29 Nov 1831
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1831
Page
1
A poetic meditation on sorrow longing and faith asking what can dissolve gloom and lift the spirit. The speaker seeks a purified desire and earnest prayer to raise the immortal spirit toward heavenly joy beyond autumnal sorrow and faded dreams.
In a stormy abbey Pierre nurses a recovered stranger Abdallah who recalls ruin, revenge, and a betrayed friendship. Pierre reveals he slew a treacherous ally not for vengeance but to seek Christian forgiveness, revealing Hamet alive in disguise and urging Abdallah to abandon wrath and embrace reconciliation.
In a small New Hampshire village Deacon Lemuel Slocum lends seventy five dollars for a hundred note and faces demand for a new note with interest. A preacher lampoons extortion from the pulpit causing public shame and a dramatic escape by the deacon. A stranger then tempts him to abandon the church, claiming to aid his kingdom, only to reveal himself as the devil. The episode ends with the deacon awakening from a long nap as the sermon concludes.
The article offers health tips for damp cold weather urging warm feet and proper footwear, wool stockings, and moderation in eating. It warns against overfeeding, promotes sound sleep and moderate exercise, and favors pure water while condemning unhealthy indulgences and harmful adulterants.
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