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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1850
Page
4
A fragmented poem speaks of steadfast courage facing storms and sorrow, urging endurance and integrity. It contrasts stoic resolve with social scrutiny, and ends with the reigning belle’s sobering night as suitors pursue her. The piece blends martial exhortation with romantic social glare.
In a dramatic royal play of power Semiramis persuades King Ninus to let her issue all state orders for a day. She dethrones him at the banquet, rewards or punishes courtiers, and executes a slave who insulted her. The mock reign ends with Ninus beheaded and Semiramis proclaimed Queen of Assyria.
A Western editor recalls a July Fourth anecdote filled with playful wordplay and gossip. The piece parodies political names, social foibles, and humorous vignettes from classic society, including creditors, gamblers, and matchmaking schemes, all tinted with 18th and 19th century flavor.
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