Lobsters and love in Squan Creek tale a halting courtship
An odd Squan Creek vignette blends a lobster quest with wedding plans as Abner seeks Polly’s hand. Families weigh money, appetite, and duty while a big ring is found and a bond is sealed in a rustic, humorous tone. Lobsters are described as fickle, yet fate ties the knot.
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Joan Reed
Abner
Polly
Partick
Mary
Abnert
Squaw Creek
Feslin
Ike
Palis
Beeton
Dreams and a diamond lobster ring foreshadow Polly marriage
A narrator in a rural tale narrates a night dreaming of a giant lobster with a diamond claw. Abner Reed later confirms Polly’s upcoming marriage, claiming an engagement ring found at the southern lobster pot. The tale blends humor, gambling stakes, and a quirky wedding bet with a half million echo.
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Polly
Abner
Mr. Reed
Mr Dukes Friend and the Long Walk to Buck Duke
A fragment recounts a Black man called Buck Duke guiding a white man to a remote road, then the unexpected greeting Mistuh Guelee yields, and Duke’s sly, ironic reaction in a New York newspaper vignette style. The scene shifts to a punchline about a staged meeting and a mock wedding column echo.
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