Word: orphans
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...says the College Argus. Its notions of what "an institution of the size, pretensions, and undoubted ability" of Wesleyan ought to produce are shown in an article entitled "Twilight Musings." We are introduced to a young lady called Mabel, who, being somewhat impecunious, and an orphan withal, foolishly wishes for the riches of this world. By an ingenious process of castle-building she attains her end in about fifteen minutes; but the powers of earth, air, water, and fire - as exemplified in the sun - begin to send in such exorbitant tax-bills for the use of their respective elements, that...
...police courts and before grand juries seems to develop what might be called superb audacity. We lately heard of a prisoner, on trial for the murder of his parents, who made an eloquent and touching appeal for mercy to the jury on the ground that he was an orphan!" - Advance...