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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1863
Page
1
A devotional verse extols a divine gift of a bright, fair dwelling place for humanity. Imagery portrays hills, green valleys, vast plains, groves and rivers, with skies opening above and night setting cressets, celebrating creation and abundance.
The verse urges shaping the soul with three lessons Hope Faith and Love to endure life s storms. It calls for universal brotherhood and charity and promises strength and light through these virtues in days of trouble.
A poem praising the North Star as a guiding, faithful beacon for travelers and lovers. It portrays the star as constant through deserts and seas, guiding a prince at sea and a lover toward safe journeys and blessings. The verse emphasizes steadfast guidance and the North Star’s reassuring light.
A fragmentary verse recounts love and friendship aboard a voyage and on land, with themes of sorrow and memory. The narrator reflects on tears, blighted hopes, and reunions, noting mothers weeping and the impact of casualties as travelers move onward.
The piece laments Confederate looting of supplies in Maryland including boots coats and corn while noting that votes and volunteers remained with Maryland. It portrays wartime tensions and civic defiance amid occupation.
A Belle Vue Hospital death follows two years of illness. The report links lung decay and consumption to chills from wind and cold exercise. The piece warns parents to shield children from cold to avoid dying childless, echoing Hall Journal sentiment.
A noble act from a young drummer in the army who, upon being pressured by a captain to drink, declares his vow to abstain after his father died a drinker. He explains he will not break his promise to his mother and remains steadfast, despite officers pressing him. The major and officers continue in service, while the boy lies wounded in a West Philadelphia hospital.
A six year old girl brings home a framed card with a merit certificate and a Bible verse. Her younger brother Wilkes asks about its meaning and the mother explains heaven while describing its wonders. He asks why the gate isn’t left open for entry.
Two men discussing the Natural Bridge of Virginia recall an extraordinary tale. One says General Washington once tossed a dollar completely over the bridge, an feat not repeated since. The other notes the dollar then went far farther than now due to cheaper value.
An old bachelor geologist boasts every rock is as familiar as the alphabet. A lady counters she knows a rock he ignores, prompting a witty exchange where she quips that he broke the cradle, and the room erupts in laughter.
In an old Chester lodging a droll incident unfolds at the Red Fox inn. Two blond travelers split a bed as a Scotsman and an Irishman sleep, a spur is swapped to nick the Irishman’s leg, and a prankster hides behind the bed unseen until the moment of discovery. The Irishman finally realizes the ruse and the quarrel ends with laughter.
A deserter-like scene unfolds as Dr Rice’s sermon provokes a disruptive outburst from an elderly worshipper and a passionately vocal crowd. Caesar Muasa Rive faces mounting pressure to restrain his fervent Amen shouts during prayer, risking further disturbance.
A court scene amuses as a witness named Octiwell Wood tests the judge with his spelling. The judge struggles to record the name, calling it the most extraordinary he has seen, provoking laughter throughout the proceedings.
A satirical vignette features an Irishman reacting with anger to a steam shovel, cursing the machine as he rails against indifference. The text threads in anecdotes about Fontenelle’s long life and a witty exchange with a cobbled together cast, hinting at domestic teasing and luck.
Two years after Texan independence a clash over the Austin archives pits Colonel Morton against Deaf Smith in a tense stand near the state capitol. Houston intervenes after a bold challenge, and the famous duel ends with Deaf Smith killing Morton, followed by Houston restoring the archives in Austin.
The narrative portrays Deaf Smith as a remarkable scout of the War of Independence. He possessed keen senses and an eagle eye, able to detect distant movements and scents, and he preferred living in the wilderness over urban shelter. His solitary, nomadic life and devotion to nature shaped a legend of steadfast loyalty and service to his cause.
A tale of Me Tite Barnacle, a quarrelsome landowner near Prince Bay who extracted port duties from oystermen. Uncle James, famed for daring life and neighborly wit, hosts a settlement over oysters with a fair offer to pay what’s due. In time, neighbors pay nearly one hundred dollars, more than Barnacle ever extorted, proving independence and rightful dues.
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