Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-11-27
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"List TO The NsockIng Bird
A strong story is related by the Scott Leg
ion "beys" at the expense Of one of the cap
taus attached 10 their regiment. The story
in brief is this
Shortly after the arrival of the regiment at
-, our officers, while pressing near a
handsome dwelling. were listeners to most
beautiful music The unknown vocalist sang
in tones 50 soft. 50 tremuloUs AMI melodious,
that they strained their ears to drink in every
note Of the air La the day time they went
by squads past the dwelling, bat saw 20 soul
Once they pursued sypih ike figure. to the
very gate but alas J she was not the lacy
sought for. And so they lived on, each night
hearing the music repeated and when iteeas-
ed ambition a, d worldly interest went out
xith them, aud so that their dreams were
fi:ea with faecies OF tie unknown face One
night when gathered together the voice struck
up again
BY Jove :" said one. ''this is agonizing-
can't stand 1t She Tust be discovered.
Eager voices took up the remark. aud W.
determined 10 reconmoitre the place He
crept on :ip-toe toward the dwelling. leaPed
the garden pales. and fnally, undiscovered,
but very pallid aud remorseful, gained the
easement.
Softly raising his head. he Peeped within.
The room was 1tled Win D0esc-AS eSEAlS0
to grow blind for the moment
LoI prone upon the kitchen hearth sat the
mysterious songstress-oa ebony hHed nc
gress scouTiag the tiR kettles
W 5 Limits sank beneath him, when the
discovered, looking. up, shouted:
$50 way dar, you soger man, or III by dc
irving pan at yer head Don't stand dar
peakin at dis chile
". left ius;anter, and the boys who had
followed close in the rear, escorted him back
to his quarters with peals Of laughter.
TO-DAY AND To MoaRow--Haif the griefs
of the world are ideal. No matter to what
rank of life the man belongs, unless he pos
sess a remarkably cOntented quality Of mind,
he Is perpetually annoyed with small sorr ow,
arising from the anticipation of evils which
/ in fact. never come to pass. At the end Of
auy wear be eau look back, If be choose aud
count his hours by the score, spent IN this
manner over ideal misfortunes. And 1t Is ex-
actly the same thing with our moments of
happiness; for ''man never Is, but always to
he, blessed and how very much of cur
ioyment is occasioned BY the expectation of
pleasureable event which always fail to oceurf
As certain bishop oBce said TO sprig of
mob: lity. who asked for the loan of rural
the reverend gentleman never used.
4 {. Sir den you know it Is necessary 10
have place where you never go-aPiace IN
which you fancy you might ever be happy, if
YOU were there: but which you absent your-
self because you know you won't be =
Aud the bishop in that remark announced
a great truth f,r delight. as well as sorrow,
lies so muc6 iu what is never realized,
Common srnsa. fair reader, ought TO take =
solid hint from this fact. In chIldren's Ian
guage :. never crieVe after split milk, aud
never over what may oceuT--TEe past IS II
retreviahla AID the future brings trouble G.
nough Of lis own E-joy the present IN its
inuo,cBce rs circumstances may permit. To-
dav is certainly yours, aad to morrow may
5 not be. And although reveling In sratidca-
tions 20 Come may not be 50 Objectionable As
: q cheap spices OF happiness, beware of in
} duIeinv in al anguish over calamities equally
in ,,gsss for 1t Is both idle aud unphilusoph-
ical.