The Heathen Fund and Honest Charity Debacle
An 1864 tale follows Brown and White debating debt and charity as Brown buys time to pay a fifty dollar loan while a missionary fundraiser pressures him to give. White confronts Brown over giving away his money, exposing the misuse of credit and proving honesty matters. Brown repays debts first, and the moral ends with a call that honesty is the best policy and duty.
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L Manroe
Ida
Aly
Turebo
James 1
Henry
James
Mrs. Wentworth
Willy
Med
Green
Henry Manron
Henry Munroe
Abe Court
Srown
Brown
Sandwih Islands
White
Benero
Missionary Society
Mr. Brown
Mrs. Brown
Susan
Tme
Proces Brown
Peter
Paul
Captain Back
Anecdote on Judge Dooly of Georgia and wit
The late Judge Dooly was noted for humor and talent. At a Georgia court, a whole pig hog sat on the tavern table for days without challenge. He joked to the clerk to dismiss the hog on its recognizance till next term. He also advised a cleaner table setup to improve dining, biting into tavern lessons with candor.
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Steppe
Judge Dooly
Georgia
Brown Discovers Salary Trust Fraud by Friend White
Three months pass before Brown seeks wages and learns the employer trusted him to a thief. The grocer baker and Bible Society face unpaid sums while the betrayals unnerve him. White admits the treachery in a street confrontation, leaving Brown shaken and unsure how to repay debts.
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Brown
Bible Society
White
Circassian Cavalry Described by a Prussian Officer
A Prussian officer describes Circassian cavalry preparing for conflict. He notes helmets with horse-tail pendants, chain mail rings, steel plates on limbs, red Polish fashion headgear, two Turkish pistols, a poignard, lasso-like strap, Turkish sabre and musket, and cat ride-holders. He praises their weapon skills and daring in rapid maneuvers and hits. The account emphasizes their reputation as elite horsemen in the Turkic forces.
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Are
Uber
A Tale of Circumstantial Evidence and a Hidden Witness
A narrative recalls a murder case from nine years past in Tippertary where a native man stands accused of killing a neighbor after an old feud. The defendant’s guilt seems clear until the murdered man unexpectedly testifies, revealing a twist about dress identification and a chain of mistaken facts. The judge and jury face a startling verdict influenced by a separate claim of a past theft.
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Twentespe Clonmel Assiaes
Hsis
Dever
Asa
Tipperary
Danniel O' Connel
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District Court
South Carolina
Ledger
Ros. Bailey
Wirren
Pike County
Nat
Saltonstall
Witnneses
Saltonstell
Cross &Amine
Mr. Salte
John Rower
Sykes
Abney
Blackman
Almey
Legle
Simpson
Hill
Murray
Montgomery
Oliver Optic
Chater I
Mr. White
Hood On Health
Taco
Jim
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