Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-10-30
The Orerf1oM;nc Gun.

the conversation CHANGED to turn on earth.
ly atiiiction. Each had her story on
peculiar trial and bereavement to relate
except one pale, sad looking woman,
whose lustreless eye and detected air
showed that she was prey to the deepest
melancholy. Suddenly arousing herself,
she said in 8 hollow voice, Not one of
you hilow " ha' troubles"
"Will you please, Mrs. Gray" said
the kind voice of lady who we'll knew
her story, tell the ladies what you call
trouble"
81 will if you desire, she replied, for
! have seen it. Ny parents possessed d
competence and my girll:ood was sur.
rounded by all the comforts of life. !
seldom knew an mgra;iiied wish, aud
Was Always gay aad light hearted. |
married at nineteen one | loved more
than all the world besides Years rolled
OH peacefui!y. Five children sataround
our table, and little curly head still
nestled iu my bosom One night about
sunlown one OF those fierce black storms
canle on, which are so common in our
Southern climate. For many hours the
rai:l Ioarrl down necessarily. Morning
,klwtl.-.l. still The eicllcntS rsved. The
Whole Savannah seemed aticat. The little
stream lir:r nr dwelling became q re.2u,
lar torrent. Before We Were aware OF it
"ilr house was surrounded by water j.
managed. 18th my babe to reach little
elevated spot, on wl.cil a few wide spread
ing trees were standing, whose dense
lpiiage affords ,"!nc protection, while, my
husband. and sous stroye TO save what
They could Of oar property. At last a
trar;:i! surge swept away my husband.
and he never rose agaa. Ladies--nu
on;. loved husband murr--but that 1ras
not ir0ubhp.
Presently ny SONS saw their danger.
;:nl The struggle for life become the only
consideration. They were brave, loving
boys rs ever blessed q mothers heart,
and watched their Efforts to escape
with such agony as only mothers Can
i:.rl They were So far oti' could not
speak To them. but could see them
closing Nearer and nearer to each other,
as their little island grew smaller and
smaller.
Tho sullen river ragged around the
huge trees; dead branches, upturned
trunks, wrecks of houses, drowning cattle,
lnesses Of rubbish. all went floating pass
us. My boys waved their hands to me.
then pointed upwards. knew it WAS
g farewell signal, aud YOU, mothers, can
nos Imagine my anguish. | saw them
ali perish, aud yet-that ras not trouble.
i hugscd my baby c,ose to my heart,
snd when the water rose to my feet.
climbed into the low branches of the tree.
and SO kept retiring before it, until an
All powerful Hand stayed the waves,
that they should come no farther. | was
saved. All my worldly possessions were
swept away all my earthly hopes blight
ed-yet that aVas not trouble.
My baby wss all had left on eartll.
lahored night and day to suppor, him
and myself, aud sought to train him in
the right way; but us he grew older, evil
companions won him away from me. He
Ceased 10 care for his mothers counselS;
he would sneer at her cntreaties anu
agonizing prayers. He left my humble
roof that he might be unrestrained in the
pursuit ofevil; and at last, when heated
by wine one night, he took the life of a
tellow-being, and ended his own upon
the scatloId. My Heavenly Father had
filled my cup of sorrow before, but now it
ran over. That was trouble, ladies, such
as hope Ills mercy will spare you from
ever experiencing.
There Was no dry eye among her
listeners, and the warInest sympathy was
expressed for the bcreavcd mother, whose
sal history has taught them i useful les
sol-Ba!timore Patriot.
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MCCLELLAN Sor TO BIZ lNrEREFRsD
W1!n.-The Washington correspondent
OF the Philadelphia Press, writing on the
l0i! says:
Al extraordinary Cabinet meeting was
he'd last evening from !! till 10 O'Clock.
at which Geucra's AlcCieiell aud Mellow.
ell were present Gen. Mcclellan stated
his plans in detail, ard he has. hv consent
of al, parties, ASSUMED. not only nouiinally
bui actually. tie entire c"Irrol of tn"
ari.y OF the Fotnmac. f;c will consult
snl listen 70 h" or:a;o1s anl advice of
G,.l,. :: ,.,t and uil.cr authorities, but he
inast be hcncuturih left entirely to his
own Judgment and decision. Napoleon.
Ike. he hears the opinions of others, but
inrrIS his own conclusions and acts upon
them. ur aehs t.i, and it is ceded cord
iaIly 10 hin. To him, therefore, must
hcuc. lH credited the success, or charged
the defeat Ui' our arms
Wun SUFFERS iusr? -i'rnyisions and
gr:mvi'i,.s ;::re sei''iiHg very low 1T the North
aid vcry high at the South. Tie South
c;,, infinitely better afford 10 buy them
Il: the cnianrr,l rates than the North can
10 sell lic'n q: the reduced oncs.
Per- f,,n,-O COTTON js suiiinr in tho