The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1865-01-12

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-7rrespoudence Of The Aleghanian.
MEADE's STA, Va, Jan. 3, 1865.
Well, the holidays have come and gone
r.-erious to Christmas, the weather was
e9E. but the day itself was pleasant. The
,nr ghone bright, the air was mild, and
one could easily fancy that the rigors of
rinrer were abaEed ont Of Difference To
.lat day On which, either correctly Or IN
s1-rectly, Is placed The birth Of Him who
lied that We might live. But the out
/ -alnr OF the old and the incoming Of the
az year were dIfareut The last day OF
/ the expiring year was full Of driving,
.grling, chilling wind, filed 81 times
s-her with rain, snow or sleet. As night
came OF apace, the fury Of the storm -ath-
. lhan being diminished, was increased.
-1ere was NO quiet, modest retirement Of
the old, nor gentle advance Of the new
year. Is though the dying fingered awhile
c Welcome the newly born. Nay, the
5na. as # 10th To 60, and full Of envy al
i SUCCESSOR, seemed anxious to combat
rs entrance 10 life by al the fury Of .
winter storm. Meanwhile the moon hid
az- face, the stars refused 10 behold the
E.-lfe, and al nature rDbed herself III
12-Eas- darkness, til Ii seemed as If she
i Id clad herself ID the ha5Ilmeuts OF
Mourning. But as the soldier II his tent
tz11ksd MS stars that he was not 2 soldier
q picket, and looked II ths glowing fire
lstJ-e Inn, he could see, or AT least he
F3ul6 think he could see, ID Its blazing
D-lgh-ness OF hope that baoe hin rejoice
L the raging storm without II was fan
cT-0t course Il was only fancy-but that
-2ncy seemed 10 whisper ID the tones Of
qr0phesying angel that the fury the old
year was spending Il It's dying Rgunies was
gll7 10 show us the wrath, az foolish ne II
H mighty, Of al expiring treason against
liberty.
! havs word 70 say about letters, let
! ,zT-vrIters, and ths mails There Is an
IMPRESSION, deep gnd strong, that there Is
something wrong with ths mails; but
Where, or with whom, II Is not MY prov
nee IL say. To be sure, & soldier vii
TOW, and Il he fails TO grDEl e. one thing,
4 Is only because he has fixed his atten-
aor On something else; but when he ez-
srelses his growing prerogatiTe al the
nails, he does SO with apparent good rea-
s0l. Is there large mai to-day ?" Is z
common inquiry. None from Ebsns-
Durg,' Is z common answer. Then there
comes, Whats the matter with the
mails ~ "Ihere must be something wrong
win the mail % why don't We get our
lstters ?" &c, &c. Poor soldier. who
wonders that he growls Consider the
case Of E man VINO has 3 dutIful wIde's
assurance that she writes him twice Or
thrice week, while he gets not more than
one letter out Of three. But that's only
one CASE. Poor soldier. Oughtn't be TO
g7owl? All, Ny. Delinquent Mailman,
Iry come ND TO time hereafrer
But, seriously, what Is soldier letter
o., Il you prefer, what ought II 70 be p
lha1 boy wearing his cuuntry's uniform
vas rs well reared rs any lie looks
rough just now, fo- ne has rough work 10
40, but among the comfortable homes Of
New England, or amid the hills Of Penn
syivania, Is q spot about winch Is enshri-
ned al that human memory holds sacred,
and that spot Is that Boys home. When
letter sent thence reaches him, new
IRE lights MP the eye, q new vigor starts
ihe blood TO quicker action, the soul re-
celTes new life, and JOY fills the heart, as
-he sea- Is broken. 4 soldiers letter cal
lies him back to the scenes Of home and
lTeslde. II carries the boy TO the paren-
"a roof, and the father 10 that circle of
which ne Is head Il Is read, not once, but
over and over again, and e-e he laws down
70 rest, II ls read still another time. In
the night when the mind revels Ii dreams.
'hese dreams take shape ID accordance
Win the influence potently tho silently
eAerteo by the letter from home. Does
L bring budings Of Ill, and does If wear
ulearlnsss of tone! Or Is il sprishtly. |
'lVsiy letter, full Of news. but not Of tat