06 Aug 1863
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Newspaper
Cape Girardeau Weekly Argus
Location
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1863
Page
1
The text appears as a fragmented newspaper masthead and byline. It notes publication on Thursday by W. M. Hamilton, proprietor, with instruction that letters on business be addressed to the publication.
A nineteen year old narrator recalls months in Rome where the city’s mist crowned Tiber and Eternal City hills, and a single painting of a young woman bewitches the heart. The image lingers, altering perception and inspiring lifelong, unspent longing despite leaving the gallery and city behind.
A speaker laments an unseen beloved from youth, describing dreamlike sightings and memories of beauty. He admits aging, unfulfilled love, and the hope of finding the departed spirit in the afterlife. The discourse ends with a reference to a Madonna image said to be painted by St Luke.
The Vicksburg siege anecdote recalls a McClernand regimental supper near fortifications. A rebel soldier crosses into Union lines for coffee and bread, persuading his officer with a promise of endless coffee. He deserts after lengthy wait for more coffee.
A narrator recalls Mr Toot arriving home in the early hours after a meeting claiming it is one o clock while his wife insists it is much later. The tale hints at a local moral about repeated fighting.
A first person wartime memoir recalls Henry and his brother Richard serving as skirmishers. Henry is wounded in the thigh and carried by Richard to a hospital, where Richard's efforts save him before a fatal wound ends Richard's life. The survivor reflects on courage, guilt, and filial devotion amid loss and resilience.
In a sermon just before Seber’s departure for India a vivid metaphor describes life as a river carrying us from youth to death, with joys and losses left behind. The passage ends with a question asking the season of Eve’s apple. the answer given is early in the fall.
A bride left in Amsterdam and her husband in New York reunite after thirty four years. The man had sent money for her to join him, but the brother diverted funds and faked the bride’s death. The couple, now older, resume marriage while memories of friends and past fortunes color the tale.
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