Desperate Louisiana Insurrection Rhetoric Against Grant
The New York Sun reports critique of federal intervention in Louisiana, arguing anti Grant forces have right to rebel against corrupted officials and military rule. It condemns Grant for deploying troops to pervert elections and foresees continued oppression under occupation. The piece portrays insurrection as a rational, if tragic, response to nine years of reconstruction and “Grantism.”
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Grant
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Grant Party
New York Sun
The Clerk Luke Crafter and the Veil of Love
Luke Crafter, a thirty-something clerk with Hinkle and Co., recounts his rise from poverty to education and proposes to Laura after securing a city position. Mollie Farnum, his ward and confidante, expresses sisterly affection as Crafter contemplates a new life but Laura rebuffs his offer, challenging his plans and social leap.
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Major Norton
Aura
Laura
Luke
Major Norris
The Temple of Happiness and a Balloons Tale
A first person narrator recalls a failed romance with Mollie, choosing a life of honest work and marriage to Luke Crafton. He rejects ambition and promotion, favoring a quiet, proper sphere for contentment. The piece also notes a Paris siege balloon flight disappeared, a vow about destiny, and scattered vignettes on election law and libel suits linked to Beechers.
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Tam
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Luke Crafton
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Old Rossum the Beau and the Rossum Song Authorship
A Southern paper notes Major Calhoun’s reference to Colonel W. H. Sparks of New Orleans as author of the well known song. Sparks recalls his own lines and credits Cox for singing the melody. He recounts meeting in Atlanta 1874 and describes Rossum the Beau and the birth of the verse that became a popular song.
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Rosum
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Mississippi
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Rossum
Cox
Why Johnnie Liked the Minister Parable in a Boston Store Tale
The tale centers on a thoughtful boy who praises a minister for praying for Sunday schools and boys, prompting reflections on being Christ’s boy and listening to sermons. A Boston shopkeeper recalls a peculiar returning change event as a countrywoman confesses a long-ago cash mistake. The piece closes with a farewell to Little Johnnie who, before death, wished a watermelon vine to roam his green grave as a warning to future generations.
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Prayer Before Battle and Other Oddities
A Scots peddler seeks peace in a Welsh inn kneeling to pray as a Welshman storms off. Also notes on child sleep habits, Astor taxes revealing massive wealth, Paris milliner quips about old ages, and a widow’s quip about a second husband.
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Trade rumors of Russia saving the Union in war tale
A sensational old diary-like account claims Russia secretly aided the United States during the war. Governor Curtin questions the handling of thanks to the government, while archives allegedly show sealed orders and Napoleon’s failed alliance, with the Empress citing thanks to the people. The piece also offers moral observations on gentleness and honesty, plus assorted anecdotes.
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Alexia
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Gortschakoff
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