The Mornin'-Glory Girl

In a ramshackle farmhouse where hospitality is measured in overflowing platters and booming prayers, the Wopp family gathers around a battered table. Mrs. Wopp, larger than life and ever‑ready with a smile, presides over the chaos, while her husband, Ebenezer, clutches a notebook like a lifeline for his forgetful mind. Their foster‑son Moses, a freckled boy of prodigious appetite, eyes every morsel with a blend of cunning and innocence, setting the tone for a household that thrives on noisy negotiations and whispered schemes.

The arrival of a new schoolmarm, Miss Gordon, stirs both hope and unease. Tales of her predecessor’s sudden, violent dismissal at the hands of the town’s rough‑shod Bullock boys circulate like gossip‑laden wind, hinting at darker currents beneath the farm’s bustling surface. As neighbors, suitors, and the ever‑present specter of the railroad loom, the Wopp family’s earnest attempts at order promise a lively clash of personalities, secrets, and the stubborn resilience of rural life.