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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1879
Page
2
The poem praises a “reliable girl” over beauty wit or charm, praising her heavenly goodness. It contrasts her steadfastness with others’ fame, noting sickness and trouble reveal true value. The speaker vows to praise the true-hearted beloved rather than dazzling rivals.
In Colorado during the winter of 1874 75 the speaker recalls moving from mining to teamster work and settling near Lode Canon camp. He describes rugged country and a mule driven life with a hut in a vale, planning a quiet winter after failed silver prospects while recounting a remarkable endurance tale.
A narrative blends a snowbound trek in the mountains with a mule that clawed its way free from a drift, then a humorous family dispute about a chopped tree and a prison census listing 207 inmates across states. The piece weaves bleak weather imagery with rustic anecdotes and regional crime data.
A muddled vignette describes two children near Fourth Avenue and a father who admires George Hatchet and Washington. He recalls the evergreen cherry tree tale and later accuses his son of cutting a pear tree, the boy admitting with a childlike claim of honesty.
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