The Leland Sabbath at Lexington in Wartime
On a bright Sabbath at Lexington, the Leland family attend church amid growing dread as war looms. Desire endures pressure from Roger and the town's strife, while Delight secretly schemes with Gilbert Merridale and Archie McPhenos as the chapter closes with plans for a clandestine meeting and possible danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Grinfield
Ertire Leland
Rachel
Tyne
Pad Revere
Leland
Desire
Cambridge
Wither
Sylvia
Dolly
David Townsend
Roger Stedman
Hoger
Strand
Dave
Roger
Rolloess
Baskot
Nat
Yensison
Jacob
King of Glory
Tven
Gome
Lelands
Charscti
Gilbert Merridale
Lexington
Eliic
Archie
Gilbert
Brookside
Grey
Archie McPhendos
Gilbert Merzidals
A Terrible Threat and Affected Appreciation Play Off
Dialogue between Mrs Yourglove and George over onions and a kiss leads to a comic tension about affection and time. The piece lampoons misread romance with playful misunderstandings and a burned steak joke from the prior evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
The Real Points of Law and a Fashionable Dress Suit
The passage outlines ten requisites for a favorable legal outcome, listing money patience a strong case skilled counsel and good witnesses among others. It contrasts “No Good Form” with a witty exchange about a gentleman being photographed in a dress suit and daylight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ampkins
Miss Simpkins
United States
Liverpool
New York
Saratoga
Paris
Henly
Geneva
Switserlad
Yalu
Fragmented dialogue from a local humor piece
A garbled conversation quips about acquaintances and neighbors with references to a preacher a wife in Vermont maple sap and a smoking chimney. The overheard lines include a claim of future marriage a remark about a barrel of maple syrup and a joke about demolishing China and a servant girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popuutar
Straining At A Gnat And Swallowing A Camel Sermon
A preacher expounds the Matthew 23:24 proverb, railing at Pharisaic scrupulosity. He denounces prioritizing small sins while tolerating large transgressions, warns against clerical conventionality, and urges bold wit in faith. He contrasts petty moralism with enduring eternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Losis Klopsch
Christ
Jobn Milton
Satan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Slory
Trosts
Lana
Ilerfackneas
Gilbert Merridaie
Eichour
Shevons Strik
Sle
Deligu
Auve
Sheust
Heciica
Clemens
Queriins
Landford
Beinis
Elijah
Job
Wisdow
Herod
Matthew Henry
Jake Bunyan
White
Chrysostom
George Herbert
Robert South
George Whitefield
Jeremy Taylor
Rowland Hill
Ashael Nettleton
Charles G. Finney
Sahara
Parias
America
Pendition
Postilion
Aherd
Maryland
Reonts
Nso
Ebrred
Moore
Ting
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