The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-09-28

reached the ftightfel psfssatags Of
thirty two, In Ahst sArss-fosftAs oi
the population had bssn wiped sui
in the space Of six vssks, TAs 50
ton Of the British Political Agsst
Wa bcsiegsd. They sought ~ OIL
with the hope Of esisisg soes a.
sissance. FOR . vbe1s vsek ~ tAal
oar scanty neaas wesA sllsv ~
dose for The women and chihvu
who came 70 us, kss II nearly ever
esss they died, .na lsid srouNd III
bungalow il al.sniag ssnhsm.
Al last 70 bafri1e3sd oar busga
low, and spoke ia kisdnssa 70 eAss>
poor people from oss Of Tie uppsl
wiadows. Our vssAadah was fsll
Of dad, and the ssosias II WISH
fAsiliss laid in ssssps ssesad -
The sandy plaia vAisA sssrosadsd
us for many miles M tAiskly aetasd
over with corpsss, sad y sssh Day
buglAhs carried sway pes,ls wAe
we're able to lsavs he Dlsss. soon
there was not living creature 70 b
seen, and the whole scene assumed
the appearance Of . dssscsatsd de-
serted burial greSnd, WHOSE dead
were rudsly disisserrsd.
Adventure Of . DrsaiAg-0s \.
A lady Wa anxious 70 make hsi
husband = pssesat on ~ oeeasios oil
his birthday, and ~ il Asppsasd 10
fall in winter, she shoagAt drsasiua
gown would be most 1ssful scqxi.
si,ion to his domestic conforts. Sc
she wen, to shop and purchased 4
6ne Persian pattern nsstno one
we'll wadded, She vas ignorant OIL
the exact height Of her husband, but
to make sure Of its xssfulncss che
thouxht best to purchase oae rsthsl
too long than too short The day
was wet her husban nd rsturne1 In
the afternoon, and she pressated him
with the new article Of comfort and
he iancied il indeed a great comfort
ai,er he had put ID IN vet clothes
But it was about Ten issAss too long
"Oh, never mind" ssid the aGsc
tionatc wife, " ! can easily shorten il
TO suit you
They had a party in the evening
they were very merry, and every oss
Of their friends admired the beauti
full dressing gown.
Afser they had gone TO bed ths
wind was making such = noise and
the rain 80 dashing agaiast the win.
dow, that tho lady could not sIssp
her husband, however, rspossd soaad.
~. She arose without disturbing
him, took the dressing gown aud
commenced her work, cutting Of
about the length Of ten inches, u
make il suit Der hushaad's stsssrs
and then went to, bsa again. Shs
rose early next morning to make
some arrangements With her houss,
keeper, As they had iavitsd ssvsrsl
friends to tianss for shss dsy
Scarcely hsA he laAy len ~ sseu
than her sisters good natursd o.
Derby lady Who lived with thsn-
stole in on Up toe, In order not Z
disturb her bfcthss.in law, aud tool
tho dressing gova, fastening 70 hs'
room, cutsisg d ten inches. y ~
knew on the previous nigAt list !,
vas TOO long lor hin. A hour If
ter, the master swoks, and vas nov
anxious to ssrpsiss his sssssissse'
wife. He rsag ~ bsli; tAs sssvss
camp up and astsd his pleasure, upol
which he told her &c take the dress
Ing gown to III tailor ssd rsqses
him to make II shorter b Ass isehss
he vas 10 do h innsAisisly, 80 -.
was 70 wait fsr il. Hi good Nd
was detained longer thaa she s1tses
ed, and scarcely was de dressing
gown returned from tho tailor whss
bis wife ssns iste the roon. HI
had just risss, and purpossd sev Il
surprise his wife and sujoy hs con
fort. But how surprised vss biz
better half 10 sss her husbasd in I
ane Persiss pstAssn msriso shso&3sl
jsckea iaslsa4 Of Z sonfssAhls drsas