09 Jul 1868
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1868
Page
1
A miscellaneous New York Citizen page blends verse fragments about war and death with curious notes on burial practices and psychology. It includes late nineteenth era style poetry, scattered prose on death delaying burial, and brief essays on laughter, imagination, and a quixotic array of mini-essays and curiosities. The piece mixes literary fragments, light psychology, and a travelogue-like cadence.
In a rural tale a poor farmer’s daughter Jennie is torn between love and poverty. A traveling peddler steals a hidden five hundred dollars. Jennie secretly recovers it from an old worn coat, then helps Frank Duncan win wealth and marry, with both families later prospering.
The Rev Peter Cartwright spoke at Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church recounting frontier life in Kentucky and Virginia. He described early travels as a Methodist preacher, conversion, hardships, humorous incidents, and encounters with figures like Bishop Asbury and Gen Jackson, highlighting his century of travel and persistent faith.
A conceited man named Head visits a city woman after New Year, seeking to provoke a reaction by claiming a rapid, entangled conquest. She feigns memory failure and tests him with a playful, evasive exchange, while the scene reveals mutual vanity and social snippety. The piece blends irony, mock courtship, and a satirical riff on memory and impression.
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