Talk:George Washington Cable

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Really?[edit]

From the article: "He served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, which he began in support of slavery and the Southern cause."

This guy began the civil war??? Really? Howzabout we get a literate person who knows the topic to fix this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.143.159.156 (talk) 20:43, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Family[edit]

There were six daughters. The first five are identified by their husband's names and cities of residence in the NYTimes announcement of the sixth daughter's engagement

"MISS CABLE BETROTHED.: Novelist's Daughter to Wed Charles B. Hawes of Cambridge, Mass." The New York Times. May 19, 1916. p. 11

(She is identified as "youngest of Mr. Cable's six daughters" June 2, 1916, in the Boston Globe report of the wedding.) NYT names the first and second wives 'Louise S. Bartlett' (New Orleans LA) and 'Eva C. Stevson' (Lexington KY) --spellings slightly different from ours.

As Cable was 62 years old at second marriage, and all six daughters were married by 10 years later (1906, 1916), I infer that all six were daughters of Cable and his first wife L. S. Bartlett.

--P64 (talk) 19:28, 8 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Limpid impotence???[edit]

The Mark Twain quote is interesting, but I can't puzzle out what it means. "Limpid impotence…" Is this praise or ridicule? If it's praise, I don't understand it. "The apostles were mere policemen…" I don't get it. Probably other readers don't get it, either. This comment by Mark Twain should either be clarified or eliminated.108.211.84.128 (talk) 00:14, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]