09 Feb 1861
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1861
Page
1
A lyrical piece from Once-a-Week depicts a cottage beloved by a woman awaiting her partner. She describes light and evening joy as he toils and returns, his hand upon the latch signaling reunion from dawn to dusk. The refrain emphasizes faith and love across seasons and weather.
A long meditation on child loss by Henry Ward Beecher. He frames bereavement in Christian terms, noting repeated personal losses and the belief that children, though taken, remain in God’s care as angelic beings in heaven. The piece emphasizes trust, adoption by divine will, and ultimate comfort in faith.
A tale about a mathematician William Dutton advising a wife to always smile to win back her unfaithful husband. Months later the gratitude lady reports success and renewed affection. The Crow Witnesses recount a German traveler spared by crows warning thieves, leading to confession and punishment. A moral note ends: in wearing out this body in well doing we earn a better one.
A proud nobleman tests a young lover by forcing him to carry his daughter up a hill. The daring ascent lasts long, amid crowding spectators who cheer, fear, and finally acclaim the couple as they reach the summit. The baron shouts to aid, but the lovers embrace in victory, while the crowd and Baron reconcile in awe and admiration.
In a solemn moment a venerable man and the Baron witness close friends kneeling and bending to their oars, faces buried in sorrow. The elder proclaims their deep devotion and begs God not to part them, tears streaming as he declares them dearly beloved.
In a dedicatory address Mrn Edward Everett extols reading as the most important knowledge and a key to understanding ancient and modern works. He argues for teaching reading with expression in grammar schools, claiming it surpasses speaking in shaping educated citizens.
A list of famed workers and their extreme study and work routines. Arkwright, Watt, Stephenson, Scott, Briton, Lou don, Slame, Hume, Hunter, Jenner, Werschell, Titian, Meyerbeer, Giordini, Taglioni, Fuley, Eldon and others are cited. The passages highlight long hours, early rising, and relentless practice across arts and professions.
Dr Hall argues against alcohol aiding digestion in late dinners. He notes no lasting digestive benefit from malt liquor or spirits, and warns liquor and tobacco whet appetites only briefly. A rustic in a village sermon shrugs off guilt with humor, and the maxim remains: our greatest glory is rising after each fall.
Frederick the Great meets a plowman who earns eight groschen a day. The farmer explains that two groschen go to himself and wife, two repay debts, two support his children, and two aid his two sick sisters for the Lord’s sake. The king shares fifty gold pieces and proclaims the coin comes from God, the paymaster.
A dated prose meditation recalls Napolean’s Brienne moment and Johnson’s Litelfield visit, alongside Waller at Coleshill. It extols youth’s innocence and simplicity, arguing late-life longing for earlier times is common yet rarely fulfilled.
A rousing exhortation to young readers to embrace the fast paced spirit of modern life. It urges quick thinking and decisive action while valuing honesty as a guiding principle, comparing diligence in art and business to carving truth in wood or marble.
Napoleon died in military garb with field marshal uniform and boots. Augustine Casar chose to die standing, arranging himself for the moment. Seward, Earl of Northomerland, rose from bed to armor for death, saying a man should die with dignity. Maria Louisa, wife of Napoleon, near death murmured she would not sleep, wishing to melt dissolution awake.
A Chicago Journal essay reflects on child death with comforting imagery. It speaks of morning departures, heavenward dews, and bright dawns, urging calm acceptance and cherished memories, with grieving families guided toward hopeful reverence rather than despair.
A Cineinati Gazette anecdote contrasts harsh fatherly discipline with patient kindness. A boy pulls a dead tree by the roots after being scolded, proving kindness can yield stronger results. The piece argues that authority without empathy harms children and that calm letters and self-control are wiser.
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