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HoWs MS History OF Virginia. History cf Virginia. from Its
and settlement by Europeans 70 the present time by
Robert & Hosison Esq Syo Volume contains the
History Of the Colony the Peace Of Paris In lT6S Volume
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the State published.
History Of the Valley Of Virginia. bv Samuel KereheyA vol
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embracing account Of the various Expeditions In the west
prev 1885, Also Biographical Sketches OF o EbeneIer
Zane Major AOuoch, LeSs wetz General Daniel BoAdheAd
Andrew Lewis Opt samuel BRADY, Col william Crawford
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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-26
he War.

We have through the Lynchburg papers, some fuller
details OF the disaster at Fort Doncson. The only mi
CATION to the reverse the gallant and ongsustansd
efforts made BY our men. They deserved, if they did
not win the victory. They appear to have yielded only
after four days continuous fighting against four times
their number from sheer INABILITY to fight any longer
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-26

The croakers have bad rich carnival They have de-
nous rated by abundant arguments 10 their own safSe
on and that of every body ese who will listen to their
gubious twsdd!c tina: it's all over with the Southern
CJufedaracy We are hopslesly cor qusred-iorced to
PISS under the hated yoke Of the dssardly Yankees
not loop hole for escape Well, enough is enough
.vas had their day and their say hope they will
SHUT up and give Iee TO OF sense action and resc-
Ia on Our recent reverses, brought upon Us by the
lev Of delIy and the remissnsss Of the authorities,
are not pleasant themes dwell upon but they have not
broken the backbone OF the Rebellion" and they may
be blessings in disguise We already some good Of
.e,ts from them They rousing th, people to hit
sense of the deadly struggle in which we are engaged
and inspiring every with the determination TO do or
dis. They are teaching tia. We must charge the
character Of the COZ hc;. we must wage war with a
spirit and determination worthy OF the Cause and com
m.usurate with the precious issues at stake. We must
fol invaders Of our homes, but must carry sword
and f,ggo, their own fresides.
These disasters have 6Ierted happy irAlence not on
" on the people, bu: the Government The system
which has prevailed, is palpabe failure. Ia su, h
an emergency as this, no one man Can do every
tug every department of the service requires the vey
a,lss. and most vigorous head the land supply
TITS necessity so obTioas that the EXTREMIST degree
OF human obstinacy longer contest it, We may,
therefore, confidently rely upon new nfusios of vgor
into the Administration, and such exhibition of
Agod patriotism and ardor will rally the who'll
try as one mac to the common Cause.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-26
The Prs.Iden,. Me.sage.

The President makes candid and frank confession OF
our recent rsverses Very justly, he does not regard
them as vital to our Cause; but they will entail long
var upon u.s. That long ensures our independence,
and the ultimate confusion and ruin Of the Yankees
On some points, present and future public opinion will
Her with the President Toe present Administration
may have done all they could to obtain arms and ammu
milton and sesplaed steamers from Europe; but it is
i,ul, to believe that more energetic men might not
ave effected far important results. OF this how
ever il s now useless to speaS The mischief has been
done The President also speaks in cougrauatory terms
Of the mall sum spent by one hundred and seventy
nillions-oompared with the immense amount squlrder
9 by the enemy. Tits is penny-Wise and pound ioo-
ish and has been one of greatest msfortunGs. II
We had spent three times much as We have, it would
ave been money wisely invested, if it had made us i'm
oreVnable and delivered US from Yankee raids.
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rHE soHsTITUTIOH-sTATs RlsATs.
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wUpNEsDAY MORNING, Fab. &c, 1854.
ToCORRRSPONDENTs.

- Lsrs on business addressed 70 s "Ed'tor Of
70 Wig"
Articles tOrisn boa sdSs of paper OtH not b psoA
d. TAis Is rule Of long Standing, ought 70 Do hosO" 70 az
nd ,O IN no casa 30 departed o Obituary RocSS sScSsd
90 .GoAt lines are charged for as advertisements.
- Va Oaaaos undertake 10 return rejected coAH'SaScdo
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Tobacco and Couon-A Public Meeting.

Attention is called to the notice for public meeting
this evening" the City Hail. for the purpose of taking
steps TO secure the Tobacco and Cotton Of the South
from the possibility of falling into the hands of the Yam
kaes
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HENErtAL ORDER.

AryCrNNr GLNytNL's oTyIOE,
Wig MA, Erb. 2', 1852.
zEsV rrr rrI tse volunteer s'.y-- required % n
MI F.fr -.r8e c1-lua1 fm ne'is' ely Ing TO r." 80
m g.. O. BE- Ir-tI ths 0b'es chhrssi VIA ne enroll
-a 1'l and s &c IN ai-d 10 me as -rAt Tor $50
we
p--,-G vA' have enrol a. 1y o. such rer-ui', Will
ur H ION DE failure i.Ir, fha AcI 4a-t GsnrrA.
v-r.-s ss fr rr1 "a service l-s'el 70 re-
pos O. is Cs a. erty possible speclS as 4e company
tley VIII g. Il.1.
tss-s. wN HI RICHARDsoS Al Ge1l
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fe2i-lN

RICHMOND, Feb. "a, 1852. I
TUyHE Ordinance the Confederate States will receive
and pay al satpetre, msde nd delivered befrs
l ths rate Of nifty cents pound Any
.x,es,of mpurtes owe hvi per cent WI bs deduc ed.
PAYMENTS he md Railroad receipts specifying the nun
Der Of poundI shipped
PSksges will be directed tbs Ordnance once" Richmond
Va Aus us;A, Ga, or montgomery, hl
- J. GcR4As, Lieut. Col.
feqs-6, Chief Of ordnance.
KRhnond Oh X-ieston, Augusta, Montgomery, Mobile NJ m
pIlg nj New Orleans ri pas publish
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PL ANrRRN az CnrroN AND TOaACCO 20

OST LAly'I WATCH, Clay str ct between Sd and
~ ~ streets. set IA dNnondi The nnder vi oe -eh
" Ia upon .eAvns IL Al MS once tsAo-a
PLANTERS or COTTON AND TOBACCO TO
me RTSCUEl
IN veg Of ts that TIE and co-hs1tion OF Gotten
an ,c-o. nong ,h= line ctl OF ruth ess
usa=s soantry must nue 70 Dc - while
% In 'obo otNsu We tne M
d-rs ga-l c - several names de
sire &c he so ha-ners interested the tgthg q tie present
cp Crts great Il PIES Of the , AZ meet NJ - Dc
&c Cy Hall his (Ge IN siay) sysnli ~ ~ o1Sk
W 7 WIrHERs. Mia,
? MARSdALL co
YORK, La,
J. " sM tn, Miss,
GEOgfE TORSY, do
J W MO0RF.
L BuRNETT.
". dLtPP, Miss,
II GaENS, n @,
q W NEWTON, Va,
RR BRIpGEs, n q,
All ARLINGTON, NO,
wv HUBBARD, Va,
A. HOPKINS. "A,
t.-f--t wALKER B2OJKE, Ais.
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DtRGNINs IN OVER OOArS.-AIt toe seA'On Is al.
ID vanctd We are onerng bargains In all kinds ~
Coats wshave lot Of Choice Grey Military over Coats,
for 0eers and PVaes 70 which we call attehon being the
beat In market BALDWIN WILLIAMS
fes 1l6 and lis, Main street,
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-26

Also bill 10 carry into tfsc the latter prt Of the
I'd clause Of the 9Th SECTION Of the Is, article Of the
Constitution Of the Confederate Safes Of America
This clause relates to the admission TO seats on the
door Of the House OF Representatives members Of the
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-26
sTTENTiON.

TTTg lndcrsynd3 propose tase company OF Lsht lt
a.T a-y BE- enlisted Tor IN We happy sNLA
nv arc u1-r procured he Which lIsl
nj be pa 81 t,ssyhsr vr al eq1i2 nens as soon sAA
a. QUE G. npArv 's Mastered into service
40 N s. urld ike 70 z, wi'h and share ~ a.
tsr rrrl=s 20 Esr T appeal % rcr inrsArt
rl BESIDES tlc b-uaty OF So u7if1r .,
b14-I rai ll-r-s be tuslh.d ve Application nav be
q cur r- Huz C.e Gsla. between ilh A7t So sts
Ur a. t-- : Ire II Johnston BrA-li1 -
M4RMADCKE JOHNSON,
JOHN ". DKtN. FORD,
&c ~ ALEXANDER B GtIIyN
VDg=LEz wANrED.-wAl.el. st TIE Camp q Esrt
ID a-I-ry IntracIor, tneW Fair Goiads) 'onPeteAi
EUrr-
vars wI ps'i. good uAtenre Ali qlAt rs srt h-
81 AgsiE sta Hsstg Iartcis on tar quad. CTS
NCED-Bya vrgia LAZY O. gxpe irncs, Who quail
w asa 90 insrl,t English htAa he's, sltla as
T. ~ o. sOu % going Nh F5r ~ ,hs- ,r'easEs'
a1d-rs LassIr Ms n.
fZG G Box 10. R'cluo d. Va.
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nLPSPPgdISr; Oh Lemon; Oh BsrsanOa,; Cod Liver Gil
" u.s. re.eiTsIb 81 Up DUAL Drusgst.
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NOIICE.

HrEEBY inirn the plbic that ny vi Selma James, hAs
Ia and 20 live, has sstab ished a
blArdn hog there Ithsref fo.td al msreh and other
pc pc 70 credit he RAID Sc ina James shan b.
spoasi I' for Nly deb shs may eoairacL
viii nJta-v. Va. ny 20, is6L ie24-ius
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NOTICE.

~ DE- % GoujI % the srats siaet under a o. the
II p Faaa ST. viii receive IN coin N, amount
toup -d lt March ls52 BY pres-ntnz sam Al tbs
Treasury Ia ts city, the any Of the Tea
sur-rs - De oslcs The Confederate tes al Noble MASH
vIla VI ngon ami savannah and a. teal ak ALABAMA
- AFTER that dAts
fsh-lw EoILtORE, Treas os
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MOST V,EUABLE Pb'vATE RRsIOEHC'

Tl3-Ia JlHNsON, llVNHhA 4 OItl
MOST VsEUABLE WAITE REsIOESC1
vi oa Grace, o. Nv cen 6t and IA streets,
WtGs vstssntl q attached for s1I At he request
Wm A. sAsfarl lEho has lusrhuei larg r
l. the ght1 hood lf-r 70 sale the
valuable real Ns oEnei AMI occrpel by him r. ot
has front 90 lG e aud dsr'h OF 10 feet 70 vide alley
TIE tz-frg VEL IA niaute dsscrpt n J. deeu "a
usc-kry The dwell -g I'll b. separate tbs vacant
Doc 70 aD 's 20 t1e sect. As-mAy agreed
Possession .iy-u ab1l- the g d n. next
TIE 1-alu Of % property uni3srsay admitted % te
An1-g me bss; IN Ill els.
f.l5-s. G1D-IN A Ape snN Aucis
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NOTICE.

II ,vISG heretofore cNArv-l par InurHne eNnsy
III T. sliy having bal several e9n7lNrt In 70.
80 charge % fIgTe have gned 500 -
tss lie JJHSsOS, YOUNGER DIZZY
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snnCANRs PBVuGARDNRH RYE wHtsE

ebOO years old Uoles 3, the so cases q Oh
t4tln Nyr Wulky, % bottles % he 50 hae Of bun
grar csbigc other brandt Of WHISKY very old and
zoe 40 Ks 90 AdunAat ne Ctndls; 100 BoRet o. rAoE
Calss uJ B-K o. Tobacco 500 lies clover and N 'ohJ
Hy, Bsi OAta aOgL seed Ot Peach Brandy, ,,y Aat
good assoren:C g family soee n store AID sale by
ROBERT A. K DABNEY,
f26 Corner Of froai q a, Rishmoni, Va
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ION las. COOPEsA' ISINGLAsS Jel Is,
PETEksON o., Drugsss,
tsiT l55 AAn At
nUTARABIC.-sO bales Gum Arabic 500 70 200 Ii. each
NJ Tar als h. nDVE A
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and remain yours respectfully,
T. ". MacAahon,
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-26

NV the Noh CkroaA ard the Richmond and D.
vi ie EAlrozds b-tEten Green bo-o Ani DALvis -BY
ty gained tire ca Are- Of the Pednrnt R'ircad
hA h Of 90 the said RAJ Id zths Aa
C1rs on - ~ The Rhnost aud DAnys Railroad Conpluy,
sailrday ne 5h MAcl next Subscribers vi pay Five Dol
lars per tlAIs - he tusCf slbscr bing
LEwIS q. HAavIE
A. Y Stokes, lCcmr's
fs24-u THl ~ BR)oKENBROUG4 \
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PlEDuONT RAILROAD COMPANY,

u ACON.loto3 10 prime country Bacon. received &C
ID g1nent, Tor sac - A. \. stokes a Co
les Cor. IS and Cary sts
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RAkER's PRRWIUm BITTEaS yell EnO.n
- I'm Naa be had o. All prominent DrUgss In the ~
o. Aehmoa4 Aao 20 ceas doEn will be paid for al
empty Borla a. Near sEADg& RAEEIs, and < " FOwNRs,
Drugz Nsi1 street ds for Baker, Bit:erS npty I'D
a. usaAl, ~ addiesilny n BAKER, Prop'r.
tch Va
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NOTICE.
ORDINANCE OYPTCR

secretary Of State ad. IN.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-26
COTTON AND TOBACCO

On motion of Mr.. PHELAN, of Miss it was
Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs De
instructed TO enquire into the eIpedencJ Of taking pos
session and control by the Government of all the CO..
ton, tobacco, and other products within the limits OF
the Confederate Staes, With view to the destruction
OF said products or any portion thereof whenever the
same may be threatened with capture by the emf mics oil
the country and that said committee report as soon
as possible by bill or otherwise.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-26

NKANTED-N situation 70 enc Of tbs general HoIptAh
W e souiheru CJafslsrAsy superintendent asEsAzt
uuris Satisfactory reference gwen
AdireN M,
fs45 - At this once.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-26

NE HENaY EAYtoN O2TI1IAS, formerly Of Petersburg,
w h-1 eHiel himself A. No 81 Main
s,iel slte3 hose Sh''s Sight nesd Improving
We, th' underss Ell take pleasure Mr. Henry
k'Yt % The eze Petersburg and irg country -
us = cnst e-Aoe merit tiled him md foepd
that suited With pcAcls better We coui hay cone
And sgnt Of maaEniu very Inport.nt st
o. All 1te r1 rrqurela eat dsA kaoulsdgs ana
Al ten znphl q y DC isvs NJ. Kayton asessst NJ
DAvIOMAY
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-04
Politenress.

There is nothing more difficult to attain,
or necessary to possess, than perfect good
breeding, which is equally inconsistent
with stiff formality, an impertinent for
wardness, and awkward bashfulness. A
little ceremony is sometimes necessary a
certain degree of firmness is absolutely SO,
and an awkward modesty is extremely un-
becoming. In mixed companies, whoever
is admitted to take part in them, is, for
the time at least, supposed to be upon a
footing Of equality with the rest, and con-
sequently every one claims, and very just
ly, every mark of civility and good-breed-
ing. Ease is allowed, but carelessness
and negligence are strictly forbidden
There it nothing so little forgiven as a
seeming inattention to the person who
is speaking to you. We have seen many
persons, who, while you are speaking to
them, instead of looking at and attending
to you, fix their eyes upon the ceiling or
some other part of the room, look out at
the window, lift book or newspaper, and
read it. Nothing discovers little, fu-
tile, frivolus mind, more than this, and
nothing is so Extensively ill-bred. Be as
sured that the profoundest learning, with
out good breeding, is unwelcome and tire
some pedantry. A man who is not we'll
bred, is unfit for good society, and is un-
welcome in it. Make, then, good breeding
the great object Of your thoughts and &C
tions. Observe carefully the behavior and
manner of those who are distinguished by
their good breeding. Initiate and endeav-
or to excel, that you may at least equal
them. sObserve how it adorns merit, and
how often it covers the want of it.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-04
Our Changing Climate.

The following beautiful passage is by
Washington Irving: .aa sd.
"Here let us say word in favor of
those vicissitudes of our climate, which
are SO often made the subject of excessive
repining. If they annoy us today, they
give us one of the most beautiful climates
in the world. They give us the brilliant
sunshine Of the south of Europe, with
the fresh verdure of the north. They
float our summer sky with gorgeous tints
of feecy wilderness, and send down cool
ing showers to refresh the painting earth
and keep it green. Our seasons are full
of sublimity and beauty.
"Winter with us hath none of its pro-
verbal gloom. 1t may have its bowling
winds and chilling frosts, and whirling
snow-storms; but it has also its long in
tervals of cloudness sunshine, when the
snow-clad earth gives redoubled brightness
to the day, when at night the stars beam
with intensest lustre, or the moon floods
the whole landscape with her most limpid
radiance. And the joyous outbreak Of
our spring, bursting at once into leaf and
blossom, redundant with vegetation, and
vociferous with life; and the splendor Of
summer--its morning voluptuousness and
evening glory-its airy palaces of sunlit
clouds piled upon deep azure sky and
its gusts or tempests of almost tropical
grandeur.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-04

REFLECTIONS OF A BAcHELoR. May
all good angels guard me from women
with soft eyes and gentle ways! Your
bold, strong women are never dangerous
they always attempt to carry your heart
by storm, which inevitably calls strong
resistance, and ends in their discontinue
while your soft-eyed, gentle woman
steals, like the dews on the flower, inch
by inch into your heart, and her being is
actually incorporated in yours, and she
circulates through your blood. Her very
gentleness is the chain Of adamant that
letters every limb; you feel not your cap
tivity, and set her up IN the tabernacle Of
your heart and worship every smile. May
all good angels, Isay again, preserve me
from soft-eyed, gentle women, or my BACH
'elor days would BE- numbered.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-04
A HEROIC WoMAN.-We are told that

A HEROIC WoMAN.-We are told that
one day last week as a lady with four
small children, living in Walnut Hill, in
this county, was going from Centralia to
her home, the horse attached to the car
rage in which she was riding became
frightened and unmanageable just as they
were crossing bridge, upsetting and
throwing the carriage with its precious
freight into the stream. The lady imme-
diately extricated herself, and began try
ing to save the children, by taking them
from the water, which was nearly up to
her throat in depth, and placing them on
parts of the vehicle that was not snbmerg-
ed. With great exertion she saved them
all but the babe, which was drowned.
Such acts of heroism and devotion are
rarely seen, and are only known when q
mother is concerned. The babe was sub
sequently found, lodged in drift under
the bridge. Salem ca. } Advocate.
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VOL. VINO. 40.


PRETTY STRoNG.-A manufacturer
and dealer in quack medicines recently
wrote to friend for q strong recommen-,
dation for his (the manufacturer's) BAL.
SAM In a few days he received the fol-
lowing, which we call pretty strong: Dear:
Sir The land composing this farm has
hitherto been SO poor that Scotchman
could not get living off Of it, and SO sto-
ny that we had to slice our potatoes and
plant them edgewise; but hearing of your
balsam, put some on the corner Of ten
acre field, surrounded by rail fence, and
in the morning found that the rock had
entirely disappeared, a neat stone wall en-
circled the field, and the rails were split
into fire-wood and piled up symmetrically
in my back yard. L put half an ounce 10
the middle Of huckleberry swamp; in
two days it was cleared of, planted with
corn and pumpkins, and row of peach
trees in full blossom through the middle.
AS an evidence of its tremendous strength,
[ would say that it drew striking like
ness Of my eldest son, drew him out of a
mill-pond, drew blister all over his
stomach, drew a load of potatoes four
miles to market, and eventually drew
prize Of ninety-seven dollars in lottery
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nay A traveller in one OF the western
steamboats,, recently, landed near his
home, and as the boat was about to leave,
be bawled out: ssttasl91 hfsa ii9 A
~ aHalloo, captain, there's something
missing here. = 800 Z sile't,AsI.atg 4
"W6at is it," asked the captain, IS the
boat put back. n
Hang me If T can recollect now, r said
the traveller; 'slet me see here's All my
trunks, boxes, two dogs, gun, and oh,
thunder its my wife and little gal, that
are asleep in the cabin I knew there was
something missing" . ~ .s.,..., ~ y ! HI
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-04

WHY He DID Nor SPECULATE
Many a glorious speculation has failed for
the same good reason that the old Texan
ranger gave when he was asked why he
didn't buy land when it was dog cheap.
aWell, I did come nigh on to taking eight
thousand acres "onest," said old Joe,
mournfully. "You see, two of the boys
came in one day from an Indian hunt,
without any shoes, and offered me their
titles to the two leagues just below here
for pair of boots" "For a pair Of
boots !" we exclaimed. eyes for pair
of boots for each league" "But why on
earth did you not take it? They'd be
worth one hundred thousand dollars to-
day. Why didn't you give them the
boots?" s'Jest because I didn't have
the boots to give" said old Joe, as be
took another chew of tobacco, quite as
contented as if he owned two hundred
leagues of land.
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MiseGllanfous.
CONFESSIONS OF A CoaUETTE.
BY MYRA vANE.

Why is it that I love only dark, fierce
beauty, and hate azure eyes, and rosebud
lips, and sunny hair? Years ago learn
ed this; for pair of blue eyes stole the
light of my life away, and mass Of gold
en- curls futtered between mo and happi-
ness. It is an old grave, shut up and
sodded over; but Twill go back and open
it tonight; for 1 am lonely. My head is
giddy with the sound of music and the
glare of gas and my heart is sick with gay
words spoken by those whose eyes were
wild with sorrow, and gayer laughs
through which, like the fall Of clods on a
cvfiu, struggles up the ring of death.
How many broken hearts are there here
tonight, wrapped up and hidden beneath
satin robes, and blazing jewels, and be-
willering smiles There is one, / know ;
I feel it beating. Shall | tell you its
story? / will leave the giddy dance and
unholy niirth, and shut myself up in this
tiny room, at the door Of which | lay of
my Jewels and smiles.
Smuggling up from the days Of my in
fancy, comes memory of walking about
ID nfeat mansion, nestled down among
the Ills, like song bird in q forest, for
eyefy beauty Of its surroundings. All day
long I used to chase the butterflies down
the dancing stream, or gather great clus-
tiers Of the snow-white lilies, to wreathe
over the high, stiff, parlor mantel or sit
in the little clematis arbor, and dream Of
q sky that was bluer than that unrolled
above me, and q love that was brighter
than any that ever found its way within
those cold stone walls. 4
I had no father or mother. Far back
as could emember, there came no vision
Of meek, gentle face, or moist, loving
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-04

SWALLOWING A HoLE.-The other day
Charley, five years old, found one of those
curious bone-rimmed circles, which, I be-
lieve, ladies have named eyelets, while
playing in the garden, and swallowed it.
The family were in the house busily en-
gagged with work, when Charley ran in
with mouth wide open and eyes extended
to their utmost capacity. His mother
caught him by the arm, and trembling
with that deep anxiety which only
mother can feel, inquired
b "What is the matter? What has hap
pened?'
The urchin, all agape, managed to ar
ticulate--- ... .,.
"Water !"
1t was brought to him, when, after
drinking copiously, he exclaimed:
80, mother, I swallowed hole'
Swallowed a hole, Charley p
eyes, mother; swallowed hole with
a piece Of ivory around it p e