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Year: 1862

stand, sink or swim, live or die. (Applanse


But above all the storm ragged, and fear


ful one it was, down South. do MT ques-


tion the patriotism Of gentlemen here, nor


their professions of love for the Union and


Constitution know you are patriotic, but


let me. say to you that it is an easy matter


for man to be a patriot and lover Of the
Constitution and the Union, in Boston. Bit


where | live, it has cost many poor fellow


his life and his property, and all that is dear


to him. Before gun was fred upon Fort


Sumter, JEFF Davis's legions began pouring
into East Tennessee along thst great artery


of travel, that railroad to Manassas, York


town, Richmond and Petersburg. Then il


was that, wanting ~ transportation. want
ing in rolling stock, wanting in locomotives,
they had to lie over by regiments in our
town. and then they commenced to ride
Union men upon rails. I have seen that
done in the streets, and have seen them
break into stores and empty their contents
and coming before my house with ropes in
their hands they would groan out, "Let us
give old Brownlow a turn. the damned old
scoundrel; come out and we will hang you
to the first limb" would appear some.
times, on the front portico Of my house, and
would address them in. this way :-"Men,
what do you want with me ~ for / was very
select in my words. I took particular pains
to never say gentlemen" daughter y
"Men what do you want with me?' 1--WE
want speech from you; we want you. to
come out for the Southern confederacy."-
To which replied-"I have no speech to
make to you. You know me as well as
know you. am utterly and irreconcilablyl
opposed to this rebellion in which you are
engaged, and Ishall fight it to the bitter end.
| hope that if you are going in to kill the
Yankees la search of your rights, that you
will get your rights before you get back"
Things grew tighter and tighter; but the
Union men Of East Tennessee remained true:
and they are to-day five to one to the seces.
sionsts The jails are all full of the promi-
nent men; many have been shot down for
their love of their country; and the refugees
from East Tennessee have formed six full
regiments, who are going back under the
federal flag, in federal uniforms, to fight for
their homes and families. I have but two
sons one is a captain in the 4,h Tennessee
Regiment--a gallant boy of excellent mo, al
character; and as God is my Judge, would
sooner receive intelligence tomorrow morn
ing that in battle with the rebels of the
South, his body was literally riddled with
MIME balls, than to hear of his triumphing
under the internal flag that floats over the
Southern Confederacy.
Year: 1862

"I win skin vOu alive if you 10 that again.
exclaimed mother to a naughty child. II
was sort of hyperbolical expression that
has crept into frequent use, with the multi
tude of other expressions of similar charac-
ter. She did not mean that she should pro-
ceed to fay Ter little one as butcher would
calf or lamb. The execution of her threat
would fill her own soul with excessive hor-
ror. She would not have strength to make
much progress in the very barharous work
of skinning her child allie. 1t would not
be motherly.


81 will whip you within an inch Of your
!ife,' said father to his erring son. This
would be terrible whipping indeed. Com.
ing so near deaths door with the rod would
be revolving But he did not mean this
He only meant he would administer very
severe chastisement His expression was
only form of exaggeration which society
seems to tolerate.


How many precisely such speeches are
made in almost every circle. ut was done
quick as lightning" at is as cold as Green
land" There is no end to such expressions.
And they indicate that the habit Of exagger.
alton is very strong in the human family
Human nature seems inclined to "stretch the
truth" That is the reason that such strange
stories are told, often becoming maenified to
such an extent, after having passed through
several hands. "a story looses nothing by
travelling" is an old saying. 1t usually
grows like ball Of snow which school-fel-
lows roll. Every tongue that repeats it gives
1t an additional turning over, in which way
it accumuates. Yet none means to exag-
gerate.


1t is fault. however, is it not, May it
not be sin? 1t is entirely deceptive to tell
a child that you viii skin him alive. when
You have no idea Of perpe,rating the Internal
deed. Should we not talk as we mean p
Let our yea be ysa and nay. nay. At least
this should be done to children.
Year: 1862

OF all the charms dear woman wears,
OF all her many traps and snares,
For real effect there's none compares


With truly pretty bonnet;
For when or wherever you chance to meet
One that is perfectly modest and neat.
You may depend it's proof complete


That the head has more in than on it.
No matter whether she's pretty or not,
How much, or how little money she's got
Whether she lives in mansion or cot


IT'S fact, depend upon it
The woman to make a man happy thro' lite'
To make model mother and wife,
Is one who scorneth the mlliners strife,


Wears a plain and tasteful bonnet,
Now, bonnet of genuine beauty and grace,
Worn on the head in its proper place,
Shadowing family the wearers face,


as thtsthng for song or sonnet"
But one of these gay and gaudy things,
Made up of rainbow and butterfly wings,
A mixture Of flowers, ribbons and strings,


Is dreadful, depend upon it.
No matter where you may chance to be,
No matter how many women you see,
A promscuous crowd or a certain she,


You may fully depend upon it,
That gem OF the very rarest kind,
A thing most difficult to find.
A pet for which we long have pined


Is perfect love of a bonnet.
Year: 1862

Mr.. EDITOR 1T being pretty generally
known that in company with Cassius NJ. Clay
proceeded up the Mississippi river in the fall
OF 1850, and attended the first State Fare ever
held by Minnesota, and have often visited there
since have been solicited by many of your
leading citizens to give answers to what seem
to them important questions.


Selecting your peper as medium through
which to give the required international here
write out the questions-with the replies-as
brief as possible attached.


IS MINNESOTA TOO FAR NORTH FOR WHEAT p


State and Government statistics tell US the
following facts The average yield of wheat
per acre in 1860 was in
Year: 1862

Two WAYS OF FIsHING.-When men go a
fishing for trout they take light, tapering pole,
with fine silken line attached, and sharp
hook with sweet morsel of worm on the end
They noiselessly drop the line on the water and
let il float to the fish, which nibbes, and by
slight twtch is landed safely on the bank.


But when men go fishing for souls, they tie a
cable or to q stick of timber, and an anchor is
the hook On this great chunk of bait is
stuck, and with this ponderous machine grasped
in both hands, they walk up and d. wn thrash
ing the water, and believing at the top of their
voices, "Bi;e or be damned"-Dr. Beilo,cs.
Year: 1862

were instrumental in ameioratng the condition or the
Industrial classes will be in the fact that there was
withdrawn from these institutions during the calendar
year 1861 the sum Of $33 073 whilst the amount de-
posted was 81 494 4l6 less than during the previous
year. No doubt a considerable portion Of the sums
thus Withdrawn and withheld invested in govern
ment securities aordng higher rate Of interest than is
paid by savings banks but this fact further TO
illustrate the benefits flowing from system which hus
bands the limited Of tho and daughters Of
M
Year: 1862

The following interesting correspondence is


found in the Richmond Enquirer Of Wednes-


day last, and wss Thursday evening tele.
graphed from fortress Monroe to the War
Department.


1t will be seen that the gallant Commodore
of our fleet, in terms worthy of tho Govern


nent he represents, had demanded the for
NAL surrender of New Orleans, and that the
Mayor of the city, in refusing to preform the
ceremonial observances usually required in
token Of such surrender, acknowledged the
submission Of himself and of the city to the
powers of the Governma The reply of the
Mayor betrays quite as mutch of "wounded
PRIDE as Of "ligh resolve" What subse-
quent proceedings were taken by Commodore
tarragut in the premises does not appear from
the intelligence which has yet reached us.


But there is ore feature disclosed by this
correspondence which will indlc.indignatiou
wherever it is read, while at the same time il
shows how vain are the representations made
by the Mayor respecting the pretended unan.
unity OF the people of New Orleans in their
to the secession cause. 1t appears
that the cold flag" was hailed by a portion Of
the inhabitants with demonstrations Of Joy,
and that for such spontaneous expressions Of
loyalty to the Government helpless women
and children were ruthlessly slain by the crav-
en- and brutal soldiery who fled from the city
at the advent of our aect The apology ven
tured by the Mayor for this "deed without a
name only serves more 10 reveal its atrocity.
Year: 1862

for JOY when it was told on Monday, the l tn
that not one editor remained in our city that
their wicked threats had been published for
the last time hereg


The town is almost deserted, so many fam.
lilies have left their homes, and fled, panic
stricken, away. 1t is 80 distressing to think
of the sufferings they have brought upon
themselves so needlessy. The Federals have


nterfered with no one whatever, and have be-
haved much better than the rebel army. The
Governor and Legislature left the very day
Donelson surrendered. May they never re.
turn


Grandma, you will think me heartless
girl TO write thus, and know it is wrong, but
you would excuse me if you knew what we
had to contend with. speak the truth when
| say that, Notwithstanding our former social
position and popularity, there is not now che
family of all our friends who would cross our
threshhold, or bid us welcome to theirs. Ny
noble uncle is always an exception. lie and
pa have stood firmly together, enduring the
tempest, and nothing now should ever divide
us. Mr.. -, too, has never faltered in his
allegiance. When the death of his only son
WIS told him, his exclamation was, "Would TO
God be had died in nober cause"


But | tremble when think of the posi-
bility Of a reverse-that the Confederates
should ever get back here. Then oar doom
is spokon-eithcr fiight-beggary-or, Re.
naming, death.


Oh, that the United States troops would
push onward rapidly and make an end TO the
rebellion while the Confederates are quakiug
with fear and dismay. Give them no time to
rally.


Now that the railroad and telegraph will
'oon be opened, We will be again in a civilized
county, and surely we have cause to rejoice,
or we have been living in utter darkness
ong, weary time. If you could see my faith.
sr it would do you good, lie looks happy
again The gloomy, sad brow of two Weeks
100 is once more smoothed with CONTENT
Three cheers for the sight of the old banner


Your atiectionate GRANDDAUGHTER.
Year: 1862

was, and was watching him closely as ne was her
From Mitchell she went 60 Vincennes, where shs was
finally arrested by tins hound Blygh. His behavior to-
wards her after her arrest course and rude-ust
such as might be expected Of Lincoln detective He
took great delight in audng her she passe crowd
the AS FsPceshn prisoner and in various
ways endcavored TO offend the rened delicate crca
ture, whom the authority Of base misceant had made
his captiveg


Her baggage oil searched by this fellow with the
hope that he would ind something the shape OF manu-
script which would convict Miss p of the char
Ler' Nothing was found, however. She then, in
charge OF this Bygh louisville and
70 General sherman at his headluarters General
iessed that he did not know what disposition make OF
ner case but concluded to send her to Washington and
was again subjected TO the insolence of this
fellow Bygh, who, at every station. took
occasion 10 make some reference to her in
terms calculated TO give pain On her arrival in Wash.
how and IN room adjoining that occupied by this lady
where she remained up TO the time of her release


While prisoner, Miss Poole underwent very many pri.
vatons-being under the strict and constant surveiI
lance Of guard and subjec ed
and annoyances OF an unpleasant and dstasteu charac
and she refers with lively gratitude to the worry many
acts Of kindness performed for her by Colonel + r
Keys and Lieutenant N f. Sheldon OF the federal army
These officers, TO their credit be il spoken did all their
power 10 render her comfortable and by their tender
solcitude and sympathy shed CLEAN OF sunshine
through the gloom which surrounded her To them she
her rsqusst this public acknow iedgment is made


In the etter 20 the Philadelphia Press alluded TO in the
outset Of this article Miss Poole is said have escaped
together and letting herself down from the window The
only prison in which she confined Wheeling was
her own home, and the manner in which she escaped
herefrom not by lowering herself from the window
but IN the manner related by uB Above.


a also said in this letter that Miss Poole, when
rested the second time had hor 81 500 Of
expended money furnished her by the "rebels This 10
also false, is likewise tho statement that her
rival in Washington she was placed in Jail.
Year: 1862

would be sufficient for negiccting artillery
practice for commander say his supply of
tion is limited II he has but twenty rounds better
pend one half in learning how the other half than
10 stand an gnoramus in the pr Of his enemy All
his ammunition will in such be lost, because all had
been saved, and disaster would crown his hlJudged
economy.


Let barrcades and obstructions be freely provided
association with batteries Let ranges be obtained
and expertness acquired by actual practice. And one
thing more batteries ould be provided with case
mates and splinter proofs TO protect the men from he
shells OF the These easily constructed, the
officer commanding shall have little energy and fidelity
TO duty. But he who will sit down, set another down.
with troops in open battery by the side OF an un
obstructed channel wait there without practice until
the enemy steamers come is who has made every
possible provision for his defeat and would nave
right TO feel disappointed If arrangements 80 perfect
should fail.


The disaster the Port Royal batteries through tho
very causes have named should have deeply i'm
the lessons have indicated on the attention Of
every who aspires to sword But We have
10 fear and to know that the admonon has
in every instance been needed We have the most gra
tifyng from many of defences but all
Not ALL There sluggards in this hour when the
booming OF and the sound Of approaching COLI
sions filing the air tour of visitation and in
spccton weuld reveal what necessary TO be cor
rectsd, and many aggard to his duty or cause
his election for truer 1t will be far better thus
prevent disaster than to court martial it, Generals
learn TO leave their olces and TO look with their
eyes at everything entrusted to Them And generals
themselves must be looked AFTER Franklin said that the
eve Of master worth moro than both his hands.
vital importance that be acted upon The officer.
high or low, who is invested with the responsibility Of
command and neglects its duties Is criminal
sentinel who slumbers on his post.
Year: 1862

10 sort or dreary despair The newspapers we're On.
deavoring animate confidence but the influence OF the
press in the North owing TO its long deception


in the war, had positively expired The utter prostra-
ton OF this OF popular influence mentioned
an important sign of the distust bankness OF the
public mind OF the North The triumph Of Northern
daily recorded in Northern papers
tuaily hooled and in the intercourse OF life
constantly SAID, ''No believes the newspapers"
Year: 1862

The apples are ripe in the orchard,


The work of the reaper is done,
And the golden woodlands redden,


IN the bloom of the dying sun.
At the cottage door the grandsire


Sits pale in his easy chair.
While the gentle wind of twilight


Plays with his silver hair.
woman is kneeling beside him.


a fair. young head is prest,
In the first Wild passion of sorrow,


Against his aged breast.
And far off over the distance


The faltering echoes come
OF the flying blast of trumpet,


Aud the rafting roll of drum
And the grandsire speaks in Whisper
The end no man can see;
But we give him to his country,


And we give our prayers to thee
The violets star the meadows,


The rose buds fringe the door.
And over the grassy orchard


The pink-white blossoms pour
But the grandsire' chair is empty,
The cottage is dark and still =
There's nameless grave in the battle field
And new one under the hill
And pallid fearless woman


By the cold hearth sits alone
And the old clock in the corner


Ticks on with Il steady drone.
Year: 1862

TRUE EDUCATION Educate your children
to activity, to enterprise, to fearlessness in
what is right, and to cowardice in what is
wrong. Educate them to mark for themselves
the noblest purposes of life, aud then to fol-
low them out. Educate them to despise suf-
fering that stands in the way of the accom-
plishment of many aims, and count it as lit
tie thing. Make them free by lifting them up
into the storms of life, and not by covering
them with soft and downy plush.
Year: 1862

TRUTH.-Every word OF it. eve should
make it principle to extend the hand OF fell
lowship to every man who discharges faith
who m anfests deep interest in the welfare
of general society-whose department is up
right, and whose mind is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
stopping to ascertain whether he swings a
hammer or draws thread. There is nothing
SO distant from alf natural claims as the re-
luctant, the backward sympathy, the forced
smile, the checkered conversation, the hesta-
ting compliance. the well off are apt to mani
fest to those little lower down, with whom
in comparison of intellect and principles of
virtue, they frequently sink into insigniticance.
Year: 1862

Oh Columbia, the gem of the ocean,
The home Of tbs. brave and the free,
The shrine of each patriots devtion,
A world offers homage to thee.
Thy msndates make heroes assemble,
When Liberty's form stands in view,
Thy banners make tyranny tremble,
When born by the red, white and blue.


CHORUS:


When borne by the red, white and blue.
When borne by the red, white and blue,
Thy banners make tyranny tremble.
When borne by the red, white and blue
When war waged its wide desolation,
And threaten'd our land to deform,
The ark then of Freedoms foundation,
Columbia rode safe through the storm,
With her garland Of victory DER her,
When so proudly she bore her bold crew,
With her flag floating proudly before her,
The boast Of the red, white and blue.


CHORUS:


The boast Of the red, white and blue,
The boast of the red, white and blue,
With her flag proudly floating before her,
The boast Of the red, white and blue.
The wine cup, the wine cup bring hither,
And ill you it up to the brim,
May the wreath you have won never wither.
Nor the stars Of their glory grow dim,
May the service united ne'er sever,
And hold to their colOrs so true,
The army and the navy forever,
Three cheers for the red, white and blue


CHORUS;


Three cheers for the red, white and blue,
Three cheers for the red, white and blue,
The army and navy forever,


Three cheers for the red, white and blue.
Year: 1862

saw an old gray-haired man, mortaly
wounded, endeavoring to stop with a strip Of
his coat, the life-tide flowing from the bosom
of his son, youth of twenty years The
boy told his father that it was useless; that
he could not live; and while the devoted
parent was still striving to save him who was
perhaps his frst-bOrn, a shudder passed
through the frame of the would-be preserver.
his head fell upon the bosom of the youth,
and his gray hairs, were bathedi in death with
the expiring blood Of his misguided son.
saw the twain half an hour after, and youth
and age were locked, Efeless, in one another's
arms.


A dark-haired young man, of apparently
twenty-five or three; found leaning against
a tree, his breast pierced by bayonet. He
said he lived in Alabama that he had Joined
the rebels in opposition to his parents wishes:
that his mother, when she had found that he
would go into the army, had given him her
blessing, Bible, and lock of her hair
The Bible lay halfopened upon the ground,
and the hair, dark lock tinged with gray,
that had been between the leaves, was in his
hand. Tears were in his eyes, as he thought
Of the anxious mother, pausing, perhaps, amid
her prayers, to listen for the long expected
footsteps other son, who would never more
return. In the lock of hair, even more than
in the Sacred Volume, religion was revealed
to the dying young man and I saw him lift
the tress again and again to bis lips, and his
eyes looked dimly across the misty sea that
bounds the shore of Life and Death; as if he
saw his mother reaching out to him with the
arms thas had nursed him in his infancy, to
die, alas fighting against his country and her
counsels whose memory lived latest in hisde-
parting SOUL Western Correspondent
Year: 1862

A BRAVE mAN.-At the Chamber of Com
merce in New York, OF Thursday, Sergeant
Hart, who is now connected with the police
Of that city, and who nailed the national
colors to the Staff of Fort Sumter after they
had been shot away, was introduced to the
chamber and presented with medal. Gen.
Anderson brought forward Sergeant Hart
and said: "This man although not soldier,
did as much in protecting the fort as any man
who was there. He was in Mexico with me,
was at Fort Sumter as my confidential friend
and in charge Of the market and mail depart
ment, and he was the man who nailed tie
flag to the mast after it was shot down"
Year: 1862

A gentleman while taking drive through
one Of our country towns, accompanied by
his Irish servant, had the misfortune to have
his vehicle smashed up, and himself and COM
panion thrown violently or the ground, by
his horse taking fright and running away.
The gentleman was somewhat bruised, but
not seriously. His principal loss was that Of
his wig, which had been shaken of; and on
picking himself up he found Pat in a much
worse condition, holding his hand to his heal
with the blood triukLing through bis fingers,
and holding his masters wig in his other
hand which he was surveying with the Vi
most alarm and horror


We'll, Pat said lis master are you
much hurt?7


Hurt isit2 All. master dear, don't you
see the top Of me head in me hand 2"


Pat in his terror and confusion had uistak-
en- his masters portable head-piece for his
own natural scalp, aud evidently regarded his
last hour as srrived.
Year: 1862

REMOVAL
w MARKS has removed from his old stand to the
w large and commodious building corner ofTexas
and Market streets ana sprepared to furnish his friends
and the public generally with every description Of
Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, Clothings


Doors, SHOES AND FURNISHING GooDs
AS to style and quality bis stock unsurpassed all Of
which viii be sold prices corresponding with the tight
ness OF the times.
Year: 1862

The Por CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK.-ln
yesterdays issue the World charges and proves
that the Times plsgiarizes Its editorials-as it
has always done its news-from other journals.
Very naturally, the World is jocose over this
erpose; but, unfortunately, in the leading
column Of its own editorial page appears an
article plagarized by the World from the HER
AID, with few silly speculations about the
Pope tackled on to it by the World people, as il
to disguise the theft. We are sorry that the
World did not give its reade1 N extra treat by
copying our article verbatim, without spelling
by attempting to improve it. We hope the
india-rubbery editors Of that army ale and
porter concern will attend to this little hint in
all future stcalings,