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Year: 1859

From Chambers Journal.


After the Battle.
n 9 drums are all muflcd; the bugles are still;
Tbare,s n pause in the valley-a halt on the hill;
And hearers of standards swerve back with thrill
Wbers sheaves of the dead bar the way;
For great field is reaped, Heavens garner to fill,
And stern death holds his harvest today.
There's voice on the wind like spirits low cry
IT'S the muster-rol sounding and who shall repiys
For those whose wan faces glare white to the SKY
With ewes fixed so steadfast and dimly,
AS they wait that last trump which they may not de-


lay;


Whose hands clutch the sword hilt so grimly
The brave heads, late lifted, are solemnly bowed,
And the rderless chargers stand quvering and cowed'
AS the burial requiem is chanted aloud,
The eroaos of the death stricken drowning
while Victory looks on, like queen pale and proud,
Who awits till the morrow her crowning.
There i. no mockiug blazon, as clay sinks to clay;
The vain pomps of the peace time are all swept away!
In the terrible face OF the dread battle day;
Nor coffins nor Surroundings are here;
Only relics that lay where thickest the fray
rent casque and headless spear
Far away tramp tramp peals the march OF the Zoe
Like storm waves sretreating-spent. ffu and SLOW
With sound like their spirits that faint as they Co.
By yon red d.glowng river whose waters
Shall darken with sorrow the land where they how
To the eyes of her desolate daughters.
They are aed-they are gone; but oh not as they


came,


In the pride of those numbers they staked on the


game,


Never more shall they stand in the vanguard OF ame
Never lift the stained sword which they drew;
Never more shall they boast of glorious name,
Never march with the feal and true.
Where the wreck of our legous lay stranded and orn
They stole on our ranks in the miss of the morn,
Like the giant of GAIA their strength 1t was shorn
Ere those mists have rolled up to the sky;
From the flash of our steel new day.break seemed


born.


As we sprung up--to conquer or die.
The tumult is silenced; the death lots are cast;
And the heroes of battle are slurberng their last
Do We dream of you pale form that rode ON the blast
Would ye free it once more, o We brave?
Yes the broad road to Honor is red where ye passeo
And ofGlory ye asked but-a grave
Year: 1859

The Wife that meets one at the Door
l never leave my home day.


How e'er with others it may be-
But what get when come back,
Welcoming smileand hearty smack,
That make me love, still more and more,
The wife that meets me at the door.
Her dress is always neat and CLEAN
A pretty wife yet not vain


And when she sings my favorite song,
How sure am the man is wrong,
Who weds not-be he rich or poor
4 wife to meet him at the door.
The little chickens run to meet,
And pick the crumbs up at her feet;
Old Towser licks her proffered hand;
And frolics round her in the sand;
There's nothing like I've said before,
A wife that meets one at the door.
In social hall her smiling face,
In every heart wins quick place;
The gayest lad that walks the green,
Will tip his hat when she is seen,
And hopes to meet, when teens are Ger,
Just such wife at his own door.
Year: 1859

SHORT HAIR FOR THE LADlEs.-lt is becoming
quite fashionable for lady to appear with hair
cropped closely behind; the front locks being
long enough to curl. So rapidly has this FASH


ion gained in favor, that it will not bs wonder
full should il become general for time. But it
must necessarily be short lived Long hair s a
glory to woman, as St. Ptu observes, and its
grace cannot well be dispensed with by the hand-
soonest face
Year: 1859

ABOUT ITs.'-Deau Trench, in his excellent
work on English, Past AID Present, after motto
ing the anomalous construction OF the word Its,
saws it does not once occur through the whole
of our authorized version OF the Bibe-occurs
only three times n all Shak+peare-was word
unknown to Ben JohDson-was not admitted in.
to his poems by Mlton-aad did rot come into
common use until few years before Dryden
it into his writings.
Year: 1859

ANCIENT TABLES OF WooD.-A very general
opinion prevails that the rich folk OF aucient
days were rather poor set of fellows iu com
parison with our modern nabobs; and that they
could not afford to buy decent chairs and tables
for their parlors. We are liable to lift up our
hands in establishment at the domestic exIava.
gance sometimes displayed at the present day,
and to consider that thlss the age OF superlative
foolish expenditures for fancy bits OF household
garnishes We rather think that with all the
public self.complacency for modern grandeur,
the old Romans would take the shine" out OF
us, in the table line at ary rate. Plny states
that Cicero once paid about 900 for fancy
table OF citrus wood, and that one which had
belonged to King Juba, on being exposed at suc
ton. was knocked down for the nice little sum
of ZOO. AS Cicero was Roman lawyer
we would like to know which Of his disciples
in New York could afford to present such q
comfortable table to his aniable spouse at this
day.--,Sci Amer.
Year: 1859

A wag says that in journeying lately, he was
put into an omnibus with dozen persons, OF
whom he did not know single one. Turning
q corner shortly after, however, the omnibus :
was upset. And Them said he, i found them
all out ~ s-~5-1
Year: 1859

A surly bachelor remarks that the ladies' fash
ions for the ensuing season show persistent
determination in the dear creatures to crawl out
OF their dresses, through the upper part.
Year: 1859

A Mosr REMARKABLE CAsE.-A case of sud.
den and almost miraculous cure of disease of
long standing, has come under our notice within
the past few days. a respectable gentleman re.
siding n the eastern section of the city, has been
almost bent double tor the last nine years by
what was termed by bis physician as disease of
the spine. Within the last few years, his eye
sight has also become impaired few morn
ipgs since. he was taking bis customary morn
ing sblution, when he suddenly felt something
come over him, which he describes as an electric
shock. After few moments OF surprise, he was
enabled to straigLten himself, and he now walks
erect, perfectly free from pain. He says that
his eyesabt is also restored. This is certainly q
very remarkable case, and one which, for the
sake of suffering humanity, should be thoroughly
investigated by the medical profession. What
hs, so completely cured this gentleman may cure
others. and for this reason the cause OF the cure
should be ascertaned. We have the name of
the gentleman in our possession, but do not deem
it essential to make it public.-Bah. Clipper.
Year: 1859

CAUSES OF SUDDEN DEATB.-Dr. Hall, In his
Journal of Health, says that very few OF the
sudden deaths which are said to arise from dis
eases of the heart do really arise from that
cause. To ascertain the real origin of sudden
deaths, the Doctor says, the experiment has
been tried in Europe and reported to scientific
congress held at Strasburg. Sxty-six cases OF
sudden death were made the subjects OF
thorough post-mortem examination. In these
cases. only two were found who died from
diseases of the heart. Nine out of the sixty-six
died from apoplexy, while there were forty.six
cases of congestion of the lungs-that is, the
lungs were SO full of blood they could not work,
there not being room enough for suthclent
quantity of air to enter to support life.


The Doctor goes on to enumerate the causes
that may produce congestion Of the lungs
They are, cold feet, tight shoes, tight clothing,
costive bowels, sitting still until chilled through
after being warmed by labor or rapid walk;
going too suddenly from close, heated room
into the cold air, especially after speaking; and
sudden Oppressive news operating on the blood.
These causes of sudden death being known, an
avoidance of them may serve to lengthen our
valuable lives, which would otherwise be lost
under the verdict of heart complaint. That
disease is supposed to be inevitable, and incura-
BILE and hence men may not take the pains they
would to avoid sudden death, if they knew it
lsy in their power.
Year: 1859

A MAMMOTH SLUIcE--A correspondent Of
the Leayenworth Times gives an account of q
ditch for furnishing water for gold mining to
the Russell and Gregory diggings, at the Rocky
Mountains, now in course OF construction, at
a cost $4,000 which will be from twenty five
to thirty miles in length, three feet wide at the
bottom, two feet deep, with velocity OF water
OF four miles per hour.
Year: 1859

LKgT.-A man who had been in Georgetown.
S. O., during good part of the last summer
on the plea of health, left last Friday, it being
intimated to him that ii might save trouble to
the community and danger to himself He
was man of fine personal appearance, re-
markabiy intelligent, and of gentlemanly man
ners and address. circumstances left no doubt
of his character as an emissary of those op-
posed to the institutions OF the community in
which he was a sojourner The Harper,s
Ferry affair has aroused Southern vigilance.
and the business Of emissaries will be found
IS ex ira hazardous"
Year: 1859

The history of the West is one lonp re.
cord OF bloody and atrocious deeds Not
the least IN the dark and interminabe cata-
logue is the little event we are about to Law
before our kind readers. We heard the
story from the lips of one who professed-
and we have no good reason to doubt his
word to have played a prominent part in
the thrllllng occurrence, and we give it to
the reader just as we heard it.:


Some years ago. said the narrator a
friend and myself agreed to take a tramp.
hunter fashion, through the great wilderness
OF the Northwest. Having provided our
selves with what things we thought actual,
ly necessary, and nothing more, we started
upon our perilous journey; for that it was
perllous we were fully aware, and every
reader viii admit.


AFTER encountering innumerabe hard
shlps end many dangers, we found ourselves
III the widest kind of region, many miles
distant from the haunts of civilization
ALREADY we had passed through enough to
nave discouraged most men, but we we're
young and full of blood, and not easily put
out or frightened. This was particularly
Tue case win my companion, whose name
was Andrew Huff.


'both OF us were perfectly healthy, as
strong as iron, and considerably experienced
In the use OF such articles as rifles. pistols
ana bowie knives. In all these respects we
could hold out with the best; had it been
otherwise, we should never have lived To
reach the point at which we finally arrived.


Just about dark one evening in the latter
part of July, after hard days tramp, we
halted for the night. A darker, deeper.
lonelier solitude than that which surrounded
Us, u would be hard to imagine. Silently
we quit little fire and cooked our supper;
silently we ats it. Worn out and for the
VI Nlne being slightly dispirited, we were in
no humor for conversation.


sor some time we sat by our campfire
without uttering single word and almost
without moving. was thinking of home
and absent friends, and it is only reasonable
Year: 1859

EGYPTIAN SACRED ANIMALs.-Diodoru
mentions that when the Egyptians went
abroad in the wars, they brought home
with great lamentations, dead cats, asd
hawks to be buried in Egypt. There was
a mourning in whatever house cat or dog
happened TO die for the former the iR.
mates shaved their eyebrows, and for the
latter their whole body Whenever Gre
happened, the great anxiety Of the Egyp.
tlsnS was lest any cat should perish in the
flames and they took more care to prevent
such calamity than to save their houses,
The punishment was death to kill sacred
animal, deSignedly but if undesignedIy the
punishment was referred to the discretion
of the priests. But If person killed q
cat or an ibis, no distinction of intention
was made the enraged multitude hurried
away the unfortunate person to his death.
Diodorous also relates that some Romans
being in that country for the purpose Of
concluding a treaty with the king, the peo-
pie who were much interested in greet fear,
treated the strangers with the utmost ats
tention and civility. But one of them hav-
ing happened, undesignedly to kill cat.
the enraged mob hastened to his lodgings,
and neither the interference of the king
nor the dread of the Romans could deter
them from putting him to death.
Year: 1859

D3- At length the tragedy Of Harper't
Ferry has reached its eliminating If not lbs
closing scene. The hero and leader of that
desperate and daring enterprise has suffer.
ed the full sentence Of the law, but suffered
1t in such way as to turn its ignominy into
horror, and its penalty into martyrdom. He
met his death with fortitude even more
heroic than that with which he bore his de-
feat, his imprisonment, and his trial. He
was as calm and undauuted at the end as at
the beginning His example of courage and
faith is almost without parallel His let
ters, his conversation, and his personal de.
meanor, bear witness to moral character
so high and grand that common men, com
pared with him in respect to all noble NOR
al qualities, seem scarcely more than child
ren. No man has ever produced upon this
nation SO profound an impression for moral
heroism. He made this impression at the
first but every act he performed, and every
word he uttered until the day of his execu-
tion, only confirmed and increased the pow-
or OF his example. He grew greater and
greater unto the end. He was greatest at
the last, when most men would have been
weakest.-IndepeRdea
Year: 1859

BS~ Our readers will perhaps remember
the case of Manuel Mason, a poor coloreC
man in Washington, who was condemned


last spring to pay fine of 5000 for harbor
ing his own son. The court gave him six
months to raise the money In, he giving Sc
curities for the fine. The term expired last
week, and of course the securities should
have been called on for the fine, but instead
of that, Mason was thrown into gaol. The
reason for this is the fact that Mason's lit
tie boy, slave, has never been seen since
the time when it is charged that Mason
harbored him, and now the slave-owner
means to frighten the father into betrayal
of his son by keeping him in prison The
act is entirely illegal, and petition largely
signed has been sent to President Buchanan
asking for Mason's deliverance from jail
but what hope is there that our President
will listen to an appeal for justice to ne
gro? If STAKEHOLDER was the petitioner,
and the rights Of our common humanity
were asked to be invaded, there would be a
chance of Presidential aterposition, bat
now, when it is only mans freedom which
is at stake, there is no glimmer of hope.
Year: 1859

S9~ Correspondence that passed between
president Pierce and, his cabinet at the
close OF his administration, and which shows
that they were mutually satisfied with each
other, is paraded in the papers at this late
day. Does it mean that they would like
to commence again where they left of
Year: 1859

Rag 1t is stated that the body of one Of
Browns sons killed at Harper's Ferry has
already been anatemically prepared and
placed on exhibition by the students of
Winchester college. They have dried the
skin separately and mean to stuff it; but
they had better not; the stuffed skin Of .
Brown would be lasting terror to Virginia.
Year: 1859

OOA
"AVING established themselve9in the above
L 4 business at Emporia, would announce to the
people of the surrounding country that they arc
fully prepared to do all manner of work in their
line of business, in the best manner. They fatter
themselves that with their long experience at the
business they viii be able to give the fullest salts
faction to all who may favor them with their pat
ronage. Prices reasonable
Emporia, AUGUST !, 165SAf ----
Year: 1859

nea.. 1t is stated that Mr. Buchanan has
declined the invitation of the Portland
committee to assist in celebrating the ar
rival OF the steamer Great Eastern at that
point as have also the Cabinet, on account
of pressing business engagements.
Year: 1859

Captain Thomson, one of the two English
men who survived after the escape from Gavin
pore, India, has written an account OF the siege
and capture OF that place. and of the atrocities
committed there. The description of the es
cape of the fortunate few-four in number at
first, but two have since died-is very exciting.
Assailed by mob of sepoys, they took refuge
in temple. which the mob surrounded, and
having piled up taggots at the entrance, they
cut off their retreat. ssN hen the pile Of fag-
gots had reached the doorway, or nearly so,
they set them on fire, expecting to suffocate
us but strong breeze kindly sent the great
body of the smoke away from the interior of
the temple. Fearing that the suffocating at
mosphere would soon be insupportable, pro-
posed to the men to sell their lives as dearly
as possible; but we stood until the wood had
sunk down into pile of emberS. and we be-
gan to hope that We might brave out their tor
ture till night apparently the only friend left
us) wCuld let us get out for food and attempt
ed escape. But their next expedient compell
ed evacuation; for they brought bags of
gunpowder and threw them upon the red hot
ashes. Delay would have been certain suffo-
cation-so out we rushed. The burning wood
terribly marred our bare feet, but it was no
time to think of trifieS. Jumping the parapet,
we were in the thick of the rabbe in an in
slant; we fired volley and ran a muck with
the bayonet. Seven of our number succeeded
in reaching the bank of the river, and we first





The weight of ammunition had in our
pouches carried us under the water; while we
were thus submerged we escaped the first vol
ley that they fired. We slipped off the belts,
rose again, and swan and by the time they
had loaded second time, there were only
heads for them to aim at | turned round and
saw the banks of the river thronged with the
black multitude, yelling, bowling. and firing
at U.S. while others of their party rihed the
bodies of the six poor fellows we left behind.
Presently two more poor fellows were shot in
the head; and one private, Ryan, almost sink
ing from exhaustion, swan into a sandbank
and was knocked the head by two three
ruf1ians waiting to receive him. These villains
had first promised Lieutenant Delafosse and
private Murphy if they would come to the
shore they should be protected and have food
given them. They much inclined to
yield that they made towards the bank, but
suddenly and wisely altered their determine
tion. Infuriated with disappointment, one of
them threw his club at Delafosse; but iu the
height Of his energy lost his balance and fell
into deep water; the other aimed at Murphy
and struck him on the head. For two or three
hours we continued swimming; often chang
ing our position, and the current helping
progress. Al length our pursuers gave up the
chase a sowar on horseback was the last We
saw of them.'
Year: 1859

to be ashamed, and that | would stand
by every word Of it, let the issue be what
it might. While cogita,ing, there was a
tap at the door. A gentleman entered,
who said Il have been requested to wait
upon you by the members Of Congress on
board, who have had meeting since the
close OF the religious exercises. They
desire me to present you with this purse
of money, (handing me between fifty
and hundred dollars, as token Of
their appreciation OF your sincerity and
fearlessness in reproving them for their
misconduct; they have also desired me
to ask if you win allow your name to be
used at the coming election Of chaplain
for Congress. If you viii consent to this,
they are ready to assure you an honora-
BILE election. Quite stunned with this
double message, | asked time for quiet
reflection and FOR consulting with my
friend. He warmly urged my acceptance
of the offer. As the boat nearcd Wheel
ing my decision was asked. l assented
to their proposal. They went forward tc
the capital. I tarried in Wheeling tC
preach. But the sermon on the boa


was far more remuuerative than all thC


labors at Cincinnati and Wheeling united


BY the agency of my new friends, wa


in due time elected. Their money paiC


my expenses to Washington, and Sc en-


tered upon my duties as chaplain to Con


gress."
Year: 1859

A BEAUTIFUL FIGURE.-Rey. Mr.,
Barnes, in his sermon on " Life at Three
Score, illustrates the magnitude of eternal
things as be approaches the end of life,
compared with those which ordinarily
occupy the attention of mankind, by the
following beautiful figure:


The earth, as it moves in its orbit
from year to year, maintains its distance
of ninety-fve millions of miles from the
sun, except when seen through a hazy at
mosphere, at its rising or al its setting,
seems at all times to be of the same mag
nitude-to human view, an object always
small, as compared with our own world.
But suppose the earth should leave its
orbit, and make its way in direct line
towards the sun. How soon would the
sun seem to enlarge its dimensions
How vast and bright would it become
How soon would it ill the whole field of
vision, and all on earth dwindle to moth
ing So human life now appears to me,
In earlier years, eternity appeared dis
tant and small in importance. But al
the period Of life which have now reach
ed, it seems to me as if the earth had lef
the orbit of its annual movements, ant
was making a rapid and direct fight Il
the sun. The objects Of eternity, toward.
which am moving, rapidly enlarge them
selves. They have become oyerpower
ingly bright and grand. They fill th'
whole field Of vision, and the earth, Will
all which is the common object Of human
ambition and pursuit, is vanishing away
Year: 1859

=


Yes And the poor fellow started
higher up from his pillow, and something
ofthe old light struggled for moment in
his eye. Pray for me Hal Pray for
my soul Pray that I may go where
my mother is! She won't disown her
boy she couldn't have done it had she
lived. Oh! She was good mother,
Hal Thank God she didn't live to see
this! Pray for me-pray-pray Let
me go to HERR


As the wasted mar sank he fell to
weeping, and in moment more one of
his paroxysms came on, and he began to
rave. He thought Harry was his father,
and he cursed him; and cursed the habit
that had been fastened upon him under
that fathers influence. But Henry
could not stop to listen. With an aching
heart he turned away and left the hospi-
tai. He could not so home to dinner
then. He walked down town, and got
dinner there. At night he went to the
hospital again. He would inquire after
his friend, if he did not see him.


Poor fellowr said the physician, he
never came out of that fit. He died in
half an hour after you went out


1t was dark when Henry Seaburn
reached his home.


You didn't tell Bridget where to put
those demJohns, Henry said his wife
She had not noticed his face, for the gas
was burning but dimly.


All forgot. Come down with me
Cora, and we'll find place for them
t His wife followed him down into tht
basement; and, one by one, he took tht
demiiohns and carried them into the neai
yard, and there he emptied their contents
into the sewer. Then he broke the YES
sells in pieces with his foot, and bad,
Bridget have the dirt-man take the frag
ments away in the morning. Not on
word had he spoken to bis wife all th'
while, nor did she speak to him. He re
turned to the sitting-room, where hi
boys were at their books, and took a sea
upon one of the tete-a-tetes. He calle
his wife and children about him, and the


he told them the story OF Alexande
Lomberg.


And now, my loved ones he adde


laying his hands upon the heads of hi
boys, Il have made a solemn VOW tina
henceforth, my children shall find no sue
, influence in their home. They sha


never have occasion to curse the exampl
Of their father | will touch the wine-cu
no more forever! What say you N


boys-wilI you join me in the sacre
t pledge ?


? They join ed him with glac


gushing willingness; for their hear


were full and sympathie5 all tuned, by


mothers careful love; to Right.
/ And you, Cora p


e Yes, yesP she cried. And may til
e holy lesson of this hour be never forgo
e ten. o, God, let it rest as an angel


mercy, upon my boys! Let it be ligl
: to their feet in the time of temptation
n And so shall they bless, through life tt


Influence they carry with them from the
K Homer