06 Feb 1841
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Newspaper
Indiana Madison Courier
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1841
Page
1
A speaker stands by a grave contemplating death and departure from life. The scene moves through night sky, ivy, willows, and tombs as the speaker envisions future sleep, heaven, and a solitary resting place among willows, cypress, and rosemary. The poem contrasts life’s joys with impending decay and a hoped for pleasant bed beneath worms and quiet flowers.
Poem laments death’s intrusion on youth and childhood, pleading for Death to spare infants, children, and the young. It calls Death to leave the living in peace and refrain from staining joys with sorrow, inviting mercy for the weary and innocent.
A poem urges youth to strive for knowledge and virtue, aiming for national pride and personal growth. It speaks of climbing toward glory, mining knowledge, and finding happiness in duty, home, and faith. The verses praise unity and heavenly hope.
A long narrative recalling a trek across a prairie near the Upper Mississippi. The narrator shelters in a rough cabin with a woman and two drunken youths, notes an injured Indian boy, and narrowly survives a deadly night before two armed travelers intervene.
The accuser chose Stanley as second in a quarrel born of knavery. Stanley stood by as the principal was shot. After he was detected, he fled to England expecting a voyage to Brittany Bay. The third youth died in Texas from miserable dissipation seeking refuge from remorse.
John and Tom discuss giving a horse turpentine as a remedy. Tom claims he gave a pint to a sick horse the day before, which died within half an hour. John tests Tom’s veterinary claim when they meet again, confirming the lethal outcome of the dose.
The Intelligencer editor hints at Whig prospects after the election under a controversial banner described as skuNE SKIN. The piece lampoons campaigns and jokes about altered loyalties and names in a satirical tone.
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