Picnic Passion to Parlor Promise in Tempting Tale
A London narrator recounts a misadventure sparked by champagne at a river picnic with three engaged ladies. He falls for Miss Damian while believing her aunt Barbara is his elderly charm. After a comic social jig, he marries Damian’s niece Ethel, while the governor reveals Damian becomes his wife.
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Ennui
Weta
Charlie
Ralph
Kosh
Don Juan
Kensington
Miss Damian
Ethel Damian
Barbara
Bob Acress
Damian
Ethel
Damian. There Was Certainly A Touch of Coquetry In Aunt Barbara
Mr. Carew
Miss Ion
Alys
Tam
Paris
London
Pittsburgh Telegraph Highlights A Clerk's Earned Wages
A Pittsburgh Telegraph item notes a clerk refers to his salary as a stypenned and contrasts with an ordinary restaurant waiter who measures service by tips, illustrating casual slang in earnings slang.
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Pittsburgh Telegraph