Year: 1864

the ability, and the sagacity of the Secrets.
ry ofthe Treasury, we could wish he were
clothed by Congress with power to buy and
sell Gold at his unlimited discretion, with
a view to keeping the premium as low an
possible. It is the interest of the Govern.
ment, of the Nation, and of almost every
loyal citizen, that the premium should be
put down and kept down and we believe
GOV. Chase could do much to this end if
clothed with full power. Let him he able
to say distinctly to the gold-gamblers who
sell specie they never had, in hopes of prof
ltlng ny arise of premium-"Gentieme
! am player at this game, hold rather .
strong hand; and give You fair warning
that you shall not win if can help it.o and
we think many OF them would conclude to
step out, and the rest would soon wish
they had done likewise. And even II Il
should cost something to put and keep the
premium on Gold down to IS or 80 for the
residue Of our struggle, we think it would
be money well spent both for the Goyern-
ment and the People.-N. Y. Tribune.


A JANUARY STAGE RIDE-AN AFFECl
TING INCIDENTAL correspondent Of the
81. Louis Democrat gives his experience in
a trip by stage from Sedalia to Springfield.
Mo-, during the recent cold term. The
distance is one hundred and twenty-six
miles, and the ordinary time thirty y-six
hours. When the coach left Sedalia the
the thermometer stood at fourteen degrees
below zero. The sufferings Of passengers,
drivers, and animals were intense. We
extract single incident Of the trip.


At the different houses where we stop
ped, and We stopped at nearly every one
on the road, the inmates-men, women
and child:en-were huddled around the
chimney corner, discussing only one thing
the cold. The second night out was
equally Is cold as the first, and thefirst WA
as cold az charity. Ny companions in tho
cold remained with me until eight o'clock
Of the second night-sO the driver told me:
for when I awoke, at ten o'clock, from .
cold doze into which had fallen about
seven p. m., found them gone. I was
not long alone, however, when the stage
halted 2. a house about nineteen miles
from Bolivar, when alady and child took
passage for the latter place.


She was plainly but comfortably clad, and
in conversation found her possessed Of no
mean intellect. She had received word
that her husband, who was in the army,
was dangerously i'll at Bolivar, and thither
she was going. Every few miles we stop
ped to warm, and at each place. until with
in about five miles Of her destination, the
mother took the babe, an infant Of fifteen
months. into the different houses, it was
nearly four o'clock in the morning, when
we were within five miles of Bolivar,
when the stage drew up at rude cabin,
where the driver Informed US we could
get warm, and that we could not halt
again before reaching town.


got out and assisted the lady 70 .light.
When We entered the domicile roticed
she was not carrying the child, and asked
her where it was. II have wrapped it up
a a on hn 7
the wind blew OF it, it might catch cold,'
was her reply. told her she had better
bring il in, as it would certainly freeze.-
she said, mo, il is warm and vii, sleep"
We remained in the house half an hour,
and re-entered the. stage. The baby was
still lying on the seat, and the mother,
after picking him up. remarked, '"He is
asleep yet? q G"


Not "a whimper, not cry proceeded
from that child during the remainder of
the trip. The wind moaned piteously.-
Closely the mother nestled her babe to her
bosom. We reached Bolivar before it was
yet day, cold, chilled almost beyond the
endurance Of nature. went into the tAv-
ern accompanied by the mother and child.


Walking up the lane the mother said'to
me, did you ever see snch. good baby
he hasn't cried TO night p Il was half an
hour before the fire was made, no one BE-
ing out Of bed when ". went in.


You have often seen-perhaps you have
been party to it yourself persons on .
cold day, on entering room, congregate
and remain around stove where there
was no fire, and as is usual in such cases,
almost the coldest place in the room. So
twas with MS we drew chairs to the cold
fire place and awaited the kindling, which
in time followed. The fire was lighted,
and soon gave out graceful offering Of
heat. The child remained wrapped up; it
was quiet. His mother repeated, HE. is
asleep yet" He was asleep-"he is asleep
yet the child was frozen to death. and,
in this world, ''he is asleep yet Death
spared him the colds Of earth-he was fro
zen into Paradise.