Night Deer Hunt on a Fogbound Lake
Hunters await midnight to hunt deer in darkness. They drift in a skiff, light a torch, and inch toward a wary buck hidden in marsh grasses. A shot then flares, the deer bolts, and the hunters recover the animal at dawn as sunlight spills over the lake and mountains.
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Tony
South Pond
Cary
Gary
Sony
Alwoyanse
Uary
Gana
Belfi
Biu
Boye
Sartain
Phoebus
Character as Power: Integrity Shapes Public Worth
The text argues that success in life and public service stems from integrity and virtue, not talent or oratory. It cites historical figures, contrasts mind with heart, and urges young men to form a foundation of truth and honesty to gain trust and lasting influence.
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Benjawin Franklin
Alexander
Russia
Montaigna
Stephen
Colonna
Fish on a Bridge Leads to Hope and Temptation
A poor young man watches anglers on a bridge. A basket of fish tempts him to sell for rent and food, as the seller proposes a small favor in exchange for tending the line. He awaits the return of the owner while the fish multiply in his hands.
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Crep
Sherman
Gish
Win
Olu Gsberan Reid Me Fullibli
Silent corner cair recalls a child’s loss and sorrow
A quiet corner chair in a bereaved home holds the memory of a bright child who has died. The narrative laments a child’s death with gentle, reverent language and reflects on parental grief, urging faith and consolation beyond the loss.
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Zrom
Impractical Imagination at Rogers Dinner Table
Charles Babbage recounts a Rogers anecdote about imagination and a plate glass window. The pair laugh as Rogers jokes about misreading a pane as open and Babbage wittily imitates nightcap precautions to avoid catching cold.
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Charles Babbaga
Rogers
Hlo
Thad
Mir Repgerk
Hin
Soldier’s Frantic Flight After Wounding on Scary Battle Field
In a Civil War vignette a Hoosier recruit on Groose’s line charges and shouts battle cries until a rebel sharpshooter wounds him in the forehead. He drops gear and sprints to the rear shouting “here’s your mule” as officers note the episode’s ludicrous abandon and the photographer Rosey’s tears.
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Stono
Statiano
Ofleer
Wedding in a New York Jewish synagogue described by editor
The New York Observer recounts a Saturday wedding in a New York synagogue. The description covers seating, the reading-desk, the canopy held by four posts, the rabbi’s Hebrew chant, the signing of the marriage contract, and the symbolic breaking of the wine glass.
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New York
Isaac
The Glory of Pines in Alpine Silence
The text praises pines as serene, self contained guardians on sheer cliffs. They loom over inaccessible ledges, unhearing of humans, standing between vacancy and rock with iron will and enchanted pride. Mushkin’s voice emphasizes their unconquerable, spectral presence.
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Mushkin
Daily bread and humble duty in Thackeray’s words
An ornate quotation on gratitude, prayer, and labor from Thackeray. It recalls dawn on the Nile, a boatman kneeling, and the universal chorus of thanks in sickness, poverty, health, and wealth, urging honest toil and kind stewardship.
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Nile
Thackeray
Sweet Home Echoes of Consul Paine Songwriter
The excerpt recalls John Howard Paine the author of a beloved song. It notes his lack of a home due to wandering, his years abroad, and a memory of a New York stroll where the tune was sung beneath a window. The speaker reflects on Paine as a man of moving sentiment and hospitality.
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John Howard Paine
Tome
Chave
West
Tonis
New York
Hue
Calpdeens Playthings Farewell to Treasured Objects
A reflective admonition urges saving childhood keepsakes rather than scattering or breaking them. It describes toys and books as precious messages from a distant country, to be carefully stored in a sacred nook for later quiet viewing as grown emotions deepen.
Embrace Your Place and Finish the Work Within It
A moral exhortation urges acceptance of one’s birth and circumstances as divine design. It argues that what feels like hindrance or suffering may be God’s opportunities guiding a person to large, unseen work in their current position. Enduring under obscurity strengthens purpose and aligns life with the divine will.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Prine Pal
Interca
Barlow
John Brown
Grost
Howe
Fife
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Winnebagg Hills
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