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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1851
Page
1
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Poem elegy on a departed sister mourns a bright summer life and autumn flowers. It reflects the fading bloom, a silent farewell, and a prayer for the child to rest with God as a messenger of love between human hearts and the divine.
Rumored sea report from New York June 25 describes Captain Burr of Long Island claiming a calm voyage saw a 128 foot ash colored shoal near his ship off Sal and Cape Verdes. later notes celebrate veteran sailors and a priestly recruit with scattered, antiquated anecdotes and remarks on old campaigns.
A wandering collection of remarks on sincerity and honest conduct contrasts with curious vignettes from Scotland and the United States. Observations on human behavior sit beside reports of a Forfar gamekeeper found dead, a giant boy in New York, and Havana schoolboys banished for daubing a republican symbol on a courthouse wall.
In Emerson Bennett's tale, a night attack on Piqua sends a crowd of 500 villagers fleeing in alarm. Prisoners are bound and guarded as Shawnee chief Black Hoof questions Miller, and a tense exchange unfolds revealing motives, loyalties, and the fate awaiting those captured.
The scene shows Black Hoof and Catahecassa addressing Miller and the captives. Indians prepare a brutal gauntlet at dawn with warriors and women watching as scouts fear their fate and hope for mercy fades.
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