Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-08-06

course they were very painful. Some lay !
with shattered legs or arms, or both 9TH
crs with limbs amputated. Rebel bullets,
grape. shells and bayonets have made sad
havock. RI Standing among large num-
Der, l said: Well, boys, this was not
a part Of the programe, was 2" "Oh,
yes, indeed, we expected to take all that
comes" said some. Others said: Thank
God, we went in to live or die" baaaa
If out of it and home, how many would
enlist again? With frightened faces,
and some raising of even wounded arms
or hands, all said "Oh yes, yes Some
sang out: "Oh, never give it up till the
last rebel be dead" or /" the last brother
breaks his chains" or, "if all our people
gee their freedom, we can afford to die"i
Frank Myers, from Ohio, whose arm
was badly shattered by shell, said ::
"Ok | thank God so much for,the privi-
lege :; l went in to live or die as He please"
He stood right under the uplifted sword
of the brave Col. Shaw, on the very top
of the parapet, as he cried =" Rush on,
rush on, boys!" and then fell quickly fol-
lowed by Myers himself
No man can pass among these sufferers,
so patient so cheerful hear them express
their desire for speedy recovery, first
and only, that they may (the almost uni
versal expression) "try it over again =
and also, their firm conviction that they
are soldiers for Jesus, to help on His war
of freedom for all the oppressed, and not
to be inspired with deepest adherence of
slavery aud unqnenchable desire for the
freedom of their race 7as' .s5n1Ha .aa2
have seen much to admire in them as
servants and laborers in the field; as sol
diers in camp. on the battle field but
never 50 much in these relations that is
so truly manly heroic and sublime as ex-
hibited in the furnace fires Of war.
The sympathy and kind attention of
the coll red people are unmeasured. Yes
terday Peter, from plantation seven
miles distant, calling on Gen. Saxton,
said Gineral, brought load of corn
from ou' people, for de sogers in the hos
pitol. Some gives two ears, some four
and some more as dey be able May de
poor wounded sogers hayeit 2" +" Yes,
yes i thank them for it," said the Gen.
eral. Men women and children, by the
hundreds, have turned ministering angels
to their suffering benefactors, as the bas-
kets Of, corn, figs, melons, pies, cakes, ket-
ties of coffee, soup, and numberless other
tokens of sympathy clearly evince. gl9y
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GoLD IN CANADA.-It will scarcely be
credited that we have California almost
at our doors; yet it is nevertheless fact
that in the Seigniory of Yaudreuil and
on the tributaries of the River Chaudiere
about so miles from Quebec, gold is found
in abundance, One nugget Of pure gold
worth SIS per ounce and weighing q
pound aud Q quarter, was picked up -
the bed of one of these streams which al
this season Of the year is almost dry
Another nugget weighing 9 ounces, and
also pure, from the same region, was dis
posed of in town this week. It is said
that about $4,000 worth of gold was
been gathered there this, season One
man residing near the locality has in his
possession, q gallon, full Of the precious
metal, in pieces Of all sizes. g., Since th'
golden news, has, leaked out people have
been focking to the digglpgs in crowds
and no doubt many will realize handsome
sums 7Que5ec Nercwy.lls as le sto.5
ssg The town aofa Andover is about
erecting new building at cost of one
thousand dollars, to be used for town
meetings lectures. concerts, dances, and
the promulgation, Of the gospel. The
house is to be located at a place called
Skuuk's Misery, where all the business Of
the town will be. done at no distant day.
! Skupk's Misery derives its namefrom
the fact that a skunk was thrown into the
hall at q dance several yearsagoainoK
ca Government gained little, in point