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The Yellow Briar Continues In Rural Reflection
In Patrick Slater’s serialized piece a boy named Paddy learns the value of words and schooling through mentor Michael Hughes. The narrator recounts nights at Murphy’s tavern, a drunken spree, and a hard lesson in self control as Paddy observes and absorbs life’s education beyond classroom walls.
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Whistling Hill
Old Hickory Mick
Christ
Globe
Dombey & Son
Michael Hughes
Paddy
Mono Mills
Allen
Murphy's Tavern
Mono
Mr. Murphy
Faith
Old Hickory
Adfala
Michael
Abe
Virgilius Maro
British Isles
Armica