01 Feb 1893
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1893
Page
1
A compact collection of aphorisms and poems attributed to Henry Blount, blending reflections on love trust virtue and religion. It contrasts worldly modesty with spiritual comfort, weaving moral quips about patience mercy kindness and Christian faith.
A late 19th or early 20th century moral essay argues that courtship preserves vibrant love and that marriage dulls without ongoing affectionate expression. It urges husbands to demonstrate love through words, acts, and daily tenderness to keep homes bright and marriages blessed.
A reflective piece argues the insatiable desire for fame drives violence, wars, and tyranny. It cites Caesar, Hannibal, Napoleon, and others as examples whose quests for glory led to devastation, urging elimination of such motive to restore liberty and peace.
A reflective piece about a woman’s blush during a lively conversation. The author muses on the beauty of modesty and the blush as a mysterious, guiding sign, comparing it to Eden and the origin of color in roses. It blends romantic imagery with reverent tone and asks why the face blushes while other parts do not.
Ir M. E. Wadesworth describes the earth as a heterogeneous viscid elastic liquid interior gradually passing into a lighter crust. The author quips this serves as a good definition of a custard pie.
An old yachtman asks about a sudden squall and a good man recalls helping to raise eight babies, illustrating shared sea seasoned wisdom and parental devotion.
A sentimental meditation on a mother's good night kiss. It extols the calming power of a mother's kiss for a child and the enduring memory it leaves, framing it as a beacon through life’s hardships and aging.
Poem reflecting on hidden anguish behind cheerful appearances and the need for faith. It contemplates sorrow, divine guidance, and eventual rest in the afterlife, urging patience and gratitude for quiet graves and waking in His likeness.
A reflective meditation on the deepest ache of heartbreak. The speaker laments indifference replacing love, describing cold snows of iciness where warmth once burned. Hope crumbles as a cherished dream dies, leaving sorrow and despair in its wake.
A fragmentary meditation on the purity and awakening of a young maiden's first love. It extols the sacred depth of youthful affection and the ineffable power of love to illuminate the heart and face with a growing blush and light.
A sermon-like reflection on the importance of loving words within families comparing affection to tree leaves. It laments the rarity of tender phrases between spouses and notes that many women hear none until death or dying moments when expressions of love become suddenly vivid through faith and salvation.
A verse fragment features Helen pressing a lover in a joking pledge scene. The speaker contemplates sincere love versus numerous flirtations and ends with the demand to kiss the book, sealing an oath in romantic terms.
A gentleman in a stage coach asks the driver about a handsome edifice seen in the city. The driver says it is the Unitarian church. The gentleman retorts that he does not know what Unitarian means and suspects it lies in the opposition line.
The passage urges perseverance and calm in life, urging readers not to fret or reproach God for hardship. It frames people as soldiers on a journey to victory, condemning constant moodiness and envy of others. It emphasizes patience and steadfast faith.
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