14 Jan 1874
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1874
Page
1
A meditation on mortality surfaces in a banquet setting where guests vanish and a hidden skeletal presence haunts the hall. The speaker urges confronting buried bones rather than hiding them, admitting the skeleton exists in every heart and life.
A rambling reminiscence of old man Plunkett from Monte Flat follows his fevered quest to “go home” after misadventure with the Amity Ditch Company. As years pass he fumbles money schemes and storytelling, while the town endures drought and barroom jokes. A final revelation shatters him, leading to a tense public scene where York confronts the truth of Plunkett’s absence and the patriarch’s fragile grip on reality.
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