If We Could If We Would: The Power of Compassion
Poem reflecting on restraint and mercy toward neighbors and the erring. It urges considering forgiveness before blame and suggests each life contains seeds of good despite temptation and hardship. The closing note invokes a divine judgment reminding readers that true outcomes depend on applying compassion.
Gideon Peak's Colt Drives Siblings to Reconcile
Electa Peak and Gideon Peak feud over a roan colt that divides their remote Iowa farm. A winter flood traps Electa, prompting Johanna to seek Gideon amid danger. Gideon rescues Electa and Johanna, the colt dies in a ditch, and the siblings reunite in relief and forgiveness.
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Old Colt
Leety
Satan
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Johanna Peak
Johanna
Old Betty
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Miss’Ledy
Miss
A Royal Oculist and the Duke of Bavaria Story
A Bavarian duke proud of his son Karl Theodor the oculist gives a blind singer a note to a physician. The note is signed Duke Maximilian, addressed to Duke Theodor, prompting the girl and a friend to seek help at the palace.
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Bavaria
Karl Theodor
Munich
Duke Maximilian
Theodor
New York Independent
How Washington Looked in Final Years Revealed by Witness
A firsthand account describes George Washington with a scarlet nose on a cold day near a camp-fire. It notes his tall, erect build, No. 13 boots, large hands, heavy tent, and famed strength, alongside hoarse voice, gray eyes, and a frail chest with false teeth.
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Miss Plecta
Johanna
Gideon Peak
Medder
Gideon
Lecy
Miss Electa
Elihu
Electa
Ledy
Joey
Colt
Guinea
Leach
Washington
Alexandria
Sagacity of the Blood-hound in Detection and Training
A.Dr Gordon Staples cites the blood-hound as highly sagacious with early maturity and protective nature. Bred and raised properly the dog remains loyal to master, guards person and property, and tracks criminals with a reliable scent. Cited from Popular Science Monthly, the piece contrasts old slow-hounds and stresses proper care and socialization.
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Gordon Staples
Popular Science Monthly
Passage Under the Elevated Railroad
A recent excerpt describes two characters crowded beneath an elevated railroad. The noise overwhelms them as they argue about discomfort and a possible remedy, while one urges the other to wear a smaller item to ease the headache.
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Little Brown
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