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What is Butch weldy?
Butch Weldy, by the American poet Edgar Lee Masters (1868-1950), describes the events leading up to and following an industrial accident in which the title character suffers the loss of his sight but seems unlikely to be compensated by his employer.
How is weldy blinded?
Edgar Lee Masters’ Doctor Meyers From this unfortunate event, Butch suffered two broken legs and his eyes burned crisp as a couple of eggs, thus, rendering him blind.
What happened to Minerva Jones?
In this epitaph, the village poetess, Minerva Jones, presents herself as a victim of the hooting mobs of the town, while also a victim left alone and pregnant by another Spoon River character, ‘Butch’ Weldy, and finally she loses her life after being victimized by a medical procedure performed by another Spoon River
What happened to Butch Weldy?
Edgar Lee Masters’ Doctor Meyers From this unfortunate event, Butch suffered two broken legs and his eyes burned crisp as a couple of eggs, thus, rendering him blind. For someone left a blow-fire going, And something sucked the flame in the tank.
