04 Jan 1845
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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1845
Page
1
ERY SATURDAY by SS McCAFFERTY offers single copies at one year two dollars, six copies ten dollars, thirteen copies twenty dollars, payable in advance. Advertisements cost fifty cents per square for first insertion and twenty five cents per continuation. twelve lines comprise a square. No letters mailed from the Post Office without postage paid.
Officers of the Augusta BPA Society are given as AC EVE, President. HOOK, the C38 HARD,Ye PasiDNTs KINS HUPP, Esq. Elaine, Jr. Secretary. ee D. SALLERSTEDS, Taeastaer. Managers include James Harp, E. E. Scofield, Rev. C.S. Dod, James Godby, and John Milledge.
The article argues reconciliation heals long quarrels caused by pride and hurtful words. It condemns deliberate instigators, urges admission of error, and invites timely apologies to prevent lasting feuds. It extols forgiveness as noble work that restores harmony and prompts reflection on past mistreatment.
Letter from Nancy Guston to Polly Stroud recounts Bill Warrick and Barbry Bass wedding near Noxville Tennessee by the French Broad and Holston rivers. The missive details past liaisons, social gossip, wedding scenes, parson Brown's remarks, and local family news including twins, farms, drouth impacts, and county chatter.
The narrator recalls a London dinner at a lord’s table with Miss C and a seventeen year old daughter. A Scottish tale about Margaret, wife of a neighboring farmer, visiting the minister ends in a comic mishap when mustard causes her to spill food, the tablecloth snaps, and she flees the scene never returning.
A reflection on fortune and merit contrasting luck with genius. The piece notes that success tests virtue, cites Coleridge on thrift and time, and warns against unpractical genius while praising a craftsman’s prudence and parental hope as a gem beyond wealth or fame.
An essay argues real success comes from thrift and industrious living rather than expedients. It warns against overemphasis on results, praising moderation, prudent spending, and continuous effort while stressing happiness through benevolence and human sympathy. Those lacking empathy risk fortune’s gifts and lasting unfulfillment.
Three criminals Emer Charles Martin and Benjamin McLean escaped Midway jail aided by a makeshift saw from a case. The jailer’s wife blocked the exit, closing the door from outside. Guards and neighbors aided by removing bars, but the fugitives were later secured as they attempted flight toward Charleston.
A reflective passage on friendship and pride in school circles. A philosopher cites learning by avoiding pride and not asking questions when ignorant. A speaker discusses the value of helping the blind and contemplates a world without sight as a melancholy sight.
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