Backward, Turn Back Time A Child’s Plea For Mother
Poem expresses a mother’s absence and a child’s longing to return to infancy. The speaker asks time to rewind life and asks the mother to comfort, rock, and guard sleep, invoking memories of summers and shared closeness. The tone is mournful and nostalgic.
My Ward a Guardian Tale of Love and Duty
A young guardian recalls becoming guardian to Miss Fannie Lee after the death of her brother George Lee. The tale follows years of care, a lively ward, and a budding romance as Fannie moves into his home and awakens tender feelings, culminating in an engagement.
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Value of a Wife Ends With Wallet Prank at Cape Ann Clergy
A Cape Ann clergyman presided over a humorous marriage scene. A couple sought banns without a clerk certificate, paid a dollar then coaxed a larger bill from the bride’s purse, with the husband reclaiming it to avoid extravagance.
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Entertaining notes mix politics and humor in brief sketches
A Northern State candidate hints at kissing handsome girls to boost votes and his wife jokes about kissing handsome men. The column recounts humorous vignettes including a philosopher and ferryman, Eton Stone training buffaloes, a clergyman joking about breaking hearts, Irish quips, and social observations on terms for women and aging.
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