Red Saunders Returns Home to Miss Mattie at Dawn
Red Saunders wakes in his own barn home to Mattie’s breakfast ready scene and a morning of playful, revealing banter. He recounts childhoods, jokes about training a boy, and shares a rose while Mattie nurses growing feelings. Their wary, hopeful morning ends with plans for day.
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Miss Mattie
Red
Mattie
New England
Joe
Will
Millpond
Red Saunders
Jimmy Hendricks
Scotty Ferguson
Jim
Scotty
Ferguson
Hank Cutter
Hank
Capital Punishment
A brief quoted humorous exchange about flirtation and punishment. The mother recalls Cronelly marrying the father, delivering a wry family aside in a lighthearted tone.
Correct Diagnosis
Patient asks if he must give up beer. Doctor replies he will not forbid it. Patient expresses extraordinary confidence in Doctor Fileigende Blatter.
Life and Death in Canton A Stern Chinese Outlook
The author reflects on Canton where life is cheap and crowded streets reveal a harsh social order. A Swedish engineer’s plea for modern sewers is rebuffed by a Mandarin who argues population pressure makes such reforms impossible. The piece contrasts practical survival with Western ideas of sanitation.
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Canton
Pacific
Friedman
Chicago News
America
Europe
Sweden
China
Orient
The Resemblance Gift Sparks a Curious Birthday Quip
A young merchant gave his partner a piano lamp as a birthday gift. She urged him to name it, citing its brass, beauty, attention needs, brilliance, tendency to wobble, occasional explosions when half full, and habit of flaring up at times.
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