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REV. Dr. WINANs.-We were sorry to learn yester-
day, says the Natchez Courier OF the lltn oil the Ill
health of this distinguished divine, at his residence
in Centrevile Rev Mr.. Watkins Of our city, is now
on visit to him.
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THE UPPER R1yERs.-The St. Louis Republican of
Thursday last says:
The river at this point is still falling. There is from
fen to twelve feet water to Cairo. The Missouri is
reported rep rising again by the last arrival from that
stream The Upper Mississippi is falling-Inois
river stationary. Arrivals were numerous yesterday
business dull on the evee
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SUM Nj e II ARRANGEMENT
eAEIt e Steamer Ben Franklin, Jos. D. Clarke,
ss1.ss<Aa master. for Cairo Hickman, Memphis Helena
Napoleon Greenve and all the Bends will leave the fol-
days throughout the connecting Cairo with the
Illinois Central Railroad for St Louis and all the Eastern cities
Memphis with the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Tor
Nashville, Huntsville Tuscumba Knoxville Chattanooga and
the Virginia Springs =.
New Orleans WEDNESDAY, July Is, at 5 7. NJ.
Leaves New Orleans WEDN ESDAY, July % at 5 T. N.
Leaves New Orleans WEDNESDAY, Aug. II, at 5 T. NJ
New Orleans WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2b, at 5 J. N.
Leaves New Orleans WEDNESDAY, Sept. 9, at ?. NJ.
Leaves New Orleans WEDNESDAY, Sept. %, at 5 p. ".
Leaves New Orleans WEDNESDAY, Oct. I, at 5 r NJ.
Leaves New Orleans WEDNESDAY, Oct. p, at 5 p. VI.
Leaves Neqr Orleans WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, at 8 p. n.
The Ben Franklin unsurpassed in point D speed ana
boat having large and airy arranged
pressly or the accommodation of families.
Passengers depend this boat leaving advertised.
StaeroOs engaged the above trips app
her agents, where plan OF her cabin be
JOHN F. HYDE & Co, &C Poydr@s street,
W. L. REDDING, Raro d Agent,
je9 under St. Charles Hotel.
Re- Franklin will attend to her Memphis Bend Way
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the train will leave the city half hour from
O'Clock i. NJ. until O'clock then every hour until IL
O'Clock The train will also make the O'Clock trip
Sunday mornings.
Car will leave the city depot every morning at 4
O'clock above and the Lake night hour
Extra special trips when required,
by notifying the conductor.
House has been erected at GENTLY Ridge which
made Flag station, where the steam train will stop
when required from A. NJ to 7. M down trips H. u
and clock up trips Il ~ O'Clock Fare each way
in Is Tickets down must be purchased
the ticket office and he conductor notified.
The daily from GENTLY Ridge stopping
required Will up from the Lake 61 o'clock A. M and
willie asF
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FOR ATCHAFALAYA RIVER.
REG ULAR PACK K Z rs.

#4slt q Steamer Belfast, VIM Wray, master; for
reenvi all the Bends will leave the following da,
throughout season. connecting Cairo with the Illinois
Central Railroad Louis all the Eastern cities and
Memphis Memphis and Charleston Railroad for Nash
Vile Huntsville, Tuscumba Knoxville Chattanooga and the
Virginia Springs: -
Leaves New Orleans THURSDAY, July %, at s p NJ
Leaves New Orleans TIL RSDAY, Aug. g. at S P NJ
Leaves New Orleans THURSDAY, Aug. 20, at 5 F. NJ
Leaves New Orleans THURSDAY, Sept. 3, at 5 P n
Leaves New Orleans TIL URSDAY, Sept. Il, at 5 p NJ
Leaves New Orleans THURSDAY, Oct ], at5P.M.
Leaves New Orleans THURSDAY, Oct. Is, at 5 p. N.
The BELFAST is unsurpassed in point of speed and comfort
by any boat having large and airy arranged
presslv for the accommodation of families
Passengers can depend on this boat leaving as advertised
plicaton agents. where plan of her cabin be
JOHN E. HYDE & co, Sc foydras street,
W. +. REDDING, Railroad Agent,
under ST. Charles Hotel.
The BELFAST will attend to her Memphis Bend, Way and
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LOUISVILLE, July l3.-The river is receding, with
4 feet inches in the canal, and y feet to Cairo.
The weather is clear-mercury stands at SO.
VIcKsBURG, July 13-The City Of Memphis passed
down at II this morning. and the McRae at 2 this
| evening
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fal 9uffn-i
0EEJCE OF NEW ORLEANS SAVING.


" 1NsTITCTIoN.-ofce No ~ Canal seatUlncorpora- @
ted under Az Legislature on 18th March, 1850
The Office Institution will be for the reception OF
Deposits every morning Sundays excepted from to O'CLOCK
and on Saturday evenings from S to O'Clock.
Deposits OF One Dollar and upwards will be received;
The employment OF the funds is strictly limited by the ACT Oh
Incorporation Public Debts Of the United States OF the
State of Iso,isisna and of the City of New Orleans
Loans up unencumheed and uniinproved Real
Estate limits of the OF New OrieaDs not exceed
ing 50 per cent of the appraised cash value
Loans upon pledge of the Stock OF the ahks IN
Sey Orleans not exceeding 90 cent OF the market value
Il Interest Profit derived from the employment OF the
Snnd TO m distributed annually the Depositors
directly indirectly borrow any OF the tuhos
or receive any pay eTnolurIent whatever
o deposits having interest at rate to besgreed
po viii issued less than $1,000 deposited fora
specifad:u1e.
George Erst.s, 4. D: Kelly mliBain voge''
W N Mercer Geo. Urquhar 4 b. SAmner,
q & Duncan 4 Heina, George Jonas,
IrIheinus Royart p n Wood, Thos A. Clark.
Thos A. AdaHE b. A. Brhitora, Y y. liners.
A. D. KELLY,
WN. V0GEI, SNice Presidents
R. B. SUMNER,S
D. D. WITHEKS, Treasurer.
NB-Gopies Of the Act Of Incorporation and by4aRs can
be obtained Gt ;Ee Office. H@oiy
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RAILROAD TRAVELLING.

EARLY TRAIN TO
t - Easl PAY IND AND
the Regular Trains at 10 A. NJ and p Nj
On Sunday 7t June and every Sunday morning until fur
ther ce TRAIN will leave al 81 A. NJ, atfording
opportunity of Breakasing the Gulf and returning
before dinner in the evening be most agreeable
The expense is smalthe and engines in fine ORDER
and good Fish Breakfast or Dinner can be had
h0fhere will also be early Train the Fourth Of July
Omnibusses leave Canal A. NJ. daily. jel3 I'm
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New York Markets.

New YORK, July ll.-Cotton closed firm, holders
demanding an advance of of a cent. Orleans Mid
ding l44. Flour dull White wheat (St. Lawrence)
81 S. Indiana, 81 9s. Provisions quiet. Freights
inactive Bacon quiet Whisky SAC. Lead quiet
Muscovado Sugar 81 to l0sc Linseed oil TIC. Lard
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s-zu - -,-sz,r..z..zsz--,NENS ORLEANS, JACK :
LIZA Rim son AND GREAT NORTHERN

d.
Passenger Train leaves New Orleans daily At Ti5 clock
A. NJ arrives Brookhaven, Miss hundred and twenty
eight Orleans O'Clock ?. NJ Returning,
Brookhayen every day at Sl5 O'Clock A. NJ,
reach New Orleans At 2:5i O'Clock, p. NJ.
FARE1hree cents mile, each Children under five
years Of age free Children between and twelve years
age and cOlorei persons, half price
SEASON TICKETS nny be obtained at the Office of the
Company No 45 Carondelet Also family tickets
whoes halves in packages of twenty alta reduced price
Cored ride the without
pass expressly authorizing them do and naming
the and from which they As the will
the Conductor and will be good for trip in
only those making trip both will have to be
provided with
FREIGHT TRAIN leaves New Orleans for Brookhaven
45 a. NJ, Tuesday, Thurs
day Saturday. Bookhaven for New Orleans and in
ermediate stations every Monday Wednesday and Friday
morning at $50 NJ. This Fridays
Saturdays Flag Stations midway between regular stations
deliver freight, but not other days
ss No freight will be received at the New Orleans depot
after 5 O'Clock 2. NJ.
T. S. WILLIAMS Sup't Transportation
H line of four mail from Brookhaven
andFrom Jackson BrookhaTen day
imp the passenger train So If
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, CHARTRAIN RAIL

s2h hf9I9Rfn ~ NsJRDAD-SUMhEh AhRhNGEMENl-
T&yaK-N4fs Departure of the Cars-From and after
1nday, June 1851 the steam train will leave folows
Lake. The CITY,
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%-rp ,,-z--=-z==,7 OHIO AND MlSSIS-
hssA 81 F9tsf aE3 SIP Fl BROAD GAUGE Rail
Completed from St. Louis Cincnati-Two Trains Daily
Time from St Louis New York. 40 hours Through without
change of
Morning Tran-Ieaves the Office, OF Fourth and
Chesnut streets, at 1.45 A. NJ.
Night Express rineares the office corner Of Fourth and
CheSnut Streets at 3l5 P NJ
Carrying tho great Eastern Northern and Southern Mails
The shortest cheapest and quickest route to New York and
all Northern and Eastern cities.
For through tickets apply at the Illinois Central Office
der the St Charles Hotel and at Cairo and ShdoEa Junction
Louis, the office of the Ohio and Mississippi Rail
road Planters House. and the of Vine and
Water streets.
B. F. LONGLEY General Southern Agent,
New Orleans.
ISAAC WYMAN, General Ticket gent,
I.nuiS. Mo,
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.~,a - GREAT G Il n 60
~ zEs TUT TFs TRAI. ROUTE -THE
Sassse ] - asS oRTESr, CHE P
TO
Chicago Detroit Buffalo, Niagara Falls New York Boston,
Philadelphia. Montreal, Saratoga Springs, the
White Mountains
leaves wv Orleans daily AZ .
O'Clock P NJ from Cairo which point there is cont n'os
railway with all the Northern and Eastern
cities. - -n.- ,-o,n
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Two trains leave Cairo daily
Morning Express at A. NJ.
Evening Express at 6 2. NJ.
Connecting SANDOyAI with Ohio and Mississippi Rail
road St. Louis: PANA win Tere aure and Alton Rail
road for Louisville and Cincinnati; DECATUR with Great
Western Railroad for Springfield Jack sonvil and Naples; AT
LASALIE with Rock Isla4 Railroad for Rock Island aS
enport and Peoria; MENDOZA with Chicago and Burng
ton Railroad for Calesbug. Burlington Quincy and Central
Iowa arriving at DUNI.EITH in p hours.
One Of the Minnesota Packet Companys steamers leave Dun
leth for ST. Paul all intermediate landings arrival o.
the FROM Cairo. 80,
Going East there change Of between Cairo and Chi
raro and hut three Cairo ew York Through TO Chi
cao is bours Niagara Falls IS hous New York 4S hours
b. ggRge checked through. ,r.
noS Central Railroad Ticket Office, under the St Charles Ho
tel St. Charles street. New Orleans: . .-,-- ~
a3 ly Y. y, NrlpltDn, t,sellt
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SACThe subscriber Is prepared TO close contracts
with guarantee take of with tiILMANS ATENT
RaGASst FURNACE AND KETTLE TRAIN, with con.
SUMPTION of Wood exceed oueha cord hogsead
far The entire boiling Juice into Sugar cord
h0she eg grinding the Cane aud Boiling the juice into
Sngar.
The the Bagssse Kettle Train precisely the
same "A t the old kettles employing equal
uunber Of clean the JUICE The Furnace needs the
attendance hand the BngaSse Is never touched
after , the Furnace
For further particulars, inquire Of ~ -,,~
II GRAY treet.
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alyestoR and Indanola,
Powder Horn )aving One Days Time, well Re-
duced Rates for passage, freight and insurance.
Leaving every SUNDAY and THURSDAY by the NEW OR
LEANS AND OPELOUSAS RAILROAD,
Connecting Burwcks Bay with the and splendid
steamships iALvESTON and OPELOuSAS of 1900 tuns bur
each built expressly for this route and constructed Ms
, dangers and delays heretofore arising from the
sage of the Texas bars. .
Passengers will leave Orleans from the Ferry Landing
opposite jackson Square, SUNDAY and THURSDAY
MORNING. 10 O'Clock commencing Sunday the 10th of
May, 1851 . ,,
The OPELOUSAS Capt A. Van Horne Ellis. will leave
SUNDAYS. and the GALVESTON. Capt Henry Denison,
THURSDAYS. -
Returning the days OF leaving Indianola will be WEDNES
DAYS md 5 ATURDAYS and Galveston on SUNDAYS and
THURSDAYS.
Freight will be received daily Sundays excepted at the Com
panys Landing in New Orleans the foot of St Louis street.
will be through of destination without
charge of kind the lowest heretofore charged
by the line Of outside
Freight received before O'Clock Saturdays and Wednes
days, will the Sunday and Thursday.
For freight apply at the office of the Company
only the live in New Oreans) Of ST. Peter
opposite jackson Square where cabin plans
the may be and state rooms secured
A. B. SEGEH Vice President
myll If n. o. OpelousaS and q. W. Railroad Co.
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~, Galveston Indianola
owder Horn )-Snving One Days Time, well as Re-
dnced Rntes for pnssage. FREIGHT and insurance.
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~ UNITED STATES TRI- Nys.
ElAAlIksEs WEEKLY MAIL LINE sfllii4.tkJ II
sSSSsasHsssssEEEa TO NICkSBU RG ESgEs-sss5sssas

The r. W. Powell
connects at Nicks-
burg with the steam
er U. S. Aid, and
will take freight for
all the landings on
Yazoo river rs high
as Greenwood.
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! IfslI fIrs.H ,aIff st rltlIF'l . IT
CAPTAIN MOLLY
a Story Of 2 Brave Woman,


it was avery wa rmrlnndi sultry,. MORN
ing in theslast ofaJhne. The inhabitants
Of Moninoutil were all astir with The knowl-
edge that the two armies were, inq their
midst 81 andIsb ysItheir motions sustaining
the probabilityHthata general action was
abtat to sBe hazafdfd sA'Ths British army
nog cpnmaade dasbs Sir Henry Clinton,
had assumed one of the strongest ssitua-
tions. Uponnsthe high grounds about
Monmouth Court House they. lay, their
right flank fnpoh the Border of q small
wood. the lafty guarded / by a. deeper one
and the rear running towards morass.
The American amy twas disposed by
General Westinghouse such an adjacent
position as to be abie,.to haress the enc
my in the rear, ,ans take advantage OF
theirlfrst movement The dother gener-
falls, Lafayette, Green. Wayne, Stewart,
and Scott, were directed to hold their
troops in readiness to support the front.
Early in. the morning notice was given
that the van, of the enemy we.e. inmotion.
General Lee Immediately prepared ito
make an attackWpon thens and he was
soon joined by general Dickinson and
! Morgan; with their spirited troops ! "a
Ia ynfflIl view of the house of Hollis aud
llMolly,sthis action commenced Hollis
tput on his military suit at once. Tie
spirit which animated every strne Amer.
Iicap was newly aroused at this spectacle
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. rhe sofl IN Central America.

sH-32 'The SOL In Central Amer1ca.
A correspondent of the New Orleans
Picaysa"e, writing from San Salvador,
Central America, says: ~ seaa
In the first place. the soil is equal to
| the best in the Mississippi Valley. The
virgin lands, which are very easily brought
under cultivation, can be purchased at from
81 to So per acre. AS to the price of
labor the wages flour hundred Indians
amounts to about $4 per month each.
Six months suffice to plant, cultivate and
gather the crop. The expence of feeding
the Indian is very trihing, and there are
besides no doctors bills; falling sick, he
goes home to his own house and cures
himself after his own, manner. As fol
T my teams, they are only three months EN-,
ployed. The expence of keeping them il
Ealso slight. They eat no corn, but are
fed entirely on hay, which costs but .
triAe 's'@S - ''''s
The cotton is planted about the first Of
! September, There is no fear of a bad
stand. It springs up very rapidly, smaa ma
lures and is gathered, during the dry sea
fson, asorthat :you,have nofear of one hours
bad weather. There may be d sure re
Ilianee of one bail per acre s In short,
am certain that the same amount Of cot
ton can be raised in thiscountry with1ess
than half the expense that it can be raised
ntthe United States, and the. staple o
the best quality. It is true the shipment
to EuropeIis somewhat more expensive
bat what'isia mere trife compared with
the many advantages. -
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a Dead sure Thing.

l. The Cincinnati Commercial tells a yarn
about two1ladies travelling from st. Louis
to Cincinnati one Of whom was asked by
q fellow traveller, with whom conversation
has been opened if she was married. Il.
eos .Iwas.. married. sighed the blooming
dame s'but alas / know not if my husband
be dead or alive, l heard he was acciden-
tally killed in Pittsburgh. few days ago,
and I au now going there to ascertain
whether the report be true or false.n
"Well I've got dead sure thing on
my husband remarked, the other lady,
"for ! saw him buried five weeks ago"
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Ao.s
DApuIs GROWING OLD, JOHN.
B,rJ.5e. 4. WOOD.

$50 BYJ.5o A. WOOD. 81, tn
dss,s.t sslfg5-7 -T-aa ideR as1.fq .yol
All, Dad is growing old, John,
His eyes are getting dim,s eHa 81
And years have on his shoulders laid
-. A heavy wait for him., M sflals
But you and / are young and hale, 5
And each a stalwart man, altss oh
And we must make his load as light =
And easy as we can-goS- a6 {,
!, !. He used to take the brunt, j John,b q
The cradle and the plow,sft ob 81
And earned tile porridge by the sweat
sf That trinkled down his brow;
Yet never heard we him complain, J.
sWhat'er his tell might be; 81 '
Nor wanted ere a welcome seat
Upon his solid knee 9n -
But when our boy y-strength came, John
And sturdy grew each limb; e5 i
He brought us to the yellow felds :,
To share the toll with him;
But he went foremost in the swarth,
Tossing aside the grain, as ab IeI
just like the. plom that heavesthe soil,
Or. ship that sheers the main. ~, :
Now We must lead the van, John,
Thro' weather foul or fair, "a - acI
And let the, old man read and doze, +
stAnd tilt his easy chaif;i 1iIia ob s.
.ae And he'll not mind it, John you know,
'' AT eve to tell US o'er,sd o.o,, i. 81 E
,s.sThee braYe old tales of BFitish times, as
Of Grandzda.d ande the awar5ssoh 2I-t
,sosdoj hoap .s,H s6I s}Evsro !,
I've beard YOU SPEAK 9s ma nd am. a, DIN ohn.
TITS gespsI what you sagri5 Sis, &
That caring for the lives ofoasj Oh q
Hessnrned her head sosgrey,
Yet J9hn, do remember well:' :,
When neighbors call her vain,a eI.5
And whea. her hair WAS hong and like
Ao''A gleamingqsheaf ofigrain. la8g :, g.
Her lips were cherry red, John,
Her cheek was round and fair, 4a
& And like a ripened peachit. swulled {
Against her wavy hair; aliiste 19 {
Herstep fell tightly as the leaf.
-. From off the summer tree, -
And all day busy atthe wheel, ~
4 ,s,y,
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Song Of the Decanter.
There was an old decan-
49, ter, and its mouth was
'''-E gaping wide, the ''
i' t.H rosy wine had it'. '7''
i'13 '' '' ebbed away ''A7 ''' =
so' lsa oI ,iat and left z1e-7sa sHi io
its crys- "
~ ~ tai side;
and the wind
went humming.
29 % humming; 20
's&lez7 laa up and Z a@&1 aos2aH
''9 A down the ~ 1 14Ri 7el
ta'5 H91 sides it few, = sAi ~ 2ai
--sa't se1 and through the Q % '','i ~ -. =,
'i3H11 90 reed-like '''se 2'''t'l
t2at'3 hollow neck . s'.7
- 5 the widest notes it -, a'5
l blew. I placed it in the = ~ :
window where the blast wasp ~ :
blowing free, and fancied that its o.
pale mouth sang the queerest strains
to me. They tell ne@puny conquer
err! the Plague has slain his ten, and War
his hundred thousands, thousands of
the very best of men; but r. twas
thus the bottle spake, butt have
conquered more, than all your 'ai L,
famous conquers, 50 feared .i'''
a7'7s and famed of yore, Then 9o7i 3'
D3}otsD come, ye youths and : >i'is
'ai '9 maidens all, come ''ssi'i f
'ssas2t2 drink from out my aa i.''' q, =
80 'os" cup the bever- - '.s' e.
-,2sa9 a'sa age that dulls 9'a lee''
7s92l2 9A4 the brain and -'''N','-.',' gsa
!le s7's burns the spirit 9 E. iaifita.a.
! aosa2as up! that puts to-. : i,i'a hf-
| n92a ,ssH shame the conqnerers 81 2 q fai.
'a3IIso that slay thsir scores be- E'a,i
9aiss low; for his has dslugedei osi
9fl millions with the !laaVva tide of q 3Aoe
haa Wo.sii Tho in the path Of battle rae
pHa darkest waves Of blood may roll; Y
aHyet while I killed the body I've damn
ed the very soul; the cholera, the pla-
Sue, the sword, such ruin iiever wrough
as /, in mirth or 'malics, on the inno-
cent have brought Z Yet I breathe.
-H upon them they shrink before my y
s9l breath 8 year by year my -
thousands tread The dismal road of death
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Then charged. A terrible crash succeed
ed. q Molly was thrown into the air sew
eral feet, then she fell to the ground with
violence. Three British soldiers were
killed, and an officer of high rank was
apparently mortally; wounded Many
who stood by were thrown down, and gen
eral confusion prevailed. .zas ms;!l.-=f
This last discharge had broken the can
non into Fragments! .6.a !
For "a few minutes Molly was insensir
BILE, she soon rallied. and rose with
steady eye, The soldiers loudly applaud
ed her. notwithstanding which she imme-
diately withdrew to her home, followed by
two soldiers with the body Of her hus-
band. ,e...f, ...,.,I
| On the following morning, Molly was
surprised by a visit from Generals Wash
Iington, Wayne and Lafayette, who had
witnessed her brave conduct at the late
battle ground. Molly retained her self
command. : rsy
"Our army, madam, being about to
leave Monmouth, we took this early op-
portunity to express to you our entire ap-
provaf of your action of yesterday" said
General Washington. ,.gazr5
a.Sir,' replied Molly, i only wished to
serve my country, the death of my hus-
band almest made nae frantic" lasi
l.YouGmerit- q coat Of arms like our
j oan of Arc" observed Lafayette, ehers
contained tive golden lilies, and sword
/ pointing upwards bearing a crown" Z
i ii should prefer eagles IN place of the
tlillies," said Molly ,I9tgDd Taq eaoi8C
\ sYou shall hive an epaulette for your
coat Of arms" said -GeReralaWashingto
rising in his accustomed dignity of IMAM
Ener; Il here-coHfer, ON you 5the1 rank 'oi
i Captain, as testimony ofsmy regardifoi
your services" ,aexob Ts4 Egs331
oThe Otlief Generals arose, and crossing
their arms, ,nponqt their breasts, beheld7the
scene with u saile-of gratiGcations 7aio}t
a4Many thanks, General, said Molly
the tears rushing to- her eyes; stbut)w0ul6
! that my husband hal been spared to have
received this honor instead eflmyself. H2fFi
al trust that you -willbcome toIa glori
Gus end" remarked Lafayette "unliketh
| Maid of 0rleans@ who was burned ut tht
A stake..'1 = tsif fs1S sdi Co.'S! t!tlizidAk
al have come to that already" returnct
Mony y;aat leastoI have been taken pris
v oner by the Indians, and confined to a tree
E. whers Isweuld have been bHrned alive
4 had not he who afterwards was my hns
s band, TSbly esieeeas his fsRssa;ae
Fl H
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