The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-03-07


litionisml = u.
syWepu publish in common with our coptem-
poraries generally, as matter of news, the mes
sage of the Rebel President
sy-There seems to be some concealment a.
bout our loss at the siege of Fort Donelson.
The rebel loss in killed and wounded is put down
at 1900. General McClernand's division of our
army lost upwards of three hundred killed, a.
bout 1000 wounded and $50 missing. We have
seen no statement of the loss in Gen. Smiths
division.
sg-There is some prospect of an overhauling
of the Congressional apportionment made for
this state last Winter. 1t turns out that Penn
sylvania is entitled to "a instead of 23 represen-
tatives and, therefore, the log-rollmg of the Re-
publcans during last session, will be Investigate
ed, and we hope, corrected in accordance with
the dictates of common decency and honesty.
erNeither A. S. Johnston nor Bushrod
Johnston were taken prisoners at Fort Donel
son. 1t seems that Floyd and Pillow cut their
way through our lines after most desperate
struggle.-Gov Harris, of Tennessee, has not
ordered the Tennesseans (as reported) to lay
down their arms--Conficting reports prevail
in regard to the alleged Union feeling in Ten
nessee.
eyThe weather has been very variable, so
far, during the present Winter. Snow, sleet,
hail. rain, wind, sunshine "a very slight sprink-
ling of the lasD seem continually to vie with
each other for the mastery. On the mountains
the 'natives" are occasionally entertained by the
music of lively thunder storm. Even the ele-
ments seem to be engaged in civil feuds.
eSrWe have been neglcctful in not referring to
the original matter which for some weeks past
has graced the first page of our paper. We
have recently published poem and romance
from the pen of DIR. c. N. HIcKoK, of this
place, which have been admired very much by
the readers of our paper. This week we give
some verses, entitled ''Nature's Similitudes,"
written by young friend whose modesty, we
think in this case, cheats him of the praise he
deserves for his excellent effort. The :.School-
master Abroad" has also ''broken out in new
place" and is quite entertaining
sSyPennsylvania Dutch is becoming quite
popular in our current literature. A poet of
considerable merit (Rey. II Harbaugh) has writ
ten several very fine poems in this devoted lin
90. We observe, also, that the Local of the
Harrisburg Patriot g. Union, gets up some of
his 'itenls' in the peculiar vernacular. We
studied it the vernacular) from the age of II
months till we were seven years old, when we
fell into the hands of a pedagogue who intro
duced us to the English Alphabet in venora-
BILE copy of the ''United States Spelling Book"
and from that date to this we have been rather
remiss in the cultivation of our mother tongue
But if we ever meet the Dutch poet of Leba-
non, or the Dutch editor of Harrisburg (by the
way he's the first Dutchman named Jones we
ever heard of) we will give our opinion, in choi-
cest Pennsylvania Dutch, either orally, or in wri-
ting, of the performances made by them sever
ally =.
BRIGHT AND WmGIT.-Our imp having had
an unusual quantity of p on his satanic stom-
ach, becomes slightly melancholy, and, of course,
poetical. Result:
A wondrous thing-how shall pen it7
Has lately happened in the Senate.
They've sent the Hoosiers back their Bright,
H..
And that the new man may be true
The Hoosiers with double-u
(Resolved to be most loyal hight
Displace the i to "make it Wright"
eJ-The following letter from genial old SUBJ
scribcr of ours is model worthy of imitation.
1t was labeled with great caution on the out.
side thus: "Open your eyes; Cash ,stthia ~
-, Feb. 3, 1862.
My DEAR SIR:
Your appeal for money in the
"Gazette," is conspicuouS--not to be overlooked
or neglected-especially when you attack your
Subscribers on very tender point, conscience
| addressed patriotic, and most beloved lady
friend of mine in your Borough-with this en-
quiry-IIave you paid your Editor any money
in my absence? She replied by the last mail
saying emo sir-I receive my paper gratmtouSy
and you will surely pay up at once for yours"
Now Mr.. Editor, herewith is enclosed the money
needed, and we will give the Lady her own way
you and know how to do this most bland
ly and politely.
DELINQUENT.