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Year: 1863

George soon discovered what had caused


my swoon, and while he was restoring me


to consciousness, the man who was with


him examined the writing desk to see if


any papers could be found which would


throw any light on the subject. He found


a letter without any address, in which the


diseased statedhis intentions of committing
suicide, and gave as his reasons for the


crime, that he had forged to a large amount


to meet pressing necessities; and that


when it was discovered, he fed TO the West,


hoping to escape from punishment He


had trusted that he might outlive his dis
grace and be enabled to commence life
OF honest industry; but hearing through
letter from an accomplice, that the Off
GERS Of justice were on his track, he had
in despair resolved to anticipate retribu-
ton, and place himself beyond their power.
His only regret was the grief it would ec-
casion one very dear to him; but he had
explained all in letter to her, and he
hoped she would forgive him. The letter
closed by requesting the finder not to make
his disgrace public. He also desired that
he might be buried there, where he had
intended to regain his honorable name
and that his few possessions might be sent
with the letter in his desk to Miss Rachel
Staunton, the only one whom he felt still
loved him. l suppose it is hardly neces-
sary to say, that his wishes were complied
with as far as it was practicable. Under
the dark forest trees now repose the re-
mains of Walter Talbot. His name is
forgotten among men. He sleeps in obliy-
ion. But not thus can the memory of
that dreadful night perish. There is no
grave in which l can bury that. 1t always
haunts me. Ever as night comes, and
lie down on my pillow, seem to see
human form behind the curtain; and from
above, disfgured face looks down at me.
Year: 1863

Il


when passing an unfrequented street, tn,


same voice called, rGod bless you, sir Goo


bless you'll Let me help you over this broken


way, for l have found him"


Pound whom? ?"


He that can save to the utmost; and


blessed be his holy name, for his blood cleans


eth us from all SIM"


ST.. PAuL's PERsoN-How little stress is
to be laid on external appearances This
prince of apostles seems to hint concerning
himself that his bodily presence was not cal
culated to command respect. st. Chrysotom
terms him little man about three cubits or
four and half feet high. But Neciphorus
has given us the most circumstantial account
of PauPs person. St. Paul was Of small
stature, STOPPING and rather inclined to crook
edness, pale faced, of an elderly look, and
bald on the head. His eyes lively, keen and
cheerful, shaded in part by his eyebrows,
which hung little over. His nose rather
long, and not ungracefully bent. His beard
pretty thick with hair, and of sufficient
length, and, like his locks interspersed with
gray.


TRusT IN GoD.-To trust in God when our
warehouses and bags are full, and our tables
spread, is no hard thing but to trust Him
when our purses are empty, but a handful of
meal and cruise of oil left, and all the ways
Of relief stopped, herein lies the wisdom of a
Christians grace. Yet none are exempted
from this duty +; all are bound to acknowledge
their trust in Him by the daily prayer for
daily bread even those that have it in their
cupboards as well as those that want it; the
greatest prince as well as the meanest beg
gar. Whatever your wants are, want not
faith, and you cannot want supplies.


ALTHOUGH it be good and profitable that we
shonld ask and learn, and know what good
and holy men have wrought and suffered, and
how God hath dealt with them, and what he
hath wrought in and through them, yet it
were thousand times better that we should
in ourselves learn and perceive, and under
stand who we are, how and what our own life
is, what God is doing in us, what he will have
from us, and to what end he will or will not
make use of us. Thus that proyerb is still
true, "Going out were never so good but stay
ing at home were much BETTER"


That The Gospel narratives admit Of spi-
piritual application is'no accidental feature,
nor is the application itself to be regarded as
only arbitrary and capricious. Much rather
does il spring from The weight and signi6-
canoe of the Saviour's character as the centre
of all spiritual life, that everything in him
rises into higher spiritual signifcancy.


I AM THE Door (John Z. 9.)-The ancient
city of Troy had but one gate. Go round
and round the city, you would have found no
other. So to the golden city of heaven, there
is but one gate. Christs says: "I am the
door"


THE fear of God begins with the heart, and
purifes and rectiies it; and from the heart
thus rectifed, grows conformity in the life,
5he words, and the actions.
Year: 1863

Tell them this Union, so great, cannot sever


Though il may trembe beneath the rude shock I;
As it hath lived, so it shall live forever,


Strong as the mountain oak, firm as the rock.
Let them not deem, in a moment Of weakness


We can surrender our birthright and name,
Strike the old flag, and with patience and meekness
Bear the foul blot on our hardly earned fame
Soon shall our land, to its Old peace returning,


Spring to the duties that make nations great;
And while in every heart valor is burning,


Calmly and bravely her destiny wait
Year: 1863

AHorHER OF THE EscAFED PRISONERS
REcAPTURED.--The propeller New York.
bound from this city to Toledo, picked up an
other of the prisoners who broke Jail Sunday
evening, alone, in a small skif, about two
miles out from our haIbOr. The man was
discovered early yesterday morning. He
was very much exhausted, and almost una
BILE TO stand. The nan was William Leon
ard, charged with rObbery-ths one that
struck Oficer Whitney in the rush to escape.
BE was taken on board the boat and carried
to Toledo. During the trip he made several
efforts to hide among the machinery and lad
ing Of the boat, but was fOilsd in each at
tempt. When the propeller was entering the
harbor of Toledo, and was opposite the light
house, he made a desperate effort to leap
from the side Of the vessel and swim ashore,
but Inexperienced by the crew of the New
York. He was confined, and Mr.. Whitney
goes up this afternoon to bring him back.
Year: 1863

DON'T You SEE IT f-The Blair sort of recon.
structionsts assert that the war is not carried on
against States, but against traitors, and then Of
course, follows their doctrine, that when the reb
els are worsted they can jump under the protect
ing wing of the Union again and have all their
original rights restored. The States are, then. a
sort Of bornb.proof shelter for treason, for when
the traitors get in tight place. all they have to
do to skulk, cry enough, and the Federal forces
must let them alone.


1t Is new way to obtain an armistce, and the
withdrawal of the Union armies from rebeJ terri.
tory, when the old Calhountes will lust declare
their adherence to State Rights, and make the re-
suscitated States too hot to hold Union men. Re-
store the rebel States to their old rights and NO
such patriot as Brownlow could live in the South
without the protection of the General Govern
ment and the State Rights doctrine would not
allow it-NeuadG Transcript.
Year: 1863

A KILLING PLAcE.-Sacramento IS getting
reputation as the great human slaughter house in
the State. The Lord only knows how many
murders are committed month in that city, but
the papers are constant In reporting new items
about the old established business It's an am.
bilious town, and may be striving not to be ex.
ceeded by Virginia City, probably considering the
latter place rival in the bloody line. 1t is about
nip and tuck between them now, but when the
Legislature assemblies it is safe bet that Sacra-
mento will take the lead and keep it for few
months, or until the Washoe Spring druuks com.
mence-NcUddd TRANSCRIPT
Year: 1863

body to eat, plenty Of hard tack and coffee. |
had tin plate end tin cup on my plate | fried
my pork, and in my cup made my coffee. My
hard tack ] converted into fried cakes, superior
to ordinary doughnuts, from the fact that they
had the benefit of an extra cooking. had for
gotten my supper in the lainstorm, and my appe-
tte hod been accumulatng all night. | don't
recollect OF ever eating breakfast that relished
better than my fried pork and hard tack and cof-
fee did that morning. doubt il ever the Prince
Of Wales enjoyed meal better My breakfast
operated TO charm. | felt like new man, good
for twenty-five miles marching, the toughest they
could bring on.


But there is always bitter with the sweet.
When got ready to join the regiment, which
was but little further down the mountain where
the whole brigade fell out, noticed my gun had
changed its appearance most remarkably. The
decenty clean and polished musket that | left
there had become transformed into carelessly
kept and miserably rusty affair that any other
soldier would have been ashamed to carry. Evil
IDENTIFY somebody had swapped with me. | had
always supposed that it took two make bargain,
but this one had been made by one have never
seen, and one fear never shall see.


In course OF the forenoon we came to full
stop near Middletown, and oor adventures over
the big mountain we're at On end. Napoleon
crossing the Alps will no longer be mentioned as
the climax Of heroic achievements. Sedgwck
marching over the CatoCtin Mountain has entirely
eclipsed that. That was undoubtedly bad enough,
but i, bears feeble comparison to what we did.
ANTT-REBEL.
Year: 1863

II NEw QUARTERS. Tho Sons Of
Temperance take possession Of their pew hall
over the state Bank on Friday evening next.
The aecQssIons 10 the lodge have hgen 20 MI
meroua that TIE meetiDge will have 10 oe held
twice each week. to give all Al opportunity to
attend
Year: 1863

Tnr wholesale department OF Wsds-
worth's dry good house is The most complete
" any weet Of the Missitsirpl river. Country
dealers will Go well TO look over HE extensive
stock before going further east. He will make
Il IN obiac. for them 10 purchase OF him.
Year: 1863

Some time ago, little classn Sabbath school hav-
ing fnlshed their lessons were looking earnestly at
printing The Chlds Paper they had just received It
was that touching scene representing the disciples
with Christ on the of Tberias. The wind had ris-
en- since they left the Shore and swaying the sail
almost IN the water. very high wave was dashng
against the prov of the frai boat, and threatening
tie next moment to sweep alt One of the boys
said earnestly, what dreadful Storm You can al
most hear tho thunder. How glad am that was
not there


Little Ally looked up from the paper, and said, 'sf
should like to have been in the boat"


. pou would, like to have been i'm such an awful
tempest! asked the first speaker in SURPRISE.
"Why ?"


Ally replied simply, Because Jesus acns there"


1t was sweet reply. [ have never forgotten IL
hope you will never forget it To love to be near
the Savior, even in storm! To love to be near him
because his presence make forget the tempest
and trust In him that when he thinks best he will
hush the angry winds and waves. One of our char.
ming hymns says, .-e


with Christ in the vessel I'll smile at the storms


Those who love the company of Christ he will take
sooner or later, to be with him forever Ally did
not have to wait Ion g. fow days of violent suffer
ing from fever, and last week he went t. be with
Jesus. That the blessed Saviour was with him i'm
the heaviest storm that broke over this esr boy
we may learn from his dying words, :" LOVE JESUS"
My dear child, would you like to have been in the
boat with Jesus? Are you in the ark with him Nowr
DO you love to think he is near you? If you do, no
storm, no tempest nor thunder, nor lightning can
ever really harm you The harder il blows the soon.
er 1t will bring you to the shore.


There anchored safe your weary soul
. Al - Will find eternal rcst .ais


Nor storms shall beat nor biows roll


upon your peaceful breast.
Year: 1863

/ Upwards Of thirty years ago a marriage
! took place in this neighborhood Niverpool,)


the man and wife being in humble circum-


stances. After living together till after the
birth of a child, the husband went to Austria


liza to seek his fortune. His wife never heard
from him after he left her, and supposing be


was dead, on lapse of seven years she married


a widower with three children. To this num-


Der in her second married life, she added five,


making the whole family, including the child


by her first husband, nine in all Some time
since the second husband died, and she was


left to struggle with her large family. To her


great surprise at the beginning of the present


year, her first husband made his appearance
at Liverpool. During his thirty years alb
sence he had prospered in Australia, and was
large landed proprietor there. He had
heard Of his wife'ssecond marriage, but as the
fault was his he fsssr thought of returning to
England until heazsard Of the death Of the se-
cond husband. To make amends for his
former neglect of bis wife -for notwithstand-
ing her. second marriage she was still his wife
he behaved in tie most handsome manner to
all her children, gave them costly outfits, and
has taken them and the wife of his early, af-
fection out with him to the land OF his adop-4
ton The wife who has thus, after an alb
sence of more than thirty years, been restored
to her position, is now about seventy years of
age Liverpool Mercury. 4 -,r.
Year: 1863

Like the Leaf, life has Its fading. We
speak oft with sadness, just as we think of the
autumn season. But there should be no sad
nes at the fading ofa life that has done its
work. five rejoice at the advent of a new
life, five welcome the coming of a new pill
grim to the uncertainties Of this worlds way,
why should there be SO much gloom when all
these uncertainties are past, and life at its
waning wears the glory of a complsted task ?
Beautiful as is childhood in its freshness and
innocence. its beauty is that of untried life
1t IS the beauty of promise, of spring in the
bud. A holier and rarer beauty is the beau
ty which the waning life of faith and duty
wears.


1t is the beaaty of thing completed and
as men come together to congratulate each
other when some great work has been achieved
and see in its concluding but gladness, SC
ought we to feel when the setting sun filings
back its beams upon life that has answered
well hfe's purposes. When the bud drops
blighted, and the mildsw blasts the early grain,
and there goes all hope of the harvest, one
may well be sad but when the ripened year
sinks amid the garniture of autumn flowers
and leaves, why should we regret or murmur I
And so q life that is ready and waiting the
" well done " of God, whose latest virtues
and charities are its noblest, should be given
back to God in uncomplaining reverence, re-
Joicing that the earth is capable of so much
goodness, and is permitted such virtue.
Year: 1863

o.


Should patch a wall to expel the winters haWI''


As We all sprang from putrefaction, or
from dead matter that has never before been
vitalized, so, in like manner, must all our
frames return, through the ordeal of putre-
faction, to the dead world. The muscle of
the strong man, the bloom of beauty, the
brain Of the philosopher, must once more rot,
as, doubtless, they have often rotted before,
and are destined in the continued phazes, and
circulation of matter, to rot again. The hand
that writes this sentence, nay, the very brain
that conceives the thought that the hand is
marking down, was once earth such as we
all trample on, and soon will be earth again,
and perhaps ere even the writer's name has
ceased to be mentioned by those with whom
he holds familiar intercourse, will be trans
formed into the cypress of the cemetery or
the daisies Of the, country church yard Nay,
also the matter of that eye which reads this
saying, and of the brain that receives this
saying, and is, perhaps startled at it, a little
while ago was allied to the elements of inor-
ganic matter; and the time cannot be very
distant ere some have to mourn over those ter
rible words read over it, of /" dust to dust and
ashes to ashes" The very tear of affection
was once water and little rock salt and
after little time it will be water and rock
salt once more.-TDr. Kemp.
Year: 1863

I confess that increasing years bring with
them an increasing respect for those who dc
not succeed in life, as those words are COM
monty used. Heaven is said to be place for
those who have not succeeded upon earth
and it ssurely true that celestial gracess do
not best thrive and bloom in the hot blaze o.
worldly prosperity. Ill success sometimes
arises from superabundance of qualities ir
themselves good, from conscience too sensi-
tive, taste too fastidious, a self-forgetfuluess
too romantic, a modesty too retiring. wilt moi
go so far as to say, with living poet, " that
the world knows nothing Of its greatest men,
but there are forms of greatness, or at least
excellence, that die aud make no sign there
are martyrs that miss the palm but not tht
stake there are heroes without the laurel
and conuuerOrs without the triumph
Year: 1863

HEAD QUARTERS lZlsT ". v L.,


Opposite Chattanooga, Nov. 20, 1863.


Mr. THOMSON have a few moments of
leisure, and know not when shal again have the
privilege Of addressing you, thought would
this evening indi te a few lines for your col
umns, and inform you of our Operations, &c.
We have this evening received orders from
headquarters to have two days rations cook
ed Immediately, and one hundred ronnds Of
ammunition on each person, and all things in
readiness to change our position early to-mor-
row morning. Imagine our surprise. We
had Just completed our winter quarters, as we
thought, and to-day fitted out cur camp in ap-
pie pie order, had got everything arranged to
make it comfortable and pleasant this winter,
good cabins, fine fire places, &C., and now to
be served as we were last winter in Kentucky,
ordered to leave them as soon as we had COM
pleted them. Pshaw, it is rough, isn't it p
But hold. We cannot complain, for we came
here to undergo jast such proceediDgs.-
There would no strategy about it, if we did
not do so. Fighting, marching, hard grub
bing, short rations and disaPpointments, was
what we expected at times, when We enlisted.
And knowing this we are contented, and will
ing for anything, if it will further us on in
ending this ungodIy, and uncalled for rebel
lion.


We learn that many of our brave comrades,
who fell by our sides on the 10th of Sept, are
yet unburied, and that the swine are devouring
their remains. Great God has such horri-
bIe barbarism parable in the annals of his
tory? Such mean, dastardly and contempti-
bic conduct, is worthy of the vituperation of
ALL Such news will no doubt cause many
tears, sobs and sighs at many hearthstones.-
Such news will show Copperhead Doughfaces
of the north how kind and humanely their
southern brethren treat the remains of their
neighbors and friends. Such news surely
cannot fail TO stir up the dormant spirit of
all loyal men Of the north, both young and
old, to a proper resentment, and induce them
to JOIN their brothers in arms, who have 30
long and manfully, stood the burden of hard
marching and hard fighting. Colonel Ban
ming is now at home with recruiting party
from our regiment. We have sent nine men
to Ohio for the purpose of filling up our ranks,
if possible, with recruits. We need assistance,
and hope that they will meet with good sue
cess, and bring back with them good num-
Der of men from our old county, as also others
who we think have tarried at home long
enough, and should now break from their bust
ness and fresides, aHd fly to our aid. We
would love to enjoy home pleasures, no doubt,
as well as they but we are willing to con-
tent ourselves, where we are, for some time to
come, rather than loose the dsy and liberties
for which we are contending. We think we
are doing as much, even more" for our
friends where we are, than we could do by re-
Year: 1863

The way to keep money is 10 earn it fairly
and honestly Money so obtained is pretty
certain to abide with its pessessor. But money
that is inherited, or that in any way comes
without fair and just equivalent, is almost
as certain to go as it came. The young mar
who begins by saving few shillings, and
.thriftily increases his store-every coin being
a representative of good, solid work, honestly
and mapfully done-stands better chance
to spend the last half of his life in affluenct
and comfort than he who, in his haste to be-
come rich, obtains money by dashing specula.
tions, ard the devious means which abound il
the foggy region lying between fair dealing
and actual fraud. Among the wisest and
most thrifty men of wealth, the current pro-
verb is, ''Money goes as it comes" Let tbs
young make note of this, and see that theil
money comes fairly, that it may long abide
with them.
Year: 1863

Governor Seymour attended the dedication
of the Gettysburg Cemetery. After the cere-
monies, he presented a flag to detachment of
New York regiment, and in bis address
took strong ground in favor Of vigorous pro-
secution of the war. He is reported to have
said that he believed it the only alternative
left us between stable Republican Govern
ment on the one hand, and despotism, anarchy,
and ruin on the other. The late elections
have had a wholesome effect upon Governor
Seymour. We hope he is done with the good
Lord good-devI policy, and that he is at last
unequiYocally and permanently on the war
side of the fence.
Year: 1863

There are some people always looking out
for sights. They cannot pay a visit, they can
not receive friend, they cannot carry on the
daily intercourse of the family, without Sesls-
pecting some offense is designed. They
are as touchy as hair triggers. If they meet
an acquaintance in the street who happens to
be pre-. occupied with business, they attribute
his abstraction to some motive personal to
themselves. and take umbrage accordingly
They blame others for their own irrtability.
A fit of indigestion makes them see imperti-
nence in everybody they come in contact with.
Innocent persons, who never dreamed of CIV
ing offense, are astonished to find some unfor-
tuhate word, or some momentary taciturnitY
has been mistaken for an insult.


To say the least, the habit is unfortunate.
It is far wiser to take the more charitable
view Of our fellow beings, and not suppose a
slight intended, unless the neglect is open
and direct. After all, too, life takes its hue,
in great degree, from the color of our
minds. If we are frank and generous, the
world treats US kindly. If, on the contrary,
we are suspicious, men learn to be cold and
cautious te US. Let a person once get the
reputation of being touchy, and everybody is
under more or less restraint in his or her
presence; and in this way the chances of an
imaginary offense are increased. You peo-
pie who fire up easily, miss deal of happi'
ness. Their jaundiced tempers destroy their
own comfort, as we'll as that of their friends


They have foreseen some fancied sights to
brood over. TIE sunny, serene contentment
of less selfish dispositions never visit them.
Year: 1863

A CoMMoNSENsE v1Ew.-Says an exchange:
"Some of our Democratic friends are beginning
to feel conscious that the war is costing a
good deal of money. So it is, and the sooner
they turn in and assist in good faith to help
bring it to q successful conclusion the less it
will cost and the better twill be for all of us.