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The TRUTH COMING OUT When theGeorgia
bill was under discussion in the House Of Rep
resentatiyes on the 9Th OF March, Mr.. Farms
worth (Rcpubcan) made some remarks in
which much OF plain aud unpalatablo truth
was pressed home upon his party. On General
Butler he was especially severe. We have
often, during the progress of reconstruction,
had occasion to refer TO the false accusations
trumped up by party leaders to fire the North
crn heart in order That, under cover of the
excitement created, the congressional managers
might b., enabled to carry through their
proscriplve measures. Mr.. Farnsworth en-
ploys now (ratner too late in the day, however, }
the same arguments that we employed at an
earlier period. lie said
The gentleman from Massachusetts But
Ter had yesterday raised the cry OF murder in
tho House Whenever he wanted to pass
these reconstruction bills he got up in tho
House and cried Murder" and by q hue
and cry of that sort got bis bill passed. Wher-
ever one Of these bills was to be passed, a
Washington paper published accounts OF some
great outragcs, and Immediately the Recon.
structon Committee was called together and
a bill reported to the House. He remembered
that last year gentleman, very clever fellow
but man whose politics we're always OF those
OF the reigning dynasty, who had sold arms to
the people Of Georgia in the winter OF 1850 and
1861, with which to shoot down Union soldiers,
went to Georgia, and with the assistance Of
Governor Bullock, manipulated the Legislature
and got committee appointed to examine his
claim for the payment of those arms The
committee was manipulated so as to make
favorable port, but the legislature refused to
adopt II or pay the claim thereon That man
came on TO WASHINGTON full Of sorrow, his
heart wrung to its depths, with tears IN his
eyes over the terrible prosecutions OF the
negroes and of the loyal men OF Georgia. That
man was in favor Of the reconstruction OF
Georgia at once. What was the touchstonc?
1t was that lie could get his S25, 600 and in ,
tere>t Tor the arms he had sold to the State OF
Georgia. "
ANECDOTES. The drill instructor in an old
English regiment-one OF the old stamp OF
martipct scrgeants-who was the terror Of
every recruit, and the remorseess tyrant OF
the awkward squad, was putting friog party
through the funeral exercise Having opened
the ranks, so as to admit the passage OF the
supposed cortcge between them, the Instructor
ordered the men to rest ou their arms reVcrs'
Cd" Then, by way of practical explana'ion'
he walked slowly down the lane, formed by the
two ranks, saving as he moved Nov, | am
the corpse Pay attention. Having reached
the end of the party, he turned aronnd, regard
cd them steadily with scrutinlzlng eye, Tor
moment or two, and then remarked IN most
solemn tone of voice: "Iour 'ands Is right,
and your 'cads is right; but you 'avcn't got
that lock Of regret that you ought TO ave-
Cincinnati is wildly cxccised over spiritual
manifestations. At a very successful Seancc
the other night, man burst into tears when
the medium described very accurately tall,
blue eyed spirit standing by him, with light
side whiskers and his hair parted in the mid
d,c.-"Do YOU know him % inquired Il mau
at bis side, in sympathetic whisper. "kno"
him, guess do" rcnlcd the UNHAPPY man,
wiping his eyes. "llc was engaged to my
wife If he hadn't died, he would have been
her hus ana instead of me- Oh, George,
George" he murmured. in a voice choked
with emotion, why, why did you peg out?
THE FLOWER FORGET Me NoT.-MilIs, in
his work on chlvalry, mentions that the heautl'
tu little flower called "Iorget-me not was
known in Eneland as early as the time oi
Edward ". and. in a note, he gives the io
lowing pretty incident in explanation OF the
name:
Two lovers we're lettering on the margin o
a lake. on fine summers evening, when th'
lady discovered some flowers OF the Mysosu
growing on the water. close to the bank OF al
Island, at some distance from the shore. She
expressed desire 70 possess them, wien lici
knight, in the true spirit Of chivaIry, plnngec
into the water, and. swimming to the spot
cropped the wished for p!ant-but hs strenHtt
was unable to iuliil the Of iect OF his achicv
mcnt; and feeling that he could not regain the
shore, although very near II, he threw mt
flowers upon the bank, and, casting q last alice
,ionatc look uron his lady love, he SAID, iorret
mc.not, aud was buried IN the water.
DIVORCE WANTED. The petition Of Cathe
rinc Howard, OF Montgomery county, Tor dl
yorcc from two husbands, was presented lhu's
day in Tie House Of Delegates 1t SET,
iorth that the petitioner was married IN lSb'
at the age Of sixteen years, 10 nan nance
Sheltcr; that she lived with him short time
was shamelulIy treated and finally deserted b.
him. She waited five years, and thinking tn
sautc OF limitations applied in cases OF tn
kind, married! again. She wasas uutortuna
in her sccand venture as in the first, and aItc
being maItrcated and abused, was again dc
serted by her husband, who is her first cousin
She prays Tor divorce from both Of them
and if she gets it Will, it Is llcsumcd, bc YER
careful about entering third time INTO tn
matr;moniul state She is represented MS
good Young womaD, end his the sympathy {
all who know her.