Charity and the ailing child in a rainy night tale
A narrator recalls sheltering Lilly, a starving girl driven from home by drunken parents, and questions whether keeping her safe was true charity. The vignette contrasts kindness with the harsh fate of the abused girl, ending with reflections on human mercy and danger.
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He Knew Too Much a Dubuque Medical Student’s Folly
A Dubuque medical student famed for technical knowledge writes a faux Latin note to Angeline canceling a Hippodrome date. The woman discovers he has a venereal disease, prompting her mother to urge ending the match to avoid financial burden from books and erudition.
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