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the Wilmington (N. c. Journal, of June 25th.
An UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR.-It does seem
strange that our troops, every now and then.
mistake one another for the enemy, and invsri-
ably when such is the case, the result proves Sc
rious. A mistake of this kind occurred on Sun.
day last, about half past two o'clock, on our
lines near Richmond. The Enquirer Of the 23d
inst, says that the 18th Virginia and one Of the
Georgia regiments were sent out on picket, and
after proceeding some distance down the Charles
City road together, they separated and pursued
divergent routes.
About the above hour, it seems, they acci-
dentJly came upon one another, and each i'm
agining that the other was the enemy, poured
several volleys into one another before the mis-
take was discovered. II was indeed a fearfuI
misapprehension. A considerable number on
each side were killed and wounded the exact
number we have been unable to ascertain. The
Elliott Greys, Of Richmond, which belongs 10
the 18th Virginia, lost, we learn, three OF four
killed, and several wounded.
In q skirmish shout seven o'clock last Sunday
evening, on the right Of our lines, in which a
Georgia regiment was principally engaged, the
enemy is reported to have been Eouted and q
battery of SIX guns captured.
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E A German justice of the peace in this
city thus snubbed lawyer, who, to make good
his plea, offered to quote from the decision Of
the supreme court Of Wisconsin. Said he;
(" Mein Gott, Misther turney, you no reads
vat dat court say it ISL no better ash de dam
telegraph LIE Crosse Demecrm.
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ETThe 1900 negroes comprising the brigade
at Hilton Head are described as q motley, Jab-
beIing, stupid, undiseiplinabls set--of no use
whatever. except to consume United States@,s-
tions, which they do at 8 fearful rate.
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SCAN. MAG.-Quiie senation has transpired
in Geneva, New York, arising from the sup
posed elopment Of DR.. b, man with wife
and no children, his cOmpagnan de goyage being
Mrs S., the widow Of a once prominent poll
tician. She is said to bs rich and niece Of
member OF President Lincoln's cabinet, having
spent considerable time in Washington, where
she is well known. Their supposed destination
is Europe.
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y" TObey, what did the lsraelites do VII q
they crossed the Red Sea- " don't knew.
msian. bat guess they died themselves
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CARPETS!

We have ever on hand large stock o. the s1ove ana
.,.s. seasorsbie voo5s Further supplies arriving.
We VIII take Confederate Bonds Treasury Notes,
,resiueiru Notes Arkansas War Bonds Cotton wool
1S-leat corr Rive Hides Dried Fruits, Peas, Socks,
1sns Iiusevs Buttsr, Eggs etc. at msIket value n
,-VlDsut Of accounts for goods.
- TAYLOR & HcEWEB,
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Proclamation from Gen. LongsireeI.
rrnrn the Ricbmond nisnatch- -Inne 22l
HEADQUARTERS RIGHT WING,
ARMY BEFORE RICHMOND, June II, 1867

ARMY BEFORE RICHMOND, June H. 1862
SOLDIERS: You have marched out to fight
the battles of your country, and by those bat
ties must you be rescued from the shame OF
slavery Your foes have declared their purpose
of bringing you to beggary and avariee, their
national characteristic, inc1tes them to redoubled
efforts for the conquest of the South in oder that
they may seizs their sunny fields and happy
homes Already has the hatred of one of their
great leaders attempted to make the negro your
equal by declaring his freedom. They care not
for the blood of babes, nor carnage of innocent
women, which seryile insunection, thus stirred
up, may bring upon their heads. Worse than
this, tine North has sent forth another infamous
chief, encouraging the lust of his hirelings to
the dishonor and violation of those Southern
women who have so untiringly labored to clothe
our soldiers in the field and nurse our sick and
wounded If ever men were called upon TO de-
fend the beloved daughters OF their country,
that now is cur duty. Let such thoughts nerve
you up to the most dreadful shock Of battle, for
were it certain death, death would be better than
the fate that defeat would entail upon US all
But remember, though the fiery noise of the bat
tie is indeed most terrifying, and seems to
threaten universal ruin, it is not so destructive
as it seems, and few soldiers after all are slain
This the commanding general desires particu-
larly to impress upon the fresh and inexperienced
troops who now constitute part of this COM
mand. Let officers and men, even under the
most formidable fire, preserve a quiet demeanor
and self possessed temper. Keep cool, obey CT
ders, and aim low. Remember, while you are
doing this, and driving the enemy before you,
your comrades may be relied. on TO support you on
either side, and are in return relying upon you.
Stand well to your duty, and when these clouds
break away, as they surely viii, the bright sun
light Of peace falling upon our free, virtuous
and happy land will be a sufficient reward fol
the sacrifice which we are now called upon tC
make. JAMES LONGsTREET,
Maior-Seneral Commanding.
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Fron, rFunfsriIIe. AInhnmn.

From the Athens Banner, 25th nstl
We have had a conversation with a gentleman
lust from Huntsville. He represents the state
of affairs there about the same as heretofore pub
lished Citizens are being dragged from their
homes every day and carried to Huntsville,
where they are confined, and are never informed
Of the cause of their arrest Our informant was
arrested at night on his plantation about twelve
miles from town, and carried to Mitchell where
he was held for some time. In his absence the
Yankees went to his plantation, and broke every
lock on the premises, carrying off almost every
article of any value. His servants managed to
save some few articles of clothing from the
thieves. Our citizens ere killing the Yankees
wherever they have an opportunity. Not day
passes but some Of their pickets are shot down
by an unseen fee. Railroad trains are frequently
fired into also. Mitchell is trying to stop this,
and is requiring all the citizens to sign the fol-
lowing pledge:
F" We the undersigned citizens of North Ala
bams, hereby solemnly pledge ourselves that so
long as our State north of the Tennessee is in
possession of the army Of the United States, we
win not only abstain from any act of hostility,
but will do our utmost to persuade other citi-
zens to do the same.
eve disapprove and abhor all unauthorized
and illegal warfare, and believe that the citi-
zens who FIRE upon the railway trains. attack
the guards of bridges, destroy the telegraph
lines, and FIRE from concealments upon pickets,
deserve and should receive the punishment Of
death. We disapproye of all guerrilla warfare
by the citizens, as calculated to embitter the
feeling already too much excited, as destructive
of the best interest of the community in which
such war is waged, and is in no degree cslcula-
ted to bring to close the great contest now eI-
isting between the North and the Sonth; to
which legitimate war should be waged."
He has an additional clause requiring them TO
inform upon any of their neighbors who shoot
the Yankees. We hope to see this mode of war
fare kept up, wherever the enemy come. They
come among us with the aYowed purpose of sub
DUNG or externinating US; they rob, burn and
ravish, and our people should kill them by any
means in their power, wherever found. Kill
them by shooting, poison or assassination. 1t
is the very hight of impUdence to say that we
are acting unfairly in Staying them in any man
ner. The war they are waging is inhuman and
unnatural, and we are justified in any means OF
defense which we may adopt. Let every one
firmly resolve that he will slay them upon every
opportunity which may present itself, just as il
they were SO many mad dogs.
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THE C0TTON.RURNRRs nYMN.
cArEp "a MRs. EOS 5AKE rHoMPsoN, or MIss.

On yesterday all the cotton in Memphis and through.
out the country was burned Probably not less than
100000 bales have been burnt in TIE last three days in
West Tennessee and North Mississippi -ieaPhis aeos
Of 3lst Uk
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EThe con6scation bill of the Federal Con.
gress has finally become law.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-25

The entrance into society may be said to
take place immediately after boyhood has
passed away, yet multitude take their
initiative before their boards are presenta-
BILE. Its great trial, eithr of tender
or ripper age. For an overgrown boy to
go to door, knowing well that there are
a dozen girls inside, and knock or ring
with an absolute certainty that in two or
three minutes all eyes will be upon bim,
is severe test of courage. To go before
these girls and make tour Of the room
without stepping on their toes, and sit
down and dispose Of his hands without
putting them in bis pockets, Is an achiev-
ment which few boys can boast. fa boy
can 60 so far as to measure off ten yards
of tape with one Of the girls, and cut it
short at each end, be may stand a chance
to pass a pleasant evening; let him not fat
ter himself that the trials of the evening
are over There comes at last breaking
up. The dear girls don their hoods, and
put Oh their shawls, and look so saucy and
mischievous, SO unimpressible and indepen-
dent, as if they didn't wish anybody to 90
home, with them. Then comes the pinch,
and the boy who has the most pluck goes
up TO the prettiest girl in room, with his
tongue clinging to the roof Of his mouth,
and crooking out bis elbow, stammers out
the words, "ShallI see you home 2" She
touches her finger to his arm, and they
walk home feeling awk " ardas two goslings
AS soon as sheis at her own door, be struts
home, and really thinks he has been and
gone and done it. Sleep comes on him
at last, with dreams of Harriet and calico,
and be wakes in the mprning, and finds
the door Of life open upon him, and the
pigs squealing for breakfast. e as1
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There was a lad who at fourteen, was ap.
prenticed to- soap boiler One. of his
resolutions was to read one hour d day or
at least, at that rate, and he had Nn old
silver watch, left him by his uncle, which
be timed bis reading by. He staid seven
years with his master, and said when de
was tWenty-one that be knew as much as
the young squire did,. Now let us see
how much time he had toread in, in seven
years, at the rate Of one hour a day, q It
would be twenty-five hundred and 6fty-tise
hours, which at the rate ofeight reading
hours per day would be equal to 8 10 days;
equal % 45 weeks; equal to, l l months !;
nearly years reading. Tint time spent
in treasuring up useful knowledge, would
pile up = very large store. I am sure it
Is worth trying fOr,r Try, what you can
do Begin now. IL In after years you will
look back upon the task as the most pleas
ant and profitable you ever performed:
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4 BEL AIR. MD. SATURDAY MORNING.

those who knew and loved the sweet form
sleeping beneath the cold ciods Of the
yalley-sigh as they think it should read,
"Tbe broken. hearted is at rest 4i5F
God keep thee, Winnie; full many .
heart has tasted Of the bitter cup with
which thine was broken !! - tt3f
Oh how often as we see ths glittering
wine.cup sparkling in its ruby ray, in the
hand Of some bright youth, do we shpd-
der as we hear his gay tones, Only this
once" and be quaffs the seductive nectar.
"'Only this once'-the tale is told
lie wildly quaftd the poisonous tide;
With more than Esau's madness sold s'
y The birth-right Of his soul, and died. %
"'Onlv this once, Beware Bewarei
Gaze not upon the blushing vine; .e
a Repel temptations siren snare, rH
su.. And prayerful seek for strength divine"
HILLsDALE, Hartford Co., Md. ...,.
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4uetit;.;al,
For the Southern 4Kgis.
AUTUMN WINDS.

The sere, the sad, the .mournfal days, in funeral
pomp and gloom, ,. rf
Are come to hide the last faint smiles of summer
in the tomb; ~ 'H 'HN "f
The treasuresof the field have sprung, and bloom
esq ed and passed away, t,,t t..,r, e...l .t
And we are left alone TO mourn above their pale
decay. .''.'
The solemn winds they come, they come with
signs on every breeze
Not sorrow pours round early bier SO mournful
sounds as these; &c. Be- s.t
Sad through the gloomy aisles of night they
come to haunt our souls
With memories of the dead on each wild dirge
that dolefui rolls.
They come to wake burial hymn around the
violet's grave, 2"'N N g." t.t |a,r
To watt us back our youthfufdreams O er Times
remorseless wave; .yri 81 a.Ir a..
To whisper of those coudess skies and never
fading bowers,
And plains by beauteous beings trod, the dear,
20 the loved of ours. q ID il. q II .s. ..{i
And as beneath the leafless tree stand at shut
of day, ~ "E..- r.,
The winged wanderers lift their voice and plain
ly seem to say:
awe come, the heralds of the Dead, from that
far, happy shore, n.aft ttb .-.---
The souls that tread whose glorious plains shall
- bless your eyes no more; ...... f..t
sour path is DER the wintry sea, midst darkness,
storm and foam,
Where the great thunder comes to rock the dark
wild wave, our home
We come to shake the gloomy vale, to haunt
your lonely bowers, ..
And sweep the trembling forest-lyre through the
long wintry hours,
''To bear affair each leaf of bloom---through hall
and minister dim
To send at night our billowy moan and roll our
mighty hymn" 5:
One boon we crave, ye rushing winds, We herads
from the dead !!
We ask it with tear, o Winds ere ye for aye
be fed.
Whilst DER that high, untrodden Cline yon
land ofsmiles and light, 7'a
And through its Amaranthine wales ye held
] your bamy fight, 81 -
Beside the never-failing streams that sleep un-
troubled there,
Saw ye the lost, the loved of ours, the good, the
young, the fair2 ff y ~ ~ HahtM
% tell, If from those blessed hills and sl.ies for
= ever clear, i 81 Ea4s3 al lbatD6as.
They sometimes send one burning thought to
frends that inger here.
"We've roved that far, celestial shore, those sweet
~ and tranquil streams, 70 fslstt
Whose golden hours DER spotless souls glide soft
like gorgeous dreams;
We've famed their shining garments fair in
aA zephyrs sweet aud mild, 1874 $50.
And they spoke not, though their bright lips
moved, but looked on us and smiled;
For they knew that we would whisper back
as some tidings TO your shore, ''aaeea
OF those who toiled, and bowed, and wept, but
l. smiled and wept no more l.,.fa,., ,..
~ WSds World, October, 1862.
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MAKE BEGINNINa.--If you do not
begin, you will never come to- the end.---
The frst weed pulled in VIE garden, the
first seed set 10 the ground, sthe, first sbii-
ling put is the savings bank and the FIRST
mile travelled on a journey, are all i'm
pertaut things; they make . beginning,
and thereby give Q hapesa promise, .
pledge, an assurance that you ARE In ear
nest With what you have undertaken.a-
How many aapooy, idle, erring, hesitsting
outcast Is now creeping his way through
the world, who might have held upi lis
head and prospered, .if instead Of putting
of hisiresdntions Of ams6dmont and in
dustsy, he had only made bsginhingA
The fable Of ST. Dennis, who lifted up his
head from the ground after decapitatiou,
and walked away with il; was drawn By
Sir Joshua Reynolds, withsthe legend M
sderneath: tIe il but the first step which
is difieult., Sag q sssss tes
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.fMlisr elIanfous.
For, tie Southern Egiis.
A LIFE SKETCH. Z.
By MINNIE.

.la ""stay, winged thought! I fam, would
question thee. ,1 ..'.,5
Strange words these, to fall from such
rosy lips, What need of such q bright,
/ beautiful being questioning thoughts, and
painful ones evidently. as with . shadow
of care, Winnie Robelle sests herself 1T
the open easement, where the twilight
shadows seem 80 we'll calculated to WOO
her to pensive reyerie.
aDreeming, Winnie ~ and the sweet
face turned from the broken reyerie to en-
counter the form, who had stolen upon
her 70 soobssryedly, HoH Der trembling
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ELL.:.I.GE,.: !, I! J !. ] !
Doiitits AMI 0MeraI 3
WHEN THE NIGHT AND TEMPEST CLOSE
OCTOBER Is. 1862.

few weeks ago, and so I All determined "a q
keep my eye on you, Brother John bas
got home now, and he says that Il he
catches the fellow, he'll ring his neck for
him, and | amt sure but you're the good
for-nothing rascal, after all ~ ''7' 2
Reader did you ever take a shower
bath. '''t'S~--,'-s-S,-4f'5 tf'% H'@"
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The HUMAN VoIcE.-The swsetest
music IS not IN the oratorio, but ii The
human voice when Il speaks rom iii To-
slant life.touesiaof tenderness, tgutk d
courage. The oratorio has lost its reIk-
tion to the smorning, % the sub, To- tEe
earth; but that psrsuading soice u III
tune withsthese. Emerson.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-25

,al 1Gsr tsLook here, you boy, you're an
noying me very much, = said . nervousiola
,gentleman toan ,urchin who was muuching
candy with ansin6nise gsste atrthe thesste
thelotheri evening. ssNo, i aia't, neitlR
ler,is returned the little urchiny slsm d
gnawing this' ere hunk, aliases candy.',
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eyelids quivsred! and the neither lip closed
firmly as if to stiae rising sigh
".Dreaming!'' What tide Of feeling
swept over her dropping soul for unwit-
tingly she had been, alas only dreaming;
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BG Rowland Hill was always annoy
ed when there happened to be any noise
10 the chapel, or when anything happen
ed to divert the attention of his hearers
from what he was saying. On one occa-
sion, few days before bis death, be was
preaching to one Of the most crowded
CONGREGATIONS that ever assembled to hear
him. In the middle Of his discouYse he
observed commotion in tie gallery
For some time he took no notice of il,
but finding it increasing, he paused in his
sermon, and looking in the direction in
whichdthe confusion prevailed, he ex-
clailned.:5i os Is ays1 4fslHi4
whats the matter there? The devil
seems to have got among you."5
"No, sir, it arn't the devil as is doing
Il; is's d fat lady wot'.s tainted, and she
is very fat'un, sir, as don't seem likely
to come to again in hurry"
ooh, that's it, is it?" observed Mr..
Hill, drawing his hand across his chin,
then / beg the lady's pardon--and the
devils too, q aga.
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8, no. II really cannot sing, cir, lwas
The reply of o young girl ~ the repeated
request of an empty fap. 81 am rather
inclined 70 believe miss, K rejoiued hs
with . smirk, "thats yon are fishing for
G9mplimenta." en-, sir, = exclaimed the
lady, AZ never ,ish in ssoh a. skollbp
stredni, s,fn .,y,, s.ass,.ls atsi al,,,,,. -,
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sroITYlo.lIL WI 4S I'll

% ARTEMus WARb's ToAsT. -li.Artemus
Ward, being present at q celebration and
exhibition, was called upon for d speech,
when he replied in d toast to the isphair
SEX: 80 iSgai .ztaaos sdi III qsfdR.sss ~
a:ii Ladies, ses I, tarnin to the beautiful
femails whose presents was perphumin
the fare growDd, | hope you're enjoying
yourselves on this occashuu, and that
lemiuaid and ice wotter of which you air
drinking, may not go agin you. May you
alters be as fare as the son, as bright 40
the moon, and as butiful as any army
with Union aags--also plenty Of good
close to wair. a" Is A. ~ @
90 To your commonly kawled the
pbair sex, we air Indicted for our borniu,
as well as many luther blessins in these
low crowns of sorro. Yure LIST muther
was lady and all her dawters is ditto,
and none but lo6n kuss will say word
agin yu. Hopin that no waive Of trubbel
may ever roll akross your peaceful brests,
/ konclude these remarks with the foller-
in centyment: a
.. Woman-She is a good egg.
\. q - 4
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SUBEIME. = The maiden wept, and I
said, Why weepest thou r. she an
lswered NOT, neither did she speak, and I
said again, .sWhJ weepest J thou, iar
& she' turned her fearful eyes On m5 ana
said- alpi ~ atiliog hsllils an stFa ooa =
: awbaes that to your MIND your osh
business. " lAtisTek 1isSSs faf h7Fls ~ y
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-25

"MoRE An old gentleman who
was always Dragging how folks used to
workin his younger days, one day chal-
lenged his two sons To pitch on a load Of
bay as fast as be could load II. The chal-
lepge was accepted, the haywagon driven
round and the trial Conimenced. For some
time the old man held his own-very cred
itably, calling onf, SHORE bayw Thicker
and faster it came, The old man was
nearly, covered |; still he kept crying,
SHORE hay! more hayr At length,
struggling to keep on top of the ill-arrang-
ed heap; ii began first to roll, then to slide,
and a, last off it went from the wagon,
and the old man with it. "What are you
down here for?s cried the boys.a9ssI
came down after hay Y answered the old
man, stoutly- rcd .aalanizsd 90 ,iasb sasai
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b9gi,i lesai~t ae 81. 1la~a9 gaapHt
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