Talk:Reuben Bright

Cedar + chest
The page at present takes no note of the particular wording, "an old chest of hers" as the place he packed away items the wife had made (and not "all her belongings" as previously written). This, and the addition of "chopped-up cedar boughs," resonates with the Americana practice of the "hope chest" often put in a cedar chest. Aromatic cedar wood is a preservative for textiles by repelling insects such as clothes moths that might damage the contents. The subject's veneration of his wife's handicrafts (not "belongings") by taking care to preserve them further supports the tragedy of her loss, which was perhaps untimely. My intention is to incorporate this content into the page once I locate suitable sources. -- Deborahjay (talk) 20:30, 6 May 2020 (UTC)