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! 1.-THE DRAFT !

MO TOfIC II full OF general interest to the men,
IN womeH. aud children of the country - the
dram. When Il shalt take place, how 1t shall take
place. Who rhau be taken, portion Of the points
csnvsssed every day by everybody. We speak nov
kinds of drafts.
For instance there IL the DRAFT which gives the idea
to the ainter; there IL . draft popular ut many
points along main street, McGregor- familiar called
Lager; there drafts which sometime. FRO
ested, and make trouble there draft. for horses
rats for boats, but what concerns everybody In
snersl and housewives in particular, iss
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d. pELI"N AND WILD CHE"RY BIrrsRs.--Provr.
d'n"e ha. be towrd blessing upon mankind through
the insrun'entalty c! DR.. Huntington. in present
ing TO the world his Dandeliou and Mild Cherry Bit.
tiers We have tried it in our family with the greatest
success, for the eur" OF salt Rheum A. blood pu-
rfer it j. the mot effective remedy extant. See al
YER isement in another coiumn.-- LdnSiag Argus
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~ 4 lady Of wealth put her daughter,
VIII" had been pampers1d with Incidence.
"ndrra governeSs Upon calling to in.
qnr" how her daughter progress d with
her studies. she was tod: "Nrt very we'll y
-"Why, what'S the reasnn?" "She wants
capacity. well, you know I don't regard
expense; you must purchase one fJr her
directly"
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r AIDES aud Misses Goat and Lasting Balmorals,
i 4 Calf Goat, Kid aud Morocco Bootees, Lasting
CATERS Glove Kid Congro.s Boots Fine slippers nc,
DC, At NY. BOOT SHOE STORE.
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4atest Uews.
TEL.EGRAPHIC.
SIOUX WAR .ENDED
MAJ. KETS EXCITED.

Herald's Special, Washington l3.-It j.
said that the failure to arrest the escape al
Stewart and his bold rebel cavalry in thei,
dash to Pennsylvania through Maryland, il
attributed to the division commander al
Poolesville, to whom instructions had been
sent by Mcclellan. stating Stewart would
probably come upon the line which he sub.
seqnently pursued, and suggested dispo
>ition of forces which would enevitably cut
of his passage across the Potomac.
A strict investigation is now being con.
Quoted about it, with a view Of fixing gull,
and assigning punishment where it is mer.
tied.
New York, IA.
The Tribunc's special from Washington
says the modified rumors Of Cabinet and
N litarv changes are unfounded.
The Times Harper's Ferry letter states
that forward NOV. m,nt Of ,ht army is
determined upon.
The War Department has read dispatch
es stating that the Sioux war was at an
end. Little Grow has fed with a small
party to the Yanckto,, country, hut caval.
~ forces have been sent after them and
there is not much doubt they would b.
given up.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. a.
Flour good demand. Wheat and 2 c n
advance, active. E.
N W York, Oct. IA.
Flour market excited and prices have
advanced 10 to % cents. Wheat mark ct
excited and to cents better.
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cTRAYED from the premises Of the sub ~
y scribsr, resident OF Lafayette town ~
ship, Ailamakes coanty, on the evening OF Sept 2ai
= span OF Hay Mares, one or years old, dark bay
small head, short nsck, high shoulders, one white
hind foot, bushy black TAIL black appears lame
when trotting the other is bright bay. years ODD
legs all black and one white rather clumsy head
long neck, compactiy built lali eyes both we'll
matched in size and heavy built, and about IL hands
high. The 6rst mcntioned mare sucked colt TIT
~ summer. The last o. ti,"ha far eau
learn, WAS at EkAorn tavern, and FarNersburg town
ship. Clayton county.
will pay SIS In gold, for the return Of laid mares
ar proper sum for Information rs +. their " here's
bouts. Information may be LEFT with John Ryan
West Union House, McGreSor. Iowa, or to the sub
erbsr, PATRICK GROVE,
Capoli Post Omes, Alanakee Co. Iowa
October 8, le62n3l1w3
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~ thought von told me. Doct
that Smiths fever had gone. utf.' "Oh.
yes, but it and Smith went toy .thur."
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GOOD CIIANCE TO BOOK BINDERS

L>0R SALE, tip-top Binde-v, with all the latest
Il improvements, and doing hns business for sale
cheap, for cash, Exchange for Land, not thous-
mites from McG,ex :, us or 20 miles). The
Bidery has all the Tools for doing frstclass bust
nsss. Ruing Machine, 60, Circular II required,
sxtrs,l and instructions kiven gratis.
For particulars, address. q. 8. BOYNrON,
Pioneer Bindery, MeGrsgor.
September II, l5o2tf00
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TO THE NERVOUS

TO THE NERVOUS
OF both sexes. A Retired Clc.gym"n
having been restored to health in a few days,
after many years Of great Suffering, is willing
to assist others by sending (free) on the receipt
of a postpaid directed envelope. . copy OF the
prescription used Disect the REV. JOHN M
DAGNALL. ls6 Fulton street, Brooklyn, N. Y
Jnna H. l862m1
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TNOR anything you want to buy In the line OF Boots
IL and Shoes. call on Wheeler, 1t the N. y. Boet
Shoe Store. lie keeps the best stock In town s"d
sells the cheapest.
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Dow & FOWler's Thrc>hing Machines

WITH all the improvements necessary to make .
wv complete machine. Also the Canton sweep.
stakes with the broom attached, to remain till beaten
Come and examine BASS & ELNENDORF,
NcGrsgor, July ., 1852. Public Square.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-23
Valuable Property
FOR SAIEi

7 WILL sell. good time and at a reasonable price
Il the following property, viz:
Ny Residence the side of Fox River comprising
IL. y Of tloeL inah~i~ 100
deep IL is beyond question. the haDasomest location
for Residence in the city of Ottawa TIE grounds
adorned with tie very choicest kinds Of shrubbeTy and
shade and in the garden apple czr plum, and
peach in bearing condition. also plenty grape
vines. currants goos-berries, raspberres, and
berries In short everything desirable for and
fort is provided for.
Also. 800 ofgocd prairie land New Michigan
anf Pontiac, Liv ing-ton county.
Lots !. 9. and g. Book -, Ottawa,
Lots and s. subdivision OF Lots 10 and II, Block 50,
Lot Is, Block So; all good business Lots.
All OF the above valuable property is offered
sonabie price, aud time to sui, the purchaser.
nov6 NJ. OSMAN.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

VJHEREAS, on the 9th day of July, A. D. 1858, vii.
w liam Condor did execute and deliver 10 William
Downey certain mortgage deed Of lot eleven Clo 10
block fourteen (14,) in Ottawa Centrs, in La Sale
county In the State Of Illinois, to secure the payment
o. Tour certain Lromissory notes in said mortgage par
money OF said lot which said mortgage deed auhors-
ed aud empowered the said Downey and his assigns
that in case default should be the payment OF
SAID promssory notes. TO sell the real in said
mortgage mentioned, at public auction, after giving
four weeks notice Of the time and place OF sale &c
which Book Co. 2S4 and 49, record OF said
La Sale county where said mortgage deed is recorded
will fully show TO those interested.
And. whereas, the said William Downey the mort
gage in said mortgage did, on the 20th day Of No
Vember, 1860 sell, assign and deliver the unpaid
mortgage deed securing the same, to Edward John
McGorrisk; and, whereas, the said Edward John
McGorrsk has sold and duly assigned and delivered
the same to the undersigned.
And whereas, default has been in the payment Of
two Of said prossoy notes secured by said mortgage
deed, and ,here is due said notes the OF two
hundred and fifty eight dollars and seventy cents-a
OF which is wholly unpaid.
Therefore, notice is hereby given, thatI A. Sher-
wood sssg.ee Aforesaid by virtue OF and in con-
formty with the power given in and by said mortgage
deed SHALL Monday, the LIST day OF September, AID.
the south door Of the Court House in Ottawa, sell at
public auction, the highest and best bidder for cash,
the lot OF land in said mortgage mentioned viz lot
eleven Ul,) in block fourteen U4D in Ottawa Centre,
in La Sale county, in the State OF Illinois, for the pur
pose Of realizing the amount due said promissory
notes, with COSTS and expenses.
deed will be given to the purchaser or purchasers
Immediately after the sale.
p A. SHERWOOD,
Aug 2. 50-4w. Assignee ofsiid Mortgage.
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Mfoirines.'
- AYER,E,1ng
Ague Cure,
FOR THE SPEEDY CURE OF

FOE THE SPEEDY CJEE OF ne q. e.. -
intermittent Fever. or Fever tAa AguCs
Remittent Fever, Chit Fcrcr, DuHb
A.uc. Periodical Headache, or Bilio7s
Headache. and Billions Fe7ers, indeed
for the whole class Of diceases OrfSa' n
mating in hillary derangements eauooa
by the Malaria of rniasmatic counfEles-ss.
No one remedy is louder called for ~ the
necessities Of the American people than 2 spte
and safe cure for Fever and AgaA. Sech
we are now enabled to ot.er, with perfect
certainty that It y err licate the diseesss
and with assura dcd ON proof. that
tity. ~ a 4.
That which pr, % from or ureve
disorder mist be Of immense service IL
communities where it prevails Pyeve, = :
bettor than cure, for the patient escapes the
risk which he must run in violent attacks of
this balcful distcmpcr. This "CuRE" expels
the laiasInatic poison OF FEVER AND AoUK
from the system and prevents the develop
mcnt of the disease, if taken on the 6rst ip-
proach of its prcmonitory symptoms. II is
not only the best remedy ever yet discovered
for this class of complaints, but also the
cheapest. Tho large quantity we supply SOs
q dollar brings it within the reach Of every
body; and in bilious districts, where FEVER
AND AGUE prevails, every body should hsyc il
1t is hoped this price will place it within the
reach Of all-thc poor as well as the rich. A
great superiority of this remedy over any
other ever discovered for the speedy and GER
tain cure Of Intcrmittents is, that it contains
no Quininc or mineral, consequently it pro-
luces no quinism other injurious effects
whatever upon the constitution. Those cured
by it are left as healthy as if they had never
had the disease.
Fever and Ague is not alone the consequences
of the masmatic poison. A great variety Of
disorders arise from its irritation, among which
ar Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Govt, Headache,
Blindness, Toothache, Earache, Catarrh. Asth-
ma Palpitation, Painful Affection Of the
D on MYSTERIES, Pain in the Bowels, Cole,
.i.,lyss, and Derangement Of the Stomach.
/ ! Of which. when originating in this cause,
/ on the intermittent type. or Become period
| J. This &" Cure" expcls the poison from
r blood, and consequently cures them all
/ ~. /. IS an invaluable protection TO immi-
at, AID persons travelling or temporarily
ding II the maarious districts. If taken
.si ally or daily while exposed to the in
,.oI, that will be eXercted from the system,
Cannot accumulate in sufficient quantity
men into dscase. Hence it is even more
allie for protection than cure, and few viii
suffer from InterInittents, if they avail
Gives Of the protection this remedy af-
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iyer's Cathartic Pills,
AL THE PURPOSES OF A FAMILY PHYslc,

composed that disease within the range Of
.'r action rarely withstand cvade them.
ar penetrating pro- critics search, and cleanse,
a.! iuSigorate every portion Of the human organ
-, correcting its diseased action, and restoring
i., hCaiihy yitalities. As a consequence Of these
prlpcriics, tic invalid who is bowed down with
rain physical debility is astonshed TO find his
hc.l'h or energy restored b. remedy at once 50
u pie aud inviting.
Not only DO ;hcy cure the everyday complaints
e. every body. but also many formidable and
dangerous diseases. HE agent below named il
ric.~cd IA furnish gratis my American Almanac,
rortiiug certificates Of their cures and directions
for jh'ir Es- in the following complaints: Costirs-
.oas, tbJvn, Headache arising from dfsordered
>io4,1rh. NGHsea. Indigestion, Iao. iIi aud Morbid
Ivattlon If tire Eo,rels, F2etRiency Loss Of Appe-
t,fc. .JGan.ilrs, and other kindred complaints,
arising from !os state of the body OF obstruction
Of L., f.us-iiols. They excellent Alternative
f,- the renovation OF the blood and the rcstDrs-
tim "f tone and strength TO the system dcbiitated
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CAPITAL AND SURPLUS,
$932,3O2.98.

For details Of investments, see small Cards and
Circulars.
assurances may be effected in this old and subj
stantal Company very favorable terms
Apply to
WIN. S. EASTON, agent.
TDwellings and Farm property insured for .
term of wears at very low rates.
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Real Gstote.

GulHE subscriber Offers for sale CHEAP and DESIR-
II ABLE FARM. situated the veTniiion River, II
miles south OF Ottawa containing l21 acres including
10 acres Of PINE TIMBER. The Improvements con
siet OF small Dwelling House, Granary and Stable.
There 10 . NEvER-FAILISG SPRING within goo wards
Of the house also. Well Of Soft Water eGualied
In The county. This farm joins the Timber, where
there is OF the best Stock Rarges in the county
1t onehalf mile from Alum Rock Post Office. onehaf
mile from the District School House, miles from Farm
Ridge Seminary, and half mile from the river,
where there is q NINE Foot VEIN OF COAL; aud in
good, pous neighbvrhood.
~ This Farm will be sold Extremely CHEAP.
Address WV. L. NlLLIGAN.
Jan. II, 1861? Ottawa, Ill.
GUCgAN SANGER,
ILLINOIS LAND AGENCY.
Lands bought and sold on Commission. Taxes paid,
Abstracts OF Title furnished, Collections made Invest
ments made in Government or other Lands, Money
Loaned. Ottawa, August S, 1851.
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I COX HERE!

,v,smr New In the Harness Line!
SO.. ~. .;hsr has made arrangements to receive
aanst.ns supply Of genuine OAK TANNED Harness
i..ther. and will use no oeher ktna
..sortment of work, from hame strap to full
,xer mounted coach harness, constantly kepton hand
or made TO order r -aDf s.u1-
" ReDsirfng done up good and cheap.
Csrriage trimming done in the latest Styles and At
low prices.
On hand. rr .81 aro-.-
shop At old stand. southeast corner Of Main and
Columbus streets 90 j. STONE, ~
OTTAWA, Februarv ~. 1850. Late Stone Ecls.
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=
HAVING nov = full and complete abstract cf title Of
III every piece Of land town lot in the county,
which Is kep; up every night; prepared to fur
nis short notice and reasonable abstrActs
Of title iaugsl l.. p. SANGER.
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"ASrED.-lQo,pOo De. PAPER RAGS. of, All a.
w scriptions, for which the highest market nr;c.
will be paid in cash. 1t the x<sl @~'
decs NEWS DEPOT, p O. Bloc.
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nc TO ORTOT,S BOOK STORE for School Deol
NJ ~.ionery, nice Books for Child ~. panS
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legal advertisements.
XEC UTO RS NOTICE

TX &c UTO RS NOTICE.
Estate Of JOnH B. BAsfiEN, deceased. The IN.
having been appointed Rxecutoss ofthe last
.no testament B. Bastien, late ofthe county
Do,ic. S., and state OF Illinois deceased hereby give
t. S.u .nes wm spSear before the county Court Of
ns.sS s rouny, A. the Court House in Ottawa at the
october Term on the third Monday in October next It
Snien une ~ persons having claims against said
pose OF having the same adjusted All persops indebt
ed to said estate are requested to make mmsd;.,.
neut to the undersigned. @'e PeS
Dated this fourth day OF August, a. D. 1862.
CHARLES BRIGNON
.. DONAT H0LLECKER
Aug. 9Th, 1ss2.-4w Esecusor,.
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- & HE -
Every variety Of Grain and Grass sickIes, Moving
Knives, Sections, and Rivets. constantly hand
made to order, and warranted to give satisfaction
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MANHOOD:

HOW ARD ASSOCIATIONS,
III P.Hdd9phid-for the Relief Of the Sick and
Distressed, afflicted with viruent and Chronic Dis
eases, aud Especially Diseases of the Sexua Organs.
Medical Advice given Gratis by the Acting Surgeon.
Valuable REPORTS on SPERMATORRH8A or SEN.
NAL WEAKNESS. and other Diseases Of the Sexual
Organs and the NEW REMEDIES employed in the
Dspenssrv. in sealed letter envelopes. free Of
charge. Address .,.-t -,
DR.. J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON, Howard Asso'n. -
No. South Ninth Street, Phiiadeiphis. Fx
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administrator S Notice.

idntiHtStT-toT N0ttcs.
EsT.TE CT WILLIAM ERWIN, DECEASED.
FINHE undersigned having been appointed admins
Il traitors of the estate OF William Erwin, late the
county Of La Sale and State OF Illinois deceased
hereby give notice that they will appear before
County Court of la Sale County. Court House
In Ottawa. the September term the taird Monday
in September at which time all per.ons having
claims agains: said notified and requested
to attend for the purpose OF having the adjusted
All persons indebted to SAID estate requested to
make immediate payment to the undersigned.
dated this 9th day of July. A. n. 1852.
ALTHEA L. ERWIN. adminisfrdtrir.
n. w. RATHBUN, Administrator.
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SEWING MACHINES.

The Economy OF Using tIic Franklin
Family Sewing Machines.
THESE Machines make the celebrated Grover AM
Baker stitch which has taken the highest premium at
Illinois State Fair in September last at the Uni
ted States Fair in St. Louis in $780, and at the prin
cipal State Fairs throughout the country.
Competent Judges gave a decision in favor OF this
stitch of its great strength and adaptation
to all kinds of family and manufacturing purposes.
Tho following table will show the difference in favor
Of Sewing Machines the old method OF stitching
by hand In the working of these Machines there is
only great saving of labor and time, besides add
Ing greatly ts the healthfuness of the employment,
but the stitch Is much stronger. more elastic and
much less liable to rip rave than the stitch made
with hut,Ies and bobbins:
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que lot Of Sugar Cured Hams Of
si~Dx Of superior quality, WIKI h I offer low
1000. .casiousers.- ! refer % the JollewiuR
w. NJ 10 quality VIZ. Hickiipg Esq,
70. W" Osm.n, E.a y y. Shutter Co.
.r-. =, 49,, Sss Xsds q 0Vsss Aosss Sqsors.
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LANDS 6Or safe,

For Sale:
100 LOTS in sanger's Addition 10 Ottawa, and 20
lOU Lots in Old Town and States Addition TO Otta-
va for sale cheap. faugsl L. p. SANGER.
1lsHGEB Houses and Lots TO rent
i .uxs l. SANGER.
SEyEN improved farms sale.
- suys L. p SANGER.
Maryland free press., 1862-12-05
sTONEwALL JACKSON ADMINS
tT TIERS THE SACRAMENT.

On the morning of recent battle near Har-
jper's Ferry, after a serman by oneof his chap-
lains, Stonewall jackson, who, by the way, is
an elder in the Presbyterian church, admins
tered the sacrament to the church members in
his army. He invited all Christians to partici-
pate in this ceremony A Baptist, the straight
fest of his sect, thoroughly inbued with the idea
Iof close communion, was seen .tc hegitatoj but
the OCCASION and the man who presided over
came his scruples and thus it has happened that
the prospect of a fight and the eloquence of
Jackson made a Baptist forget that baptism is
the door into the church.-In all Jackson's
army an oath is rarely uttered. A religious
enthusiasm pervades it which makes every man
hero. In this incident we have an explana-
tior of Gen. Jaclzsons in7incibility, and we
are thus enabled to understand why his men
are all heroes, and why they endure without a
murmur the severest hardships to which any
troops have been subjected during the war;
When peace is restored, it will be honor enough
for any man to say."I belonged to the army of
Stonewall Jackson
Maryland free press., 1862-12-05
Joe Parsons, of Baltimore.

A Correspondent of the Boston Transcript
relates the following story:
Joe enlisted in the LIST Maryland Regiment,
and was plainly CROUCH" originally. AS we
passed along the hall we first saw him, crou-
ched near an open window, Justify singing,
''Tm bold soldier boy!"
and observing the broad bandage over his
eyes, I said: ,s .sa ..
"What's your name, my good fellow?"
|. "Joe, sir" he ahswered-"Jee Parsons"
"And what is the matter with your"
"Blind, sr-blind as bat" ~
"1n battle?" t.'
''Ycs-at Antietam Both eyes shot out at
one clip"
Poor Joe was in the front, at Antietam
Creek, and Mimic ball had passed directly
| through his eyes, across his face, destroying
hs sight forever. Irc was- 'v. +-,ontyr years
| old; but he was as happy as lark!
1T is tireulful,' I srid. ----z.---- --
I'm very thankful I'm alive, sir. 1t might
ha' been worse yer see," he continued And
then he told us his story
I was hit, he said, 'and it knocked me
down: I lay there all night, and next day
the fight was renewed | could stand the
pain, yer see, but the balls was flying all
around, and wanted to get away cuddn't
sec nothin:, though. So waited and listened;
and at last l heard feller groanin' beyond
me. Hello, says |. Hello yourself says he.
who be yer? says Ia Tebel?' 'YouI'e a Yam
kee' says he. so am says I; what is the mat
ter with your My leg g'sslnashed says he, Can't
yer walk?' NO Can yer see?' Yes. =
WELL says !, you're d--d rebel, but will
you do me a little favorT Il will, says he, 'ef
KEN Then l says, well, ole butternut, 1
can't see nothn. My eyes is Knocked out,
but I ken walk. Come over yer. Let's get
out of this. You pint the way and TIL tote
yer off the field on my back Bully for you,
says he. And so we managed to get together.
We shook hands on it. I took wink outen
his cantoen, and he got on to my shoulders.
| did the wallln' for both, and he did the nav
igatin'. An ef he didn't make me carry him
straight into rebel colonel's tent, mile away,
III u lldf! lIONS cNSi, biiS SoiouSl S'tiIc up,
an says he, ANhar dyer come from? Who
be yar2 told him. He said was done for,
and couldn't do no more shootn; an he sent
me over to our lines So, after three days, l
came down here with the wounded boys,
where we're doin' pretty well, all things con-
sidered' AK
/. But you will never see the light again, my
poor fellow" suggested, sympathetically..
That's so, he answered, glibly; "but l can't
help it, you notice. did my dooty-got
shot, pop in the eye-an' that's my misfort'n
not my fault--as the ole man said of his blind
hoss But ."."
I'm bold soldier boyP
he continued, cheerily renewing his song, and
We left him in his singular merriment. Poor,
sightless, unlucky, but stout-hearted Joe Par
sons, 50 -.-
Maryland free press., 1862-12-05

'Oh be off wild ye!-ketch Mary Malone get
ting lover these days when the hard times
is come. No, thank heaven, aims got that
to trouble me yet Nor don't want it,
What on earth, then, have YOU got to
make you happy? A drunken brother, a poor
helpless sister, no mother, no father, no lover
why, where do you get all your happiness
from?
THE Lord be praised, miss, it growed up in
me. Give me bit of sunshine, clean flure.
and Pm made. That makes me laugh and
sing. And then if deep troubles come, why,
God helpin' me, I'll try to keep my heart up.
Sure it would be a sad thing if Patrick Nc
Guire should take it into bis head to ak me.
but the Lord willin' I'd try to bear up under
it
The last speech upset my gravity. The
idea of looking upon lover as an affliction
was so droll. But she was evidently sincere
having the exampeof her sisters husband and
her drunken brother.