16 Sep 1848
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1848
Page
1
A long reflective piece discusses the sanctity of home and brotherly care. It laments worldliness while urging brothers to protect and support sisters, nurture domestic happiness, and avoid vice. It includes anecdotes about auctioneers and social behavior, and ends with notes on evening as a stage for youth and age.
The story recalls Dr Donne visiting a parish graveyard when a sexton digs a grave and reveals a skull with a headless nail. A tale surfaces of a murdered husband and a wife who admits to the crime after Donne questions her with the skull as proof.
A reflective piece contrasts conscience at dawn with the torments of recall after wrongdoing. It references a duel, remorse, and the specter of the dead, then shifts to Mrs Partington recounting winter courtship rituals and a tale of Paul sleeping in a cow-yard after riding to see her.
In a tale from the Nonpareil, Debby Stipps, a plain, cross-eyed, red-haired mill girl, sacrifices romance for family duty. Joab Brown, a stableman, loves her but she refuses marriage to care for her ailing parents, choosing steadfast virtue over personal happiness.
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