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der" ere pronounced by the captain :;
comfortable. for ne to hear, without
knowing if it vii ever be lowered AGAIN.
The smiling, good-natured sailors repeat
the order, and ND goes. the rope ladder.
Lay it fat or the deck" is the word,
and the ladder and clinging ScotoA wo-
man are laid PROSTATE there, she Oh her
face with hands closed in that death-clasp
round the rope, senseless and cold as if
life had indeed departed. If they cut that
step OF The ladder away to which she clung,
Or found some other means Of ex: Gicating
it from her grasp, know not, but Just as
I was believing myself abandoned, [ heard
a sailors CHEEKY voice, another woman
in the boat ~ Lower the ladder; and
as soon as she pits a loot on it, haul up
and lay it on deck" says the mate Now,
[ had q small basket and an umbrella in
the %oat, and wished to save them with
myself; so, when the hope of doing so
revived, [ took up my basket and UNI
brelia, and before I got well on the lad
der, I let the mate who gave these orders
see that had them in charge, and then
said, "Will you be so good IS to let ME
go up by myself, if you please %
They did SO F.; and the captain himself
gave me his hand and drew me up on
deck, saying "you are a brave woman
your life is worth saving"
All, captain, you ought to be good
Judge; but not half so brave am I as that
good Scotch woman whom you have just
hauled up and laid on your deck, clinging
to morsel of rope.
l dia not sayI these words; undeserved
praise perhaps overcame me, for 1 burst
into tears, and showed the stout captain 1
was anything but a bravo woman or a
good sailor, or, indeed, at all worth saw
ing, though could climb up ladder of
rope by steomer rolling heavily in the
pillows of the Atlantic.
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Sherman and Thomas.

A short time ago, while regiment was
moving by Sherman's headquarters-a
tent lily and fence corner near Kenesaw
mountains-one of the soldiers observed
a major general lying asleep by the road
side He spoke very loudly to his COM
rades, saving: There's the way we are
manded-oficered by major generals
who get drunk anl lie in fence corners"
Sherman heard him and sprang to his
feet. Not drunk, boys" he said quiet
ly, "but I've been mp all night, and J am
very tired and sleepy" He got on his
horse, and, followed by his staff, rode
away. I am forciblv reminded by this
incident OF seeing General homas lying
i'll fence corner near John Ross's house,
at Rosvilie, on the night our forces retired
from Chickamauga to Rossville, his
features HANDSOME in their repose, but
looking old from the WEAKNESS of two
days sIeepless fighting, ag,ow with the
light Of great fire which had been built
near by. 'Geaeral, lie down on my
blanket, Major =. II. Gross had said to
him: Won must be weary" 81 ain
tired, said the old man, lging down and
falling asleep in a few moments. For
two days and three nights he had not
slept; but during that sleepless labor he
had saved great army and won undying
renown as the hero of Chickamauga, and
he had doubly earned his right to sleep.
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ADVENTURES ON THE ATLANTIC.
from Chambers Journal !

From Chambers Journal
A singular adventure once befel me on
the wild coast Of the north of Ireland,
where the Atlantic heaves its billows
aga. It that giant barrier of black rock,
when seems In stern defiance to say to
the invader "Here shall thy proud
waves be stayed" It brings shudder
to my heart to reflect in calmness on the
only time in which I saw the threatening
coast. I was total stranger in that part
of the world, and wanted to get to Scot
land. was told that Glasgow steamer
called at q small town or. village on the
coast; and took an Irish car. and set off
on journey of about twenty miles to
meet the said steamer. am not going
to record any witty sayings of my droll
Irish driver they say wretchedness in
Ireland has greatly passed away, and
somehow it appears to me that Irish wit
and humor have greatly passed away
with it. Years ago, when the road [ was
travelling over was very bad, and the
Irish miles were nearly half as long again
rs they are made now to measure, an
Englishman, borne on the same singular
kind of conveyance as I was, complained
to the driver mos5 bitterly concerning
the state of the roads and the length OF
the miles in his unfortunate country.
"Ah sure then, your honor, that's the
very reason the miles be SO long, was
the answer. "because they're bad, we
give you good measure" But now the
roads are made better, and the miles
shortened. so that travellers do not so
much require to be kept in good humor.
Arrived at poor-loohing small town,
living fiat on the sea shore, my driver an
nounced the object Of my arrival to a
man. who at once informed me 1 must
sseo round the corner" in boat, to get
to the steamer. Seeing white wall IN
the direction he pointed, 1 concluded
that wall concealed the steamer from
sight, and only took the precaution OF
bargaining for the SUM to be paid for
putting me on board OF it. That, indeed,
was speedily settled; it was not great
sum. An autumn afternoon was drawing
on. and had no inclination to check the
hurried departure which the man seemed
anxious to make. Without entering a
house. followed him to o boat, where he
left me, to hasten away in search OF an.
other passenger. He secured two rather
young men, and an old widow; they
were all Scotch and strangers like my
self,
When we got Ground the corner, the
aspect of things began to look strange
There was no steamer to be seen ; but on
went the boat out into the open sea; on
and on it went whittier bound knew
not; nor do I believe the man himself
did. The wind had been high all day,
though the sun was bright /; it rose higher
and higher the black wall of rock was
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ZOE RRrNrEENG.

Having Just received large assortment of new type
borders rules etc. we are now ready to execute orders
for OFFICIAL BLANKS, of every description. Also
all kinds of mercantile printing, such as BILL HEADS
CARDS CIRCULARS, HANDBILLS INVOICES. etc.
Our facilities are such that we able fill orders upon
the shortest notice.
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4 few weeks since, an officer attached
to'the engineer bureau, who at one time
served in the British army, was in Que
bee, Canada, visiting some cf his former
companions in the British army, and one
day in reading room. al English officer
asked him il it was true that northern
troops would run. Before our officer
could reply, person at the opposite end
of the room arose and exclaimed, Who
ever says that northern soldiers viii run
is id liar" The Englishman was i'm
mediately on his feet, and running to-
wards the man, exclaimed, "Who are
you, sir?" To which he replied, 81 have
been Major in the Confederate service.
but was discharged on account OF being
wounded, and whatever is said against the
courage of the northern troops is falsifed
by my own experience.
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WILKES & THoMps0N. propzietors.
James G. Thompson ----- Editor.

TERMS S-Two DOLLARS per annum in advance
The postage on the FrEE SoUTH is twenty cents year
payable quarterly in advance NAY be paid at this
Office Advertisements viii be inserted at twenty cents
q line for each insertion.
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THE FREE SOUTH.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY

EEAUFoET, SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
The Christian Commission.

wish to bear emphatic evidence to the
usefulness of the Christian Commission
There are two wagons laden with supplies
accompanying the army, with several atten-
dants. have had opportunity to witness
the dispensation of the supplies contributed
by the churches and benevolent individuals,
and can truly say that nothing is misapplied.
Thousands of sick and wounded will bless
the Christian Commission. In some respects
it is more efficient organization than the
Sanitary Commission. Its delegates receive
no compensation. Their work is wholly a
labor of love. 1t is practical christian char
ity. There is no complicated machinery in
the organization, no red tape, but the work
is direct and immediate. The Commission
was started and has been mainly sustained
by those denominations which call themselves
Evangelical, but l have heard Unitarian
chaplains and Catholics praise its work. 1t
is not sectarian. Whoever needs-whoever
sufers-soldiers for the Union or wounded
rebel,-all, without any distinction receive
direct relief.
On Saturday morning last l was in Fred
ericksburg. A long train of ambulances
came in, filled vita the wounded of the
heavy artillery, which had SO gallantly re-
pulsed the attack on our rear two nights be-
fore. They had been in the ambulances
twenty-four hours without anything to eat,
jolting over the road. ran to the rooms OF
the Christian Commission and gave notice of
their arrival. In FIVE minutes the delegates
we're out with prepared farina, coffee, soft
bread. There we're tears of thanksgiving
from many brave fellow. "Thank you,
"God bless you," were the returns which the
delegates received, not for themselves, but
for those who had contributed for their COM
fort. l have written this from sense OF
duty, feeling all the while that no words of
mine can adequately express the value of the
work which is performed by the Commission.
In behalf Of those who are already in hospi-
tai, and in behalf of those who are ready to
suffer for their country. ask for them that
there may be no lack of supplies.-Carlston
in Journal.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
How TO Make Selfish People.

/ The way to spoil child is to give il all il
wants and require nothing in return. The
way to make a child grow up to be unselfsh,
is to give it little and require of i. much.
For it is Tot what others do for US that ben
efits Us, but what We can do for ourselves
and others. We knew parents whose only
study is to crafty their children, and this
they think is generosity. 1t is not generosi-
ty; it is selfshness. To crafty child is a
keen delight, but to make it do its duty is
often troublesome. To let i, of q lesson
costs only word; TO give il toy is al af-
fair OF lew cents; to say 10 it some fond
and fatteriDg words is no trouble at ALL
Bur the moment you begin to enforce duty
or compel the faithful performance of task.
YOU encounter difficulties, you have TO take
trouble, and practice some of the cardinal
virtues; yol have 10 be patient, firm and
wise TIE difference between parents is
this: a good parent treats his child in the
way that will be most beneficial to it when If
is grown up; bad parent thinks only Of
the chid's enjoyment of to-day.
We ought to be more charitable toward
selfish people than We ars. Se.hsnness is an
exceedingly unpopular vice. But when We
consider how maDy fond and foDIsh parents
spend years in doing nOtning eut irving to
Please their children, ard never Exercise thu
sense Of daty, never cal their attention !;
the rights of others, or perform services fol
others, we ought not to wonder that so many
persons are wholly devoted 10 the grs.ifca-
ton Of self Tne limb that is not used be-
comes weak and soft, and will at length
dwindle and wi,her, but the mighty right
arm of the blacksmith still thickens and
hardens, the longer he wields the sledge-
hammer. Well, it is Just SO with all the
f.ca.ties of body and mind.
Who are the generous and public spirited?
Who are the first to rush TO the defense of
an imperrilled country. Who are good aid
oolising neighbors? Who beslir themselves
for the Improvement of their village or town
Go back to The early homes of these people,
and You will find they were brought up to
tighten their parents load, not make il hear-
ier. They learned self denial and good
sense By being obliged to perform at leas;
as much work as they caused. The boys
were hOeing corn, bringing in wood, and
hunting the cows, the girls were helping
their mothers. In this way, they acquired a
certain invaluable something, which prevent
Il til Ii from being either very selfish or
very foolish. Th;s is sometiing We know
not how - name. but it is fhe difference he
tween person Of sense and tool.-Leiysr
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
The Wrongs of Our Prisoners,

Repeated, minute and reliable have been
the accounts of the horrible condition Of the
United States soldiers recently released from
prolonged starvation and suffering in the
rebel prisens at Richmond, and greatly as
our sympathy has been stirred in their be-
halt, We have never fully realized the hor-
rors of their state as We did on Saturday
evening, when We received from our friend,
U. 5. Biodsett, A. q NJ. at Annapolis, pho
tographs Of two of the poor fellows, taken
upon their arrival from Richmond q few
days since. They are pictures of living
skeletons, mere skin and bone, the very mus
Gle seeming tC have become consumed; the
arms and thighs reduced 10 the size os the
bone; the ribs as distinct as in the bare
skeleton; the eyes and cheeks sunken to the
bone; features retaining only enongn of form
10 add to The sha>tly expression Of skull
tie melancholy and forl"rn expression Of a
human being diving in hopeless starvation.
Inc condition cf til ST men il such a. is nro-
duced by no disease, >ave the last stages of
prolonged consumption, and that vas not
their case. The trouble with these two poor
sufferers was W treIimeat IA The hands of
reteLs. Their pictures are accompanied by
certificate Of thsir ea.recines. by Surgeon
y. 5 Nand-rkieft, surgeon in charge Of Div.
No. l. L. s. general hospital at Annapolis.
! 'lere IS euy one WHO is lacking in hatred
If this murderops rebellion Or in spnrecia-
ton of the barbarity by WHICH It is in part
sustained, We shah i-e happy TO rouse both
by sight Fl tee phol graphs of Private
Jackson .. BrnShesIs. 65th Indiana, who
in health weighed lS5 l;,s and now weighs
los, and is "improrin, very FAST" and of
John Q. Rose, ky. Sih, Sho vas released
fronI Richmond May n and died two days
afterEarr. from ,he ef-cts of his treatment
by the rebels.-- BarIingfoa Free Press.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
L Patriotic Prayer.

The following incident, eated in the re-
Gently puhLsaed Autobiography of Rev. DIR.
Bsecher, illustrates the fsrvency with which
the 1clergymen OF the revolutionary era es-
ponsed the patriotic cause:
In the earlier part Of the wgr, on certain
pressing emergency, General Washington
ordered Sheldon to send him all the effective
men of MS regiment. -Four companies were
despatched, under Major Tallmadge; his own
company mon nttd on dapple grays, with
black straps and 6earskin holsters, looking
slperbly.
Passing through Litehi=d, they attended
worship on Suna=. a.. ~ uid ..aevt,F, -llUasv
on the village green. fae country was in
alarm at the intelligence tha; CORVALLIS was
approaching the coast with large feet. Rev.
Judah Champion the pastor, al able and
eloquent man, is said 10 have uttered the fol-
lowing prayer:
40 Lord, We view with terror the approach
of the enemies of Thy holy religion. Wilt
Thou send storm and tempest TO toss them
upon the sea, aud 10 overwhelm them upon
the mighty deep, or 10 scatter them TO the
ut,eTmost parts of The earth. Bat perad-
venture any should escape Thy vengeance,
coi!ect them together again as in the hollow
OF Thy hand, and lei rhy .igtnings play up
on them. We Do besseeA Taee, moreover,
that Thou DO gird up the loins of these Thy
servants who are going forth 10 fight Thy
battles. Make them strong men, III .t .one
shall chase a thousand, and two put ten
thousand to fight Hold before them the
shield With when FaoI was woat in the old
time to project Thy chosen people. Give
them swift feet, iaa, they nay pursue their
enemies, AMI swords terrible As that of
Iny destroying u, iaat ta=y NAV cleave
them doSa. Pr=,erre ia-sc servants of
Thine, Almighty 9 ID All bring Them cace
more TO tLe.r homes znl frleads, # Thou
canst 10 Ii coasl,ienly with fay high pur-
poses. l., On ine other had, ruoa a,st de-
c:eea tla, they snail !. IL baitie, let Thy
Spirit oa present Ti.n tlea, ani breathe uu-
"a them taa; they 20 M as j sweet sacrifice
mo the courts OF Fay temple, where are
ha5itajions prepared for them icom the foua-
dation of the woll..''
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
Hyer. Willis and Vanderbilt.

Men viii grow oid-some by age AID some
by care, some by premature decay brought
on by exposure, toll or dissipation. Men
can live fast financially and physically; in
either case bankruptcy comes. l saw q
crowd on the steps of the Astor yesterday.
They were watching the attempt Of the grea,
pugi.ist, Tom Hyer. 10 ascend into the house.
His tall form was ben: by disease; his once
firm step tOttered; his great strength had
departed. With crutches and the aid of ]
strong arm of friend be slowly and with
anguish took one step at time, as an infant
would so up. Ii was gall and bitterness tC
him to cast his eyes around on that crowd
that cheered him on his great fight with Sui
livan. By singular coincidence Morrissey
came along. But how unlike Hyer. Nor
rssey is professed gambler. Ii is his trade.
he has taken care Of himself and keeps with
in bounds. lie is temperate, for his calling
demand, il. He dresses i'll elegant taste-is
full jewelled- would pass for well to do
banker with the upper ten or rs professor
IN "a liese. Morri>sey mas taken Saratoga
under MS special charge, an1 intends 10 drive
this year q larger business than he did the
last. He has taken his hea4quarte already,
and with an elegan; exterior, smart address.
cool and adroit habits, he giil allure into hi,
embrace many cf our yoctn, and send tht
curse into many homes in the form Of ruined
but once manly sons.
As hyer was attempting to 60 up the steps
man sought more quiet entraGce ou cI~
side of the crowd. Ii was \. p. Willis
" Time has laid his hand visibly on you nv
gay friend" said to myself. He needed
the aid of cane TO help him up. The 1.-THE
and smart step falte-ed in its upward move
ment The auburn locks, still curly, were
grizzled: his face was thin and his beard
gray as one in the sere and yellow leaf OF
lIic- CIV HO04U navy All lAC
ble and slender invalid the nervous hilarious
man of twenty years ago. He cast a sad
look on the crowd, and the pugilist broken
down in middle life, and passed on. The
group was not complete. Passing along the
pavement was Commodore Vanderbilt. Til
recently he has been among our most vigor
Gus men. Age seemed to have no effect on
him. His body was iron. His hair vas
white as snow, but his intellect sharp and
vigorous. His form slim as youth of nine
teen, but erect as Mohawk warrior. Some
months ago he was thrown from his wagon.
That fall did the work of years on his sys-
TEN. He walks and looks the old man. His
step is ianguid, and that touch which none
can parry, and all must obey, is his. Such
is life.-New York Letter IN Journal.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
Applying the Mustard.

The Boston Post is responsible to the par
ties concerned and to the public generally
for a story to the effect that gentleman who
visited the White Mountain last summer,
accompanied by his wife, stopped at the
- Hyuss, and one night while there,
had a sudden and violent attack of collie. An
application OF mustard was recommended to
relieve his pain, an d he consented to have it
tried. His wife, on going down to the kitch-
en-, found the mustard, but nothing suitable
to spread it upon, ard her pocket handke.-
chief was taken for that purpose. No time
was lost in returning. In moment she was
at the bedside, and-applied the plaster
There, that will help you, l krow," said
she. She had scarcely finished the sentence,
however, when the poor man turned over,
and roared, What the ID are you about ~
1t ,cas not her husbands soice! Her lamp
had given but feeble light, and she had got
into the wr0ng room! She found her own
apartment without delay, and related the un.
fortunate circumstance to her husband, add
ing, with horror, that her name ras on her
handkerchief! The sick man was complete
ly overcome with laughter. His collie disap-
peared as suddenly as it came. 1t was agreed
not to remain long in those parts. The land
lord was called up; the affair explained, and
the man and wife left on the earliest express
train. The gentleman who was SO unceremo-
niously disturbed (and who is well known in
BCston) has preserved the handkerchief -
Query-ought he not to return it?
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on Lees left center. The avowed purpose of
Lee was to annihilate our ri sht center, turn
the right and left wing OF our army +; flank
movements, and which had he done would
have resultedin the total destruction of the
Army of the Potomac or its capture.
The battle ragged with terrible fury by our
attacking his first line of earthworks, and at
short musket range. Almost every bullet
carried death or mutilaton, for in this dense
forest the lines could not have been further
than eight or ten rods apart and often near
er. The enemy behind breastworks, our
forces without any, and advancing towards
them. The wonder is that We had man
lett. The firing soon extended to the front
OF the Vermont brigade, and here the con-
centration of Lees forces seemed to bend
all their energies to force cur line at this
point, which was to be defended and held TO
the death by our brigade. Our forces with
stood the shock, charged the earthwort
driving Lee before them, taking three lines
Of earth~orks in pursuit through this tan
sled road dis.ance of about four miles,
Now in turn our forces were driven back to
their first position, which they held during
the night.
The second days battle, May 9th, began
at break of day with vigor on the part Of
the enemy, perfectly surprising. The result
was that Burnside was soundIy thrashed, or
part OF his corps on our eft,and our right
wing turned, and one brigade of the 9Th
corps, Brig. Gen. Shaler commanding, cap
tured by being fanked. Thus far the ene-
my's plans had succeeded, but for that obst;-
nate right center; yes, that unyielding CEN
ter, held like uaU Of adamam by the Yer
mont brigade, sared the army. But at what
a cost! -Corresp0ndeM Ben
nington banner.