Fragmented verse hints from an uncertain author
A note describes an author waking to draft lines of his mind with no memory of composing them. He recalls the bean juice fable but had not applied it to love letters. The rest of the verses are attributed to his conscious self, outlining a split creative act.
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Piedmont
P.P. VP
Frank W. Redden
Mt. Afrey Manufacturing Co
Baltimore
Denton
Elle
Lad
Gray Days and Blue Describes a child during Civil War turmoil at Bel Air
A young narrator recalls a peaceful morning as Uncle Moultrie has left with Union troops approaching. Grandmamma falls ill, Aunt Alice grieves, and fear spreads of looting for horses and jewelry. The child endures dread, helps prepare treasures, and hides preparations as tension rises.
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Paradise
Grandmapima
Moultrie
Nelson
Uncle Moultrio
Grandma Amma
Betsinds
Prince Giglio
Bel Air
Claude
Alice
Camain
Grandmamima
Uncle Moultrie
Bunt Allie
Aunt Alice
Nalson
Colonel Moultrie
Allie
Wilfred
Grandmamiman
Indy
Beekman
Allin
Beakman
Grandmamma
Grandmamm
Grandmanma
Scame
Beckman
Mamma
Aunt Allie
Tlieutenant Beekman
Rosa Garden
Berkeley
Bookman
Neljson
Grand Mamma
Beekman Resigns in Quiet War-Tide Home Tale
In Bel Air, Uncle Moultrie tends to ailing grandma while his wound worsens. Lieutenant Beekman returns with an army doctor and later resigns his commission, masking a plan to aid Moultrie’s escape. The family endures loss, a regime change, and hopeful reconciliation as the war ends.
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Uncle Moultrie
Grandmaammaa
Rosa Garden
Lieutenant Beckman
Moultrio
Beekman
Moultrie
J. M. B. Roberts
New York
Poat Nmin Co
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