17 Feb 1883
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1883
Page
1
A lyrical meditation on St Valentine blends with a domestic intrigue as Mrs Richmond, concealing a stack of love letters tied with blue ribbons, faces her husband’s demand at dinner. The tale pivots from ancient romance to a modern moral about trust and hidden affections.
Lucilla Richmond’s romance with a penniless music teacher triggers her parents’ clash over propriety. Mr. Richmond suspects deceit, reads old letters, and condemns the match as he contemplates drastic action. Mrs. Richmond reveals their own history and proposes restoring romance despite poverty. The ruse ends with a family decision that will favor Lucilla’s chosen partner.
The passage describes a sentimental couple whose elopement proved insufficient, but eventually led to a formal marriage with the wealthier merchant's daughter as the bride. Lucilla's father approves, and her mother rejoices, convinced the ruse secured her daughter's happiness.
A laughing domestic tale unfolds as Judge Pitman finds his eloped watch under the bed covers after a dramatic brooming, mistaking the cold object for a snake with wife Maria screaming in alarm. The couple then drown the “intruder” in a bucket as neighbors are urged to calm down.
The World’s Cyclopedia of Biography presents biographies of famous historical figures in five volumes. Volume IV includes Life of Washington and a new Life of Oliver Cromwell by E Paxton Hood, with a cheap 12mo edition priced at 70 cents and postpaid offers to trial readers. John B. Allen, publisher, 18 Vesey Street, Newark.
The narrator extols Tier with blue eyes and golden hair, praising her beauty as a picture book figure. She appears poised and aristocratic in dress, described as Alice’s best doll amid the narrator’s lighthearted, romantic reflections.
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