Ruth Mellwain’s reluctant betrothal to Caleb Walker
Ruth, nearly seventeen, faces a sudden plan by her father to wed Caleb Walker, a wealthy Louisiana immigrant. Ruth resists, citing love and consent, while her stepmother pressures conformity and a forthcoming wedding wardrobe signals an arranged match. The tale unfolds amid family intrigue and Ruth’s defiance of a loveless betrothal.
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Ruth Mellwain
Mellwain
Ellen
Jonas Mellwain
Ruth
Mr. Walker
Mr. McIlwain
Mr. Meliwain
Caleb Walker
Louisiana
New Orleans
Meliwaina
Mother
Mr. Mellwain
Walker
Mrs. McKwain
Ruth and Caleb Walker's Uneasy Marriage in the Country
Ruth Endures coercive marriage after a forced union with Caleb Walker. She reconciles, grows close to Effie, and after typhoid, his steadfast devotion wins her heart. The couple finds renewed happiness as she accepts his love and care.
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Effie
Ruth
Caleb Walker
Eile
Mamma
Caleb
Two Oxen Fight Eight Days in Maine Pasture
The Augusta Me Journal reports Corydon Chadwick and Sullivan Erskine lost two fat oxen after an eight day combat in South China pasture. Their horns locked, the animals starved, jaws pried open, horns sawed apart, with possible survival uncertain.
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Augusta Me
Corydon Chadwick
Sullivan Erskine
South China
Chadwick
Mr. Erskine
Mr. Chadwick
Strange war tale and odd incidents from a Southern preacher
A Salem Alabama preacher tells a bizarre war tale to a colored audience while recounting a humorous pastor judged incident. The narrative includes a woman who curls her hair for church and a coffin scene with a catlike cry. The piece then shifts through varied notes on horticulture profits, fence washes, an old needle burial anecdote, and light anecdotes.
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Salem
Alabama
Platform of the Constitution and public influence
A long speech outlines adherence to the Constitution as the speaker's enduring platform while criticizing ageism and political darts. It recalls the Gracchi, Cornelia, and Eve, praises self made men yet notes few exist, and adds jests and anecdotes about Tailors doctors and daily life in Reading and Toledo.
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James Brice
Cornhill Magazine
Iceland
Greenland
Akurevi
Arctic Ocean
Reykjavik
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J. M. Smith
Green Bay
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