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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1872
Page
2
A reflective monologue titled Ten Years of Silence recalls a life halted by a terrible illness. The speaker, now twenty, endures ten silent years with memories of a mother and sister, seeking patience and sunshine after enduring pain and isolation.
A short poem notes a bee gathering honey from common things and a poet asking what music he finds in them. The bee works amid clover, maple, twigs, and stubble as he builds a cottage for his love. The speaker sits nearby seeking meaning in the ordinary.
Dorinda recalls life with her controlling aunt and jealous lover Vincent as aunt Judith schemes with a Russian-born “General.” A late-night burglary scare reveals the General’s false identity and Judith’s scheming, ending with Judith leaving town and the couple free to marry.
Society notes describe bonnets with leaves and flowers, hair worn low, new Paris in flames red shade, DoLty VaRDEN calicoes in fashion, veils injuring sight, velvet cleaning brush, Coraine hair admiration, tortoise shell sleeve buttons, guipure lace trims, new silk imports, Berlin street suits, initial letter paper, Sinceruick lace inserts, lily of the valley ear-rings, French heel caution, and a filigree gold bird hair ornament with jeweled eyes.
A reflective meditation on virtue and behavior. The excerpt contrasts patience and impatience, charity and vanity, conviction and discussion, highlighting enduring ideals and cautions about human conduct. It weaves aphorisms on art, nature, and happiness with remarks on speech and perception.
A collection of witty quips and punny observations ranging from musical instruments for fishing to differences between waltzes and widows. Includes anecdotes about a rich widow suitor, a loaded joke about a plant nursery maid, and a playful exchange about a deadbeat debtor.
A lyric poem expresses love of wandering in sunlit forests and by rivers. The speaker recalls morning birth, joyous nature, and evenings when stars rise and fireflies gleam. It contrasts daylight natures with peaceful memories of days past.
A reflective poem compares longing to light rain and sun for flowers and hearts. It speaks of desire for affection, relief from pain, a mother's breast for the orphan, rest for the weary, and a battle won for the soldier. The verse intertwines personal longing with imagery of nature and celestial light.
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