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(New York Weekly edition - source: Stanford Libraries) 
(Good News edition - source: NIU Libraries)
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Combined Summary
| Online Full Text: |
Northern Illinois University (Good News edition)
Stanford Digital Repository (New York Weekly edition) |
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| Series: |
Good News
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v. 6 no. 144
— pages 2299-2300 New York Weekly — v. 32 no. 50 — page 8 |
| Subject / Tag: |
Sketch |
| Author: |
Starbuck, Roger, 1837-
(pseudonym used by Comstock, Augustus, 1837-)
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| Dates: |
October 29, 1877 (New York Weekly edition) February 4, 1893 (Good News edition) |
| First Sentence: |
One morning, as Lieutenant Henry Weston, who had obtained leave of absence from his vessel, the sloop-of-war Plymouth, then anchored off the town of Bushire, on the Persian Gulf coast, was wandering along the beach about ten miles from the port, he was suddenly startled by a woman's plaintive cries of distress, with which were mingled the sounds of sharp blows and a man's voice. (Good News edition) |
| Last Sentence: |
A gentler, more loving, or attractive wife never blessed a man with her sweet presence. (Good News edition) |
Known Editions
New York Weekly edition (page 8 in New York Weekly, v. XXXII, no. 50, October 29, 1877)Good News edition (pages 2299-2300 in Good News, v. 6, no. 144, February 4, 1893)
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