The Good Wind That Blew Nobody Ill
A poetic vignette from Youth's Companion about a playful wind that scatters objects and memories. It mentions Elsie Onraht, grandma, Polly, Debby, and Debby's blue eyes as the wind moves through a sunlit day. The piece ends with the wind whistling away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debby
Noldie
Youth
Life of Damocles in Richelieu’s revels at Boulogne
The scene centers on Cardinal Richelieu’s grand Boulogne fête where high stakes gambling, lavish wealth, and stunning hostess Marion unfold. Mauprat and Baradas clash over Marion’s grace as Adrien Mauprat recalls a brutal past with the cardinal’s shadow looming.
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Damocles
Mazarin
Beringhen
Marion
Mauprat
Cing-Mars
de Beringhen
Baradas
Manprat
Ris
Richelieu
Syren
Maughon
Cardinal Richelieu
Clermont Richelieu
Stanmered de Beringhen
Count Baradas
Adrien
France
Languedoc
Bastile
Duke of Orleans
Faviaux
Orleans
Chevalier
Paris
Barades
Hood
Women in a Breeze and Other Short Humors
A collage of comic vignettes and quotations, including a breezy piece on a woman in a breeze and snippets of humorous exchanges. Dialogues cover janitors, misquoted lessons, and social foibles with a period newspaper tone. Strong entities include John J Mcintyre, Truth, and New York Herald.
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Elsie
Tommy Nopestin
Lord Lytton
Venus
Sayin
UNNY
Eoris
John J, Mcintyre
Gidbean
Miss Youngthing
Mr. Oldbean
Reacher
Solomon
Johnny
Clara
Clare
Tom Etreth
Mabel
Marchy Hyer
Aga
New York Herald
Mr. Greatman
Knina