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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1879
Page
3
A wandering speaker finds purple hyacinths in a shaded glade and borrows the fairest blossom. He proclaims it an emblem of those who in retirement nurture virtue, modest worth, and quiet public spirit, unseeking outward praise.
Anson Grey, a stern silent man, falls ill in his stone mansion and a mysterious, fair visitor arrives with urgency. She asks for a minister, becomes his nurse, and the couple wed, altering village life. Three years earlier Edith Willoughby’s plea led to a reluctant meeting that hints at a hidden past.
Edith Willoughby nurses a dying boarder Grace Pooley and prays with her patient. Anson Grey loves Edith but she accepts his proposal only to marry him after his illness when Christmas brings his death. Edith later wed Grey’s friend William Skinner, becoming a benevolent mistress to Burlingame’s poor.
The piece argues that study is a laborious, disciplined pursuit, not simple skimming. It cites Cicero defining study as earnest mental occupation and Karl geometry’s royal road as a false shortcut. It emphasizes fixed purpose, thoughtful toil, and persistent effort as the path to attainment.
A Boston Advertiser report describes a large cave about three miles from Lowell in Dracut. The cave is tied, in local lore, to tales of Captain Kidd and his pirate crew dating from earlier times.
A portrait of Denis Hampson, famed as the last Irish harpist, his feats from 1744 to his 1808 death at Magilligan, his 1802 Belfast Harp Society honor, and Lady Morgan’s praise, ending with a century old inscription claim and the note on the English telegraph system deficit.
Breeders on the island of Jersey increasingly shun white in cattle for English buyers favoring solid colors. Bulls suitable only for slaughter are kept in prized herds due to prepotency for color, while cows are chosen for lack of white hairs rather than overall merit. Col Waring notes buyers praise the best animals by color rather than conformation, predicting deteriorating effects as intelligent observers see rising numbers of inferior stock.
London paupers numbered 89 529 at end of February week with 48 018 in workhouses and 44 516 on outdoor relief. Increases from the previous four years: 8 216 in 1878 3 880 in 1877 and 1 106 in 1876. Vagrants relieved totaled 654 last day of the week, comprised of 641 men 100 women and 13 children under 16.
A short essay extols listening as a delicate difficult art, arguing that famed talkers often are monologists. It cites Macaulay and Madame de Stael anecdotes to illustrate listening benefits, noting that patient attentive listening earns admiration, friendships, and suppresses ego.
The essay argues that human growth comes from the mind’s pursuit of truth, not mere curiosity. It likens intellect to a harp, calls truth the daily bread of the soul, and praises literature’s power to console, educate, and uplift. Examples include Macaulay and Athens, with reflections on loss and the value of books.
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