A tale of hunger and a jailbird in quiet distress
The excerpt follows a starving mother and a cold hearted world as a boy begging shelter is judged a jail bird. A peddler exposes his past as a prisoner and a mother mourns the child she cannot save. The piece weaves poverty, innocence, and legal blame across a harsh, uncertain frontier.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Voltaire
Sharpsburg
Antietam
Maryland
Association
Cuzens
Agerstoren Mail
Scotland
Cnpper
Ile
Hut
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Hoofpland
Fioofland
Santa Ceuz
Alcohulle
Gunebint
VM. Jackson
Philadelphia
Lals
Vand
George W
the Supreme Cour
Phil
Jackson
Ivouana
J. Hf
Ennard
Eighth
Bel W Coates Street
Medi Arch Street
Charles M. Evs
C.M
Cine
Jackson & Co
Molas Borg
Josiah Carpenter
General Commission
Washington Street
New York City
United States
Entler
W. M. Entler & CO
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Waoresace Acests
Canby, Gilpin & Co
N. W
Lombard Streets
Baltimore
Fred Richards & Co
10Th
Market Streets
Messrs. W.M. Entler & Co
R. C. Burkhart
M. D
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J. M. Billings
GEO
Burke
Yullders Hardware
Ranson , Duke
Charlestown
Tjagerstown Cook
Thafer
Gug 15
Yer
Leiser
Ranson & Duke
Prince’s
Shafer
Shafer’s. Inclair
Eves Cittern
Charlestown Apa
Segars
J. S. Fleming
J. S. Fleming's
Thelshans
Delaware
Ranson
Duke
Hanson
Duke, Charlestown
Potomac Cosacu Factory
Ulaid
N. B
J. S. M. Hoffman
Jefferson and Clarke
Wagoner
D. Humphreys & CO
Jefferson County
Stenry M. Billings
Schoppert & CO
H. M. Billings
Ios
South
Mor
Lloyd Licklider's
Snyder
Link
Osbourn
Duffield's
ORSE
David Billmyer
D. Humphreys
QAR Iron and Steel
L. Licklider's
Moore
UBT
Ladies’ Congress
Licklider's
Stodart
Stodart & Morris
Stovdart & Morris
Broadway
Cheat Jonns
Itm
New York
Old
Kentucky
Grant
Frum
Tas
Isruno
Theodore P Parker
Watner
Whiting Brothers
Dyer & Co, Manufacturers
Broad Street
Newark
New Jersey
J. Bauer & CO
Crosby Opera Houe
Chicago
Wm. Knabe & Co
A. H. Gale & Co
Carhart, Needham & Co
N. Y
Washington St
Ill
Hutchinson & Co
Prince Street
Hutchinson & Wickersham
Broomball Company
London
Essex
Lincolnshire
Somrershire
England
L. Morton Montgomery
New
Hinds & Son
Hinda & Son
Bankstreet
N.J
al l Greenback
Masure
Clark & CO
N. J
Marvin
Marsin
Marvin & CO
Antietam Cemetery
Corporation
New England
Lee
Thore
Maryand
Board of Trustees
Vermont
New Hampshire
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Tle
Pennsylvania
Joseph S. Witeal
Delogetes
West Virginia
Charles
Ferrall
Caetry
Imboden
Richmond
Castle Mhunder
Charles I. O'Ferrill
J. BR. Leopard
George W. Hunter
Morgan
Tril
Trene Herkeley
Duwell
George W. Sheerard
Virginia
Gorrining
Sherferd
Wockwell
Supreme Court of
O'Perrall
Leopard
Hovcher
Luckwall
Sherrard
Hue
Jae
Jhermud
Allison
Whorling
Blackburn
Gelall
Paulkerr
Berkeley Lia
Minas
Addison
Graiva
Sean
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