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Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-09-25
BEECHNUT FARM f;
THE DEP DARK DOW
DV EMSIA EGGLEsoS.

CHAPTER CONTINUED.
L" YOu- Honor may not know that am an
orphan. Ny fo'ner holn= was iu town near
i Gfty miles from here. AMI came to Holly
To resi- lie with my guardian. whose name is
Aoycs Willard On the day in which Mr.
u0mirs here has t..stii II that he heard Fred
eric Sou;hwick threaten to take Mr. Willard s
agu, was witness of conversation between
ny guardian and the young man who is to-
day accused of theft y
NJyes Willard leaned forward and fixed a
fierce maligsnt gaze on the young girl, but
she bore II unaiuchingly. and proceeded
g | there heard Mr.. Willard declare that
be would
At this moment the man exclaimed. hasti-
"
" object to this testimony"
DO not let this man Interrupt me, sir.
sad Hattie Grey to the magistrate.
" Order order 2" poaled through the room
na stern voice; and. baffled and maddened,
Aoyes Willard sank back into his seat and
shaded his face with his hand.
Let me repeat" continued Hattie, " that
heard Mr.. Willard declare that he would
devote life, energy and wealth. to the des-
'FuetiOn of the family to which Frederic South
Wick belongs; that be would stain his name
With crime, 5eggar his father and ruin his
sister. The same night heard him instruc
lOg Mr.. HOmles regarding the part he was
to play to-day, or in his own words, telling
him how to swear The same night l saw
Jerald Homles take ladder from my guar
dams woodshed aud walk away with it iu the
direction of the hotel at one o'clock. When
ne came back, watched him, aud he carried
something up into the garret. slowing it away
u an old pile of rubbish. l followed him
DOWN stairs and saw him 60 into his own
'oom, chIckling, ''All right" In the NOR
ling went up into the garret and found the
sgn, with H. j. Chapelle's name printed on
in black letters. The ground was green,
aud the board was wrenched in getting it from
@e frame, 50 that it was split half way across.
4ae silver colored stars around the edge were
.aaIy marked, as though man had scratch
@em, and it looked as if it had been torn off
'Om the post in hurry. l could swear that
wa the identical sign had seen hanging
'''0Fe the hotel; but if your Honor wishes
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-09-25
CHAPTER VI,

RALPH GRAHAM fingered at Beechnut Farm
until March winds were swayiug the brown
trees, and then began to speak of returning
to his Southern home. But it was evident TO
all that he did not wish to go, AID his friends
fathomed his reason much quicker than his
own mind could.
Camerone SOuthwick. with her sweet spirit
ual beauty had become, almost unconsciously,
an object of deep interest to him and, with
a frank sincerity, be awaited an opportunity
to tell her this and ask for a return of affec-
ton. CamerOne, who had grown paler and
more serious of late, seemed to strive to avoid
him; and it was not until his patience was
sorely taxed that he at last found her alone
in the sitting room, one pleasant afternoon.
He seated himself upon the sofa at her side
and, few commonplace remarks, ventured
to introduce the subject nearest his heart
Pleading With all the ardor and eloquence a
fervent passion can inspire in young hearts, he
could but hope for favorable reply but, in
the midst of his appeal, glance at Gamer
ones white face and trembling hands silenced
him, and he cast look of anxious inquiry
towards her.
Mr.. Graha m"-she tried to speak calm
ly, but there was visible agitation in her
voice" had not foreseen this until lately,
or should have prevented it. As God is
my witness have been innocent of an en-
deavor 10 encourage an attachment that must
result in misery for US both-for it is utterly
hopeless"
g Not utterly Camerone, do not say that. :
exclaimed Ralph, earnestly, . there can be
no utter hopelessness to such love as mine. u
You do not know what you say, Mr..
Graham" replied Camerone. sadly, ''Be-
tween US there lies an impossible barrier,
and our paths of life are traced in different
ways l can never marry you"
Never :" repeated Ralph with sorrowfu
emphasis. "Oh, Camerone, did not drea m
of this. fancied that you entertained feel
ings towards me even stronger than friend
ship. Have been deceived z"
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EBENSBIRG. PA. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25, 1861.

/ he approached his ward he was frightened al
at her appearance. She was lying upon her
| side, motionless, and without life; and when
/ he lifted her from the ground the slight form
! fell powerless across his arm. Hurrying on
to the nearest house, he carried her in. and
restoratives were applied, while messenger
was sent TO Holly for DR.. Lawson
! For time all efforts failed to revive the
inanimate GIRL and examining her head Mr.
Willard found dark spot on the left temple,
caused, no doubt by the violence of the fall.
With resolute energy he made the necessary
preparations, and without awaiting the arrival
Of the doctor, proceeded to open a vein in
her arm, feeling conscious that il would re-
store her to consciousness. And he was
right in his conjecture, for in few moments
Hattie opened her eyes, and looked around
her. An expression of surprise escaped her
as she found her self in strange place. and
she involuntarily sought to raise her hand to
her head. As she did SO, shrek of pain
escaped from her white lips. One arm was
slightly bandaged, and the other, with all her
strength she could not move. For the first
time her guardian inspected it, and in spite
of his angry feelings towards Hattie. he ex-
claimed passionately,
g Poor child, you are badly hurt"
The arm was broken and the shoulder dis
located.
The brave hearted girl grew deathly pale,
when this was told her, and burst into pas
sion of tears, from which nothing could arouse
her until DR.. Lawson arrived. At the sight
of his friendly face the orphan wopt more vio-
Iently, but when he sat down by the bedside
and spoke to her in a tone to inspire her cour
age, she grew calm and quiet.
The operation of setting the broken arm
and forcing the disjointed shoulder back into
its place was necessary a most painful one,
but Hattie bore it with the strength and res
ignation of martyr, never fiuching or strug-
Cling in the arms of those who held her,
though she set her white teeth into her thin
lips till they were crimson WITH blood, and
when, at last, the arm was splintered and
bandaged, she was so completely exhausted
that she sank back upon her pillow, almost
fainting with pain. DR.. Lawson administered
a cordial and in a short time the young girl
fell into an unquiet slumber. As it was in
possible for Hattie to be removed at present,
Mrs Willard was sent Cor to watch by her,
and the kind farmer, in whose house she had
found a refuge, declared his willingness that
size should remain there until she had fully
recovered. But alas poor Ha'tie's heart
wandered away to the time when a mothers
love and care were hers, aud she half longed
to die that she might be with Ter parents once
more. In her troubled dreams she again
heard Noyes Willard say. - but you are in
my l,o,oer," and she sighed as she thought of
the future.
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out and fortity every unguarded place, and
enable Inc more perfectly to understand ny
true position. Does my manner, my spirit,
my conversation in my pastoral visits, have L
tendency to draw my people nto closer fei-
lowship with Christ In the home circle is
aught but the meckness and gentleness Of
Christ manifested {! In all my intercourse
with tie world, do ever stand as firm, un-
yielding soldier of the Cross-eyer willing
to be counted fool tor Christ's sake? 1t is
written. " they that are Christ's have cruel
fed the Affections and usts Am g cluci.
fed with Christ 2" Am | as truly dead to
the applause, TO the scoffer, and powers Of
the world, as the glorifcd beings before the
Throne of God ?" In a word, " am seek
ing first the Kingdom of Heaven il al!
things ?" How many times have | resolved
TO follow the Lord fully. How frequently
have promised before God the Church that
holiness of heart should be mine at any cost
With what effect let my broken VOWS, my
untulfled promises answer in accents Of deep
contrition and sorrow. l pray for strength
to rise above this sinful, yacilating course
this poor, dying way OF living.
% Times without number have prayed
This only forgiye,''
With what effect, with what consistency
can | exhort my brethren and sisters o to
holy, while refusing to receive the sanctiFy-
ing power Of the Holy Ghost myself But
shall [ cease to preach Christ as full Saw
ior. As such will | proclaim Him 10 {. dying
ord and as such, bathe assistance OF His
grace will L receive Him. Be not angry
with me, 0 my Father but let me here, alone
before Thee again attempt io Thy strength
to renew my cousecration to Thee. Cast me
not away because of former urlaiihtulness.
Without Thee can do nothing, Thou sees.
would be Thine, entirely Thine. o LAM
of God come to Thee No longer will
by base ingratitudo resist Thy spirit and
grieve Thy love. Let me no longer refuse
the full benefit Of that blood that cleanseIr
from all sin. feel my chains, but have no
power to break them. Must ever thus re
main in sins cruel bondage? Blessed Jesus
Thine is the power No longer | doubt the
faithfulness of Thy word.
% Savior, to Thee my soul looks up,
My present Savior Thou
In all the confidence of hope,
claim the blessing nor.'i
do believe Thy blood, O my Savior,
cleanseth me, even me! Thine is the glory
| 's'Ts done Thou dos this moment save
With full salvation bless;
Redemption through Thy blood have,
And spotless love and peace
Help me now, my Savior ! that l ever
abide in Thee and be fruitful in all the graces
that adorn the Christian character, and may
| know that my labor is not in vain in the
Lord. 4 SINNER SAVED BY GRACE.
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The Pastors Soliloquy.
In reviewing the past, | am often

In reviewing the past, am often led to
xelaim, What shall render unto the Lord
... .3, als benefits - How has the arm of
..n.gseacu sustained me amidst the many
rails ana perpexities, the cares and anzieties
incident to pastors life Many, too, have
been my seasons Of rejoicing. Often 10 the
social interview, at the family altar, and IN
the secret place--yes, and often while unit
ing with my brethren in tie worship OF God,
has Jesus condescended to own me for his
child. But have not at times, had occasion
TO mourn my distance from Christ ; and to
cry" My lcanness, o, my leanncss " Many
times when | have thought my fortress COM
pletely manned and in readiness for conflict,
has the enemy through almost imperceptible
carelessness in some direction entered unpe.'-
ccived, and again l am in his power again
has he conquered and l have suffered loss.-
O, for the assistance Of Divine grace, to seek
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MORAL INFLUENCE.-Away among

MORAL INFLUENCE.-Away among tie
Allcghanies, there is spring SO small that \
single OK in 4 summers day could drink il
dry. 1t steals its unobtrusivo way among
the hills, till it spreads cut into the beaui-
full Ohio. Thence it stretches away thou
sand miles, leaving on its banks more than :.
hundred villages and cities and many thou
sand cultivated farms; and bearing on il
bosom more than half a thousand steamboats,
Then. joining the Mississippi, it sire ches
away some twelve hundred miles more, till it
falls into the great emblem Of eternity. 1t
was one of the tributaries Of the oeeau,
which, obedent only to God, shall roll and
roar, till the angel, with one foot on the sea
and the other on the land, shall lift up his
hand to heaven and swear that time shall be
no longer. So with moral influence 1t is
a rill-a river-an ocean. bounaiess and
fathomess as eternity.
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4 SOLDIER SETTLING A GREAr QUESTION.
" I have a letter." said a gentleman, " writ
ten by one OF the soldiers who left here few
days ago. He was the hope and the pride
OF devoted, praying mother good young
man, as people say, but not Christian. The
young man went from here with no speciai
Seriousness on his mind. The very first let
ter be wrote back, he gave his devoted, faith.
full mother the joyful intelligence that he had
settled the great question: and he believed
that he had fully consecrated himself to the
service of God After his departure, the
PRAYERS and eutreaties of mother who was
as dear to him as life came back to him with
great power, as she had entreated him to De-
come reconciled to God. The question came
IN whether he would DC the Lords or no, and
he had settled it, as he hoped and believed, for
time and eternity.
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we have helped to involve the nation in the
guilt which finds at least part of its appro-
pirate punishment 10 the horrors OF civil war.
Our abomnable ethics have provoked the
aveuging sword of God. .-Northerm Indepen-
dent
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At the Bul's Run fight Massachusetts boy
mad a hand to hand conflict with rebel, when
one of the Fire Zouaves came up and with his
bowie knife made short work of the rebel. One
of Ellsworth's Zonaves captured rebel and
finding some difficulty in taking him into camp
ran bayonet through him.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-05-11
I. A coon SOUND LAMMING.,

Our friend BRowS, Of the Lewis (Cass
County, Gasette, is one Of the many Dem
ocratic editors, who, since the attack Of the
rebels on Fort Sumpser, have entirely ignor-
ed party feeling, and declared that until the
integrity Of the Government is indicated,
tho time for partisan appeals and party
elimination, is gone. He is determined to
Stand BY the old flag, "against all assail-
ants" and believes it is the duty Of the
Government to at once ''carry the war into
Africa" where we can deal fatal blow to
treason. Here is the way he talks: "Thcre
arc some who still contend that the Govern.
men. should do nothing but prepare to
defend the Nationa! Capital. Why is it not
the right Of the Government to attack the
headquarters Of trsason' II i. is the duty
Of the Government to defend the National
Capital, it is right to take the men who are
planning an attack upon it, and dispose of
them as the law directs. A successful at
tack on Montgomery and the hanging Of JEDI.
Davis would remove the danger Of an at.
tack on Washington. The insolencc and
ousrages OF that mob Government deserve
rough handing. A good sound tanning
would have strong tendency to humble the
pride Of His Cotton Majesty and cool the
crazy hot.heads who worship at his uuholy
shrins.' That's the doctrine.
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-. y. hom. nj f,uily. Bu. this Is not

sece his homo and family. But this is not
all that Is necessary. Every man owes it to
himself, no less than his family, to be pre-
pared, in the best possible manner, to dis
charr. this sacred obligation. Is is, there.
fore all important that An organization De
effected wherever il is possible, and, al
least, the FIRST principles Of military tactics
learned. sin orderto be Efficient on the held
Of battle, it is just as necessary that men
should have the advantage OF previous
preparation, a. that those who gather our
harvests, should be trained to the use OF the
scythe, the cradle or the rake" This mat
ter has been deferred too long already, Tor
even now, our frontiers, by the withdrawal
Of e. S. troops, are in wholly defenceless
state. We have, on the Missouri slope,
neither organized companies, arms or mu-
nitiops of war. In case Of threatened at
tack from the Indians, we would be helpless
-impo.ent. Fill up the rolls at once, and
let them be transmitted to the Adjutant Gen.
eral of the State, to the end that arms and
munitions of war may be appossioned to this
section of the Commonwealth-ou militia
equipped, and the frontier settlements rem
dered secure as is possible With their limited
population.
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FAYETTEVILLE ARSENAL SURREN-
DEHED

The Schooner Chas. Dennis, from Wlm-
ington, n. c., has on board 1t. DE Lovel
and so men, late of the Fayetteville Arsenal.
They report that on April Eth, between
10000 and $4,000 North Carolina militia
demanded the surrender Of the Arsenal. 1t
was deemed prudent to comply as resistance
was useless. 1t. De Lowell and men were
allowed to depart unmolested. Mai. An
deyson was left being too sick to be emoyed.
The Arsenal contained AZ, 600 stand of arms.
St. Louis, May 9TH, A. M.-Gen. Scott
sent dispatches to Gen. Butler, at Annapo-
lis, on Sunday last giving him three days to
take possession Of the Relay House nine
miles from Baltimore. Gen. Bu.ler res
ponded that he would have religious services
there the same day. lie fulfilled his word
for on that day the New York SIND and the
Massachusetts eighth regiments arrived at
noon at the Relay House and took posses.
sion of the Telegraph, and planted ten
twelve Founders on the viaduct and invest.
ed the place. This gives full command Of
the road to and from the west. They cut
telegraphic communications to uarpcr's
Ferry.
The Schooner John, from Charleston, ar.
rived at New York yesterday with 80 pas.
sengers. They expected to hear that
Washington had been taken.
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COL J. c. FREMONT.

The Chicago Tribune having put forth
the query-"Who is the man for the hour
who's the man to lead the Western Divis.
Ion OF our army S"-is thus answered BY =
Milwaukee correspondent. "wi.cou,in re-
plies. and the great Sarshxes, replies-John
Charles Fremont Of California. man Of
large experience, Of much military knowl-
edge, Of great energy, of undsuntsd cour.
age. and one who would inspire his soldiers
vish confidence and valor. One who will
never consent to march the army around,
but through tbs most direct route TO bis des-
tinasisa. As yeu truly remark, this young
and visersss people do not want an cssa-
eenarian TO lead il to battle, bat . man CON-
binins aud representing its o~n character
istics. Such man IS the Rocky Mountain
Pashfnier.o
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~
II the charges against Babbiss IN last
weeks Noapdreil, over the signature "sox
Populi," are false, Why does be not say So.
II they are true. his calling the winter :
coward and pirate, is in the Same spirit
which makes the ma!efassor curse the 'rloo-
nal which condemns him. That they are
true, is fully established BY the tra'soroas
leaders in this weeks Buole.
Our citizens can read and judge for them
selves. II the doctrine there lana Gown Is
not treason some new word must be coined
to designate it. In his blind rage, Rabbit
calls me cowardly Aboli:ionist. care not
a straw for this. The man who stigmatses
another as q coward and pirate for telling
the truth, can add on abolitionist and all
the other opprobrious epi,hets the language
affords, and regard them all as would The
gibberish of an idiot. Poor, narrow-m'ndeu
man is your vision SO limited, your soui 50
small. that you cannot step up out OF the
muck which you have so long been rak'ng'
and take one good look at Gods free heaven,
and let your cheek he famed for once by
the pure breath of Nations Patriotism.
know your heart has been deeply scared
with the hot irons Of party hate, but for the
honor of the human race, lad hoped that
there were still some fresh spots on it that
could feel the thrill Of patriotic emotions.
fear there are not. Tho old adage, that
"whom the gods would destroy they trss
make mad, )" applies to you-you have drunk
deep of the poisoned ehalice. In this unholy
crusade against your country, you are like
school-boy piling pebbles on the shore to
stop the oceans tide; and, like the boy who
dallies too long, you will be swept away by
the tide as 1t rolls in nj it's might .lfyou have
any better or nobler nature, you are, by the
course you are pursuing, crushing it out
forever. Already your perceptions of oil
those qualities that ennoble and bless man
kind, are so blunted and perverted, that you
refuse to feed the soldiers of your country
when marching to enforce your country's
laws; and, as Mayor of our goodly city will
not bid them welcome, while keeping step
to the music Of the Union under the old
battle stained flag, around which cluster all
the glories of the Republic. For man so
lost to all the common dictates of humanity,
have no feeling of hate-no feeling of re-
venge-when think of you pity and con-
tempt are the only emotions that move me-
If you suppose for moment, that fear OF
castigation induced me to withhold my name
from the public, you have reckoned without
your host. You can get it at any time from
the typos of the Nonpareil. If am a cow
ard, you are at liberty to prove it at the
earliest possible moment; and pledge my.
self to seek no legal redress. If | am pi-
rate, and intend to rob and murder, doubt.
less this community will soon find it out, and
bring me to punishment. In the meantime,
shall write when and what please, always
considering my obligations to my country
sacred, and holding myself amenable to its
laws, and personally responsible for all l
may say against any man. ..
60 VOy POPULI.