The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-06-30
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A'aIf' "NFSits
Oar clever friend, Monsieur A. Jour
dan, often obligcs us by placing on on
table papers and periodicals with whicl
we do not exchange. Sometimes h,
leaves us n copy Of IIarpcr's Weekly
We hope, however, he finds poor sal,
for this publication; not that We oh
ject TO his keeping such stuff on hand
for the merchant buys goods very OF
ten to suit the tastes Of his customers
We know there is not a magnanimous
or charitable man North or South VIII,
has u taste for IIarpcr's Weekly.
The number before us is dated Jun
Both. We intended to give Il dcscrip
ion oftwo huge pictures in It, but fine
ourself saved thi, labor by the editor D
the Nashville Press and Times, whicl.
journal is, OF course, delighted at th,
Islander pcrpetratcd upon thcSoutA and
the contemplate abuse hcapcd upon t
noble patriot rendered helpless by tie
fortunes of war, which have never vel;
determined the merit Of individuals or
caNses, Says the Press and Times:
"TlIcrc is IA thrilling powcrin NAsr's
two pictures in IIarpcr's Weekly fol
June Both. The first represents the
great death-pcn at Ander.onyillr, at the
tim when many thousands of Union
soldiers were confined 40 that horrible
place. One Of the guard has Just fired
at a ragged and emaciated prisoner who
has dropped OF his knees and clappcl
his hand to the death wound in the
back Of his head, while with the frcnz,
Of starvation he clutches Il bone, to oh
tain which he vcnturcd to cross tin,
forbidden line. Another soldier il
stretched by his side, with features dis
tortcd in the agony Of dissolution. Ga
u dirt heap close by sits u third soldier,
whose wr"tchcd rags scarcely hang to
Getlcr on hi, skeleton form, b%uryino
his gaunt face in his skeleton fingers.
and praying, doubtless, for the mcrci
1ui dcIivcruncc Of death. which has
kindly visited a fourtl, comrodc who is
stretched out on his left. A dead cart.
from which stick, out the foot of.
another victim, is in the act of leaving
the gate, where an officer is convcrsinp
with one of the guards. I'm the Locl
ground stands Il ual!owS, on which
many u patriot soldier has Given uuhis
lie for his country. The picture iso
dark and terrible one, and il, Gloom
increases when we consider thu, fine on
pravcr has fallen far short of fine rroli.
". We have before us the Dead Roll
Of the Andcrsonv!lc prison, whose io.
urcs tell the following story:
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''Ne 10 DC ior, craven . the way III
Mn'o" nv 'ee'S ',' purse 81 'hc 'Easf
n''',', ana looks at MS Watcn. Az
t''e !o'' o. l'le easy ch''r Is Il table coy
ere" WIN po'hi'c's ana cigars. III
h,lJs ont y snittoon IN III. manner ~
Eastern courticr in the presence Of the
Sultan a second extends a fan with an
"~oSc4''o.l' Sl'''' ana Two DINERS "r'
ii,.' r'S y c
A door onone inf, hooI, ro,n, ,
in which stands u table covered with n i
sumptnous repast. In the background c
are TWO guards tptoelng over u strip !
'""',,S' 'u" Wv '",,'"'"S ho''ces
.Sor,cr-An no,o~nns noas;n,
this way must put on slippers, in order .
not to disturb our guest Books, ca
Ec' OF singing oifa'' ana pleasant sha'e
1870 W. p',''''' "",n ""o
Treason INNS, lie made
odious." We thank the artist for two
OF these pictures. Their moral is clio
4"en'' ".o VIII hha IL response IN l''e
ho"I ,o,;a,s pvpL h WV, .n; o"a
traitor
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ora uho so.,o hi,,oo,, r.,m ,,,a.a.
ro,,,1 s,oh ,rora h,. c,uon ,,a &c.,.
that foo had surrendered Thorois ~,