Irving and Emma in a Virginia town tale of temptation
The narrative follows Henry Irving from Eastern Virginia to a Ohio River town where he forms an attachment to Emma Carson. Their moral clash centers on Irving's drinking and gambling influences, Emma's firm stand against vice, and Hawkins's corrupting friendship. After a heated confrontation at Emma's, Irving's resolve weakens, leading to a drunken relapse and a downward path, affecting their budding future.
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Henry Irving
Virginia
Old Dominion
Ohio River
Traving
Irving
Custaiv
Ulis
John Iawkins
Erasma Carson
Philadelphia
Ona
Emma
Vieira
Mr. Carson
Miss Carson
Iiving
Kate
Nnough
Iris
Lia Enving
Gaz
Hawkins
Thury Irving
Llawkins
Immo Carson
Elmina
Hawking
Two Merchants Return to New Orleans After Tragic Death On River Boat
Two merchants from P- who had been buying groceries, returning to New Orleans, witnessed a disturbance aboard a Louisville bound boat. Fireman Henry Irving, restrained in the engine room, suffered delirium tremens and died by suicide at the hospital the following day, after being taunted and ridiculed.
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New Orleans
Louisville
Reader
Henry Irving
Illness and Recovery Reported in Georgetown Letter
A letter from Frederick Andrews of Georgetown D C dated April 25 1853 details his sister’s illness in 1251 1852 including severe coughing left chest pain hectic fever and breathing difficulty. After inhaling medicated vapors under Dr Wellesley she improved rapidly and recovered within a month. The piece also notes a dispatch about a widespread thieves brotherhood and a humorous city scene involving a cat mistaken for a burglar.
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Wellesley
Frederick Andrews
Georgetown
D. C
A Mistake All Around at a City Parlor Visit
A countryman enters a city gathering as laughs and talk unfold about appearances versus reality. The dialogue mocks urban pretensions and warns that dress can mislead, urging thrift over show. A second tale recalls a coast packet hailing for Orleans with an old lady trading eggs for supplies. Never marry before facing the costs of family life.
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Tizarre
Indies
Walt
Debby
Westernight Poem Echoes Love Through Dream and Death
A fragment from Alice Arey titled Yesternight presents a dreamlike meditation on love enduring beyond death. The speaker recalls a past beloved, pondering love’s paradoxes as fate, memory, and longing intertwine with vows and symbolic images.
Silence in Court Sparks Sheriff Snooze Tale
A Massachusetts sheriff in an eastern county dozes during a dull hearing and wakes with a loud court call. The judge and all present laugh as the sleepy lawman is reproved by his own outburst. The scene, from Norfolk Journal, blends humor with reflections on death’s terror and its impact on mourning communities.
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EB. Swrru
Mansfield (O.) Statesman
Brotherhood of Thieves
Lake County
Ohio
Union
The
Plain Dealer
Smith
Iis
Europe
Weisaupt Zwack Und Knigge
Zwack
Scala
Massachusetts
Worfolk Co. Journal
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