Reminders of You and Yours in Ancient Verse
A Providence Journal poem reflects on lilies of the field and humble beauty surpassing royal pomp. The speaker praises celestial imagery with Orion, Mazzaroth, the Pleiades, and Arcturus guiding man toward the infinite, contrasting earthly toil with birthright calm.
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Aaron
David
Earth
Orion
Mazzaroth
Seven Sisters Pleiades
Red Arcturus
Providence Journal
The Shore House Mystery Across the River
In a Chelsea riverfront home, Mrs. Lane and her daughters confront loss and legacy. An old will reveals a hidden cupboard containing a sealed note by John Sale, linking the house to Jane Lucas and the Mills lineage, ultimately uniting Jane with Robert Clint. Clint’s son Michael inherits and plans abroad, while the Lane daughters dream of future marriages and independence.
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Chelsea
Battersea
Fulham
Shore House
Maud
Gypsy Hill
Shore House Garden
Bessie
Nan
London
Bess
Mumsie
Michael Clint
Clint
England
Valparaiso
Mary
Elizabeth
Old Harper
Mrs. Lane
Jane
Elizabeth Lane
John SaLe
Jane Lucas
Old Sale
Lane
Greta Ass Neda
Jane Tucas
A Y Steveney
Gotham and
Trew
Son Dublin
Mills
Sale
Jane Mills
Englan
Robert Clint
Michael
John Ultery
Waiting for His Wife in Detroit Train Depot Tale
A Detroit Free Press vignette describes a man at Brush Street waiting for his wife arriving on the Michigan Southern line. The husband, overcome with joy, paces, stalks the platform, hires a hack, and chats with a stranger while awaiting the train. The scene captures anticipation after a two week separation.
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Detroit Free Press
Road Depot
Brush Street
Michigan Southern
Ensartin
T'vei
King
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