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Letter to Editor
September 13, 1872
West Jersey Pioneer
Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey
What is this article about?
A reflective letter sympathizing with individuals whose hopes were recently shattered, emphasizing life's lessons through disappointment and the unpredictability of fortune.
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The present period is full of lessons to some persons, who can only become educated and useful citizens by sad experience, and who have been "building castles in the air" for many years, only to be reminded by salutary lessons, that man is doomed to disappointment. With charity for all, and malice toward none, we cheerfully offer our hearty sympathy to all whose hopes were so suddenly blasted only a few days ago; we feel for them as only a true fellow mortal can feel, sharing in their sudden denouement, and sincerely hoping that they may yet find solace in their own manly conduct, submitting, reluctantly, it may be, to the dictates and manipulations of their fellow-men, never once forgetting that "every dog has his day," and it may be their turn to laugh and be merry for "no one knoweth what a day may bring forth."
S.
The present period is full of lessons to some persons, who can only become educated and useful citizens by sad experience, and who have been "building castles in the air" for many years, only to be reminded by salutary lessons, that man is doomed to disappointment. With charity for all, and malice toward none, we cheerfully offer our hearty sympathy to all whose hopes were so suddenly blasted only a few days ago; we feel for them as only a true fellow mortal can feel, sharing in their sudden denouement, and sincerely hoping that they may yet find solace in their own manly conduct, submitting, reluctantly, it may be, to the dictates and manipulations of their fellow-men, never once forgetting that "every dog has his day," and it may be their turn to laugh and be merry for "no one knoweth what a day may bring forth."
S.
What sub-type of article is it?
Reflective
Emotional
Philosophical
What themes does it cover?
Morality
Social Issues
What keywords are associated?
Disappointment
Sympathy
Life Lessons
Hopes Blasted
Manly Conduct
What entities or persons were involved?
S.
West Jersey Pioneer
Letter to Editor Details
Author
S.
Recipient
West Jersey Pioneer
Main Argument
offers sympathy to those whose hopes were blasted, encouraging them to learn from disappointment and submit to circumstances while hoping for better days.
Notable Details
Building Castles In The Air
Every Dog Has His Day
No One Knoweth What A Day May Bring Forth