A New Year’s Night Salvation in Hank Harmon’s Shop
A year ago four drunk men in Hank Harmon’s blacksmith shop vow to reform after a night of excess and shame. Jim Cameron apologizes to his mother’s memory and commits to sobriety, Hank Harmon follows, and the group chooses a sober path, rebuilding homes and families as Jim Green and Jim Cameron reconcile with partners and children.
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New Year’s Calls in the Sixties and a Love Turned Sour
A reminiscence recalls New Year’s visits in 1864 during the war. A working girl hosts a crowd of Charley Van Brunt’s relatives and friends, amid festive foods and spirits. Charley drinks, quarrels, and ends up jailed. the narrator feels guilt over his decline. The memory ends with a faded moral about decency and finery.
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