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Boarding-house reminiscences in Mrs Midget's tale
A first-person narrative from a boarding-house life centers on Mrs. Midget and the bachelor narrator. The two discuss gloves, a patched keepsake, and dreams of a wife while observing the “few select” guests, with comic exchanges about cirques and courtship within a cozy, old-fashioned home.
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Abe
Mae
Maris
Charley
Charlotte
Charles
Midges
Mrs. Midget
Tam
Broadway
Stewart’s
Treel
Ealor
Avery
Atic
Saaid
Mia
Sal
Dremm
Minnesota
America
Noover
Washington
Emiiane
Meliiere Ivory
Es Gogues
Akron Times
Nell House
Columbus
Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association of the
United States
St Iam
Bonham
State Board of Agriculture
W. J. Green