28 Dec 1861
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1861
Page
1
A poetic portrait of Old Winter arriving with pearly hues and silver bells. The speaker contrasts the wealthy and gay who welcome the season with its joyous sights against the poor who are touched by its generosity. The verse envisages equal heavenly love if hearts stay right.
Henry Ward Beecher reflects that Heaven is the true home for believers not a bleak shore. He emphasizes Christ as mediator who loves, watches, and will soon bring believers to Heaven, making it the Father’s house for His children. The passage centers on comfort from Christ’s mediatorship and imminent heavenly arrival.
Excerpt reflects on a geranium and rose in a window, praising their charm and low cost. Leigh Hunt is cited on nature times, then a preacher jokes about Jonah and a fish’s stomach. The writer laments the gap between guiding others and living by example.
Aunt Rachel counsels Bella to ease harsh discipline and lead Edward with affection. Bella learns to soften and show forgiveness, inviting better behavior and a rekindled bond. Edward responds to calm, loving approach with a pledge to try, seeking his mother’s kiss and approval.
Aunt Rachael helps Edward calm his rebellious spirit with gentle affection and quiet remonstrances. The boy, once resistant, seeks his mother’s approval as she shifts from harsh commands to nurturing guidance.
The Rev Dr MyLoud passing to build a new church is challenged by Duncan about a clock face on the house of worship. Duncan insists there is no truth, only a lie every twelve hours, and jokes about Duncan’s bald head. The exchange ends as the clock lie remains unresolved.
A fragment from Stuarts Life of Jonathan Trumbull recalls 18th century wartime offerings. Madame Trumbull reportedly shed a scarlet cloak as a gift to Continental soldiers, part of a collection from New England communities, with Count Rochambeau cited as authority.
A Curae and Curaser offers bar post construction from old horse shoes on paired sticks with nails for barn supports. Also describes storing pages by tying two boards, hanging heels above ground, packing straw, and brining to keep them fresh. Mrs Kendall adds a happiness lesson about inner virtue and conscience.
A passenger recalls a six year old German boy kneeling to pray in a steamer cabin as his father watches. He contrasts the boy’s devout moment with other men who retire without prayer, reflecting on maternal influence and faith aboard the Hadgon river voyage.
At a Ludjee of Marion Indiana meeting the young Indies unanimously adopted resolutions to serve as clerks mechanics and laborers in stores workshops and farms while men go to war They vow to withhold favor from those who refuse to enlist and to aid volunteers with support and esteem They pledge never to marry rebels and to resist a cowardly return after the war in a spirit of patriotism.
The passage extols four good habits punctuality accuracy steadiness and dispatch as essential to credit and opportunity. It also argues that striving to help others brings personal happiness and that God forgives genuine effort even if outcomes fail.
A reflective passage compares a virtuous man to a nourishing rain that quietly blesses hearts. The text notes how kindness yields visible fruit in barren places, as if celestial influence passes leaving blossoms and life behind.
The passage reflects on immortality in memory and the enduring influence of a person beyond death. It compares religion to a river that widens toward a vast ocean, suggesting faith deepens as it flows through generations.
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