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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1886
Page
7
A verse fragment recalling Whittier’s The Homestead, describing a deserted farm with broken rooms, leaning barn, and creeping snake, as ghosts of past inhabitants linger in ruined walls and garden plots. It evokes memory of rustic life and lost kin amid desolation.
In Arton two churches the Orthodox and Baptist faced the road. The Baptist building sits further down as bells ring on a hot Sunday. The split over a pastor’s advent persists, drawing old rivals and a milliner and her apprentice to the scene. Esther Banny and Marcus Woodman clash over a sun parasol amid churchgoers and gossip.
Margy Wilson and George Elliott confront class and family pressure as Margy breaks with an overbearing mother-in-law in pursuit of love. Esther Barney bridges old loyalties while Marcus Woodman endures social scorn until Esther's steadfast patience leads to a vow renewed on the church steps.
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