My Bitterest Enemy Could Not Call Me Pleasure Seeker
Narrator defends a life of toil over leisure, recounts a trip to the Peter show and Arrowbridge theatre, and recalls a quarrel with her husband Slowman while planning a trip to the West of England Agricultural Show with daughter Kesiah. The tale highlights domestic strain, social norms, and a public outing gone awry.
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Slowmansleigh
Arrowbridge Theatre
Anthony Slowman
Kesiah
Peter
Squire Jilly
Brimblehog
Thorley
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Keziah
Slowman
Solomon
Mayfair
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Providence
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Bullock
A Lively Train Adventure Ended By Theft and Trial
A narrator recalls an arduous excursion by a slow train with delays and a bustling crowd. Slowman deserts her. Keziah's secret unfolds. a swindler captain is captured after purse theft, and Slowman faces legal consequences while the group dines at a pastry shop amid the storm.
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Ike Partington Heard Iron In A Soldier’s Tale
Mrs. Partington recollects Ike Partington being drafted during a wartime scare. A neighbor reports Ike replaced as first Corpulent and promoted to ordinary Surgeon after showing poor but hopeful proficiency. The piece mocks medical duties amid perilous field conditions and pleads mercy for his service.
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Silowsum
General Smiths Corps designated sixteenth by Canby
The New York Herald reports General A J Smith’s command is named the sixteenth corps after a Canby designation. A Cairo telegram from Smith joked about leading a wandering tribe with a comet badge, prompting Halleck to suggest in jest he reach the land of Canby for a name and number.
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A. J. Smth
Canby
Smith
Cairo
Halleck
Washington
Tam
Israel
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