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Dialogue on virtue and social mixing in a rural school
A mother pressures a teacher about Linda’s associations asking if boys and girls sit together and if Linda’s mind is distracted by thoughts of a beau. The exchange reveals concerns over education, propriety, and social behavior. The piece blends school life with satirical asides on manners and gender norms.
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Red
Linda Ia
Phy
Ava Bird
Voldo
Richard
Linda
Honee of
Treasury
Secret Service of the Treasury
Office of
Secretary of the Treasury
Union Bacific Rafrondyr
Olanda
Divi
Voyand, Butler and Goulling
Department of Jua
Jay Cooke
McCulloch
Robeson
Set Jug Abdomain Tulent
London
Melknap
Navy
War Departments
Theiaatte Ic
Department of Justice
Congress
Williams
Court of Claims
Butler
Greenbacka
Honda
Culloch & Co
Clewa, Habicht & Co
A. B. Mutlett
District of Columbia
Silver City
Mindy
Nater