30 Aug 1919
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Newspaper
Richmond Planet
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1919
Page
1
In a New Orleans Picayune tale a farmer and his wife head to town on market day with Spot trailing. After dark a robber attacks but Spot springs into action, subduing the thief and preserving the farmer, wife, and money. The dog earns a silver collar and hero status.
A traveler in eastern North Carolina recounts a rainy train ride where a blasphemous drinker clashes with a church preacher. The narrator sings a hymn to witness faith, inspiring strangers and a grandfather to teach self control and the Christian soldier’s discipline, ending with a lesson on temper and self-rule.
A grandfather reads as a boy named Donald imagines becoming a soldier. The old man asks what a soldier is for and hints the son can be one even now, prompting Donald to stand tall and imagine marching.
A narrator recalls killing a robin with a stone by the apple tree. The bird dies after a scare turns tragic, and the speaker laments the loss of the robin’s song each summer. The poem centers on remorse and the impact of a single thoughtless act.
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