11 Jul 1863
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1863
Page
1
Fragmentary Portage item notes a 20 cent annual rate in Bristol County while implying no change elsewhere in the state or nation. The sparse text provides limited context beyond the per year charge.
A mother recalls her child Willie in a rustic scene with bees and thyme. The poem traces a summer evening when Willie dies in his sleep, the angels taking him as dawn breaks, leaving the mother filled with prayer and sorrow.
Poem reflects on immortality and the continuation of life after death. It contrasts earthly loss with heavenly permanence, portraying loved ones as transplanted to bliss and the eternal nature of life across the universe. It emphasizes that there are no dead, only renewed existence.
Ebenezer Lock, the first American to discharge a gun that day, fought from a cellar near Lexington 1775. He felled a British soldier with one remaining shot as he evaded pursuit, then escaped down a hill and later moved to New Hampshire where he lived in seclusion until his death about twenty years later.
A meditation on earthly family life ending in death and the transient nature of domestic ties. It asserts faith in eternal reunion through the Gospel, claiming that memory and love persist beyond the grave in Heaven with everlasting happiness.
In 1862 while traveling through Canada the correspondent recalls a stop at the Lion Inn where nine passengers gathered by the fire. A quarrel over a dog leads to insults and kicks as owner and companions deny ownership before the landlord curses the animal out into the street.
Bishop Morris cites a tale from Zion's Herald where a weary guest preacher stuck on a lengthy Luke chapter. The Finleys note how chapters prevent a long all night reading, illustrating the modern, practical benefit of dividing sacred texts into chapters.
A Muffeesboro correspondent reports from General Jefferson Davis division outposts along the Shelbyville Pike. Norwegian regiments from the Fifteenth Wisconsin are described as disciplined and fluent in English. A captain humorously pressures rebel prisoners to swear loyalty to the constitution, then to keep him down and not revolt.
A viewpoint argues that laziness breeds crookedness and crime, while industrious habits in youth shape productive adults. The author asserts most criminals come from idleness and credits the business and professional class with their success to early discipline and work.
The speaker longs for peace yet vows to defend the flag and the nation. A wartime lyric contrasts loved ones lost at home with the demand to keep the Union intact until victory is secured. The piece links sacrifice to duty and calls for continued struggle to restore the country.
A reflection on how benevolence and virtue keep a woman youthful in spirit. It praises a life of kindness, mercy, and faith in family neighbors and church, arguing such a woman never truly grows old and remains lively and benevolent.
A reflective verse praising labor and the plow as honorable toil. The speaker urges not to shame workers who till rich soil, noting a big mind and steadfast character regardless of darkened hands. God bless the modest laborers and the sowers of the fertile earth.
Hall's Journal of Health offers practical guidance for illness and fatigue. It urges rest for tired bodies, sleep for tired brains, and with bowel issues advises lengthy fasting with hydration and outdoor exercise until normal. It extols warmth abstinence and repose as the best medicines to save lives.
The text cites Hymns Book 1 hymn 99 by Wattis describing rebels, birth and blood, a pious lineages, and the idea that one from earth and hell can create new sons for the house of Abraham. It presents a controversial blend of prophecy and religious imagery.
A historical account notes that cannibals spare female prisoners because they regard women as impure beings created for male torment and their flesh as highly poisonous.
A descriptive passage paints the Amazon as home to two inch body spiders with seven inch legs that catch birds, butterflies mistaken for humming birds, green snakes resembling creeping plants, a coral snake with black vermilion bands and white rings, white haired monkeys seven inches long, and owl faced apes that sleep by day and roam by night.
A short family scene shows a little child kneeling to pray at night. He asks God to keep him safe from a large cow, a horse, and from running away beyond the gate when mother forbids it.
A fragment reflecting on courage and character. It contrasts personal life with others and notes that friends are like a shadow that follows only in sunlight. It ends with the idea that one should make one’s own company as good as possible.
Advance sheets for a new book include a vivid sermon by a southern preacher. The speaker urges couples to walk hand in hand through hardship, praising love as the force binding all creation and guiding marriage toward happiness and heavenly blessing.
An Irish hostier, unsure which horse belongs to a traveler, saddles two horses to avoid ignorance. The traveler identifies his horse, prompting the hostier to admit he could not tell which horse belonged to the other man. The tale ends with a witty quip about knowing the one horse, not the other gentleman's.
A young woman, asked by a dull politician which party she supported, replied that she favored a wedding party instead. The remark likens political campaigning to social celebration, revealing humor about partisan rhetoric.
A Cornwall region tale recalls the Old Gardener a beloved Wesleyan preacher living in poverty who battles a burglary by three University students. They break in at midnight and confront his calm faith as he invokes prayer the robber reveals a dream guiding mercy and the trio yields, repenting after the near confrontation.
A group of youths rob a garden and fund a new Methodist meeting house after a night of deception. The Old Gardener describes the raid during a Sunday sermon, revealing a prank that funded The Leekseed Chapel. A separate morale parable follows about a man who overlooks the sky in pursuit of coins.
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