The Little Mountain Maid
A rustic bench scene screens a dramatic confession by a 30 year old man. He recounts a harsh childhood, a mountain hermit who mentored him, and a dream of a girl who once sheltered him. He seeks marriage with Miss Arlington, who insists he must first find the mountain maid who shaped his life. The tale explores love, memory and social class.
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Tenesse
Hoy
Man T
Tenneseee
Taprabg
Oux Pense
Tennessee
Mountaiod
Ten
Mountain Girl Remains In Memory Says Narrator
A narrator recalls a childhood bond with Misa Arlington and reflects on past companionship. He mentions a mountain girl and notes she still holds a warm place in memory despite years apart. The fragment suggests a recollection of a tender relationship from youth.
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Misa Arlington
Ariington
Missing Mountain Child Mystery Ties to Arlington
A fragment recounts a child's early life after the parents' death, adoption by a wealthy relative, and a mysterious boy found asleep beneath pines. A confrontation with Miss Arlington reveals a pivotal identity link as a listener seeks truth about a treasured "little mountain."
Mrs Malaprop in Real Life Comical Phrases Attributed
A Philadelphia reviewer recounts Molly Seawell’s tale of a newly rich American woman dubbed Mrs Malaprop. The rich mother, whose daughter married into nobility, described a remodelled baronial castle as baronical and praised antlers and a spinal stairway while remarking on hall renovations.
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Molly Elliott Seawell
Malaprop
Miss Senwell
London
Sbe
Phidelphia
Origin of Fairies Tied to Pagan Roots and Angels
Legends link fairies to arch eologists as heroes and descendants of inferior pagan divinities. Demi gods and were reduced with pagan end. Popular belief holds fairies were angels who did not join Lucifer, remaining on earth until judgment. Irish fatmen are spirits of Dannan Druids inhabiting caves and aiding or harming Milexians.
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Lucifer
Hell
Force of Habit at Water Works Tank
A cow at a pumping station in Enid Oklahoma wandered into a water tank when floodwaters surrounded the area. She slid in twice but persevered, drank deeply, and escaped to land, illustrating the force of habit in a trying scene at the water works.
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Atonid
Pasweraby
Jong
Enid
O. T.) Eagle
The Poet and a Child’s Coin Tale
A reflective poem speaks of beauty and joy outlasting war and pain, while a lonely woman dreams of love. An English acquaintance gives a boy half a crown, who asks if it is a good coin, preferring a bad one to keep, so it can be spent later.
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Elas
Fast but Don’t Run Colors Clash in Lexington Store
An elderly shopper asks if the colors will run in a Lexington street store. The clerk reassures that the colors are fast and will not bleed. The exchange captures a lighthearted moment of retail banter.
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Lexington Street
Laitimore Amerti
Smugglers' Haven in Katland Baffles Visitors
A fragment describes Little Pedington in Katland as one of hundreds of places that provoke wonder at its emptiness. For years no life or activity is felt as travelers cross surrounding hills, wandering for hours without meeting a single person along the road.
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Little Pedington
Katland
Smuggling Past Shapes Pedlington Marsh to Modern Town
The Pedlington marshlands, once a booming smuggling hub with hidden passages and a brutal code, have become grazing ground and quiet woods. Old tales tell how Little Pedlington thrived on illegal trade through the Walnut Tree Inn and church, with parsons discreetly tolerated, while the landscape now bears fresh foliage and a distant circus parade draws locals seeking hats for a granddaughter.
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Pedlington
Pedkington Parsons
Old Slingsby
Cofing
Keoga
Loving Grandparents
A Ports mouth millinery store proprietor found an elderly man and woman waiting at her shop one morning, surprising her with their presence and intent. Details of who they are or why they visited remain unclear in the fragment.
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Portsmouth, N. H
Bananas and Potatoes Chemistry Compared
A brief note explains bananas and potatoes share similar chemical makeup and composition concepts. It emphasizes parallels in their organic compounds and teaching context for basic chemistry.
Snake tale shows hatchet trick and home remedy cure
William Schley of Decatur township Pennsylvania recounts cutting a rattlesnake into two and nearly three pieces. He recalls being bitten in the forefinger and seeking aid from neighbor Chris Sharer who used a chicken and whisky poultice to reduce swelling and pain before Schley returned home.
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William Schley
Decatur
Pennsylvania
Schley
Sharer
Mr. Schley
Eagle Valley
Haml
Chris Sharer
Automobilist's chance in Sunday school parade tale
A Newport automobilist named T Suffern Taller recounts his safe spins and casino visits, then a friend teases about driving in a Sunday school parade for a chance of glory. Separate note claims Britons show high sea service presence and navy strength.
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T. Suffern Taller
Newport
Tommy
New York Times
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Almple
Little Pedkington Inn
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