03 Nov 1859
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Newspaper
Aurora Commercial
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1859
Page
1
The narrator vows to shape Lucy into a Lady by merging love with nature. Nature speaks as a guiding force, promising calm, restrained passion, and a graceful, living beauty in Lucy. The poem ends with Lucy’s death, leaving only memories and a quiet, unrepeatable scene.
A New Orleans Delta reporter finds Don Pedro, Lafitte’s longtime man, living in a ramshackle tarpaulin hut by the river near post 26. The pensioned sailor, once seen at the Bay of Barataria, is described as slight and aged, dwelling beside the Old Red Store with a doghouse‑like shelter and a cluttered interior.
A long account describes Don Pedro, an aged Lafitte associate living by the river for twenty five years. He speaks only in his native tongue and spends days sleeping in a hut filled with oysters and his simple utensils. He avoids discussion of his youth and keeps a quiet, forgotten existence along the levee.
A New York editor touring Beacon Street’s Hancock House describes the two story stone dwelling where John Hancock lived and died. He notes preserved ancient furnishings, family portraits, and a Bible with Hancock’s name, while Massachusetts considers purchasing the site for preservation.
A Times special describes the Great Eastern trial trip, noting mixed results on speed and safety but overall qualified success. It reports passengers aboard the Quaker City rescue, the shark incident, and profiles of men at the scene including Brows and Anderson, Stevens, Coppie, and others.
Captain Jonn E Cook was arrested by Daniel Logan and Claggett Fitzhugh at Mont Alto Franklin County fourteen miles from Chambersburg. The man identified by citizens, wearing a commission signed by Gen Brown No 4, and a parchment note about a pistol once given to Washington by Lafayette. He resisted, was fatigued, and claimed three others were with him in the mountains. He was committed to jail awaiting a governor’s requisition after an examination before Justice Riesher.
A never before published Mexican War tale recalls General Lane riding along the Buena Vista line. Encountering small guns firing near his Indiana regiment, the shells passed overhead, prompting the Brigadier to shout Dodge the big ones. The line then erupted in laughter as the gesture echoed along the ranks.
A report from Eaglewood School near Perth Amboy New Jersey depicts a boat club of upper ten women, daughters of prominent families, launching the Halcyon with male aid. The piece praises their athletic and scholarly pursuits and notes a poetry hoax involving a Kansas editor and a local rival paper Victor.
A four and a half year old boy suffered months of illness and alarming fits before Dr Bruce removed a canine tooth containing a half inch worm. The worm's head was black and hard, body white and flexible, and its digging toward the jaw marrow caused nightly cries. After extraction the child improved immediately and recovered.
An old skipper recalls sea birds drinking rain from squalls far at sea. Birds sense approaching rain by scent and storm activity and dive to collect water droplets as they fall. They may endure thirst for days or weeks, aided by these rainfall events and habit.
District Attorney quotes a mob chant during a riot while a Yankee witness struggles to recall the exact tune. The transcript hints at a song about a person named Lucy and a distant past. The text also briefly references a Franklin and a youth sent on a trading voyage, with stray lines about schooling and distance to the sea.
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