What Men Need Wives For From a Soldier’s Medal Tale
A moral essay argues a man seeks companionship and courage from a wife beyond kitchen chores. It lauds partnership through adversity, urging wives to offer sympathy, counsel, and love. An anecdote about a Civil War veteran and a bronze medal follows, illustrating simple courage.
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Kiss of Emma Abbott in Paul and Virginia
The Kansas City Times reporter recalls Emma Abbott’s kiss in the opera Paul and Virginia as a long calm moment of shared devotion between two lovers. The prose likens the scene to Troilus and Cressida and blends earthly passion with heavenly imagery under a moonlit backdrop.
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California romance returns long separated couple to kin
A Vallejo couple, long divorced by fate, reunites aboard the Contra Costa when the Kentucky wife discovers her husband is alive after 20 years. Their daughter, now grown, is revealed as his child as the trio plan to move to San Francisco. The tale ends with hopeful thoughts of life beyond.
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Eminent Scot Wedderburn’s Lesson In Wealth And Home
A Scottish lawyer born in Mint Blow Lane Edinburgh rises to fame as London barrister and Lord Chancellor, later Earl of Rosslyn. He recalls his childhood poverty, abandons Edinburgh ties, yet revisits his old home in old age to measure happiness against wealth. He admits his pursuit of honor was a vain phantom.
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