Word: grass
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Caleb Sweet, leading citizen of the village, and the three selectmen. But by flirtation with Priscilla Sweet, reported by Nehemiah Obadiah Brown, he incurs the jealousy of his wife, Belle Equestria. At this point Nehemiah Brown's guardian, Ikey Ikklehopper, sues for the hand of Lucretia Smart, a gay grass widow, and his advances are received to the point of accepting his ring, but no further, for Lucretia's heart is set on Goodbert Swift, a New York lawyer at the village tavern. In the interval, Belle Equestria has plotted her revenge, and carried it out by stealing the stock...
...cast is as follows: I. Will Ketcham, showman, P. Whorf '05 Caleb Sweet, wealthy farmer, W. Fisher '05 Priscilla Sweet, H. LeS. Andrews '06 Lucretia Smart, a gay grass widow, D. P. Cook '05 Goodbert Swift, a city lawyer, H. R. Pratt '06 Nehemiah Obadiah Brown, a foolish schoolboy, W. S. Hall '05 Ikey Ikklehopper, the Jew, F. E. Shirk '06 Belle Equestria, the showman's wife, W. M. Jopling '06 Dr. Eza Pill, physician, J. Dignowity '06 John Berry undertaker, F. E. Whitney '06 Rev. Dr. Soule, parson, R. Olmsted '05 The Village Bass, N. B. Wales '05 Country...
...past: to which there is so little that it is difficult to appreciate their beginning or their ending. But so far no very enticing program for this new departure has been proposed. "Dancing on the green" has been suggested:--as if people would feel like careering around on the grass when they knew that civilized dancing was going on at the various Spreads. There may be some to whom this "dancing on the green" will appeal, but it will not appeal to all--and general consent is needed to make this new Stadium plan a success...
...tennis courts on Jarvis Field are being put in condition for play, and if the weather holds good half of them will be ready for use within a week; otherwise they will not be ready until about April 1. Some grass courts which it was expected would be made this spring will probably not be in condition to be played on until next fall...
...were at the wickets. Shortly after the game was resumed Mifflin went out on a fly to De Motte but Drinkwater with Tyng as his companion at the bat continued to guard his wicket. His stand was cut short, however, when he slid at full length on the slippery grass and was run out. The remaining men went out quickly under the swift balls of Scott and Patton...