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The Flight of Time

Who saith forgotten years arc dealt"
Time never dies:
To Heaven departed years have sped,
There TO record things done and said,
And even the thoughts that rise
And fall like waves, ana seem
AZ cvancsccnt rs Il dream.
vainly We deem the Past is gone
In all we feel.
In all we wish. or are, or can,
That which hdh been decides the man.
The Past Is very real,
And casts its light or shadow DER
The years that shall bc cvcrmorc.
TO man immortal what are ycarsf
n pilgrimage
So many miles, as still lie ncars,
Through love and JOY, and toll, and tears.
His heavenly heritage.
Another milestone standcth here
Pilgrim be glad-tho last IL near
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r oR N W 20 r. K
DACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPY'S
THROUGH LINE TO
CALIFORNIA, CHINA AND JAPAN.
CHANGE OF SAILING DAYS.

Steamers OF the above line leave Pier <,E&Ss
No. ~ North River, foot OF Canal street, ,NAleN9S
New York, at ~ O'Clock noon, OF the 9th aud
2lst OF every month Except when these dates fall
on Sunday, then the Saturday prccedingJ
Departure OF 5th and 21st connect aL Panama
with steamers for South Pacific and Central Amer.
lean ports. Those OF 5th touch at Manzanillo
steamship JAPAN leaves San Francisco for
Japan and China December 4, 1869.
No California steamers touch at Havana, but 90
direct from New York to Aspinwall.
one hundred pounds baggage free to each adult.
Medicine and at entRnce free.
For Passage Tickets or further information ap.
ply at the C0MPANY'S TICKET OFFICE, on the
wharf, foot OF CanastTeet, North River, New
York. +. X. BABY, Agent.
march12 1yr
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Havana, Market,

HAVANA. December 1e.-Thc following is the
condition OF the Havana and Matanzas markets
ut the close Of business yesterday:
SuGAR.-There IL an absence Of business occa-
stoned by the want OF stock and the difficulties
between planters and merchants relative TO the
new arrangements regarding tnres. Quotations
are irregular. Muscorado firm ut VA rls Stock
boxes, $500 hhtis Exported during the past week
II 900 boxes to foreign countries; $500 boxes to
the United States.
IuMBEI-Ycllow pine In demand at S26a2S:
white pipc steady at S27u3S 4 NJ.
Smo0ks.-The market Is supplied; box S,s reals
FnEiGHTS-Du and nominal
MISUNDERSTANDING cd.
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COMMERCIAL EEFS.
ExpOrts.

BAuANAs-Per British schr Equntor-s5, 600
shingles COCO feet lumber, so bbls -four, box ba
con- boxes candles, bags corn, 10 bngs peas.
BAITIMoRE-Per steamship Mary land-478 bales
cotton SO bales domestics, lot bbls rosin, rs bales
waste, s bales leather, IA bales rope cuttings, u
tlerccs rice, ~ packages fruit, &c.
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IORT C4LEND1R
MARINE NEWS.
CHARLESTON DECEMBER "a,
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

Schr Flag, Blessick, Georgetown, C.. 2lG0
sclr Emblem. Pickett, santee 1895 bushels
rough rice. To ; prIngle Son:
Schr Ann Deas, Garbattie. West Point Mill.
90 ticrces rice. To Aiken & CO, and Cohen,
schr Southern, LETTERS. North santee. 100
Steamer CITY Point, NcGiilan, PalatKs, via
5asssenvllle 5ass and Savannah 1l5
yenning, W G Davis, Roper & Stoney, Pelzer, Rod
gers co. Cohen IIanckel 4 CO. WI Courtney
Davis MrsJ A Ensiow, Jr, Aiken Wiss & CO.
g w Williams CO, s Schirmer, w Gurney, Mrs
z Muger, Railroad Agent, gent, Captain Tarrent,
Huger.
Steamer Emile, Lewis, Georgetown. S C. Ell
mdse and sundrles. To Siackelford { Kelly, "
Courtney CO. Thurston Holmes, r Prlngle
soa cposs pGs 1a
others. '-'' --"'i farher' ana
v,,;: S,;samer St Helena, Elliott, Edisto and Rock.
Vliie. 4S bags sea island cotton, G bales upland
cotton, and sundrles. To Ravenel & co, Gaiilard
Einott, w Boyle, W Courtney Il CO, Fraser
W Gurney, Cohen, HancIel 4 co, II Murray, and
others.
sioop Ellen, Gradick, Cooper River. 14oo busi.-
Bee 4 co, and Wehman.
sloop George, Washington, EdIsto. Is bales sea
sloop Black Crook, from Cooper River 10 bags
sea island cotton To- Bee CO.
Boat from on James amt Island 10 bags sea Island cot
Boat from Cooper River. bags sea Island cot.
ton. To w Bee CO.
Boat from James Island. bags seq island
cotton. To w A Boyle.
RECEIVED from chlsolm's Ginning Mills. . bags
sea Island cotton. To " a Boyle.
Boat from Toog oodoo. bags sea island cot
ton. To w Boyle.
CLEARED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Maryland, Johnson, Baltimore
Courtenay Trenholm.
british schr Equator, Ranger, Bahamas-A ca.
male.
SAILED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Maryland, Johnson. Baltimore.
FROM THIS PORT.
Steamship Sarngossa Ryder, New York, De-
Steamship Sea Gull, Dutton, Baltimore, Decew.
ber2l. s.. y. -, ,..... So,
bers.
UP FOR THIS PORT.
The Island Queen, Brooks, at Bristol Eng. De-
cember 9.
CLEARED FOR THIS PORT.
Schr Emma. Hall, at baltimore, December 90
SAILED FOR THIS PORT.
British brig Peter & John, Mclaughlin, from
Providence l, December II.
BY TELEGRAPH.
| SAyASNAH, December 22.-Arrlved, steamships
San Jacinio and Huntsville, New York; Tonn.
wanna, ihiladeiphlaj ships Lady Russell and
Louisa. Liverpool; brig Penneman, Hsstport, Me;
schrs Vulturc, Havana; Clarence Smith, Philsdcl.
| phla; i.eonsa. Richmond, Cleared. schrs Lucy A
| Orcntt and Enterprise, Jacksonville.
| MEMORANDA
| The steamship James Adger. which left her
wharf for New York on Tuesday evening, has
| been detained In the stream by heavy weather
The schr Margaret Lucy. Crosby, from George
| town, 3 g, arrived at New York December 10.
The schr w II Thorndlke, Hall, for Georgetown.
S q. cleared at Baltimore December 20.
The schr Palma. Rankin, from Georgetown, 8
O. arrived at New York December 90.
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Wilmington Market.

WILMINGTON, December 2i.-SrlRITS TURrES-
TISE-Salcs Of 325 casks at 39H and 56 casks at SO
cents-market closed Mt latter figures.
RosIN-Saes OF only 165 bbis. reported, at 81 %
for strained.
CRUDE TURrESTINE-Salcs of 220 bbls. at 81 so
for soft und.sl CO for hard.
TAR-Salcs OF 400 bbls. at So.
CorTOS-Salcs OF 25 bales at % cents.
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The Charleston Cotton, Rice and Naval
Stores Market.

OFFICE CHARLESTON NEWS
WEDNESDAY EVENING, December %, 1862
CoTToN.-Thc market was duh, and in some
transactions easier, but continued quotaby un
changed. Sales 200 balcs, viz: ut 22l4c; 10 at
22Hc; 25 at 227fc 18 at 23c II at 23l1c; at 23]c
10 at 23Hc; 13 CT os1c; 20 Mt 23Ac: at c3Jsc; 10
at 24c; 20 at 24Itc; at 24i4c. We quote somewhat
nominally.
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Ordinary to good ordinary .22I@23H
Low middling ...............2 M@23A
strist sdcng Mdinc Sss:Ssa,.
transactions being emily 20 terces Of clean Caro-
lima at &C y ID. We quote common to fair clean
Carolina at e@6hc; good 6.s@6zc q ID.
NAVAL SToREs.-The business in these articles
was confined to the sale Of 72 casks Of spirits tur
pentine in ordinary packages at soc q gallon.
FRBIoHTs-Are somewhat dun. To Liverpool,
by steam, engagements are making at Hd q
tb on uplands and lAd on sea islands; by
sail, 1-l6d q ID on uplands and Nd Z, ID
on sea islands. To Havre, by steam, noml.
nal; by sail, nominal at 1kc on uplands
and Ike on sea islands, Coastwlse to
New York, by steam, &c p fb on uplands
and 1c on sea islands; by sail, Hc q ID on up
lands. To Boston, by steam, nominal; by sail, Y
@Hc q ID on uplands. To Philadelphia, by steam,
Nc y ID on upands; by sail, somewhat NOM
tnal. To Baltimore, by steam, K@Hc p b on
uplands; by sail somewhat nominal.
ExonAHoE.-Sterng, 60 days bills 129@12a,4c.
DOMESTIC ExcHANaE.-The banks buy sight
checks at n or and sell at par; outside buy ut 3;@
" OF, and sell at >.@H on.
GoLD.-Buying at 20 and selling ut 22@23.
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CUPERiOR COLOGNE WATER

! an1facturcd and for sale by
DR.. II. BAER.
otb No. 13I MeetIi g street.
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MONTGOMERY Market.


MONTGOMERY, December 1s.-coTraS.-Thc
sales Of cotton during the week were considerable
mostly on orders from the Eastern manufactur-
crs, some for covering short contracts about to
expire, anu some ell speculation. The prices
have not varied much from those OF last week.
Most we're made on the basis or 22ha223c for
low to strict middlings All the rivers are UP,
and as large receipts looked for planters need
not count on much if any rise.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand September !, lS69... 1876
Received past week. ................. 3, 900
Received previously So lSI-5340I
Total. Observation-Disclosures. 53,543
Snlpped past vice.. 2,430
Shipped previously. "a ,63S-3T077
Stock on hand December II, lse9.... 1896
selma Cotton Statement.
SELMA, December H.
Stock on hand September ], 1S6o...... 81
Received previously 2S,I07-31, ,312
1Otul l,oSO
Shipped this week. .................. 1865
Shipped previously. Observation-Disclosures. 81 ,iS7-23, $40
Stock on hand December IL 1869. ....... .so54
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Raiirpa6s.

ORANGE OF EDULE.
MM sg M[ FEss|Esg9s..z.sSss|a sEg9.zSaa F
GENERAL SUPERIETENDENT's OFFICE
ATLANTIC AND GyLF RAILROAD,
SAVANNAH, November S, 1859. }
On IA and after SUNDAY, the 7th instant, Passen-
ger Trains on this road will run as follows, COM
mencing with the $50 r. M. train:
NIGHT EXPRESS TRAINS.
Leave Savannah daily at................4.3o at. P. NJ
Arrive at Bainbridgc (Monday's except.
edl Observation-Disclosures. .s.l5 A. NJ.
Arrive at Live Oak daily yat.............2oO at A. NJ.
Arriye a, 5asksonyillo daily 7o2 A. ~
Arrlve at Tallahassee daily at..........f.o7 A. NJ.
Arrive at quincy daily .9.l5 A. NJ
Leave quincy daily .6.25 i. NJ.
Leave Tallahassee daily yat............s.25 T.. NJ
Leave Jacksonville daily yat..............s.30 +. NJ
Leave Live Oak daily at...............l.2s A. NJ
Leave Bainbridge Sundays exceptedl
a.. -. .;.,.;;...:-......-.. e.30 r. NJ.
ArriVe at savannah daily at. .10.60 A. NJ.
Leave Savannah Sundays excepted,
Arrive at Live Oak sundays cxcepicdj ~ a. '-
Leave Live Oak SUNDAY IS exceptcdj al. 500 4. NJ
Arrive at Savannah sundays except
Passengers for Stations west Of Ia@ssn r. @ sn
at 43O p. M.
Leave Savannah Gucsday, Thursday
Arrive at No. (Juncton) at. at............zSoP P. M.
Arrive at Brunswick at..............642P at. M.
Leave sGd BTS9swiek SlsuIs tMonday, Wednesday :.
Leave No. tJunctton) at..............3.o0 p M
Arrive at Savannah at...............820 at. p III.
Connect at Jacksonville with steamers for Pa.
iatka, "a Plcoiata, Enterprise and oil points on tie
steamers on the river. II. 8. HAINES
oeco General superintendent.
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IF YOU WANT NOTE, LETTER AND
L CAP PAPERS md ENVELOPES, go to
~, EDWARD PERRY,
No. l55 Meeting street, opposite Charleston Hotel
Charleston S. &. tlecIa emoa
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OFFICERS.
WI. PEcKIIAM. President.
VIM. T. HOOKER, yice-President.
L. McADAM, Secretary and Actuary.
@. A. FUDICKAR, superintendent.
DIRECTORS.
Hon. John A. DIX, New York.
Hon. James Harper.Firm OF Harper Bros ex-
Mayor New York.
John J. Crane President Bank Republic.
VIM. NJ yermllse, Banker, tvermilye Coz
Chas. @. lockwood, Cashier Newark Banking
Company.
Hon. George opydyke, exMayor New York.
Minot c. Morgan, Banker.
Thomas RIgney, Firm Thomas Rgney Co.
Benz. b. Sherman, Treasurer New York Steam
Sngar Refining Company.
Aaron Arnold, Pirm OF Arnold, Constable l. Co.
Richard II. Bovine, Wctmorc 4 Bovine, Lawyers.
E. v. Haughwout, Firm f. v. IIaughwout T. Co.
VIM. Wilkens, Firm OF Wilkens i Co.
Julius II. Pratt, Merchant.
VIM. W. Wright, Merchant.
Charles J. Starr, Merchant.
william Allen, Merchant.
Geo. w. Cuylcr, Banker, Palmyra, y. Y.
Geo. T. Hope, President Continental Plre Insur.
ance Company.
John G.. Sherwood Park Place.
Walton ii. Peckham, corner Fifth Avenue and
Twenty-third street.
Edward II. Wright, Newark, n. J.
Geo. W. Farlec. Counsellor.
W. l.. Cogswell, Merchant.
KEIM & ISSERTEL,
General Agents for South Carolina and Georgia
ohlce No. 40 Broad street,
Charleston, 8. c.
Or. 7. REENsTJaRNA, Examining Physician.
jan12 1yrDic
T T. II U Mp H R E S,
BROKER, AUCTIoNEER AND COMMISSION
MERCHANT.
sALRs OF REAL ESTATE, STOCKS. BONDS,
SECURITIES AND PERSONAL PRO
PERTY ATTENDED TO.
No. 27 BROAD STREET,
Charleston, 8. @.
RYuvupycra UENDv uIrIcT w
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MEMORANDA.

The steamship James Adgcr which left her
wharf for New York on Tuesday evening, has
been detained In the stream by heavy weather
The schr Margaret Lucy. Crosby, from George
town, G, arrived at New York December 10.
The schr w II Thorndlkc Hall, for Georgeto own,
S q. cleared at Baltimore December 20.
The schr Palma. Rankin, from Georgetown g
O, arrived at New York December 20.
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BY TEIEGRAPH.
SAVANNAH, December 22.-Arrlved, steamships
San Jacinto and Huntsville, New York: Tom.
wanda, Philadelphia; ships Lady Russell and
Louisa. I.iverp0o; brig Penneman, Hsstport, Me;
sclirs Vullure Havana; Clarence Smith, rhiIadcl.
0rcntt and Enterprise, Jacksonville.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-10-27
The HeIdcP5errs,

In the State of New York are three
pTincipalmOUntain chains. The AdiTOn-
dacks cover the northern, granite re-
giOn Of the State, Of rock which has been
violently heated, if not melted, by the
earth's internal fires. They are igneOUs,
plut0niC mountains, with peaks perhaps
six thousand feet above tide-level. The
Catskills are an isolated group Of peaks
on the Hudson, more than q hundred
miles south Of their granite elder breth-
Ten of the Adirondack. They are pTin-
cipalIy of the old red saudstOnes and
shales which Underlie the coal formation.
Those are sedimentary rocks, the silt Of
ancient ocean currents; their peaks eX-
ceed three thousand feet in height.
Between these, north Of the Catskills,
not twenty miles distance, is a line of
small mountains knows as the HeIder-
bergs, the third though not the least Of
the mountain systems of New York.
They are long angular range Of solid
blue limestone cliffs, running nearly east
and west. Their geographical name
exists only in Albany County; but,
geOlOgically, they are over three hun
dred miles in length, their UnbrOken
strata reaching from the Hudson to
Niagara and on into Canada. Their
greatest altitude is one thousand two
hundred feet.
These caIcareous cliffs, filed with fos-
sil, petrified Sea-shells, answer to the
European Silurian and DevOnian ages.
By its peculiar fossil the Heidelberg,
like other rock, is known when met with
in distant regions. In subterTanean
darkness it stretches, a hidden, undula-
ting sheet Of strata, an inner mantle to
the continent, cropping out here and
there, and leaving its wooded "Silurian
ruins' to render picturesque the scenery
Of many State.
In the far West a geOIogist picks up
fossil shell, examines it, and says, "Hel-
dcrbeTg''- sUrmises that good limestone
may tharcabout be found, and gypsum
for the plasterer's art, and iron pyrites-
FOOLS gOld-useful for sulphur and sui
phuric acid manufacture. Caves also
may be expected, and sulphur springs,
strontian or barytes, ifnot more valua-
bic deposits, may be near.
A Tennessee gCOlOgist also picks up a
petrilactiOn, and makes note of it as
Heidelberg" In Britain Sir ROderick
Murchison, mentioning the existence of.
his favOritc Silria in America, will not
fail to speak ofthe Heidelberg formation.
Yet it is possible that of these three not
one had ever seen the Heidelberg.
peT'a E0gT-WC for October.
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What sleep VIII Cure,

The cry for rest has always been loud
er than the cry for food. Not that it Is
more important, but it IS often harder TO
get. The best rest comes from sound
sleep. OF two men or women, otherwise
equal, the one who sleeps the best viii
be the most moral, healthy and efficient.
Sleep will do much to cure irritaJility
Of temper, peevishness uueasiness. 1t
will restore to vigor an over-workcd
brain. 1t will build up and make strong
a weary body. It will do much to cure
dyspepsia, particularly that variety
known as nervous dyspepsia. It viii
relieve the languOr and prostration felt
by consumptives. It will cure hypo-
chondria. tt viii cure theblues. twill
cure the headache It Will cure neural
gia. It viii cure Il broken spirit. 1t
will cure sorrow. Indeed, we might
make a long list ofuervous maIadics that
sleep will cure.
The cure of fsleeplessness, however, is
not 50 easy, particularly in those who
carry grave responsibilities. The habit
of sleeping well is one which, if broken
up for any length of time, is not easily
regained. Often q severe illness, treated
by powerful drugs, so deranges the ner-
vous system that sleep Is never sweet
otter it. Or perhaps, Iong-c0ntinued
watchfuIness produces the same effect;
or hard study, or too little exercise of the
muscular system, or tea and whisky
drinking, and tobacco using. To break
up the habit are required:
1. 4 clean, good bed.
>. Sufficient exercise to oprOducc wear
mess, and pleasant occupation.
3. Good air and not too warm room.
f. Freedom from too much care.
). A clean stomach.
6. 4 clear conscience.
:. Avoidance Of stimuIants and mar
cotics.
For these who are overwOrked, hag-
gard, nervous, who pass sIeepIess nights,
We commend the adoption Ofsuch habits
as shall secure sleep, otherwise life viii
be short, and what there is oft sadly
imperfect.-Hcrald Of Heath.
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sharp Lessons.

UNDER the reign of the first caliphs,
there was a merchant at Bagdad equal
Iy rich and avaricious.
One day he bargained with q porter to
carry him home large basket Of Por-
ceIain vases for ten pares. As they
went along, he said to the man:
"3Iy friend, you are young, and 1 am
old; you can still earn plenty. Strike
of, I cnJgeat YOU, 81 para from your
hire"
Willingly" repeated the porter.
This request was repeated again and
again, until, when they reached the
house, the porter had only one para to
receive. ~ they went mp stairs, the
merchant said If YOU VIII resign the
last para, I will give you three pieces oi
advice
'.Beit s1," said the porter.
''}VCli, them" said the merchant, il
amy one tells you it is better 10 bc fast
ing than fca~lin~, do not believe him; IL
any one tells YOU it is better to walk
than ride, do not believe him; if any
one tells You IL is better tn ne poor Than
rich do not believe him."
".Ny @ooj sir" replied the asJuujSL-
cd porter, q knew these before; but If
You viii listen tome, viii giveyou ad-
vice such as YOU never heard
The merchant turned round, auj the
porter, throwing the basket down the
staircase, said to him:
''If amy one tells YOU thaI one Of Your
vases remains mhr0l>en, do not believe
him."
Before the miscg had time To reply,
. fr., r..,-I.,r nod. his 414rVa
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Talented Inebriates.

y CORRESPONDENT of the Boston Jour
nal writes:
'In the Binghamton Inebriate Asy-
Ium are eminent lawyers from New
England, whom I have heard plead
with Webster and Choate, men OF
wealth and standing; eloquent temper
ance orators, whose names and address
7 have seen within 4 year in the Jour
nal; men who have been and are still
officially connected with the city gov
ernment of New York; professional
men Of high standing; eloquent and
distinguished ministers of the Gospel ;
sons of eminents merchants OF New
York and other leading cities; some of
the most talented artists Of the land ;
organists who readily command $4,000 a
year in the city; with bankers, lawyers,
clerks, and eminent men; nearly all of
them under thirty years Of age. Many
Of them are fine performers. They have
organized a choir, conduct in superb
style the worship which is held daily,
and the worship of the Sabbath, give
concerts, have entertainments, run a
small theatre once a week, have negro
minstreIs, and the whole week is occu-
pied in q round of interesting amuse-
ments. Many of the rooms are fitted mp
in artistic style by the patients, and a
more elegant, cheerful, exubcrant rc-
treat can not be found in the country
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Slightly legal.

''AIornin' George, mornin' sah. How
is your fadder?" said an old darkey to a
spruce looking Abysinian, gorgeousIy
attired, in the neighborhood of the
Court House the other day. Cad
der fust rate. He's dead, faddcr is"
'G'way, chile, you don't tell he's done
gone deadu Yes ladders dead 'CIar
to goodness, now. Why George know
ed him when ne wan't any bigger dan
you is. and now dc ole mans dead.
Well, we'll" ''Ncs, uncle Tom, an Pm
here TO get his viii crowJatcd. went
into dc Sperm Court dar and dey toIe
me dat mus go to de Circuit Com. and
get after David ON dc will But dey
amt no David dar, only Barney. AM
dcy toIc me | mus go cross de riher am
git StiT Cat from de Court ob Common
FIcns. Now. see yer, Uncle Tom. whar
is I gwinc to find ont what de law says
bout dc will what de ole man Ief?
'cIar to gracious, I'm mos done gone
crazy wild dis law" The two started of
to find u lawyer to tell where to get the
viii "crowbatCd. w. lThSsiuIJ Req.
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AnccdOto of Gen. Longstree,.


Oh one occasion, during the period
when battles were fought around Rich
mond, one of the Confederate batteries
happened to pass an upset suffers wa
gon. Two or three gunners in rmmag-
ing through it found a keg Of lager beer,
which they quickly hoisted up in front
of the timber of one Of their guns. The
captain, riding at the head of the battery
had not the heart to order it to be taken
of, it being such a luxury in that dread
full dry country; and so it proceeded
safely along for couple OF miles anx-
ioUsly guarded by the thirsty captors.
Suddenly the company was startled by
a deep voice laundering ont, Captain
G., halt this battoryI" which was
done instanter, for General Longstroet
and staff were alongside. "What have
you got on that piece, sir?9 demanded
the general. 'Liager beer, sir, " answer
ed the astOunded and convicted captain.
-"What in-do you mean sir" roar
ed out the general, "Ioading up your
gnn on the march, in the face Of the en-
emy, with a keg of lager beer ?-and"
[added he, sudsiding a little, and feeling
for his cup1 ''c1d 1Uittolf any spigot IN
H!' \ roar Of laughter followed the ter
rible wrath of the general; o gimlet was
quickly produced; in minute he had
drank off a foaming pint to the health
of the gallant company, and was off like
a streak, amidst the cheers Of the men,
his staff stringing after him like COM
cts tail.