A Love and Death Tale in Narrow Irish Life
Maurice Power and Ellen Sheehan share a noble love despite poverty in Ireland. A family tragedy unfolds when Philip’s concealed gun is used in a fatal accident, leaving Maurice crushed by guilt. Time cannot ease his sorrow as he drifts from society, then quietly visits Ellen’s family, seeking some solace amid his unending grief.
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Sheehan
Maurice Power
Maurice
Ellen
Sheenan
Irving
Power
Philip
James
Ireland
Philip Sheenan
Eden
Eilen
Atill
Coor
Joseph. Miller
West Alexander
National Road
Ohio Co
Miller
Lnst
Willam Neil
Perry Eskey
John Brotherton
John M. Zimmerman
Nan
Shaihanme
Greene County
Washington (Pa
Maurice Sheehan's Grief Ends in Tragic Death
In a Ireland like scene, Maurice Sheehan sinks into deep mourning after Ellen's murder, resisting marriage to Mary and sister Cathleen. His sorrow worsens until, urged by his nurse mother and a priest, he drowns in a ravine and dies on Ellen's anniversary. the family seeks solace and guidance.
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Philip
Maurice
Ellen
Philip Sueehan
A Dabbler Encounters a Youth by the Millpond
A literature and arts dabble rhapsodizes about language as he speaks to a boy fishing by a millpond. He urges the youth to resist enticing gud geons with a hook and bait, though the speech becomes tangled and unclear.
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Thun
Industrious habits key to success for boys and men
A 19th century column argues idleness breeds crime and poverty while early work builds discipline. It urges teaching children to work gradually without harming health or study, warns of improvidence leading to prison or alms houses, and notes a Concord report on Franklin Pierce with social praise and skepticism.
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Alma
Election Day Anecdotes From Patchy Polls Across Cities
Eyewitness accounts reveal chaotic scenes at polls with foreign language misunderstandings and political satire. Vague snippets describe a German voter refused after a dime exchange and a wider mix of crowd behavior, costumes, and partisan banter across precincts.
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New York
Stow Justice
Lowndes County
Miss
McCann
Noland
Toland
Bhbred McCann
Columbus
Cincinnati
Faro and
Monte
Bunghole
Rondo
Gopsdixa
Improntaxt—venr
Concord
N. H
Cincinnati Enquirer
Frank Pierce
Pierce
Richmond
Washington Monument Fund
Jeshus Chrish
Savanah Republican
Thibut
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