21 Aug 1889
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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1889
Page
1
A collage of verse and prose features girls from Amherst and Lynchburg, a tale of Gen. Lefevre’s singleness, murder fiction, and a Confederate anecdote. It blends lyrical sketches, romantic snippets, and wartime recollections with local color and humor across scattered narratives.
The author argues that true talking requires instinctive skill and delight, not idle chatter. He contrasts elegant discourse with petty gossip and notes how fashion and music sometimes eclipse meaningful conversation. The piece warns that even clever talk hides unseen flaws in character.
Aug 19 report from Chapel Hill notes sadness over the death of Prof Graves. It recalls vanished faculty and townsfolk, lists recent losses such as Mr. Carr and Mr. Mickle, and views the Law School as thriving under Prof Mangum despite staff changes.
A narrator watches a large toad under a leaf react to a bee. The creature pretends sleep then leaps, swallows a hot bite, and ejects it in a dramatic burst. The toad settles, eyes the bee, and then sinks back to rest, wearing a pompous vest-like belly as it dozes.
A Chicago Herald note evokes a dying barber muttering there will be no parting there as his hands cross in prayer. The scene shifts to his quiet chair as he calls Bush and slips toward that blissful goal beyond earthly cares.
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