14 Oct 1891
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1891
Page
1
A varied meditation blends poetry on resilience, love, and virtue with reflections on art, charity, and heaven. It touches on human frailty, the value of disinterested benevolence, and the promise of spiritual reward beyond earthly suffering.
John Robinson’s world renowned circus performs in Goldsboro today with updated ring acts and a larger menagerie. The program features the biblical spectacle Solomon, his Temple, and the Queen of Sheba and a juvenile pantomime Humpty Dumpty. The piece touts audience appeal despite moralizing critics and notes the show as lively, grand, and invigorating for country folk seeking relaxation and wonder.
The Baltimorean recalls Saturday night as rest from a week of toil for workers, housewives, farmers, and families. It celebrates gatherings, news talk, and the anticipation of Sunday rest, highlighting shared relief and tranquil routines across social roles.
A young man of twenty seven visits a woman he admires and delivers a florid, dreamlike praise of her beauty and lips. He asks what fruit she loves, claiming to crave to be the mirthful assailant of that mouth, and the Mirror prints his expressive gush as a window into romantic longing.
A reflective piece on courtesy as essential social grace. It argues respect for others elevates all, resonates with nobler impulses, and marks true culture. Courtesy benefits both giver and receiver, shaping character and social harmony.
Describes standing by the seashore as enormous waves roll in then retreat, using the sea as a metaphor for world troubles. It asserts that while troubles threaten, steadfast resolve causes them to break at our feet.
A poetic fragment describes romantic yearning with imagery of kisses and nature. A speaker imagines kissing the beloved while noting the breeze and stream join in the tenderness. The addressee resists, then sighs and asks to “Just drap em here my love.”
A reflective meditation on cherished friendships wounded by a sudden misread motive. The text laments how warmth and mutual affection can wither overnight under alienation, leaving life bereft of perfume and beauty as relationships falter. It concludes with a solemn note that only heaven remains true.
The water lily and the giant oak illustrate that true beauty and strength come from modest beginnings. Flowers bloom for their perfume, not their origin, while the oak stands strong in rugged soil to provide shade and vigor.
With autumn winds and frost kissed air, straw hats show weariness and dust as they near storage. The article notes their appearance and the coming change in headwear as hats move to top shelf in preparation for winter.
A lyric monologue expresses loss and farewell to a beloved idol. The speaker pledges to burn and seal away letters, seeking solace in the memory while urging the beloved to think of the one who truly loved them. The poem laments coldness, neglect, and enduring longing.
A passerby recalls encountering a striking Wilson woman who said she felt banged up. The observer notices numerous white adornments on her head and tailors the scene to a snowy, sunlit crown with bright golden tresses, conveying a vivid, ornate impression.
In a wistful vignette a suitor seeks approval before kneeling to his beloved object of adoration. She asks bluntly if Cesar Wootten would hang, turning his romantic moment into a frigid moment of doubt and a fragile hope.
The text reflects on how pure motives aimed at another's joy often backfire causing personal torment. It describes the sting when admiration gives way to dislike from someone cherished, cutting deeply and turning happiness into sorrow.
An office joke centers on naming fourborn siblings, with a waiter-like pun about a quart eat. Two composed gentlemen and two others react by adjusting their lapels and weeping with laughter at the quip.
The remark asserts that always thinking about being genteel reveals a baser nature and inferior upbringing, implying vanity and pretense in social posture.
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