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Napoleon at Waterlon.

Napoleon, when he had seen his Old
Guard recoil, felt his great heart sink
Several times he changed color, and look
Ing GU the field With that wondering gaze
that seems to expect to Danish some hid
eous vision, he painted for breath, and
caught at lIs words for utterance. "The
guard ! the guard !" said he; "tls sont
meles y Qhey are mingled in heapD 1t
Is said that at this awful moment, the Of
Ulcers around him observed such gloom
coming over that expressive face of pas
sion, that they expected him every mo-
ment to yield to some sudden burst of fury
AID desperation. He had measured him
self with Wellington, and like the too dar-
my hotspur, his long career Of glory had
been frustrated in single field. They
even say that he wanted to plunge with
his horse amidst the crumbled guard, aud
perish with his glory. But Bertrand or
Suu!t--for the trait is attributed to both,
alternately, by different writer's - laid
hold OF the bride aud turning the horse
around, exclaimed, Your majesty must
not 20 there the enemy are already for
tunate euougn." Those who say he fed
from the field do him injustice; they for.
get The man they are speaking of. When
lie had seen the battle lost, his army in a
tanglc OF confusion, not regiment, not
company together, what had he to do but
to return with the wind to Paris.
But before he fees, look ut him as he
takes his last long Look at that terrible
ground. Can it be possible that it is be,
Napoleon, the conqueror OF Kingdoms, the
world hero, greatest of men since Caesar,
who has becn defeated, crushed, anpihlla-
ted III Que battle ! Is he the fugitive? Is
that routed army his :? What, his P
Where are those proud eagles that seemed
to ave themselves as they gave life to those
s'aiwart grenadlers whose long gray arms
lifted them up luto the air? What is the
drum doug now to inhame the soldiers
heart 1t Is torn aud silent on the field,
50 Is the arm that used to beat it so gaily.
W here are the close columns that formed
Rampant about their leader as he moved
along! Where is that solemn, measured
Tread that shook the earth as ten thousand
feet came down upon it in harmony and
awe?
Look at the mighty spirit as he contem.
plates the scene OF desoatlon. Is this the
eud OF so many battles and campaigns p
Is this the result of so many vigils,
schemes and enterprises? He has wa ted
long life of action, for this Is it for
this he perverted the revolution, ami bar
tered the liberties of mankind Oh, it
was terrible fall to soar so high, and then
to drop suddenly like wounded bird shot
by the fowler! Who shall paint that
maddened look of grief and woe as he sits
crumpIed half up on his charger, whose
pride of glory is gone, like his masters.
Noble animal look, how he stands up in
the air paralyzed with shame, for he carries
Napoleon, aud has never learned to flee
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not ordained for civilization, and their
epitaph' might we'll read, "They died as
they lived-savage, but free y ....
A Tiger Yarn.

Colonel Campbell, in MS book recently
published, is responsible tor the foil, wing
story:
ave were closing in upon wounded
tiger, whose leg was broken. Some Bheels
who had run up the trail to patch of
high grass, were drawing back now that
their game was found, when the brute
started up behind the elephant, and charg-
eu the nearest man, little, hairy, handy
legged, square-built oddly, more like
satyr than human being By the Pro.
phet, sir, it would have doue your heart
good to see the springs the active little
sinner made. just in time he reached
the tree, and scrambled into branch
hardly out of reach. There he sat, crouch
ed up into the smallest possible compass,
expecting every moment to be among the
Hours. The tiger made several despe-
rate efforts to reach him, but the broken
hind leg falling, be dropped back exhaust
ell. 1t was now the Bheel's turn. He
saw that he was safe, and accordingly CON-
menced a philippe against the father and
and mother, sisters, aunts, nieces, and
children Of his h pless enemy, who sat
with glaring eyeballs fixed on his con-
temptible little revier, and roaring as if
bis heart would break with rage.
A the excited orator warmed by bis
own eloquence, be began skipping from
branch to branch, grinning and chatter
ing with the emphasis of an enrsged ba.
boon, pouring out torrent of the most
foul abuse, and attributing to the tigers
family in general, and to his female rela-
tves in particular, every crime or atrocity
that ever was or will be committed. o.
casionally, he varied his insults by roar.
ing, 10 imitation of the tiger aud last,
when fairly exhausted, he leaned forward
till he appeared within the G asp of the
euraged animal, and ended this inimitable
scene by splitting in his face. So very
absurd was the whole farce, that we who
were showing up the elephant, in alarm
for the safety of our little hairy friend,
ended by laughing till our sides ached,
and it was not without reluctance that we
put an end to the scene by firing death
vulley."
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MIlstelIaaeous.
Be Thyself.

The worlds heroes in poetry, philoso.
ply, mechanics and reform have been he
roIc by virtue of their selfhood. Leave
this out of the composition of man, and
you bave, in poetry, a versewright who
never dared to write an original line in
philosophy, peddler of defunct ideas,
and in war poltroon. What made Ho.
mer he prince of song, and enabled the
old "bliud man of Chic" to chant a strain
which the bills of Greece echoed for CEN
turtles, sll heard across the wild ocean,
and amid the diu and roar of this nine
tecnth century? He wrote in his own in
imltable style the beautiful thoughts that
crowded iuto his brain from the heaven
of his own creation he poured down those
melodies which busy world on tiptoe
stands to hear.
Who was Shakespeare model p
Wh' nee did he draw the supplies Of which
millions have drunk and been refreshed /?
With n" broken pitcher did he go to anoth
er's well but drew from the exhaustless
fountains Of his own soul. He stands to-
day like granite mountain, whose heau
Is lost III the clouds, aud whose culmina-
ting point no traveller has reached as men
ascend it, untrodden heights he still finds
above them. Had be been mere imita-
tor, the molehill of his productions would
have been long since trodden to the dead
level Of the plain.
How did Bunyan write his Pilgrims
Progress! AS the brook babbles, taking
no counsel Of other brooks, and telling its
own story In its own way; and, in spite
OF its many seeming absurdties, the tink
er's book will live for centuries. Copper
nicus and Calico, taking counsel of their
own Souls, needing not the monkish fable
mougers who believed the world to be fiat
US table, and the stars little shining
points, boldly marching into the untrQd-
den realm, explored Its sea of worlds,
and came back laden with glorious truths
Columbus, advising with no Past, old
and decrepld, which had bounded the
world, and Inscribed on its boundary, "no
more beyond launched his bark to cross
the unknown ocean and tor weary weeks
aud months sailed steadily on, the cloudy
SKY above, the iuky Sea around spite OF
the frowns, tears aud cntreaties Of the
towards who accompanied him, till a new
world, like radiant maiden, leuped into
MS arms aud blessed him tor his manli-
uess. We are here to-day, because TO-
lumbus dared to be himself.
1t was selt-hood that made Raphael the
prince OF painters, and Napoleon of war
rlors. ln Watts it gave us the steam en-
g'ne, with hundred hands aud Its rest.
less soul; and in Fulton, the boat that
heeds not wind or tide, whose steam arm
paddles day and night, and never tires
By 1t Socrates climbed the heights of
philosophy, from which it was but step
to the heaven into which he entered.
Mere imitators in art never scale tho
heights; but placing their feet in the
prints left by former travellers, they tire
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ALL ABOUT Observation-Disclosures

ALL ABOUT DIMPLEs.-Whoever is
responsible for the following should be
immediately placed under restraint by his
friends Gf he has any, for he is danger
GUS animal to be at large: "Dimples are
the perpetual smiles of Nature-the very
cuunlpgest d>vice and lurking-place Of
Love. When earth is dimpled by dells
and valleys, it always seems to laugh !;
when the ocean is dimpled by the breeze,
it sparkles with jo, beneath the sunshine
of Heaven. We cannot look for frowns
on dimpled face; fro~ns and dimples
will not associate together. How soft,
how roguish, how beautiful are the dim
pies in the elbows and shoulders, the pref
ty hands and feet of the rosy babe. Moth
ers dote upon those darling dimples, and
delight to kiss them. But perfectly en-
chanting dimples, atleast to the eyes of an
enthusiastic young man, are those which
come peepiug out of the cheeks around
the mouth cf "sweet seventeen" when
seventeen essays some arch, provoking sal
ly, peeping out and flying away the mo-
nent after, coming and going with the
most bewitching coquetry."
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MIXED METApHoRs.-A bombsst


MIXED METApHoRs.-A bombastic
lawyer was making an argument before
jury, in the course of which BIO delivered
himself Of tho following specimen of mock
eloquence :--"But, gentlemen of the jury,
the whole subject is in the dark, entirely,
till we come to the testimony of Mr.. B.,
then it is that the cloud of doubt begins
to crack, and the cat is let out ofthe 5agi"
A waggish brother lawyer sitting by, and
who was good at sketcbing, caught up his
pencil and a slip of paper, and with an eye
to the rules of testing the correctness of
rhetorical figure by painting it, drew tho
picture, exhibiting cloud, crack in tho
cloud, the mouth Of a bag hanging down
out of the crack, u cats tail hanging down
out of the bag, and to complete the pic.
ture, the said lawyer grasping the cats tail
and holding on; then silly sliding the pic
ture along the table to tho neat brother
lawyer, it passed around till it had made
finishing work of oversetting what little
gravity had been left among tho members
of the bar, by Sir Bombastic's delivery of
his most eloquent sentence.
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If Yon ii can No, Saw No!

When man has made up his mind to
do Or not to do thing, he should have
the pluck to say no, plainly and decisive.
ly. 1t is mistsken kindness - if meant
as kinduess-to meet request which you
have determined not to giant, with "I'll
think the matter over" or, 81 cannot give
you positive answer now; call in few
days and I'll let you knew" It may be
said, perhaps, that the object of these am
biguous expressions is to "let the appli-
cant down easy;" but their tendency is
to give him useless trouble and anxiety,
and possibly to prevent his seeking what
he requires in more propitious quarter
until after the golden opportunity is pass
ed. Moreover, it is questionable wheth her
the motives for such equivocation are as
scme people suppose. Generally speak
inv, the individual who thus avoids d.
rect refusal, dues so to avert himself pain.
Men without d, cison of character have
an Undesirable aversion to say "No."
They can think "No'-sometimes when
it would be more creditable to their cour-
tesy and benevoleuce to say, "Yes"-but
they dislike to utter the bold word that
represents their thoughts. They prefer
to misleaa and deceive 1t is true that
these bland and considerate people are Of
ten spoken of as Every gentlemanly."-
But is it geutlenanly to keep man in
suspense for days, and perhaps weeks,
merely because you do not choose to put
him out of it by straightforward declara-
ton ? He only is gentleman who treats
his fellow-men in a manly, straight-for-
ward way. Never seem by ambiguous
words to sanction hopes you do not in
teud to crafty. If you mean "No," out
with it
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4oetita4
s II A D O W s

When the children are hushed in the nursery
And the swallow sleeps in the caves,
And the night-wind is murmuring secrets
Apart to the liste in, leaves;
Then open the inner chamber
That was closed rom the glaring sky,
And gently undraw the curtain
Where my holiest treasures lie.
Sweet spirits that may not slumber;
Cool shadows from lights now gone;
And the echo of voices sounding,
All sounding for me alone
And blending among the others,
One echo is softer yet;
One shadow is cooler, deeper;
And my dimmng eyes grow wet.
For the image gaze ON longest
Is the image that blessed my youth;
The angel that lit my journey
With her lamp Of love aud truth.
We travelled lite's way together
A little while side by side;
And when grew faint or weary,
That light was my strength and guide.
And dearer it grew-how dearer!
Till ! watched it wane and fade
And my angel said, as we parted,
Be patient, BE- not afraid
And when | am sick and weary
Wi the heat and the dust Of the day,
How the sense Of her words comes Ger me
Her words ere she went away.
And | ask for a patient wisdom,
AS journey the way alone,
Till tread on the golden threshold
Of the heaven where she is gone
When the children are hushed in the nursery
And the swallow sleeps in the caves,
And the night-wind is murmuring secrets
Apart to the listening leaves
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VOL. IX.---NO. II.


e. An amusing incident took place at
music store on Main street, the other
day, which is worth relating. A fast
young woman, who was dressed more like
one of our young Mississippi country Lass
es than city belle, entered the store in
question, and asked the salesman to show
her the latest musical publications. The
young clerk, mistaklng her for SCREEN
'un," handed down for her inspection
."Ben Bolt" "Annie Laurie" "The Last
Rose of Summer" and the "Old Arm
Chair"
care these the latest publications you
have p inquired tho female.
ayes, madam, these are tho latest pub
locations issued" responded the sales
man.
"Do you know what I wish you would
do with them p replied the woman.
"Wrap them up for you, madam ?"
answered the clerk.
"No," said she, 81 haven't time to take
them now
81 will do what you wish with them
madam" politely replied the young man.
"Well, them" she responded, "you may
place this "Old Arm Chair" aside, seat
"Annie Laurie'' in it, givesher ''The Last
Rose of Summer" to use as she pleaseg.
and put old "Bsn Bolt" to kissing her.
and let them kiss away until l return. -
Cairo NepS.
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A SALUTARY THoUGHT.-When

A SALUTARY THoUGHT.-When I
was young man there lived in our neigh
borhood farmer who was usually report
ed to be very liberal man, and uncom-
monty upright in his dealings. When
he had any of the produce of his farm to
dispose OF, he made 1t an invariable rule
to give good measure-rather more than
would be required of him. One of his
friends observing him frequently doing
so, questioned him as to why he did it
he told him he gave too much, and said it
would be to his disadvantage. Now, dear
reader, mark the answer of this excellent
man:
"God has permitted me but one jour
ney through the world, and when I am
gone | cannot return to reotify mistakes"
Think of this. There is but one jour-
ney through life.
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S Z l. z Q T
Boarding and Day School
For young Ladies.
Miss BETTE B NJ. HAMILTON, PRINCIPAL

Miss BETTE B NJ. HAMILTON, PRINCIPAL.
VE'HE location of this School in the healthy
n and pleasant village of Bel Air, Hartford
county, Md, combines advantages of quiet and
retirement in highly moral community, with
daily conveynnces to the adjacent cities and vii.
lagos.
The scholastic wear is divided into sessions of
five months each. The first tie m commences
first of February, the second lst September
Every arrangement has been made to give this
School all the advantages of Il tirst-class Tnsti-
tute.
Thorough instruction will be given in the va
rious branches of useful knowledge, and scrupl-
lous regard will be paid to improvement of the
morals and department of punils.
Wax-work, both Fruit and Flowers Baskets
and Vases. including II thorough knowledge of
the art, taught. Also, Bead Work, Embroidery
and Fancy Work in all its varieties.
REFERENCES:
Rev. j. II D. Wingfeld, VIM. Galloway. ESQ.,,
VIM. A. White, Rnhert N Hanna, I"
= d" T. S. c. Smith, VIM H Dalam, "
II. D. Farnandis Esq, b H. Hanson, L"
Henry w. Archer, 4" Isaac Amos, "
Stevenson Archer, -"
mhl7
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CONGRESSIONAL QUALIFIcATroNs.-
"Why don't you present yourself as can.
didate for Congress ?" asked lady of her
husband, who was confined with the rheu-
matism.
"Why should I, my dear?' inquired
he, "Ive no qualifications for the sta
ton.
"But I think you have," returned the
wife, "your language and actions are truly
parliamentary. When bills are presen.
ted, you either order them to be laid on
the table, or you make motion to rise !;
though often out of order, you are still
supported by the chair; and you often
poke your nose into measures which arc
calculated to destroy the constitution"
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BEL. AIR. MD. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 2s 1866

themselves out with step that is upuatu-
raj to them, and faint and die by the way.
leaving no sign behind that they have ever
been. 10 lIfu's battles they never make
heroes, but VT caring smother mans armor
which never fits them, and welding
weapon never made for them, they accom-
plish little, and fall an easy prey to the
enemy
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a@~ An Illinois Assemblyman, debat-
ing a question with much earnestness,
moved his chair from its usual place and
forgetting the fact, when he had finished,
sat down rather solidly where it ought
to have been. Above the roar of laugh
ter, his voice was beard enchanting, "Mr.
Speaker, still have the floor"
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nsasa 4 few DAYS ago an Euplisbma

h&s" 4 few days ago an Englishman
came in to grocery to make few pur-
chases, but was not suited with prices, SO
he broke out with :-"What bloody
country! l could get more for twopence
at ONE, than can ere for 'arf o crown"
"Why the deuce didn't you stay at 'ome?''
said tho angry groceryman. "I'fl tell
you" replied John Bull, 81 couldn't get
the twopcnce."
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BG- Rev. Mark Trafton, of New Be,

nO~ Rev. Mark traitor, of New Bed
ford, was robbed of his overcoat by thief,
to whom he addresses, through an adver-
tisement, the following pertinent sugges-
ton eff the person who stole my over
coat from my hall on Sabbath evening,
will read the Methodist Discipline which
was in one of the pockets, he will learn
something to his advantage"
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CosT OF JUsTIoE.-"Reply, sir, said
judge to blunt old Quaker, who was
on the stand, "Do you know what we sit
here for 7" "Yea, verify" I do" said
the Quaker; "three of you for four dol
lars each day, and the fat one in tho mid
die for four thousand year p
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A DAMPER AT a recent railroad din-
ner, in compliment to the legal fraternity,
the toast was given: Gan honest law.
yer, the noblest work Of God" But an
old farmer in the back part of the hall
rather spoiled the effect by adding, 10 q
loud voice, "And about the scarcest."
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l@- CHOW far is it to Taunton ?" asked
a traveller, who was walking exactly the
wrong way to reach that town. "'Bout
twenty-four thousand miles, said the lad
he asked, eff you go the way you are 60
ing now; about mile if you turn round"
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100 TONS
OLE" BoNEs
IN S TORE.

] VIII supply BONES to persons in the
country who manufacture BONE DUST,
at IL cents per h., by wagon load
JOSHUA HORNER,
Corner Chew and Sizzling. streets,
Baltimore.
1t will be to the interest of those man
niacturing Bone Dust to purchase the
Crude Bone from me. as can supply
them at the same rates as those from
whom they purchase at present, and by
purchasing from me it will stop that com
petition which has raised the bones be-
y"nd their intrinsic value, making the
farmer pay too much for the Ground Ar
ticle. Call and see me. mhl7-lm
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NOTICE.


TRANSFERS & ATTACHMENTS,
and such business as may come before
them.
All persons desiring transfers or abate-
ments will attend, as no attention will be
paid the alienation books with regard to
deeds, and no ATTACHMENTS will be allowed
after May.
By order,
JOHN T. SPICER,
Clerk.
Persons making application for transfers
of property, will be required to comply
with the following sections of Article 81
of the Code of Public General Laws:
SECTION 10. Whenever any person
shall make application for an allowance
or deduction on account of the sale. trans
fer, alienation. loss or removal of any prop
erty, or the collection or payment of any
public or private security for money, the
County Commissioners or Appeal Tax
Court shall interrogate him on oath in
reference thereto, and the disposal of the
same, and especially inquire of him to
whom The same has been sold or transfer
red, and the amount ofthe purchase mon
ey, or the money collected, and how he
same has been invested.
SECTION 10. They shall also interro-
gate said person on oath in reference to
any acquisitions or investments made by
him, and not already assessed, and the
amount of all such acquisitions and in
vestments shall be added to his assessable
property, and if he refuses to answer, no
his assessment. mh24
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No subscription taken for less than q year.
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DunAsHs or THE EYE AND EAR.

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Iowa and h well In respect to secure the
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The following diseases admitted and treated In this
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lst Surgical diseases and all requiring Surgical
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ID Diseases Of the Eye and Ear.
Sd Diseases OF The Lungs, Throat and Heart.
18th. Disensas OF Women
DR. SANFORD CURTIS having retired from the
general practice Of medicine will give their time
and afteation 70 OF the kind enumerated.
The Department OF Surgery and Diseases Of the Eye
and Ear will be under the special charge Of Dr. SAN
FORD while that Of Diseases Of the Lungs Throat and
Heart and the Diseases Of Women will be under the
special charge OF Dr. GURrIR though either viii assist
the other in difficult cases.
This enterprise has been In successful operation
than year and ii il believed private Clinic in the
United States presents larger number Of interesting
and important cases
Physcians passing through sojourning in city
are respectfully invited to Visit the Inhrmsry.
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