17 Nov 1866
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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1866
Page
1
A fragment poem-like piece recalls a boy missing his sister and familiar places as the singer envisions returning home to a father’s house in the skies. The verse mourns decayed flowers the chair empty, voices gone, and the riverbank heavenward in a child’s hopeful refrain.
Vivid Civil War reminiscences unfold from a veteran’s account of tending a dying Confederate officer and keeping a star as a keepsake while recalling General Jackson’s heroism. In Carlisle a memorial scene surrounds President Lincoln’s death with prayers and unity among Union and Confederate sympathizers. Also noted are Civil War era charity efforts, local poetry, and an anecdote about Missouri corn with nine ears.
A long misc text urges diligence and warns against idleness, interspersed with anecdotes and moralizing. It recounts a Dutch language joke from New Orleans court, Butler anecdotes, and a Cincinnati elopement theft. It also offers social counsel to ladies, reflections on motherhood and daughters, the doctor’s role, and ends with a heroic tale of Mrs. Donelson resisting five Indians with courage and skill.
Fragmentary nostalgic meditation on faith and resilience. The text links hope to mercy, protection of the vulnerable, and moral salvation, urging endurance through suffering and temptation. It references mourning, guardianship of the young, and a call to persist with hope despite social ruin and danger.
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