Edith Clive Transforms a Cast Aside Governess Tale
Edith Clive, nineteen, replaces Miss Crofton as governess in the Wallingford household. Her grace and diligence win over Constance and the children, while Edmund Hallingford admires her, challenging his grandmother’s control. Edith’s kindness reshapes the household and deepens Edmund’s affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wallingford
Edmund Willingford
Mr. Wallingford
Constance
Edmund
Wallingford
Edmund Wallingford
Canada
Lucy
Miss Crofton
Miss Clive
Constances
Edith Clive
Edith
Isabel
New York
Helen
Betty
Clive
Dreams Of Youth And War In A Poem
A poet contrasts early youthful dreams with mature ones, describing youth as a bright, hopeful vision of light and love. The later dream centers on war, blood, and suffering, where toil and danger culminate in a fleeting, bodiless breath that vanishes.
The Power of Music on the Steamer Ocean
Passengers aboard the steamer Ocean seek entertainment to dull the voyage. A tall, lank passenger stands out, among many who contribute to the general amusement with their performances and stories during the journey.
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Ocean
Talleyrand in Havre and the Greyhounds of Sahara
A fragmentary historical reflection traces Talleyrand's perilous escape from Paris to America and juxtaposes it with a vivid account of Sahara Arabs and their prized greyhounds. It describes the dogs' care, training, and social standing, portraying the bond between master and hound alongside a vignette of a public official praised for service.
Irish girls and a rat dinner joke in court tale
A rustic joke sequence from a city house shows Nelly the servant attempting to cook a rat given as a joke by a prankster. The servant explains feathers are being plucked, then learns it was a prank. A Rotterdam Dutch language moment follows in court with linguistic barbs. A Temperance toast and a tale of a reckless mother and two sons ends with a tailor pantaloons pun and a drunken rhyme about rubbing boot bottoms.
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Lute
John Wallingford
Willingford
California
Jack Avere
Erarely
Talleyrand
Havre
Paris
America
Britain
Bishop
Prince
Talleyrandesse
New World
Tie
Ife
Nelly
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Grahams Magazine
BY Catharine Barton
Part I
Sofily
France
Benedict Arnold
Arnold the T'Raior
Cain
Warren Mail
EH. Cowan
John N. Miles
J. D. James
Exchange Building
L. T. Parmlee
Water Street
Carver House
Warren
T. C. Spencer
Johnson & Brown
Ludlow Building
S. P. Johnson
Rasselas Brow
Scofield & Brown
Waterst
Lenniw
Scofield
William D. Brown
Phillip Mead
Justice of the Peace
Scott’s Exchange
Youngsville
Warren Co. Pa
Taylor & Waters
Front
Hickory Streets
H. J. Taylor
Myron Waters
Lewis Arnett
Dull Warren
Warren Co
Pennsylvania
M. W. Illia Ams
Temperance House
J. B. Brown
Sugar Grove
Dorwin Greene
Summerton & Church
Carver
Water St. Warre
C.w.ralabun
Breeze Point
H. H. Hunt
Stockton & Fuller
Brown’s
Park Row
Erie
P.R. Bennett
George Sailor
Variety Hall
Exchange
Warren Pa
R. D. Ward
Dunkirk
N.Y
N. Y
Buffalo and
State Line
Benjamin Nesmith
Coxe
The
Court Horse
Arrver
J. H. Hux
Warren, Warren Co
Mead
Main and
Diamond Sts
Warren County
James Andrewwss
Bens. Ectroir
Third
L. E. Guignon
Ames & Davis
Benson & Co
J. L. Kapple
Mead’& M
Pittsfield Exchange
James L. Acocks
Pittefield
Talleyrand and Arnold
the Greyhounds OF
Africa
Sahara
Koos Koos
Rotterdam
Judere
Daughters of Temperance
Fea
Wells
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