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THE FIGHT ar DRANESVILLE.
FuIl Particulars.
OoTrsspondsnce Of Tie Richmond DlspatcE

Correspondence OF tie Richmond Dspatch.
CEETREVILLE, Dec. q Yesterday morning heavy
skirmish occurred at DranesTille, which resulted
disastrously to us. A fOragiug party was sent out
by Gen. Stuart, consisting Of about two hundred
wagons escorted by the llth Virginia Col. Garland;
the 9Th South Carolina, un1er Lieut. Col. a. J. Sc
crest the 10th Alabama, Col John II. Forney; the
LIST Kentucky, Col. Tom. Taylor; the Sumter Flying
Artillery, Capt QUITS, and detschmsnts from Ran
sons and R4dfords cavalry. Our whole force
amounted 10 nearly twenty-five hundred men They
started of early in the morning. and before day
were SONS &c OF the journey. Soon after
leaving IL,A 70 shoot up in the direc~
ton of DranesVlle, ... 80 was afterwards as
certsined, was sign. the eaemy, and indi-
Gated that our approach kno VA IL is about
fifteen miles from here 70 Dranesv!lle. When with
in q short distance of the place two or three regi~
ments of Yankees were seen deplOyed az GkIrmish.
in the skirts Of Pine thcksE, which stretched
out either side Of the road Gen. StusFt drew
up his force and prepared u make an attack. On
either side the Woods were very thick, and it Wss
difficult to make through then, but our force was
enth Virginia being in the advance, was deployed
on the right of the road with The Tenth Alabama,
while the Sixth South Carolns and the First Ken
lucky were sent to the left. Ga account of the
dense thickets on either side, the artillery was
forced to advance down the roaI in order - gain
position to make the guns effective.
As we approached the Yankees the llih Virgin
ia charged them y it'll yell. and drove them back
to their line within sight Of Dfalesville The
enemy seemed sonevhst confused, but soon form
ed again IN line of battle. The advanced positions
were held by the IIti a1d 9Th South C1roliuiaug,
the former on the RICH and the latter the left OF
the road. While wEitiHg to get sight Of the ensmy
the 9th South Carolina was drawn up, and the LIST
Kentucky advanced upon them, snd mistaking them
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the suspension Of specie payments by the North Of
the stigma ofqa1si bankruptcy. Z would st oncs
save the Yankee credit and save ssns two or three
hundred millions Of specie, which would other
wise go Of in liquidation of their current account
Interpretations We have already alluded to the per-
manentdebs Of five or six hundred millions held By
Engsh capitalists against the Yankees in the shape
of State railroad, mining and manufacturing Joint
stock bonds and stocks, which would be suspended
if not eOnAscated, in the event of such war. The
Yankees therefore, are, to the extent of seven or
eight hundred millions Of dollars, masters of the
position and this fact fal accounts fer their de-
fant an1 nonchs,ant airs assumed towards Egg
lard. z a
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Col. Tom TaYIor-

The many friends of Col. ToM TAYLOR were in
tenseIy gratifed at the announcement that the re-
port of his death premature, and that he is not
only alive but "as good as new" with only slight
scratch bis hand Such reports however, serve to
show a mans friends what they think of him, and
in that view must be, gratifying to him. Col TAV.
LoR, we sincerely trust, will live to give the LIN
coin soldiers many hard blow, and, after the war
is over to witness the freedom and prosperity of
the confederacy for which he has periled his life,
and to recount to his grea: grand children "hoW
fields are WON
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TIE L attic OF AIeghanY-Anothe
ErnESD

The Maryland Ns'0s Sheds, after giving ,he Fada-
raIiIying account of the battle 81 Allegheny noun
tair, says:
From private sources. BY way Of Washiogton.ws
learn that the Zht ba.ween the Confederate forces
under Col Ell. Johnson, aud the Federal troops IN
der General. MirOy, at Valley mountain. P0cahon.
tas county YirgnIl, was a ssnyujn1ry c1ollict Az
ter hours of fighting, the FederaE forces we're bad
Iy beaten and put to utter rOut Colonel Johnson
is "a command of Georgia regiment. aul by Sc
niority led the Confederate forces on the occasion
referred to. The battle is reported to have been
one of the most terrific of the war, aud the slsught
err most fearful. Advices were further received at
Washington city, representing to the government
that the rout Of the Federal troops disgracefuL
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THE BLOCKADE AT NEw ORLEANs'-The people Of
New Orleans are talking about avoiding the block
ade of the mouth Of the Mississippi and are calling
upon the planters to send down their cotton. 1t
is said that 200 900 bales Of cotton can be taken
care of in that city with great ease that is money
can be realized en- that quantity. There are twenty
millions dollars on deposit in the New Orleans
banks. One half of the amount it is said, can be
available for tho use of tie cotton interest, but
that sum will not be required. Four millions and
half is the outside estimate that viii be required
from the banks which, it is confidently asserted,
they will furnish.
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The Northern l.War Pregrammo.,,

TIE Northern E.ga- Programmed,
The New York HsTcd gives the following as tie
Federal "war programme:
The rebels are now threatened on all sides. to
an extent which causes considerable Quakng
throughout the whole Southern Confederacy. Our
latest intelligence, in smal COMPASS, is about as
follows:
l. Columbus, Kentucky, Is to be taksn.
2. Memphis, Tennessee, will be bombsrded and
reduced.
3. PsrsOn Brownlow has possession oF E at Ten
nessee and will, probably, soon cut of all inter-
course between Virginia and the extreme South.
4. The stone fleet will in few days seal the fate
Of the ciIy of Charleston.
5. Fort Pulaski will be attacked and reduced.
8. Savannah must succumb or be left 10 ashes.
7. Fort Barrancas and Warrington. Florida, are
already heap Of ruins, and Pensacola must fol-
lew.
After threatening Us with this terrible dsstruc,
ton. the Herald continues;
When the plans now maturing shall be carried in
to effect. simultaneous movements forward will be
made from all points upon rebellion. When the eX.
petitions of Butler. Burnside and Sherman advance
at the South, and from Pensacola to the mouths of
the Mississippi the Union troops press inland then
ncClellan's armies will move forward in the North.
the Mississippi expeditions will advance upon the
West, and our armies will attack at once Columbus
and Bowling Green, Kentucky; while upon the
east troops from Fortress Monroe will attack York
town and Norfolk, troops from ROmney will take
Winchester, and troops and our gallant navy from
Beaufort will assail Fort Pulaski and Savannah
Thus, upon all sides, REBELLION will be simultane-
ously attacked, until the Confederate re bells will
exelaim like Macbeth
There is 10 fJirg hence ncr tsrr5ing Lers
This, in general terms, is the plan of the Union
Campsign-a steady, irresistible simultaneous ad.
vance from every noInt-ilcesssnt, simultaneous
attacks from Gll quarters, making resistance hope
less and success certain gradual but sure crush
ing on: of the rebellion.
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The Abolition meVement in Congress-Tne
Position OF 1Ir. LtncOln


The Washington correspondent of the GeE York
Herald telegraphs under dsts of the 18Th as fol
lows:
Great anxiety is felt With regard to the action Of
Congress during the present week in relation to the
cOnfscaton of slaves, and other measures that
have been brought before the Senate andthe House
The ADMINISTRATION, however, has an undoubted
ma joriy in both branches of the national legisla-
ture, and every attempt at abotiOg legislation will
be successfully met both by votes and by argument
noted anti slavery aEitator remarked this morn
ing: 1--WE do not expecEto carry our measures, but
we shall awaken public sentiment and prepare the
way for revolution against the imbeeie policy Of
the President and his counsellors"
As it is Of ths utmost moment that every one
should know exactly upon what ground the Presi'
dent stands you may accept the following facts as
unquestionabls and beyond the possibility Of con-
tradietion.
l. That the President il resolutely determined to
veto any schemes whatever, involving the em2n3i-
patton Of negroes, in such manner that they are
turned oOse upon the Southern States on an equaI-
ty with the white ocCupiers of the soil. He, on
Saturday evening, uttered the following y ords
Emancipation would be equivalent to John
Brown raid, on gigantic scale. Our position is
surrounded with sufficient number of dangers al
ready. Abolition would throw against as irrevo-
cably, the four States of Missouri Kentucky, Yir-
gnia and Maryland, which it is costing the nation
such efforts to regain. We have our hands full as
s and If there to be any such suicidal legisla-
ton we might as well 1t loose at once and begin
taking up the arteries to prevent our bleeding to
DEATH" My informant has given me these words
that fell from the Presidents lips, as nearly as he
could remember them, and thinks they are exactly
what he said. He spoke forcibly and energeticaly,
deprecstiug az worse than useless, from whatever
point Of view it might be Regarded the fanstlcal
disturbance which the ultra Congress are endeavor
ing to create.
?. The most far sighted statesmen Of the Cabinet
the Senate and the House are persuaded that the
armies of the loyal States are no more likely ts
return to their Trojan homes after expert
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$50 Reward

D On away no The under igred, en- tAe Oh fus,
La boy namGd Halh-kcmsun 20 ssys bis n3nsis 81
sSout - CT p yeSEs I'd, q dark eoICr, lev ara
and Esn MADE sore az rcEndatout cost isaLs ell
brown color and pans also "a FsEa ar y
sack cat Of q Is sltc b. pair 81 ps nfs OF e Eel
q summer soods, sno thTt o. esnai erg elo'h ard
WOOL hat, an pair of ussets kTogsa Ihres With
teams rive ed he last ine heaT a Kim h ~
teriana county, 5e With bsgast er bankel a. q
sslepged u Mr.. Z gers snd going after hsgs 1 n
hs is yirg % get - x n ucky 10 jon eolEs arBy
pa ths ssoTs reward PLACED in jail crceverei T. m :,
kBNJ. y BkID8sl
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EIoveneats OF GoneraIPrIce.

Our latest intelligence from the command OF
Gen. Price 10 received through the St. Louis ReDst5
tcdH Of the lS:h. That paper states that Generals
Stein and Slsck at the head of portion Of the Con-
federate forces, had arrived at lexington to pro
teet their raw recruits now conc ntrsting az that
point from Northwest and Central Missouri
The same paper says: We learn that General
Price had advanced from lis position at Oceols.
some distance beyond Clinton, in Henry county, on
his way TO Warrensburg aud Lexington, but we
have no knowledge Of the force under his command
This precipitate movement was made. doubtless
with the intention Of pro5sc ing tie rebel forces
assembling at Lexington"
1t ia also stated that the COuuardcr Of the Fele-
raj troops seemed to have been well advised Of the
COntsder2ts movements. and fer several days had
been sending all bis avail BE forces 10 c8UuJeract
Gen Prices plans, and i. IS asserted ta-t Gsn.
POpe's troops by forced marches. had advanced &c
rapidly as 10 put themselves imuedil-ely IA the
rear of prices army, thereby cutting cf Lis retreat,
and in force sufficient 10 defeat hin IN battle.
General POps's command consisted Of from j. 600
to 90 900 troops with good proportion Of cavalry
and artillery. There "a also rum0r noticed IN he
Republican, that Gen, Mcbride. with three thousand
COnfederates, was approaching R1.la. cHd that
were being taken to meet and capture
him.
Captain Wells a bearer Of dispatches to Gen
Price, had been CAPTURED snd brought doTn to St.
Louis. -NsnpsiS Appeal psc 2.
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Please NoGiee.

ON aad afr re h-st q 81 JareEry, leS2 Ws
or gosGs Eze fusfseig f0r ga.
AS We B0a have . pag cash Ior ali he goods ~
are PEELED 70 pnrs1s Ills se ana hoF eur r.
no. ash for Or dis
Our pixies Ehsll ba a. reasonable 80 en- Is eITec
existing eirean stsEsSs- and W AsptSar tustczei
tinzs to givs us tasir PakInA.s.
des6 tt TH0NP3Oe
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Iucendiary Fires in the south.
H. I'LL

There seems to be some doubt whether or not
the great FIRE at Charleston was ineendiary or &C
cidental. If the Charleston fire was incendiary
we may expect to see all the principal Southern
cities in fsmes within two months
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Recruits wantsd.

HAVING resolved tuthoritT frsa Nsl Gen. Pc
q company o. trtil cry for ssfVicsss COLUMBIA
iaa recruits 70; company nearly eSnPltts, 70 s.
Aar
recruit. Apply ~ 6sPf. ". ), LIP SO
AtH II
Or Leaf D. THOMP
ssc24-H A.. q Adtus 4 Dos. on O.
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A ls'yor gentleman 70 teach fnstrzm.ataI snE vce
"A IN Jcul aides ~ stltUts, 70 en- nsrcs TIE
IN Jauuar J. A lib rai falaTy EiiEn. pCne bat afe
and sEgsris ts aehsrs nted Apply. Etdrss Nit1
lars ard referees,
es.2l-e4.. Box 225. Holly Frrl.r.
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EEArsu4RTERs FIIEr BAR Cav.
amp near Ann.iesIlc, K

EEAfeu4RrEs FL ST BAR Cav
lamp near Aontiosllo, X
FectmbJr IL,
A rswar1 q e9l sAsa vii Be rad Cor he app.
n AID deETay 70 ths military auth0ritFs q d
aAhVlls 81 thb following embsTB Of The Ia tall
says, Herses Ahiy, james JlcEJon. Crsoktt Hhot
kute hin son, n N. Btseie. ard haEsgr, Janes keE
RI ere art Others VIA are Assert ana have been &c
head quartsr5 lisutsrant SsVsit viii report AZ
tae abBentses he kent iar iEnadiafely. r. ere
lisct Col y. N. NO
,. n. BLAsKEAH, AstiaE ASJ't and kfisr
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THE CITY HOTEL
Notice.

TEIHE roes bslonrlTE to the hers q q, Lite Dr.
q CRAIG head are for hire for The lear .S62 Auy
EartiBg can see ttmy hluse be Esen tbs s.d t5e
which u they VII Be hlst tug It tie zszket hCuss
disposed q tsf e
ds-s7-dt WAOwEy. Guar
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FEELING OF UNITED STATES NAVAL OFFICERs.-The
New Orleans Bulletin has been fully authorized by
gentleman of that city, who was lately prisoner
on board thu steamer South Carolina. y ing il the
Gulf to state that Captain ALDEN, the United States
Naval officer in comm aud OF that vessel, declared
unequivocaly TO the BMlsn's informant, that If the
war now carried on against the South were war
upon slavery, he, Captain ALDEN, would imme-
distely resign his commission, and that every of
A3er on board his ship would follow his example I!
Captain ALDEN had previously told the passengers
that they entirely mistaken as to the object of
the war that it j. only for the preservation of the
Unon for the preservation of the Constitution and
the laws that it is war upon slavery etc, ETC.,
and then be ded the remarkable declaration we
have given.
4 dispatch to the Charleston Mercury from Nor
folk 2Ist contains the following interesting Incl
dent;
During the boarding of the Trent by the San Ja-
cinto Mrs SlidR sat at portfolio with the box of
dispatches in her hand, ready to drop it into the
sea If necessary, but she was not molested.
A select committee in the Kentucky House of
Representatives has reported resolutions expeling
Representatives ELLIoTF WLTHEEsoy, MERRITT, Ew-
ING, SnvERTooTH, G1LBzRT, BOONE and KING, for
aiding the rebellion.
Rev. JOIN RAINS was last night elected City TreasR
urer by the City Council.
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Notice..

A IL thsss having elsims GEainst TIE ss,a's % z
n deceased, ART Hot'a.dt5 hls tne sAns In my0
lst day Of Es6rasryl 1861 PIepar-tory 70 skl-E
IN the cause
ds.I4 " uuIhS eEO 3 aUILo
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The following is 4 list of the casualtiss
FI8sT KESTUsKY-COL TON. TAYLOR
Company A-COrp Long, c Gable and J Parker.

The following is = list of the casualties
F1EsT KESIUsKY-CoL. TON TAYLOR
Company A-COrp E Long, C Gable and Parker,
missing.
Company B-Nsne.
Company C-Caps 10 Dssh8, w5unlea in shcul-
der; Corp W Lat, wounded in lag; : " Brovn.
in sFm; W Fishbsck, arm; T G Alexander len
on the field, supposed morally wounded John Nul-
lin, left on the fsld, severely wounded; John L
Bsrbee, mortslly. in the hssj; W Brow danger
oasy If not morally vouEded-fsceived three
shots; Fm Phelps. wounded in arm ard breast;
] Thompson, in side; Cumuins in side; Geo
Sims. n FOOT Geo Stump slightly; L S15ner. se.
riOusly, if not Irlrtslly z L AsburT, il arm; W
Lair, slightly; " Simpson, slightly
Company D-CorP Hyrine. ST. Chilly; private
Smith, slightly; private P Hughes End Corp Robert
Carr.
Compzay E-KiIed. Corporal John Il Johnson:
wounded, seriously, Noah Parsons. left On the
field.
Company Tou1dsd. private James Blrham.
slightly, W Nelson, b2dly--no. since heard Of miss
ing, DR. J L Barnet
Company K-WouaIsl, private 3 West. badly;
z W Leonard, slightly; missing Il G Esnaesy.
The enemy szemad perfectly sware of the ap
prosch Of our party, and were prepared with an
overwhelming force. HsTetth eless they suffered
severely, and lost it Is reported by rhe citizens of
DrsresYiLe, more than We did. We took two prs,
sners.
This morning snother force was sent ont under
Gen. Stuart, but has not yeG retarusj. He tsck
possession Of the battlefield Of the day previous
and still holds it. He reports this evening the loss
of The enemy much more heavy than ours, but
am unable at this early date get fall particulars
Capt CUTS battery did excellent service, and
worked the guns under a hot FIRE from The enemy
Hehas since received the congratulations and thanks
of the General.
The 1lth Virginia acted with great gallaatry
throughout the day, ind every man had an opper>
tuuIty OF having his courage tested The regiment
left home at tour o'clock 10 the morning, marched
thirty-fVe miles, fought battle, and returned at
foar The next morning, being out tweutySfour
hours. BOHEMIAN
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" AOwEN ca

Beef CaLIis Wanted for the CspFed
States.
NNTE WI raT LIBERAL price Tor heavy corn faitss
w dsliUr-dtR February. az our packing hoGss a
VILE or ClslkzV4Ils.
d.,s7-t:u EM.B EUJE e Co.. Irrut. @
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RE-OPENANG OF TuE

City Hotel
EfIHs unde-signe1 would leg leATs 70 morn their
Il sra the PUsic gsr eraiy hat hey have removed n
NAls0a ho-ss to ne City Hotsi.
THE CITY HOTEL
Has zen thoT0ugh rsuovatsd and Fsizrniihei N 4
approx Cd and Est 0raaie ~ {, ana We an zEsure 4
patrons a. well a. ntE frieHds, that hsy will nd
te1lioB paid 10 .1tn.
decg7-Im JR WTSBOURN =
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COOP IRaA- Our military auIborii7s have IS
sued an order closing all groceries o. houses en-
gsged in retsiling srdeat spirIss from o'clock yes
terday till II H., on the s0-h inst. This is a wise
precautiOn, and the officers deserve sRd will re-
eeive the thanks of the whole Community
vile Register, Dec %.
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For Sale or Rent.

A BRICK HOUSE on RUSSELL ST, EDS
Ten minutes t5s5c from De Spur.
EtOntsining seven rooms bssiiss kitchen and scr
cellar, stables 80.
for terms &C, spply 70 RS
dsc2f-dlm On Woori
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Robertson COuaty land fer
0N ire st % Js1rsry, 1861, ct tie a e u
~ ?. Curg, Gee Lar Clcfs Pans, Isle
EtFn, ~ D sell . va uslle iIaCt O. ltlt, ctrta
Isl Of Which Is II Cu.uE-tiCn, and Is ois 60
in 10 bgrlton C, unty,
FERNS Of islt-eIsdit Ct exc and tEo ytsIs
tined on TIE lard
At the ssme tiae rnf plate, vilI sll fsrr D,
on 8 credit o. twelve m1uihs
dEc44-dCW Ea2s JEOF CtVT-
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a No Frlsii'ai D-sillsr. Big wages AID elns:aE.
a net Apply a. OLesto
R.M BIUCE ECC
&c II % CVT PIsntsrfr
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Rev. JOIN RAINS was last night elected City TreasR
prer by the City Council.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-03-22

Goop.-At a certain party, a naughty
young beauty turned to q student who stood
near her, and said -
Cousin John, understand your eccentric
friend l.. is here, and have great curiosi-
ty to see him. DO you bring him here and
introduce him to me.
The student went in search of his Fl. end,
and at length found him lounging on So
IA.
Come L. said he, my beautiful cousin
Catherine wishes to be introduced to you
well, trot her out, john drawled l..
with an affected yawn.
John returned to his cousin and advised
her to defer her introduction to more favor.
able time, repeating the answer he had re-
ceived. The beauty bit her lip, but the mex,
moment said, well, never fear. / shall in,
sist on being introduced.
After some delay, l.. was led up, and tn,
ceremony of introduction duly performed.-
Agreeably y surprised by the beauty and com,
manding appearance Of Catherine, l.. made
n profound bow but instead of returning il
she stepped backward, and raising her eye
glass, surveyed him deliberately from head
to foot, then waving her hand toward him,
drawled out, 'Trot him of, John, trot him
of, that is enough
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Mlstellanrous,
LOVE AMONG THE LILIES.

Like prisoned poet inscribins eloquent
odes to Liberty, Maria Van Oosterwyck, pcnt
in the centre Of grim old frOwning Delft,
stroye passiOnately to fix upon her canvass
glorious flowers and fruits of ar-Od
country, from which the towns every canal
lock, street, wall and rampant combined to
sunder her. by aid of memory, scrap
sketches made on hurried visits beyond the
gates, and cut flowers sickening and dying
as she drew them, the pale, earnest-lookins
lady worked on. With quite lilys white
ness in her face, and fair waving hair that
seemed sparkled with gold dust from the
lilys cup, pushed back carclessly, 80 Us not
to hinder her, and in sober dark, woOllen
dress, only relieved by the large plated
muslin ruff collar, Maria bent her 1.-THE, fra
gile figure before her easel, poring over one
Of those small cabinet paintings whose trans
parent color. refined taste, and delicate me-
chanism, shall make them, years and years
after thou art dust. Maria Van 0ostewyck,
cherished POSSESSIONS even in the choicest
collections. She loved her flowers, she low
cd her art ; for there she was content 10
spend her life; il was no toll, at least il was
toll free from irksomencss, and full of ioy.
to be true to such love as this. Over her
canvass, the flowers at her side, studying the
wondrous variety Of their hues, tracing their
every exquisite curve, and change. and d.
versity, till she could almost deem that in
their marvellous separate lovelincss dwelt an
individual soul. Maria could well forget
the gloomy surrounding of her studio. 1t
was not = pleasing abode for On artist, and
least Of all for flower artist. That mur-
key shadow ON the wall is the reflection flung
there by the sun, sinking in a Dutch fog,
ofthe church tower which shelters the to
mains OF William, Prince of Orange murder
cd close by, ON a summers day in 1854, by
Balthaza Gerard, the Burgundien; that mist
upon the window rises from the narrow,
stagnant, poisonous canal below, that smoke
beating away in eircling clouds comes from
the pottery maauiactories-ior we fare not
quite midway in tho seventeenth csntury-
and must not the great demand for delft
earthern-ware be met in thorough CONNER
cial spirit2 True. there are trees edging the
canals, but no wonder they have lost all
charm for Maria: no wonder she can look