Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-05-31
Kind Words.


Kind Words.
,F ny THE LONE wANDERER.
Kind words are like flowers of spring sweety blooming
Along the drear margin of lifes rapid stream,
70 cheer the sad heart in its wearisome toliing,
And thrill 1t with joy like a sweet morning dream.
To drive away gloom and to Danish our fears;
And nature awaking from sleeping and dreaming.
Looks up from her weeping and laughs through her
tears.
Kind words are like music of waters that murmur,
Through woodlands and meadows in gladness along !;
They fall on the soul like the music of Heaven.
And sweetiy its music re-echoes the song.
Kind words are like stars in the twilight of even,
That smile on the ocean of darkness below
Oh gently they light through darkness and sorrow,
And whisper of Heaven onward wego.
Kind words are like Mays merry voice to the spirit,
To drive back the shadows of winters dark gloom;
They sing to the heart like the glories of summer,
and breathe on the soul like fairy perfume.
Kind words are like summer rain noseessy falling,
To kiss the flowers that hang dropping and low
&c. to the lone heart that is burdened with sorrow,
They whisper contentment and Danish its woe.
Kind words are like innocent, childish carresses,
That come from the lips Of the dear ones at home;
And sweetly they cheer us as onward we wander,
And win us to goodness wherever we roam.
KIND words All how sweetly they to my spirit,
Oh give me them ever that may be blestl
Let love and kind words be our motto forever,
That We may live sweetly in joys holy rest.
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Balloons IN WAR.-John Lamountain, the
distinguished eronaut, has made PROPOSE
ton to conduct scientific observations for the
Government during the war. From letter
in TIE New York Herald on the subject, we
extract the subjoined interesting facts:
The French have taken the lead in the use
of balloons for war purposes. Soon after
the discovery of the art school for the study
of the science, in connections with topo
graphical englneerage, was established ir
Paris, under patronage of the Academy o.
Sciences, to which students in the Military
Institute were admitted. Subsequently 9
corps of balloonists was assigned to each O
the departments at the time Of the revolution
the whole being under direction of M. Con
tel. Before the battle Of Fleurus, M. Contel
accompanied by General and Adjutant
made several ascensions. Though fred at
they continued their observati ,ns, uncon
cerned and unendangered and the informa
tiol they gave him enabled Gen. Gourdon tt
accomplish the entire defeat of the Austrians
During the siege of Sebastapol, NJ. Potion
of Lyons, assembled from the French caml
and made complete plan of the Russ:al
works, which served as basis of operation
in moving forward the allied trenches. II
the Italicn campaign, NJ. GODDARD, who &C
companied the French army, made asceu
sions from Magenta and Solferino. His or
erations at the last place were under tn
direct personal supervision of the Empero
Louis Napoleon. The importance Of GODDARD
service secured for it a notice from the Acad
envy of Sciences, while British correspondent
did not hesitate to ascribe to him large shar
of credit for the successful prosecution of tn
engagement.
TopoGeAPHlcAL NoTEs.-We make the 70
lowing notes respecting the topo sraphy {
the chief points IN the field Of warlike oper.
tons covered by recent intelligence:
Pensd cola Whose harbor is defended b
Fort Pickens, which may become the base
operations for 'carrying the war into [nev
Africa" is So miles from Mobile and 255 froI
Montgomery, railroad all the way now.
is 1850 miles from Washington.
Montgomery Capital of the "Souther
Confederacy" until Richmond takes her tur
is $50 miles from Washington.
Richmond-On the James river, is Is
miles from its mouth, and III miles trol
Washington. Population about 10000.
Culpepper-One of the places fer the a
: sembling of rebe! troops, is little over 7
miles by rail from Washington. But thel
is another place of the same name neart
Washington which may be meant.
Lynchburgh-Wherc Southern troops al
concentrating, is about $50 miles by rail frol
Washington.
Dgrfeies-Also in Virginia, is SO mile
from Washington.
Aquia- Down the Potomac, is 30 miit
from Washington.
Frederick City-Where the Maryland I.cl
s!ature-has been sitting is 60 miles from Ba
timore, # from Washington, and % frol
Harper's Ferry.
Point eff Rocks--Wbere it is said the vi
? gnians have heavy bat cry of artiller
posted to command tho approach to Harper
Ferry, is | miles west of Frederick, and
miles east of Iarper's Ferry.
HrperS Ferry-S1 miles by rail frol
Baltimore, 80 by rail from Washington, an
so by canal
Giro AT the junction Of the Ohio all
Mississippi rivers, scr miles from Washin!
ton.