13 Jun 1850
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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1850
Page
1
A dim taper frames a mourning scene as a husband returns drunk and dies before dawn. The piece juxtaposes haunting visions with a wary beauty in ruin, then shifts to a broader meditation on beauty in nature and the world despite madness and horror. The speaker notes beauty surrounding sky, earth, water, and air.
A Plainfield Gazette reflective verse urges contemplation of life’s end and the soul’s journey toward a divine perfection. Dated Plainfield sixth month 10th, 1850.
A mother named Mrs. Lee reads a newly found uncut novel while her child Lizzie yearns for a drink. Lizzie's thirst leads to milk spill, a scolding episode, and a fevered cry fit. After calming both children with affection, the mother resumes sewing, leaving the unfinished doll and a half-read novel by the stove as night falls.
A lengthy critique warns against the hurried pursuit of wealth as a national vice. It cites speculative bubbles, moral decline, and the danger of sudden fortunes, urging honorable labor and taxation of personal property to reflect value. It notes political splits over this tax principle and shares miscellaneous anecdotes from the era.
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