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The Belt Back and a Rural Marriage Plot
A long comic tale centers on Lizzie Carter and Tom Dingwell in a slow courtship. Lizzie’s parents scheme to spur a quick engagement, leading to Tom’s desperate, dramatic dash to marry Lizzie at Squire Joslyn’s with a fiery, determined confrontation.
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Jack
Thomas Dingwell
Lizzie Carter
Ben
Mary Carter
Lizzie
Uncle Ben
Aunt Mary
Benjamin
Mary
Tom Dingwell
Tom
Mr. Dingwell
Chemung
Uncle Ben's
Niagara
Woodcivew Creek
Anil
Folka
New Hampshire
Manchester
Jackman
Jess
Bud Stiles
Manchesster
Vissit