After the Battle and the Silent Flags
A war poem fragment recalls a battlefield aftermath with muffled drums and bugles, as bearers march past a hill and a harvest of the fallen is solemnly honored. It depicts solemn prayers, relics, and the mourning of riders, horses, and civilians amid ghostly crowds.
Minnesotan frontier tale ends with a surprising wedding twist
A mine host in a Minnesota border settlement recounts a wild reminiscence set during a frontier wedding. Maud Carringsford is abducted by an Indian, Charlie Merriman rescues her, Silas Wheeler disappears, and Maud later marries Merriman while Wheeler is presumed dead. The tale reveals the heroine as Maud Carringsford Merriman.
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