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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1893
Page
5
A fragmentary poem contemplates life as brief yet crowned by immortality. It speaks of love awakening beyond death and a flash of insight guiding the heart. The diction evokes a contemplative, spiritual mood with archaic phrasing.
A memoir fragment recounts a young man drawn to burglary by his father. After apprenticing with famed burglar Ferdinand Stoneleigh, a bungled heist in Thurloe Square leads to capture by a wary elderly designer. The narrator serves ten years, recalls the strangerly escape, and reflects on guilt, punishment, and memory.
The piece notes aging myths in prizefighting at thirty four, Jay Gould dying at fifty seven, and Bishop Brooks dying at fifty seven, comparing public perceptions of age and achievement. It asks whether people would prefer wealth or a legacy as a preacher, highlighting lasting impact over years.
The text recalls Thackeray's early years of modest means and literary gains, noting his lampooned duress in The Carmen Lillcense and a critical shift after his United States lecturing tour. It mentions a New England Society dinner at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York and the amicable Dr Bellows, a close American confidant during his American sojourn.
An anecdote recalls Thackeray’s boast after a triumphant financial venture in the United States. He reportedly told Dr. Bellows that he had finally made a pot of money, a moment described with boyish delight and noted by contemporaries.
In a debate on bilingual justice in Wales, Welsh MP Ma bon claims a judge fluent in Welsh is needed. He dramatizes a case at Yoysym aengwyt where a sworn answer in English could fail, then speaks in Welsh and forces the Attorney General to concede. The scene ends with the opposing side silenced.
Treasury officer and Willard's Hotel crowd recount the first Bull Run panic with vivid color. A Virginia colored teamster describes shell bursts and rambling, chaotic scenes as Union troops retreat, recalling misadventures and misplacements amid the sudden disaster in Washington.
In Hampshire a pet pig stirs local chatter as the animal rivals the landlord for importance. A dying woman laments never seeing the pig she cherished and wished carried to her bed. A clergyman’s flock is asked about predestination with a piggy innards joke. An old man recalls meeting his wife at confirmation and jokes about his prowess.
During jury impaneling in a breach-of-promise trial a police constable as defendant faced juror prejudice questions. The defense claimed bias against policemen likening them to Ishmaelites, prompting a sharp objection from the plaintiff's counsel who suggested Hittites. The report notes the odd exchange and a concluding line about garave-pigarrs performing hidden labor.
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