Carnival of Hidden Affections At the Deanery
Esperance enjoys a week with Gaspard at the Mortlake house as Cornelia warms to him while Mrs Mortlake frets over etiquette. Gaspard’s trust is tested by the harsh hostess and Esperance’s quiet resilience strengthens their bond ahead of further trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Worthington
Gaspard
Claude Magni
Casnard
Esperance
Cornela
George Palgrave
Bertha
Priory
Mrs. Mortlake
Cornelia
Deaiers
Anyxoures
Miss
Grace Lowdell
Monsieur de Mabblont
London
Claude
Cherie
Irom
Gispard
Mon Ami
Mrs. Morsiske
Pesca
Frances Neville
Anil Asperance
Sunman
Christabel
George
Reporter’s Quip About Scissors At Hardware Shop
A young newspaper reporter called at a hardware shop asking for scissors. When asked what use, he replied absently that he needed them to use in writing, revealing his intense preoccupation with drafting copy.
Mrs Surratt's Death Revisited in Wartime Loyalties
A Baltimore Sun piece recalls the 1809 Washington dismissal tied to Mrs. Surratt and her daughter’s marriage to a Union officer. It notes Gen. Grant’s view on loyalties, mentions Grant’s son, J M Marshall aide to Grant, and two Surratt grandsons serving in the Fifth Maryland Volunteers near Chickamauga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Grant
United States Army
United States
Guyens
Willam P. Terry
Bis Man
Anna
Surratt
Lincoln
Chickamauga
Maryland Volunteers
Frederick D. Grant
Reginald J. Toury
Thomson
Albert S. Toury
Boyden
Cuba
Lee
Wheeler
Hobson
J. Martin Marshall
Mrs. Surratt
Joan Wilkes Broth
His Mistake and the Argentine Minister in Anguage
A former Argentine minister to the United States struggles with English and recounts a misread moment at the White House. He jokes about learning and a Civil War memory as a young observer corrects him with wit and confusion about timing and birthyears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Argentina
Washington Pathfinder
Senor Sn
White House
Duke of Leeds Seen as Likely Canada Governor General
A brisk note reflects on the Duke of Leeds possibly becoming Canada’s governor general. It recalls his parliamentary youth as the Marquis of Carmarthen, his early repute, and a wartime election quip about his mother knowing he is out, framed in a light political jest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of
Leeds
Canada
Marquis of
Carmarthen
Peculiar Post Office Name Spurred by Minister
A Cass county minister pressed Washington to add a post office for a growing hamlet and suggested a name acceptable to locals. He quipped that they were not hard to please, and the department adopted Peculiar as the office name, a designation kept to this day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Washington
Kansas City Journal
A Virtuous Memory Epitaph Praises by Peter Pindar
A concise epitaph exalts virtue over monuments praising Peter Pindar's couplet that a good man's name is his best memorial, denouncing praise on tombs as vain. The lines underscore enduring character above stone in a historically framed sentiment.
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Rurel
Porto Rico
Uncle Sam
Baltimore
John Surrate
Isaac Surrate
Bay Line
Baltimore Sun
Peter Pindar
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