Window Birds and the Soul Opens to Joy
John Spence rebukes idle living and seeks to raise his family by work and duty. Jenny Elder feeds birds at the minister’s window, inspiring a view that rest and cheerful thoughts feed the soul. Spence abandons harshness, shares a bird with his daughter, doubles his support for the Elder salary, and discovers that inner life needs nourishment as much as the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Spence
Jenny
Mr. Spence
Eobert
Mr. Behert
Jenny Elder
Mr. Exbert
Mrr. Nebert
Mr. Eebert
Exbert
Spence
Mr. Space
Mr. Egbert
Egbert
Margaret
Mary and the Lamb and a Kitchen Quiz Tale
A long, chatty fragment recounts a quirky household episode with mistaken shopping lists, playful quips about Leander and Edward, and a remembered Mary and the Lamb tale. It closes with a jokey line from Jakie about dodgy recipes and the old lady sighing at the reading.
Watermelon pickle tale and city life snippets
A fragmented old column recounts a humorous recipe mishap with a green watermelon and a pint cup, then shifts to domestic tales and social observations. It touches on a court remark, a marriage gone awry, a stubborn man’s bravado, and reflective musings on poverty, culture, and honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakie
Mary Walker
Venegar
aly Jones
Eliza Powers
Chene street
Powers
Tie
George Washington
John Brown
Canada
Also Mentioned on This Page
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Denton Journal
GEO. T. MELVIN
Z. P. STEELE
B. WI
HARRINGTON, sy AMES E. WIGNUTT
P.P. BEATING
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
CENTREVILLE, MD
Beveley
JAS, P. DAWSON
Easton, Mo
Sunesoy
Omer TILGHMAN
Faston
M. P. Church
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Queen Anne Counties
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Caroline
Talbot
Queen Anne
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Thomas & Bateman
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Washington STREET
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Queen Aupoa
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Easton, Ap
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E. SHANNAHAN
DOVER STREET
Caro.ne
F. J. SMITHERS
Easton, Mop
Elliott & Tatchell
Dover Etreet
Denton, Mo
Carolina
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Seialle
Wega hbalia
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Roman Linimen
WB Sui Worthan
wanda
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Teri
Yarns of the Sea
Nantucket
Sackett’s garden
Diana
New Orleans
Jack
West
God
Leander
Tamburg
Loring
Edward
Foo
Miary
Mary
Cradle of Liberty
Nat
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John Roulston
Boston
Joln Roulston
Mary and
the Lamb
Jaklie
gaults
cesspools
Livy
Ieller
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