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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1886
Page
3
A poetic fragment depicts two lovers close by a spring with a mossy scene. They share tender contact as bells and budding time frame their joined moment. The scene shifts through images of warmth, power, and a life they have formed together and then loses to time.
In Fly Gulch and Gally two mining camps feud over a teacher Mrs Wilbur whose love unsettles Unlucky Ben and bridegroom Wilber Graham. After vows and a warning, Wilber returns to save his flame but she dies and Ben dies in the blaze, claiming she loved him and he is rich at last.
A long passage recalls debates and figures from the Tyler era, including Harvey and a named member facing accusations over a New World letter misattribution. It covers Webster, Clay, Lincoln era concerns, the salary grab, Credit Mobilier, and political dinners, with anecdotes of public figures and a late evening Webster speech.
An excerpt recounts the moment General Lee surrendered near Appomattox and the subsequent shock across the Confederate army at Christiansburg. It recalls how commanders debated joining Johnston, the fear of subjugation, and the resilience of troops amid fires, crowds, and hopeful plans.
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