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Newspaper
Columbia Enquirer
Location
Berwick, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1846
Page
1
A rural ode champions farming toil and virtue, promising enduring honor to the plough. It evokes faith, heaven, and national resilience, urging workers to persevere and cherish agrarian heritage amid hardship. The verses pledge honest toil, protect the land, and celebrate harvests, art, and virtue.
An old country tale recounts John Short and Sandy Mat, rival sportsmen in a western town, agreeing to a fair duel with shotguns after a boastful shooting contest. A calf and a horse are claimed as stakes. a misfired shot and a humorous chase across fields ends with John escaping, Sandy pursuing through water and meadow, and both sides learning a costly lesson in bravado.
A short historical piece by T. Fletcher recounts a wife’s steadfast action amid the upheaval of the revolution. The narrative highlights personal courage and domestic courage in a conflict setting.
The narrative blends parental counsel on education with a dramatic Revolutionary War spy episode. Henry C, a Continental officer, disguises as a old woman to infiltrate British lines to learn their plans, while his wife Matilda, a devoted patriot, infiltrates the enemy camp to aid his escape. Despite peril, Henry is captured and faces execution, until a midnight rescue is staged with Matilda’s daring disguise and a key element of gold. The piece closes with a pair of light anecdotes and quips about sermons and a mischievous child.
Professor Wilson argues that intimate Bible familiarity sparks poetry fed by religious feeling. He says poetry derives from sacred themes, nature, and life’s intervals, yet true poetic power requires a devout heart, lifelong study, and a blend of human love with divine vision.
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