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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1864
Page
1
A poet recalls a bird that sang in May at dawn and the fleeting nature of childhood joys. He laments missed songs, seasonal changes, and the lasting lesson to seize bright blessings each day.
The passage speaks of true happiness found in humane acts rather than localities or garb. It describes happiness as arising with duty, justice, meekness, charity and love, wherever tears are dried and wounds soothed by sympathy, forgiveness, and virtuous acts.
Poem by Franklin C. Durout about seasonal change and nature. It contrasts spring beauty with death as the angel of the seasons ushers summer and reveals mortality among friends and circles. The verse moves from blooming fields and singing birds to yearning for renewal amid loss.
The excerpt recalls a moment at the organ when a single chord floods the scene with crimson twilight and a sense of calm. The speaker longs for that lost chord born from the organ and entering the soul, a figure of harmony resolving discord into peace.
Philip Acre dreams of wealth from Theron Mortimer's bequest but balks at defrauding a rightful heir. Edith Wyllis supports virtue as a distant cousin is revealed alive. The couple drives to Mortimer Place where Eddie’s lineage secures the estate, and Philip faces a new truth about his future.
A colonial excerpt notes the Vizres tribe in Dubal and the Sandwich Islands share a custom where women initiate marriage by selecting a suitor. The drummer pins a handkerchief to the man’s cap and the suitor must marry if he can pay the bride price. The piece cites a reader’s belief this prerogative is unique, then disputes that view.
A humorous reminiscence on a pine table and kettle that funded family happiness over twenty five years. The piece switches to a wartime tale of a sailor who buys birds then frees them to honor liberty after years as a French prisoner of war.
A reflection says love is the jewelled foundation of a true home and the New Jerusalem, making impossible any marriage or passion without love. It asserts love enables all in creative arts while denying any possibility otherwise. The quote attributes the idea to Ans. Stowg.
An old tale recounts a pastor pressing the Conference invitation to his church with a cash collection looming. Silence was deemed consent as ministers faced travel funds and lodging while debating whether to raise fares or return home.
An act amends the Revised Statutes to admit convicted or sentenced persons as witnesses with credibility shown by their record. It allows spouses to testify in civil cases with limits, permits depositions in equity and law, and outlines discovery and document production procedures. The bill clarifies testimony rules for various proceedings and repeals incompatible acts.
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