The Sleeping Infant
A fragmentary prose poem recalling a parent’s longing and grief as a child sleeps. Vague images of care, toys, and fading joy contrast with the looming passage of time and eventual sorrow.
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23 Jun 1837
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Hillsborough Recorder in Hillsborough, North Carolina
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Hillsborough Recorder
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1837
Page
1
Prom the Phree Experiments of Living and Economy
An 19th century style narrative follows Jane and her uncle Joshua as they navigate charity, vanity, and domestic economy. Unfolding scenes show prior leisure and social expectations, a dinner mishap, lessons on truth and gentility, and a warning about costly living versus true well being. The tale contrasts wealth, family duty, and respect for sensible expenditure with nagging financial strain and social pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Profes- Road de B
Jane
June
Joshua
Lane
Joshes
Lengst
Frank
Joshus
Sally
R. Street
Thare
Mursery
Louderstead
Anarhina
Rat
Mrs. Fulton
Reeds
The Law of Kissing Case at Middlesex Sessions
At Middlesex adjourned sessions a curious case saw Caroline Newton acquitted after a Christmas Day incident in a tap room. The prosecutor claimed Newton’s sister initiated the kissing exchange. Newton retaliated when tapped and bit off the prosecutor’s nose during a scuffle. The jury found Newton not guilty, with the chair remarking a woman may bite off a man’s nose if she resists unwanted kissing.
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Joshua
Bin
Erning
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Thading
Middlesex
Thomas Saverland
Caroline Newton
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