Shadows and superstitions in early American days
An old chronicle piece blends anecdotes from Gen. Jackson era Missouri about shingles misdirection and a political misread with a vivid meditation on shadows, Providence, and human perspective. It contrasts a restless man misreading a roof and a cricket’s fragile faith with a farmer’s hopeful patience.
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