The Youngster's Song and a County Court Trial
The narrative blends memories of a rough frontier youth with a courtroom scene where Blake's widow confronts Antonio Gueldo. A trial unfolds amid gossip, mentioning a baby in arms, a Mexican defendant, and a dramatic outcome as the widow’s shot ends the affair.
Reversed Verdict in San Saba Trial Shanty Court
Jen Blake was shot in his doorway by Antonio Gueldo as the first formal San Saba trial neared. Judge Pitblado provided a shed courtroom with makeshift dock and boxes, while Blake's widow sat in shock beside the cradle where the infant slept.
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Jake Smith
Blake
Jake
Antonia
See
Galveston
L—A
Pitblado
Bagget
Antonio
Guelto
Gueldo
Jack Smith
Antonio Guelda
Jem Blake
Lin
Pithlado
Dhe
Tam
Antonio Gueldo
Arnso
Jen Blake
San Saba
Lynch
Silas Bagget
Hiake’s
Jem
Abe
Ingenious three wheel contrivance eyed for street life
A damaged fragment describes an invention resembling a three wheeled tricycle to aid street life. A metal bar stores benzene oil supplying a motor while in motion. A quart or so is claimed to drive miles, suggesting an experimental power source.
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Daudet
Alphonse Daudet
Academy
Paris
Alphonse
M. Dandet
Leon
Jeanne
Victor Hugo
Aemaone
FIGS AND THISTLES Epigrams on faith and life
A compact compendium of religious maxims and aphorisms urging Christian piety and humility. It contrasts worldly ambition with spiritual faith, notes God’s plan for labor, warnings about pride, and illustrates themes of judgment, charity, and reliance on Christ.
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Parra
Saul
Lazanus
Christ
Evyzxy
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City and County
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Ellinwood
Stillman
William Thomas
Gentlemen's Magazine
John Herschel
Secchi
M Langley
Sir William
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