23 May 1863
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1863
Page
1
A reflective verse recalls a girl named Nelly who sought treasure at the end of a rainbow. She dies young, leaving a memory of a brief search, and is remembered as singing with angels at the end of the bow.
A fragmented verse passage reflects gentle travel imagery and invokes a family scene with a missing child described as an angel. The lines express longing and ethereal motion as a quiet dreamlike voyage.
A fragment of verse contemplates the fate of a street a hundred years hence. It speaks of aging and youth, rich and poor, and the idea that future generations will occupy the land while the speaker lies in their grave. The poem ends with a note on change and continuity across time.
A periodical essay extols women as life’s ornament and argues for preserving them through proper care. It mixes playful satire with advice on fashion, ventilation, and warmth, then elevates marriage and religion as moral supports for a woman’s charm and vitality.
In ruins of an old Warwickshire chapel lead coffins were exhumed revealing embalmed bodies buried over two centuries ago. The coffin of Lady Audrey Leigh, laid to rest in 1640, contained a perfectly preserved body with a serene sleep like appearance. Her fine linen dress, old point lace, and two lace rows across the forehead were noted as she appeared youthful and unshrunk.
A reflective piece contemplates the timing of death and life events. It muses that fives can be long or short and that certain spirits illuminate briefly before departing. It notes varied durations of learning and growth across generations and experiences.
The text argues that God accepts people despite ignorance and imperfection and that conversion involves ongoing reform rather than immediate sinlessness. It likens spiritual growth to schooling where ignorance is revealed, cherished, and challenged, leading to a radical retraining of all soul faculties and a steady path to final victory through disciplined learning and effort.
The craftsman cites Saint Paul to justify steady alms, noting a dollar daily target and weekly 40 cents saved from family earnings. He tills ten cents from a sewing wife and pennies from children, building about twenty five dollars yearly to distribute among benevolent societies as his measure of giving.
A humorous note in the New York Observer recounts subscribers asking editors for improbable favors such as shelling ears of corn to save postage and sending a likeness of a prospective wife by mail. It wryly observes editors handling odd requests from readers and reflects on editorial challenges.
How To Prepare Mutton describes salting and curing methods. It instructs rubbing hot mixtures of saltpetre raw brown augur and salt into legs of mutton overnight then salting again after a week. The process includes weeks in pickle, drying, storage in canvas bags, and keeping meat off wet brine to prevent spoilage.
A drunken farmer visits the residence of the Duchess of Kent at Adergeldie the summer seat. He claims to be a widower and seeks entry into the Royal family. The scene features his intoxicated inquiries and the Duchess’s status as widow.
A police officer admonishes an Irishwoman during burial services for an inmate, saying the noise would wake the dead. The widow of the tower keeper at Andornach, a stout woman difficult to move, is described as awaiting her successor’s marriage to her in the building.
A Missouri reverend recounts a district elder demanding payment during a quarterly meeting. The steward rounds the hat, collecting from the crowd until the elder finally receives twenty five dollars, then more, as a man outside slides in a half dollar and urges release of a captive woman. The scene ends with the meeting in chaos.
A humorous tale of a pastor pressed into a morning wedding service by a nameless caller. A carriage, a wheezy boy, and a search for the couple leads to a wedding at an improvised venue with a jovial outcome. The clergyman aids two anxious lovers and joins in a merry, rustic finale.
A candidate labels his rival soulless and warns listeners that death follows birth minutes before breath. He compares autumn walking to speaking with a friend nearing death as leaves fall like final words.
A vivid colonial tale recalls Warner a settler at Black Pond near New Braintree Massachusetts He earns the captaincy after a brutal hand to hand fight with Oneida chief Black Wolf and later defends his family against a stealthy pursuit by the same warrior The suspenseful scene ends with Warner tracking the Indian through the Ware River woods and the tribal chase for his scalp.
In a forest clash near a fatal tree a rifle fires and Warner kills a famed Oneida chief. He admires the foe’s courage while taking the weapons and scalping knife as trophies. The dead Indian is disposed at the pond’s center, and the site earns its grim name the Black Pond.
A club scene in a West England town recounts a dying member’s white apparitions seen by twenty four attendees. The dead man returns to his chair, silent, then leaves, convincing many of a ghostly reality and spreading belief despite skeptics. Years later an apothecary hears a nurse recall the ghostly death linked to the dying man.
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