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Literary
May 26, 1823
The Alexandria Herald
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
In a fragment titled 'Emporium,' a poor man collapses in apoplexy on the street after religious services. His family laments as passersby from different sects—churchman, dissenter, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Quaker, Baptist—rush to aid him with compassion and practical help.
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Emporium.
A FRAGMENT.
The several congregations now begun to be dismissed, and the streets again overspread with persons of all the different sects, going promiscuously to their respective homes. It chanced that a poor man fell down in the street in a fit of apoplexy, and lay for dead. His wife and children stood around him crying and lamenting in the bitterest distress: the beholders immediately flocked around: & with expressions of the warmest compassion, gave their help: A churchman raised the man from the ground by lifting him under the arms, while a dissenter held his head and wiped his face with her handkerchief. A Roman Catholic lady took out her smelling bottle, and assiduously applied it to his nose. A Methodist ran for a doctor. A Quaker supported and comforted the woman, and the Baptist took care of the children.
A FRAGMENT.
The several congregations now begun to be dismissed, and the streets again overspread with persons of all the different sects, going promiscuously to their respective homes. It chanced that a poor man fell down in the street in a fit of apoplexy, and lay for dead. His wife and children stood around him crying and lamenting in the bitterest distress: the beholders immediately flocked around: & with expressions of the warmest compassion, gave their help: A churchman raised the man from the ground by lifting him under the arms, while a dissenter held his head and wiped his face with her handkerchief. A Roman Catholic lady took out her smelling bottle, and assiduously applied it to his nose. A Methodist ran for a doctor. A Quaker supported and comforted the woman, and the Baptist took care of the children.
What sub-type of article is it?
Prose Fiction
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Religious
What keywords are associated?
Apoplexy
Religious Sects
Compassion
Unity
Moral Tale
Literary Details
Title
Emporium. A Fragment.
Key Lines
A Churchman Raised The Man From The Ground By Lifting Him Under The Arms, While A Dissenter Held His Head And Wiped His Face With Her Handkerchief.
A Roman Catholic Lady Took Out Her Smelling Bottle, And Assiduously Applied It To His Nose.
A Methodist Ran For A Doctor. A Quaker Supported And Comforted The Woman, And The Baptist Took Care Of The Children.