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Year: 1863

on below: so out of bed got, and crawl
ed along close to the chimney on all fours,
and, finding big crack, looked down
through. Bill and Nancy were sitting
about two feet apart, though every now
and then Bill would hitch his chair a
little nearer to her. How [ could have
choked that man | watched them for
about quarter of an hour, and by that
time was near about froze, as it was an
awful cold night, and | hadn't rag on
but my two shirts. But | would not go
to bed, for was bound to knew if Nancy
was true to me. By and by Bill hitched
his chair up little closer, and [ could
see that he had made up his mind and
was just going to kiss her. How it riled
me But was bound to see it through,
so | moved little to get better view,
and that moment the plank [ was on
tipped up, and down | went kerchunk,
and landed atween Bill and Nancy. Bill
thought for once that old Nick had coue,
and he stretched it out doors; and as for
Nancy, she gave one look, and then COW
cred up her face with her apron. |
started out of the kitchen as quick as
you could say scoot, and as | was going
up the ladder | heard old MIS- Knox
heller: a#@-


"'Naucy, scoot the cat down, or she'll
break every dish on the dresser"


"The next morning when she went to
milking, popped the question to Nancy,
and she sed she would have me for she
dldn care cent for Bill Smith, and We
have been married forty years cum next
June" ..
Year: 1863

A HEROIC KENTUCKY MATRON.-A
letter from Stanford kentuoky,te the Gin
clnnati Commercial, narrates the follow
incident:


"When Pegram's men were in Lancas-
ters, Garrard county, one of his officers
and a squad of men rode up to the house
of Colonel Lendrum, then absent in the
Union army, and ordered his wife to get
them meal She told them fatty that
she would not do it They then threat
ened to burn her house if she persisted !;
to which she heroically replied, Then
apply the torch and I'll take my children
ana leave, for will not prepare you food
adding that she thought they would find
a brigade of mep to apply the torch also.
Stunned py this unlocked for courage
and defiance of an unprotected woman,
they deemed it better not to carry their
threat into execution The allusion to
brigade of men was understood by them
when it became known that her husband
was then in command of brigade in the
federal army"
Year: 1863

July-what is the news they tell?
A battle won: our eyes are dim,
A sad forebodings press the heart
Anxious awaiting news from him.
Hour drags on hour: fond heart, keep still
Shall evil ti6ings break the spell =?
A word at last they found him dead
He fought in the advance, and fell
Oh aloes of affection poured


Into the wine-cup eff the soul
Oh bitterness of anguish stored
To fill our grief beyond controll
AT last he comes, awaited long,
Not to home welcomes warm and loud,
Not to the voice of mirth and song,
Pale featured, cold, beneath a shroud.
Oh from the morrow of our lives
A glowing hope has stolen away,
A something from the sun has fed,
That dims the glory of the day.
More earnestly we look beyond


The present life to that to be;
Another influence draws the soul
To long for that futurity.
Pardon if anguished souls refrain
Too little, grieving Tor the lost,
From thinking dearly bought the gain
Of Victory at such fearful cost
Teach US as dearest gain to prize
The glory crown he early won
Forever shall his requiem rise;


Rest thee in peace, thy duty done.


Continental for Apra,
Year: 1863

R1cHMoRD, Dec. 90, 1868.


The of the the House spent iecussng
the bill to put in service who have heretofore furnish
ed substitutes. The deepest interest manifested by
both members and spectators from first to last Various
amendments were proposed that all who have
sufficient substitutes in the SERVICE whose substitutes
have died or been disabled in line duy shall be
year from the day that the substitute entered the
my and another providing compensation, &c. These
were voted down. The bill. amended ard passed. IS
follows


WHEREAs In the present circumstances OF tbs country,
quires the aid of all who able bear arms; the
Congress of the Confederate States O. America
do enact, That person shall be exempted from
military service by reason of his having fur
nishe6 substitute; provided that nothing in
the foregoing clause shall be construed relieve the
substitute from any obligation or liability contracted or
assumed by him as such substitute but this shall not
be censtrued affect persons who though not liable
rendsr military SERVICE have nevertheless put in sub
stitutes


This bill adopted by vote Of ftytwo to thirteen
motion to reconsider was voted down BY large ma
jorty.


The House passed The bill agreed to by the Senate
yesterday pay the Provisional Governor Of Kentucky
one million of dollars to clohe the Kentucky soldiers This
bill awaits the Presidents approval The Senate bill to
protect members of Congress the annoyance of
port agents voted down by 70 to g. III the Senate
tbs bill allow farmers to pay their potatoe in money
was passed and awaits the Presidents signature. The
Military Committee back ths bill heretofore refer
red them to repeal the act authorizing the destruction
of property military necessity, with recommenda-
ton that do not pass placed the calender The Pre-
tary of response to the inquiry to who is
filing the Office OF Quartelmaster General which elicited
Speech severe the President for
pointing CEN Lswton that office, aud charging hat it
was without authority OF law
Year: 1863

A story is current among the Chinese of great
drnker, who able TO sit all the day at the table
and after consuming what would have been sufficient to
drive the out of half dozen men, would rise uE
perfectly sober The Emperor, hearing the fame Of this
deep drlnker asked him to dinner that he might test
bis marvellous powers AS the story goes, the Empe
ror had ordered hollow figure to be cast in bronze o
the exact sse and model OF this man. and as the wine
was served for each cup that the guest drank similar
one was poured into the opening the top of head
of the image This went on for hours, until the
bronze statue oveIaoWed while the guest continued at
the ia BILE and rose from it perfectly sober.
Year: 1863

Could've think this morning was the coolest of
the year. The weather is clear and bracing however,
and would be glorious were it not for The thoughts Of
soldiers in the field and those of our people at home
without adequate OF protection against the rig
oys of the season.
Year: 1863

IN the Old United States postal service there al
ways deficiency of receipts over disbursements of an
average OF million year. TIE Postmaster General
OF the Conederacy reports that his receipts or the past
aca year amounted to $675 048 A more than expend-
itures This item is important for this reason it
shows that the people of the South are reading and
writing people; that they class, well educated,
and have constant intercourse with one another
Year: 1863

How LINCoaNs MESSAGE " TOOK " IN New York -
The New York Herald, in lengthy article tie SUBJ
ect Of sensations, remarks


Out Of pure love for President Lincoln we tried to
make sensation about his age the other day but
we tried in vain Before this war we used to print an
extra edition of from ten to thirty thousand copies of
the Herald containing the Presidents message, aud all
these copies bought like hot cakes by the
public On Wednesday We obtained tht fist copy OF
Mr.. Lncoln's message by telegraph We printed it
first and had our extra ready before our sleepy con-
temporaries knew What they we're about. The news
boys were notified by the bulletins that the message
was in town. We'll, we printed four hundred ard
eighty copies of the message. OF these we sold one
hundred and eighty copies to the newsboys. Undoubt
edly should have baen " stuck las the Dewsboys
classicaiy phrase i with the remaining three hundred,
had not couniryman come along in the nick Of time
and bought the whole batch, on venture to dispose
of bis way home. We have every reason to believe
that country customer sincerely repeued of his
bargain. This little Incident is the strongest proof We
could produce of the complete Indifference OF the public
Year: 1863

In Artemus Wards nimitab'e lecture on Ghosts he
tells of absurd man who wouldn't have glass 10 his
windows-he thought the sash would be enough, it
sRouId keep ont the coar5es of the cold tn is reminds
the correspondent of the Boston Post of story that
old Parson H, OF P, (not e. Pr. used to tell of his
experience of the night of his marriage They went
"brijal tower" to his cousins down the shore Of
Connecticut and spent the right which one OF the
coolest of the season, and being put in cold spare
room they suffered severely. After while his wife
asked him to get up and if he couldn't fad SO ne
thing to put the bed After diligent search,
he could find nothing but his and his wifes clothing,
which he gathered up and packed upon the bed, and
got in and tried again, but still they grew no warm
er very fast" and his vile begged him to get up aud
search about and see if anything could be found
and suggested that there might possibly be something
in closet in corner OF the room he weat aud
examined the closet, and reported to his wife that an
old tsh net was the only thing he could fad. Well,
the cold q little ,"
Year: 1863

LIEUTENANT BRooKER OF TIE 10TH CAV
ALRY.-A statement appeared in the Herald
of Monday, in correspondence from the
10th Cavalry, that Lieutenant BrOOksr of
Company E had been dishOnOrably dis
missed the SERVICE" and narrating the cir
euustanees Of his dismissal. An officer Of
the same regiment assures US that the case
was there wrongly stated. The Lieutenant
was dismissed upon soma personal difficulty,
but none of the dishOnOrable or degrading
Circumstances attached to the case. Lieu
tenant B. states that he was present at the
time of the dismissal, and knows the case to
have been falsely stated by the writer for
thS Herald.
Year: 1863

ACCIDENT TO A PROPELLER CAPTAIN
A few days ago Captain Smith, of the North
ern Transportation Company's propeller Ak
ron, met with an accident which resulted in
the loss of one of his thumbs. His vessel was
lying in the river, and a schooner coming in
bid fair to run into her. Captain Smith, in
attempting to push aside the bOwsprit of the
schooner, got his thumb very badly crushed.
DR.. Strong was applied to, and found it
necessary to amputate the thumb. Captain
Smith was able to proceed with his vessel to
Ogdensburgh the next day.
Year: 1863

This subject is not treated generally with
as much Difference and reflection as it de-
serves. Nothing is of more consequence
than matrimony, to the happiness and best
interest of those who think of entering into
its solemn relations. But very few give the
subject the consideration its Importance de-
mands Frequently young man bestows
more time in buying horse than he does in
choosing a wife Frequently young lady
spends more hours at her toilet than she
does in studying the character of her lover.
Frequently they show more judgment in the
purchase of a book than in the selection of
a husband. There is a time in the history
of every young person which is the turning
point in their lives. 1t occurs sometimes
sooner, sometimes later in life; but every
young lady arrives at the most critical and
entertaining period of her life at eighteen
years of age. And when if she is not very
cautious and prudent she will injure the dig
nifty of her standing and her hopes of for
tunate marriage, for life Self-will and van
ity are her two worst enemies at this age
If she has the mastery over these, and has
good acquaintance with the secret springs
of human nature, her chances are very ia
vorable. Many young lady has ruined
her prospects by being too obstinate, and in
not yielding to the voice of her superiors.-
Nothing is more common than for young
lady to be very highly fattered when she
becomes the object of attention from the
young men. Never has she more reason to
fear For unless she is very discreet, these
attentions may be the very means of throw
ing her out Of the company of those whose
smiles she once so highly enjoyed.


When two or three young gents pay their
addresses to young lady about one and the
same time, generally speaking it is very
likely to prove a great disadvantage to the
young lady. 1t makes her naughty, proud,
arrogant and vain. Consequently the bet
ter sense of her admirers being disgusted
with her airs and fOoleries, shun her COM
pany as being of no advantage to them. For
the most part every one can be just what
they wish-can occupy just such a position
as they desire, if they will but use good
judgment and perseverance. When we
look upon the many unhappy marriages
upon the very many disappointed young la
dies and gentlemen, we can but say it is
mostly their own faults aud errors and false
actions Of men and things that has caused it.
Year: 1863

UuIl, mus ana Myrrh!!


When we saw in the Abolition
paper of this city, fresh out burst OF
Indignation over the Democrats about
the knights Of the Golden Circle"
we we're satisfied that as there was no
such thing here, it any where else,
that these hypocritical rascals were at
some trick of their own. The Fact
called on us by name, to answer hon.
estly whether we did not belong to a
secret society Of some sort. We
promptly answered "no," and then
put some question on the other side.
Bnt not a response - not a word.-
Hearing that boxes Of arms came to
this mysterious order about the same
time, we set to terreting ont the true
state of the case. And pretty thing
it is--a very sublime spectacle for the
people of Columbus and of Ohio to
look upon. Long will it. be before we
Year: 1863

we could d;aw ourselves from their
Rituals, &c.


We also give the PRIVATE KEY, and
show by it how they know each other,
and how we can know then and spot
the men who are trying to subvert our
our Government and rob us OF our
liberties. Our last letter is as follows:
"CARrHAoE, February II.


"DEAR SIR.-'The bcx containing
10Y commission came this morning.
! have not yet had time to fully ex
anime it, but hasten to acknowledge
It's receipt before the mail leaves
Have the kindness to send me the
private key and such other instruc
tions as | may need. ! desire to ask
confidentially whether you think we
had better procure arms 20 use or not.
We do not know what contingency
may arise, and hence ask for infor-
nation.
Year: 1863

The song Of the harvest is everywhere.
Its notes fall sweety on the ear as thev
float over the land; away there Just subsi-
ding, and away there just beginning and
80 they will pass the strain along till the
music has been waited round the world.
Year: 1863

FRuIr.--Nevsr before in this country,
have the trees, vines and shrubs, given SO
rich promise Of IN abundant supply oi
fruit. Reports from al quarters are that
everything that aben fruit is literally load.
cd, and a. the season is 20 far advanced,
We need have but little fear Of frost and
can Be sure Of the most abundant yield
that We have ever been favored with in
this part Of the State.
Year: 1863

The Cork and Dublin journals are pretty free
IN their comments upon the Conscription Bill
They look at it through the same glass with the
London Journals:


From the Cork Examiner


This last move of the Federal authorities pla-
ces them in a worse position in relation TO civil
iszed countries than their enemies, though the
latter are designated Rebels, and yet denied
recognition rs an independent Government The
sweeping Conscription Act looks like last des-
perate throw of the dice. The range of the
measure is wide, the powers given to the Execu
tive enormous 1t is one thing, however, to pass
an act, another to enforce it. We have some
difficulty in believing that the people are quite in
accord with the Government in regard to the pro-
prety of a levy en- for the purpose of carry
ing on a war after the fashion and with the sue
cess that have characterized the campaign of the
North If the President had chance of win
ming with the forces already at his disposal there
might be no opposition to his keeping up the
game for considerable time longer. But new
draught of men to perish by disease, by The blum
dering of generals, and the yalor of the enemy,
and merely to sustain an incompetent Govern
ment 10 power, argues an amount OF passive obe-
dience on the part of the fiery American people
that is very difficult to believe in. 1t will be
found, we should think. that the first levy of this
draught will be the end of the war
Year: 1863

Since the lst of January, when HoRATIo SEY-
MoUR took the gubernatorial chair at Albany no
citizen of New York has been arbitrarily arrest
ed and conveyed to Imprisonment either within
or without its limits. Ii seems, however, that
Capt. STANTON was inclined a fewsdays since to
attempt the renewal of his old system. and prob
ably would have provoked a collision with the
vOst Marshal DRAPER An Albany correspond
ent Of the New York Herald writes:


IL appears that there was a resident of Oneida
county who was suspected of aiding desertions
from the army. A Marshal in that locality ob
tanned facts which he thought not only impli-
Gated the person referred 20, but two or three
other persons. and forthwith sent statement TO
Washington. The result was that an order was
Immediately issued for the arrest of the whole
party, and that they be sent forthwith to Wash
ington. This order was sent through Provost
Marshal Draper, Of New York. who changed
the order and ordered the Marshal Of that locality
% 20 before United States Commissioner and
get a warrant for their arrest. and to take them
before the Commissioner for examination. This
was done. and the result was that one OF the par
ties was held to bail to answer an Indictment,
and the others discharged for want of evidence


The witnesses being all in the neighborhood
the matter quickly brought to conclusion
TO the perfect satisfaction of members of all po
litical parties. There was no opposition or ex-
element over IT, But on the other hand had
these men been arbitrarily arrested and taken of
TO Washington, there would hare been the mosl
intense excitement, aud doubt very much if the
Marshal could have got out Of the county with
the prisoner, unless he bad large force with
which to protect him.


The New York Herald says this order came
from Mr.. Secretary STANTON. and adds


The people Of the North are law-abidine
people. They are ever ready to bow to the maj
essy Of the law; but they are exceedingly sensi
tive against any denial or infraction Of theil
rights in the way Of the law. Provost Marsha
Draper has shown how eisily by the regular
forms Of law. the laws can be enforced; and 1
Secretary Stanton has not learned that bis sys
TEN Of arbitrary arrests and imprisonments vii
not answer. the sooner he u turned adriit by ths
President, the better
Year: 1863

The BHATTEE RoBBER-When the sounx
bhattee Is about three or four years Of age. his
education or trimming is commenced by his being
compelled to walk and run given distance daily,
and as he advances Ia years the exercise Is in
creased. he must acquire the art Of bleating
like sheep-barking like dog-crowing like
cock--braying like an ass and in like manner of
Initiating all kinds of animals He must be able
to throw himself on any occasion which may re-
quire into every kind of sttitude-to crawl along
or lie as Hat as possible on the ground--tO run
like dog-to stand on his bead with his legs
extended widely, so as to appear in the dusk like
a stamp of a tree etc sentinel Of the 4th
Bengal cavalry duty, heard something move
about the head ropes of his horses. On looling
round. he saw what he supposed TO be .arge
dog. which ran between his legs and nearly upset
him. The sentinel, however. had heard Of the
ability with which many of the natives could
initiate different animals, and was not satie6ed
with this explanation Of the noise that had first
excited his attention. He still suspected that
some roguery was on fe0t and, the better to de-
tect it, he placed himself behind what appeared
TO be the stump OF tree, at short distance
from the spot which he had been previously
standing On this supposed stump he hung his
helmet. and. bent on the mos attentive scrutiny,
he placed his head between the two limbs of the
stump, so TO be unperceiyed, TO command a
direct view OF the quurter from which the noise
originally proceeded. This. however, was too
much for the thief. (for such in reality this
pseudo tree stump who, unable to restrain his
laughter and finding his situation s0mewhat crit


cal. suddenly executed somerset, upset the as
tonished soldier, and made off with his heimet.
Year: 1863

LAST LISEs OF UHLASD--Rev- c. T Brooks
sends to the Boston Transcript translation ol
the last lines the great German poet INLAND ever
wrote They were on the death Of an infart.
and as Mr.. Brooks truly remarks, ARE in perfect
keeping with the simplicity of the poets walk
and character, and forms fitting swan-song for
his own pure and peaceful life" Does not the
little quatrain deserve to be remembered side BY
side with that Persian one on the new born child
given by Sir William Jones9


We saw thee come we saw thee go


Brief guest in this our earthly land


wherefromi wheretos We only know


From Gods own hand to Gods own hand
Year: 1863

The FORTHCOMING REPoRT OF THE COMMITTEE
ON THE CoSDUcr OF THE Wan CHAsE's
FRIEsDs ALREADY PUSHING HIS CLAIMS FOR
THE PREsrDENcY-THE ORGANIZATION OF THE
NEXT HOUSE or REPREsENrATivEs-How Tue
NEw YoRK HERALD GOT LIScoLS's FIRST MEs
SAGE IN ADVANCE OF ITS DELIVERY TO Cox
GREss.