The Selfless Widow and the Purse of Gold
A York seamstress Sarah Goodwin and her four young children face cold days before luck turns. A passerby drops a purse of gold, she resists temptation, explains hardship to the stranger, and returns the treasure, earning a rare moment of mercy and honor.
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Sarah Goodwin
Moye
City
York
Aes
Sarah
Mr. Ashcraft
Manty Grey
Jimmy
Goodwin
Virginia
Smith
Arma
Tanya
Stam
Sipe
McCulloch
Cooper
Clarke
Nolin Creeky
Ohio
Muldnaugh
Kentucky
Campadt
Ramehau Iaick
Col. Gibam
Mand
Gibson
Col. Brnekwan
Col. Gibson
John Hamilton
Charley Stull
John
Muldraugh Hill
Jean
Baid Ho
Jamon Ragan
Wm. Whitaker
Moses Rodgers
Muldraugh
Louinville
Madam Rimor
Joseph Stocking
Eleo
Townsend
Gret
Mr. Bush
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