The Love Story of a Gray Jacket in Civil War Action
A Confederate tent sets the stage as Gen Lee passes a secret dispatch to Capt Wayne. Scout Craig aids a perilous mission turning into escape and battlefield chaos. Wayne and a Northern woman face pursuit, a leaping mule charge, and a fort escape as battle rages around Shenandoah and beyond with Major Brennan revealed and Edith Brennan aiding Wayne’s escape.
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Gen. Lee
Wayne
Longstreet
Sergi Craig
Indy
Craig
My Lady of the North
Jed Bungay
Red Lowrla
Maj
Brennan
Sheridan
Ith Bretmnan
Mejrennan
Gen. Lea
Misa Inor
Edith Brennan
Biddi
Edith Adieu
Liberty
Bungay
Lee
Shenandoah
Miss Minor
Mrs.ungay
Wdith
A House Under Fire and a Unity of Purpose
In a perilous night siege at a mansion, Captain Wayne brokers an uneasy alliance with Major Brennan. Wayne offers sixteen troopers and loyal German sergeant Bbera to defend the east, rear, and front as ruffians batter the veranda. The two leaders resolve to act as comrades, ending personal frictions to protect endangered women.
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Caton
Shenda
Brennan
Wayne
Nelson
Bbera
The Silent House Assault In a Desperate Night Patrol
In a broken siege scene a lone officer observes heavy firing and heavy enemy pressure. He moves with Bungay and troopers to coordinate a risky approach to the front and back parlors seeking contact with civilians and better protection amid gunfire and a looming daylight assault.
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Brenner
Hidden Women At Brennan's In Front Parlor Firefight
In darkness I search Brennan’s house as gunfire shakes the room. A corporal notes the layout and the women kept near the front parlor amid heavy firing. I find Mrs Bungay and sense a warm, unexpected welcome from a Fort whispered ally.
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Brennan
Mrs. Brennan
Orica
Jed
A Conversation In the Dark Ends With Tense Reunion
In a dim room Captain Wayne reunites with Miss Minor under pressure from unseen dangers. Miss Minor explains she was forced to trust his courage and now seeks to make amends for suspicions. A loaded gun and a perilous quiet deepen the scene as they converse about trust and danger.
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Wayne
Caton
Ald
Death Preferred and a Liberty Tale in July
The piece recalls Philadelphia sculptor A Stirling Calder at the Frank in Ing club discussing Liberty and the Bartholdi statue in New York Bay. An eminent English critic, upon first viewing, asks if the statue is Liberty, prompting a friend’s quip about preferring death.
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A. Stirling Calder
Philadelphia
Frankin Ing Club
Bartholdi
New York Bay
Gald
Specialization and its playful bachelor irony
An early 20th century gloss on specialization defines it as focusing all energy on one task. A humorous aside notes an old bachelor might stay up late but would miss the fun of sneaking upstairs with shoes off, highlighting light domestic whimsy.
Grand to Live And the Last Laugh In Always the Hast
An Ohio woman recounts a life change after quitting coffee for Pontum. She describes conversion from illness to vigor, noting clearer thinking, steadier nerves, improved heartburn, digestion, and endurance. She credits Pontum with restoring health and interest in daily tasks. Battle Creek Michigan.
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Ohio
Famiy
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Arthur T. Williamson
Red Lowrie
Beelzebub
Donnerwetter
Veen
Hilcott
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Miame
Hradley
Bradley
L Uttle
Senna
Miltiada
California
Jeter
Leah
Wats Isch
Tours
Tentla Equipment Co
Laka
Tert Foe
Latrenen
Wis
Fra
Cpiat
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