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Scr0fula, or Kings Evil,

is constitutional disease, a corruption of the
blood, by which this fluid becomes vitiated,
weak, and poor. Being in the circulation, it
pervades the whole body, and may burst out
in disease on any part of it. No organ is free
from its attacks, nor is there one which it may
not destroy. The scrofulous faint is variously
caused by mercurial disease, low living, dis
ordered or unhealthy food, impure air, filth
and filthy habits, the depressing vices, and,
above all, by the venercal infection. What
ever be its origin, it is hereditary in the con-
stitution, descending " from parents to children
unto the third and fourth generation )" indeed,
it seems to be the rod of Him who says, al
will visit the iniquities Of the fathers upon
their children"
Its effects commence by deposition from the
blood Of corrupt or ulaofous matter, which. in
the lungs, liver, and internal organs, is termed
tuberclcs: in the glands, swellings; and on
the surface, eruptions or sores. This foul cor
ruption, which gcnders in the blood, depresses
the energies Of life, so that scrofulous constitu-
tons not only suffer from scrofulous COM
plants, but they have far less power to with
stand the attacks Of other diseases; consc-
qucntly vast numbers perish by disorders
which, although not scrofulous in their nature,
are still rendered fatal by this faint in the
system. Most of the consumption which de-
climates the human family has its origin directly
in this scrofulous contamination; and many
destructive diseases Of the liver, kidneys, brain,
and, indeed. of all the organs, arise from OF
are aggravated by the same cause.
One quarter of all our people are scrofulous;
their persons are invaded by this lurking in
fiction, and their health is undermined by it.
To cleanse it from the system we must renovate
the blood by an Alternative medicine, and in
vigorate it by healthy food and exercise.
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Highland Nursery!
Sltsated 0ne Mile and a Half South Of Hi,b
land, DOniphan Comfy K.n..s

land, Doniphan County, Kansas.
Nhis Nursery vas commenced in the -
I Spring Of 1861. and nov cover. 10 ~
acres. containing $1,000 young Apple Tree. ~
varieties adapted to this climate; slso. CO.. "
Currants, Rhubarb Roots, &c. The snh.o.!Rsa
Also oden for sale $4,000 three wear Old anoss
stock, and hides young
Highland. A.su.. I Is. Ell, Pr'psissr.p
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SAREVE g. MACY,
ID II u GGIS s.

WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS.
II DIS. Shreve & Macy attend to the prac-
zoe Of Medicine and Surgery. They may be
found at the Drug Store, when not profession
Ally engaged feb. %, Soft
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s T owl 81

~ U w. " - " .
MORRIS &C n e NE 7
A RE on hand, as usual, With is.gs ana
terms of
Cock, ParIsr, and Heating Stoves,
comprising the latest and mostimpro'ed styies;
together With
TIN. COPPER. AND SHEET-IRON WARE,
in any quantity to suit the market-aii Of which
will be sold " dirt cheap" for the CASH:
We have also on hand
BAR IRON AND STEEL,
of cartons kinds. to suit the trade. And last,
though not least, we will keep complete as
sortmcnt of =. t..a =. a.. E.at
MOLINE PLOWS,
which, for good qualities. are unsurpassed oJ
any other in use. .r@ a-f .fs'
White Cloud, April S, ls60-ly. ..'a bios II
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HIDESy IIIDEsi HIDRsi =,
I'LL pay che hiSEGess narkss pie =
1so@ Nov 10 ysor.shiuaS. -
~. ~, 0-0 ABURl y. OA1~
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Caution to TrespaSsers.

v D. MARKHAM,
ATTORNEY AT LAW & REAL ESTATE AGENT
WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS,
NIILL practice in all tie Courts of Doni
w phan. Brown, and the adjoining Counties
pay taxes for non-residents, and buy and sell
lands. Particular attention paid to collections
n Kansas, Nebraska, and North w est Missouri
OFFICE ON MAIN r
jan. 20,f
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AYERS ~
Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla,


the most efectual remedy which the medical
skill of our times can devise for this every
where prevailing and fatal malady. 1t is COM
bined from the most active remedials that have
been discovered for the expurgation of this foul
disorder from the blood, and the rescue of the
system from its destructive consequences.
Hence it should be employed for the cure Of
not only Scrofula, but also those other affec-
tons which arise from it, such as ERrPTIvB
and SKIN DISEASES, Sr. ANrHoNY's FIRE.
RosE, or EnYsIrELAs, PINrLBs, PUsruLEs,
BLoTciIEs, BLAINs and BoILs. TUXoRs, TErTER
and SALT RHErx, ScALD HEAD, RINowoRN,
RHErNArIsM, SYrHILIrIc and MERcURIAL Dis
EASES, DROPsY, DYSPEPSIA, DEBILrrY, and,
indeed, ALL COMPLAINTS ARISING FROM VITA
TED Or IMPURs BLooD. The popular belief
in "inpwity Of the blood" is founded in truth,
for scrofula is a degeneration of the blood. The
particular purpose and virtue of this Sarsapa-
rilla is to purify and regcnerate this vital fluid,
without which sound health is impossible in
contaminated constitutions. |
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Ayers Cathartic Pills,

FOR THE CURE OF 80
Costirensss, Ja,1,diee, Dypspsid, Esdidsstion,
Dysente'y, Foul Stomach, E,ysfpslss, Headache,
Piles, Rheun,atisn, E,uptioas and Skin Diseases,
Lirer Complaint, Dyopsy, letter, Nunoss and
SAT- Rhe,am, Worms, Gomt, Neuralgia, a. q
Dinner Pin, and for Purifying the Blood.
They are sngar-coated, SO that the most ssnsi-
tive can take them pleasantly, and they are the
best aperient in the world for all the purposes Of
family physic. -
Price Is cents pr Boz; Five boxes for $l0o.
Great numbers Of Clergymen, PhyGcians, States
men, and eminent Percentages, have lent their
names to certify the unparalleled usefulness ofthese
remedies, but our space here will not permit the
insertion Of them. The Agents below named fur
nish gratis our AMERICAN ALMANAC in which they
are given; with also full descriptions of the above
complaints, and the treatment that should be fol.
lowed for their cure.
Do not be put off by unprincipled dealers with
other preparations they make more profit on
Demand AYERS. and take no Others The sick
want the best aid there il for them and they shoud
have il. -~- TITTH|TTI :,
All our remedies are ibf sale By l-l
Shreve & Macy, White Cloud,
Leigh 4 Shields, Iowa Point; -
II. e. Lett, Lafayette; e
Van Lear, Hardy L Co., st. Joseph;
And by Agents in every town in theIUnited
states. FT E--- doc. n, 60-ly.
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Or1a.~ of,Pubiicntion.

Order of RublfcntaOR. ,r
nuhe District Court Of the Second Judicial
District of the State Of Kansas, sitting in and
for the County Of Doniphan, for the trial OF
causes arising under the laws Of said State.
Eleanor A. Poulst zsiz :
and Alexis Poulet,
0Adsrths name, style and 'sE -
E. A. Poule. s Co.. cour. soase.
Harvey ". Forman. "a
-,ss John Afford, and zs's-
- John 8. Pemberton.
TIME plaintiffs, by E. j. Jenkins, their atso es
L ney, on the 18th day Of July, A. U. looS,
Hled IN affidavit in this action, showing "h.'
John s. Pemberton, one OF the defenoahe Ia
this action, is a non resident OF tue StaIe VI
Kansas, and cannot be served with process IS
.u;ng from this Court: it is therefore ordered
by the Clerk of said Court, in vacation, thas
the said job, S. Pemberton be notified, by pub
Iication in the White Cloud Kansas Chief, a
weekly newspaper published in the County Of
Doniphap, and State of Kansas, during SIX con-
secutiye weeks, of the tendency of this suit,
the object ofwhich is to obtain Judgment against
the said defendant for the sum OF One hundred
and Eighty nine Dollars and Taentyiour
Gents, with interest from date, at the rate OF
ten per cent. per annum; and unless ne plead
answer or demur to the plaintiffs petition
aeains. him filed. on or before the first day OF
October, A. D. 1862, such petition will be taken
a. true and confessed, and judgment rendered
accordingly. 49,.
In test anony whereof, have hereunto set
nv hand, and affixed the seal now in use oy
said Court, at Office, in Troy, this 10Th DAY Oh
July, A. D. 1862 c,
July 81, Is62-7w. Prs fee' $40
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Symptoms of a Diseased Live.

Dam in the right side, under the edge Of
l. the ribs, increase on pressure; sometimes
the pain j, in the left side; the patien;
rarely able to lie on the left side; sometimes
the pain is felt under the shoulder bl,dc,
and il frequently extend, to the top Of Ii.
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken fora
rheumatism in the arm. The stomach i
affected with los, of appetite and sickness,
the bowel, in general are costive, ,ometimu
alternative with lax; the head !, uoubid
with pain, accompanied with dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There is gene
rally considerable los, of memory, accun-
panied with 4 painful sensation of having
left undone something which ought to b"
been done. A slight, dry cough i, pm:-
times an attendant. The patient complains
Of WEAKNESS and debility; he j, easily started,
his feet are cold or burning, and he CON
plains Of Prickly sensation OF the Skin
his spirits arc low; and although he !, ,ati'
he'd that exercise would be beneficial to him.
yet he can scarcely summon up forttuds
enough to try it. In fact, he di,trus, ever
remedy. Several Of the above symptom,
attend the disease, but cases have occurred
where few of them existed, yet examination
OF the oody, after death, has shown the
LIVER to have been extensively deranged,
AGUE AND FEVER.
d.. MLANE;s LIVER Pills, IN cAsr "
AeuE AND FEVER, when taken with Quinlne,
are productive Of the most happy results. No
better eathartic can be used, preparatory %
Dr. after taking Ouinine. We would adsx
all who are afflicted with this disease ,ogu
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STAR CRACKER BAKERY

. = OOSEf n, MO. I'D" :
II McDiVITT, Proprietor,
EEPS constantly on hand all kinds Of
IL Crackers- at reduced prices. Orders 90
licited, and promptly attended to
april II, 62-3m = - ys,.. 70
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SIDNEY TESNEN

sInNEy reSNcN ....- CYRUS 9. CAMP
TENNENT g. CAMP, as...
TROY. DONfPHAN COUNTY, KANSAS,
ATTDRuDYs AT LAW
AND
SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY,
WILL practice in all the Courts of the
w Second Judicial District of the State Of
Kansas. Collections of allkinds will be prompt
" made and RENTED. Chancery and Admit
ton. Special regard paid to Land Office bust
ness. and to practice in the Supreme Court oil
said State, and of the United State
REFER TO
Hon. TRusrEN POLK, St. Louis Mo-; Hon.
las. Craig, st. Joseph, Mo-; bella i. HUGHEs,
Atchison, Kansas; Hon. Austin NTH, New
York; Hon. IaA HARRIS. New Yo &.
nov IA, 6l-tf.
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DIR. j. G.. AVER & CO.
LOWELL, MASS. IL
Price, 81 per Bottle Six Bottles fer o5.
Ayers Cherry Pectoral

has won for itself such renown for the cure Of
every variety Of Throat and Lung Complaint, that
it is entirely unnecessary for US to recount the
evidence Of its virtues, wherever it has been en-
ployed. As it has long been in constant use
throughout this section, we need not do more than
the people its quality is kept up to the best
it ever has been, and that it may be relied on to
do for their relief all it has ever been found to do.
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Weekly Brother jonathan. +.
(tE 1fthe bes. family papers published :
sne United States. a,
# iE,RMs.-One Copy, enc year, ei~S
-. Six Copies, one year, ~
Subscribers TO the Weekly Brother JoD.,D
reeene the splendid Christmas and founs
July FissefisEs gratis. B. H. DAY,
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L1(|N B L'R!!
Cheaper than Ever!
STEAM saw MILL
I'm EuuBlaSt!

VlHE undersigned, proprietors of tho White
l. Cloud Steam Saw Mill, take pleasure in
announcing to the public, that their mill is in
the very best order, and they have commences
operations for the season. They are prepared
to do saving Of every kind and descriptions, cd
the shortest notice They will saw. on TIM
halves, or for msney, very cheap. They vie
constantly keep on hand .-a.I
r- ALL KINDS OF LUMBER! aaI
which they will sell little cheaper than can
be had anywhere else, for Cash, or to good men
on short time. They have also an excellent
Lath Mill, and are prepared at all times to fur
nish LATHS in any quantity, at low rates.
can do just what we say.
e-' WIN. MAuCK l. SONS.
White Cloud, March II, ls59-tf.
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The Boston Commonwealth
PUBLISHED By
j. NJ. STONE,
No. ae, .Bromfield Street, Boston.

.TEaxs-Two Dollars year, payable always
In advance For Ten Dollars paid at one time
six copies will be sent for one year. For fif
teen Dollars paid at one time. ten copies OF the
paper will be sent for one year. Oct. ~.
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DIR. M'LANE'S VERNlIFUGF

DIR. M'LANE'S VERNlIFUGE
Will certainly effect a cure.
The universal success which has :,
tended the administration OF this prem.
alton has been such as to warran, u !,
pledging ourselves to the public TO
RETURN THE MONEY
in every instance where ii should prov. i1.:.
fectual: "providins the symptom, ,,t.niin,
the sickness Of the child or adul, ,halII
warrant the supposirion Of worm, being i:
cause" In all case, the Medicine to be ,y:,
IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIRECTION
We pledge ourselves to the public, thu
-.o Dr.. M'Lane's Vermituse
DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form; and that it i, an innoc,r,
preparation, not cap',bi. IF doiry d.
slightest Injury TO the most tender min.
.gf 80 Address all orders 10
FLEMING BROS, PIrrsuaGH, Pa.
HA Dealers aud Physicians ordering rm Others TIA,
Yssniug Brus win do we'll B., write tler sr-r, .sl,
and take bu. DR.. n Lsne's. prepared by g5sss,
Bros Fiftsburoh. ia. To ilrss wishing g', the,
stal, We viii Onward per mail. psf Jail to Pss
The United States box uf Pills for twelve ihr-s
postage ss>mps, vial II yartnilnss 90 f.rc-,
ihres-csnt stamps. All orlers from csasta
eompanis BY twenty cents extra
r. yor sals by Druggists an.: Country sssss k~yH
gsnsrally.
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agricultural.
Raising Turkeys.

A writer in the Dollar Newspaper says:
First. I never allow turkey to set until
about the middle Of May. They will COM
mence to lay early in April, but take their
eggs away as fast as laid, aud keep them un'
Ill they lay their second batch, which will
be finished about the second or third week in
May. then give her some eighteen or twen-
ty Of the eggs and let her set. Along about
the middle Of June she will he of. then
take her, put her with her young on an old
barn aoor. or other out-building that is dry,
and ieed on curd and cracked corn. Curd Is
the best for continual feed when the farmer
has plenty, but cracked corn or coarse meal,
mixed with lobbered milk, will answer about
equally rs we'll. After they have been in
doors for two or three days, or long enough
to get fairly ON their legs (fOr the turkey is
the weakest Of all fowl when young) let
them out. providing the weather is fine, and
there is no dew ON the grass. The great
reason why people cannot or do not raise tur-
keys is, because they turn them out as soon
as hatehed. and about the first wetting they
get they keel over ami die. To succeed in
raising turkeys therefore. you must keep
them dry until at least ten weeks old, when
they will stand as much water rs other fowls
geese and ducks excepted. 0f course,
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Army and Navy.

The War Department have advices that
large additions have been made to the rebel
armies, by the conscription forcing into the
ranks every white man and mulatto between
20 and GO years of. age. The army 10 Vir-
ginia has in this way been reinforced by co..
900 men, but they are not effective soldiers
now. but will become good soldiers IN few
months. should the war continue 30 long
It Is ON this account that II has been deter
mined to open camp Of instruction at An.
napolis under Gen. Wool, for SC. 900 soldiers
to be increased 10 100000 as soon as the
camp il placed in operation. II volunteers
enough do not offer. draft will doubtless be
called for. II il understood that these troops
are not to be used until the Fall campaign
opens. and should the war be closed before
that time, the camp will SEQ but little hard
or Dangerous service, and will pass pleas
ant Summer at Annapols.-7ri6une.
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A Chapter for tho Mon.

Very frequently do wonder why there Is
30 much said to the women about making
home happy, and nothing said to the "lords
OF creation" Does any ono suppose that
they are 30 perfect that they do not need ed
vice? Are they always kind and cheerful,
and do they never speak cross? A woman
may try to make her home pleasant and com.
Portable. and the children happy and con.
tented, but it is all in vain if the husband
comes in moody. a sudden chill Is thrown
over the merry group-the household is
gloomy and silent, the cross man has cast his
shadow. Why did he allow that irown to
shade his brow rs he entered? He did not
need to speak cross at his wife and snap ut
his children-they surely did not deserve il.
Such action only tends to ALLEVIATE the aicc-
tions Of his family, and there is nothing
more than to lose the affections OF ones homo
friends. do wish for the sake Of my sex,
that those who have so much good advice 70
giye, would let tho men have little. l
know Of no class that needs moro than these
"rulers" of the household. Don't fret and
scold If the least thing is out Of order, never
noticing the thousand and ten things prepar'
ed expressly for their comfort? Don't they
raise a row among the children. scolding one,
boxing another, whipping third, making
music that is anything but pleasant to hcarf
Don't they have the sulks week on stretch
when nobody, not even themselves, knows
any cause for IL? tell you the men are
any thing but perfect. There are some noble
exceptions, admit, but they are few. / do
not mean to condemn oil for the faults oi the
majority. In more than half the families
where there 10 discord and strife, men aro the
most to blame, and ] hope we shall hear less
scoldng OF the women for the errors OF the
"sterher ser" "a. r., in the Rural Nec
V..I..
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Iyc,prs,s or ,ur B.rrLr or Prrsbuao

INCIDENTS or rnx BATTLE or PrrsprRo
L.Spryo.-Two Kentucky regiments met
face to face, and fought each other with ter.
rible resolution. and II happened that ono Of
the Federal soldiers wounded and capturcd
hi, brother, and after handing him back be-
gan firing at man near o tree, when the
captured brother called to him and said,
"don't shoot .herea any more-shat's father"
A federal volunteer and rebel soldier
were found dead with hands clasped. II Is
that they fell side BY side. moEtally
wounded, and making friends, died in peace.
What contrast to the spectacle around!
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Gbe Unio11 &yoarnl.
Col. Plaisted's oficial Report.

Below we give the official report Of Col.
Plaisted, Of the llth Maine regiment, OF the
part taken BY this regiment in the battle OF
the "Seyen Pines" or "Fair Oaks. 1t will
be remembered that this regiment belongs to
Gen. Casey's division. which was go disgrace
fully spoken Of ln.Gcn. McLellan's dispatch
to the War Department. From the report
Of Col. Plaisted, and from all other sources
Of information at our command, we are ire.
slstibly led to the conclusion that no part oi
the stigma cast upon Gen. Casey's division,
by what appears to be hasty dispatch oil
tho Commander-in. Chief, attaches to the llth
Maine. In justice to this regiment OF our
State, we give the official report Of its CON-
lnandcr. 1t is as follows:
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hired house. but home Of his own. TO 70
for rest and refreshing, q dear asylum from
uncertainty and care! and though tho
ruthless blast has not always spared the
hearth.stoue, and the keenest pang has been
when for the last time tho foot crossed the
threshold, who that has heart but has
thanked God that he had at least once had .
home9 Subtract the knowledse and expert.
cnce Of homo that be can call his own from
a mans life, and you have subtracted ono Of
the most exquisite pleasures vouchsafed the
human heart-a pleasure cheaply purchased
at the cost Of any personal sacriace.-Monih
iy Religious Magazine.
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in the battle Of "Seven Pines" was such a,
will meet the appreciation Of the Command
ing General. have the homer to DO, Sir,
Very respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
II. NJ. PLAisrEp.
Col. Com'g llth Reg. Me. Vols.
To Capt. GEo. II. JOHNSTON, !
A. A. Gen. Naglee's brig.
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A CnLD's PRAYER ron THE COUNTRY.
can do as much as my doar little friend Ro.
bic did the other night, and none Of us can
do any more "Dear Lord, don't know cx.
actly what to ask for my country; but do,
please, dear Lord, fits II all right"-"Don't
you believe, II We all beg Him to, lie will
FIX it all right?" ..l.-. i
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QrsSrrr or fOop rOR oIEy.-Trequen,
observations have shown that an or will con-
sumo two per cent. OF his weight of hay per
day to maintain his condition. II pu, to
moderate labor. an increase Of this quantity
to three per cent. will enable him to perform
his work, and still maintain his aesh. lfhe
Is to be fattcd, he requires four and half
per cent. Of his weight daily in nutritious
food.-Miehigdn Farmer.
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To Cras SHKkr SKINS Win rnK Wool ON.
Take a teaspooutul Of alum, and two Of
'saltpetre; pulverirs well, and mix together
thoroughly. Sprinkle this powder upon the
assh side Of the skin, and fold together with
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Orders for printing are respectfully solicited, -
every attention will be paid to meet the wants and
wishes Of customers.
oFFICE-Hesper Biseh, Liberty 81.
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y Live within your income, whatever il
is. Avoid poverty IL you can; but have
philosophy to meet it, If it should overtakc
you in spite Of yourself.
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~ A man who has no bills against him
belongs to the order Of nobility 10 moro 'nAn
one sense.
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A Soldier to his Mothor.

Henry NJ. Hunt, member Of tho Spring:
field City Guard, and a volunteer in the army
Of the Potomac, recently died in the hospital
at Washington. A short time previous to
his death, (as we learn from the Springfield
Republican, he enclosed the following touch.
ing lines home to his mother:
ON GUARD.
At midnight on my lonely beat,
When shadows wrap the wood and lea,
A vision seems my view TO greet
OF one at home that prays for me.
No roses blow upon her check
Her form Is not lovers dream
But on her tacs. so fair and meek,
A host OF holier beauties CLEAN.
For softly shines her silver hair,
A patient smile Is on her face,
And the mild, lustrous light Of prayer
Around her sheds moon.like grace.
She prays for one that's Ear away
The soldier In his holy fight.
And begs that Heaven In mercy may
Protect her boy and bless the right!
Till. though the leagues lie far between,
This silent incense Of her heart
Steals DER my soul, with breath serene,
And We no longer are apart.
SO guarding thus my lonely beat,
by shadowy wood and haunted lea,
That vision seems my view to greet
OF her Mt home who prays for me.