21 Oct 1875
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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1875
Page
1
A parish church scene unfolds in dim cathedral aisles as a blind child, resting among the worshippers, dreams through the triumphant music. The narrative consoles the child, promising a brighter day beyond earth’s night and a future morning in heaven.
Charley Gilbert rides home after a Saturday haul with a large sum when two masked robbers seize him in a forest. Sparks fly as he wrestles free and captures one man, guiding the captured criminal into Oberville where post office workers greet the returning rider with surprise. The tale centers on a daring roadside ambush and a dramatic rescue.
Charley Gilbert arms a plan to trap Curly Bill. The outlaw is bound, escapes, but is dragged from the saddle and recaptured with a broken head and fractured leg. Sheriff from St Joseph arrives, revealing the gang’s crimes and freeing the country from their presence. Gilbert earns reward to finish his horse and stock the farm as Sarah Gilbert presides.
Susannah Pendleton recounts the great storm that wrecked a Texas city, detailing neighbors aiding each other, a mother pleading for her children with the words Let me die but save my children, and Susannah's own perilous float on a raft and a plank. She finally reached safety near Indianola after days of peril, grateful to God for survival.
A stylish young man at a Burlington restaurant leaves his pocketbook and cannot pay his bill. In a tense moment a deaf cashier advances the line as the man pleads he has no funds, with bystanders snickering and the three women he dined with watching. The total due is $2.75.
A youth pleads poverty in a noisy scene to a deaf cashier, shouting his full name and work place as church members intervene to halt the uproar. He leaves the scene, later harming himself and shaving his head in distress.
The Very Rev Father Nilus guides a visitor through St Michael's Monastery Hoboken detailing the Order of Passionists origins in Italy and America life in the retreat vows and austere daily schedule. He explains rapid American growth and the church and monastery costs while noting the silent cloisters and disciplined routine.
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