SHE WAS TOO GOOD. Why Old Uncle Lige Left the Cabin to His Wife
An excerpted regional reminiscence recalls Old Lige Downs in North Carolina who explains he will leave his cabin to his wife due to her extreme goodness and his own inability to endure such virtue. The tale contrasts kindness with loneliness and hints at local moral humor.
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Lige
North Carolina
Old Lige Downs
Uncle Lige
Missy
Aunt Hootie
Hootile
Hull
Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
Oahu
Kilauea
Hilo
Mauna Loa
Kamahamaha
Liliuokalani
Brooklyn
Spreckelsville
Nawilly-willy
New York Tribune
Free Seats Negotiated by Impudent Actors at Chicago Theatre
Two unnamed men claiming to be actors obtained theater seats by presenting a manager with a card bearing a generically written pass two. The manager, seeking to avoid a scene, complied. Later he realized the prank but chose not to pursue action, noting their nerve entitled them to seats. The anecdote appears alongside other clippings from newspapers about Sam Jones and various quips.
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Nat Goodwin
Chicago
Mr. Goodwin
Chicago Tribune
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W. Va
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