05 Dec 1859
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1859
Page
1
A poetic meditation on longing for peaceful sleep and divine comfort. It contrasts sorrow and fear with faith, angels watching, and a resting in God. The speaker seeks a heavenly home beyond earthly care where tears are stilled and the soul finds repose.
A quirky reflection on everyday annoyances that sour daily life. The narrator ridicules small miseries such as squeaky doors and misaligned windows, blaming procrastination and imperfect carpentry for modern restlessness.
The text argues that true eminence comes from preferring honor over gain and resisting dishonesty. It emphasizes a disciplined character, disdain for deception, and the potential for future distinction for those who uphold honorable conduct.
The text urges just treatment beyond reciprocity, warning against returning evil for evil. It advocates humanity and goodwill toward all people of the same nature, even toward those who seek to injure us, to avoid falling into vice.
Excerpt reflects on toil and kindness at home, the power of resolve, and caution against idle rumor. It contrasts weary, tested individuals with those who seek immediate action and warns of malig nant hearsay undermining integrity and honor.
A farmer claimed crop damage from a field near a curtain wood where hounds hunted. Lord Fitzwilliam advanced £90 as an estimated loss, later proved excessive as the harvest flourished. He then gave £1000 to the farmer with a note to pass it to his eldest son when he turns twenty. The tale highlights benevolence and integrity.
A collage of humorous vignettes with rustic folk: a justice quips about worth with a debtor, a father and two sons dine at a hotel, a bridegroom’s friend jokes about "the end of trouble," a mother asks if her infant is a seraphim or cherubim, plus a preacher and a doctor trade lines in humor.
In Baltimore about thirty years ago Cornelius Dwyer ran a small academy offering basic reading writing and arithmetic while promising luxury subjects like navigation and astronomy. A patron pressed him to teach navigation for his son, prompting Dwyer to retort about the navigation being closed by the river and seasons. The passage ends with a lawyer’s bridge speech that mocks a grand oration by noting the wilderness five and forty years ago.
A niece and a young man in a Southern state endure a long courtship. At parting he demands a kiss, she resists citing marriage as limit. After a tense debate she offers a compromise and squeezes his hand, ending the dispute with a playful gesture.
A quaint vignette recalls Zurich in ancient times where a quarrelsome couple seeking divorce were imprisoned together for three days in a single room with one bed and table. Food was passed by attendants who spoke to no one, and when released neither desired the dissolution.
A curious scene unfolds as a pupil admits kissing a girl in class. John Jones names Marry Wall as the recipient while Switchem questions the motive. The boy explains a whispered tale and a hesitant action framed by odd, earnest chatter.
An improvised army seizes a Tyrolean town by force amid a pacifist colony’s resolve. A courier warns of approaching troops but locals claim they are all Christians and offer no resistance. The incident ends with the invaders retreating, leaving the town unscathed, while moral meditations follow on marriage, virtue, and social classes.
A humorous incident at a Pennsylvania interior town Fourth of July celebration featured Revolutionary veterans scarce in the procession. An honest German with Revolutionary repute, assigned a seat beside the President, delivered indelible reminiscences about Washington. A Yorktown quip ended with the joke that Washington never surrendered.
In Georgia a slave stowaway hidden under a forecastle floor is found after an inspector warns the ship must burn to force a confession. A New York village tale then recounts a young man trapped in a well after an evening of courting, delaying rescue until dawn. The lad, son of a Baptist minister, vows changed views on baptism by immersion.
The article urges families, especially women, to save seeds from annual flowers and vegetables as they mature. It suggests using small bags or envelopes labeled with each flower, exchanging seeds to preserve original characteristics, and notes poor seed yields from the past season, including China asters and other varieties.
A reflective piece argues the child lingers education to form the family, as the wife captivates the husband. The dialogue notes tenderness toward the wife, the bird metaphor of feathers, and a minister's words about sparks rising. The text ends with social critique on candor and age.
The piece recounts General Scott's bold battle command during a Mexican engagement and a sharp retort over pronunciation. It also describes Munich and Frankfort on the Main corpse handling in death houses, the bell-for-life system, and customs of delaying burial in Germany.
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