Little Mother and Tom Gat in the Civil War Tragedy
A widow-like mother bids farewell to her son Captain Tom Gat as he joins the Confederate cavalry. Temptation at a moonlit camp leads him to resist alcohol but he falls in battle. The battlefield death, hospital fevers, and the mother’s grief echo through a rural New England setting as autumn descends.
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Tom
M Om
Virginia
New England
Hhe
Breen
Cap’n
Capt
Orcharée
Tom Gat
Return of the Soldier to His Little Mother
A scarred veteran reappears at his mother's door to a joyous reunion. The exchange reveals a son's gratitude for renewed life and the mother’s long sorrow, as he recounts how love and faith kept him from temptation and death, fulfilling a promised homecoming. The scene closes with rapturous relief under autumn moonlight.
Child asks to ride a bird and a teeth tale in West Chester
A West Chester child asks to ride a bird after hearing a man say Mr Goodboy rode one on a bat. A grandmother with no teeth rejects an apple. the boy fetches toy teeth to try again, then smiles at the attempt. An Epoch quip notes a dinner with neighbors.
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Jane
Johnny
Mr. Goodboy
West Chaster
West Chester News
A. EK. Eager
Oodward Avenue
Detroit
Michigan
Nancy KE
Merchant
Wauseon
Ohio
Cole
Thorpton
Coshocton
Co. BD
N. Y. Vals
Walker
Baldwinsville
N. Y
Heir to Armour and Randall Families Noted Figures
Young John Ogden Armour, heir to the Armour name, is described as a fit, stylish 26-year-old clubman with a fortune and a hardworking father who builds small fortunes. Samuel J Randall is portrayed as a knowledgeable House member and loyal son who discusses Capitol proceedings with his father at dinner. Also mentions veterinary salve, wallpapers, and Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup for teething.
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John Ogden Armour
House of Amour
Randall
N. Y. World
Samuel J
House of Representatives
House
Mr. Randall
Capitol
Tale of Woo and a Witty Exchange of Puns
A playful verse tale charts two lovers wooing with vows and humor. The piece mixes old fashioned courtship lines with spoof exchanges about sinking funds and pockets, drawing on mock dialogue from period papers like American Grocer and Chicago Times.
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Maud
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