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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1885
Page
1
A fragmented 19th century tale blends tobacco farming notes with a graveyard vignette. It recounts soil care, manure use, planting technique, and the harsh memory of a hard master while interweaving a narrator’s memory of a grave and a sermon-like dialogue about labor and race.
A partridge sheltered in Mr. Robert Ak cre s field near his barn, kept tame by a family that cages cats to protect it. The birds presence evokes memories of a vanished home, old music, weddings, and New Year reflections amid a rural landscape and the season rites of life, loss, and renewal.
In lively reminiscence Uncle Davie recalls courting before gas and kerosene, using a tallow dip and firelight. He notes the soft glow, shadowy moves, and ash covered flames as courting tips, with pauses when the fire dies and “blue” idle.
A fragmented clipping cites Rev. Jones's harsh sermons and sharp digs at culture, along with discussion from secular papers on the Old and New Testament revision. It notes critics who say revision language lacks rhythm, and mentions Philadelphia records about Virginia Mrs. Long and her Union-general father.
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