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Very Poor in Spirit and Wealth in Old Town
A narrator recalls the Wightmans once prospering and now impoverished yet content in Old Town. His friend Payson, prosperous yet strained by debt and envy, learns a life lesson: true wealth lies in contentment and gratitude, not luxury or status.
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Arthur
Wightmans
Payson
Wightman
Old Town
Isai
Wilsons
Cat
Clara
Franklin Street
Clars
Paysons
Indies
Wight
Mary
The
Wightman’s
Maine
Cleveland
Cleveland Dem
Geocraray
United States
Ans
Pnnsylvania
Erie
Harbor Creek