fcHE BEbFORfc GAZETTE IS rUBUSHEO EVERY FIUOAY MOBNI0 BY B. buyers, \t4h faliowinf terms'® w ; tj 's2 00 per etotuun, if P*™ "' hin the $2.50 " *' not PB ' d th ' U Th ® year " UT-No subscript taken tor less than six months. nanerJiw-entineeil until all atrearaget are a" he option of the publisher It has [' decide by the Cnited States Courts that the . nn .,e <f a newspapr without the payment ot P /* of fraud and as a cr ir>al offence. eonrts have decided that persons are ac (ountable for the subscription price of newspspeis, f they take them from the post office, whether they (subscribe for them, or not. m\ COItRESf E. XEWBEKN", N. C., Dec. 28th, 1802. DEAR FRANK: I thought Ks I had a little leisure time, t would write you a short letter, to let you know a little mare of the rough times, so:u? of the Bedford county boys have experienced since you last heard from me. Our Brigade got light marching.orders on the 4th day of Dec., and Km the morning of the sth, we started, not knowing where we were going. It rained hard nil day, and we marched a distance of twenty- Wiles through the sandy mud. At night we were camped in the woods, to seek shelter as brut wc could, for we had neither shelter-tents nor blankets, and some had no over-coats. \\ c built up large fires, and all got in a pile in the centre, officers and men. We thought when wc started it would only he something ola islnek- Water raid, out on the border of Xorth Caro lina, and return to Suffolk, to the nice little log houses we had put up for winter quarters. The next morning, Dee. fitli. we were formed in line .at 5 o'clock, and took up up our line of march. At ' 2 o'clock we came to a small town, the sue of Bloody Run, called Gatcsvillo; it is the coun tv seat of Gates county, North Carolina. The county building is poor. On the other side of this town, some three or four miles, runs the ■Choivan river, whither we marched, but owing, the General said, to the boats not being th3re, wo were marched back to within a mile and a half of the town and encamped, where we stay ed until the next afternoon, Sunday, Dec. 7th. When the word came to fall in, the boats *verc at the landing. Wc marched down, and our regiment was put in the gunboat, Vidcttc, and the other regiments of the Brigade on other boats sent for that purpose. By this time I began to think it was no Black Water raid. So I made it my business, the first opportunity I got, to ask one of the seamen where the boats were go ing, when he told ine lie did not know. So I wns where I started. But not going to be put off in this way, I naked liiiu where they had come from, when he told me Newborn, North Carolina. My eyes were opened then, for I Knew General Foster was in command at that place and supposed they were sending us there for reinforcements, although there were all kinds iff conjectures as to where we were going, both by officers and men. Wc sailed down (lie Cliownn river into Albemarle sound and out of thai into the Pamlico sound, by Roanoke islnnd, and on the morning of the 10th of Dec., land ed at Newborn, where we were disembarked and marched about two miles the other side of the city into n naked piece of land, what I suppos ed to be a field or farm, where we stacked arms and commenced hunting wood to build fires to keep us warm. Newborn is a fine city and has some very nice buildings. It must have been onco a flourishing sea-port. Gov. Stanley re sides in a most magnificent residence. In the evening, after wc had got. warmed up by a cup •of strong coffee, which i* a soldier's only drink, and got our limb* straightened out of the cramp ed position we had rod" in, (having been much crowded in the boat! we got orders to have three days rations in our haversacks and seven days crackers and salt in the wagons, and be ready -to march in the morning at 5 o'clock. Morn ing found us as ordered, with "Pap Wessel,'' a we all call him, taking the advance, and the 'troops General Foster had here, coming up in the rear. On we tramped, with but little diffi culty, sometimes capturing, killing, or wound ing, a few of their pickets, until the nfternoon of the 13th Dee., when we were brought sud denly to a halt. by the coarse voice of a six pounder on the opposite side of a large cypress swamp. We were not left long standing, be fore logs were cut and rails were carried bv the pioneer corps of Gen. Foster, composed of a hundred good stout colored men, and a road was made for us to cross over. We captured the hatterv and caisson wagon, with a "Mr. Johnny Rebel," sitting straddle of bis piccfc.— We stopped here, a couple of hours, until the bridge was made strong enough to pass the ar tillery over. During this time, the woods a bout were skirmished, and some 15 or 20 of the enemy killed, that were sticking in the swamps picking off our fellows, and several came in with flags of truce. After the Artillery got across we moved on, fighting back their pickets until our General sent orders for us to halt and enmp for the night, as it was too late in the day <o bring on a general engagement, and that wc were now within two and a half miles of the down of Kinston. Now cfimes the joke on the "little old Hundred and First, for it was ordered out of the Brigade for picket duty, and our com pany to ho thrown out as Videttes, without fire or coffee, and the ice freezing every night two inches thick in the little brooks and runs. Wc were rnn up so close to the enemy's pickets, we could hear them spit. Our Major was officer of the picket line and he called on Lieut. Mul h to assist him, while Lieut. Corley command ed the company. Major Taylor waR a Metho dist preacher and belonged to tho Pittsburg con- 1 VOLUME 38. NEW SERIES. fepftnee. He went to the war as Capt. of com pany If, of our regiment, and a month ago he was promoted to the Mayorship of the I'egi meut ami has been in command of it ever since, lie is loved by all the olliccrs and men of the Regiment. The line olliccrs of the Regiment presented liim a jnrord and belt, costing forty dollars, to show their respect for him. We nev er had a staff officer that receive! such a com pliment. Well, 1 must coma back to my sub ject. It was a watchful night* Wc could hear the cars running, bringing reinforcements, anil the moving of troops, the drums beating, and the officers giving command, all night, la the morning, when our major was paying his last visit to the picket line, he came out on the main rea l to where was the advance on lookout post, as it is called, to know how the front was, when a fellow on hoi - back rode out of a little branch of wools and fire! at him. but luck had the shot of miss. One of our. boys returned the tire. This opened the battle for Sunday, Dec. 1-1, and Cue enemy came drumming and cheer ing. TLIO fight lasted six hours and a half be- fore we drove tliein. The 103 d Pennsylvania Regirr.out, in our Brigade, lost more men than any of the force engaged. They lifadc three desperate charges, through a swamp. They ina lo a charge over the 18th Massachusetts Ib:gt. The latter are ashamed of their officers leaving another Regt. run over thorn. Col. , Gray, of the 9Gth New York Regt., in our Brigade, was shot dead, through the heart, while crossing the brigade over the Xeuso Riv er, into the town of Kinston. The devils had the bridge all covered with rosin and turpentine, so if they would have to retreat, they could burn it. They fired the bridge and throw their loaded guns upon it, flunking, I suppose, they would get hot enough to go off by the time we would get to the bridge; but they were fooled, for ive succeeded in putting the (ire out before the bridge was burned to hurt it, and threw their guns in the river. Wo marched through the town in pursuit of the retreating enemy, to a distance of three miles on the other side, where we encamped again for the night. Wo were halted in tho town about an hour ; while going through, you ought to have seen the boys opening out the liquor stores, and rolling out the apple-brandy, the only kind of liquor they have. In our country it is called "applejack." The next morning, instead of keeping on, wc were marched back over the bridge, on the left bank of the Nouse River, when wo comileted what they had attempted to do, viz : burn th c bridge. After that was done, we took the roiul for White Hull, i almost forgot to tell about thc town of Kingston. It is something larger than Bedford and a very pretty place. On the night of thc loth, while thc main body was ly ing in camp, a battalion of cavalry, was sent to destroy the bridge at White 11 all, and an iron clad gun-boat that was found out to be there more than two thirds done. It was to be pla ted with heavy iron, so as to render it impervi ous to heavy shot. The cavalry found that j there was a heavy force there, of South Caro lina troops, who had arrived a little too late for the Kinston fight. ()n the morning of the 1 Gtli the infantry was "double quicked" up to thc scene, where another fight commenced. This one lasted about three hours and a half, in which time we routed them, and put them to flight. We staid on thc left bank of thc Nouse, burned the bridge across it, and destroyed the gun-boat, together with 20(11) barrels of turpen tine. This is the tar and turpentine country. White Ilall is nothing more than a largo plan tation. While this light was going on, anoth er battalion of cavalry, with two guns, were sent to Mount Olive Station, some seven miles from' Gohlsboro', to cut the railroad at that place. They reached it, cut the telegraph, and destroyed the railroad at intermediate points for a distance of ten miles, and burnt a half mile of trestle work, three bridges, and return to the main body during the night. On the morning of the 17th, we moved on tho Gohls boro' railroad bridge. While wo Were moving, another force was sent to 'Pumpkin's bridge, over the Ncusc, below the rail-road bridge to destroy it, the main column pushing on ; we found the Rebels one mile this side of the bridge j at Goldsboro 1 , drawn up in line of battle, awai-j ting our arrival, with an open country before them. Our artillery was soon put in position, ! and commenced shelling them, while the infantry was pitched in upon them causing them to fall back without much ceremony n cross the river. On the opposite bank they had their artillery planted, where as we advanced, they opened out a general fire, together with their infantry, all along the line. Added to this, they had an iron-clad railroad car, moun ting two guns, protecting the bridge and road within range. After three or four hours light ing, General Foster gave orders to bum the j . bridge. Two or three attempts were made, but' were unsuccessful, owing to the dreadful fire of j their sharp-shooters until they moved up a ! couplo of thc large guus and shelled them out i of tho trees. While the fight was going on we Freedom of Thought and Opinion. BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY '23, 1863. heard the cars whistle, hut we supposed it wns their troops leaving, but to our surprise when evcryth ing was as quiet as the grave and wo thought the enemy whipped, we found out they were reinforced by Gen. Pettigrhw and his South Carolina Brigade, when the fight opened again Pettigrew seeing our batteries, and thinking them in an exposed condition, pushed his whole command on them, thinking to cap ture them by a charge. The officers were 011 the truck, waving their swords and cheering their men on, when they got within about CO yards, the batteries opened with a cross and di rect fire, literally annihilating half of bis Bri gade. Another heavy force advanced out of flic woods on the right, which was repulsed by the. infantry in like manner. This ended the day's work. We encamped on the battle field for the night, and the next morning, took tip our march fir Newborn, our work, Gen. Fos ter saying, being done. Wc arrived back at Newborn on Sunday evening, the 21st, (being gone from here 11 davs) where we are now and lam told will have to remain. Col. Wallet a rebel conscription officer, was captured and pa roled. There were 000 paroled after the fight at Kinston, and a great many at the other bat tles. I did npt learn the losses on either side, at any of the battles. Tho reason was that tb.ey never were all gathered upjxfforc we were moving on some place else. Licuts. Muffin and Conley commanded the sth division of our regiment in the fight at Kinston. We were, un attached and sent with a liattery to another portion of the field. Our Captain never came down here with us. He does not like to go where there is any danger. lie has never seen a fight. He is always sick about that time.— Mullen and Conley stand the blunts. Yours, J. li. 11. Camp of the 55th Reg't. P. V. ( BEAT: FORT, S. C., Jan. 18G3. J , ME. Is. F. MEYERS.— SIR : —Having a leisure moment, I em ploy it by writing a few lines for your worthy paper, which I hope will be of some interest to some of your readers. We arc still quartered on our old camp ground, half a mile back of Beaufort, on which ground we have been en camped since the 27th of July last. The boys of our entire regiment, are in good health at this time, and they would all like to have an other "whack" at the rebels like they had on the 22d of October, at Pocotaiigo, and I think wc could give t hem just as many minie balls as we did then, and I believe, by the way things are moving, that we will give "Mr. Rebel" an other call pretty soon. Wc are now well prepared for winter (should any come to S. C.) in every respect. We have plenty of tire wood, consisting of live-oak and pine, which is the principal timber of this isl and, and we don't spare it in taking it in. Wo have also a very pretty burying-ground to bury soldiers. It is neatly fenced in and made to look very pretty compared with what some of the "soldiers" burying grounds are. This isl and is of a very sandy soil; the wind blows thc sand into our tents just like it does snow in tho Xorth. This island suits tho barefooted negroes very well, for the sand is soft and pliable to their feet. This morning there was quite an excitement among thonegroesof thislittle city. They* were going on a boat to the negro encamp ment, about four miles from this place, to have a speech made to them by General Saxton (Military Governor of this island) about their freedom, and they appear to be as happy as so tnanv mice, and they are all sure that this is their "birthday into freedom." I asked one ol the negro men, this morning, why lie did not go to hear thc speech, to which he replied, "I ain a free man, now, and I link wen I go to do speech, mnssa Saxton would put me iu colored company and den 1 mus fight. So I tay at home and do what I tink bin right, case I'm n free man." We have about 3.500 colored folks on this island at this time, and t they arc just as saucy and stingy, as the rebels them selves. If you want to buy a chicken of them, and ask the price, tlicy will tell you to pay 50 cts. or leave the chicken, and if you want a doz en of eggs you must pay 50 cts. per dozen. Wo have still our share pi picketing to do on this island, and a good exercise of drill each day, with squad inspection every morning, and company inspection every Sunday morning, and that is the chief" duty which we have at this place. Soldiering is a trade which wc are all getting tired of, and we all lung to see this murdering rebellion coming ton close ; but it appears that there is something holding it back. In nearly every battle which wc have in Virginia, the re inforcements arc always kept back until it is too late, and by that way our brave men aro ofttiincs defeated in thc very best laid plans ; at any rato I think there is a spoke out of the wheel somewhere. IVe have now been in South Carolina one year and 20 days, to-day, and you may easily imagine, how tired wo arc of this sandy coun try. I was at negro church, a few Sundays back, mid it was as good as any museum ever I was at . Wheu they get to singing, they make as much confusion as two regiments of soldiers making a charge upon a rebel buttery. At the time when our company was picketing Ladies' Island, when night came and we had to take our posts, the negroes would commence to shout, and as soon as they commenced to shout, our boys that were not on post, would commence to pull the chickens off their roosts, breaking up the meeting in a hurry, and making them wish they never hud-heard of the "Yankee" boys. Rumors are abroad in camp this evening that wc are going on an expedition to James Island, put il came from no reliable source. Great praise Ls due to our Major J. 11. Fil ler, ibr his bravery at the battle of Pocotaiigo. 1 remain, yours in haste, ISAAC X. BROAD. Q I) c Schoolmaster 3 b r o a D. EDITED BY SIMON SYNTAX, ESQ. CO"Teacliers and friends of education are respect fully requested to send communications to the above, cuie of "BetlJ'oiil Gazelle." EDUCATE THE HEART. An AVsuy read before the lied ford Union Institute, January 10, 18(ifi, btj Miss Marjyte O" Conner. As this is my first connection with an Insti tute, 1 very naturally feci some diffidence in preparing an cqsay to be read before its mem bers; and were it not for the hope that they will kindly overlook its many imperfections, I would gladly petition to be excused uuu resign thc task allotted to nie; especially as the theme naturally leads to moralizing, accompanied by comments, which may not prove agreeable or suitable. For, to comment well, requires much experience, and an ultimate knowledge not only ol books, but of human nature, a knowledge which, I am sorry to say, I possess very slight ly, and therefore would have preferred a sub ■joet disconnected with education, either moral or intellectual; had I not been impressed with the idea that the members of the institute pre ferred educational topics, and as the proper training of the mind has so frequently formed the burthuu of other essays, I concluded to vary mine by adopting as my subject, the training ot the heart iu preference to that of the mind. It is generally admitted that true and proper cul tivation of the heart will inevitably produce good morals; and moral worth, accompanied by a highly and well developed intellect produ ce*. Avlmt a|l must admire: a perfect being.— Now as purity of heart and not perfoctioh of intellect is our true and only passport to heaven, does it not seem just, right and reasonable that our hearts should be our first care in preference to our minds, since on the state of our hearts will depend our eternal election to happiness or j misery. I have often asked myself thc qucs- : tion, what is thc true course to pursue in order : to attain that perfection of heart which produ ces such happy results, by making us so cheer ful whilst here below, and fitting us at thc same ! time to he citizens of a better and brighter, world V To my frequent queries, I have never j received any other answer than this: a strict ( [ and steady compliance- with thc laws laid down by God, combined with a cheerful submL-sioa to the will of those whom lie lias placed over us as guides, in the form of our l'astors, Ba rents and Teachers. If a larger proportion of persons, and particularly the young, could be induced to view their pastors in the true light, how smooth would the way appear which now, perhaps, seems dark and drear, and instead ot shunning those duly appointed guides, they would listen to their voices, how differently would they feel- To thorn they would become as beacon lights placed on a dangerous coast to warn the unwary and inexperienced traveler of thc perils of his path, directing and guiding him safely over the shoals and sandbars ot life, into an eternal haven ot rest. Since, then, we owe so much to our pastoral guides, let us reflect well upon the nature of our duty towards them and in future resolve to practice it. If children owe implicit obedience to their parents, in com pliance'with the law laid down—Honor thy father and thy mother—how great must be the responsibility of parents towards their children, and how criminal the neglect of those parents who seem to be perfectly indifferent to the task assigned them, or else perform it in a murmur ing unchristian manner. Upon mothers, espe cially, devolve the onerous duly of developing our first ideas, and making those holy, tender impressions which cling to lis so tenaciously in after life; 110 matter how far we are departed from thc beloved parents, who labored so zealously for our improvement, wo can never forget them, but will always remember their un tiring care, their practice of self-denial, which is not only the great characteristic of every good mother, but of every true woman; find her in whatever sphere of life you will, she is ever characterized by the love of duty and right. To no particular station in life is this impulse confined, as wc see it diffused amongst tho low ly, as well as amidst the more highly gifted ones of earth. And oh! were it not so, how cheer less and bleak would the homes of the poor be come, if maternal love and watchfulness were the offspring of education and refinement, or a well tutored intellect, in place of the warm hearts which God gives lo each and every one of us if we pervert them not from their origi nal design. Too great a degree of refinement, or in other words an overstrained and misgui ded education, sometimes tends to weaken this natural impulse, but in no instance have lever hoard that a want of educated culture had im peded its growth or weakened its course. No, the love which begins with our birth ends only in dentil, exhaling ever afterwards a sweet re membrance of thc love! and lost, who, from WHOLE NUMBER, 3010 I their happy home look down upon their earthly I charge, longing only lor a re-union with the ab j gout ones, who :ue yet to be gathered into the , mansion of their heavenly Father, where glad ness prevails and sorrow enters not. Sincr; such j is the recompense of faithful parents, who con | sider their children's interest as their own, tain I any one conceive or imagine the amount of guilt i which must and will attach itself to the care- I less parent, especially the mother, who thinks : of nothing hut her own ease, seldom instruct ' ing her children in any good or useful knowl \ , Jgc, consoling herself with the idea that the}' I have to go to school some day or other, and that I the teacher, who has not enough of their own 1 duty to attend to, can easily add mamma's with | theirs; and be exceedingly gratified for the j honor done them. If it were not for this class | of mothers, who seem to be Largely in the mn ' jority, our schools, and especially the free schools, j would not be so crowded with children, who, from their ages, in many instances, would be entitled to the appellation of innocents; yet, from want of proper home discipline appear to have thrown aside all childlike simplicity, and in it; Ulead to have adopted all the elegant slang phrases socommon to Young America, present ing to the eye of the reflecting teacher, a scene which would almost baffle description. If these lnLslcd mothers would but know, and knowing, care, they would not send their children to school, so devoid of all good or useful training; thereby proclaiming more loudly than words could do : "I have not fullillocl my duty to i wards the angels loaned me ; their young hearts once pure and good have gone to ruin; and 1, tiieir lawfully appointed guardian, am the cause. What a sad reflection might this be to those who accept such precious trusts; yet fail to comply with any part of their great responsi bility. As regards the share which teachers have in agisting parents to form the young mind and to instil principles of morality and virtue into their hearts, much might be said and yet he nothing more than what has so ol ten been said before by persons of inure compe tent judgment and enlarged experience than myself as a teacher and in every other sense. Howeyer, there is one requisite which should never be omitted, in the necessary qualifications for a teacher , even if all others were perfect; and that is Conscience: for, if this great want exists, no amount of book learning should, or ever could, make up for it, as without its aid the pupils of the school could never advance in that science, which in my estimation precedes all others, the cultivation of the heart, the on ly foundation upon which any reflecting or con scientious teacher should ever attempt to build with the reasonable expectation of producing in more maturo years that which should bo the emulation of the old: a mind well stored with good, useful knowledge, guided in all its vari ou# coiiiilctf, l>v that lx*t of monitor*, & pure and well trained heart. Sincp, if moral educa tion he so necessary to form a perfect character why pass it now so lightly either uuderthe pa rental roof, or in the school room; employing in the last named place, as teachers, those who perhaps deem it a very good subject to write about, but a very hard thing to practice, show ing in their every day life to their pupils, what little value they attach to a knowledge of the only science which, after all, leads to true and lasting happiness. On this subject, let each and every one of us reflect well, if we be wanting or deficient; let us take into serious considera tion that whilst it is all very well and proper for us to obey the law enacted by our late Leg islature, in regard to the careful improvement of our minds, which form so perishable a part of our nature, we forget not the decree of a higher power, in reference to the developing of every good and virtuous impulse with which he has adorned us. and for which lie will hold us accountable, if carelessly used or idly thrown away. Again, let me repeat that whilst we are striving for new mental food and culture, we forgot not the moral and bettor part of our | nature, our hearts. Finally, the remark maybe ventured, that tho profession of teaching talis too generally in a very plain duty to tho educational column : and that is the duty of affording, by subscription a general support to newspapers that devote a portion of their columns to the publication and discussion of school atlairs in this way. l'rob ably, it would be found, were thequestion frank ly answered, "why has your educational column ceased?"—that the reply would be: "We arc supported in i( by the teachers and friends of education of the county, by an increase of sub scription,—thc only mode by which an editor can IK; enabled to continue any arrangement of this kind." If this is, and it is believed to be thc case, it is neither politic nor right. With out proscribing or withdrawing his support from other papers, the teacher or educationist should, as a fair business transaction, sustain tho paper that sustains his cause. Apart from benefit to the general cnuso of ed ucation, we have no interest in advocating the establishment and support of these departments. They have, taken from this Journal, from time to time some of its best correspondents, and they attract, no doubt, subscribers to the pa pers containing than, that would iu their absence reach its list. But lie it so. As to the decrease of subscribers it can to borne, and all the more, since it is known to to in fa vor of the papers that have so materially aided the good cause. And the loss of thc Journal's correspondents is not entire. To to sure, wo do not see their hand-writing so often; but then before long we catch them in print, and put them in under the head of "Newspaper Selec tions." In this way, things are made even, and the good work is accelerated. Good speed then to the Educational Depart ments, and a rich reward to the liberal news paper proprietors who encourage them. The extract given above, is from an article in the Pennsylvania School Journal, on tho "Ed ucational Departments" of newspapers. It Rates of One Squire, three weeks or lets 91 55 One Square, each additional insertion loss than three months 2$ 3 months. 6 months. 1 tea*' One square • $3 00 $4 00 SO oo Two squares 4 00 5 00 9 00 Three squares 5 00 7 00 12 00 i Column 0 00 9 00 10 00 J Column 800 12 00 20 Off 4 Column 12 00 18 CO 30 00 One Column 18 00 30 00 50 00' Administrators' and Executors' notices $0.50, Au ditors' notices $1.50, if under 10 lines. $2.00 if more than a square and less than 20 lines. Ketrays, $1 .25, if but one head is advertised, 23 cents for every additional head. The space occupied by ten lines of this size of type counts one square. All fractions of s square under five lines will be measured as & half square i and all over five lines as a lull square. All legal advertisements will be charged to the person hand in them in. VOL. 6. NO 25 slates some truths which we have long thought of putting on paper, hut now we need only re- ' mark that they apply to our ease exactly. .Since "The Schoolmaster Abroad" made its appear ance, nearly three years ago, scarcely half a dozen teachers of the county have written for it: and we have yet to learn that it has brought a single subscriber to the paper in which it ap pears. Nevertheless the Gatette generously gives up much of its space (of which it really has none to sparti) for the purpose of fighting tho lsittles of the schools and teachers. Frtends, is this quite fair 1 Think of it. Wc had the pleasure of meeting the teachers of South Wool I terry m their district, institute, at Enterprise, 011 the Kith inst. Every item on their program was practical and important, and the exercises were interesting and profita ble. The institute is made of the right kind of material, and cannot fail of the highest success. pnoßLiiii. l'ut 122 Gallons of wine in gallon, half gal lon, quart, pint and gill bottles so that you 1m vo an equal number of each sort. MAGNET. Coalmont, Pa., Jan. 15, 18(53. "WAR FRAZES." Jo3h Hillings takes a logikal vu of war fra zes: "Paralcl lines" are thcin kind of lines that never come together. , "Militara neceaska"—lo o(fishers, and a galon of whiski. to every 3 privates. "Otiluce the dogs of wor," but muzzle the krittcrs; if you don't, somebody will get hurt. "War ofExtruminashun"—this froze belongs holey to the kumtuisarn department. "Advansc Gard" —this is a gnrd tha hav tu hav in our arma tu keep our fellers from pichin in to the enema fruntwarils. "Hero Gard"—this is a gard tha hav tu hav tn keep our fellers, when tha are surrrounded, from pitchin in to the enema backwards. "Awl quiet on the Potermuck"—this shows what perteck subjecshun our fellers are under. "Pickets"—these arc chape that are sent out to borry turhueker of the enemy, and tu see if the kussed rebels has got a pass. "Straterga"—this is lying before the enema's works watchin' them entrenchin' themselves, and then attack' 'em. "Mnsterljrßetretc" —this is when tha pitch in tu too many rebels, and have tu retrete tu keep feoni gitrin' liet. "Commander in Chcfc"—this is an old Teller, with Ppectikles on, tha hav in Wasliintun tu tell the soljers how to "cheer up, it wasn't his fault," after tlioy git butifully in a fix. "Soljers En Masse" ihU is gittin' 'em piled up on top of cehe other so tha can sec the new road to lliclnnnnd. '•Concentrate your fire!"—this is shootin' their own men to keep them from takin' the yeller fever from the rebels. A western poet has written a hymn intended to he sung by Congress, during its session, im mediately after prayers. The following stanza is a specimen : From Africa the negro came, And, O Congress, bless his name: Stand up, good Lovejoy, bless the day The negro eame from Africa, lu him we live, in him we move ; For him we preach, for him wo pray— For liini wo meet from day to day, That colored cuss from Africa. "WEI.I, that's always the way with tele graph folks!" exclaimed Mrs. Mallow. "Tho good news they send us one day is pretty sure to ho contradicted the next. Why there's our neighbor, Sally Shute, who got a story as how her husband had lxvn killed in one of tho battles; and the dav after it was all upset, for it proved to he unothcr inan. Give mo the old mail stage after all," continued Mrs. Mellow, ••if 'twas slow, 'twas sartrn." es"'J a litis, did you elier speak in the public 'seinbly liofore do lightened people?' 'ln course I hah, nigga.' •Wearah?' 'Why, at de police, darkey.' 'Wlmt war do subject oh de argument V 'Minicipal regulation, nigga.' 'And what did you say on dat interesting occasion" 'Not guilty! What else could a gemman say under do prcssion of do sukiiHistanccs? A NEW UENIUTION. — Never say "nigger in tho wood-pile." Speak of tliern, as Uncle Abe suggests, "Free Americans of African descent, come from under the accumulated fuel!" A CUTE WIDOW. It is related that a man 011 his death-bed call ed his wife to him und said: "I leave my horse to my parents; sell him nnd hand the money you get for him over to them. But my dog I leave to you; dispose of him as you think best." The wile promised to obey. So in due time af ter the death of her lord, she started to find a market for her animal. "1 low much do you ask for your horse?" inquired a farmer. "I cannot sell the horse alone," she replied, "but I will sell you the horse and dog together ala fair price for both. Give me SIOO for the dog, $1 for the horse, and wo can trade on these terms; and the cute widow conscientiously pftkl to the parents the $1 she received for the horse, had to herself the SIOO for the dog. Was alio far wrong? K.j-Aii old, unmarried farmer, named Abra ham Hershey, died in West Hcrapficld, Lancas ter countv, Pennsylvania, last week, and after his burial fifty-three thousand dollars in gold and silver were found in his house.
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