12 Feb 1862
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1862
Page
1
A young Nellie May repeats I want to be an angel as she grows pale in a dim room. Friends recall her line and note her breath held in pain as she smiles and says she is heaven bound. They reflect on her death as they comfort Mrs. II and yearn for the child’s peaceful ascent.
A reflective meditation on mortality noting death as life’s great antagonist and the inevitability of dust after life. The passage compares human generations to leaves and flowers that wither in a day, asserting the fate shared by all regardless of status.
A young girl around twelve to fourteen travels between trains on the Dunkirk to Buffalo route selling ten cent religious tract books. She carries endorsements from railroad superintendents and donates proceeds from a third train to soldiers in Western Virginia. She also makes pin cushions and knitted items for soldiers during leisure hours, presenting herself as a noble helper in wartime.
An exchange unfolds in a clipped street dialogue about a missing letter and three cents with a querulous Milesian woman and a clerks brief reply. The piece contrasts with a later tale titled A Pertinent Question about a Christmas court case involving horses and a livery stable, a drunken claim, and an ex judge’s testimony.
A scattered wartime miscellany captures witty city street scenes and a military wounded tale. A pig dispute in cartoon fashion, a young soldier Theolore Wheaten King’s death in Richmond, and humorous church office intrigue appear among reflections on civility, sympathy, and moral fortitude.
A Bengal tiger broke into an adjoining cage and killed a panther after a ferocious ten minute battle in a Newcastle menagerie. The tiger then retreated to its own compartment while the other animals remained quiet. The panther was valued at 100 guineas. Newcastle Chronicle.
The Sun reports a wealthy New York resident and two friends, including a literary figure, set large diamonds in their front teeth. They attended a Fifth Avenue church drawing attention from a large crowd as the gleaming teeth lit the pews. The piece notes jewelers and dentists may profit if this fad spreads.
A poem salutes the Irish Brigade and its General guiding Union duty. It memory honors officers and soldiers, praising fidelity to liberty and the banner of the United States as troops march to defend the nation against rebellion. The piece interweaves imagery of battle, devotion, and national pride.
Reports describe renewed Vesuvius activity with ash clouds carried to Sicily, Naples roofs coated in soot, and storm rain forming dirty windows. Earthquake shocks counted on December 28 amid questions if Naples will face Pompeii-like fate.
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