Selected Tales Romance Shows Two Daughters Compete
George Benson weighs Josephine Reynolds and Hettie Burke as marriage prospects in a village tale. He visits both families on washing day, learns Josephine values domestic skills with mixed views, but finds Hetty’s practical view of housework aligns with his future hopes. He finally proposes to Hetty after a day of comparing duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Reynolds
Hattie Burke
Joung Benson
Josephine
Hettie
Reynnold
Adton
Miss Reynolds
George
Sam
Himsel
Mother
Hottie Burke
Tega
Weason
Hettie Burke
Til
Hottie
Nesding
Not Ashamed of Ridicule and a Milkman Hero
A school tale recounts Hartley and Jemson at the Academy in B- where a prank with a cow earns scorn. Hartley bears ridicule with good humor while secretly helping a widow and her cow. A charity aside leads to a public prize for Hartley’s true heroism, prompting praise and a woods ramble with classmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy
Hartley
Jemson
Scollar
Bat
Tony
Jonathan
Paris
Jerson
Aaid Jerson
Iartley
Tiartey
Young Manners
Wiedow
Anid
Acad
Edward James Hartley
Hartly
Chais
Manls
Bren
Jeimson
Huzzas
Know Nothingism debated in southern resistance claim
A lengthy defense argues the Know Nothing party lacks evidence of Southern resistance or unity. It traces the party’s origins in the North, its expansion into the South, and its mixed platform and actions in Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, and Louisiana. The piece questions the South’s reliance on the party for constitutional union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Times
South
Know Nothing Party
the Times
New York
Philadelphia
Nebraska
Democratic Party
North
Massachusetts
National Council
Albert Pike
Times
Henr Wilson
Ford
Timest
Tribune
Pennsylvania
Southern Union of Resistance
Ste
Virginia
Flournoy
Tennssee
Gentry
Columbia
Georgia
Judge Andrews
Louisiana
Know Nothings
Derbingy
Carolina
Southern Union
Wilson
Tennessee
Hireory
Slavery Policy Shifts in Cuba Capital and Abolition Debate
A Cuban policy turn ties emancipation hopes to white and capitol interests. The disbanding of the nigger militia and return to plantation labor signals a setback for abolition, with Cuban capitalists warning against arming Black laborers lest unrest and white expulsions follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
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the Waverly Magazine
Kit Carlyle
the Hous
The
Charleston Mercury
Know Nothingism
Spanish Bank
Herald
Haskins
Woo
Hacking
Miss Tarker
Messerger
Miss Parker
Joes
Parker
Cuba
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