frame a tale of danger when mocking sacred figures. The piece names biblical motifs and a lurid caution toward irreverence.
Two young women visit the reclusive Madam Hatherton in a lonely village house. Ruth and Laura observe her singular life, the piano artistry, and a haunted memory linked to a lost love, as Hatherton contemplates a will and a mysterious past.
Ruth and Laura lead a night expedition to Madam Hatherton's home after Ruth foresees danger. A burglary leads to the thief’s capture. Edward Dunbar reveals himself as the criminal, and Madam Hatherton dies after the shock. The two women inherit in the end.
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