Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-08-03

The ARMy.-The following is copy of the
bill which passed both Houses of Congress, on
Tuesday last, regulating the position of GER
tain officers of the army, and awarding three
,moaths extra pay to the disbanded troops:
FEMALE DEVOTION.
We extract from report oil lecture de-
liyered some years ago, IN Philadelphia, oy
T. Morris, the following deeply interesting
passages, illustrating the devotion and self
sacrificing spirits which are the Characters
lies of woman:
'sThe influence of woman over the desti-
nv oil men and nations, has been mighty in
all ages Of The world. The story OF Vituria
and The band of Roman mairons, who iDdu-
ced Corolanus to lay down his arms-the
histories of Lucreiria, OF Virginia and the
daughters of Marcus Fabius-were related
TO prove this truth.
An anecdole was related of Robert Bare
lay, who commanded the British squadron
al The battle of Lake Erie. lie lost his right
arm and one of his legs in that battle
Feeling aculely tina, he was mere wreck,
on his return to England, he sent friend to
lady TO whom be had been long time
engaged, offering TO release her lrcm the en-
gagement. "rell him., said the noble girl,
that | will joylulIy marry him, if he has on
Iy enough OF body left 10 hold his SOUL"
/ Another anecdote was given, of two beau
tifu and fashionable girls of Philadelphia
Fifteen years ago, they were the most al
! trac,ve objects of every circle which they
visited. They were friends. The news sud-
denly came 10 one of them, that her friend
had been suddenly seized with the small pox,
that disease so irightfu to all beauties.--
Though demonstrated with against such a
course,s determined 10 visit that sick bed
"Her heart told her that she ought to go''-
and she did go-and hour by hour, day by
day, night by night, sal by The side of her sui
r feling friend. That friend recovered, ano
the noble hearted girl escaped contagion.-
: Such noble and heroic act would pleaC
with the tongue of an angel before the III.
bunal of just and true God.
Another thrilling story was related of the
young wife watching by the beside OF he
sick husband-a tale of truth. Ii was oil
the night on which the physician had sale
t the disease must reach its crisis. How in
tensely did she watch those features through
out the entire night--count every breath
aud note the slightest movement. She fl
nally sees with delight that he has fallen in
r 10 deep sleep. that his forehead was mois
+ the fever had been broken She falls upoi
/. her knees and prays long and le!venlly.-
When she rose, the husband still slept, ant
> IA ray which came through the half closet
windows, lay still upon his forehead prom
> Use she fondly thought the day OF his recov
, cry was al hand. And he did recover, bu
E the gentle wife was doomed to pay the pen
: atty Of her unwearying attention; the momen
that dated The period Of his recovery, alst
marked that of her doom. Her death scene
was touching, beautifully, sublime. Her
young husband knell by her bedside con
|, vuIsed with grief, but pledgng himself in the
most solemn manner, so TO govern his life as
} 10 ensure at IFS close hope Of meeting his
t selEmariyred wife, amid The bright and glo-
T r;ous mansions oil the blesl. She died with
! a faint smile upon her features.
So ,nuch for sell Observation-Disclosures in the
young beauty, the gentle sister, or the do'ing
wife. In how many dear relations does she
} stand TO US, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
wife. The English language docs not con-
tain four words calculated 10 call forth deep
er fountains of emotion, or kindle asSocla-
lions dearer and ionder TO the human heart