The Silent Hunter of Old Records and a Crackling Legacy
In Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia lore unfolds around William Smith known as Lilly the Silent Hunter. Orphaned, indentured, and cruelly treated by guardian Saunders, he escapes through grit to Raleigh, aided by Judge Campbell. Adopted by Campbell and Matilda, he rises as a renowned lawyer while Mattie remains steadfast, and Lilly’s fame grows with public justice and a remarkable courtroom saga.
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Old Maid's Thermometer and social anxieties in prose
A fragment from the Home Journal surveys social expectations for women, tracing a list of evolving feelings from anxious flirtation to marriage hopes. It mixes notes on fashion, propriety, and aspiration with caricatured examples and literary asides referencing Walter Scott.
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