12 Mar 1859
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1859
Page
1
A very aged man in an almshouse says he is only waiting. He waits for the daylight to fade and death to come, hoping angels open the gate and guide his soul to the skies as the last beam leaves.
A compilation of 1859 Rhode Island laws amends collection compensation for Providence city tax collectors, state audit fee payments to court officers, guardianship powers for drunkards, banking note markings for counterfeits and alterations, foreign attachments, and a minor textual amendment to Foreign Attachments. The report ends with notices of drowning victims and local Fall River lamp commerce.
The log from September to October 1813 aboard the armed brigantine Yankee records gale weather, multiple engagements with British and other vessels, prize taking and cargo details, prisoner handling, crew illness, and navigational positions off Newfoundland and the approach to Boston Harbor.
A garbled excerpt mentions lonvenne pepper and daily laying, referring to a New York boarding house. It hints at seasons and the color of hafrin in a biscuit as a sign of a newly hired girl, but details are unclear and confused.
The passage condemns bad temper as a deadly burden, likening constant complaint to a personal curse and a discord that spoils family and church harmony. It cites a Berkshire market anecdote and urges individuals to cultivate kindness, mind their own business, and pursue steady, self disciplined work.
The text reflects on social changes from stockings to curfews, notes fifty year contrasts in girls and boys, praises modern progress, recalls a claimed Italian grave inscription about Hoerg lies Etells who donated wealth to heaven, and ends with a comment that insults resemble counterfeit money yet should not be accepted.
A farmer praises Johnny for telling the full truth after his misstep with a cow. Johnny refuses to lie about the accident causing the cow to break its leg, choosing honesty over saving himself. The father honors honesty, saying he would rather lose every cow than hear a lie from his son.
The Rev Mr Cornell travels from Tennessee to Kentucky in 1812 to visit his relative Hon Wim Burton. Judge Cone and his Nashville wife arrive and, despite modest embarrassment, are invited to family worship. Burton urges brevity but the minister prays for all needs and adapts to their customs.
A narrative recalls a barefoot boy with patched clothes whose quiet, kind conduct wins praise from a community figure. The boy grows into a distinguished lawyer and statesman, yet retains his courteous greeting and cheerful manner throughout life.
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