▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack . ▁ ▁Captain ▁Bod ien ▁– ▁A ▁former ▁military ▁officer ▁who ▁moves ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁Way nes bor o ▁from ▁Baltimore ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁Ludwig ▁R aus ch ' s ▁super int endent . ▁He ▁later ▁becomes ▁R aus ch ' s ▁business ▁partner . ▁He ▁becomes ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁telling ▁the ▁local ▁children ▁stories ▁about ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁and ▁Ther esa ▁Stevens ▁eventually ▁writes ▁a ▁book ▁about ▁him . ▁▁ ▁Na omi ▁Pat ton ▁– ▁The ▁young ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Andrew ▁Pat ton , ▁a ▁Pres by ter ian ▁minister ▁who ▁comes ▁to ▁Way nes bor o ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s . ▁She ▁is ▁al o of ▁at ▁first , ▁but ▁becomes ▁more ▁out going ▁through ▁her ▁friendship ▁with ▁Jenn ifer ▁Evans . ▁She ▁dies ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 3 ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁in ▁an ▁ep ide mic ▁of ▁pol iom y el itis . ▁ ▁Other ▁minor ▁characters ▁▁ ▁† Miss ▁Susan ▁Cr ens h aw ▁– ▁A ▁retired ▁teacher ▁of ▁Latin ▁and ▁Greek ▁at ▁the ▁Fem ale ▁College ▁and ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Club . ▁She ▁dies ▁of ▁cancer ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁† Mr . ▁Th irk ield ▁and ▁† B ill ▁Th irk ield ▁– ▁Mr . ▁Th irk ield ▁oper ates ▁the ▁town ▁drug store ; ▁his ▁son , ▁Bill , ▁is ▁a ▁contemporary ▁and ▁friend ▁of ▁Johnny ▁Gordon ▁and ▁El sa ▁R aus ch . ▁▁