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Date Posted: 23:51:20 10/02/02 Wed
Author: delilah
Subject: Interesting Points
In reply to: delilah 's message, "Laura & Cap (shiver)" on 22:52:11 10/01/02 Tue

I wonder how often Laura thought of Cap throughout her life. I wonder if she had regrets. I suppose if she really wanted Cap she could have gotten him. Laura wasn't THAT bad looking, was she? Or did her personality not attract Cap? Or did it, but Cap knew his good friend was developing feelings for her. Is there a story to this, or just gossip?

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[> [> Re: Interesting Points -- Ann, 12:03:50 10/03/02 Thu

Did Cap marry? If so, when did he start courting his wife? Maybe he and Laura were always "just good friends" and there was no romantic interest. I agree, if Laura had been truly interested in him romantically she certainly would have let him know one way or another, and she looks very attractive in pictures of her as a girl/young woman.

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[> [> [> Ann -- nancy, 11:39:25 10/04/02 Fri

Cap never married.

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[> [> [> [> Nancy -- Ann, 13:24:36 10/04/02 Fri

Thanks, Nancy
So either he liked the carefree life, or (TV version here) he was pining away for Laura. :)
He did die young though, so maybe he just didn't have marriage on his mind at that point.

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I forget how Cap died... -- Cindy C, 14:05:10 10/04/02 Fri

Wasn't it a farming accident, or did I read that he developed the illness that was going around from being in contact with everyone, by helping the farmers during a crisis? Don't hit me now, for not knowing for sure, lol. And how old was he?

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[> [> [> Re: I forget how Cap died... -- Ellie, 14:12:03 10/04/02 Fri

He died in a threshing accident when he was not very old. Somewhere, there is a very interesting web page all about him - it came up on FG board not long ago, and now I can't find it...

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[> [> [> [> OK - found the link already! -- Ellie, 14:14:03 10/04/02 Fri

http://webpages.marshall.edu/~irby1/laura/garland.html

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[> [> [> [> Thanks Ellie! -- Cindy C, 14:29:22 10/04/02 Fri

That was interesting, and how sad that he had to die so young. It is confirmed tho, that Laura noticed Cap first, but decided she wanted to be with Almanzo instead.. It isn't really explained whether she set her sites on Almanzo because Cap was courting Mary Powers, or if she had made this decision before that fact.

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Cap webpage -- nancy, 12:49:33 10/05/02 Sat

Here's another Cap page: http://capgarland.cjb.net/

There is another photo of Cap and other info.

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[> [> [> [> [> Cap looks about 50 in the last photo! (nt) -- Ellie, 15:04:47 10/05/02 Sat

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[> [> [> [> [> What happened to Mary Powers? -- Ann, 18:30:18 10/05/02 Sat

Did she marry? Have kids?

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Re: What happened to Mary Powers? -- Pink Rose, 20:23:42 10/05/02 Sat

I think she died in childbirth.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Re: What happened to Mary Powers? -- Shell, 14:17:40 10/06/02 Sun

If that's true how sad!(even though it was common back then) I wonder if any of her grandchildren or great-granchildren realize that it's here in the books.
I have to agree with Ellie, Cap does look older in his picture much older than 26.

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