The New York herald., 1863-06-06

nation we assured tnaJ 00p l1Oukcr Or
ders from Washington sre'Faure 10 better than mac
ton We will take all the consequences. 0nly attack
What be the fate and prospects 81 an army thus
gaded the heids Before the coming shock OF arms
which spoken Of In the Northern journals ikoly to
reverberate through this continent lot me hazard the
prediction that General Lee will be found to be massr
the situation" Virginia. and that by the time when
the Junction OF forces under General Grant and ee
under General Roecrans has been effected or such Il
the apparent Intention or the ederas since the abandon
ment Of the attack on vicksburg) General Johnston VIII
have been strengthened At Tuahoma As to make the
predecessors west have beena fearfully bloody
but level and indecisive possage Of arms fe-t
--
A Female Burns ON the American War.
lFrom The London Athenanum, May 20.
POEMS AND ESSAYS. BY JANET HAMILTON.
Readers OF Dean Ramsays "Reminiscences" have been
made acquainted with form OF Scottish character "a fe
veaIed by those wonderful old ladies who were born be-
fore nerves were invented and who are a't passing
away leave no Irving hkeness-womeu whose angles
were not rubbed down 10 smooth medocrity, but who
were robusty natural and NOT afraid show itwomen
great strength Of feeling who would boldly put into
words what others might only ndy think and tnat with
the quantest queercst and most pqusnt Of humors
uistakabe Scottish thstles touched roughly, but full
of honey at heart and possessing wild fragrance tnat
ful old faces, having many wrinkle Of wisdom and
twinkle mrth; the youthful spirit Looking Out of
eve furrow immortal with their
seveny years as though gayest sparkle French vi
vacity had got the dur Scottish blood and set II
dancng This kind oI character was hot mitet however
TO the class ON Ue.n Esmsay has chiefly drawr.
specimens might be found here and there 10 the cottages
o. the poo--c ladies' by na,nre, who could bear the
was otlen far better than b oks. We have in
minds eye now blthe Of hoart as bird, aud as
CHEEKY OF longle though there such thug
sorrow She had had heavy troubles, but
made the barten weighter by STOPPING 70 IT. 80 strong
and upright SOUL that age seemed Unable TO bow the
BODY OF the noblrst Morse type, and eyes that
rlowed ko live coalsIr0m under the tall white mulch;
with nature enough 70 have been tho mother Of
Hamilton to DO; as due sample. are told,
found OF the Draw and buirdy woman We have
headed warm hearted Quick witted aud Scottish VIE.
there be any doubt about this let the BOOK decide
We der 10 one II the most remarkable mat ns uicn
into our hands hong tiine past. VIII not bring
much added wealth. lerEaps Engsh literature, but It
book enriches lie and eunob!es our common hu
nansty We have oad may work ng men poets bat THIS
Most OF the poems lately written for appears that
she reared her family them forth into the word
70 kve their fe them the consciousness of having
doae best silence OF tire empty home, she
sat- ssv sns Hss a from
who appreciate such AN exquisite ustratson o the
comincn saying, "Dusiness fret, aud pleasure AFTER
wards"
Janet hamilton is the daughter Of shoemaker, and
she became The wife Of shocmakcr. Sne never went TO
schooi but her mother taught her 10 read the Bible
through this doorway she entered the vast library OF
IL sh literature. but what range CT reading she had
eegance Nut the genuine nssure OF the old lady gets
uiest aud est expression In tho racy oric which she
writes. Here md tho shrswd kcekng observation,
the quaint pawky humor, and me sly Scotch wisdom In
iuli force Tho OF the book Ia scottish, while
the facts Of tho lie universally enjoyable
firs let Us show the environment Of the author who
Is living In Iangoan aear Coabridge IL Is lively de
Scripttn called :. ooi Lncati NJ
hummer funuc:s oeezn', reekin',
Coal an irvastsue cnarrin. sineekin',
Navvics. miners, keepers. biers,
Pudaers. ro,!crs. iron milets;.
Recstit, reckit, ra.git laddes.
firenep, ergncmen an paddics;
Boatnen, banxsmen, rough and ratt,in.
Bout the wecht wi c.iers battn',
swea,in', sweariu', ,fechtin', ,driukio'.
Chipge house bells an gill st0aps c!inkin';
Po.ice--ready Inen aud wiIin'--
Ave st ban whan stoups are rilin',
Clerks an counter vupers ponty,
Wi i'uim noustache and whiskers dainty
Chats that wnnn staun nj tries,
Mir' yc they can haD'le rilcs.
bout tho wives oor location,
An tho asses' boihc-ation,
some decent. some are danpies,
An gey ween drucken randcs
Aye tse neebors h0oses saiin',
treetlu' bairns ahiat them train'.
Gsnn forNpoutner bread nor butsors
Just tae drink an rim the cuitcr.
pathetic s,nlimsat Much Of the old wise's humor 10
very smaf she send keen, merry glance right 10
sao nas ready laugh Tor ths .moy p,aIsssrs" thss
are 70 cure the working mans "disasters." Also
Hae ye no heard in Glasco College
They've planth new tree o. knowledge
Tho fruto's fu' bonny tae the e'e,
An woman's no forbid tae pree:
Sac she may cum without presumption,
An pu' an eat an gather gumptsou.
An' SIC lang wins, lang .nebbt CRACKS,
Bout 50 socis! aL H rights. . an wrong, M G an f.css,
they tinglit thro' W like . bell.
There's mouy phase o. specch an thoohs
Leuks gram, bui whan ia tae be wrocht,
An practice. stesd o. speech, beeins,
There's stumhn' blocks tae break cor shiDs.
The old lady l. hard the Social Science Association
and .'speschdying" women. She describes "Bur run'
- the
field ingloriom,
whence legs, not arms, returned victorious.
And this aud Janct's answer TO her ccuatryman ef
what a The din, is Jonathan game sy,st
What sim the iaiow that he'll srowi aa' nyte,
An shake his psve across the vide Atlantic,
VIZ gunchiu broo an mouy senseless anticf
Ne'er lash your thecIn WI us, my Yankee billy
Thae blusterin havcrs max ~ nnco silly;
Tag tont, my man, yere necdfu' o. skelpin'.
For, sudcness ksus, ye're never o'sr the ysIpin'.
Steck up your CAB, ye wild, carnstrarie laddie,
Nae mair yah adm at your British dsddie,
think ye micht has ither TOW tae tease
When bath the North and South are 10 blctss.
aeesone sight a,wcel, tao a tho wari'--
WI frcns that wish ye wcel ye scvsna quarrel
Dor Britain, frae her co1ic san dwaiiin',
WIN pather' maxi nor meddle wi 20, calan.
Yere that steiye IN limb an lith,
Yere scrimpit bath IN courage, sense an pth
Lspssyue ye sat yer legs out DER the harrows,
sin'sy yn0 20 think ye hac nae mouy narrcws.
Bat leu yer hugs, and dinna bounce and bark
Ye needns tear your hair .os rive your sark-
Your ssngs " ,ibofty are bosb an tee DUN;
10 wad be bctrer bath ior you sp freedom
II ye had nec cut Up the auld connection,
Nor suoolt ,ae democratic mob direction.
Ye u ue'er nae peice uuiil yc get king
A cup deat for you s the vera tning
there Nap the Third, wha wbamei', biuidy France
An hauds her doon--had ane Ike him the chance
IIc q grip the rcips, WI bit an brid maud We
An should yc rear or kick, he d whip an daud ys
An gif ye mann be eodgers, he VIII learn ye--
But ye III nccds iae his biidin mia warn We:
For fock that Gamma guide nor rulc iheIsel'
Should hae Tulos strong, an s,esr, al smell.
Here laughabe picture of Crinolibe as IL appcars 70
our author in neshborhood where the sss,cs noush
they mar be barefooted and bareaccd arc stI dsvos
folsowers Of the fashion The corcud,s suggestion ~
rather startling, ne fear
CRINOfISE.
AuN scotlan gangs yirmn en- chanerin' alans:
she wuuness whAur - her trig sssocks has game:
shss rampit the kntra, an sochs thru the looms
An the fuls hixxies-blawn oos like ballooasl
Csp they b. my lassoks- -Ancs ooz,s an cosh
Wesi shapis, wesl happtt-sas stsmpy an tooAS
Twa coau an toush, o. gocu. ~ may wem.