10 Nov 1866
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1866
Page
1
Fragmentary poem lines describe angelic vision and autumn light lifting the weary soul. It speaks of beauty, eternal hills, and sunshine as hope, with imagery of a crystal river and halcyon plains guiding the spirit from night to light.
A trio of travelers encounters Ragged and Tough a tiny barefoot boy with patchwork clothes on a rugged Wrekin expedition They bargain for pipes and coins then split up to fetch items before a sudden village fire engulfs Amos Wynne s ricks as locals fight the blaze amid hardship and a child s death remains.
A collage of Victorian observations on love after death, Thackeray’s character and Calvary meditation, Alpine chalets description, views on society access and fashion, superstition at sea after Van Buren’s death, Puritan marriage strictness, and a Putnam court ruling on remarriage for a deserted wife, all reflecting moral and cultural discourse.
The article discusses the next day after as a real period affecting all ages from youths to clergymen and newlyweds. It notes morning after fatigue for revelers and the blunt reality for the just married, urging honesty and effort to deserve true friendship.
In New Orleans two men advertise an exhibition of the fierce creature Grascutae from the Rock Mountains. Panic erupts as the monster roars and chains rattle, showmen flee with pockets full while spectators escape. A second tale recounts a masked courtship gone awry in Connecticut with a fatherly clerk unwittingly delaying lovers until night’s end.
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