Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-10-13
DICKENS IN CAMP.
BIZ REQUEST.

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BY REQUEST.
Above the pines the moon was slowly drifting,
The river sang below;
The dim Sierras, far beyond, uplifting
Their minarets of snow. i.
The roaring campfire. with rude humor, painted
The rudy tints of health
On haggsrd face and form that dropped and
tainted
In the fierce race for wealth.
Till one arose, and from his packs scant treasure
A boarded VOLUME drew,
And cards were dropped from hands of listless
leisure
To hear the tale anew;
And then, while round them shadows gathered
faste-,
Aud as tee freight fell,
He read aloud the book wherein the Master
Had wit of Little Nell"
Perhaps twas boyish fancy,-for the reader
Was youngest of inem al, -
But, as he read, from clustering pine and cedar
A silence seemed to fall;
-'he fc-5-ees. gathering closer in the shadows,
Listened in sse-y spray.
While the whole camp with Nell" on English
meadows
Wandered, and lost their way
And SO in mountain sol tudes-Uertaken
As bv some spell vine
Their cares drop from them Ike the needles
shaEel
From out the gJsty pine.
Lost is That camp, and wasted ell its fire;
And he who wrought that spell =
Ar, towe.tog pine and sSa1ely Kentish spire,
Ye haze Oce VG:e so tell
Lost n that ca rpl but let rs fragrant story
L end Wiia the breath that tn: lis
Wi6h nop-y, nes' Incense all the pensive glory
mat fills yle Ke1t:sh hills.
And on fhat:grave whe-e Eng sh oak aud holly
And ta. rel wzea5bs iuVw'ne,
Deem l. not ell a zoo presumDsuous folly
Tbs spray of Yves e n p:neI
MATTERS ABOUT TowN.-The. slaughter
of the inuocents" (dogs running at large
without tags) will begin on Thursday next
Such is the edict put forth by our corporate
authorities.
Our Town Council are arranging to have
our Town Hall we'll heated this winter.
VIM. Taylor, colored, is in Jail here, await
ing requisition from the Governor of Vir>
GINA, on charge of breaking into the store
of Mr. Joseph Price, of Clarke county, Va,
and stealing goods therefrom.
Wild pigeons said to be more plentiful
in this section than for years, and pigeon
shooting has become the order of the day.
The painters brush is having its renewing
effect upon the residence of Mr.. II. N. Galla-
her.
NAIL CHANGEs.-By the recent railroad
changes, the mails now arrive at and depart
from Charlestcwn as follows:
ArriUnls
From RipoD aud Kabletown, at HOO
O'clock, A. NJ.
Eastern and Western Mail, via Harper's
Ferry, at 1z:26, p. NJ.
Valley Mail, via Winchester at 1913. P.
NJ.
Departures.
Valley Nail, via Winchester, cloxeS at
1910, Pm
Eastern and Western Mail via Hxrper's
Ferry, at 1885. P NJ
Rpon aud ksb!etown, at LOO, P. NJ.
QUARTERLY MEErlNo,-The Third Quar-
ter " Meeting for Harper's Ferry Charge, NJ
E. Church South, will be held at the above
place to commence en- Saturday, the 18th in
slant. and through the Kindness of the Pastor
and Trustees of the Methodist Protestant
Church, the services will take place in their
spacious and tastefully finished Church on
Camp. Hill. The Rev. Dr. Register, (the
Presiding Elder of the District) by D. ",
will preach on Saturday. at II o'clock, A. M,
and 7 o'clock, NJ; and "n Sabbath at L
o'clock, A. NJ, aud O'Clock, p NJ. All
are cordially invited to attend.
ANDREW RoBEY,
October 10, 1874. Pastor in Charge
ELECTION OF Or; GERS. At u recent meeting
n,