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Newspaper
Erie Observer
Location
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1850
Page
1
By Mrs. C. W. Denison, the speaker discovers a vein of gold in a simple cottage girl named Gene. The poem depicts a serene landscape and a pure, angelic figure with amber curls shining under moonlight as the narrator finds value in a beloved person rather than riches.
An ornate tale follows Marie de B- and Col. de B- in St Petersburg with a love triangle involving Mario and Paul. Marie endures rumors and a perilous marriage after a forged intrigue with the Emperor is revealed. The husband is sent to Caucasus and the bride retreats into obscurity as a tragic imperial warning.
A reflective piece on constant worry and the search for inward peace cites a woman moved by anxieties about a sailor nephew and domestic troubles. It contrasts a calm temper with a humorous anecdote about a boot maker in Erie, then offers moral counsels for girls on kindness, gentleness, and lifelong love.
A dapper hotel guest in Racostrice offers wild bets on the Susquehanna launch and Dr Wensten’s hanging. An old Pennsylvanian farmer counter-bets by pouring molasses into the hat, promising sixpence worth of cigars if he wins, and the hat solidifies no more than a syrupy slosh.
A report recounts about thirty Frenchmen sailing from Marseilles to San Francisco to reach the mines. They cross Rio Janeiro, Buenos Aires, and the Andes, traveling by horse and foot, living off game with rancheros, and arriving at Mendoza before continuing to Valparaiso.
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