Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-08
THE EVENING STAR,
PRENTlCEaNa.

When the Hon. a. o. P. Nicholson, former.
y OF the U > S>nate, was srrested recently
N Tennessee, oy order Of Gen. Negley. his
owing Wlie 1sde him rot in prison rather than
tske me oath Of Allegiance He sfectionately
PROM ed her to rot. But we guess she keeps
Lar enough of not to smell him.
BY order Of the IT, 8. Military authorities,
tse paroles that have been given by the men
taken by the guerillas are annulled. These
men must return TO duty. IF they are afraid,
that, IN case they are recaptured, they will be
punished by the rebels for violation of pa
role, all they have got to do is TO refuse to be
reoaptured.
We wish General Order might be issued
that every officer or soldier who runs when he
ought to fight should have letter branded
upon his forehead, and that he himself should
be allowed 70 choose between I and C-Trai-
tor and Coward.
A statement should he well grounded; a YES
sci shOuldn't-unless 1t belongs to the rebels.
Christianity and Patriotism are described as
twin sisters IN the family of Virtue. But un-
fortunately they are not Siamese twins bound
oy an ip1issoluble ligature for they sometimes
travei in different directions.
shakespeare speaks Of the worthlessness Of
'dicers' oaths" If he had lived in such
times as ours, be would have said rebels oaths.
Go forth and grasp the weapon Of your coun-
try. If you can't do that, grasp the money in
your pockets TO aid those who can.
Unless we prosecute this war to a successful
close, our country will soon have no light but
the light of other days"
IL any of our friends think that the Union
soldiers in the field are not doing good work,
iet them 60 and 60 better.
The rebel ladies of Nashville prepared the
other day sunerb dinner for the guerillas
led hnna rhot 4 ho
teast got ur for thieves and robbers was eaten
by NASHVILLE patriotic defenders.
Eet every young lady resolve and proclaim
that she will never more kiss her sweetheart
till he shall have shown himself, in his coun-
try's service, worthy Of glorious woman 3
favors
Moses rod divided the sea- and JEFF Davis
foOlishly thinks that his can divide the land
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TAKEN AT FBR WoRD-A Young lady of Chi.
cago, = few days since, advertised that II any
ely railway conductor would enlist 10. the war
n 1' ~'G.d AK his place The offer vasaccepted
by N. Z ! Beal, conduHor upon the Ran.
ooipn street route. Hereafter the fair s'NellIe'
will take the fare
II Twelve hundred applications have beer
made 70 the French Government for the plsce q
Gusrdian Of NancleOn's tomb, lust vacated J
isRdded that most Of the applicants arc Corsi
cans. But one man can gel the place, so tina
eleven hundred aGd ninety-Hine Will be dizsp
pointed
u DESMOND dustis sald 10 be 81 poisonous a
snychnne, aud chemical ANALYSIS Elbows IL,
similarity. TIE celebrated poisoning case O
Cock by Palmer, in Eugland, ;or which the Ia:
Ger was hanged. took place by means OF diamonc
dust, II is now believed
IL Why 10 the assessor Of taxes the best ma
IN TIE world Because he never under rates.
any body.
IL w hen may newspaper reader be said {
nave Yoracious appetite When he devours t.
Pest ard swallows the Globe