08 Jan 1859
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1859
Page
1
A reflective poem recalls the Old Year’s passing with imagery of death and decay, contrasting it with the arrival of the New Year. The speaker mourns old friends and past joys as the New Year arrives, bringing a chill yet resolute renewal.
A collection of anecdotes and moral essays from the Charleston area note on a young Michigan student who marries a widow with four children then flees. The piece includes a tavern tale of two deaf daughters and a courthouse courtroom quip, plus urged self reliance and industry for young men. It moves into reflections on marriage, old maids, magnetism, and health, with varied quotations from period magazines and sermons.
Luther Strong faces guilt after robbing widow Mrs Walton of fifty thousand dollars meant for her children. He seeks restitution, confesses to his wife and Mrs Walton, and funds comfort for the widow's family. In time Mrs Walton forgives, and Strong and Walton's families reunite at Christmas with a memorial child named Arthur Walton.
A December 1620 landing of the Mayflower at Plymouth Harbor is recounted. The sailors endure freezing cold and a perilous surf before spending the Sabbath ashore in worship. Carver Winslow Bradford Standish are named among the Puritan fathers, whose Bible-based obedience shaped New England institutions.
A man exiting a tavern on a frosty morning loses balance and falls on a doorstep. He quips that if the wicked stand on slippery ground he must belong to a different class, indicating his misfortune with a wry remark.
A skeptical tale describes a device to quiet crying babies using pillow support, molasses, and feathers to induce self-soothing. An exchange note recounts a negro boy in a hogshead of molasses and a scolding comment from an elderly woman about life’s trials and near-term fate.
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