14 Nov 1853
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1853
Page
1
A passerby recounts two encounters with youths and stern motherly admonitions. A boy is scolded by a mother while another door slam prompts reflected thoughts on kindness, obedience, and force. The piece muses on youthful discipline and social norms.
A street musician on Broome Street performed near a refined home. A sad melodic tune moved a passing crowd including a sorrowful woman, a pale girl clinging to her shawl, and two other girls at the window singing. Gentlemen dropped money for the performer as the window audience lingered with sympathy before she refused further playing and returned home.
A public scene in Wall Street recounts an elderly man who lost a watch, offered a $20 reward, and later recovered it only to discover the same thief had taken it again from another pocket. The tale includes the pair of men and a dangling chain to expose the scam.
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