10 Apr 1855
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Newspaper
Camden Weekly Journal
Location
Camden, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1855
Page
1
A long, mixed reading reveals poems on country life and love, a father's discipline contrasted with a son's obedience, and village anecdotes. It interleaves sentimental ballads, moral sketches, and brief tales about family, faith, and the value of home, with scattered notes on authors and printers.
George and William Hyymond delay chores and plot to reach high apples on a protected tree. A broken rib and a threatened whipping loom as Colman watches. The boys debate punishment, fear of punishment, and whose word will prevail before attempting to snag the fruit with a rake.
An anecdote recounts two men, a skeptic and a Christian, seeking shelter in a lonely hut in the wilderness. The rough inhabitants appear hospitable yet menace a robbery. The travelers bar the door and keep guard, wary of danger through the night.
A long excerpt lists famed writers and thinkers with varied conversational styles from Dryden to Fox and Carlyle. It shifts to urging readers to learn a trade, citing Ben Franklin and others like Watt and Arkwright as exemplary self-made figures. The tone blends moral exhortation with anecdotes on eloquence and industrious virtue.
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