Ireton's Counterplot Ride to Ferguson and King's Creek
Captain Ireton secretly overhears a council plot at Cornwallis's camp to send garbled dispatches toward Major Ferguson. He is ordered to courier the message, testifying to his loyalty while considering a dangerous path across a hostile landscape toward Gilbert Town and Ferguson’s camp.
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Meckneburg
Lord Cornwallis
Lord
Stedman
Tarleton
Major Hanger
Lord Rawdon
Cornwallis
Ferguson
Stuart
Francis Falconnet
Gilbert Town
Major Ferguson
Ireton
Iriend Stair’s
John Ireton
Macgowan
Cowan
West Country
Old fashioned football versus modern restrictions critique
Atlantic Monthly recalls a bygone football era praising free play and independence. The author laments current training tables coaches and padded gear, recalling a pasture game where all players joined, kicked the ball constantly, and drank from a tin cup after thirst.
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Atlantic Monthly
Autumn’s herald blooms on nature’s rugged face
A Baltimore American poem excerpt by S. W. Gillilan paints autumn’s shift from summer. The narrator notes longer nights, shorter days, katydid songs, and scarlet oaks as yellow plums and goldenrod transform the landscape. The verse links seasonal change to renewed vigor and hope while praising labor under autumn’s glow.
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Ian
S. W. Gillilan
Baltimore
American
The Black Bread from Florence
Nicholas Nerli a famed Florentine banker is portrayed as rich yet ruthless until a vision with Saint Michael reveals his sins outweigh his deeds. After a dream he vows to feed the poor anonymously, and awakens resolved to help others, gaining a moral reward in life.
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Anatole France
Nicholas Nerli
Florence
Emperor
Pops
Nerli
Nicolas Nerli
Alexander
Caesar
Church of
Santa Maria Novella
Reyes
Moria Bismanitosa
Republic
St. Michael
Archangel
Saint Michael
Santa Maria del Novella
Nicholas Verli
Neril
St. John’s Church
St. Andrew’s Church
Saint Peter
the Archangel
Venice
Nicholas
Hell
Heaven
Boots Mix-Up Sparks Theater Chaos in Lynton
Markin the piano tuner complains of rheumatism and missing boots. Semjen discovers Pawel Alexandrovitch wore Markin’s boots by mistake, leading to a hotel room mix-up with actor Blistanoff and Bluebeard at the theater. The night ends with a chase in stocking feet and a blackened eye.
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Markin
Semjen
Porter
Murkin
General Schewelzin
Pawel Alexandrovitch
Pavel
Alexandrovitch
Knave
Bluebeard
King Bobesch
Kursk
Mr. Blistanoff
Tam Mr. Blistanoff
Haus
Buchtejiff's
Blistanoff
Southern fields remembered in Civil War battle scene
A vivid Civil War reminiscence contrasts tranquil Southern scenes with the 1864 Battle of the Wilderness. The narrator recalls wounded soldiers, a dying youth, and two charitable sisters tending him, detailing the chaos and mercy amid combat.
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Southland
Min
Sisters of Charity
Odious Comparison in Society Abroad Quote
The Washington Star recounts a quip where a foreign critic notes American lack of aristocracy and Mrs Cumrox replies that Americans can act like a heap daughter despite not sharing European nobility.
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Washington Star
Begginer golfer fears caddy joke at course
A Philadelphia Press quip recalls a beginner who feared showing ignorance as a caddy’s sarcasm provoked an urge to strike. The friend asks why he did not, and the reply notes he did not know which club would be proper for the contemplated act.
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Therior
Monsieur John
Analden
Rial
Cornwallis
Ireton
Appleby Hundred
King's Creek
Charlotte
Catawba
Gilbert Town
Major Ferguson
Owen Pengarvin
Philadelphia
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Colonel Tarle
Horse Legion
Horse Legion, Was Drawn Up; and ¥ Ronting: Allqas
Camgen
Frevallo
Wwallis
Court
Lynton TS
Hechole
Chari
Maxwell Edward Dickoon
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