Violets Blow in Fifty Years Ago Springtime Verse
A poetic fragment recalling a fifty year old May mood with violets in bloom, angelic voices, and a sunset window scene. The narrator cherishes a past spring and personal memory tied to Suny and distant bells. Flows as a lyrical reminiscence of beauty, faith, and longing.
The Little Black Kitten Mystery Ends in Court Decision
Ollie receives letters with intense pleasure and faces a choice between childish affection and a mature love. She contemplates appealing to Skeane for guidance as she enters Mr Skeane's office where staff wait and orders loom. The scene hints at a tense courtly moment tied to a personal entanglement and unresolved feelings.
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Ollie
Jain
Skeane
Mollie
The Countess and the Knight of Skeane
A former boyhood romance resurfaces when Mollie reveals letters and the true identity of her suitor. Laurence Skeane, ruined yet resolved, explains his debts and love as Mollie considers sharing her wealth. She offers to help, he accepts, and the couple reunites, defying pride. The Countess of Crevoe later bears a kitten brooch symbolizing their bond.
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England
Skeane
Tam
Colonies
Mollie
Laurence Skeane
Editorial Aphorisms From 19th Century Papers
A collage of sharp maxims from the Boston Courier Cleveland Plain Dealer Troy Press and New Orleans Picayune praising earnestness diligence thrift and timely action while warning against overreach. The quotes frame character as tested by adversity and daily choices.
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Puck
Cleveland Flain
Troy Press
New Orleans Picaynie
Conundrum delivers a pun at the dry goods store
A wife challenges her husband with a riddle about conundrums and popularity. He answers with a play on words linking fashion and printing. The exchange ends with the husband surrendering his allowance to shop at the dry goods store.
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Washington Sta
Culled from the Old Year Liniment Notices
Unsolicited authentic attestations praise Minard's Liniment and Lubberman's Friend for a range of ailments from rheumatism to goitre. Patients include Thos Wasson, James H Bailey, and others in Ontario and Sydney CG B. The vignette features a girl declining salve porridge at breakfast.
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Butler
Burin
Thos Wasson
Sheffield
N. B
Lockjaw
McMallin
Chatham
Minard
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