For His Sake
The speaker pleads closeness and devotion while contrasting male praise with female sacrifice. He recalls giving life and heart to his beloved and questions whether his love is understood. He notes men cannot reach certain depths and states women give their best, even risking death for men.
Norton Blake's Dilemma Ends in Tragedy at The Court
Norton Blake deceives his guardian uncle about his marriage to Helen and faces mounting pressure from his family. After months of evasion and threats, he plans to reveal the truth but flees when Helen arrives with their child. Norton drowns in a park pool, leaving Helen as guardian and later remarried to a former companion, while the uncle bears the lasting sorrow.
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General Forrests Poker Tale Reveals One Big Win
In a Nashville American reminiscence, General N B Forrest recalls a single memorable poker hand in New Orleans where he won 47000 with three kings and two nines. He recounts his postwar poverty with wife Rhoda and a failed trip to Sneed's for dinner that night, showing the strain of luck and lucks.
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Speaker Haines Finishes Illinois Book Forty Years
Illinois author Speaker Haines completes Forty Years in Illinois and notes a recent Washington visit linked to his literary work and research.
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Lincoln Friend Clark Recalls White House Meeting Story
Boston Journal reports George Clark, early Lincoln friend, pressed for a Washington post with $12 for fare. At a White House reception Lincoln greeted him warmly, recalling frontier days and saying he would take care of his friend. Clark recounts their reunion and the President’s private farewell.
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Bride's vow altered to be gay shocks minister at wedding
A minister almost broke up a wedding as the bride insisted on rigid Episcopal forms yet altered her oath to promise to love honor and be gay. The moment startled the officiating cleric who tried to keep a straight face and continued with the ceremony.
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