17 May 1862
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1862
Page
1
A mournful piece from Bristol dated May 2, describing soldiers dying in war and friends gathering at their bedsides. It extols bravery and patriotism, promising heavenly reward and a lasting legacy for the brave left behind.
A Ger mantown Telegraph inspired note discusses corn planting depths from one and a half to two inches for best emergence, with deeper planting delaying growth and causing eventual failure. It cites experiments tying depth to days to emerge, and adds a string of wartime items including executions of Timothy Webster and arrests of relatives, plus various clerical and nautical notices and scattered observations on drought in China and church matters.
A fragment discusses Ada Lovelace the mathematician daughter of Lord Byron and a famed gambling passion. It recounts Ada’s large wagers via agent Kreelake, Lord Lovelace settling debts around 300000, and Ada’s death in Italy. It highlights societal gambling among English aristocracy and the Dowager Marchioness of Ailesbury on trains and rails.
An imported Welshman in Wisconsin is touched by a church service and recalls a beloved old gift of a departed goat guardian, prompting tears as the minister’s beard and prayer move him. A deacon notes the man’s emotion, while the piece contrasts self-improvers with those who quietly do their tasks.
The quote recalls a Buffalo incident where a man compares secession to a scow tied to a steamship. As the vessel pulled away, water splashed into the scow risking sinking. The owner yells for restraint and threatens to cut the rope if the captain keeps throwing water.
An adult recounts a rudimentary cure to curb profanity by washing a boy’s mouth with soap. The tale blends exaggerated behavior with older language and questionable moral lessons, reflecting messy dialogue about discipline and war era sentiments.
A sailor aboard the sloop of war F- recounts a January voyage to Valparaiso, drifting at sea after being cast adrift from a merchantman. He encounters a famed pirate ship described as brig with painted ports and ten guns, later guided toward the pirate’s brig by a cunning captain, while the American sloop-of-war closes in.
The narrative recounts a dramatic naval chase and broadside duel between a whaling ship and the F- Brig. After intense gunnery and rigging changes in darkness, the crew launches a feigned attack, disables enemy pursuit, and exchanges quips with a pursuing Commodore before slipping toward Valparaiso aboard the brig’s decoy.
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