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Prudence Patterson Seeks Love in Wartime Vicksburg Tale
A lengthy prose fragment follows Prudence Patterson recounting a turbulent courtship amid Civil War era tensions. Jessie Ashburton, Alfred Marcel, and other figures mirror conflict between prudence and passion, ending with Prudence’s conversion and a vow to guard her own fate.
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Prudence Patterson
Jessie Abburton
Oliver
Ruth
Jessie
Tessie
Indianapolis
Indiana
Bostos Post
Rockford
Williamsport Bulleti
John Brougham
Petticoa
Alea
Alice
Smith School
Monsieur Marcel
Canton
Uldinn
Brooklyn Union
Jacksonville
Pittsburg Chronicle
Boston Times
Grandfather Ashburton
Santain Hawthorn
Mr. Patterson
Captain Hawthorn
Salem
Mass
N. Y. Tribune
Cincinnati
Vizburg
Troy Zi
Haw
Springfield
Republic
Philine Wroven
Adelphia Herald
Alton
Lil
Iady
N. Y. Atlas
Phil
Adelphia Telegraph
Saratoga
Brooklyn Bow
Quincy
Herald
Jes
Philadelphia Inquirer
Phila
St Paul
Jessie Ashburton
Thad
Paris
Don Times
Avignon
Peewee
Meissonteir
Hawthorn
Sicily
S. H. Stover
Tiffin
Ohio
Serna
Alfred
Marcel
Croysus Ares
Job
Pelffred
Alfred Marcel
Annias Guvrard
Wood Sawyer
Madamoiselle Guvrard
Aspain Jackson
Messrs
J. D