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The Marriage Tale of John Beedle and Hannah
A long pasted narrative from the Portland Courier recounts John Beedle's courtship and wacky marriage scheme with Hannah in rural Michigan style. He pursues multiple women, schemes to wed Hannah, and confounds Captain Peabody and Doctor Dingley with comic misadventure and a fake marriage certificate. The denouement exposes a staged union engineered by others, ending in dramatic confrontation and community uproar.
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Portland Courier
John Beedle
Sally Jones
Deacon Carpenter
Sally
John
Joe Bowers
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Lady Jones
Mr Beedle
Patty Bean
Marm
Juldah Hornbeam
Beedle
Waldah
Squire Jones
Doctor Dangly
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Hannah Peabody
Captain Peabody
Mrs Peabody
Hannah
Pol Partridge
Grelight
Jack Robinson
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Sal—Vannah
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Mariah
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Taenah
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Cupid
Molly
Dr Dingley
Aunt Molly
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Ender
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Squire Darling
Jozeph Morey
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Maith
Johns
Cooper
Hannath
Lannath
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Jack Darling
Joe Morey
Peter Scamp
Agawig
Darling
Momes
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