Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-14
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FAIR HAVEN, W., Jan, IL, Is

see III To publish 1.-THE following may
touch in the hearts of your readers a
chord of sympathy IL is extracted from
a private letter, by a lady, who, with her
husband--many years professor in the
South--isa refugee nom hernative State,
Georgia. Her father is a wealthy plan.
ter, and her brother, one of the first mer-
chants OF Charleston yet, with their
Union sentiments, Mr.. and Mrs.-were
shielded by them from threatened moles-
tation and, after months of life In a
lone overseer's cabin 10 avoid exposing
their sentiments, they, under guard OF
personal and influential friends, entered
the ears and escaped from the "land OF
Dixie Last year, In their humble
Western home built with the lady's peck.
ct money, partook with them of sim
Pile meal, prepared by her own hands,
Happy are we, said they, "for here we
can speak our minds. @
NJ. NJ EvKRTs.
The briei narrative of your tour was
peculiarly interesting 10 Mr.. He
was born in Vermont, and there spent
his boyhood His early association with
that wild, romantic scenery, which you
describe so wildly, has probably always
impressed him. once made tour with
Mr. through some parts of New
England, aud wondered how those who
were born there could ever from choice,
leave their homes There seemed 20 me
to be everything TO conduce to virtue and
home happiness, both in scenery and
habits.
But, on -.sw love my home and my
Sindred--my State and her people, as q
whole and the more love them, the
more reyengerul l feel towards those
wicked leaders of the rebellion, who
have taken advantage OF their influence
over simple, contiding people, and have
thus brought this destruction upon them.
think of that ignorant harmless class,
who have had nothing to do in getting
up the war, and yet they are the ones TO
endure hardships and sufteringS such as
Northern people cannot conceive Of
Since Charleston has been so effectually
bombarded / do not hear so frequently.
After hearing of the death Of my two
nephews-merc boys-killed in war, /
tremble to open letter grateful as
am to receive one
The MURDER AT NORTH ANDovRR.-
Mr. John Parker, who was found muir
dered in North Andover woods on Friday
night, was recruiting agent for the
town of Derry, n H., and was induced
by French Canadian 10 visit party of
French Canadian wood cutters at work
in North Andoyer woods, for the purpose
OF obtaining some of them as soldiers.
Mr.. Parker had considerable money with
him. The two went to Lawrence, and
from that city TO the woods. This was
the last seen Of Mr. Parker until his
body was discovered covered over with
boushs, with the skull dashed in as If
nom the blow of an AK. On the evening
OF the day they started for Andover, the
frenchman returned TO Lawrence where
ne lived, and told his wife to get all their
goods together, as he was going to leave
for Canada. This was three weeks ago,
and nothing has been heard of him since,
but his name and his former residence i'm
Canada are known and ii is believed Of
tieers will soon Succeed in arresting him.
Mr.. Parker was about forty years old,
and leaves wife and five children
Boston Journal.