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The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-07
Montpelier, August I, lS6.
Yours very tru

HOME AFTER BUSINESS HoURs.-The road
along which the man OF business travels IN
pursuit of competence or wealth, is not
macadamised one, nor does it ordinarily lead
through pleasant scenes and well-sprngs OF
delight. On the contrary, it is roug b and
rugged path, beSet with wait bit thorns'
and full of pitfalls, which can only be
avoided by the exercise Of watchful care and
circumspection. After each days journey
over this worse than corduroy turnpike, the
wayfarer needs something more than rest.
He requires solace, and deserves it. He is
weary OF the dull prose Of life, and athrst
for the poetry. Happy is the business man
who can find that soIace and that poetry at
home. Warm greetings from the loving
heart; fond gances from bright eyes that
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-07

Tho Fortress Monroe correspondent of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, abiding to the destruc-
ton of the Rufin property at Harrison's Land
ing, says:
Every hodv ia tai inv of the hrillia nt ~ biau
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y y y EFtt ts II JFFsfastasi'ssaE f'E| itF
SUMMARY OF NEW S.

The Co'rpscripti ~ q Act adopted Iy both
Hous!.s Of the Confederate Congsress des
clarvs Tint it places iii the military ser
vice &ai,s CJufAlerIyI foi lbrse Years,
or the war, aif pefS6as between eight.
cen and thirty five years Of age, who arg
not exempt from military service ssz.,sk ]
/ nhe tcxtlas not. SasfiA yet published.
ASteltgrapRie Dispatch to the Goytrnor
gives only tho outlines .ot that most sim
port.int and necessary act 'e''' 7 49, - 4. !
DR.. Ridd1 the notorious New. Orleans
Post Master, has been removed He is re-
placed by Mr.. Victor Barthe, a highly, es-
teelned gentleman. s.4,is,an ts.1I xissl
/, Aasfeat discomfort prev ails in the
ranks Of several fslessl, Fesimrnts in
'rsnnessee. Our enemies do not agree ups
on the objects OF the war; besidsss they
aresterrifed at the resistance offered Them
by the great Southern people. ,'.
1'Le 4 ffanel miipiis.s. At Washiingto,riaur,
rived at Rishrdcnd on the l5ssf ei:i
Gsaetral Resareg Rsi',,r gard al addressed a Pssr
.clansation sothes saany aof ths Mississippi
from lis Head Quarters q. at Gorinti:: dissa
l7tb, inst, ssa-.i a.5-eei4, siis,at.s rss q
TN. fo.ts, haaow the Oitv have, ,p,,a. 4 &.
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!, NR LRWis, iPRIL 18th. 1852

! DEAR. PELleAs, ~, IT, .stfat-j4aa7,t 81
$50. .-t.:7t p. T sup ifts,sFia few lifes
fi,nn soldier II DIR Camp would u very
accrptafs1l,,t to yesr raat,aats, especially
those that ar. Interested /. .e .sss!5,.,ft.
After leaving Barbin,s landing wh.r..
we parted with friends, wiY.e, children:
and lovers, VIZ were oqe day, ca.plr a half
reaching the city. There we remained
three'k,ys, awaiting BID. Ekcellency 70 re-
ceive US, or send us back; on the 3d. d:y
at IL ocl,,ckl W,,'regaived marching orl. rs,
and off wc:kt,t to Camp Lewis above the
City, ;.boat 4miles on the C.trroltonrail.
road. at which Isl, place ',il I ,na feel glad
We safr here about, $500 r,,.n. General
Traey's l'fi.ssrrl,.. is 'calnped here with us:
They arr all fine Htrrs. and men. Camp,
life is "a very lonesome one, rand | have
wished many a time to get mid Of a
|" PeIicairs to read ll't news our Pa
rish and sec what is going On at t:p,n.. |
will clos,..as the time tor, drill is at hand.
We driIl seven 1,ours every day. II the
morni',s vi have tioea. s TO 7, squad
drills, from 2 to 10, company drills, from
s to7, in the evening, battalion drills. Col.
johnson Is with us and in fine he ,ltI,, we
have several cases Of sickness in our Hst
'ttalion. ii My next will no Jesso hastily.
written: gs7. : ze ~. .Sau 7ssat @esyssasi',
! spAdica. I irt sE, b. .G j
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Legislature of the
state pfyI.,ouisiana,
I7fEfHvv|S
AC'r No 30.

Making an appropriation to pay the amount
sfiEthe War Tax iexeil ons the people of the
State Of I40uisiapa by virturc Of an act Of the
Provisional Congress OF tho Confederate
States Of america, approved t!AAysAsf air,e.
teenth, one thousand eight fdndfed and sixty
one 'slIs, j s.dt.I ssI. 10 so.a u.
s SEcnoM l.. Be II enacked IY tie Sen
atb asa House Of Representaiiues Of the
State of .Loiitsiidsga Ii General Assen,bty
eOsvenea, Ihat etl.eisumef stwo snilltols
finefl flandaed Aosasaad dollars or somncla
thereof as may i be necessary x to g. carry
|dut' tile object, ,of this act: Hes and the
sa4disae dia ~ IL IKsrsby appropriated. OUT Of any
money III 1strssSdfy Itoss thsraises ais
,propriated. towards the payhaent af the
|amopnt Of khe, yvar. tax assessed p npoH the
(pedpls Of this State under an act OF the
Provisional Coonsrsss Of the Confederate
States sof Ametioa. entitled aAn .act ID
authorize tho issue of Treasury Notes.
and to provide a wartax for their redemp>
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= Fl. DECUIR, -.
President Pro tenn. =
L. Il. coUYIlLLIIoN, a.. s.
~ Secretary Pro tenn. f,,,ss
..EStTR,A.Y Y.

Taken up by the undersigned at his ItssL
tlsnes ,es on;y NIB nG Gssspgus g ts 1'h inst
high aud believed to be Between I or s years
old. I. 4s'ek. =. ;r5s, F.ys7,t s,aGs.
Said horse is bphtal, ,,long name and nat
ural PAGER. Has some white on his left him
leg. The horse is in a very good order and
has no visi bic brand. !fi'ry. ..Stf.ss. .gts
The, owner is. requested to come forwardy
prove property and pay charges, or said estrad,
will be sold as required by law. - 2,ti 1T
: s.!t. MARCELIN @LEMOINE.
si -1s Avoyelies, iApril126, 1862,
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yNL. 30, NO, 30.
,i'i''sii'a i1t lsfgiHs s3aas
.assisHaH 9h ssIta
"A. LAFARGUE,
Etgyof 4 fl9FastTfrs n.

o,.;.o.s I,o,.t II, al, i,
NJ Nv ~ ~ T.. ''S s''n h'e +
so,, -, NJ ant ;nr;sa;.,;a .''s i'.fa .
- aa ~ = tl,s III ~
ti,. ..f I'D '"'s III sil.'t'
~ :, .aa, -, y i.L, 1.,,.,, 81,
n...a,,.a ~ .t,l... 49, '"a - " la:iii
.ha, q. hi,sha III N . a;aas III pse.'s
;..,,t ctors NJ. .. ~.
af,1.r Il, H. ;;.,..a r.,,ii.s,,., as n =.
tlIa f,,,f,siarafa ss,a..s ii. .v;,,hs .'.,,,'.
any ;nst caus. .,;a ,;,.,,,, ,,.e1a,,s..4,., .,.
|. s.;d .f.u,;l;.s l.v p.ma,..;a,,s ] "s,'' ~ -,
dontsd j, :, S,,ro ca.:l;nas ae .h;. III,
on..ie 90 ,l.v = M.nh' Tse, - h.n III -, ~.
fr tia t;,ne of e. Ma..l , 49, a,. ~.
IN. t;,ne of snah .l;ssl,anr', .s aa1 3 i As'F
hnsfand insians nrof esfar Il SSsT:s9S|s i s
should die. IN The Ednf.ssrsats .rstticsstha
said relife TO, extend for IL Months com .t,
putting from his or their death.
Be It further rresofvld That tho com,
mittee appointed To report to- this lasly
of the families subject. .to,the aid. ofIfhis
parish bc and they are hereby required
to include in their report the name Of
any and all Of the persons so discharged
OF killed, and the time that the same G
shall hi1:ave taken ,l:,ce With tsyenlsaaffff
shall be made at the next regular inset.
oe .l.: Ill. o,@-9 =.
. Il :
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{ STATE Or LOUISIANA.
nth Judicial Disr.cs Court.
4 Parish Of ArOvelIeS. ="

Succession of j. B. David. deceased. #
w HEREAS Anne Barbe Marchal, adj
W. miiisttatrixl Of the. succession, has filed
in tl,g, office OF. the clerk of said Court q pro-
viisond account fablea,i Of Ifs administration
of'tle estrtate of said deceased. praying sthat
the same be approved and homoIogated. q
Now, therefore all persons interested here
III, ARE hereby notified to show <cause, if any
they have, Within thirty days from the, publ
cation hereof why the petitioner prayes should
not be granted. sf's = -'5
Clerk office, MafRsville, the 10Th Of Apri
1862. 5''sit';'. : st',t ~. 's'fsat
-stseH sn H+1CoU rILLION.
.'as7Ia. oisvf;i.
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= OFFICIAL ... f.
iaEECTYOsSsv'OTECE.

confarai;ably Il, al ii,it let entitled an at
relative 70, P;ilicc jury Wards III the
Parish Of Avoyellts. sections = :, tie
qa:lifed sotrrs Of ls 'st ga 81 gil 5ti
9Th 4 7fh Police Jury w ards, are here-
sl,y notified flat IN Election will be held
on Nloi'daY, 18TH day OF May Iext,
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tioa, ;1'f;isspTovld August ni@eteentl,,
s,nr tln,usal,,I eight hundred and SIXTY

fire. ,,rov..d Il A,,g:,,st ,,;aetanti,
49, ~ .,..srp,l .;,,l,t, hundred and siatv.
,an. -. In mu,,..,,I of which is hereby a.
,s,,aad @ It f. ,im st::iy Of ,Lo,,isiaua, in ac-
cordailce with the conditions collfsi'ied
m.,l; in s1s syt' section q the 'fef re-
.sn,..,2.s Be. it fuyAer. enacted. sc.
That ON or befne the first day of April,
one. thousand eight fandrsd and sixty
tso, and alter ,scer aiming tfe alno'iilt as,
snn:ea y r. 'r s....s u';a1. .np .o1to,ns :;
- nav on thu. w;,ryr,aiiiHt oflthe Auditor q
p,,hlic Accounts, tile amount SO due bv
the State TO tl'e Secretary OF the ireas'l-
flp1cOtl Or11ApaSOnS HlltIl0riZa4Ct 7yv@hlTnft
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IFf nj i4a}
DISSOLUTION OF CoPA RTNgRSH5E,.

!. The firm of Dnrand Rocquet 4 Co. is
this day dissolved. All persons indebted
to the late firm are hereby notifedto 10 make
no payments, except to the undersigned,
who will canyon the liquidation atIctlie
same place Of basiness No l2 Garondelet
ADOLPflE KDCQUET,.
LEOPOLD DROCQUEf ..a'ss
New Orleans, fath March 1862
-: &c, o., ttsassatts. is.s.s ss,sa.
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lhe ~ III VI 1"i> o''y oel"o Nu-
seutIit wa1 E,nimoasly lvot.,i that Hi
laire D 5,uir aks tlfe scat as president
/ Art. ISt. n motion of John Ewell,
l. RasOlvetl That the Treasurer be au-
tlorized to issue under article No1.'7; of
the proceedings of this Body on the 20
day of March 1862 six Paris, Bonds for
QUE thousand Dollars each, to be signed
by the President Of the Police Jury and
co,,ntersign4 by the Treasurer payable
on tl,effrst iay Of March 1868 to the
or,ter Of sai,u Treasurer.
Resolved That in order to facilitate tile
nesociation1pf said bonds a committee
composcd Of the President and'of L. A.
Robert be appointed to: obtain on said
bond. at least FIVE good and responsible
endorsers
Art. I'd. ssOni motion of j. P. J. Ay-
mond, - ~ 1'ss.'s -
Resolved That the Treasurer of the
Parish. of Avoyelles be hereby author
ized to ISSUE small Bills or Parish notes
to the amount of six thousand Dollars
to be redeemed in curreat money wien
preseutyffin stttns Of Mtyi B1bt'lnafsf and
receivable. for all Parish dues, said notes
to be signedby the President of the Po-
lice Jury and the Treasurer OF the Parish,
Of tile dc,iominations'o twenty FIVE cents
fiftv.cents. one Dollar, twolDollars, three
Dollarssand;; i've Dollars, for the purpose
of carrying out the appropriation made
under the resolution Of this =, BODY under
date 'off the goth day Of March 1862 fer
the supportiof the families OF Volunteers
who are. now and. may be in the Qonass1t
crate and State service. 8. : + 5sf.
ResolvedThat the Treasurer contract
far tn, s., printing of said notes, the cost Of
| tie same to be paid otit Of the above ap-
promiation. sts - isrfsf8sa
!. Rssalvedl That the Treasurer, shall
keep in a we'll, hound book the amount
of said notes issued by him iaiul the date
Of said issue. That said notes Stall be
dated lstteysds and numbered and made
payable to bearer,s redeemable in sums
Of fifty dollars, current money and reciva-
ble for all dRarisA dues. j. ~.
Art. Sd. Aetioa of John Ewen.
Resufvsd Ii drafts gfveH by me
oemmittee appointeA BY this body for
the pufpased Of carrying out the qnlin. 50
ance for the aid Of Xqlunteer families
shall be payable at the Parish IFsas '';s
,ofisee IN ths Town Of Narksyille gu each "a
saturday Of every Nonth,, az
Aria On motion Of 4. A. Robert lr.
Resolved TAat;a tina ef ane hnBAsed
dollars shall be imposed upon any person
who shall drive more than twenty tive
head OF cattle. horses ar males at one tine
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!. .MaRssvll.,.is., April i, Is6as

Il at'tlts4t viis&4lse4 RTlt il, 199qq<a
FL Gescesf rs.,;Ex iilan, "a mag n
ination is scouting, about ii The effort
tto discover zo,nefliiilg That may colftri4
butte to the GENERAL welfatr; per,nis me
|, to giveI yon the srranltsofiay seogitatioas
rsspecting interest oa.a parfical;.r class
Of debts. The Cnnfcderat, Congress
has passed resolution, II I .,ln mot mis-
takth, requesting the ss,tton, PLANTERS to
refis,ih from planting. thing during
.the present year but thu cerals. le
press every where unanimously J urg., the
same policy, and no question can be
faissl as to tie 81 am Al soundiiesy Of
it. The objects of this tSiicI 7afN in;linz
y two-fold-frstt tli.t s,,lr rla,,ters may
thus besable,to supply the army with
the necessary proyisions,t and also to
supply those in ilitlisei,t circumstances 1t
home santls second, to- .take. from our
inercenary enemies that notorious inceil-
tive to thelf helfislf feapi,lity yxbieii Seems
to have lured them ssrssin, the visionary
work Of conquest. Nav, h both, .l,ese
objects it will bo seen that the planters
are tkeverys' pillars of this revolution, ],
and it will be seen also that they. are
cailedupoh to make q greater sacrifices.
than any other class o. men. As gem
tfal thing, they are in debt to some .ex-.
tent ;anQ, whilst they are expected to
tld go much, ought not their creditors to
make Some sacrifice? Let 1he Bon little
more expIicit: Whilst the G6v.,rnfl,ent
and tile press q urging upon tite fda,,-
ters the, policy Of making no cotton, It is
plaiiif II III the latter that they as surely
can expect, nb. revenue. q Now. whilst
they, td satisfy public desire and tn ad-l
vance the Interests ,of fhe C,,hfA.lfnicy,
ard es5.cted TO labor without a revcnne,
;llow s.:,i they .justly bt required To pay
|tI. Interest on their indebtedness Z. IT
i planters can rsasoysblyl be required
ito sacrifice tfieir revenue, their creditors
may jiist assi iressdn,biy be compelled to
is,ispeml tile 1iiiterest ,oi, tiIeir scl;.ians.-
Tile rule Should be made tt.oper,itc with
,.iitora,it,, J, and III, classes + men should
bear aha forbear alike. lThis VIII pros
sSss.. a. - FL III s.n a r. .....ss.
a1 X i ns..s @ aIt .s''1 a.I l l
inii,ity.' IF interest c,intinncs to run
fs,,;l, = ..s,',t i. ,,'s ..,s.n.i
h.,,L@.,nt.. ea' = .h.s',, ,,,,,.h n...... tss
,,sa.,, h,r..,, ,i;.,s.. @ ,s,,:i iii shs. d.,.
ths ,,,ost. i, ,;,,sh,t. .,,,r i;,i. n.,,d.nc,a,
will, hc tina warst rn;,,.l Nv ~, res,,lr,
and ,,c,, re,.a' ~ - -
Iffl;;st tw,r c,,it;,n.s ,ire.. or fo,,, or
IN ,..,rs .na H.. ,,l.int,.rs i,n,,st ,,,v tl,s
;nfet,sst i, Mi, d.h. J. wh;lst 4bry sr,,
..y,,..,.ts.1 IL s,,nn,rt th,,,sc,nf,. .,.r,ev
,,r..,;. .a,,a ..,,,t;raf.. notI;;ne MAI. NAV
yisl,l ,,,,.,n ; rsv.s,,n. ,ysv z;r ,,,s resnit
Of e ID yas,tI .h,,' n,1 IL, I;bp.tv a,,l n+;.
vat. ruin. may be told that they may
s .ESI... u Il.
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az The; /; rroeSsdiifniss.' is''',fl u our III Police
jury Of the 2lst inst, will be foufM in
another colp~asy The Rs4plp.iqps e1-
pose certain features Of the financial sys-
teuef a feuF parish which, il MIL be quite
interesting to ponder over. Ne arepfe-
pairing an elaborate artiefs upon it for
e,,r ,,.,xt fti.asssif ssa ftI s.,F y 81
o.i As - .sg1Ss,.- ytst.fn tss.f.i.si8stt.sss
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ka3eKHwARn.!s -

Stolen from the subscriber ON the Aigkt Of
a0th nat {. A certain Bay horse. With hlack
name d tail naane; ioretap quite long isghtIy
hnn,p.haekea. Moves atia athes assssa Il any
moi fsu,esahelSt -f' 5ie ''ffii f15f',' =
= / Will pay tie ahave tseNstd Us any s.ae
delivering said horse hero to Ess. ts.is
8, j. G. t.ARDON.
atehahlaya. la. March sisa Ise2.
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az Our Heartfelt thapks to iosr pop
t1ar friend, J. J. Comperesef =. nv.
hobert.,fora file Of .4asry Iiats City pa
tsrs. The precious package. was timely
handed US by one Of his passengers, Mr.
Delavallade, for we were without news
for the space of nearly one week. But
tha mail, will Tribe objsctsd q tie mail,
inquisitive fe~der, has carte blanche for
the prsseat, and we Cannot compla ain
much let Us save, the. country frst we
will see to that afterwards. n, 's-ses #
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Che 4flitau !

4ss.5s 4. { =
SrBsCRIpTIey $4 per sann,,m. nm d paya-
BE IN advance or during the first month,
Oh SIS at the end pf TIL. first. month.
t. Insertions for c.,adiast,rps to pub
tic offices will be charged $40 for each
language. /
No paper will y .,lisconti timed IN
less all arrearages arc paid.
-, .,,,... g.
iR EMEy y1S-t)ne square OF ten
or Tire space Of ten lines, : for the
FIRST insertion, and so e.,,rfs for each sub
seqifent insertion. e.
V Allcsn,n,tiiicationa of 4 personal
nature will be :cilat9d as tllo sdiscr,,tion
Of the Editor and payment cxact,I in
advance.
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the prgseat, and we tannbt + complain
much let Us save, the. sconntry frst we
will see to that afterwards. n 's1-sse q
~ The new, magnificent and swift
running passenger packet steamer -. W.
Roberts R. B. Roberts. master and j.
J. Cosnpare, At the Office, will pass Nor
ms.d'st& Gorton's L,nd N .s,s going
down, on next Tuesday. the goth. during
the, dav time. iui7tei s5 ers'As II ejiFi
~ Dur special correspondent from
Camp Lewis has just sent US his first pa
pr Thanks to the excellent mind and
regular dispositions Of .al.ieutenant, E. Il.
Cnchrane, our readers will become fam
iliar Will, every thing Of Importance
that will happen in Johnson's special
Battalion, where eaIl have relatives or
frirnaas Tlsc proxitat ysof New Ortsans
will furnish also our friend with ample
FACILITIES to INTRODUCES in his correspond
ence a variety Of news attractive to the
reader. W. can safely predict that in
foint Of regularity, provided the. mail
does not play US fantastick tricky like
those we Have 20 oftsni Witnessed, our
corresponding will not Ii beitbn.. s.,se's
Every other correspondancsa than the
one from,t,e Lieutenant Wifi be cheerful
l,' published, our ionly dcSifs brinr.s. IL re,
rfel'ece asnl Propagate. faithfully ..and
|jtieiiy all the important events which
will happen in our State and lnithe Con-
s.L,a, 5@sr.lni't rai.al s.8 ofF .s,fe:
H'I.". :. x4g.f.ss .j,to3satoi'l u III; sigst
-.-.-.. Se~ rsts,g 81
Captain Feheion Cannon sends us the
f,l|owia;, ;nhpoft.tnt aispatcll: q
C0Rs,srA Nh. ArRtL 18th 1862 4 :
EplroR OF Pst,csy, s'...'s....a' = ! - !.
VI (, 8i,7rfa.a N. e,,gil4ga, Sia.,,4lt. sul
,c. " spistn tsa.Aa -ss,ad Just reached
this 7plaee, with s lls ny recruits and going i'm
m.,liately to join,the Regiment. whichsis
noViat BarnsYilie, on ths road to Decatur.
Our Regiment was not in the battle Of
Shiloh. .s3i''sase igte, II ..f1
Immense preparations are being made
for ti,e great decisive fight, which will
not COMB dsff for 2eor 3 wevks.l;;if u u
sGcnls. Price and Van Dorm have ar.
rived with thcis cpn!lasaypds, cpn.!lsyp
In llsskte,
yonr fricnd,-
i +, H. s;apt. Cannon:
rpa,s IourSON - RArrAY
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-03-26
Gleanings from Manassas Plains.
CENTREvILLE, March ~

O-s-N iNAf ALA-EJ -AstlC CA1 L.
Before leaving the high commanding
ridges and pure atmosphere of this deser-
ted stronghold, let me bundle you a sheaf
of two days minor gleanings. twill have
a certain significance in making past ex-
periences fruitful, although of less inter-
est than full harvest of matters instant
which l have reaped, but am forbidden
to, as yet, offer your readers.
No matter what movements are going
on right and left. In due time the pub
lie will hear of them. But Centreville
itself has been Intentionally almost unoc-
cupied since its occupation. Though
pickets extend in every direction beyond
it, the village is without a provost guard,
and scores of curious soldiers, struggling
from dozen regiments, wander through
out the day from house to house. They
don't exactly behave themselves; and
though they don't piIlage-they ransack
with good will, eyincing the pillaging
malice aforethought.
Queer, old, desolate, quaint specimen
of worn-out Virginia village What
dreamy interludes of action have CHANGED
to mark our possession of its long plateau.
Along the corduroy road, slashed thro'
swamp and forest for seven miles to Ma
nassas Junction, stroll groups of the
rank and file, searching village after vii
lage of huts in vain desire for loot, and
sauntering in and out of farm houses
with that sel-possess:on copyrited by the
Yankee breed. When they reach the
junction, however, a rich harvest awaits
them The returning groups are laden
with blankets, Floyd's stolen muskets,
huge Mississippi "cleavers," lances, shirt,
and what-not. Meantime, the poorer To-
cal farmers, so long harrassed and plunder
ed by the rebel army, are now reimburs-
ing themselves by driving such NANCY
horses as are left them tosthe smouldering
junction, hitching on to some of the hun
dred Virginia wagons there left behind,
loading up with the spoils of the camps,
as who shall say them nay. These border
sufferers hope never again to see the faces
of the state rights army But the retreat
ing hordes seemed to have determined to
pursue the policy of the Russians vanish
ing before the French advance. Smoking
ruins, barren granaries, deserted villages,
and silence vast and heavy, marked the
region through which they had fled
Like the grasshoppers, they have left no
green thing behind them. I have won
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Took Her Chance.

When the rebel steamer E. III. Lewis
was captured in the Gulf by the New Lon
don, there were among the passengers a
young girl and her slave woman. The
slave declined to 90 ashore with her mis-
tress at Biloxi, and the following colloquy
occurred:
Would you leave me, Rose, and all your
friends, TO go among strangers?"
Il know, Missus, it am berry hard to
lebe you; for Use taken care of you eber
since you were born, and de Lord knows
how lub you and all my kindred, but
you see. Missus, if l go back Use slave,
and you know, Missus, how Massa whip
ped me de morning fore we come away,
and if he takes a notion to sell me he will;
so, Missus, l raider stay here and go up
norf with the Yankee, where l shall be
free, Missus."
Capt. Smith told her she might remain,
if she chose. so she remained. The scene
al the parting of mistress and servant Is
described by the lockers on as very touch
ing. She Will remain on Ship Island
Can't. Smith assigned her place in the
house attached to the light house, and she
makes herself very useful washing for the
officers.
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FO
SAFE
BIZ FEE FORWARD.


Thou art safe thou art safe from the scOrehngs Of
fever
The fierce desolation that walketh at noon;
And drank of the waters / hope to taste soon.
How frutless each effort to hush the wild anguish
That quickens my lfe-p pulse. bewilders my brains.
When think for that voice that made earth 5 rich
est music,
ever. OF ever. must listen in vain.
Thou art safe thou art safe from the storm and the
The wild winds of winter fill mortaIs with gloom,
But disturb thee more than the sOft-sighing ze-
phyr.
That chants a low requiem over thy tomb.
Thou vert young, o, so young, but the dcath-aDgel
called thee,
And we who so loved thee. must bow meath the
rod,
And pray for that faith that bids US look upward
And out on the future, trusting in God.
Thou art safe! thou art safe from the slanderer's
whisper;
The false accusation cannot pain thee now,
Nor can envy remove with its foul blighting finger,
The harp from thy hand, or the crown from thy
brow,
Thy robes are washed white thy pnions are folded,
Thy tears fall no more, hushed is each troubled
sigh;
For thy Savior walked with thee adown the dark
1 believe it. know it. for saw thee die.
And bless the glad hour when the Father shall
call me
To bid earth adieu, and to rest by thy side,
For know thy pure spirit now eagerly waiteth
To give me sweet weeOmings "Over the tide