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fred my muskot. but once after this, as the re-
coil Of it hurt my shoulder SO I was unable to
bear it.
I then left the fence to get behind tree
standing some $50 yards of, and picked up
revolver which lay on the ground. Just after
left the fence at which time bullet struck me
on my right wrist glancing of from the hone
I went little further toward the tree, when
some u or Is Confenerate. soldiers came, out
of ths woods direct toward me.
fred the revolver at them three times,
and just as I fired the third barrel bullet
fred by one of this company struck me just
below my left eye, and going into my head
knew nothing more until about noon the
next day (Gonday). When I came TO I found
myself lying right where I fell the day before
I tried to get up, but could not. After this I
made several Intellectual attempts to crawl
away to the shade of tree, the sun shining
very hot. About p. m, couple Of soldiers
came along, picked me up, and carried me to
the cars, and 1 was sent to Richmond, after
wards sent to Alabama, and finally released
on parole. The bullet still remains in my
head; the hospital surgeon says it lies some
where near my right ear (the sense Of hearing
being entirely lost in that ear), the drum, or
tympanum having been injured by it. The
slightest touch on my chin or near it causes a
severe pain in my right temple and over the
ear. I cannot see at all in my left eye. I
cannot bear to be out in the sun; it makes
me dizzy, and my head pains rely-sP also
does more than ordinary exercise Ordinari-
ly, when sitting quiet, my head only OCCASION
ally troubles me-a little dizziness and heavi-
ness is about aIl-except when out in the sun
or seated, as before stated; and also when 1
attempt to lift anything, it puts me in severe
pain in my head, and my eyes pain ne ex-
ceedingly as well then as when heated or out
in the sun. I am obliged to keep out Of the
sun as much as possible, on account Of this ex-
cruciating pain in my head and eyes; and
when read my eyes fill with water, and
have to rest. I cannot write letter Of or
dinary length. have to stop several times
for this, and from dizziness There is occasion
ally dinness comes over my right eye even
when quiet, but not very often. Thesurgeon
said the bone around my lelttcmple was shat
tered, and that pieces thereof would work out
none has to my knowledge. The bullet
which entered my right side has not as yet
given me any great trouble.
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THE DOWNFALL OF ENGLlND.
GRoRet FRANCIs TRAIEs GREAT SPEEoH BIZ
ToRE BRoTBERHooD OF ST. PLTBICk,
--fr IN LONDON

Mr.. CHGIREAE AND IRIsHEES OF TIE BRoTH-
HRHooD or ST PATRICK ~ speak to you in
the names Of one hundred and fifty thousand
Of your cOunrymen, who are now my eoun-
tryrieh as well, who are fighting the battle
Of your people as well as my people. loud
obeeTz) The great battle Of humanity in
that highly-fayored land, where liberty means
the common rights Of human nature, and
where human beings are treated like men.
cloud cheers.) In the name Of the Irish
army Of the West, I ask you to cheer for the
Union Of America and the disunion of Ire
land from Great Britain. cloud Gheers.)
Those cheers foreshadow already the DowE-
IALL or ENaLAs'D. Clear, heaf.) English
men srs so busy plotting the ruin Of Ameri-
ca, predicting the death-knen Of the nation.
and praying for the downfall Of America,
there eau be no objection to my changing the
topic, and speaking to an Irish audience Oh
the DOWNFALL OF ENGLAND (Cheers.) Eng
land is supposed to be Gibraltar--a rock Of
strength, so grand, so powerful, so rich, that
anything I might say would fail to penetrate
her iron aTnOr Of egOtism. Gaughtcr) I
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ARABBIT INA BATTLE.
AK INc1pKxT OK The BATTLEFIELD OF MALEERE
HILLS.

ATULL-eRowx rabbit had hid itself away in
the copse of a fence, which separated two
fields near the centre and most exposed por-
ton of the battle ground. Rabbits are wont
to spend the day almost motionless, and in
seeming dreaming meditation. This one could
have had but little thought-if rabbits think
when choosing its place Of retreat at early
dawn, that ere it was eventide there would be
such an unwonted and ruthless disturbance.
During all the preparations for battle made
around its lair throughout the forenoon, itnev-
ertheless remained quiet. Early, however,
in the afternoon, when the rage of battle had
fairly begun, and shot and shell were falling
thick and fast in all directions a shell CHANGED
to burst 50 near Mr. Rabbits hiding place, that
he evidently considered it unsafe to tarry long
er. So, frightened almost to death, cut he
springs into the open field, and ran hither and
thither with the vain hope Of finding safe
retreat Whichever way it ran, cannons were
laundering out their smoke and fire, regi-
ments of men were advancing or changing
position, horses galloping here and there, shells
bursting and solid shot tearing up the ground
Sometimes it would squat down, and lie per
fectly still, when some new and sudden dan
ger would again start it into motion. Once
more it would stop and raise itself as high as
possible on its hind legs, and look all round
for some place Of possible retreat.
At length that part of the field seemed open
which lay in the direction opposite from
where the battle ragged most fercely. Thither
it accordingly ran with all its remaining speed.
Unobserred by it, however, a regiment was
in that direction, held in reserve, and like
WeIlington's at Waterloo, was lying fiat Oh
the ground, in order to escape the flying bull
let's. Ere the rabbit seemed aware, it had
jumped into the midst of these men. It could
go no further, but presently nestled down be-
side soldier, and tried to hide itself under
his arm. As the man spread the skirt Of his
coat over the trembling fugitive, in order to
insure it all the protection in his power toxic
stow, he no doubt feelingly remembered how
much he himself then needed some higher
protection, under the shadow of whose arm
might be hidden his own defenceless head
from the fast multiplying missiles Of death scat
tered in all directions.
1t was not long, however, before the regi-
ment was ordered up and forward. From
the protection and safety granted, the timid
creature had evidently acquired confidence in
man-as the boys are wont to say, " had been
tanned" AS the regiment moved forward to
the front Of the battle, it hoped along, tame,
as q kitten, close at the feet Of the
soldier who had bestowed the needed protec-
ton. Wherever the regiment went, during
all the remaining part of that bloody day and
terrible battle, the rabbit kept close beside its
new friend. Wien night came on, and the
rage of the battle had ceased, it finally, nm
molested and quietly, hoped away, in order
to find some one Of its cid familiar haunts.
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A YOUNG man says he remembers a dozen
instances in which scenes like the following
occurred. illustrating the inner life Of the house
hold. Sam comes tumbling into the presence
of his mother, who is just then very busiIy en-
gagged:
smother, m.y I go fishing With Ben Hook
err"
"No, indeed, you shnnt"
Why, not, mother ?'l -a..f- -1
@Cause you shan't-and that's the end Of
it" al
".Well, cause what2"
"Hold your tongue in q minute"
90, dear-O, dear, I've cut my finger"
DWELL, you've done it purpose, I s'pOss
so don't care" (Gives him box with
five nails.)
Boo-hoo-boo--hoo
"Stop that noise in a minute, or III send
you right to bed"
"Boo-oo-oo."
"Go right to bed, you gOOd-fOr-nOthing.~
"wen, IN go to bed--but do put rag on
my finger first" ra
Let me see your finger. o, say why
there's blood on it, Why didn't you tell
me?7 --- -=
II did tell you"
"No, you didn't"
'I say I did too"
"You didn't. Hold your tongue. Here,
I've put some. rum and sugar on it"
Thank you, mother; always fks rum
and sugar. It makes it smart-but it tastes
good" E
Sam begins to suck the rng-and mother
begins to smile.
Now 60 along out of my way"
"where's my hook and line, mother p
ain the table-drawer there, I guess
Mother, won't you fix the lead on2" Ny
fingers sore, you know. Just slip the cork
over tho line. There, that's right"
Mother does as requested.
"Thats right. There's Ben. Hooker COM
ing now. I'm going, mother"
"Do 20 atong, and get ont Of my way
"I'm going fishing with Ben. Hooker,
mother"
"Go where you've a mind to, only don't
bother me-" q.
"Weil, just box my ears first, mother aa
civil ifyou don't go away-what q sauey
chatterboxF
"Do send me to bed-now do mother.
Here mother turns away, pretending not
to hear. ttot1ph lurking smile can be dis
covered on her face, while the hopeful son has
lie own way. of course, and general good
feeling prevails on all sides.
~ T. lid h, -, tI,a bouda
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all Sorts of GuoN 8eaOing.
How Many Times Man Can Stand it to be Shot,
and Still Livs---ststsmsnt Of John E Donovan,
Private in Co. B. I'd Regt Wis, Vols.

How Many Times Nan Can Stand it to be Shot,
and Still Livs---statsmsnt Of John E. Donovan,
Private in Co. B. I'd Reg't Wis. Vols.
THE following statement of the peculiar eI-
periences in War of John E. Donovan, we
cut from the Daily Wisconsin, of August lst,
published at Milwaukee. Mr. Donovan is a
native of Springfield, and is son of our Cit
zen R. ]. Donovan. He went from Ohio 70
Minnesota, about four years ago, enlisted
when the War broke ont in the Regiment to
which he was attached when be ran the risks
that are described as follows: 30.
Went into an engagement at Bulls Run,
Sunday, July 81, 1861, at 10 o'clock a. m, or
thereabouts. Marched up the hill after get
ting over fence, and on reaching nearly to
the brow I was struck by rife ball in the
calf of my right leg, outside, passing through
to the skin on the other side. In the cars on
the way to Richmond the next evening, a
young man. looking among the wounded pris-
oners, wanted me to let him take it out and
keep the ball, TO which I consented, and he
cut it out.
After being hit as above stepped back to
the fence, set down and bound up my leg to
keep it from bleeding 1 then got up and
loaded and fired from where I stood. After
firing three times another ball hit me in the
left heel, glanoing up along near my ankle
Joint. This ball remained in about eight weeks,
when, my leg being badly festered, the Prison
Hospital Surgeon lsnced it one evening, in the
night the ball worked down so got it out
the next morning.
After being hit the second time, I still kept
loading and firing as fast as could. In about
ten minutes, as near as I can judge, third
ball struck me in the right side, which still re-
mains somewhere within me. This disabled
me somewhat for short time, but again
loaded and fred two or three times as well as
I could, when was struck in the right arm
(whilg in the act of firing about midway be-
tween my elbow and shoulder joints the ball
running up toward my neck. This ball was
taken out about nine weeks afterwards by the
hospital surgeon at Richmond, about halfway
from my shoulder joint to my neck bone. l
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asunder their bonds under Rienzi, the tribune
Of the people How the Tyrolese sprang to
arms when Andreas Hofer sounded the alarm
bell for liberty How the Republican noun
tainsers grasped their crossbows when Tell
hurled defiance to the tyrant Gesler (Cheers)
How the North rose-up to protect their na-
tiOnal flag, and fight the battle of man
(Cheers) So Ireland must find some Carl
bsldi to remember Wolf Tone, Emmett and
Daniel O'Connell, and cry Union in America
and Liberty in ireland. tremendous cheers
and great sensation, the audience escorting
Mr.. Train, with loud cheers, some half way
into the street)
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The Washington Masonic towels.
Cam NEAR FREDERICKSBURG, Va. ,

CAMP NEAR FREDERICKSBURG, VA 2
r August %, 1862.
I Wish it had fallen to some other person
than myself TO report gross outrage which
was recently perpetrated in Fredericksburg,
for blush to think that possibly American
soldiers in wsntonness or for lust or gain
should have committed such an act. Every
one knows that Washington was Freeria-
son, a consistent friend Of the Order, a life
long champion and exponent Of its principles.
Rising from the humble condition Of Entered
Apprentice, he became Deacon, Warden, and
finally Master Of a Lodge; and his attention
to the duties Of these several officers was as
strict as that which he gave to an other trusts
which he assumed.
He was made Mason in the old Lodge IN
Fredericksburg, among the archives Of which
nrs preserved the papefsswIieH testify to his
membership. The Lodge is a very ancient
one, its Charter from the Grand Lodge of
Scotland dating back to the middle Of the
last century. It's silver jewels" or erublems
were made in Scotland, and sent to the Lodge
at the same time as its Charter, and they
were used at the initiation Of Washington,
and afterward worn by himself They are
therefore as sacred as the insignia Of his mill
tsry rank, so carefully preserved as the prop
erty of the nation, or any other personal
.memeutoes of thst great and good man. For
hundred years they and the other property
of the Fredericksburg Lodge have been IN
touched, successive generations Of Free No
sons have regarded the jewels as sacred heir
looms, and strangers from all parts Of the
country have visited the place TO examine
them.
But few weeks ago burglars broke open
the lodge-room door, opened the Seeretary's
safe, stole some Of the papers, scattered the
others about the floor, and cut every jewel
from its collar and carried them away. The
act of vandalism was committed only day
or. so before the 11th Connecticut was sent
to garrison the city, and must have been done
during the Provost Marshalship Of Gen. Pat
tick. The robbery was not discc vered until
a few days afterward, when Mr.. Secretory
Hart took me to the lodge to see the ppeoi-
Gus relics, and, to bis dismay, found the.outer
door burst open. It is to be hoped that Gen
Patrick, who Is, believe, himself Mason,
will use every means to discover and punish
the thieves and return the property. Intrin-
sically, the embleHs may, perhaps Be woyth
S40O or $500, but their historical associations
give them a far greater value. Some search
should be made throughout the Division.
Masonic jewels are not so small as to be hid
den in a vest pocket nor, considering that
they all have engraved upon them the name
and number of Fredericksburg Lodge, is It
difficult to identify them.-- Cor. " F, TEi5uas.
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Her fingers shame the ivory keys
They dance so light along;
The bloom upon her parted lips
Is sEeeter than the song.
operfunled suitor, spare thy snilesI
Her thoughts are not Of thee,
She better loves the salted wind,
The voices Of the sea-
Her heart is like an outbound ship
That at its anchor swings;
The murraur Of the stranded shell
Is in the song she sings.
She sings, and smiling, hears her praise,
But dreams the while Of one
Who watches from his sea-bloEn deck
The icebergs in the sun.
Sic questions all the winds that blow
And every fog-wreath dim,
And bids the sea-birds flying North
Bear messages to him
She speeds them with the thanks Of men
He periled life to save,
And grateful prayers like holy oil
To smooth for him the wave
Brown Viking Of the fishing smacki
Fair toast of all the town =
The skipper's jerkiH I'll beseems
The lady's siIken gownl
But ne'er shall Amy Wentworth wear
Tor him the blush Of shame,
Who dEres to set his manly gifts
lEgaiust her ancient name
The stream is brightest at its spring,
And blood is not Ike wine;
Nor honored less than he who heirs
Is he who founds a line.
Full lightly shall the prize be won,
Iflove be Fortunes spur;
And never maiden stoops to him
Who lifts himselft to her
Her home is brave in Jaffray street,
With stately stairways worn
--B By feet ofold-ColoniaI knights, --.
And ladies gentle-born- ...
Still green about its ample porch
The English ivy twines,
Trained back to show in English oak
The heraId's. .carven signs.
And on her, from the wainscot old,
Ancestral faces froWn,-
And this has worn the soldiers sword,
And that the judges gown.
But, strong Of will and proud as they,
She walks the gallery floor,
As ifshe trod her sailors deck
pv storr1v g.ahradort
The sweet-brier blooms on Kittery-side,
And green are EHiott's bowers;
Her garden is the pebbled beach,
The moses are her flowers.
She looks across the haTbOr-baE,
To see the white guIls fly,
Bis greeting from the Northern sea
Is in their changing cry.
She huns song, and dreams that be,
As in its romance old,
Shall hOmeward ride with silken sails
And masts Of beaten gold!
Oh, rank is good, and gold is fair,
And high and low mate i'll
But Love has never known a law
Beyond its own sweet will
--AfaHtie AoNtaly.
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sAtd 9attrr.
AKY WENTWORTH.

BE5~e. WHTTmR. -H
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URBANA UNION

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GBt aaar fGr the aniun.
THE BATTLE OF RoaERsv1IIE.

"MAcK," the correspondent of the Com
nercisl, who was in the fight near Richmond
Ky, captured and parolled with the rest, gives
the first intelligent account of the fight in the
Commercial of last Saturday. His whole ac-
count OF the battle is highly interesting, but
we have room only for that Part which speaks
of the Saturdays battle in which our boys oi
the 95th were engaged.-ED. UNION
H#E# a* s. *g*
General Manson soon found himself unable
to resist the Confederates with his own brig
ade, and sent to General Cruft for reinforce
ments. The Goth Indiana, 18th Kentucky
and 95th Ohio were ordered out, together
with six field pieces belonging to Andrews
Michigan Battery. It took but little time to
get these commands to the scene OF action.
The men were all eager for battle and only
grumbled for not being called out sooner.
It was now eight o'clock The battle, thus
far, had been little else than an artillery duel.
The cannon roared with terrific ferceness and
rapidity, on both sides, and the contest seem
ed hard to determine. We had two guns
the enemy, I am told eleven. Neither line
wavered a particle, or evinced any signs eth
er of victory or defeat. The most expenenc-
ed of military men could not tell how the bat
tie was going up to nine o'clock. 1t was not
until a few deadly volleys of musketry were
exchanged, that the experience and discipline
of the rebel troops began to turn the fortunes
of the day in their favor The 69th Indiana,
on the extreme right of our lines, replied with
effect to sharp fire from the Confederate in
fantry; the 26tb, on the left, did the same,
while the artillery still roared on the centre Of
botll lines. The 95th Ohio, on its arrival, was
sent to the support ofthe extreme right, which
seemed to waver little under the leaden hail
Col. Mcmillan and his men went fearlessly
forward, and made a noble stand. Shortly
after this, the 95th Ohio was ordered to the
left to charge a battery. And here let me ask
when, in-the history of warfare, was aregi-
ment called upon to perform such feat two
weeks after its equipment2 But the undis-
ciplined Ohioans stood up to the work and
bravely rushed where veterans might hesitate
to 90. But there courage and determination
was more than matched by the skill and ex-
perience of their opponents, and amid one Of
the most terrible fires to which soldiers were
ever exposed, the ranks of the 95th were bro
ken.
At ten o'clock A. NJ our right and left
tanks, which had been very poorly protected,
began to give way. The rebels were gradu-
ally encroaching upon US on both sides, and
we must either fall back or be surrounded.
Six thousand raw troops, after two hours
fighting, and with the consciousness of ap-
preaching defeat before them, to fall back in
order The thing is impossible.
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THE FIRST PANIC.

The order to fall back was followed by a
panic and a stampede, and victory perched it
self upon the rebel banner. Our men broke
in wild disorder, amid the loud cheers Of the
victors At the time this disaster occurred I
was standing near the battle ground, short
distance beyond the first house used for hos
pital purposes. FIRST came few horsemen
from the rear of the line, then a scattered
handful Of citizen footmen.g Gradually the re-
treating ranks increased in size until the roads
and fields were filed with psnic-srricken
soldiers. The rebels took every advantage of
their position as pursuers Of fugitive enemy.
Thev followed our men into the fields and up
the road, firing upon them from every posi-
BILE point. I believe they killed greater
number in one single cornfeld than fell du-
ring the. engagement Of three hours in the line
of battle.
Fears very now entertained for the safety
Of the hospital building, which seemed to be
exposed to fire from two different quarters
The red flag could hardly be seen at q sutfici-
ent distance to ensure it the consideration to
which it is entitled. Bullets whstled past the
windows and hattened against the walls, and
for a time promised death to the suffering he
roes within. The ambulances poured into the
yard one by one, with their sad and sickeniug
loads OF mutiIated men, and beliye two or
three Of these vehicles were injured by the
rebel shots. Soonj however, our men and
their pursuers got beyond Rogersvelle, and
the hospital was no longer in dangsrrse u
During sll OF the first engagement on Sat
urdav about FIVE hundred cavalry belonging
to Col. MetcaITe's, Col. Jacobs and Col. Nun
days regiments stood drawn up in line about
half mile in the rear Of Rogersville, and one
mile from the battle ground. When the pan
ic was found to be general a number Of field
officers whose unaided efforts had failed to
rally their own men, rode up and ordered the
forces to- assist them. The cavalry dashed
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The UnBAyA UNION should be in the hands
every family i'll Cha n?a;gl county
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Rebel Base of Supplies changed from
Culpepper TO Staunton.

WAsHnsTOS, Oct. 25.-The Evening Star
says:
We have very late information from the
region of country between the lines Of ST.
gels army corps and GordousVille.
Three days agothe only rebel troops occu-
pying It was regiment of North Carolina
cavalry and regiment Of infantry. They
had their headquarters at Warrenton, with
pickets thrown out along theRappahannock
and at all times small scouting parties in
various directions.
Oulpepper Court House had then ceased
to be the railroad terminus at which the
supplies from Richmond for Lees army
were put on wagons. They are now taken
to Stanton by rail and Wagoned from there
all the way up to Winchester.
This change was doubtless occasioned by
a dread lest Sigel might cut of their trains
which he could do If they continued to
travel the road from oulpepper Court House
via SperryVille and Warrenton, now that
his cavalry horses have been recruited.