11 Jan 1862
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1862
Page
1
Poem contrasts easy acceptance of divine will with hardship under hardship and loss. It uses images of a babblingr ill a tree in sunshine and winter and notes how hope joy and temptations test submission to God’s plan. The speaker repeatedly affirms Thy will be done.
Obituary and murder account of Richmond Jones Jr a Providence native and Harvard trained engineer killed by Apaches near Sopon Rancho Arizona in July. The piece notes his character faith service to Grace Church union allegiance and ties to the Sopon Land and Mining Company with biographical details and context on frontier dangers.
In turn of day gloom a lawyer Mr Curtis prepares a letter to Dean Mavan when a childlike woman in mourning arrives seeking truth about Mrs Barclay. Carry recalls poverty and kindness from Aunt Lizzie and the tale leads to plans for a Christmas gift benefiting Mrs Barclay’s former ward and the penniless widow. The trio agree to help, with Hastings and Curtis promising aid.
A Christmas eve reunion unfolds as Mrs Barclay returns to her old home to find Claire's baby has been given to her, and Claire veers into motherhood through a bond with Mrs Curtis. The tale closes with a warm Christmas scene and a hopeful future.
An Irishman from Battle Creek Michigan witnessed the Bull Run battle with surprise as a comrade on his left had his head blown off by a newmanball while a spent shot broke another man’s fingers. The Irishman shouted in mock sympathy telling the wounded to stop crying, blaming the noise on the man who lost his head.
A shop was broken into overnight but nothing was stolen. The owner bragged about it while a neighbor quipped that the robbers might have avoided loss because the goods were too highly marked to buy. A separate quip notes publishing a newspaper’s costly balance between profit and pleasing readers.
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