08 Feb 1893
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1893
Page
1
A collage of aphorisms on love conscience and society by Henry Blount. The lines mix humor moralizing and romantic sentiment noting how passion affects judgment and character with playful paradoxes and pointed observations. The piece quips about fidelity virtue and the social gaze in hushed 19th century voice.
A glowing defense of Henry Blount’s forthcoming North Carolina lecturing tour. The piece extols his imagination eloquence and pathos likening him to classical masters, urges Southern readers to support local talent, and cites praise from Walter Henry of Henderson Gold Leaf.
A reflective essay argues women surpass men in heroism by conquering inner weaknesses under pressure and performing silent daily sacrifices. It recalls Zenobia Semiramis Deborah Joan of Arc and Grace Darling while praising unrecorded quiet valor of ordinary women and the enduring, godlike heart guiding private life.
The narrator reflects on twilight as a comforting hour when discord fades and memories of loved ones return. It inspires thoughts of the old home, keepsakes, and the peaceful promise of eternal life, offering solace from life’s cares through faith and imagined reunion.
The piece reflects on the Sabbath as a restoring, healing layer amid six daily burdens. It likens life to a loom where six waves of care interweave with one golden thread of rest. The author envisions the Sabbath as divine relief before life’s loom finally ends.
A playful excerpt shows George Stallings expressing longing and affection in lyrical terms. The speaker compares kisses to nature’s gentle acts, with imagery of butterflies, roses, streams, willows, and a breeze. The dialogue ends with a coy request to place the kiss here.
A young artist describes a painting titled Jonas and the Whale with the whale's distended midsection and identifies Jonah as the possible subject. A potential buyer asks where Jonah is, confirming the artwork's focal mystery or joke.
A Popular Science Monthly writer notes pain nerves are slow to convey information yet a cat’s sudden tail step can provoke immediate strong beliefs. The remark uses a humorous example to contrast theory with quick, real responses.
A sorrowful lyric of farewell and undying affection. The speaker recalls a lost beloved, mourns parting and dreams unfulfilled, yet affirms lasting love and memories that accompany every step. The verse reflects longing, cherished tones, and the heart's continual dwelling on the departed.
Poem fragment speaks of a departed dream loved deeply with lingering loss. The speaker mourns the end of a cherished romance and the shift to others who will share the happiness once felt. It reflects sorrow over unrealized future and the finality of a once adored relationship.
The text reflects on witness of aging with humor and belief that gray hairs signal approaching a serene afterlife. It compares aging to spray from breakers on the eternal sea, implying purification and readiness for a stainless, glorious shore.
A reflective note on courtesy as a social duty and personal virtue. It urges treating everyone with respect, arguing courtesy awakens the nobler nature, benefits ourselves, and marks cultivated gentility and womanhood.
A fragmentary line reflects a country scene with a gentleman who stepped on a polecat and muses on wild roses blooming over a grave. The verse mentions a farmer and July digging, implying rural imagery and nostalgic humor.
A fragment recalls seventeen hours with one, seventeen minutes with the other, and a heart overwhelmed by blackest woe. The line hints at deep sorrow and a sea of emotional pain.
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