Garden of Oaks Love Story in a Western Kentucky Town
In a Western Kentucky town Jim C- battles a lifelong alcohol habit with support from his sweetheart Fannie W- and his mother. A planned Mississippi move tests his resolve, but local option wins out as Jim's vow to reform strengthens. The couple wed beneath the Gate of Wild Roses, sealing a hopeful future.
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Fannie W
Vassar
Ohio
Jim
Mississippi
Dunk
Fannie
Garden of Oaks
Louisville
Kentucky
Joe T
Joe
Keeley
Neediesa
Wild Rosea
Rev. M
Town Booms as Factories Arrive and Saloons Open
In Chapter VI Fannie and Jim run the Garden of Oaks while C- grows. A Indiana factory brings fifty workers, a slave factory adds more, and Captain W- expands Jim's fortune. Barrooms reopen, beer flows, and a saloon called The Resort targets youth. Jim contends with temptation, vows to abstain, and contemplates fleeing Temptation.
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Indiana
Joe T
Garden of Oaks tragedy ends in murder and prison
Fannies life intertwines with Jim C as February birth follows their old fortune decline. A horse accident, a hospital escape, and his spiraling drinking push the family toward ruin. After little Fannie dies of scarlet fever, Jim shoots Joe T and, in a fit of rage, shoots the ceiling before sheriff takes him to jail on a murder charge.
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Jim C
Fannie W
Jim
Joe
Fannie
Miasiasipp
Father
Ohio
Pannie
Littl Fannie
Joe T
Leisurly
Sim
Regis
Desolate Aftermath of a Calamity in Pannie's Cottage
A historical account describes the extreme distress at Pannie's home after a terrible catastrophe. Chapter VIII notes prolonged nervous prostration and three years of ongoing hardship as the Garden of Oaks era altered forever, with the scene hinting at unspoken suffering.
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Keely
Ermit
Stone
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London
Lexington
Miedésippi
Famiie
Capt. W
Gim
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