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broad daylight. Before he comes down stairs,
let US see what is going on in the kitchen. Mary
had risen with the first meadow-lark, and was
busiy engaged in assisting her mother to prepare
breakfast, while her father attended to some out
door employment. Mrs. N. had Just placed a
pan upon the stove, and the savory odor which
speedily arose told unmistakably Of ham and
eggs.
While the latter are frizzling and sputtering
away, let US go up stairs again.
Paul rubbed his eyes, probably 10 discover
whether he was in the flesh. Having fully sat.
isfed himself on that point, he peered around to
gee If there were any toilet articles in the ROOM
Therew was close at hand tiny table with snow
white cover, upon which were all that an exCui-
site could wish, while above hung mirror. So
far all was well. Now for the clothes Sure
enough, there they were on chair at the top Of
the stairs. A vigorous effort, and Richard Tor
rather PAUL. would be himself again." Paul
crept out Of bed and ran towards his clothes.
About halfway was piece Of paper. He
stepped upon it, when, horrible to relate, with q
crash il gave way under him and in the twink.
ling Of an eye he descended bodily into the kitchen
below, falling plump into the great pan on the
stove! One moment Mary stood aghast at the
hideous apparition, and then ran screaming from
l
The old lady screamed fire !" and uurder ~
but she instinctively saw the necessity Of rescu-
ing the sufferer from his painful position.
Having large fork in her hand, with which
she had been ON instant before turning the meat,
aid which was consequently quite hot, she applied
II, ID her utter absence Of mind, to his ribs Us il
be bad been an Indian captive al the stake.
Yelling in pain, Paul sprang to the floor just
as Mr.. n. (who had heard the screams, and sup
posed the young man was numbering bis house
holdD entered, armed with bludgeon Surprised
beyond measure to see the young gentleman Of
the night before in such scanty habiimcnt, he
was about to apply the stick to his shoulders.
Mrs. n, however, interfered, and explained the
accident
"Up stairs, then, /" shouted the stern old
farmer. "Put on your brceks and leave my
housed"
Paul darted up stairs, dOnned his clothing with
out even looking at the glass, and limped ont Of
the front door, all Of the family having abscntel
themselves to leave the way clear.
And that, gentle reader, was how Paul I" fell
through" bis cour,ship. 1t Is useless to state
that he ever aterward Kept a respectful distance
from singing.schools and pretty girls with hazel
eyes. Ever after, when the lads Of the village
wished to take Paul Ringlewood down peg,
they bad only to ask him il he was fond Of ham
and eggs.
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BULwER ON AMERICA.

II will be remembered by many Of our read.
ers that Sir E. B. Lytton, a year or two ago,
expressed an earnest hope to see the Union
broken up-not into two, but into four or
more parts. In late number Of BlackaroodS
Mdgasine he dcvotes an article to the progress
and destiny Of America, from which We extract
the following. It hardly seems consistent with
his previous declarations:
Considering that men now living have seen
It's birth, who of the old world can wonder at
ths pride with which its citizens regard III
What other state in history ever rose. within
the period measured by the life Of q single man,
into so great q power amongst the nations?
On equal terms it has met the mightest mon.
archies no slow growth Of progressive ages
It came into the world like America HERSELF u
discovery which altered our knowledge Of the
globe, and dated the birth Of a new destiny in
the chronicle Of the human race. Bliud in.
deed the statesman who imagines Its future
darkened by the calamities it now undergocs.
Divide the vast area Of the land d. fate may
decide, be there In republican America as many
independent sovereign States rs In monarchia
Europe, still the future Of America, from the
date Of that disruption, must be as potent on
the world as has been the past Of Europe,
whether disrupted by the fall Of Rome or BY
the death Of Charlemagne. Enough Of pride
for me, as an Englishman, to know that what.
ever State in that large section Of the globe
may best represent the dignity and progress Of
human thought, shall have had its fathers in
Englishmen, and shall utter its edicts in the
English tongue. l! prejudice against Amer
leans as Americansl Enough answer to that
charge, for me and my countrymen, that fathers
have no natural prejudice against their child
rem!
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part Of the captain just once and then insist upon
change. And, thus mortified and downcast, he
went home to supper.
There was now a chance for Paul to show bis
magnanimity to his crestiallen foe. Taking Jerry
aside, be assured him he was willing-the man
ager permitting-to exchange parts with him 10
the new play. ltwas matter Of small moment
to him, and he did not object to yielding the
better character to his senior, since be was SO
agitated about it.
Jerry sullenly but quickly assentcd and Willie
be busted himself ih studying the puny but much
coveted part Of the sensational villain, Patl pre-
vailed upoh the management TO permit the en-.
change, rs it was easily to be effected.
This arranged, Jerry became absorbed, with
his few lines and little business, up to the last
moment, determined that now or never he would
" play up to the handle" and die In such . tFe-
mendous manner as would MAKE It in1politic 10
neglect him in the future:
Paul calmly scanned the Fart of the captain,
dressed, placed himself at the head Of bis armed
supernumeraries and, at the appointed cue, seized
musket, rushed on the stage with them, halted
them in view Of the aforesaid sensational, short
lived villain, Jerry, and delivered the only word
he had to say" Fire y
STOP! for Gods sake, don't frer' shfiekcd
Jerry-an Interpretation not in the text, yet de-
ivcred in tone Of such terror, that the applause
Of the whole house attended II, and mingled with
the vOlley Of TiuSketry, as be received II, stag
The act was ended, and the curtain was dropped
amid tumultlous cheers.
Get up, Jerry. Clear the stage"
No answer.
"Curtains down; you did we'll; Get upE
There was still no answer SoFfiehodv nneh6d
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THE DRUNKARD,s CHILD.

A little child stood moaning
In the hour Of midnight lone,
And no human ear was list'ning
To the feebly wailing tone.
The cold keen blast of winter,
With funeral wall, swept by,
And the binding SHOWS fell darkly
Through the murky wintry sky.
All! desolate and wretched
Was the drunkard's outcast child;
Driven forth amidst the horrors
OF that night Of tempest wild;
The babe so lOndly cherishd
Once meath q parents eye,
Now laid her down in anguish
Midst the drifting SHOWS to die
Papa, papa !" she tnurmured,
"the night is cold and drear,
And I'm freesing, o, I'm freezing!
In the storm and darkness here.
My naked feet are stiffening,
And my little hands grow numb,
Papa, can l not come TO thee.
And warm myself at homer
mamma, mamma !" more wildly,
The little suif 'rer cried,
Forgetting, in her anguish,
How her stricken mother died
"Oh! take meto your bosom,
And warm me on your breast,
Then lay me down and kiss nc
In my little bed to rest !"
Poor child, the sleep that gathers
Thy stiffen'd eyelids DER,
Shall know no weary waking
To life Of suffering more.
Sleep on the SHOWS may gather
Der thy cold Ond pulseless form,
Thou art resting, calmly resting
In the wild dark midnight storm !
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| n lrIeno WHOM We bnnu call rat, tOT SNORT,
,ells us the followin0 GOOD story about him.
Wher bvt an iiIls bot, bn tsss saiihd nm In
a conn,rv scbool ard ,he question suddenly
nroroundeS Inv ,hr nedscoonc
"Pa,rick Iow n,any grds are ,hercY"
pa, was moi a d;stinvn;sEbd theoo1;sn then.
and veors bsva made rim n be,ter q very fayts'
in snch matters INF ho nroo,ntIv rpsnonded-..
"Three s;r3
"Take vour scat ~ tbundered tho master
and If IN Ave minn,es Won dont answer cor.
rectIy. I'M welt you."
,.sinc he Gcor hss;,s,i,Sjv [ stated S ,bs nnnI,s,
| or ca a, g f,va s;sm IL "a lived ,he nrom.
isefl a wsl,;cen and a ,e,,,oi,d n h;s sat ,en
minutes c,r consideration.
Ien minutes mn, Pal was up too. and satisfied
Thai he HADN'T a. I'D ne matter suiIicently hiph
bef,re, he shoutcd-
HTber.'s ten sirw
| He saw the fetiile dessena;no, ana i,Hil,hh
out Of ,ho door, be cleared 1--WE nail fence. and
broke ike 4 Quarter horse across The aeld;
~da" E,s 1, anS ",S Ioos ~ ~ sns as.;s;os So
,ho nnr.r;s ~ / Lno,,,si,.. ,rSs, S;essn,,,ss. -
"Thers s.a ,,o. ~c;oe ~ ssLsd ps,
ar Snhooi ,ooJ.s "a e. ,is ss+,v
WTon s s,s a.. Won ~ ss;d D., nSiesIv. afio,i
manv Gads are ;bcre ~
many ahHn uUSs .aa'.sd are .HS,e ~. A.. :.
aWeil. yon,a be,isr SSi N doxa ,b.s.
You'll have a rood lima via, y6nf one Ciod,
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A GIGANTIC BrRD.-Naturalists arc delighted
10 read that according to late New Zealand
paper Moa has been seen there. Itisa walk
ing, hot q flying, bird. supposed, from the nu.
merous skeletons which have been found Of il
10 grow from eight to nine feet high. It has
hitherto been believed to be extinct; though Il
was known within the memory Of men living On
the island that it had been killed and eaten by
the natives. It was always hoped that in the
unexplored parts Of the island sctie lost speci:
men Of the nearly extinct race might yet be
found alive; and now It seems that gold mi.
ner, sitting by his camp frc, saw one, pecring
Ut him, from the edge Of near hin. He took
hat FIRST to be o man, but PRESENTLY saw 4
gravely starting OF. The track, or footprint o
this great bird showed "three claws, and abou
foot behind, the mark Of pad, and .bchint
that again the mark Of spur" A reward o
twenty-five hundred dollars has been Offered
for the bird alive or dead; and il the mine
told the truth, we may yet see living MOa-'
member ofa tribe once sufficiently numerous il
New Zealand to be source Of dread to tn
natives. .-
, 1863-12-12


The KILLED IN TWO WARs.-According 10
the most rtliablo statistics, the whole number
Of Americans killed and wounded during the
war Of 1879, extending from June, 1919, to
March, 1915, was 7,7ss; Of these 2,sl6 were
killed-this includes both the land and naval
forces The largest number in the naval forces
was at the engagement between tho Chesapeake
and Shannon, where the number Of Americans
killed and wounded was 14e, and the British
IS. At the battle Of New Orleans there were
81 Americans and 2,073 British killed and
wounded. The Americans appear to. have
suffered most at the battle Of Bridgewatrr,
where they had 74s killed and wounded, and
the British 643. In the various skirhishes
among the Indians, the Americans had one
thousand killed and wsurded. In the engage.
melt between the Consultation and JasG, the
Ahlarinansh had az and the British lBl killed and
"0uHueo Duting tne slEsla 500 sI.u i,liii,..l,,,
Of British killed and wounded Is put down 4.
e.77l. Of which number 1850 were among
the Allied. Tho losses Of Mcclellan on thu
.Chlckahominy, Of Pope 10 his disastrous cam.
paign IN Virginia, the battle Of Antietap, and
one or two other batiles Of the present war
each excel In casualties the numbers DESTROYED
In the entire war oi 1919.
, 1863-12-12
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.
NO hAsfERN NEWS.

With the exception Of one days later news.
Of 90 importance, received on Monday last, we
have nothing in addition to the advices pub.
lished last week. There has been no news
sincs received at Portland.
The Sacramento Union Of the Soth ult. says
the Continental Telegraph was reported II be
ont Of order east Of Fort Kearney on Saturday,
The esth. This statement will account for the
absence Of later intelligence.
We may look with certainty, We think, for
exciting news when communication is again
resumed.
, 1863-12-12

REMAISs or ExrHcF sPEcrhs. --1'he fbssfl
bones Of . .pigmy species Of elephant have
been found 10 the caves Of Malta, and described
By Capt sprAtt Of tho British navy. This
species Of elephant wnen full grown could not
have been larger than lion or . tiger. An
the bones were firmly ossiied, and. when con.
trasted with those d the ordinary elephant,
they Wsfe seen 10 bstemarkably disproportion.
ate in size. Bones Of the young of the pigmy
elephant were likewise found, and when Il Is
stated that the milk teeth Of this creature were
not much larger than human molars, an idea
can be formed Of It's small size. The tusks Of
the plemy elephant were about foot long
In lhe lunp caves were found the bones Of
Getntic swan. thEeo or four times larger than
Chs present known swan, and also tho bones Of
agganlis species Of dormouse.
, 1863-12-12

The soldier in war and the hrmer fnpeace
alike win their tfiumphs in the field.
Mean souls, Ike mean pictures, are often
found in good-loOking frames.
, 1863-12-12

The Cardinal Archbishop Of Naples has felt
compelled 10 address bis fock from his iOrced
retirement At Rome. One short ssnssnes tells
us; "And eity has arrived Of such lsight
q to erect In Naples. In the midst Of . people
wholly Catholic, and In one Of the most beaa-
tliul and popular quaEtsrs, . public temple 10
PrOtestantisn.s ThA murder is Outi An
Ensliah church has bst buil. .. Naples. HOs-
Sible and pOrtsotous dyenti
, 1863-12-12

REEEsrlos ct wAsnR IL vfdrrABLEs.-As
nature places water in large quantities in or.
lganic bodies inmany cases she takes due pre-
cautious toteep 4 there. Unripe potatoes and
uurpe apples removed from The parent stock
Shrlvsl shrink, and perish. These effects re-
Snlrkcm the porous condition Of The immature
Skih, which permits the water within to escape
BY evaporation. But when ripe. this porous
eovsring has become chemically changed into
y thin impervious coating Of cork, through
which water can scarcely pass, and By which,
therefore. i is confined within for months %
geiher Il Is this cork layer which enables
ths posa.oe 70 keep the winter through, and
NE NinieEpear Or winter apple 10 be brought
toHble 10 spfing Of their full dinsnsIons.
, 1863-12-12

sckHnFy on LABoR N EselAsD.- In an ar
tlelsupon this subject The Londoh-G Glo5s regrets
Inst o. crops hare been permitted 10 rot for
want q hands 10 pick them, and says:-h
was not Z question of price, for almost any
price has been offered % draw hands. As
much Is twognin as week have been made
even By women. and that 10 the purely I'M
skilled labor q hoppickIng. The fact is that
during The last few years the Irish bafvss.ers
have ceased 70 come over to England in the
nuhBeis they used to cone. ea.
, 1863-12-12

A Coon. .PExcs TO EmoRArn rnox.-A cor.
respondent ofs stJOhn paper. writing from
Aalllhx, Nova Scotia, says: at Is strange,
deplorabls iact that fully 80 per cent. Of the
young mon q this Province leave It yearly.
and al ago, | might say, when they arc just
The bone and sinew Or The country, and seek
anasylum 10 81 foreign land, (.he United states)
there 70 earn fhms as wen as comfortable
livelihood, which Il they remained here hun
dred years they never could accomplish"
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-14
rhe meeting Tonight.

There is no mistaking the din of prepa-
ration for tremendous rally of the New
State men tonight, at the Athepeum, to
hear the East Tennessee orator. 1t will
be the great and memorable meeting Of the
campaign. Every arrangement has been
made. The building has been cOmforta-
bly, fixed up in all particulars, aud will be
well lighted and well warmed. We ex-
pect 10 see it crowded as ii has never been
for many long day We call upon New
State men from all parts of the city 10
turn out in their strength, nnd give those
who are opposed TO the New State an ear
nest OF what they may expect on election
day. The meeting tonight will have a
grea. effect on the canvass in the city, not
only by reason Of what will be heard, but
also by reason of what viii be seen.
Therefore. we say, let every New State man
rally to it, and make the welkin ring with
enthusiastic cheers for the distinguished
patriot who is to speak, and the cause for
which he pleads. 1t is the general wish,
also, that every opponent of the New State
should come out. A cordial invitation il
extended to all such Let them come and
and hear the arguments in behalf of the
Now State. Come, everybody.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-14
a1eetIng Id FnIrmont.

RoUsINs New State demonstration is
to come off at FairmOut. on Thursday next.
Hons. w t. Wiley aud ". G. Brown have
promised to speak, and Mr. Van Wrinkle,
" the father of tho Convention" is expect
ed to be there to vludicate the Constitu
ton which is in SO great part the work
of his head and hand. Other prominent
speakers will probably be there to address
the people. We hope to hear of great
outrouring of the substantial men of Ma.
riOn. Every one should be willing TO give
one day to the cause of the New State.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-14

ration. The lIs-s6nd RESPONSIVENESS
which have been coming from so many
regiments, have been no less remarkable
for their unanimity than their emphasize.
BafHed and fooled, the Gopperheads vent
upon the faithful army their most rancor-
Gus spite. They have very bitterly de-
nouuced loyal men of all classes but We
can recall no such utterly malignant and
contemptuous contumely as this II eau
not be considered merely as the wild es-
capable of a single Individual, The fact
that it was loudly cheered. and that it con-
tinued to receive applause as il VAS repeat
ed in various forms, eViuced that it was in
complete harmony with the feelings of the
whole Copperhead gathering. The species
everywhere has become infected with this
hatred of the soldiers. At the West their
Tirulence is even less decent that here
t'Rosecrans has written himself down as an
ass" was the ejaculation of the Chicago
Zimes-which is the leading CoPPerhead
organ of the Nortbwest-rpon the letter
which thrilled every patriotic pulse in the
land. 1t is with these rebel synpathizers
as With the rebels Observation-Disclosures TO
the flag develops special rage against its
special defenders.
We're any new proof needed of the infat-
uatiou which has seized these peace fac
tionists, We should have it to the full, in
this unmeasured heaping of insult and
abuse upon our heroic soldiers. 1t not on
ly intensifes the righteous wrath of the
army, but it kindles a fierce animosity
against them in every one of the hundreds
OF thousands Of Northern households 10
which these gallant men are bound. 1t is,
in fact, just theindignity of all others most
calculated to inflame the popular heart at
large. They might better fout at aud de-
fle the glorious old flag itself, than thus
villify the men wbe are standing by'It and
for it in the deadly breach. Those recre-
ants are as iusensate as they are base, and
are leaving nothing undone to make their
swift destruction sure
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-14
New state Meeting.
GoPRrE lows, ONO Co., VA,
March 10th, 1868.

Editors LnteiligsHeer:
At new State meeting held at the Cot
fee Town School house, Vim. Hand was
called to the chair and Samuel McDaid
elected secretary The meetiug::was ad-
dressed by Jas Campbell, Esq, and others,
after which the following preamble and
resolutions were reported and unanimously
adopted;
WHEREAS, a Convention at the city of
Richmond, in which the Thugs and Cop
perheads, by iustitutiug terror and thereby
illuminating loyal men from giving express
sion to their sentiments, did succeed in
passing an infamous ordnance declaring
the State OF Virginia out of the Uuion and
a member OF the would be c. S. A. And.
WHEREAS, The western part of the Old
| Dominion considered the said ordinance
null and void, because unconstitutional,
and without warrant in any sense whnteY-
er. Therefore,
ResoEved, 1st. That we as loyal citizens
of Virginia, glory in the patriotism mani
Tested in the restoring of the Government
as sci forth at Wheeling.
| I'd. That we have firm and abiding
| faith in the constitutionality; and in the
propriety of separating from our Eastern
task-mGsters, and forming 8 new State
known as West Virginia.
Sd. That it is the duty of every man
regarding his own interest or that of his
fellow-cirizens to vote for the new State
aud to influence Others To 90 SO.
4th. That all persons having voted for
the ordinance of secession, and not repent
ing of the deed, have thereby rendered
| themselves aliens from, ead enemies to the
Government of Virginia and the us. Gov
eminent, and are not entitled to the right
of suffrage.
9Th. That it is not in our power to set
forth the CONDEMNATION of john S Garlile
in the bitterness which his treachery to
loyal Yirginians demands.
9Th. That We commend to the consider
alton OF loyal Virginians the high minded
and straightforward course of the Hon. W.
T. Wiley in the .. S. Senate, as contrasted
With that of the CoPperhead proprietor OF
the Wheeling Press {Carlile).
Tth. That the Wheeling HreSS is un-
worthy the patronage of loyal men, and
that We deuouuce as traitors all persons eu-
| dorsing the principles therein set forth.
SLh. That it is the duty eff the Govern
ment, State aud Federal, TO suppress all
newspapers publishing articles derogatory
to the U. S. Government, or calculated to
intercept the means made use Otto suppress
treason aud rebellion.
9th. That We hail the Presidents eman-
cipation proclamation as an efficient means
of destroying the prime cause and back.
bone of the present malignant aud unholy
rebellion now in force against the best
Government ever instituted by man.
10th. That copy of tue above be sent
to the EnteIiigsnesr for publication. request
ing all West Virginia papers endorsing the
spirit of the resolutions to copy.
VIZ. HAND, Chairman.
SAMUEL NoDAID. Sec'y.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-14
New. Abont enc New STATE.

We are daily in the receipt OF glorious
news from the different counties concern
ing the prospects of :he new State.
A letter from Capt. a. Grub, of Com
pAuy x, I'd Virginia regiment, at Beverly,
Randolph county. says:
'.The new State is gaining friends here,
aud the old Second VIII give good &C
count of herself At the polls on the 18th.
Butturnuts are under par here"
A private letter from Hancock county
says:
"Tbo New State cause is progressing
finely in glorious little Hancock. The
people are fully aroused and you will hear
good news from this county on election
day"
A subscriber who lives on the borders
of Taylor and Marion counties writes as
follows:
1.-THE new State will get at least three
fourlhs of the votes in Taylor and Marion
counties; or else am more mistaken than
ever was in my life"
a private letter from prominent gen
tleman at Fairmon. says:
eve intend to have a tall demonstra-
tiou here on the 10th. Our people are at
work with a will aud are in fus spirits
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-14
Marion County.

The Fairmout National of yesterday,
claims that Marion will be the banner New
State county on the 26th. We refer tba,
little prediction to the people of Preston
and MouOngslia. Marion will do well, we
have no doubt, butt two counties named
will cast such vote for the New State as
never was seen before outside of the 4sh
Ward in this city.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-14
The Convention at Parkersburg.

We understand that the anti-New State
Convention at Parkersburg which was to
have come or on Thursday, fell through
and didn't come OF. We have no partic-
ulars of the reason why, but presume that
dearth of attendance was one cause. II
the few disappointed people who were on
the ground want to see Convention in
Parkersburg "as Isl Convention, they
have only to attend the unconditional
Union assemblage that is called to meet
there after the election on the goth.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-14
MeotlnE at TrladeIpnla ana oamOro

There win be New State meeting this
afternoon commencing at one O'Clock, at
Triadelphia. Nsssrs. Caldwell, Tatr and
others will addres'it.
There will also be meeting today a,
the same hour atoamerOu, Marshall cOun-