Wooing Lily in a Drummer’s Vision Poem
A fragment from a 1877 poem in which the speaker advises wooing Lily with truth and gentle speech. The narrator urges simple pleas and pure language to win her heart, warning against deceit and urging sincere affection. The piece cites ALGERNON RENESONTERN and references a drummer’s vision dated Feb 1, 1877.
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Algernon Rene Sontern
Onverging Fall in Joplin Drummer's Night Turmoil
A Kansas City liquor man recounts a perilous night in Joplin when he, with Kansas City drummers, chased a liquor deal to Lone Elm. He slipped into a shaft, hung by a board for hours, prayed and cursed, then fell eighteen inches to safety. He later shared his near death and reflected on past lies as miners found him at daylight. The tale blends a near fatal cliffside mishap with a cryptic joke about lawyers and eternity.
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Kentucky Club
Park Godwin Addresses Cooper Union Speech on Reform and the Ballot
Park Godwin, Esq., lectured at the Cooper Union before the Young Men's Democrat Club, arguing the crucial issue is not whether Tilden or Hayes shall win but that the winner govern under justice and the people's will. He blamed the Administration for mismanagement, corruption, and undermining the South, while noting Democratic gains across states and urging defense of the ballot as the republic’s ark.
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Russia Leather and Judges Travel Tales Across Time
A fragmented Mackrumble of notes traces Russia leather origins via birch-bark tar and dressings once tied to tallow, then shifts to biographical quirks about Chief Justice Waite and Judge Field. It cites lawyer strikes in Carlisle, England, and a grave crime case in Lewisville involving a mulatto man who served with Morgan. A stray quip about Noah echoes.
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