Granddaughter’s Rewriting of a Rural Grandmother Poem
A speaker addresses a grandmother, praising her unwavering care and old-fashioned virtues while noting a world that has changed drastically. The poem contrasts past quiet, homebound life with modern ambitions and rising independence, ending with a wish to return and reflect. The narrator envisions wealth and fame beyond the old homestead and asserts a future where olds pass into memory.
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Granny
Cycos
Prado
Return to the old home and a wife's patient wisdom
A narrator recalls a rekindled family visit to a rural homestead in spring. A believing elder counsels a disillusioned son about honest labor, humble living, and enduring love with Connie, contrasting town wealth with the steadfast rural life.
Running for His Life in Saskatchewan Fort Story
An adventurous Cree youth named Steman arrives at Fort Benton seeking safety from snow and winter. Traders, including Mr Wolfe, fear Blackfoot and Cree tension as the young man hides in a back room while inside watchers peer from storehouses. A sudden alarm erupts as the Blackfoot rally outside.
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Northwest
Fort Benton
Old Bow Foxton
Saskatchewan
Hudson's Bay Company
Hetaartslbean Fenny
Wolfe
Steman
Stoshaw
Mackamore
Stentor
Mahuygan
Mahuggan
Blackfoot
Escape Run by Cree Boy Tracked by Blackfeet at Wolfe Fort
The Cree Steman fled across the prairie after thirty days of brutal training at Wolfe Fort to prove his escape ability. Mackamore demanded the Cree be handed over, but Wolfe staged a staged live run with knots of Blackfeet watching to ensure fair pursuit and avoid bloodshed. Steman zigzagged, outran those chasing him, and vanished beyond the horizon, leaving the Blackfeet and traders with mixed feelings about the outcome.
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Wolfe
Steman
Mr. W
Mackamoro
Northwest
Sond
Mackamore
Mr. Wolfe
Deaf hear through Pardee shock therapy case in Missouri paper
The article describes Dr. W B Pardee of South Norwalk claiming a method to awaken auditory nerves to restore hearing and speech in deaf mutes. It recounts Asa A Bryant’s accident leading to partial hearing recovery and notes Pardee’s expounded theory. It also mentions Philadelphia real estate recovery and Washington schools inviting a Miss Carson for cooking lectures.
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W.B Pardee
South Norwalk
Conn
State Medical Society
Emily Pardee
Pardee
Case
Asa A. Bryant
Whistleville
South
Norwalk
Dan
Neil Bryant
Gnlass
layAsa_Bryant
Bryant
Missouri
Washington
Miss Carson
God Bless The Lad I Once Knew
Poem fragment recalling a young man from the past and a caregiver’s enduring care. The speaker cherishes memories of the boy’s smile, integrity, and potential, hoping he remains honorable and upright despite time and distance.
Grand Auntie von Tierle’s runaway New Year’s ride
The Blodget coach, with Spanker and Vixen, departs Grand Auntie von Tierle’s mansion for Crimpton at one, but the nieces discover they are circling the city streets in a flyaway tour. Auntie chats calmly, insisting there is a right road, while the group frets over the lost New Year’s frolic.
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Tiesle
von Tierle
Demay
Crimpton
Blodget
von Teale
Auntigm
Auntie von Tierle
Spanker
Vixen
George Klingle
St. Nichola
On the Right Road to Crimpton in St Nicholas January
Auntigm and companions confront a moral fable urging choices of the right road over easy paths. The group debates knowledge and self discipline while pursuing a journey to Crimpton as Blodget issues orders and Spanker and Vixen lead toward a destined, right road.
Nightingale a celebrated songbird with global habitat reach
The nightingale is a migratory, insect-eating songster found across Europe and parts of the Middle East. It nests low in hedges, lays five olive-brown eggs, and sings best at dusk and after sunset in serene weather. The Bishop Stanley's tale of a caged bird shows habit can override instinct.
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Tig Apring
Europe
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Judea
Spain
Italy
Bishop Stanley
England
Liberal Bridegroom Offers Marriage Fee to Minister
A young man and a pretty girl visited Rev. Barnhart of St John Street Methodist Church. He claimed the minister had been robbed of 300 and offered a marriage fee to aid the loss. The fee of two dollars, handed to the godparent, was accepted as payment and the couple married.
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Barnhart
St John Street Methodist Church
Tiberal
Rson
Berkshire dinner tale and eerie clock joke
In the Berkshires Mr. Coauncey M. Derew shared a tale at a New England dinner. A visitor teased a widow by asking about an eight day clock, only to be told the clock stood the deceased in the corner. A boarding-house prank led a young man to pretend fear and confess to kissing a young lady, who vows there will be no more tricks.
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Alderney
Lownie
Coauncey M. Derew
New England
Berkshire Hills
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Torch of Knowledge
Eck
Gennilo
Connie
Cgg
Anyon
Iim
Sonat
Tim
Bill Atiok
Ike
Mom
Jing
Voloca
Firceida
Aoared
Austin
Corihid Magazine
Philadelphia
Kelliss
Poe
Fedeneer
Torisa
Hitle
Galluot
Josephine Pollard
N.Y. Ledger
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