Consolation in a Frugal Scot's Church Plate Incident
A Scotsvisitor at a church mistakenly drops a copper in the collection plate. After realizing the error he requests the usher to return the coin but is refused. He mutters that, while the outcome is a bad consolation, at least he keeps the coin and avoids possible trouble elsewhere.
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Dickens and His Wife
Goldwin Smith argued that Charles Dickens and his wife shared a troubled marriage. He claimed Dickens married at a low level and his wife did not rise with him, a common fate for writers whose imagination idealizes women then exposes real flaws.
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Two Is Company and a Trip Down the Road
A humorous dialogue quotes a coy mad and a worldly young man with a chaperon two small brothers and a bulldog as they plan a stargazing excursion. The piece mirrors gossip and social satire typical of mid century papers.
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