Captain dies at roulette table in New Orleans tale
An old New Orleans gambling story recounts a sea captain who bets twenty five cents and doubles after each loss, winning sixteen thousand dollars before collapsing dead. The first mate seizes the moment, frees the captain’s money, and orders the crew to ship it to the captain’s widow via a dealer and ship’s clerk.
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Ald Preer
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Midi
James Conner. & Son
Tyne
Revenge and Rescue in Curragh Town War Tale
A 1779 ambush in New York frontier. Jens Doxstader leads Indian auxiliaries to surround a farmhouse, murder the patriots, and burn the cottage. Jacob Dieffendorff is tomahawked and scalped, then survives and later kills Doxstader in a dramatic pursuit. Dieffendorff later narrates the tale of survival and vengeance.
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Fracavolous Night Aboard Ship Ends With Watch and Corpse
In a muttered scene aboard a ship seething with tension, gamblers clash with crew and city watch over a robbed mate and the dead Captain. The mate vows the money is safe, a coroners quest is pending, and the crew retakes steady duty as night ends.
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Graupin
Carpet philosophy warned in flawed prose miswoven tale
A muddled essay on carpets and life likens choosing small figure designs to a wiser approach in living. It warns against overlarge patterns that strain life’s web, likening restless mates and wasted days to worn carpets, urging restraint and mindful weaving amid clutter and distraction. mentions Dragoons and military posts in flotsam of text.
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