, ' - xburg. Pit. ■^l' devoted (■> pfijN ,ud .bound it. iJornp*/anti J.uiti<*> l i^ < S* r - SrtWftlai iSflfeK bare their Bcwkawtit ljghr«w*cmH.Ne** pigpffsfteekly, flleeeon'. I Afwriwn, London Nam. nereeaired. Harper I !Month j*|»Wwood’B ud Oidui'i Nlk.ltedjr’eßejweltory, Peter he, DOOM In.extra etylni, nr ItheJfhiwUug. Meet Pem pbletlewe. bound in good 1,;. I* prion. Pereotwhering« »U 1 rocelre eltt>erj|l dinoodnt, o n«from edUt«fect>lu Kx iM' &> oar cere rrfllbeepeetl [Mdintßrned by Xxprect.<- i ( r- u jwSfcfc | f 1 Bxrrubtm,- *. - . th»‘2HWHK Office, ere mv *f., glr« Informs m end return book, 11 who ant. art their work f ; (Kerch 21,1*64-1 j ! “ . i S S* i* fcM Si s ,ig i-SI « a n J K fc* < i)Se I ■ We, ■' fid £ <<l* |j n >. K ££2 ■ldi *£|l | ssj Ht C 3 2 - .*■•• ■ £ V PS . iII'ISK Mr OS|ks« ■pH. M S«- ft> a P H3Ss|2g|- I r £S.|£ «I r s MW : € i§ i H -gg GR ONWARD ! T STEP! NED DESIRES TO ft and the public generally httoMbe Pry Opod b»iln«8» od entirely newstock of GOODS. Th«ilate»tepr**tUe»tfttuimc*« , ■3 PATTERNS, iimd em*'i)nallttr nf good*. ■$ t»>o t ,, il|ou'» in i and cheap PROVISIONS fn& ot-nxy competitor*. Id w I can render ice;taken in exchange for price allowed. ~ iiie and Helen atreel*. Ha*t THOMAS HKBLOP WETS; ►NFEpTIONER, Atioox*. iu., !TLY ON HAND ES, GANDIES swu manufacture wbicli hr »r ratal!, at the moat reason- FRUITS. >nc!i u Si PINE-APPLES.- NB, NETS, &0„ AC/, ll«! Muons. TO ORDER, notice andinfbe neat- Cr rtock *nd yon will find jmrebwdeUewbw. heetlron Ware. *GK AC. '■ KfeSPEGT- bias of te&Uj on, hand wtor, Office andlHß (*&«*. t© «n)t *ltit lOW|HrfC*l t «n KUOJI- : tiock of JVn and She*t ;l«i porpoae* — v *ghs of ml* tn Blair county A§E BTUFFBE, • t$W to be tppncta. KT or tboor to putting up SPOUTING utiag psjntwl and pot up , :r*pril 'NOSE’S , Igency, . MAIN STREET BtAJSK BOOKS. I iJEOTIQN ARIES "OBAqco; rS OBEATVARIETY ' OK BAKU. & GO:, I AITOOtfA, PA.. JACK & CO., E OtXJDJLTSBima, PA.. ®s. loni Jack £ Co”) I'HE PRINCIPAL o*lA {or wlo. CullMtioua payable on demand . , with internet at flair rate* PRACTICAL l riT l mMMtnrfnrr~- m tnjjHßle conMlr V 7 ittuiUHnwe, ■■ WHOM H.n «, and k/Mn to rv'niUr f»» p md qiullly. be hnput ibUc rifrWiirr ppUed <» TO**on»blf t«Di» • ;>rdin9(l]r attended id. tatty OMnponnded. [l-tt pj)S WOULD DO o «MU «ad -ebute uaurt- SSMtSSttST'* Vitjta* and Ctrolina He. SGOJB&ICK’S Store It jpf BttdjrrMadt etatfajbut - Not ,jsTW' •WNES, POM rnßot Pcmf* *c- ferutolly : ow. Ktffijai i p LARGE AlfD , irdcotiU'jßiT* Jut hn> u - : J B. HrLKXAH. .. P OILS, CAM* t&oOB,Ac.at ' -■ , , KUSHUaI. ; asm spavcw l< trvAmM :' (wun. MbGBUM a DEBN, VOL. 9 Call aud “See It!” t'<truer of Harriet aud Julia Sts., East.-Altoona. OASH.'^-CASH!! Vrt)TWITHSTAXI'I™ the* rapid ad- H Want of L-vi-ry- «HlcU of trade. tin- .tuder.litue.l b... J.-t«r.oil.«iito HKl.rrr. THKH! I'KI( I.' on tl.en • litirff stock of ' DRY* GOODS, GROCERIES. QUEENSW ARE,- • I BOOTS. SHOES, AC., &c„ Oil aud after January 11th 1,864. , In M»r to enable th«m to do no successfully, they will •vll efcclusivelvfor CASH. We will not pretend to to are adopting thin system solely for your benefit* but lAu«* erperiVnwrtn business teaches us that the fit#, alii be reciprocal. '• . ’ i' j Wtj will not lutrude by giving long liats of ruductjioM that we intend th make, but respectfully invite you to call *ml rfaitmlno uar slock. Tell as yon have the Cash, and tuii will certainly go away satisfied that you have found TJ!KLPI#ACK. jWe are determined to sell a little lower Oi in jflie we should do it on “half rations.” J *li*Tb our prompt-paying patron** on the old oln say that |if you will continue yoor patronage on tii tdfW system.-our word for it. It will prove more to ycr-t* advantage than our own. Those who have nut been r , tnuuctual, may net l*e able to ‘"Be*' it. 1 Wc constantly on hsnd h large stock of Fmjilv Flolir. Buckwheat Flour, Corn Flour, f ' -I 'Feed, &c*.. \H which wVjhave faclUties.fpr selling st prices which Jifv {.v>ni petition. T& K L r S. |l.i, Ibb-t SAjYIS' THE PER CENT AGE - BY BUYING YOUK U,OFROM FIRST HANDS. & TUCK, Manufacturers !i .rf and Wholesale and Hetail in K*-udy made would respectfully invite the Attention of ihi ,i.- ta I fit* folluwiop.facts hi .ef t .renr»* to their sMck. • »{. Wu manufacture our own uo*hU. Th*** aii made up uk guj" own Store, in Philadelphia, nu-lei «»ur immediate •uj and we know they* ai> «cil made-and cun l*e a . njatitod t'l ‘iSi« to the best, • u 1 jmporior to'lhe larger quantity of Heady-made cloth ug ib the uwrkft. Wi- buy our Cloths directly from the linimitep»aurt VUupfacturern. .consequently we save the pur contajje put •)u by middle men. ;r>i.-\Ve sell bur Clothing at a reasonable percentage . jthd rwt ofnur Clothe, thereby Having tin* purchaser* ut i ‘ll.thing the percentage which must be added by tho«« wU Jbuy’Trom second hand* to sell again We retail our C l ijuug at the same price winch othoi merchants pay f.,i r’4,‘*ir« at wholesale, c*.*naequenUy s tho»e who buy from ..i* tlieir g.HMIs at the same prie* which other Clothiers i» *\ -for thfira ib the city, thereby saving *aid Ebdhmrv p«*. l‘Tilage, '.V ■ have branch Stores in -VLTOONA AND .JOHNSTOWN goods ma’y be lih<l at the -am- fljjuv* **r which w.; •ril ffieiu here In tho city. t. - iv persuu : has been told. or imagines. that Tuck’* ~ in Altoona, la " play-d out.” let »uch per-on drop in; • his establishment, ou 'Main Street, ami examine hit g«> -jU and prices. djmlesale House. No. 7UU Market lM»ibm«-l tdm«. 2. new goods. rj’jlllK undersigned would res|ii'etriitl\ in- X| form the citizens of Altoona :.«d sunoumiinc c o.ii tr..{jhal he has just returned from tho Kant, wh-ov be )ms bf-od »elecli>ig his stock of FILL AND WIN TEE COOLS, whijrh. for style, quality and pin--, cannot he ftirpa-sfd in i. :«jneck of country. Hie stool; »•* imu-h largei t)mu h<- jfofory. Hijdus it in quite an object. in tin-**'* exciting w . j rjuios. for every one to purolu-Hc where-they ran get 1 li|c Best Goods and.at the Lowest Prices* h« •ifould nay that be can and will sell as luw. if not a ii* il» rower than any other house in this place. lie wishes *) |<>,ctitl and see his stock before purchasing elsewhere, • ► \v feels confident hr* can offer inducement* which will ’ompotltioii. Ilis stock cqtjsiaU of LADIES' DRESS GOODS of'every description, j uKX AND BOVS’ WINTER WEAR. I LADIES AND MISSES 1 DRESS SHOES, i MEN AND BOYS’ BOOTS AND MEN'S U-vLF UOSE/ WOMEN S AND MISSES’ WOOL HOSK I" AND CAPS, AND CNBLKACUED MUSLIN, GINGHAMS AND HEAVY DRILLINGS; '■ will sell Ladies Heeled Bootees at sl.bO@l.Ts I’egg-jd :.... : |i‘» Boots - 2.7.Vd13,60 I,MORAL SKIRTS, Tery 1.. w, * • GROCERIES. I’hlte and Browu Suttai, Rio (‘off*****-, Syrup**. 'tVa**. Ac.* Terythinic that is usually k*»pt in & I)ry G'hhlk Stave, .i.s cheap M the cheapest. J. A. SFKANKLE. Jtixma, Oct. 7, 1860. * \ CITY DBUCx STORK. I |K. K. H. REIGART would res[.eer- JLf fully announce tu t)i<* citizen* of Al!-m»nu uml Niif roi&ding country, that hi? h»a rwpuily purchawM tli« Drag Store of Berlin k C« M on Vugiula £trfei, opposite IVijwV Hardware Store. Illis I>rugs are Fresh and Pure.: *U(| he hopM by strict attention to ImHUjrw*. t-. m»>*it « •bare of public patronage, 1 (pal) and examine his *tock. He. ban constantly on Imioi. r DRUGS. . I MEDICINES awl CHEMICALS, WkV£ TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMER I', BRUSHES. • [glass, putty, paints. oils, r.i rnishes. I CASBOIf dnrjXD ILAMP\ | notions, cjoaJis, «»<P every article uquaUy kept in n First dats l>rny Sim e [ ‘ PURE wfelES AND LIQUORS | for medicinal nte,. IijIMESTIC GRAPE WIN Pi —I’CRK—\VA KRAN T E I). ' PHYSICIANS' PRESt'KIPTIONS acquratelj compounded, at all houreof theda>- or night. Sept. 3d. 1883, I Victory "Won! r pH E Subscribers would respectfully ft announce t# the eftizem of Altoona and ricSnitr, they have juft returned from the Eaet «ith their ! (FALL AND WINTER STOCK OF HATS & CAPS, BOOTS Sc SHOES. /fhelr»to«k rf JB[ATS & CAPS We Wen »e -ieqW Wtt& *W with the view of suiting nil who miy Hsjot patmnag*. Their lim* of BcwU and Shoe* jS/t&SSis? th#** &Ap?3Bsrw*fl*9P ***4 cffiL/wEy's suojss •giof City airf warranto* their Balmoral Shree fof and* Mtues, are jnrt *j, e thing f or WPt weather ami saving health Jfhanfcfel tt their very !fe> r al patron*** Jfitts, tharhopeib tperit a saite. e«b MJupff ST. next door to Bowman’s Kachatwr* • Smt'l * MANN opfct Mayts* M6B» They were to be carried out. of Hi? sight, away from amot|g the nations, into distant climes unknown to'man ; away to the American continent, wjiere man had never yet dwelled,' as the Jewish historian has fully shown. mp.n. ffonYimav “Those are the ten tribes, which were ontb« Bth’: to »n> ">r offered .f At- carried prisoners out. of their own John BHOwX t "™ t, on coi.irigg, ur mix- land tn the time ot Usea the king, whom i.-jih of Hunting# —JL_ , Salmanasar the king cF Assyria led away - “■ AND 3, captive, and he led them over the waters, oftUapbev.. p “ k *«* and so came they into another land. But rantCHBT. they took this council among themselves, i~T LARGE *hat they would leave the multitude of the i" d g° into a,further conn %¥ .v « '•ver ijnanKiud dwelt. That ' iii thlir own land. And ~ ;H« cub* rith klp,(llj e*»» T!'; • ipMlog bnd to. Hn»i conveyfil. TH li ALTUONA THIBUNE. K « *.:<■«(*, ■ ■!• - «<■ DXBX. ,DIT«>H» i«) P:K OPEIBTWRH. I' , inuoi. (payable invariably: in a<!v»no,-.i.. ... »1 W All p.p»r* dincontlmiod at Ihoj oM'iralim. "1 th» l»n'“ TERMS' OP VI'VEKTU.I .1: ; jl Insertion 2 d«». <»o. Four linos of lor" ‘ t * -I *, fiS On. .square. (8 lino,) *■ ■ iS* 1 JJ* . Tw,, •• (10 •• I I *» 1 ■■ (24 “ I .1 ISO 2 00 2 60 Ovoi throo weeks uoil ioooi than tl.io. months. 26 cents per squ.ro for each m(fn|hs , «««—•- >•••*ii?: *\z .. ii». *.■«• i«» T l,„„ .. CM* e 0" 12 ou i... ...... *j«> w 00 u «# Uolf a column ... IO 00 14 00 20 00 Ujill a column 4() 0() OUc column •;••• 14 w . Administrators and Rxecnww Notices * More hunts a.lrortisine hr tho year. three squares, with llbortv to change o' l or Business Cards. notoEceedinß 8 linos • vith paper, per year Communication* of rt political pWacter or individual interest. will be charged according to the above rates. Advertisements not marked wife the number ofinser tiou* desired. will be continued *fll forbid and charged according to the above terms. Business notices live cent* per line for every insertion. Obituary notice* exceeding ten jUpea. jßfty cents * •quart ’—CASH!!! 1). M. I*AUK J 00. That tlie earth will finally be restored to a state of happiness and peace, lias not only been the belief of both Jews and Christians, but it is the! doctrine of Inspi ration itself. As a type of that glorious era, the Jew ish Israel inherited tlie law ot Canan, widely in the days of Solomon, Itecome the chief of nations and the praise ot all lands. fiiu wealth without charity brought luxury, and luxury vice, and vice tyranny, and tyranny ruin, until finally their na tion was overthrown' and dismembered and became two separate kingdoms —the one of, two tribes composing the kingdon of Judah, the other of ten tribes that of the kingdom of Israel.- The kingdom of J ud(ih lingered for a few centuries and, for .their sins v became tributary to the Roman monarchy, who finally destroyed their government and scattered their people among the nations of the ehrth, where they still remain. The kingdom of Israel continued for a few generations, and tiir their iniquities became the ,prey of th,e Assyrians, who wasted their country, and carried 1 the whole nation into captivity, where they remained until the dreadful denunciation of the Almighty was executed upon them, as follows: “ Therefore the lord was an gry with Israel and removed them out of his sight, there Was hone left but the tribe of Judah only.” Second Kings, XVII: 18. tfMtt: %ottxv. TO A MOTHER Hu«th the little thltg to re*t’ ' Kohl it close upon thy breast Trouble not Ur dietnus fqr urn! t.et it slumber ptacolullyv Stum enough “twill wake lA*ng and weary vigils k«mp AH thy care mnt all thy love. No pr. tertiuii tb-u may prove. ,*OOi* that dimpled arm s|»»H »w»iu bound another neck thnif thine. - >'K)U that heart. so.quiet now Ail its passion shall bestow. Wheu-no mother's tender cai e Joy or sorrow then may .share. Hush the little thiug to r<*‘ ; Sale, as yet, npou thy breast; What is all its Dither's wealth. 'IV) tbs joy he tastes hy stealth. Creeping to that little b* d, Gazing on that seraph hefiti. What is all its mother's prfcb To the passion deep «nd wide, sweeping through irim-»*t soul. When those little Ijlue eyes 101 l I p io hers, so lair gun blight. Pure ami cleat as Ueavep* own light despot had the BWfty ibiih are crouching to, to-day, Never mandate from on high I'lirilled them, like.un inlanlV cry . viuy it live., and glow to.l*- All y..ur>vjsioUed Impe imvj «ev Ciiu.r .un'J ‘piodnos* to pusee-s•; uud tcuderUtAe; Wit and boanty, talud and heart : lit this world to play « (dirt. Wealth or pride could ne'er : That appiun-e • np»a Krgatu. Given but to stuiulca* worth. Bunn oi heaven, though ShoWU to *-,uibl Transcript eNutnnimiai. for lift Altoona Tribune.. The American Church of Christ- BV AMEHICANDA CHAPTER 11. THE AMERICAN INDIANS THE ANCIENT ISEAEUXES. ALTOONA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1864 thev entered info Euphrates by I he niu rmr passages of the river. , For the Mom High then shewed sign- lor tli-in. and held still the flood, till thev were passed over. For through that e-.unti-v there was a great wav to go. namely. a year and a halt ; and the region is railed Assarelh.” Second Esdras. \lll : -in to 45. They left Assyria, and taking their course by the fountains oi the Euphrates, when they were stilled or frozen, thev passed the narrow vales of Georgia. entered the coun try now called Circassia, by the shorn- ol the Caspian sea, crossed Astrachan and passed the confines of Tartars, South o( the Hural Mountains, by the sources ot the'Ohi, to the mountains of the Alii, then along the liases ot • that tremendous range ot is-aks and deserts to lieerliings Straits, and across to the great Assarelh of Judah’s sea, the future America, and the great fifth- kingdon in the prophecy ot God Thus for a yew and a 4alt did iti«- m*n women and children, the last remnant <>t Israel’s nation, journey trom the sunny regions of Soui hern Asia, to the distant wild“ of North America, by the highway of the great ciiain ot the Alti Mountains, fulfilling to a demonstration the pro phetic declaration of the Creator that “ There shall he a highway for the rem nant of his (ample which shall he lett from Assyria, like as it was to Judah in the day that he came up out ol the land of Egypt.” Isaiah. XI : 10. The highwav of Israel, trom Assyria to the land of Assafetli. was to he like that trom Egypt to Canaan. I hey wen' not only to pass through the wilderness, but they were to pass Irom out* continent to another helore they could enter the promised hind ol final restoration. Thus, within the solitudes ot the gn at American desert. did the lost tribe.' ot Israel .pitch their tents and improve the count!y until the voice of labor, the roll of advancement and the bum ot industry went up trom cottage, town and city, un til wealth and luxury poured their treasure in the lap of a great'and populous empire, that once throbgd with life and energy, on tluf very soil where .vc arc now reposing. But like all other nations, luxury brought idleness, crime, and decay, until they sunk in the gloom ot heathenism, and finally into the darkest night ot barbar ism that ever palled the world, and left the whole continent one vast landscape ot magnificent ruin. Although crime and rebellion again*! the laws of .Jehovah had every where marked the character of the ten tribe*, vet they failed hot to taltill every pro phecy of God in relation to their fall and their restoration. They were to set up wav-marks, that their returning de cendants might know the places ol the cities in the country ol their ancestors, the land of America, the restored Israel of God. “Set thee up way-marks, make thee, high heaps, set thy heart towards the highway, e\en the way then wentest. turn again. I) virgin of 1.-real, turn again to these thy cities.’' XXXI: 21. To sec how this prophecy has been tid tilled, we have only to look at the vast mounds or heaps that are every where scattered over the hills and plains ol America, all pointing, not only to the res toration of Israel, hut to the general res toration ol mankind to the high and no- ble destinj tor which they were created, and for which the great 1\ eslern eonli nent will lx- the seat of empire, for the regin ol liberty, the diffusion ot knowledge and the happiness of our race. That the lost tribes of Israel eatue to this continent more than two thousand years ago, is everywhere evident. T hat they built cities, cultivated the soil and flourished in civilization, is just as evident, and that they have become divided, bro ken and scattered into tribes, tell into de cay, and become wandering communities of sdvages, that everywhere roamed tins continent when discovered by Columbus, cannot be doubted. That the American Indians arc the de- sendants of ancient Israel, needs but a re hcraal of their manners and customs to es tablish their ideality, or a view of their antiquities to recognize their Jewish an cestry The. Jewish people adorned their per sons with jewelry, rings, bracelets, ear rings, chains of gold and precious stones. So do the American Indians wear jewelry in the same manner and form. The armour of the Jewish warriors was that of the long bow and arrow, the same weapon that the Indian warriors of America always used, until the in troduction of fire-arms by the Euro .peans. The Jewish nation was divided into tribes. So the great Indian nations of America are everywhere divided into tribes. -The Jews worshipped but one God, the Great Father, the Author and Owner of the world. So the 'lndians, ol America worship but one God, the Great Spirit and Upholder’ot the universe. The Israelites had the art of their cov enant as the great talisman of their na- •[ittDEJ'Ktibfifc TN EVKOTTHTOG.] tiou. So the American Indians have their ;o-k or satchel as a talisman in. every trill . The J-wis people worshipped the Crea tor under the sacred name of lelmvah. So the American Indians worship Him under iln- awful name of Vehovah, the Inn : ame ol the Almighty;. Tin- Jewish nation had their see.rs and prop)e-i~. So have the Indians of America a prophet in almost every trihe. The Israelites ottered burnt incense as a pail ol their devotion. So also do tin- .Vnn-iiean Indians otter Inirnt incense as a part ot their worship. The Jewish people, in praising the Creator, use ihe word halieluia. So the Indians ol America, in praising the Great Spirit, ns.- the word Alleluia, which is the true word of praise. ’ The Jews had their sanhedrin, or (he great eunneil. So have the American Indian- their great council in every tribe. Tm -elites counted their seasons leasts. Occ.. hv moons. So d« the American Indians count their seasons feasts. &c.. hv moons. The Jewish people had their sacred squares in their great cities. So the In dians ol America have their sacred squares in almost fcvery town. The dews had their cities of refuge to which the escaping fugitive might fly for safely. !So the American Indians h*tve their towns of ivinge. for the escaping culprit yj’ the fcarlul gauntlet. The Israelites practised circumcision. So docs a number of the tribes ol the Amerii-ap Indians. Thus might we continue to lengthen out the proofs of the similarity existing between tile Jews of Asia and fin* Indians of America, especially if we were to enter tin* held of American antiquities, where the evidence would still he more conclusive lli.ii the Aborigines of America are the descendants ol Israel’s lost tribes, and arc now being restored according to tin* promise ol Divine Revelation. Tlu- rude Mausoleums the fallen IVop ylons. the huge -Tumuli, and the vast cities that have fur age# tilh-d out 1 conti nent with the splendor- of their ruins, are everywhere telling (he story ol the de parted, aud revealing the history of the dead and honed nation, so long lost in the notice of human revolutions, an! demonstration that the un turned kingdom was none other than the descendants ol 1-rael. and ale now being restored. shows to Among all tbe relics of Assaretb's de purled grandeur, 1 will name but a single fact t<> prove the identity of its israeliiisl ancestry. 1 here was taken from Indian Hill, in the slate of Vermont, in the year 181.1. a small box, or case, made of some durable metarial, and gumed over until it was as hard us bone. On being broken open, it was found to contain three or four pieces of parchment, on which was written, in plain Hebrew, a number ot important texts, the must saertd portion ol their di vine law, which had doubtless been written previous to the arrival of the ten tribes in America, more than twenty-live hundred years ago. and borne down tbe roll ol cen turies until the barbarian descendants ol Israel's proud tribes no longer understood the meaning of their true talisman, and it was Anally buried with some lamed chief tain in Indian Hill. . Thus, for more than two thousand years, ha- Israel been east out of sight ot all nations, in the wilds and wastes ot the American continent, where they are now being restored under tbe Gospel ol the Saviour, and proves America to be the restored Israel of God. And as we are now in the time of the ! end of the last monarchy, at the end of the twenty three hundred years, when the 1 Gospel is being preached to all nations, ' and the fullness of the Gen'iles corning in, and the six thousand years expiring, it i shows us that the great sabbath of rest is approaching, when “ t/ie minis po.<st‘.<s t/tf‘ kingdom," and the great fifth nation ality. tbe American Israel, will be estab lished, and civil and religious liberty em brace the world. A sailor wmuailled upon the stand as a witness. “Well, sir,” said the law yer, “do you know the plaintiff and defen dant l " “ 1 don’t know the drift, ol them words,” replied the sailor. “ What, not know the meaning of plaintiff aud defen dant continued the lawyer ;“a pretty fellow to come here as a witness! Can y(ju tell me where on board ship it was that this man struck the other man V' “Abaft the binnicle,” said the sailor. “ Abaft the binnicle,” said the lawyer, “ what do you mean by that V “ A pretty fellow,” responded the sailor, “to come here as a lawyer, and don’t knpw what abaft the binnicle means.” JKgrOf about seven hundred passengers, who arrived in New York from Liver pool, in the British steamship Uennsylva uia, there were at least two hundred who came expressly to enlist in the United States army, being attracted by large boun ties. To he Continual. DEACON THOENE’S fiISLOYALTY Evening closed darkly around the old irmhoiise on (he hillside, only a teint ot ght where the western sky met the.earth •lling ot' the glories of the vanished day. Through the duskv gloom came the glim mer of the lamp from the large kitchen, where the family were gathered around the cozv fireplace ; the deacon and his sops, together with George Stanley, a young neighbor, discussing politics Minnie, bis daughter,-tl® rosiest and prettiest of the villinsre girls, paring-apples quite contented ly, while in the back ground Mrs. Thorne sat knitting, her eyes fixed on the beautiful forms which the emliers were assuming. The deacon was getting exciter I. / His eyes flashed, and he spoke in hasty, angry tones. liuii't talk to uie, sir! It is an unjust war, a war cursed by man and by the Cre ator. 'Hie institution of slavery, ordained by Jehovah, 'Shall stand white time con tinues Sooner than see my sons engaged in it, t would lollow them to the grave. Never, with my consent, shall ‘they enter the ranks id .the. Union army." ' ' Oh, "lather t” Jamie Thorne raised liis eves appealingly. For months this had been the*grand dream of his existence.— ’ Twas noble, he thought, to suffer, and die, if need be. for the liberty his forefathers bequeathed to their sons to sustain. Tie was young and impulsive, and the tears rose to his eyes as he walked to the window and stood looking out into the night. No." resumed the deacon. “ my hoys are not going lit l he .war. 1 have done all in mv power to discourage enlistments, and 1 shall continue to do so. The man who doms the Federal uniform at such a time and in such a cause, is no friend of mine " l am sorry, sir." George Stanley was speaking now. "tor I feel it my duty to go. .My grandsire fell in the war of the revolu tion. and I should despise myself should Ills descendants prove liencath hirn'in value and patriotism. .1 could not stay idly :t■ Iminc and retain mv self respect. I shall enlist, hut. 1 thought, sir. may he you’d give me Minnie before 1 went, we have been promised so long.' The dcaeon answerd him sneerilVgl}' : "So you, too. have caught the war fever. 1 gave von credit tor possessing more sense. Mark no words. George .Stanley. Minnie shall never he vours if you enter the army never with uiy eppsent —and she dares not draw mV curse upon her for disobeying me. .V man wiio is dishonorable enough to tight in such a cause, deserves nothing hut contempt." \ Uiink von iu;o 100 in vouv iv marks, father,” said David Thorne, in, a de termined lode. “I believe love of country seconded only to love for luir Maker. 1 would rather go with your consent, hut if yon will not give it I must go without it. .Jamie is too young for the hardships ol camp life—he can stay with you on the (arm, and I shall enlist with George. I know that my presence is disagreeable to you, now that 1 have come to this decision, and I will not trouble you longer. Hood bve mother, good bye Minnie.” and Davjd Thorne was gone. ‘ The next (lay there vva- another change, at Tile old tarm-house. Jamie had , disap peared. All day long the deacon paced to and tjro with clouded brow, and when at night word' was, brought that ids pet sou had enlisted, bis rage was too ,deep for words. “ Never mention their names again,” he said to his wife and daughter. “Hence forth they arg dead to us. I have no sons.” The (lays passed quickly on until the springtime scattered blossoms and fragrance all over the land. Then came those - hours of doubt and despair, which the, stricken throughout the length and breadth of the country haVe endured. They are ended by a letter in Jamie s frank, boyish hand “Dear mother,” —so it ran—“our reg iment suffered severely in tbe late battle. George and I escaped uninjured, but David is dead. God help you, mother, I know how you suffer.” After this the "loom on the Deacorfs face deepened, but he showed no ' signs of relenting. • Another year of prayerful sorrow and patientwatching passed by. Then came the raid into Pennsylvania —-the raid which did Acre to rouse the latent spirit and pa triotism of the north than winning many a victory! One evening a neighbor Came hurriedly along the sandy road, and up the ; little walk. “ The rebels are coming, deacon," he exclaimed. “They’re down at the south Forks-—we have only time to escape." ‘• I think there will be no danger,” was the cool reply. “At any rate I shall stay tar A lady teaching her little dangler, and guard my property. The women can four years old,pointiog to something in go with you if thty chooee, although they j the, lawk, and-asked “ What as that, my will be as safe bero’as elsevyhere.” dear !" -Why, don’t ybu know*" in -1 Half an hour later a motlejprpceesion quired the child.' “ x fe B ” saidthfllpother ; wound its way over the hills, on tbd road , “ but I wish to hnci out if yoji know, tp safety and security. Oeacon IWne ! “Well,’’responded the little miss, “ I do ; bade his wife and danghteij a kind good- know.” “ Tell tne then, If please, I bye,‘and returned to the post of watchful-'•’said the lady. .“Why no,” insisted the I nesa> littfe one, with an arch look, You know On they came, the minions of , wh«d it is, and I kooy ; yrhat i.tjg, nod ( lighting their path by the lujid glare of thsi* is w need 61 more jburping houses. ■1 editors Ane PKeypaKKroß burstiiiy forth iu gorgeous splendor against tlu- >ky with a it range thrill of awe and exultation. • ' " May such be the fate of allthe enemies of slavery,” said he half aloud* : Nearer and nearer they came.. Along the dusty roads the shouts of the advanc ii»*r column, the tramp of armed men. and the crash of musketry were blended in wildest confusion. Alone and unarmed he advanced to meet them “ You are welcome," said he. “I have sympathized with you inyour struggle; I am with .you'heart and soul. All I ask is that my home shall Ik? unmolested.” ! “ impossible, sir,'* answered the leader of the rebel column. “Our orders are to destroy all that lies in’ourpath. It matters not on which side you are, your buildings most go to add to the bonfire which is lighting the souls of the hellish Yankees clown to perdition.” Calmly the deacon stood by and saw the torch applied to his bursting barns and graneries, but a quiver of agony passed over hi? countenance as he saw the old home-stead, the borne of his fathers, con signed to the devouring elements. Fire, fire ! and thb old house, from its ancient gables to its mossy sills burst forth in a glare that lighted up the heavens for miles around. It was red, and rose on the billows of flame, then fell with a loud crash, sending up into the nir-a million fragments of lurid light. Ah 1 a new huine may arise from the ashes of the old, joy and love may gather around,its hearthstone, hut it can never, never he as dear to his heart as that to which ho brought his bride in her youthful beauty, in which his children had grown to manhood. lly the side of the expiring embers Dea con Thorne learned mauv a stern lesson ; and when the morning snn looked down on the desolate hillside, which but the day before was covered with life and beauty, a man true and loyal, in whose heart a vow ut eternal enmity, against the find fiend slavery had been• registered, welcomed it* coming Gettysburg! the name immortal in our country’s annals 1 All day the fight had raged fiercely, uncontrollably. Among the thousands of brave men who rushed forward to the rescue, none fought more earnestly and determined than Jamie Thome. George Manley was not in the tight : the insitluouscamp lever had struck him down in his strength, and in a distant hospital he was struggling against death. Fortune seemed to smile on the little hero Jamie. His comrades foil around him on every side, but he remained uninjured until the close of the first day’s battle ; then as our noble, exhausted troops, who for so long had held double their number at bay were compelled to-fall back, a ball struck him and he tell.. When, a few days later, his father who haddiasteded to him stood by his side, Jamie extended his one hand, saying: Never mind, father, it’s all for the country ; my other arm must do double service; and now, father, will you give Minnie to George*'’ Jamie rose from his easy chair, and laid his hand on the Deacon’s shoulder. The tall, pale soldier opposite, listened eagerly for the reply “ Forgive me, George, for the wild words uttered in a moment ol'.madoeas,” he said humbly. “I «m proud of yog, my boys Whut David's death begun, the rebel raid finished. It taught me how precious was the Onion I had scorned. Minnie is yours, George, she is worthy of you, As for me. I have now a new object in life., 1 lie country that 1 bet rayed needs my assistance. As the only atonement I can make lor past disloyal words, and deeds, I shall enlist.— Can’t you bid me God speed?” Of all the brave men who have devoteii their lives to the object of crushing this wicked rebellion, no one is more loyal or daring than he who writes his name “ Pri vate' Moses Thorne, aged Fifty.” 4«y- One evening a clergyman gave out the hymn, which was in measure rather harder than usual, and the deacon led olf. llrother B—-will please repeat the hymn, as I cannot pray after such singing.” The deacon very composedly pitched into an other tune, and the clergyman preceded with his prayer. Having finished, he took up the book to give the second hymn, when he whc interrupted by the deacon gravely getting up; add saying iu a voice audible to the whole segregation i “ Will Mr. C—please make another prayert It would be impossible for me to sing after such praying as that.” l>i-j r e ■ 5 V NO. 6
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