Aunt Sallie Burke's Bequest in Leonardtown tale
Felix recounts his visit to Aunt Sallie Burke in Leonardtown a tonic tale blending family pride and stern guidance. The bequest, local remedies, and a domineering parish figure color a sharp-eyed reminiscence across a stubborn restoration of health. The narrator notes Aunt Sallie’s influence on church, home life, and social conduct as a lengthy breakfast of manners and misadventures unfolds.
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Sellie Burke
Leonardtown
Ballle
Kallie Burke
Sallie
Milas Sallie
John King
Felix
John
Cass
Aunt Sallie
Thornton Makepeace
Joula Watts
Watts
Doctor Smalley
Smalley
Mia
Martin
Alde
Vinuda
Mes
Dominie
Aarge
Thad
Mr. Makepeace
Enya
Inluiia
Memphis Avalanche
End of the World Prophecy Published in Dispatch
A reader sends a quatrain about Mother Shipton predicting the end of the world in 1881. The verse describes carriages without horses, strange travels, waters, and England admitting Jews, with a note on an umbrella pane added to aid sight.
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Mother Stilpton
Mother Shipton
Watershall
England
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