Wordplay on homophones in a playful verse
A light verse contrasts common spellings with their mispronounced forms. It riffs on caught, patched, matched, latched, snatched, scratched, thatched through a sequence of near rhymes and whimsical substitutions.
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Jane
Barbara's Governess Romance and Family Trials
A young woman Barbara Dwight leaves her cold aunt and accepts a governess post with the Meredith family after a confrontation over her dead father's memory. She bonds with Will Rexford, a nephew-like figure, and their romance grows as she faces departure from a life of privilege.
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Barbara
Aunt Russell
Auntie
Barbara Dwight
Russell
Papa
Fannie
Meredith Mansion
Pannie
Meredith
Will Rexford
Bobbie Meredith
Mr. Rexford
Robbie
Dwight
Longfel
Rexford
Creme de la Creme
Bob
Merediths
Little Bob
Will
Myrtle
Reginald
Reginald Simpson
Rock of
Gibraltar
George W. Hathaway
Mr. Hathaway
Dearborn Avenue
Missouri Pacific Rail Line Offers Seven States Connections
The Missouri Pacific Railway runs from Texas through Indian Territory and Kansas to Missouri and the Mississippi at St Louis and Hannibal and through Kansas City with links to all United States routes. Tickets promise service between Houston St Louis Dallas Sedalia Fort Scott and Denison. Cars include five Pullman sleepers and day coaches with modern amenities and attendants. Maps timetables and reading matter are mailed free from Dallas and St Louis offices.
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Indian Territory
Kansas
Missouri
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Hannibal
Kansas City
Union
United States
Missouri Pacific Railway
Dallas
Houston
Sedalia
Fort Scott
Denison
St- Louis
San Antonio
Austin
Fort Worth
St. Joseph
Missouri Pacific
F. Chandler
Gen
Pass. Agt
B. Kinnan
G. P
A. Talmage
H. P. Hughes
Southwestern
Pullman’s Palace
Sedalia and
Denison and Missouri Pacific Railway
S J. Louis
Via
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Boston Commercial Bulletin
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Texas & Pacific Railway
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California
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Minneola
International & Great Northern By
Galveston
San Antonio and
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B. W. McCuieves
T, Marshall
Tex
C. B. Kinnan
Bt. Louis
Texas Central
Central
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State of
Chicago
Kansas City, Hannibal
Texas & New
Houston & New Orleans
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Great Britain
Continent
New York
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