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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1877
Page
4
A poem narrates a brown seed lying in a furrow beneath violets and lilies. The seed longs for life and light, prays in darkness, and bursts into growth as leaves unfold toward the sun, crowned in gold in God’s sight.
Jemima Spiller a boardinghouse owner, jealously accuses Lillie Andrews of flirting with a room tenant, forces her out. The artist George Howard notices Lillie and regretfully learns of Jemima’s contempt. He helps Lillie by bringing her to his mother, they marry, and Jemima’s spite leads to their happiness.
A reflective meditation on life’s transient fame and the fading memory of individuals. The piece contrasts rich and poor at death, notes generations pass like vapor, and envisions future generations inheriting the same beauty of the world as now while memories fade.
In the Virginia State Capitol Richmond the famous Old Stove from England is noted as a historic relic used to warm the House of Burgesses in Williamsburg and later Richmond heating the capitol for decades before becoming a sacred artifact. Included are assorted 19th century quips about social manners and electoral commission humor.
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