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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1917
Page
3
An artistic woman recounts breaking into a secluded country house with a horse and cart. She discovers a well furnished library, cooks breakfast, and awakens a refined resident who reveals the place has been empty for years. The dialogue hints at a lingering spell and a curious morning encounter.
A narrator recalls the last days of a beloved partner and a tenant whose grief shifts upon seeing a living woman in the home. Bob is found lame but helped, and a relationship grows as the couple visit the place in May for summers. The speaker plans to enjoy the landscapes and sketches.
The article argues that durable roads require solid foundations, waterproof surfaces, and self draining gutters. It condemns emphasis on first costs and graft or politics by contractors, noting poor initial choices cause annual reconstructions.
A Wide World Magazine writer notes Harrismith natives in the Orange River Colony smoke by building a paired stick pipe with two tunnels. One hole holds a hollow reed for tobacco, the other draws water-filled mouth while inhaling and exhaling water and smoke through a second reed. The method, while viewed poorly by whites, is described as a local fond habit.
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