A Wasted Life and the Call to Redemption
Fragmentary religious verse laments wasted life and urges return to spiritual duty. The speaker pleads for harvests of virtue, urging the wanderer to seek reconciliation, rouse compassion for the lost, and reflect on suffering endured by the Master. The imagery is age-old with references to reaping, tears, and rescue from peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Baltimore Steam Packet Company
Old Dominion Steamship Company
A. White
Macon
A. L. Reed
Savannah
H. V. Tompkins
Atlanta
Mt J. Diviue
WJ Walker
Montgomery
A Daughter's Sacrifice in a Winter Looming Crisis
Mary Goldwall, a 28 year old maiden, stands at a crossroads as her father faces ruin from debts owed to Mr. Smith. He proposes marriage to save them, but Mary agrees to wed only to free her father, concealing that her heart longs for another.
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Mary Galdivait
Mary
Ferror
Mfary
Buel
Mr. Smith
Smith
Gaxing
Maski
Kater Goldwall
Goldwall
Connecticut
Srlorida
Tilden
Hendricks
Barke
Thomas
Newbern
Sheepathc
Vance
the Nations
Fennie Hall
Walker County
Pond
Rings
Price
Nellie
Marshall McAdfee
Pangree
Humphrey Mar
Kentuckey
Marshall
Ren
J. M. Matthews
The Suitor's Confession and a Family Reunion
An aging man declares a past love and reveals his true identity as Mary's long lost beloved, recounting years of devotion, misfortune, and secret fate. He asks for forgiveness and proposes a shared future, while Mary contemplates the revelation and wedding prospects.
All Sorts of Paragraphs From a Humorous Essay
Fragmented paragraphs scribble proverbs and quips from a 19th century column. The piece mocks vanity and politics with odd anecdotes and misprinted names, noting public figures and fictional lines while blending satire and misspellings.
Moral suasion against suspicion and its harm to society
The piece argues that suspicion corrupts business, families, and friendships, warning against credulous distrust while praising trust and encouragement. It contrasts the destructive effects of persistent doubt with the uplifting influence of faith, confidence, and fair-mindedness in personal and public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeb
Dagherty
Oki
Philadelphia Ledger
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Amlerson Intelligencer
Throno Giedling
Heaven
Ebner Lynne
Pat
Pete
Oridh
Phatsus
James Smith
Zeke
J.N. Free
Re Pears
Samuel
Arma
Aks
Jona Regler
Mm. Robb
Corpus Christi
Texas
Gilreath
Peoples
Gilreath & Peoples
Bee
Tey
Capt. Daniels
Benson House
J. L. Font & Co
N. Scott
LE Pant
Suort
State OF
South Carolina
Anderson
Court OF Common Pleas
F. Kirby
John W. Kirby
John B. Moore
John W. Kirby Y
John B. Moors
Blue Ridge and
Air Line
Sences City
Jas. H. McGonnell
WM. J. Harbin
Geo. W. Williams
William Wekie, Ober
GEO. W. Williams & CO
Church Sts
Charleston
Ort
Tee
Jackson Military Academy
Burkeville
University of Virginia
Benedict J. Burgess
Morris
Wannaston
E. Morris
Columbia
S.C
Towers
Broyles
Nona
W. G. Browne
Anderson, S.C
T.B
Conta
Towges & Broyles
Granite Row
Anderson, 8. C
J. Am Fant
S.C. Beps
Lauil
T Faye
Mathews
J. R. Fant
East End Masonic Building
Tinheari
Thess
Provel Bilston
Devk
Kentucky
Tolly
Ubaiz
Pple Railways and Steamship Companies
Tens ‘Ga
Philadel + _ Phia
Arnastro Cossi Lixe
The
United States
South
Philadelphia
A. Pope
Fone
Wilmington, N. C
Granders’ Life and Health Insurance Company
United States of America
Eich Department
Mobile
Ala
F. E. Davidson
M. G. Hudson
Row. Fort
South Carolina Department
Tuos
B. Jeter
A. McCukeny
J. P. Grens
McMisten &LeCoste
Bieie Ail Tanburg
Torney
Spartanburg
B. W. Taxier
B.F. Mauldin, Jr
Chhap Goods
Leal
G. F. Watson
Richmond
Ollage
Alabama Gold Life Insurance Company
C. E. Thames
T. N. Fowler
Gen
S D. Lee
Insurance ‘Commissioner of
Maryland
Anderson County
BR. PF
Whiuner
C. Y. Borstel
H. Nardin
T. B
Lex
J. L. Orr
U. A
Reed
B.D. Divver
J. B
Lewis
J. A. Hoyt
WM. Waties
Bond
Ducorara
New Orleans
Byrum & McGrath
Byrum & Mecgrath
Mechanics
Aes Jy
A. Reed
Stephens
John A. Reeves
Main Street
Joseph Martin
Dea
Vickery & CO
Auguste
Maine
Bimiuil
Hunt
Agenta
True & CO
Augusta
Territories
Dominion of Canada
Canada
GEO. P. Rowell & CO
Park Row
New York
Centennial Grounds
Philadel
American News Co
New Yor
Emporium OF Fashion
Lizzie Williams
C. A. Reed
P.P. Toale
IY Builders
the National Mixed Paint Co
Great American Fire Extinguisher Co
Page Machine Belting Co
Hoyne
Pinckney Sts
Ashley Iver
West End Broad Street
S. C
Talbot & Sons, Shockoe Machine Works
Richmond, VA
Ceorce S. Hacker
Charleston, S.C
AML
Ettenger & Edmond, Riamont, Vv
Cameron
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