Happy Nancy and the secret of contentment
A rural tale follows Nancy a blind lame and homely woman whose cheerful faith keeps the garden thriving and fear from her heart. She teaches others to trust the Lord and not suppose or dread tomorrow offering a gentler view of happiness and hope.
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Answers to a Riddle Poem from the era
A fragment presents a sequence of questions and one word answers such as Write for conduct, System for help, Light for delight, Peace for counsel, Nations for abominations, Fire for cry, and Bighs for women’s exercise. The piece resembles a courtly riddle or puzzle verse.
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Lover in Burrs Westchester Night Ride for Love
Aaron Burr used a river crossing near Westchester to visit his beloved Mrs Provost twice during his command. He ferried with a trusted troop, hid the mission, and returned before dawn, without arousing suspicion, continuing duties by day as autocrat at White Plains.
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Spring Street
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Anecdote of Webster and an East Bay fishing trip
A Boston era anecdote recalls Webster fishing with Black Dan and Paul Sermon while debating Shinnecock Indians. The tale frames Paul’s boastful note on Webster’s intellect, with Paul claiming to have “chopped logic” with the statesman.
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Paul
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Zoston Courier
The Speckled Ax Parable in Franklin's Autobiography
The tale shows a man buying an ax and preferring speckled brightness over true sharpness. The smith urges ongoing grinding, revealing a pattern: people often choose inferior yet showy options over the best tool or partner. The narrator applies this to vanity in society, business, and marriage.
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Parisian boulevard tale of risk and sudden flight
Two men discuss a grand project on the Boulevard with a cautious capitalist balking at the plan. Nearby two boys debate buying tobacco, one offering to invest as a stockholder. A flash of light prompts the capitalist to flee while the speculator grimly exits.
A Singular Church Droughty In Buffalo Clergy Split
A Buffalo Colored Church debates a member who sought to reclaim his fugitive wife. Elders split: some see sending her back to slavery as punishment, others call it unjust. Public scandal divides the church and unsettles its members.
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Dirrhouty
Buffalo
Pompey Questions Whipping Incident Found In Conversation
A gentleman remarks to his enslaved man that he did not know about a whipping last week. The enslaved man retorts that he knew it at the time, highlighting a tense exchange about punishment and awareness.
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