19 Jul 1831
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1831
Page
1
A fragmentary poem reflecting on youth lost and loved ones grave distance. The speaker laments momentary joys cut short, wondering when reunion with the departed might come and how soon farewell shadows linger over memory. The verses repeat Too soon to emphasize the ache and pervading grief.
The piece muses on youth fading into age, memory’s ache, and the solace found in past bonds and home fires. It meditates on friends lost to death, the pull of time, and the haunting beauty of an evening rainbow as a sign of peace and continuity.
A long excerpt from a New-York Constellation sermon uses borrowed items as a moral test. It contrasts biblical honesty with modern indifference, scenes of a wigging horse and a wheelbarrow, and a humorous tale of eggs and butter. it also recalls a naval anecdote about Moore aboard an English frigate.
A country resident with a fondness for ego items entered a grocery and found many goods to his liking. While the grocer attended to other tasks, the man placed oil on his hat and wore it as a cap. The grocer, observing the act, decided to respond by taking action.
A Philadelphia Sentinel excerpt presents S D Ingham defending a charge against government officers, claiming threats and attempted intimidation surrounding investigations. It also notes a Florida grand jury rebuke of profane swearing, and adds scattered items: Barbadoes senate punch, Chesterfield weddings, Jefferson and Adams death odds, a Cincinnati vane reformer tale, a Payneville child murder case, a Toulon hospital soup tragedy.
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