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Literary
October 21, 1854
The Weekly Minnesotian
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
In this moral tale from 'Ten Nights in a Bar-Room,' young Mary habitually fetches her drunken father Joe Morgan from the tavern. One night, a tumbler thrown at him strikes and kills her. As she dies in his arms, she secures his promise to never enter a tavern or drink again.
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THE DEATH OF JOE MORGAN'S LITTLE DAUGHTER.
She was wont to run over to the tavern in the evening to lead home her drunken father. Just as she was entering the door one night, Slade hurled a tumbler at her father, but it struck her upon the head, and resulted in her death.
Morgan bent down his ear.
"You will only have left," Mary said, "only mother. And she cries so much when you are away."
"I won't leave her, Mary, only when I go to work," said Morgan, whispering back to the child, "and I'll never go out at night any more."
"Yes, you promise me that."
"And I'll promise more."
"What, father?"
"Never to go into a tavern again."
"Never?"
"No, never. And I'll promise still more."
"Father?"
"Never to take a drop of liquor as long as I live."
"Oh, father! dear, dear father!" and with a cry of joy Mary started up and flung herself upon his breast. Morgan drew his arm tightly around her, and sat for a long time with his lips pressed to her cheek—while she lay against his bosom as still as death. As death! Yes: for, when the father unclasped his arms, the spirit of his child was with the angels of the resurrection.—Ten Nights in the Bar-room.
She was wont to run over to the tavern in the evening to lead home her drunken father. Just as she was entering the door one night, Slade hurled a tumbler at her father, but it struck her upon the head, and resulted in her death.
Morgan bent down his ear.
"You will only have left," Mary said, "only mother. And she cries so much when you are away."
"I won't leave her, Mary, only when I go to work," said Morgan, whispering back to the child, "and I'll never go out at night any more."
"Yes, you promise me that."
"And I'll promise more."
"What, father?"
"Never to go into a tavern again."
"Never?"
"No, never. And I'll promise still more."
"Father?"
"Never to take a drop of liquor as long as I live."
"Oh, father! dear, dear father!" and with a cry of joy Mary started up and flung herself upon his breast. Morgan drew his arm tightly around her, and sat for a long time with his lips pressed to her cheek—while she lay against his bosom as still as death. As death! Yes: for, when the father unclasped his arms, the spirit of his child was with the angels of the resurrection.—Ten Nights in the Bar-room.
What sub-type of article is it?
Prose Fiction
Dialogue
What themes does it cover?
Temperance
Moral Virtue
Death Mortality
What keywords are associated?
Temperance Tale
Drunken Father
Child Death
Tavern Violence
Moral Promise
Alcohol Reform
What entities or persons were involved?
Ten Nights In The Bar Room
Literary Details
Title
The Death Of Joe Morgan's Little Daughter.
Author
Ten Nights In The Bar Room
Key Lines
"Never To Go Into A Tavern Again."
"Never To Take A Drop Of Liquor As Long As I Live."
"Oh, Father! Dear, Dear Father!" And With A Cry Of Joy Mary Started Up And Flung Herself Upon His Breast.
Morgan Drew His Arm Tightly Around Her, And Sat For A Long Time With His Lips Pressed To Her Cheek—While She Lay Against His Bosom As Still As Death.
As Death! Yes: For, When The Father Unclasped His Arms, The Spirit Of His Child Was With The Angels Of The Resurrection.