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Newspaper
Lima Argus
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1848
Page
4
The text blends reflections on mourning and memory with glimpses of a pastoral setting, mentioning a grieving narrator, a grave, and distant visions of children. Interwoven are brief scenes from village life including a blacksmith, a lawyer, and a dramatic episode in a factory with an Irish worker and a mock ritual called riding the goat.
In a quiet Connecticut village a clever Yankee named Paul pretends or aims to join the Sons of Temperance without "riding the goat." His prank escalates as initation fails, a mock ritual proceeds, and Paul is tricked into a contrived punishment ending with his bewildered retreat amid comic chaos.
In Norwalk Ohio last week a windstorm toppled the large pavilion at the Raymond and Waring menagerie. Miss Adelina the lion queen remained unharmed as lions leopards and tigers surged during the collapse. The keeper Mr Pierce restored order and the performance concluded without injuries.
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