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Year: 1865

"Ill splash that duck al, over, I'll make il
as wet as q sponge in the water. III soon take
out all the shine from its green and glittering
neck"


So cried little Guy, as with both hands he
flung water al the beautiful bird. But calm "
the due * swom on; it's rich plumoge was dry;
not drop would rest upon il; and bright as ev-
er in the sunlight shone lis green and gliiterng
neck.


~ shall pelt it with water from my squirt"
cried Guy; Il shall certainly wet il at lasl anc
make its feathers like those Of the dead pigeon
which iound yes erday in the brook"


Yet calmly the duck swan on; its rich plum.
nge was dry; not drop would rest upon its green
and glittering neck;


Why was the duck never wet, though the boy
in his malice, threw much water upon il!-
Because nature has given it oil on its feathers
that throws OF the moisture at once Even when
the bird dives in the stream, il rises unwclled
and unstained!


When we are pelted with scoffs and words o
unkindness, let the oil Of patience keep our TEN
per unruifled, and when they have no more real
power TO harm us than water to injure n duck
There are those Who laugh and mock at others
for refusing to join them in evil. Are not such
acting the part OF Guyl Let all who a.e laughed
at TOR doing good, 60 steadily on their way
shame cannot rest on them, nor dim the bright.
ness of a character that will shine but the more
clearly for such vain attempts TO blot it.
Year: 1865

A correspondent of the Tribune, writing
from Consfantinople says:


Poor King George finds the crown of
Greece crown of thorns, and his people
who went into ecstacies over bis arrival ut
Athens DOW wish thar be had gone to the
bottom of the Mediterranean. 1t is not
strange His whole kingdom contains few.
or Inhabitants than the city of New York,
while every Greek imagines Greece to be
the most important kingdom of Europe. and
himself fully equal to any post which tbe
military or civil service affords. Every
Greek fancies himself to be an Achilles, but
King George finds them in peculiar sense,
only e nation of Hectors The last over
turning there has been the fall of the Da-
narius Ministry. Count Spouneck. who is
hated by everybody. was in a rage, and the
kiog went for counsel to the English ,French
and Russian Embassadors. 1t is under
! stood that be got nothing better from them
than lecture on the wrotcbed state
o: the country. Tho treasury is empty.
the bank has nothing to lend, the tide
OF popular feeling is now all in ia.
vor of democracy. the brigsnds are moro
numerous and boIder than ever, the army.
which has about the same proportion of Of
hcers to privates as was given in the famous
bogus report of the Confederate Secretary
OF the Navy, is in q state of chronic dissatis.
faction, and to cap the climax, the King is
understood to be in love with the daughter
of Count Sponneck, and to have given NOR
tai offense to the ladies Of the ambassadors
oy forgetting that they were entitled to
take rank before his lady love. 1t is very
difficult to form any opinion as to the result
of all this dissatisfaction but it is my i'm.
preston that it will lead to tho occupation
of the country by Foreign Powers. A re-
publican government in Greece would be
certain to meet the fate of the republican
governments of Mexico and South America.
1t is SAID that Mexico once saw seventy diff
ferent governments in the course of one
year. This would be very moderate al
lowance for Greece.
Year: 1865

General Butler presses the following
propositions as The first to be considered
in the m after Of reconstruction:


First-That hereafter forever there
should be neither slavery nor involuntary
servitude, except for crime judcially de-
clared.


Second-That there cannot exist in the
political system of the United States any
such thing as a right of secession by q
State.


Third-That no person, corporation,
municipal or otherwise, or State, could
or nigh, ever assume or pay any part of
the claim by any person or corporation.
State or confederation of States, incurred
or in any way arising from or in aid OF
the late rebellion.


Fourth-That any person who had
held military, civil or diplomatic office
under the so'called Confederate States or
either OF them, or been anJ agent thereof
during the rebellion, should have no po-
litical rights in the State, but should be
and remain alien thereunlo forever, ,.
Year: 1865

The GARMENT OF CETME E.--Some years since 4
bank in New England was robbed of a large sum.
The perpetrators OF the act were soon discovered
and brought 10 trial, Their guilt was clearly
proved, and they were condemned to expiate
them was young man Of good personal appear
ance and well dressed. Throu ghout the arrest,
trial and conviction, this youth maintained the
appearance OF reckles bravado. This continued
to Law aside his fine broadcIoth' and assume The
parli coiored garments OF the criminal. Then he
broke down at once, and broke out into flood
OF tears. This was the one drop more than his
proud spirit could bear,
Year: 1865

Ny HEARERs-There are many seeming
triflss in this world which you are too apt
to overlook on account Of their apparent un-
importance, the neglect of which has plunged
thousands into the deepest mire of misery
and sunk their characters into inextricable
degradation. Among these ostensible trifles
that of neglecting to pay ones honest debts
10 the most common, and attended with the
worst Of consequences. 1t takes of all the
silken furze from the fine threads of feeling
creates sort of misanthropic colduess
about the heart-skims off oil the cream that
may chance to rise upon the milk of generos-
ity-an6 makes man look as savagely upon
his brother man as does dog upon one oil
his species while engaged in tho gratifying
employment Of eating his masters dinner
One debt begets ano her. I have always
observed that he who owes man a dollar ia
sure to owe him also grudge and he is al.
ways more ready to pay compound interest
on the latter than on the former. Oh, nv
friends, to be over head and ears in love is
as bad predicament as person eught ever
to be in -; but to be so deeply in debt that
you can't sleep Of nights without being hunt.
ed by the ghost Of soma insatiate creditor, is
enough to give o man the hydrophobia-
make him bite wheelbsrrow-cause it Ia
run mad, and cr.ate general CONSERVATION
among the lamp posts.


My dear frlends- the debt that sits heav-
lest on the conscience of q mortal-provided
he has one-is the debt due the printer. L
presses harder upon ones bosom than tht
nightmare-galls the scul-frets aud chafe.
every ennobling sentiment squeezes all th'
juice Of fraternal sympathy from the heart
and leaves it dr,er than the surface of roast
ed potato. A man who wrongs the printe
out Of single cent can never expect to en-.
joy comfort 10 this world, and may well hav
doubts of finding happiness in any other.--
He will be sure to 60 down to the grave or
Time shall have bsdecked his brow with tn
silvery blossoms of age and the green leave
OF hope will fall before the first bud OF ep
Year: 1865

E Men are born with too eyes, but
With one tongue, in order that they shosld
see twice as much as they say but, from
their conduct one would suppose that they
were born with two tongues, and one eye ;
for those talk the most, who have observed
the least, and obtrude thier remarks upon
everything Who have seen int nothing.
Year: 1865




THE FIRST LoNo-TAILEp COAT.


We do not believe that any boy put on his
FIRST long tailed coat without a sense Of shame
He first twists his back half off looking at 1t
In the glass, land then when he steps out OF
doors it seems to him as if all creation was
in broad griu. The sun laughs in the sky;
the cows turn to look at him there are fa.
ces at every window; bis very shadow
mocks him. When he walks by the cottage
where Jane lives, he dare not look up for bis
life. The very boards creak with conscious
ness of the strange spectacle, AID the old
pair of pants that stop light in the garrett
window nod with derision, or if he is obliged
to pass group of men and boys, the trial
assumes ito most terrific stage. HIS legs get
mixed up with embarrassment, and the flap
of the dangling appendage is felt upon them,
moved by the wind of his own ag itation he
could not feel worse were it dish cloth
worn as badge of disgrace. 1t is happy
time for him when he gets to church and sits





still apprehensive with thinking of the Sun
day Scaool, and wonders if any of the chill
dren will ask him to "swing his long tail
blue"


GOING HOME WITH THE GIRLS.


The entrance into society may be said to
take place after boyhood has passed away,
vet multitude take the initiative before
their boards are presentsble. 1t is a great
trial, either to tender or tough age. For
an overgrown boy TO 60 to door, knowing
there are dozen girls inside, and to knock
or ring with absolute certainty that in two
minutes all their eyes will be upon him, is a
severe test of courage, To 60 before these
and make satisfactory tour Of the room,
stepping on their toes, and then to sit down
and dispose Of ones pockets, is an achieve
nent which few boys can boast. IF q boy
can 60 80 far as to measure off ten yards Of
| tape with one of thise girls, and chance to
pass pleasant evening, but let him not fiat
| ter himself that all the trials of the evening
are over. There comes, at last the breaking
up. The dear girls don their hoods, and
put on their shawls, and look 30 saucy and
mischievous and unimpressible, with them.
Then comee the pinch and the boy that has
the most pluck makes up to the prettiest girl
his heart in his throat, and his tongue cling
ing to the roof of his mouth. and crooking
his elbows, stamuers the words, "shall see
you home 2" She touching her fiuger to his
arm, and they walk home about foot apart,
feeling as awkw ard as couple of gosIings.
| As soon as she 10 safe inside her own doors,
he 81 ruts home, and has really been and gone
and done it. Sleep comes to him at last,
with dreams Of Caroline and Calico, and he
awakens in the morning, and finds the door
Of life open 70 him, and the pigs squecliDg for
breakfast.
Year: 1865

All who have used DIR, HARvEY's FEMALE PILLS
recommend them TO others. Nurses recommend
them-Druggists and Dealers recommend them in
preference to other medicines because Of their merits
No lady objects to take them for they are elegantly
PREPARED BY AN EXPERIENCED CHEMIST


They ar perfectly harmless oA.rlo sys,em, may
be taken at any time with perfect safety but dur
ing the early stages Of Pregnancy they should
not be taken, a miscarriage may be the result
They never cause any sickness pain or distress.


Each box contains sixty pills and full directions
Year: 1865

We are officially informed today that one
thousand and twenty million of dollars have
beOn paid to the army alone since the begin
ming of the war. This is but a small portion
Of the number of dollars expended, to say
nothing of the lives lost, to crush out treason.
The prize wOn-freedom to four million Of
slaves-more than balances the cost.
Year: 1865

Letters were received at the Freedmen
Bureau this morning complaining of the
treatment of the freedmen in Anne Arundel
county, Nd. Every effort will be made for
the abatement of these outrages. And it is
the intention of the Freedmen's Bureau to
make the people of that State alive to the
fact that slavery no longer exists in this
country.
Year: 1865




New York, Jan. Late rebel newspapers
show, that the fight of the Jeff Davis and anti
JEFF Davis factions, is constantly growing
more sanguinary The lines between them
are now distinctly drawn Those who are op
posed to Davis accuse him, in the most open
and vehement manner, of being the cause ot
all their recent disasters, and they, in turn
and charged by Davis organs with destroying
the confidence of the people in the ability Of
the Confedcracy to achieve their independ
ence, and thus preventing full enforcement
of the conscription, and as encouraging de-
sorters -.


Some persons recently from the South
think that thcrccent articles in the Richmond
papers on the subject of their becoming a col
ony of some foreign power, were put forth to
feel the temper of the people The opinion
is expressed that majority of the people will
oppose the plan and prefer an unconditional
return to the Union. The Southern sympa
thiz"rs say that the article will be the cause
of much discomfort and lack Of confidence in
JEFF Davis.


The Richmond Whig in an article on Eng
land says: She has no ships that can encounter
Yankee monitors with any prospect Of sue
cess, and although she might build such, yet
the probability is that they could not cross
the ocean. She could not even break up the
blockade, far less send m army and feet here
to assist rs. 1t is therefore hardly worth
while 10 thiuk Of returning to English vessel
age.


The Richmond Enquirer Of the 9TH has the
following: Louis Narc!eaa nigh. be startled
with another phenomenon upon peace between
the North and South it might not be impos-
sibe that q portion Of troops now engaged in
conflict might unite under the same banner
and march upon the invasion of Mexico
This suggestion is borne out by the history Of
almost all nations who have fought with each
other and the soldiers will patern!ze in the
common enterprise.
Year: 1865

a Day after day his cry was the same--whis
key. And so drifting out to sea, the wrctchet
man spent his last hours, till on, Wednesday
week he became delerious, craving to his las


breath for drink. "IIe continued wandering
and delirlous," says the unfortunate who at
tended him "up to the time of his death. - %
1t was halfpast ten o'clock. and he had beer
asking me to lift him out of bed all day.
had promised to raise him up, and when ]
l caught his hand to raise him, he said don't
catch me. / then put my hand behind his
back, but he said let him lie down, and he
fell back L. then hehrd something in his
throat, but did not think he was dying. he
died then, but did not know he was dead
Iasked him to speak to me, but he did not
for he was dead. HsGaltl sr s-i'' vff


So passed the scion Of noble house
Had he been born the son of one Of his labo-
rers, he might have had a better chance for
the life of soul aud body than fell to him as the
heir to its honors and revenues Malicious he
was not, nor an intriguer, nor brutal, nor dar-
ing in iniquity, nor strongly wicked He was
weak Empty of brain, want of decision cas-
lily manipulated by the vicious and in his fee


blencss the mot notably vicious of the all
Poverty might have compelled him to labor
He was born rich and his rank overwhelmed
him. He possessed the means to distinguish
himself Or debase himself And of the two
ambitions he close the latter - '.'~s'.ti
Year: 1865

Sidney Smith, in his work on Moral Philos-
ophhy speaks in this wise of what men loose
for want Of little "brass" as it istermcd:


IA great deal of talent is lost to the world
for the want of little courage. Every day
sends to their grave number of obscure men
who have only remained in obcurity because
their timidity had prevented them from making
a first effort, and who, if they only had been in
DUBBED to begin, would in all probability, have
gone great lengths in the career of fame. The
fact is, that in doing any Thug in the world;
worth doing, we must not stand shivering on
the bank thinking Of the cold and danger, but
jump in and scramble through as w:ll as we
can.


ut will not do to be pcrpetually calculating
risks and adjusting nice chances; it did all
very well before the flood, whan q man could
consult his friends upon an intended pubica
ton for hundred and fifty years. and live too
see its success for six or seven centuries af
terwards; but at present a man waits and
doubts, and consults his brothers and uncles,
and particular friends, till one day he finds lie
is sixty-fFe years Of age, that he has lost SO
much time in consulting first cousins and par
ticular friends that he has no more time to fol-
low their advice. There is So little time for
over-squeamishnrss at present, that the opror-
tuntty slips away, The very period Of life OF
which man chooses to venture, if ever, is so
confined, that it is no bad rule to preach up the
necessity, in such instances, Of a little violence
done to the feelings, and efforts made il def
anec Of strict and sober calculation.
Year: 1865

year by keeping bees, so that cottager
might thus pay his rent. He enumerated
the enemies of the bees-the wasp, the
spider, the tomtit, the snail, and moth.
The greatest enemy of all, however was
man, when he obtained the honey by u.s.
ing sulphur. In speaking Of the excel
lent memory Of the bee and its affection.
ate nature, the. lecturer said that he might
in the summer time, be frequently found
covered with his bees, who all knew him,
and therefore would not sting him.
Year: 1865

NO, darling" was the sobbing reply !;
"papa is sorry. Shall he kiss you,
Willy ?"


There was no strength to speak but
the head shook slow negative, and Silas
threw himself down in agony, but only to
clasp what Yesterday, living and warm,
called him "father."


A gloomy man was he as he walked
from the grave Of the murdered boy and
a gloomy man he will be to the day of
his death.
Year: 1865

Paddy's description Of fiddle cannot
be beat: at was the shape of a turkey
and the size of goose he turned Il
over on its belly and rubbed its backbone
with a stick, and och by st. Patrick how
itsqusle .. .s..
Year: 1865

The demand ior the Second Series
.f the .-3O Notes WAS 50 great that
The Treasury Department Was unable
,o print them with sufficient rapidity
20 iii the orders: II will be remem-
bered that hundred millions were
subscribed and paid for in = single
week. The printing presses have n
nallv surnounted the difficulty. and
on June 9TH the delivery Of the Third
Series commenced, and will be con
tinued as fast as subscribed for. The
subscribers now have the opportunity
Of getting their Notes as soon as paid
Tor. and rs consequence the subscrip-
tions now amount TO millions daily.
Ii is not at all likely that the Govern
ment will ever again offer SO desira-
bIe security As these notes, and less
than two hundred millions now re
main TO be taken.


With the close OF the war the ma 4
sional expenses Will be vastly reduced,
and investors must look for sharp
reduction in the rate Of interest As
soon as the present loans become due.
and can be paid of. There is norea
son why the United States credit for
money should ever again fall bellows
its credit for courage. The same spirit
that preserved the geographical integ-
rity Of the country. will place its pc
cnDiary integrity on a PAR with that
OF the most favored nations-and that
will represent rate of interest under
rather than over tour per cent.
Year: 1865

IlU y RICHMOND, Va Sept 30, 1865


In my former letter to you / merely
gave what was transpiring here, without
any reference to the great revolution that
welhave passed through, gigantic in
character and terrible in its, effects Five
hundred Thousand slaves that have here
tofore been considered property nave
been, at the point of the bayonet, set free.
Here in Virginia what its effects in ma
tional point OF view will be, no man can
see. 1t may resultin ultimate good, but
certainly has impoverished many whose
circumstances were easy before. 1t has
unhinged society here for the present,
and thrown upon the community this
vast population without. employment
and large portion of whom are seeking
no laborious employment, who have
spent the summer idly, and often slept
in the open air withT nothing to cover
them but the canopy of heaven. What
will become of them in the winter no
man can tell Thank God they are leav


ing this city, and it is to be hoped that
they will scatter over the United States
in such manner that they may be com
fortably provided for l speak of the
late war as a great revolution. You may
call it rebellion, yetith has been of.great
magnitude. 1t has settled by arms a
question that has been agitated mthe
foundation of our government, 1t is 1.-THE
final decision by the sword of the con-
troversy between Hamilton and Jeffer-
son as to the power of the Federal and
State governments Hamilton, headed
the Federal party and Jefferson the Re-
publican or Democratic party. Finally
Hamilton or may say the doctrines of
the Federal party, have prevailed not by
the ballot box, but by the sword, and we
have as good citizens to yield to that de-
cision: that is the determination of Old
Virginia Tne negroes are now free; the
same legislation that will suit the peO-
pie of Ohio will suit the people of Virgin
ia. We can live under strong govern
ment as well as the people Of New York,
and our government can now be said to
be strong government. With the writ
of habeas corpus suspended the President
and Congress are supreme. Any person
obnoxious to the authorities can be ar
rested and put out of the way, All op-
position to the powers that may for the
time being exist can thus be silenced.-
These remarks are not intended as par
tieularly applicable to the existing ad-
ministration of the government. | can
say with truth that have faith, yes in
ereasing faith, in the wisdom of Presi-
dent johnson; confidently hope that the
day is not distant when he may be able
to administer the government upon the
principles of the Constitution, as under
stood in the days of Jefferson, Madison
and Monroe Respectfully, A b.
Year: 1865

THE North Carolina Register publishes
official statements from Gov. Holden
and the provost marshal of Raleigh, con-
tradicting injurious reports relative to
the temper and dispositions of people in
that State, and adds


1t is all the more remarkable that
these stories should be persisted in, in
the face of the growing evidences OF
their falsity and of the contempt which
they are inspiring in the minds o all fair
and honorable men. We, in common
with nearly all the other Journals OF this
state. have frequently exposed the mo
fires of these slanderers. There can be
no doubt but that they are mainly ami
mated by a political fanaticism though
considerations of pecuniary interest
and speculation enter largely into the
views by which they are prompted.
Year: 1865

By permission of the War Department
the Associated Press will at once re-es-
tablish their telegraphic news business
relations with the Southern press be,
tween Washington and New Orleans, by
the seabeard The lines south of Wash
ino,ton are understood to be in fair or
der. and are being rapidly put in the
best condition for the despatch of busi,
ness, and there is reason to hope that
there will be no further interruption Ii
the enioymentof a moderate degree OF
telegraphing facilities between the
Southern and Northern press oi 'h'
country,
Year: 1865

BISHOP POTTER AND"rHE CHURCH
SoUrH.-The following were the re-
marks of Bishop Potter, of New York,
in his annual sermon in relation to the
Southern Church and the position which
its representatives occupied before the
war: ~


The important acts of the Southern
dioceses, done while they were in state
of separation from us, and which, there
fore, require the sanction ofthe General
Convention, will unquestionably be re-
cognized and confirmed at once. They
are only three in number The election
of Bishop Wilmer by the Diocese of Ala
bama the erection of Arkansas into a
regularly ordained diocese, and the cleo
ton of the missionary bishop of the
Southwest, Dr. Lay, to the Episcopate
of Arkansas These acts were eminent
ly proper under the circumstances
The distinguished brethren selected by
the two dioceses named are universally
esteemed throughout the whole church,
and there will not be dissenting voice
to the action which will promptly place
them upon an equal footing with all
their brethren.