Year: 1864

ace. 1T is to be love in cottage, I sup
pose


'Wait until you see, sir said Mrs. Acre,
pursing up her little rosebud of mouth
And Phillip waited dutiously.


where are we p he asked in astonish
ment, when the carriage drew up in front of
a stately pillard portico, which seemed not
entirely unfamiliar to him. Surely this is
Mortimer Place


4 shouldn't be surprised if it was, said
DIR. Wyllis, emerging from the doorway
walk in, my boy-come Edith Well,
how do you ike the look Of your new home 2


'Ournew bone 2 repeated Philip. q do
not understand you, sir


why, mean that your little wife yOn-
der is the sole surviving relative Of Theron
Mortimer, although she never knew of it
until this morning Her mother was old
Mortimer's cousin, but some absurd quarrel
had caused a total cessation Of intercourse
between the two branches of the family. [
was aware of the fact all along, but | wasn't
sorry to avail myself of the opportunity of
seeing what kind of stuff you were made OF,
Phil. Acre. And now, as the deed of con-
veyance isn't made out yet, [ don't suppose
your lawyer will trouble himself about it
The heiress won't quarrel with you I'll be
bound


Phil. Acres cheeks flushed and then grew
pale with strong hidden emotion, as he
looked at his fair wife, standing beside him,
the sunset turning her bright hair to coils of
shining gold, and thought how unerringly
the hand of Providence had Strengthened
out the tangled web of his destiny.


Out of darkness had come light.


GEN. MCCLELLAN ON THE ARMY OF
THE PoToMAC.-On the 23d December
Gen. McClellan's Report was transmitted to
Congress. 1t covers the period from the
Goth of July, 1861, to 7th November,
1862. 1t consists of 765 foolscap pages,
and is divided into four parts. The Gene
raj concludes as follows:


shall not, nor can l living, forget that
when [ was ordered to the command Of the
troops for the defence of the capital, the
soldiers with whom | had shared so much Of
the anxiety and pain and suffering Of the
war, had not lost their confidence IN me as
their commander They sprang to my call
with all their ancient vigor, discipline and
courage l led them into Maryland fifteen
days after they had fallen back defeated be-
fore Washington They vanquished the
enemy on the rugged nights Of South Noun
tain, pursued him to the hard fought field
of Antietam, and drove him broken and
disappointed across the Potomac into Vir-
ginia. The army had need Of rest after the
terrible experiences of battles and marches,
with scarcely an interval of repose which
they had gone through from the time of
leaving for the Peninsula-the return to
Washington, the defeat in Virginia, the
victory at South Mountain, and again at An
tietam. 1t was not surprising that they
were in large degree destitute Of the bso-
lutte necessities to effective duty Their
shoes were worn out blankets were lost,
their clothing was in rags-in short, the
army was unfit for active service, and an
interval for rest and equipment was neces-
sary. When the slowly forwarded supplies
came to us led the army across the river,
renovated, refreshed, and in good order and
discipline, and followed the retreating foe to
position where l was confident of a deci-
sive victory, when, in the midst Of the
movement; and while my advance guard was
actually in contact with the enemy, L was
removed from the command. am devoutly
grateful to God that my last campaign with
this brave army was crowned with victory
which saved the nation from the greatest
peril it had then undergone. l have not
accomplished my purpose if by this report
the Army of the Potomac is not placed high
on the roll Of the historic armies of the
world. Its deeds ennoble the nation to
which it belongs. Always ready for battle,
always firm and trustworthy, l never called
on it in vain, nor will the Nation ever have
cause to attribute its want Of success under
myself, or under other commander, to any
failure of patriotism or bravery in that no.
BILE body of American soldiers. No man
can justly charge upon any portion Of that
army, from the commanding General to the
private, any lack of devotion to the service
of the United States Government, and to
the cause of the Constitution and the Union
They have proved their fealty in much sor-
row, suffering danger, and through the very
shadow Of death. Their comrades dead on
all the fields where we fought, have scarcely
more claim to the honor Of a nations rev.
erence than the survivors to the justice Of a
nations gratitude


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