19 Dec 1850
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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1850
Page
1
A romantic poem dated 1850 by L. B. Plainfield for the Gazette recalls a farewell and enduring love. The speaker describes memories of a first meeting, the lasting impression, and the sorrow of parting, ending with the farewell whispered by The Hermit.
The essay argues that sweeping, beyond cleaning, serves as valuable physical and mental exercise for women. It laments neglect of broom usage in female education, contrasts past discipline with modern laxity, and warns that fashionable indolence harms health, beauty, and capacity for duty as wives and mothers.
An anxious, bashful narrator recalls courtship mishaps and an invitation home from a witty widow. Humorous social missteps, blushes, and a hopeful kiss of romance unfold as the widow guides the shy suitor through a street outing ending with a promise to continue next week.
An aged man pleads for more time as a lawyer refuses extension on an eleven hundred dollar mortgage. Tears rise as the family faces eviction and an uncertain future for wife and invalid daughter, while town and court observers sense a sad, unfolding crisis.
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