24 Jun 1848
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1848
Page
1
A Cananea tale reports a mother seeking rent who is asked about her children. She replies all her children are in the graveyard, and the landlord instantly rents the house. The story ends with the landlord speechless at the grim answer.
A garbled historic newspaper fragment shows Bristol Phentix published Saturdays by W. Baysley or Bayley at Bradford Street. It lists ad rates per square and penalties for arrears, with mentions of annual subscription and discontinuation until dues are cleared.
A collage of reader complaints about undelivered papers to various subscribers mixed with editorial reflections on a virtuous life. It lists names such as Ajax Leathers and Leonidas Jinks and recounts reasons papers were refused or returned. The piece then shifts to praise for the beauty of a holy life, arguing virtue as the strongest moral force and citing Chalmers. It ends with anecdotes on the Rainoan and Wendell railroad ideas and a Manchener travelling machine.
From the Parlor Magazine June section the piece frames memorial inscriptions and dramatic scenes of two brothers and a serpent of evil, exploring beauty and poison in nature and the conscience’s struggle from youth to crime to penitence. It contrasts cheerful rural imagery with graveyard ornaments and a moral tale of temptation, guilt, and redemption.
At a paused meeting a speaker offered a line about epitaphs noting many beautiful phrases in language. He referenced Swift and suggested epitaphs may outshine lighter pieces, then presented a mock verse on Demet the wealthy and wise. The verse hints at heirs and the spendthrift legacy.
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