Poem fragment questions bravery and artistry in war
A fragmentary dialogue questions if generals are brave and why artists depict distant scenes. The verse blends child asking and father answering about courage and representation in battle imagery.
27 Feb 1907
Page 1
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Newspaper
Westfield Leader
Location
Westfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1907
Page
1
A fragmentary dialogue questions if generals are brave and why artists depict distant scenes. The verse blends child asking and father answering about courage and representation in battle imagery.
A garbled column blends reflections on marriage fatigue with anecdotes from seafaring life. It sketches weary spouses, a captain swept overboard, rope making lore, and musings on faith and existence amid a stream of fragmented quotes and sensational snippets.
Capt Kenny of the auxiliary sloop Jennie R recalls a Thanksgiving day fishing voyage where a stranger aboard tangled lines and hauled in a monster skate along with every other line. The skate, described as large as a stove top, was recovered after a chaotic fight, and the stranger offered to pay for damages but was refused.
The text presents a cautioned, garbled epitaph style noting a venerable figure Thomas Whakel who popularized a covert idea and mentions three brothers tied to Gedh at Brbotol Baylin. It references a church clerk James Carne of St Colint Minor, a suspended post, a Brooklyn padre of wumpendoers protesting Hiltehted at feedon, and a separate Industrial Natta event with a late death. It closes with a philosophical remark on right and judgement.
A New York press report describes a woman tending a rubber plant she calls the king of her greenery. She details expert feeding, watering, and soil care to keep the plant vigorous and long-leaved.
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