Noble lives entwined in memory of Mrs Benton
A memoir sketches Mrs Betsey Benton’s compassionate charity and steadfast virtue. It details her marriage to Mr Benton, her struggle after survivor’s tragedy, and his devoted care during seven years of invalid life. The couple’s shared piety, poetry love, and public-spirited outlook define their enduring legacy.
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Miss Betsey
Mrs. Benton
Sally
Dhore
Mr. Benton
Mrs.Benton
Rob Roy
Benton
Mrs Benton and the Warwick of Democracy’s Wife
The article recalls Mrs. Benton wife of a noted Democrat, detailing her nearly twenty year life of intellect and hardship. It describes her devotion to a deranged village girl who killed her infant, Mrs. Benton’s intervention and the girl’s confinement, and the girl’s later fragile wandering and rituals with white flowers and ribbons under Mrs. Benton’s care.
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Benton
Warwick
Girard
Madame de Stel
Inkepper
Betsey
Experiments in Cutting Grass by A. W. Cheever
A Sheldonville farmer reports trials on cutting timing for hay. Early cuts yield less bulky, harder to lift hay but preserve quality. waits until blossom or just before blossoms to maximize value. Observes differences in yields, winter feed quality, and cow condition across crops.
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A. W. Cheever
Sheldonville
Mass
N. E
Timothy
Meeting at Sea in a Shared Horizon
A poetic meditation on two ships meeting at sea. Vessels draw alongside, raise signals, and exchange captain names and voyage details. Time and distance divide travelers as the horizon binds them in a timeless farewell toward eternity.
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Asia
Europe
Chateaubriand
A Juggler's Bamboo Trick in Bombay
Rev. Normson McLeod recounts a Bombay visit where a juggler performs a bamboo trick. A naked performer rises a plant from a thin cloth under a basket, then a second rise to two feet as onlookers applaud. The act features a silk cord, shells, a spinning top, a decanter stopper, and fire from the mouth. The scene shifts to remarks on pride and local social observations.
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Normson McLeod
Bombay
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