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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-10-11
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The Empty Sleeve.

BY DAVID BARKER.
BY the moons pale light to the gazing throng,
Let me tell one tale, let me sing one song;
'Tis u tale devoid of an aim plan,
'Tis simple song of one-arm man;
Till this very hour could nc'er believe
What Il teli-tale thing IL an empty sleeve
What a wend d. queer thing Is an empty sleeve.
II tell in n silent tone to all,
OF a country's need and country's call
Of kiss and tear for child and wife,
And hurried march for nations life;
Till this very hour who could cer believe
What a te-tale thing is an empty sleeve!
1t tells OF battlefield of gore,
Ofthe sabrc's clash, of the cannon's roar
OF the deadly charge, of the bugle's note,
OF "a gun Cling sound IN a foeman's throat;
OF the whizzing grape, of the fiery she'll:
OF a scene which mimics the scenes of hell;
Till this very hour would you e'er believe
What a tell-,alc thing is An empty sleeve?
What n weird, queer thing is an empty sleeve?
Though 1t points to myriad wounds and scars
Yet it tells that a flag with the stripes and stars
In Gods own chosen time will take
Each place of the rag with the rattlesnake:
And it points to II time when that flag shall wav
Der land where brcathcs no covering slave
To the top of the skies let us all then hcay
One proud huzZa for the empty sleeve.
For the one-;irm man and the empty sleeve.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-10-11
A Disappointed Woman.

A few months since n gentleman had the
misfortune to lose his wife, a literary ladv
OF aeputaton, After greiveIng for a num-
Der OF weeks, bright idea entered tho
head of the widower. lie tlionght lie could
do something 10 lessen lis sorrow; and
for that purpose lie called upon lady Of
his acquaintance, and requested to speak .
word with her in private. Thinking that
she was about to receive a proposal, the
lady prt pared to listen with becoming res .
ignati0n.
,Myrrah' said he, with downcast eyes. as
he took her hand, you knew my wife!'
Certainly
1t is not good for man to be alone.'
'Prehaps not
Did you ever reflect upon that part of
the marriage service which requires couples
to clcave unto each other until death do
i them pars!'
Il have
| Il have often reflected npon It myself
| Now death has parted me from nv wife,
and feel very lonely
Il should think it likely
Il think must do something to restore
me to her kind consultations, and the mem-
Ory of her virtues.
He pressed the lady's hand and sighed:
She returned the pressure, and also suffer.
ed sigh to escape her.
My deur,' said he after long pause,
'I'll come to the point at once. l have .
proposal to Make
"A proposaR'
Yes; have resolved to write my wife's
biography: Now have but little skill in
literary matters. and if you will correct my
manuscript. and write headings for the
chapters, will give you fifty dollars
She sprang from his side, and her eycs
flashed with anger.
! You wretch -monster-'
She left the room, not being able to ex-
press her rage. The widower sighed, took
his hat and went home. He has not yet
published the book.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-10-11
The Horse: His Memory and
SagacitY.

board, gentleman of character and wOr-
thy. once related to me the following an.
ccdote OF horse; illustrating in remark
able manner. the sagacity and memory of
this animal.
At the close of the Revolutionary war,
when every thing was unsettled and in
disorder, an acquaintance residing on the
Boston road, some thirty or forty miles
from New York, lost valuable young
horse, stolen from his stable in the night
Great search and inquiry were made for
him, but no tidings of him could be heard,
and no trace of him could ever be discov-
| cred.
Almost six full years had now elapsed,
and the recollection even, of the lost ami
NAL, had nearly faded from the mind. At
this period gentleman from the East, in
the course of business was travelling on
horseback on this road, on his way to Phil
adelphia. When within four or five miles
of a village on the road, the traveller was
overtaken by respectable looking gentle
man on horseback, resident of the vii
lage, returning home from a short business
| ride. Riding along side by side, they soon
engaged in pleasant conversation. The
gentleman was Immediately struck with
| blc appearance vi VIC tiuNcllCI HuIScs-
And every glance of the eye cast toward
him. seemed to excite an interest and curl
osity to look at him again, and to revive a
recollection of something he had seen be-
fore; and soon established in his mind the
impression. that for al. the world he look
cd like the horse he had lost some six years
ago. This soon became so irresistably fix
ed in his mind. that he remarked to the
traveller.
You have fine horse, sir.
Yes he replied, IAN exceedingly valu-
able and excellent animal.
What is his age, sir!
well, suppose him to be about ten or
eleven years old.
| You did not raise him then =
No, purchased him of stranger, a
traveller, nearly six years since.
DO you reside in this part OF the coun-
try''
No, reside in the Bay State. and am
on my way to Philadelphia. on business
How far is it to New Yolk =
We'll. sir, l really regret to interrupt
you or to put you to inconvenence-but
am constrained to say, believe you have
in your possession a horse that l must
claim
The traveller looked with surprise and
a'liaHe"iei,t' a'i" ieP''eu:
~ w "a ma. uo ou 'heah' s.i :,,,
'e',e'e 'i' no'so NJ" "" "'o u"' .,' la ''us"
peionos 10 me- rNe y'"'s ~ 'ie Pas'
au'afan' f aal"an't at, ouHs n'ise & Was m $40.
ie" Hon' III! s'"oie' Gl'"' G s1"icn wa
@ liaaue .ot i nun pu' I io % l,"'ass oi nl,a ene,
u"",o w m'" !. saans N',"' W ho w. "',' M
NV ei,'o.''s ~ " '"o ie "", s''e GA
az. ool'I, p'a, u ,ne .;Iis ~" ,al, 9
no"'' "o ''s'n.' foI. ',.n I'm. .v' :"
naI'. ~ ~, mr ;ntnlIcont p ~
JI,y amJ vii, sran,s;tnn ~ ,."n ,ha
tha rasn,. ,,;Ia ho sanoI,va ona sat;sfao tna
tnr @ ,i' ,h;",, 70 hn,n nr nv W. ',"U .r, n',
;;,'; '',a' n;ls IS rol;1onoo wL;o1, Is no,
tIa.nI j., ,ho - IS ~" r;,la,ro 'r VI.
WI, ,,.a a,.;,., at nv rs ,..',,
horse shall be tied to the east post in front
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-10-11

DESCRIPTION F THE ANTIETAM MOSU-
MENT.- The Antietan Cemetery Commits
sloncrs have agreed np1n design for the
monument. The award was given to Mr..
j. g. Patterson, OF Hartford. Conn, who
furnished the designs for the Getty ysburg
Monument and the Worth Monument ID
View York.
The height of tile monument will be
forty-fvc feet, and will cost 80 900. it will
he OF Westerly granite, which is Of a light
gray, and at II distanc resembles marble.
At the base it will be twenty-five feet
square. only one foot less than the Gettys-
burg monument. 1t will he composed of
blocks weighing from six TO fifteen tons
each. The lower hsse will be two fee: high.
Aboyc this there will be n platform course
two feet high. and about seventeen feet
square. This Will he followed hy a mas
sive moulded base, tlankcd at each angle
by heavy buttresses. their graceful lines
adding strength to the structure. Next
there will be an immense die, ten feet high
i,nd nine feet square, surmoun'cd hy cap
weighing fifteen tons. The whole struet-
ure will de crowned hy a colossal stature.
twenty feet high. The statue will be that
Of Il private soldier standing as sentinel'-
1t is to be cut ont of an immense block
weighing ninety tons. This will he the
largest statue of modern times, and more
unique and characteristic than any ever
erected in this country.
| 1t is bricved that il will lbs more attract
i've, and will sivea greater impression Of
massivcncss than that of Gettvs lurg which
is fifty five feet high. and cost $50,00J.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-10-11
Josh Billings on Cong:

Josh Billings relateth his experience
With the gong thus!y: Inever can errad
cate hoi from mi memory the sound Ov
the fust gong ever herd. was settin on
the front steps ey a tavern in the sitty Nv
Buffalo, pensivcly smokin. The suu was
goin to bed, and the hehvins foi an hour
was blushin at the performance. The Fry
kanal, with its golden waters, was on lta
way to Albany. and was perusin the fine
botes Il floatin by, and thinkin ov Italy
(where nsed to liv, and her gondolcrs
and gallus wimmin. My entire sole was,
as it were, in a SWEET. wanted to kline,
felt CRATE; | actually grew. There are
things in this life tn big to be trifled with
there times when man breaks luce from
hisself, when he sees sperrets, when he can
almost tuch thu munc, and feel as tho lie
kude fill both hands with stars of hcviN.
and almost sware he was hank president.
That's what allied me. But the kOrsc Ov
true luv never did run smo0the; (this is
Shakespeare opinion. toO) Just as was
DUN my best-dnmmer, dummer, spat,
bang, beil,r, crash, roar. ram, dummer,
dummies, whang, rip. rare, rally. dummer.
dummer. dun-with trcmenius jump I
struck the centre ov the sidewalk, with an
other l cleared the gutter, and with anOth-
er stood in the middle ov the street snort
in like an Indian poney at a band ov mu-
sic. | gazed in despair at the tavern
stand, mi harte swelling up as hig as a
outdoor oven. mi teeth was as luce as q
string 0v bedcs. thot all the crockery in
the tavern had fell down; | thot 6v pv fe-
nomenons, thot ov Gabriel and his horn
| was jest on the pint ov thinkin ov some-
thing else when the landlord kun out on
the front stnpe ov the tavern, holding by
/ string the bottom ov am old brass kettle,
He kawlcd me gently with his hand. I
went slola aud slola up to him. He KAN
med mi fears. he said it was gong. l saw
the lussci thing, he said supper was ready.
and aXed me cf | wud have black or green
tea, and | scd wud.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-10-11

sHARp.-A young lawyer was cxamin-
ing Il bankrupt as to how he had spent
his money. There were about two thous
sand pounds unacc0unted for. when the at
torney put Oh a severe scrutinizing face,
and exclaimed, with much self complaecn-
ey. -
Now, sir. want You to tell this court
and jury how you used those two thousana
pounds
The bankrupt put on a scri0 comic facc.
winkcd at the audience. and exclaimed -
'rhc lawyers got that'
The judge and audience were convuIsed
with laughter. and the counsellor was glad
to let the bankrupt 30
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-10-11

A CRUEL SHoT-A newspaper cores
pondcnt, writing from Ddcotah. relates
the following singular incident, which con-
veysa moral concerning the treatment Of
Indians on the frontier: In the fall aud
winter of 1864 ) the 9th Wisconsin rrg-
ment while on the way from Fort kendall.
which they had been garrisoning. to Forl
Rice, camped one night at Crow Creek
While in camp one OF the captains 81 led
what he took to be an Indian on the brow
of a hill about half mile distant. The
captain called ont to one of his men, and
pointing ont to him the person on the hill,
said do You suppose you Can pick that
GLOW off, when the soldier answered, III
try and drawing MP his rifle fired, and the
man fell down dead On repairing to the
spot where the mau lay, they found to their
inexpresSibc astonishmcnt and nortiiica
ton that the man shot was brother of the
captain who ordered the firing. Language
would fail to express the grief at wha: he
had done. The soldier was arrested and
brought down to Yankton on charge Of
murder, hut the grand jury at the October
term of 1865, having failed to find an in
dictment against him he was released.
HOLD on BoYs,-lloid Oh to your
tongue when you are just ready to swear.
lie, or speak harshly, OF use any impyop,
CT word.
Hold on to Your hand when you are abou,
to strike, steal, or do any improper act.
Hold on to your feet when you are on
the point of kicking. running away from
study, or pursuing the path error, shame
| 0r crime.
Hold ON to your temper when you are
angry, excited. or imposed upon, or Others
are angry about YOU.
Hola on to your heart when evil persons
seek your company and invite yam to join
in their games, mirtl and revey.
Hold on to your good name at all times
for it is much more valuable to You than
gold, high places, or fashionable attire.
Hold on to the truth, for it will serv,
you well, aud doyoa good throughout clcr
ulty.
Hold on to Your virtue, it is above al
price to yoa in all times and places.
Hold ON to your character, for it is ant
ever will be your best wealth
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-14
THE LofLSLlNA ELL.

MANY Of our readers have doubtless ex-
amined the Bill to reconstruct Louisiana re-
ported by Messrs. Eliot and Shellabarger, Of
the New Orleans Committee. Ii contains
the following features:
/. The President and the Senate to APP
point Governor, TO serve one year, or I'M
til the State Government provided for. is
properly in operation and Legislative
Council Of nine persons They must be citi-
gems Of the United States, and Of Louisiana,
able TO truthfully take the test oath.
2. The Governor and Council, until new
election laws are in working order, TO ap-
point all officers necessary in the State. They
must take the ties, oath.
8. On the First Tuesday of June s67 an
election for such State officers as are re-
quired by Louisianas presen, organization,
is to be held.
I. The voters at this election are 10 be
male citizens of the United States, Of q
years or over, residents Of Louisiana year,
withou, distinction Of race or color. able 10
take the test oath. In addition, the private
soldiers in the rebel service are 10 be made
eligible to suffrage by the L. 5. Courts, upon
sufficient evidence that they held no higher
rank, and were engaged in rebellion in no
other way.
g The Secretary Of War to arrange the
method Of registering voters
G. An election to be held for members Of
State Constitutional Convention. on the
81 Tuesday Of October, 1851.
:. The President to assign Military com
mander. and sufficient force 10 the state,
10 compel the enforcement and authority Of
the Civil Law
:. Al laws. till after a new Constitution,
shall be certified to Congress. Ii disap-
proved by that body they shall be null
2. The STATE, until admitted to full repre-
senia,ion shall be entitled 10 delegate in
Congress.
10. All louisiana laws not inconsistent
with ills form Of government shall remain
I in force ill repealed o. modified.
This bill las had The careful supervision
Of Judge shellabarger, one 81 the ables, aIt
most discreet men in Congress. We thinl
i, will meet the CASE, and supply model 70
reconstfncting the other States
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-14

Of the Southern militia The League Island
bill was taken up, and Mr.. sumner offered
a substitute providing for a commission to
examine and select the best site for naval
depot The Senate adjourned without ac-
ton on the bill
In the House, resolutions were presented
from the Pennsylvania Legislature In favor
of allowing pensions to soldiers who may
have lost their discharge papers On mo.
ton Of Mr. Darling, of NY, the Ways and
Means Committee were instructed to inquire
into the expedicncy of allowing diminu-
ton of 10 per cent. of the tariff duties on
goods imported in American vessels. The
bill reported on Monday by Mr.. Eliot. pro-
viding for reconstruction Of the civil gov
eminent of Louisiana, was considered, and
il was amended by striking out the section
providing for the election Of delegate to
Congress. Considerable discussion followed
and Mr. Boyer argued against the bill. He
was followed by Mr.. Harding, of Kentucky,
against, and Mr. Eliot, Of Mass, in support
OF the bill The vote being taken. the bill
vas pessed-yeas li3, nays 4s. The ere
dentials of William Aiken, Representative
elect from South Carolina, were presented
and tabled Mr.. Stevens Military bill was
/ considered in the evening session.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-14
.nIS,4EPROPRLdTIO TON or 7IfE
.SCIfOlL EL-.NI.N.

Petitions have been in circulation in this
city for some time asking that certain schools
under the charge 81 ST. Peter and St. Marys
Churches ID Wilmington, and ST, JosepAs
Church, in Christiana Hundred, should be
maintained out d tie public school funds.
The fact that these churches are Of the Ro-
man Catholic faith il one that may be men
toned in this connexion. but ii adds no par
ticular weight 70 the considerations We are
about to urge.
This moYcmen, il one similar to those
which have been a, different times made in
other ciiie. and states having the same OBJ
jet in view, Viz the placing 81 portion d
the public school funds under control Of diff
fercnt religions societies. In every instance,
70 far as our knowledge extends. these efforts
were unsuccessful. and the principle involved
has never been approved anywhere in this
country. Even in New York. where the
powerful influence Of Archbishop Hughes
was given o accomplish such result, llc
school fund has been preserved intact, and
VA az VI Itf+ktl ~
ceive il benefits in the same manner. On the
same level With those Of members II othei
denominations.
The spirit of such an arrangement woulC
be totally anti-republican. II i to take tn
money Of the whole people and place il m
der control IF few The funds are no
/ raiscd ior such a purpose. The taxes ar
Levied for a specific use-the support 0
+" commoa, ''patticr schools, To diver
accent for Tie support ofa church school. i
10 nil appropriate the fund and take it iron
Is tric channel. The Episcopal church liza
ne right % such a privilege, neither has III
Methodist, the Presbyterian. Or any othei
Many d them. ID different localities keep Il
their own schools cut Of private funds III
qaaker- have long done q. Whenever it
concluded that popular education is not on
Of The duties Of the body polite, then
might BE- proper q suspend the collection I
funds for the equal instruction Of childrei
hut while this continues 10 be done the M,
ney must be applied 70 keep upa publ
fountain Of knowledge, open 10 all, al
where all shall drink equally.
The Legislature, we have no doubt, wi
view the subject in the proper light, witho
fear Or favor OF undue influence The trur
lies in ths-'rhat the public school finn
must be disburscd in public manner
schools that are equally open 10 all.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-14
THE c0LLECYIoN or r4xES

NJ, Re.1 ~ Kan, fon,,, ;o,r,.l,..d 4,
~, IIa,so ~ ,rrosao, n H., ,.s,l. IN
,onocrnipg IN colle,iion II ,,onn,v poad
and poor Taxcs II No statn
/ nro,;dey lsoc,ion nd ) ia, ali ~,
sons Who shall nav thcir taxes n ar refor.
.mnc IL ~ tb;e and cach succce1ing vea,
shall have discount of / per cent tLosc
navine bet,y.en LIMO lei and scntenhcr IL
shall have three ner ccnt discount. those
who have not paid on or bcfore Sentember
first shall Day the full amount ny ia Nov
ember list. and all having thereafter shall
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-14
THE REFLECTIONS.

II il much TO be regretted that the Demo
cratic managers OF the legislature could not
have had the wisdom to pass the bill OF Mr..
AIlderdice 10 make punishments alike for
all criminals Of the same grade, in accord
ance with the Civil Rights Bill. Ii was IN
tlerstood that this was the recommendation
contained in Governor Saulsburys message,
and in view of the action Of the Maryland
Legislature in passing similar bill il seemed
not unreasonable to expect concession 10
Justice in behalf Of the Democracy OF Della
ware.
Of course nobody expected the ratification
Of the Constitutional Amendment, and in
astnnch as ihree-fourths Of the loyal States
viii approve them, Delaware's dissent is Of
no consequence The rejection was meant
to be a kindness to the South, but such
evidences of bad spirit will simply make the
work Of Reconstruction more thorough and
oblige the rebellious communities to 90 far
thcr and fare worse.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-14

The proposed Rsriian and Delaware Bay, and
the Delaware snd Chester County roads
which will certainly be built. 1t has at the
mouth OF the Chrisiiana the first safe and
commodious harbor on the Delaware river
north of the Bay. and l. thirty miles nearer
the ocean than Philadelphia is. 1t viii be
when the new Reading road is completed
nearer to the iron, coal and lime regions Of
Pennsylvania than the latter city, and II has
many other elements for making it large
and prosperous manufacturing and CONNER
cial city.
On the other hand. j, is to the Peninsula that
the city must look for the greater portion offs
trade. this is the natural field for its business
operations. These are actual geographical
and business facts, for though mans stupid
ity has divided the Peninsula up into differ
ent state governments. nature gave j, one
climate and one soil. and made this section
its head. its natural outlet and means OF com
municaiion. by land at least, with the rest Of
the world. and the sooner the people of both
city and county recognize the facts and throw
aside their absurd preludices the better il will
br for both 1t i directly to the interest Of
this city tina, tile whole Peninsula should he
fully and rapidly developed. 1t is directly
to the interest d the people ofthe Peninsula
that Wilmington should increase in wealth
and importance that they may have handy
marke, FIR their goods open to them at all
seasons Of the year. and to those living near
the city it i even more important as every
increase in the wealth and population Of
Wilmington adds 20 many dollars to the
value Of each acre Of their land.
We commend these facts to the people
generally and especially 10 our Legislature
which almost entirely represents the agricul-
tural interests Of the State and ask them to
act in liberal and enlightened manner in
regard to legislation asked Tor by this city,
not merely for the benefit Of the city but for
the benefit Of themselves and their constitu-
i cntS,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-14
PERSONAL.

--Bayard Taylor sailed or Saturday for
Europe.
Judge John W. Fenimore, Of New
Jersey, died at Beverly, last week
Miss Evans, the author of g Beulah' and
est. Elmo, is in New York.
President johnson is to visit Boston 2ith
Of June, to assist at the dedication of the
new Masonic temple there,
Rufus Mallory, Congressman elect from
Oregon, has sailed from San Francisco for
Washington.
The largest heads In the United States
Senate, are those Of Grimes, Pomeroy and
Van Wrinkle, each measuring "a inches
around.
has decided $685. 900 worth Of property in
| Chicago TO endow a profcssorship in the
| Northwestern University.
Fuller of Boston, has in Press volume
of the Sermons of Rev. Robert Collyer, for
merly the Englishman- blacksmith of Penn
sylvania, and was the popular Unitarian
preacher Of Chicago.
General Sherman attended Henry War
Beecher's Church, on Sunday evening. an
made sensation, of course.
A son Of Cornelius Vanderbilt has test
fed before the New York Legislature til,
his father owns half the Harlem railway an
seventeen thousand shares of the Hudso
river. We wish our son could testify tbusl
of his paternal
DIR. Burleigh, delegate from Dacotal
has organized party in Washington for
: trip to Dacotah, to start on June |. The pa
1 ty is to consist of Senators Wade, Patterst
7 of New Hampshire, Chandler, Howar
!, Yates, Morrill, of Maine, Poland; Represe
q tatives Williams, Covode and Bingham, Ho
. E. Mcpherson and others.