06 Sep 1893
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1893
Page
1
A collection of aphorisms and moral musings on language, adversity, trust, rest, homelessness, self creation, restlessness, and faith. A blend of poetic lines and cautionary insights, emphasizing wisdom, charity, and the spiritual path through suffering toward heavenly hope.
A reflective meditation on a seven year anniversary of a world trembling night. The author contrasts earthly fragility with divine permanence, urging awe for God’s power and a turn from greed toward a heavenly kingdom that cannot be moved. The earthquake’s fear becomes reverent worship and a call to seek eternal repose.
A reverent meditation on a man deemed poor by worldly wealth but rich in good deeds. The piece envisions his death as a gateway to eternal reward, where angelic beings crown him for kindness, comfort to the needy, and comforting orphans, ending with a heavenly celebration.
A riddle assigns Adam as creator of a body lacking limbs and soul. It travels east and west, aids fallen man with light, yet denies heaven, death, and scripture. The poem urges Bible study and hints the answer is a whale misnamed as a living book.
A moral reflection contrasts a man’s ties to work and fame with a woman’s reliance on faith and Heaven. It extols a mother’s Christian love as a source of enduring trust and light through life’s storms, urging reverent appreciation of faith as grounding for women.
A reflective poem questions life’s meaning as a fleeting bubble through time. It compares life to a shoreless sea and a river flowing toward sleep and divine eternities, depicting sorrowful pilgrimage and hope beyond death.
The piece argues that ripeness in Christians shows in kindness tenderness and sweetness. It compares unripe fruit as hard and sour to ripe believers who exhibit charity, love, and the beauty of holiness, warning against bitter criticism of fellow Christians.
The text contrasts two parts of divine worship, praising as the language of thanksgiving and adoration, while prayer expresses human needs. It asserts praise will resound eternally beyond mortal life, whereas prayer remains tied to this mortal existence.
A humorous verse describes a daytime mosquito haunting a maiden and delivering a swollen nose by night. The maid awakes to find her reflection transformed, crying out in horror at the dreaded bite that leaves her a misery and fright.
The passage argues cheerfulness outshines beauty notes. It claims a smiling maiden appears handsome despite rough skin. It compares cheerfulness to perfume for a rose, brightening a May morning with sunbeams birdsong and flower fragrance.
A farmer’s daughter quotes a line about shelter for the season. A tramp replies with a simple bargain seeking aid in return for sewing a shirt onto a button. The exchange hints at hardship and mutual aid.
Fragmentary verse lines describe a tender scene as voices speak of comfort and presence. The speaker invites a loved one to rest and stay nearby, noting affectionate sentiment and a warm, intimate tone.
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