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, 1865-11-25

The English friends OF General Gar.baldi
positively deny the truth Of the statement H,hnt
the General Ia, been obliged, on account Of hi.
want Of means. 10 sell ,wo horses. They saw
ne is sufficiently provided for against such a
necessity, and TIA, il the horses were aold, i,
VA. only because they had become unnecessary
on the farm at Caprtra.
y terrible fire broke out on the night Of Oct.
l3th IN some OF the ,torefou>es attached 10 the
arsenal OF Naples. The tircmcn had to work
sncs>saniiy until ~dsybrcaS before the conaagra-
ton was ct!rctua!iy overcome. The damage is
estimated at 1000. 000i., but the cause OF the
disaster !, as yrl unknown.
1t has been ordered in Moscow that in ali
public buildings The doors shall open outwards
instead of. as heretofore. inwarIs. The reason
OF thu, arrangement - 10 enable people TO have
free egTrhs iii The even, OF any panic or acct,
Dent occurring.
In Cro,ia the hishroads are SO unsafe. owing
10 the band, Of robhcr. which prevail there,
;hai i, IS thought martial law Will be proclaimed
there h''o:r !on,. y notorious roobinE chief,
Joseph U!manic. besides three others less FAM
Gus. have just been made prisoners.
The French Government. i'll order to thwar.
as far rs lies III lie power the Students Congress.
u, L.iese, ordered the railway companies not to
convey my persons going to the congress a, re-
inccd fares. ana has warned the manager OF the
pany mus, play At l.icsc.
a boy named Joseph Petit has Just been exc
cutyd, at Chalnn sur .Suen. for the murder Of
his mothcr. under circumstances too horrible to
describe. For II long time he supported his
\ cnItru.yp hr n, iI,a fknt tbrv MAYER ro,,t,
, 1865-11-25
SATURN Az, NOVEMBER, rs, 1S65

TuY PnHstnEST 10 CoSGESs. The Chicago
Tribune. Washington correspondent !a- 'hc
following with regard 10 Presidents Johnpon's
forthcoming message: II
"a Mrjor General IN the confidence OF The
Prcsilrnt-ir wc may receive III, avn assurance.
up0u thi. roin,-wa- given 70 understand hui
a few DAYS since, in il frank intrrvie" with III,
Excrllcncv, that ,i- message would receive ana
convey IL Congrrs, nj! cs"cu'ive r"-p"n>ihh3'y
ia conn, elton with reconstruction Tint lil- ES-
c.llrncy would say for Substance. "ti"ntle'"rn
Of tie two Houses j have III" honor 70 r"pre-
seat To your 4pvrrrisn'irs ihat upon assuming
o!Iicc ! found {. rtry corr!l!l'nry policy nlrcaiy
u.auaurat.i. not only formally. a IN III" r"or-
yAriza,iun uf Louisiana, but lying ready III the
tiicu,ion upon the return Of pyac". Coming 70
The Presidency under such circumstances a.
shx!outt my cuuiing. could not think ~ court
,ous 10 my predecessor, .; 10 hi constitutional
advisers, who were sl-o mine. 10 interrupt III"
course of event, already shaped. by ~ intro.
duct;on of ,u"or.-s NOR" .ati,i-c'0iy 20 'ny-.!t.
have. therefore. WITHOUT, c---n'i.! no!,tica-
ton, car,ic! fu9ar! n" lltn- Of your Int Prs
.drn,. NOT without ia" approval off, int2e pIo-
portion of my fellow citizens. d,fc'rtns III" tor
nation 81 4 ncw policy until J conll .vmii ny.clt
Of your v.ty valuable coun,cls, ami here ] pauS:
for Your reply"
, 1865-11-25
PATCHING.

Some ofour politicians are coaxing Mrs. Co.
| ln,l,i, to initiate = the mother of whom i, is
said in "The Co,tcr's Saturday Night that
She
--' Will her needle and her stccs.,
CARS anid clu-, ic,t a;nuis, as wccl's the new
The mo,acr's poverty forced her to patch an
excuse " llicli cur National mother las no need
to avail. herself Of. Tor ehc is both able and willin.
To provide new clothes 10 replace the torn gar
incn,s in which her maynard children are nov
clnthcd. Besides, The "Iull clacS' are no, only
torn, they are too ,nall for The boy. and the old
LADY think. that if her rcbcl!ious soma are pci!i
tent, AMI wish to reiurr ,n the old homestead.
they should 10 80 i'll garments suitable to its re-
noyatcl condition. The returning ~prodi.al Wa
wil!in. to wear . Now robe In, tho politicians,
who love To I:.tcl as mucl as some women love
10 darn, poster her with offers Of aid il She viii
only botcll tie oil clothes. If permitted. they
will contrac, 10 DO The job, aud present 10 her the
garments chcckrtca win as many patches As
ever mot,ltl q ,rcup Of bcE Strs. But remember
ing thar ,lnsc politicians were not 80 ready With
their all when she was nregirs her bad boys in
To obedience, she turns u deal Gar u,tir "hc"d-
ling. and puts her foot down again.: ali patching
There has been enough OF il iii the family for
,hc last forty yrh:I to lnt her Tor q lifetime 1t
did no service, and WA. not only expensive but
/, Irritating as to lpgci > four Years quarrel.
Therefore. hoping that the bog. have learned
new idea. ccaccrnirG their i:liui and ~rsternal du-
Ties. and Arc sorry for their misconduct, She pro-
poses, in The Kindness OF her heart, to provide
them with new garments adapted to tllvir growth,
AMI resembling those which her ,lutiiilI sons
, 1865-11-25

TunO,p OAxES RvcxEr.-Ihc Old Oakcn
Bucket was Written by Samuel H. Moou-
worth. " hi. lie vas yet a iou,ncyman piin'sr.
Working in .n office .: the corner OF
| Chamber ur. Chatham Streets. y. y. Near by
on Frankfort Street is y drinking house. Kept
by on. Mallory. "i!erc Wood~orth and several
p..uculnr friends used 10 resort. One alter
noon he liquor Wal. siiprr-c1crNrn;. Wood
|! worth seemed inspired by il; fol. after taxing
: drrurht, he. setting the glass upon tie '"hl,.
and s,nncliug las lips, declared that Ma!io'!'s
eau de We ~xs superior 10 %uny,h.i. ever lie lad
tasted.
"No.'' said Mallory. you are mistaken !;
there was one ~l,ch in both OF our es'ima-
lions far Surpassed this -, a drink"
Mia, wss that? s-kcd Woolwoi,h dubi-
ously.
The drnugh,, Of pure, flesh. spring water.
,fel Ne used 10 drink from the old oakrn buck
e, th4t hung in the well, after our rrtrrn from
the !abors Of the field on a sul'ry day IN sum
,ntr.'
The ,saIirops ]slis,encd for a moment III
Woodwo,t!,'s eye. "Irur. true" l." replied.
und shortly sitter Quilted Inc place. lie ir'nc-
dln.cl; returned 10 the olilcY. giasped a pen,
and in !.nlf on hour tile "Old Oakcn Huck"t.'
unn Of The most delightful! COMPOSITIONS III our
language, wa, ready in manuscript. TO bc en-
buln.ed in the memories Of succeeding genera
lions.
, 1865-11-25
The editor Of the New Orleans Time. ad-

The editor Of tho New Orleans Times ad-
r;scs the calorcd people who have employment
10 get %ceititcs rs rom their employers to Tim,
effect. Suppose the cd:tor Of the Time, and all
his wllita frllow-citizcns were compelled ut ev-
cry street corner to prove that they were pufsu.
ing some homes, Gu lling, how many white "vag-
rants would be found?
A SrlrBs4ASLKE VIHw.- The Nrwhcrnc
Times supported Holden because its editor mas
=. tired Of seeing white men clhowed OH the
banquette by negro soidiers.' The editor and
some other confcdcrates surrendered a long
time ago because they were tired Of being
thrashca by negro soldiers.
A soldier belonging to an Illinois regiment
recently married q negrcss at Americas, Ga,
wheEeupon his indignant comrades tarred and
fea.hcrcd him and drove him Oft. lie was pro.
badly a Southern man by birth and education.
and Noosicrs ind Suckers don't take READILY 10
9outhssn habIts.
, 1865-11-25

So we've adopted her and are going To ,'du-
ate her; ard the old homr seems all alive. For
~ part, | never knew such II child. She takes
are right off my shoulders. and she's the lowell
Il little Chr,stan alive. ] couldn't Ink" any
III. better thun | do her. and if She isn't quite
lhi,c. she + a great deal lighter than | am. so
crc's the history OF my con,rnbund and
ouldnt wonder if she's II bright aud shining
lit before many years roll round.
, 1865-11-25

Dictionary making appears 10 be a heal by
bu IiHcks. DIR. johnson saw scrcnty-hrr years
Walker lived TO a gond old age DR.. Worrns-
ter. who died recently in Boston, was eighty
one; Noah Webster was cishty-ive when he
passed away and the las, English news re-
port. the death Of DR.. h~'ch'uks'n, =, ninety.
A monument is to be erected at Moscow to
commemorate the emancipation Of the Russian
penesD,s.
, 1865-11-25

4 SLAVE 10 iiEE AvSr.-A girl nearly
white v,-it-d tn. hcaduGrrtrr, OF General BIS
bin, at LrN.ng,on Ky, afeu days ago and asked
for = military protection from her aunt. E white
woman, who claimed h"r =, C slave, and Demand
ed th.; the siI! should either pay four hundred
dollars for her frccholn. or return asnin 70 bon
dase. The girl i, the daughter o: Tic lady,
brother, and has lived with h! aunt. Mrs. y,
70, sixteen ycnn July last. Tie ciil. whose
nam. wt will c sally, thinking size had work
ed Ion. enough tor Aunt Y, without pay. came
Ia The city. Obtained q pass from General IS, "nt:
L.. .incc continued 10 !!re With he. husband
~ho isa hard WORKING trm' Ii---".". ar:
prorilc, hi. GDil, "itli ~ good home M! ac"ti-
Portable living. The aunt claimed Sally under
the Mayors proclamation NJ a negro siarr, and
sou.h, to .,,r:n her 70 .crri'Idc. @t:"n u"
case came up b.fnsc General T.. lie dcci!,d that
/, VA. !mpsa!e- 70: relation, g hold each other
N bondsgv aud therefore sc'irrd An"' \. 10 90
in peace. She departed.
, 1865-11-25

For TIE
South Carolina Leader.
A Weekly Journal OF tho Times.

THK LEADER will be devoted to tho Interest OF
Free Labor null general r1fUrm.
The Federal Government will he sustained Of all
hazards. and VIC hope that It's ultimate policy towards
this State Ill ensure peace, prosperity, and duIucs-
tic tranquility.
That selfctideut truth, rcntaiuni in thc peclara
tion Of Independence, That all men are created
equal will BIZ stealfaAtiy adhered to.
In imnttcr. OF local concern, il will give itS earnest
support 10 MI important public mrusnr.t and practi-
cal improvements.
While Fearless In It's ndrosacy Of the Right, aud
irsnk IN iA dcnnnciati"n o, tie Wrong, its columns
will never be made a chliurI Of course personal!
abuse. 1t will deal with principles rutt.r than nirn,
and allow tue free. aud rn,aIid discussion Of all sui.
Jccts pertaining to th, public good.
!" striving to make Til. rmpllaticai!y u paper for
amount Of subscription and ADVERTISING 49,.
which its worth demands.
H.. HURLEY L CO.
, 1865-11-25

swcrcd an advertisement, in q New York paper.
which set iorti. that "vnluablc Information
would bu forwarded ON receipt Of ten Cents
The young man sent .ic ten cents, and received
The following. " Friend. for sour ten cen's POS
tage. etc.. please And Enclosed advice. which
may he of great value 10 you. A. many persons
are injured for weeks. months, ana year, by the
cnrcless use Of a knife. therefore. my advice il.
when you use a kn.f,. slways whittlc from
YOU"
, 1865-11-25
Manchester. England. Examiner publishes tho
following Litter:

LETTER rgom WESnELL IHlLL:,s. - This
Manchester. England. Examiner publishes tho
following LITTER:
BosroS. Mass, Sept. -. 1865.
Dear Sir: The Manchester Examiner and
Times Shows me how Kindly YOU have watched
OYER my good ra-nc. and -. u justice done ma
al the matter Of alleged uryuin. for population.
Accept my thinks. ljudgc you see our Amcri-
can rnlr.a. Ii 30, you will observe tina, our
hess guides, b,th journals and public function
aries. are no" directing public attention to the
very point my aigiing which, during the last
year or two. has got me 50 much ccnsure-1
,nc.n ihr rain. 's.' national credit III pecunia-
~ 'Hirt"i- - one and the same question with
~ij:-ticc 70 the negro. Let him vote, our public
irht., -tate md sutionnl, Will be paid. Shut
i'!m out tom the :rmnchi-r, and give back the
mncoivctird southern white race their old BOW.
cr. nm! ,hcrc'. greu, danger NC slail repudia,e.
! lnni! With 'his III. Anti Slavery Standard OF
September ~. Pleas. notice Thnddcus Ste
phrr'. speech on thi, point. OF course YOU
VIII SO SUMNER speech, and will have OBJ
.rrvtd C'l'ri Justice CHASE observations. Our
Journals are Just printing an ~e&ccllcn, letter Of
Your NOBLE Siuar: Mil, which covers the whole
ground. hope wr >nall b. wise in time, but
| 70 no, expect thn, We shall. / fear ,ha, Mr..
Johnson Will deliver u. bound hand and foot,
INTO the hands Of the old ,yrnnt White race uf
he South.
= io"s-, with thanks for your kind thought
!ularst. WESpEIL Pu1L11ps.
-. II. Barker. Esq
Mr.. Barker. III Iun.utlt!ng this letter 10 in.
Examiner. say:
From Latter, recently received from the
lii','i STATS. | believe that William LLOYD
Garrison Wiil Will England mex, spring, nc.
compau.-i by his devoted friend and Your cs-
trcine4 rrun,ryiaan. Mr.. George Thompson.
when | nn SURE the people OF Manchester vii.
give TO these srca, champions Of freedom = mos,
cordial and betting Icrrptiou.'
, 1865-11-25
MATHIS.

For tho dear love that kept lis through the night,
And gave our senses to sleeps gentle sway;
For the new miracle Of dnwning light
Flushing the East with prophecies Of day.
We thank thee. al, our Gods!
For the fresh life that through our being flows
With its fun tide, to strengthen and to bless;
For eaim, sweet thoughts. u~psprinying IRON reIose.
, 1865-11-25

my husband.
ooh. no. SIR she replied hcsitn,ingly; !. but
then | haven't always found people SO good. l
tried to lind "a place all Yesterday. | have only
been out here two days. aud last night Slept
III the street, under II deep. dark doorway. |
was SO afraid but nobody saw me I'll! this
morning, when the gill ,hut opened the door
walked me up with a shove. She hur, my arm {;
but then | suppose she thought if | slept in
that fashion. | couldn't be much. Oh, how
bnd NJ - Virginia would have felt it she had
known it,
= Miss V'rsiniu i, dead. | take in"
20. sir and the pitcnus look came back in
her face. she died 50 ircadfully! You SEC che
would have hurried young Mr.. Mead. Who vas
Il 'nnjor in The South, IN army. bu, one day she
got = letter that he was drrai:'.lly hurt 50 shc
would got the camp. Her mother and her
grundmo,icr aud Larry, her lit,lr brother. and
her cousin Aiatty MI begged and prayed her
nor Ia 80. but all they could say did no good.
On. | sfnli never forget ho~ che looked. = 81
white aud stall. rs if the life was all taken on,
at h'r and her eyes %glitrrrI aud looked 50
steady at everything. wherever sic turned them.
u, shr kept saying. "Nn, ! can, leave linn to
"
- "'"'' : u 80 """S't % III "SnSef' ."
~ =" 7" al" = ~ MI """"'""cr o'""eh'
- 800
~ ~ '"N'" ~ '"tre | ~"
""'se -" '"' i"'! '"" ! CT ne VA
''' ~ ~ Wy : ""' 'e'" ''"""' 20
:" '' !" '''" wi : T" "'' - '"""'''
-" '""' Wy SP"'' ""e" """" 'en 'oS' u"
"" ~ az "a'u' "tii' q Ah'!i S'"cA
nnlx !, w,.k ,,,..r ,l.,
.,. ,r...,f,l ,.,.
b.r ,no,h.r ,,,,., ~ '
,r,unI. Sho ,,,. ~. -
-, m. 49,, ~,
IN. ,,,t.i ,,,,,h,, ~,
,hou,h ,bn,. ,,;.., !, , ..,,
~, T. .,.-s md angry all
I'M. ,.r,,. b,.cxus, III, suffered. E,.! her cousin
49,, ., t,!uIr,. y, M. ~. Mis- Y,ry,nia called
m, To her and told Ia. wha, ,n do. She said
Z" M. Nov. N,lly. there arc going to b.
IL, s6tnl 'lin", here. I'm n!rs:i. and | wan, you
10 stay by. Let I'll the rest lrsrrif thy will, bu,
r.:!'':::s'r, | vh-rs" you 10 stay. an going TO
di'. but ! AN also going 20 God. II does not
n1AA, me ni,a'd. for ! love the Lord Jesus, aud
| kn"~ he In. forgiven NE. When ! .m dead
YOU must c"nit"it them. She only lived = n
tie while attrT, ct,d the child "t'h smother
burst oi Htirf.
, 1865-11-25
POETRY.
BOX 80. 4.
nf DELLA I'ESIs,'S.

Slowly and sadly ! walked down the la,!c
When the evening SUI MAS low,
Following the grass Sr"wtl fiut path
Which lc,l to the village lc.uw.
My heart let II strange in%rcholln-.
! could not divine wherefore,
For 10 The l,ost-otlirc MAS gong.
To peep into " Box No. L.
The village war never 81 lonely,
The streets were never 80 It'll,
The brook VAS never SO sluggish.
And never So lazy the mill.
On the pavement ! Halted q moment,
Then passed through The l,all-olrn door,
And with step %lcitl,cr firm nor steady
Walked up IL BOX No. l..
tapped on the glass panc slightly;
Tie post master gave M, the mail:
lie spoke to me c!iccr.l y. kindly.
AMI asked what ma &c me 50 ,M,Ie.
One thin, yellow letter he gave me.
Tnis only. and nothing more;
knew was for me, for | SAN it
While it iny in Box No. 4.
took it with hand that trcmblcd,
My heart beat with JOY and with fear,
Yet | tricI to walk way cuimiy.
And checked down the rising tear.
a stranger hand hal inuorscu it;
My heart grew sickly aud sore;
Oh, why Was il sent To me then?
why came il to Box No.
Ny Charlie had been xoundcd in battle.
\ mIniIic-l,3li in his si,lc,
And cuiIraics had tcn.ier.y nurscd him.
Else lie ere this hal died.
But now i'll the hos ,,itni lonely.
lie knew that his wnriarc was DER
lie knew this would lrc tbs last letter
He should send 70 box No. 1.
The papers had said Z" severely"
But ! had hoped they might he wrong.
And so my poor heart took comfort,
Though Tie days were lrcury and long,
Bu now lis farewell came to me,
In his loving language OF yore.
In the %ierrcnt. tear stained letter
Which cane to Box No. i.
neither screamed nor tainted.
But walked through the lane rs before,
And in my lone walk lio,neward
Tho letter | read Ger ami DER,
knew thai: | now WAS u widow,
Though lis liAlnc | never bore.
But he had said | Should in the letter.
Which hsal colnc 10 Box No. i.
a year have ! been j widow,
Though the weeds l cannot wear,
3ut my heart is drGped i'll mourning
And the griei lies hidden there.
And sometimes thu te%ar-stnincd letter
! bring out and read once more
Tint letter WHICH made ne IL widow,
Which came 10 Box No. 4.
, 1865-11-25

PHnruETic WuRps.-All the great charters OF
Humanity hive been writ in blood. l once
hoped ,lat Of Amcricnn Democracy would be
cr.gro,-cI 10 los, easily ink butt is plain. now.
tina, our ll ,tinuge mus, read through Il Red
Sen. wherein many a Pharaoh will 20 under ard
perish. Alas! tlnt we arr: not wise enough to
be just, or just enough 70 be wise. aud so gain
much n, SMALL co>t.-trheodorc Parker, 1859.
Tie process Of making pals by machinery is
20 rip,l nsio bnttlc the eye. and 80 coHicai!y
instantaneous that any one wlio witnesses i: for
the first time laughs over j, rs :, most excellent
wl!ccl., a s"plu,tcr oE white shlavin-. u procession
of littlc slaves chasing one another in tho air
,lcn another w',iz Of the collected slaves, and III:
pail is hoped and nalc.-i"x.
FLowEGs ron Observation-Disclosures. are gen
.rilly r"ckou.i rather ar.,ong the beautiful than
the useful institutions. The manufacture Of per
tumrry, however, furnishes employment 10
.rca, number Of lahorcrs.
According 10 the New York Tribune, tle
I4tanti:y Of flowers manufactured into perfumes
in the town Of Cannes alone, amounts to the fol
i"wing quantities, which wc give in tons instead
OF pounds Orange blossoms, 700 tons Roses,
$50 tons jasmine, 30 tons; violc,s, 81 tons !.
acl ii. ~ tons %jonquil, = tons amounting in
all ~ over i,loj tons OF flowers. and hrins sufi
riem,, il pa. on Wagons like loads Of hay, TO
forin \. clo,e procession more than three mi leg
long, or sufficient 10 ill twenty good eizcd barns.
, 1865-11-25

TO bear to thee their sony of thankiulncss,
We praise thee. oh our God.
Day u@ttcyclh speech to-day. and night to night
Tells Of thy power and glory. So would we.
Thy children, duly, with the morning light,
And M still eve, upon tile ienich knee,
Adore thee. oh our God.
Thou knows our nccds-Thy iullness will supply
Our hliulIcss-lct thy hand still lead us on
Till, visited by the dnySprin. from on high,
One praycr--oic univ-'l.ct thy will be done
We breathe to thee. oh ';oI.
WI. II. BunLEiGm.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-01-13
Going Home.
Where are you going so fast, old man,
In ct

Where are you going so fast, old man.
Where are you going so fast 7
There's valley to cross, and river 10 ford,
There's clasp of the hand and a parting word
And tremulous sigh for the past old man;
The beautiful, vanished past.
The road has been rugged and rough, old man
To your feet it's been rugged and rough;
But you see a dear being, with gentle eyes,
Has shared in your labor and sacrifices
All! that has been sunshine enough, old man,
For you or me, sunshine enough.
How long since you passed DER the hill, old
man,
OF life, DER the top of the hill
Were there beautiful valleys on t'other sidci
Were there flowers and trees with their branch
es wide
To shut out the heat of the sun, old man,
The heat of the fervid sum-
And how did you cross the dark waves, old
man,
Of sorrow, the fearful wayes'
Did you lay your dear treasures by, one by one,
With an aching heart, and Goods will be done" !"
Under the wayside dust, old man,
In their graves, meath the wayside dust ;?
There are sorrow and labor for all, old man,
Alas there is sorrow for ALL
And you. peradventure, have had your share,
For eighty long winters have whiteued your hair,
And they've whitened your heart as well, old
man.
Thank God your old heart as we'll
You're now at the foot of the hill, old man,
At last at the foot Of the hill,
The sun has gone down in golden glow,
Aud the heavenly city lies just below;
Go in through the pearly gate, old man,
The beautiful, pearly gate.
SARAH L. WING.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-01-13

The CoNFEDERACY UNDER A CLOUD
There is no denying the fact that fol
a time the affairs Of the Confederacy are
under a cloud. The march of Sherman
through the heart of Georgia has been
accomplished, and he has been allowed
TO establish his communications with the
naval forces on the Atlantic without any
other loss than that of numerous strag-
glers and the wear and tear of an army
on so long an expedition. Savannah
once captured, he will endeavor not only
10 make the valuable line of the Savan-
nah River useful for strategetical pur-
poses up to Agusta-if we do not betimes
impede the navigation-but he will also
march at once upon Branchville, and en-
deavor to possess himself Of that most
important center of railroad communica>
rion. Hoods progress in Tennessee has
been peremptorily checked, and his army
has lost the compactness, the efficiency
and the spirit which had signalized it af-
ter few months services under john
ston. Like the march of Bragg into
Kentucky, which ended with the battle
of Murfreesboro, won by the men and
lost by the commanders, the move into
Tennessee, also undertaken for the pur-
pose Of Withdrawing Sherman from the
cotton States, has been an unsuccessful
diversion. TIE battle of Franklin may
have been brilliant, but it was useless /;
and the affair of Nashville seems to have
been the battle of Winchester over again.
A miserable brigade of Yankee Cavalry
turns the flank of our army, and our n
trenehments are abandoned and the army
is in retreat. There is reason to believe
that Forrest was absent on similar d.
version in Kentucky and Hood thus de-
prived of the most efficient part of his
forces. Were the forces that had been
sent to defend East Tennessee and West
Virginia detached on a Ike diversion !?
Breckenridge, whom the rebels had, with
ten thousand men, at Sparta, in Tennes-
see, and whose command was scattered
from the banks of the Holston to the
hesdwaters of the James--was far of in
Abiudon and the raid of the Yankees,
which cost US our lead works, if nothing
more, has the appearance of a perfect
ssrPriss.'-- Rishmsas Eaq@irsr, Dee. "a.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-01-13
For the Standard
The Bible.


when l peruse that book Of books,
Pondering all the points and hooks,
Then it is I'm led to see
The need Of Christ who died for nc.
Oh, holy bible book divine,
Blest am l for thou art mine;
Nine to cherish and mine 10 keep,
And lead me DER life's troubled deep.
What could do were't not for theef
Never my sinful ways to see;
Never 70 know the debt Of love
owe to Him who dwcIls above.
Never to know Of Christ the lamb
Who died for me, vile as am;
Ycs-groaned and died upon the cross
For sinful man who once was lost.
Never to know the news Of heaven,
Or know the doom to sinners given,
Never my sinful self to know,
But live and die in endless woe.
Oh, blessed book the sword Of peace,
May thy good labors never cease,
Until thou like piercing dart,
Shall enter every sinners heart.
W. X. A. in.
Fairfax.