Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-07-09


But they resting we'll
scoursacs aud shsckles strong
Never shall do them wrong.
o, TO the living few.
foidiers be Just and toe,
Hail them as comrades triedi
Fight with them side BY side;
Never. III hsld or tent.
Scorn the black regimeni'n
Among the scores of packages we notice
numbers addressed to Ohio post offices; and
one to Richmond, Indiana; while of course
the interior OF Pennsylvania is being 'tehded
with special care.
The Judge seats himself to begin the
work of franking documents; and, declining
an invitation to launch in the Club House,
and with many thanks. we leave out kind
cl,peron to bis task. This Club House is
doing in Philadelphia what hitherto has
been deemed an mpossibiity-it is giving
to radical Unionism the the 'lower stamp
Of aristocracy. Fifty dollars fees for admis
sion, Injuries appointments and elegant
surroundings are supposed to give it quite
enough expense to make it at once exclu
sive and fashionable; while it serves to gath.
er into the unreserved intimacy of the Club,
the earnest workers and progressives among
the best classes of the city. Some of the
Ward Loyal Leagues also have Club Houses
of their own, which 10 all cases are at least
aims to be the exclusive, fashionable Club
ofthe City.
'NoCTEs AMBRosIAS.E.
In the evening was fortunate enough
to meet Miss Dickinson again, at tea, at the
elegant residence of a friend in one of the
suburbs of the city. Her career as public
speaker in Connecticut; and subsequently
before the most crowded and fashionable
critical audiences in Cooper Institute and
the Brooklyn and Philadelphia Opera
Houses, had seemed to me so wonderful.
that even the JLdse interest Of a professional
journalist was aroused TO see what cOuld be
the elements Of this remarkable popularity;
:nd II ! studied her rather in the light Of
rare specimen of natural history than as a
well bred and accomplished young lady, that
woman's failing, curiosity must be my ex-
cuse.
did you come prepared to climb the
great cherry tree, as you once threatened,
archly asked the fair hostess, as the young
lady entered, all sparkle and vivacity with
the excitement OF her ride. 'Oh, No, I'm
all done up with ruetul glance at her
modest crinoline and Quaker like gray silk,
''au1 so | must be on my good behavior,
how cery provoking!" aud the pretty pout
was just as attractive in its way as the
done up" toilette.
II was hard to realize that "tb;s little
witch u AZ INV friend the Iujge had anda.
ciouslv called her, this cav school. rirl
Idasbiny off into ali manner NJ cbarmine ex'
travagspzas. as school Girls will merrilv do.
scribing some ratier well preserved citizen
as that horrid old thing just as have
heard other CAV school girls do. who. in.
stead of facing multitude of critical listen
ers from the Opera House platform, would
have found it sufficiently trying to their
nerves to encounter well. developed spider,
or the like "horrid old thing''-it was
hard, say, to realize that this merry and
(ifI must confess it, bewitching young
damsel was the stirring orator whom Henry
Ward BeecheI aud other not less worthy
critics had covered with such unbounded
eulogy, and whose ringing periods had even
been sufficient to rouse enthusiasm in the
frozen soul of William Cullen Bryant him
self.
Hapnening To he on. to tea with charm.
inc Onaker family in the CITY, the evening
beiore I had discovered that tha worthy
, Fr;en3s vrre not nnite satisfied witb An.
na's' worldly Tendencies and one fair lady.
who had bersolf nrograsSad into The yani'
nt nnrsOnaI alnrnmpuf and plppant
,ne,t @ fsr ennmeh to borr;fy onr West.rr
Ouakers. had said. Thee knows we dom
mink Anna does all those things withou
assistance. We think Lucretia writes hel
speeches for her." But that evening wa,
sufficient to convince any one that Lucretia
Mott had no more to do with the prepar
alton than with the delivery of the brilliant
, speeches that have won their young author
so deserved a reputation.
, Her retorts m the nlatform vould indeei
f he sufficient for that She was speakint
D once. as happenei to have heard. to {
/ large audience in New Jersey. and chancec
r. refer in caustic terms TO some action O
tIen MeCleIlan's. A person seated near
r the front arose in high indignation, anC
with much unnecessary noise, and an ali
: intended To exnress intense disgust. wen
| clattering down the aisle. His demonstra
9 t;on was 81 marked that neither audienc
a nor nor sneaker could tail TO notice il. "Ah i
e aid & | The orator calmly. as if merely want;n
a to exnla;n matters to the audience II bay
g M dnnbt that gentleman is a McClella,
man and Deans r. his dntv to Initiate hi
na"i "'u ~ n'' ~ "'' '' =. 80