Taking a Day Off and Consoling Woes at Town Fair
A fragmented scene shows Molly and Dolly joking about feeling stupid and hiding emotions while discussing a day off and a lawyer bother. The Widow Jenkins laments John’s death and wishes he had never died, in a tone of small town consolation.
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Molly
Charlie
Dolly
Me¢O
Jenkins
John
A Courtroom of Love and a Naughty Boy
A narrator and critic discuss affection, while a boy named Little Biddle faces discipline. His mother asks why he was naughty and he retorts that prayer to God last night to be good went unanswered, claiming a personal patronage from Lorieberg.
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Biddle
Bidle
Blanks and Banter Fill a Dime Novel Tease
A wry dialogue mocks sensationalism in theater, travel writing, and social note items. Snippets mention an anarchist arrest, a gullible investor aiming to buy a schooner, and a society reporter chronicling Miss Bloomudd as an “acknowledged beauty.”
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Tage
Mata
Missa Bloomudd
Wall
The Whole Trouble and Its Waspish Witnesses
A fragmentary humor piece parodies dialogue and misheard quotations. It contrasts exaggerated metaphysical talk with quick quips about family, travel, furniture, and shifts in life, ending with a wry remark on parental intellect versus children's reciprocation.
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