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BELLEFONTE, THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 7, 1861.
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of Port.
OUR COUNTRY.
On primal rocks she wgote her name :
Her towers wers reared on oly graves ;
The golden seed that bore her came _
Swift-winged with prayer o'er oeean waves.
The Forest bowed lifx solemn crest,
And open flung his sylvan doors :
Moek Rivers led the appointed Guest
To clasp the wide embracing shores ;
Til, fold by fold, the embroidered land
To swell her virgin vestments grew,
While Sages strong in heart and band,
Her virtues flery girdle drew.
Oh Exile af the wrath of kings !
0 Pilgrim Ark of Liberty !
The refuge of divinast things,
Thelr record must abide in thee.
First in the glories of thy front .
Let the crown jewel, Truth, be found ;
Thy right hand fling, with generous wont,
Love’s happy chain to farthest bound.
Let Justice, with the fanltless sealer,
Hold fast the worship of thy sone ;
Thy commerce spread her shining sails
Where no dark tide of rapine runs.
‘Bo link thy ways to tho e of God,
So follow firm the heavenly laws,
That stars may greet thee warrior-browed,
And sterm-sped angels hail thy eause.
Ok land, the mensure of our prayers, ¢
ope of the worl din grief and wrong,
Be thine the tribute of the years,
The gilt of Faith, the crown of Sena.
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Stiseellaneans,
.
A THRILLING IDCIDENT.
Fourteen years aro I drove from Little-
ton, a distance of forty-two miles, and as I
Lad to await the arrival of two or three
coaches, did not start until after dinner, =o
I very often had a good distance to drive af-
tor dark. It was in the dead winter, and
the season had been a tough one. A great
deal of snow had fallen, and the duifts were
plenty and deep. The mail that T carried
was not due at Littleton, by the contract,
until one o'clock in’ the morning ; but thut
winter the postmaster was very often
obliged to sit up a little later than that for
me. :
One day, in January, when I drove up for
my mail uc Danbury, the postmaster called
me into his office:
“Pete,” said he, with an important, seri-
ous look, “there's some pretty heavy money
packages in that bag,” und fie pointed to
the bag 1s he spoke. Ife said the money
was from Boston to some land agents up
Then he asked me
if I'd got any passengers who were going
through to Littleton. I did not know; but
“suppose I tav'nt #” T'said. ~~
“Why,” said he, ‘‘the agent of the lower
route came in to-day, and he says that
there have been two suspicious characters
on the stage that cawe up to-night ; and
he suspects that they have an eye upon the
mail, so that it will stand you in hand to be
a litle careful.”
He said the agent had described one of
them as a short, thick-set fellow, about
forty years of age, with long bair, and a
thick, heavy clump of beard under the chin,
but none on the side of his face. He didn’t
know anything about the other. I told the
old fellow I guessed there was not much
danger. . y
“Oh, ng, not if you have got uny passen-
gers through; but I only told you this so
you night look out for your mail, and look
out when you change horses.”
_X answered that I should do so, ‘and then
took the bag under my arm and left the
office. I stowed the mail under my seat a
little more carefully than usual, placing it
#0 I could keep my feet against it, but be-
yond this I did not feel any concern. It
was past one when I started, and I had
four passengers, two of whom rode on to
,m first stopping place. Ireached Gowan’s
Tills at dark, where we stopped for supper,
and where my ‘other two passengers con-
sluded to stop for the night. About six
* o'clock in the evening I left Gowan’s Mills
alone, having two horses and an open
pun: : : |
I had seventeen miles to go—and a hard
seventeen it was, too. The night was
quite clear, but the wind was sharp and
cold, the loose snow flying in all directions,
while the drifts were deep and closely
packed. It was ‘slow, tedious werk, and
my horses soori‘ became leg-weary and resc-
ive. "At the'distance of six miles I came to
a little settlement called Ball's Oorners,
where I took fresh hoises.
hours going that distance. Just I was go-
Ing to'start a han came up and asked me if
I was going through to Littleton. T told
him I should go through if the thing could
possibly be done. He said he was very
anxioug to go, und as he had no baggage, I
told him to jimp in and make himself as
comfortable as possible. I was gathering
ap the lines when the hostler came up and
asked me if’ I knew that one of my horses
had cut himeelf badly? I jumped out and
went oat with him, and found that one of
animals had got a deep cork cut on the
of forefout.. [gave such directions as 1
| shoot me, and perhaps he meant to perform
‘I'd been two-
considered necessary, and was about to
turn away, when the hostler remarked to
me that he thought I come alone. I told
him I did.
“Then where did you get that passen-
ger{?” said he.
“He has just got in,” 1 answered.
“Got in from where ?”’
“I don’t know.”
“Woll, now,” said the hostler, “that’s
kind o’ curious. There ain’t no such man
been at the house, and I know there ain’t
been none at any of the neighbors.”
“Let,s bave a look at his face,” said I,
we can get that much at any rate. Do you
go back with me, and when I get into the
pung just hold your lantern so that the
light will shine into his face.” :
He did as I wished, and as I stepped
into the pung I got a fair view of such por-
tions of my passenger's face as were not
muffled up. Isaw a short, thick frame, full,
hardy, features, and I could ses that there
was a heavy beard under the chin. I
thought of the man whom the postmaster
had described to me; but I dido,t think se:
riously upon it until I had started. Perhaps
I had got half a mile when I noticed that
the mail-bag wasn’t in its old place under
my feet,
“Hallo!” says I, holding up my horses a
little, *where’s my mail 2”
My passengergat on the seat behind me,
and I turned towards him.
r of some kind slipped back
under my feet,” he said, giving it a kick,
as though he’d shoved it forward.
“IHere 13 a hag
Just at this moment my horses lumbered
into a deep snow-drift, and I was forced to
get out and tread the snow down ahead of
them, and lead thom through it,
This took me all of fifteen minutes, and
when I got in aguin I pulied the mait-bag
forward and got my feet upon it.” As I
was doing this [saw the man take some-
thing from his lap, beneath the buffalo, and
it in his breast pocket. At this I
it was a piste). I had caught the
barrel in the starlight, and
d time to reflect, I knew I could
taken.
put
thon
glean of the
when I}
not he m
_ About that time I began io think some-
what seriously. From what I had heard
and seen, T shon.made up my mind that the
individual behing me not only meant to rob
the mail, but he was prepared to rob me of
my life. If I had resisted him he would
that delectable job at any rate.
While I was pondering, the horses fell
into another deep snow-drift, and I was
again forced to get out and tread down the
snow bef
if Lew
feel var
nm, Iasked my passenger
aid he didn’t
3 so I work-
ed alone, and was all of a quarter of an
hour geting my team through the drifts.
When f got into the sleigh again, I began
to feel for the mail with my feet, and
found it where I had left it; bat when I at-
tempted to withdraw my foot, I discovered
that it bad become entangled in something
—I supposed it was the buffalo robe and
tried to kick it clear; but the more I kicked
the more closely was it held. I reached
down my hand, and, after feeling about a
few minutes, I found that my foot was in
the mail bag! I felt again and found my
hand in among the packages of letters and
papers! I ran my fingers over the edge of
the opening, and became assured that the
lp me, but he
well—wouldn’t try it;
bac
nag
stout leather had been cut with a knife.
II s a discovery. TI began to wish I
had a little more foresight before
leaving, Danbury, but as I knew that mak-
ing such wishes was only a waste of time,
I quickly gave it up, and began to consider
what I had best do under the existing cir-
cumstances. I wasn’t long in making up
my mind upon a few essential points.
First, the man behind me was a villain ;
second, he had cut open the mail bag and
robbed it of some valuable matter. He
must have known the money letters by the
size and shape; third, he meant to leave
the stage on the first opportunity; and
fourthly, he was prepared to shoot me if I
attempted to arrest or detain him.
I resolved these things over in my mind,
and pretty soon I thought of a course to pur-
sae, Iknew thatto get my hands safely |
upon the rascal. T must take him unawares, |
and this I could not do while he was be- |
hind me—for his eyes were upon me all
the time—so I must resort to stratagem.
Only a little distance ahead of us was a
house. An old farmer named Lougee lived
there, and directly in front of it was a huge
snow bank stretched across the road,
through which a track for wagons had
been cleared with shovel. !
As we approached the eot, I saw a light
in the front room, as I felt confident I
should, for the old man generally sat up un-
til the stage went by. I drove on, and
when nearly opposite the dwelling, stood
up, as I had frequently done, when ap-
| proaching difficult places. I saw the snow
{ bank head, and could distinguish the deep
| eut which had been shoveled through it. I
| urged my horses to good speed, and when
{ near the bank forced them into it. i
;, One of the runners mounted the edge of
the bank, after which the other ran into
the cut, thus throwing the sleigh over about
as quick as if lightning had struck it. My
passenger had not calculated upon. any
such movement, and wasn’t prepared for it,
but I had calculated, and was prepared.
He rolled out into the deep snow with a
heavy buffalo robe about him, while I light-
ed on my feet, directly on top of him. I
punched his head in the snow, and then
sung out for old Lougee. I did not have to
call a second time, for the farmer had
come to the window to see me pass, and as
soon as he saw my sleigh overturn, he
lighted his lantern and burried out.
“What's to pay 2” asked the old man," as
he hurried out. \
“Lead the horses into the track, and then
come here,” said I. ;
As I spoke, I partially loosened my hold
upon the villain’s throat, and be drew a
pistol from his bosom, but I saw it in sea-
son and jammed his head into the snow
again, and got the weapon away from him.
By this time Lougee had led the horses vut
and came back, and I explained the matter
to him in as few words as possible.
We hauled the rascal out into the road
and upon examination we found about
twenty packages of letters which he had
stolen from the mail bag and stowed away
in his pockets, Ile swore, and threatened,
and prayed, bat we paid no attention to his
blarney. Lougee got some stout eord, and
when we had securely bound theWillain, we
tumbled him into the pung. I asked the
old man if he would cecompany me to Lit-
tleton, he said *‘of course.” So he got his
overcont and muffler, and ere long we
started.
I reached the end of my route with my
mail all safe, though not as snug as it
might have been, and my mail bag a little
the worse for the game he had played, upon
it. However, the mail robber was secure,
and within a week he was identified by
some officers from Concord as an old offend-
er, and I’m rather inclined to the opinion
that he’s in the State prison at the present
moment. At any rate he was there when I
last heard of him. 3
rr rt QA Peres
AN ADVENTURE WITH A GORILLA.
M. de Chailla thus describes the killing
ofa gorilla:
_Saddenly, as we were yet creeping along,
in a silence which made a heavy breath seem
loud and distinct, the woods were at once
filled with the tremendous barking roar of
the gorilla.
Then the underbrush swayed rapidly just
ahead, and presently befere us stood an im-
mense male gorilla. He had gone through
the jungle on his all-fours, but when he saw
our party he erected himself and looked us
boldly in the face. He stood about a dozen
yards from us an! was a sight I think nev-
er to forget. Nearly six feet high, (he
proved four inches shorter) with immense
body, huge chest, and great muscular arms,
with fiercely-glaring, large deep grey eyes,
and a hellish expression of face, which
seemed to me like some night-mare vision:
thus stood before us the king of the African
forests. ’
He was not afraid of us. He stood there,
and beat his breast with bis huge fists till it
resounded like an immense base drum,
which is their mode of offering defiance :
in the mean time giving vent to roar after
roar. : .
The roar of the gorilla is the most singa-
lar and awful noise heard in these African
woods. It begins with a sharp bark, like
an angry dog, then glides into a deep base
roll, which literally and closely resembles
the roll of distant thunder along the sky,
for which I have sometimes been tempted to
take it where I did not see the animal. So
deep is it that it seems to proceed less from
the mouth and throat than from the deep
chest and vast paanch. :
His eyes began to flash fiercer fire as we
stood motionless on the defensive, and the
crest of short hair which stands on his fore-
head began to twich rapidly up and down,
while his powerful fangs were shown as he
again sent forth a thunderous roar. And
now truly he reminded me of some hellish
dream creature—a being of thas hideous or-
der, half man, half beast, which we find
pictured by the old artists in some repre-
sentations of the infernal regions. He ad-
vanced a few steps—then stopped to utter
that hideous roar agein—advanced again-—
and finally stopped when as’ a distance of
about six yards from us. And here as be
began another of his roars and beating his
breast in rage, we fired and killed him,
With a groan which had something terri-
bly buman in it, and yet was full of brut-
ishuess, it fell forward on its face. The
body shook convulsively for a few minutes,
the limbs moved about in a straggling way,
and then all was quiet—death had done its
work, and I had leisure to examine the huge
body. It proved to befive feet eight inches
high, and the muscular development of the
arms and breast showed what immense
strength it had possesed.
THE REBELS DESPONDING.
A late issue of the Richmond Whig con
tains the following rather despondent editos
;| rial:
“ All the indications point to 3 long war.
At one time we had hoped that the dash—
the elan of our volunteers unrestrained, but
simply guided by able Generals--would have
planted our banners before frost in the heart
of the enemy's country, and conquered an
honorable peace. But different policy has
obtained. We of the South who were to
attack, have adopted a system of defence,
and, so far, have uniformly awaited an ad-
vance of the foe. This way be the safer
policy, but we bave never been able to dp-
preciate it. Our conviction is, that a victo-
rious advance into the enemy’s country 1s
the only road. to a lasting and honorable
peace. We must fight and we must conquer
before we can make a treaty. If we cannot
do this, we must submit to the fate of the
weaker party. The enemy have dominion
over, the sea, he can assail us at almost in-
numerable points ; he can plunder our coast
and penetrate our rivers. He is supreme in
the Chesapeake Bay ; he commands the Po-
tomac ; he has possession of Maryland, of
North western Virginia, and is contending
for Missouri and Kentucky. While he
threatens our whole coast, he may assail us
at apy point of’ our extended frontier, The
whole situation must be altered before we
can have peace on any terms compatible with
| honor and safety,
** We have never heard of any plan sug
gested for affecting this alteration short of
carrying the war into the enemy's country.
While we stand ou the defensive, and the
enemy is entrenched on this tice of the Po-
tomac, it is impossible for us to dstroy bis
supremacy at sea or prevent hig predatory
incursions on our coast. We are subjected
to all the disadvantages of a defensive war,
of indefinite duration or to peace dictated by
an enemy. The possibility of our success
is not within range of an accident. To pres
vent our subjugation or extermination is all
that can be hoped for.
‘ We have no skill in strategy, and know
nothing of the means at the command of our
Generals, but if this is left to us, we had as
well be looking out for terms of submission,
and the sooner the better. An endless war
which affords no opportunity tor victory or
revenge is a bootless undertaking.
‘The Southern people who have offered
themselves und their all for the prosecution
of this war, and have reposed implicit con-
fidence in the men entrusted with its conduct
have looked for something better, 1t is not
to be disguised that a sense of uneasiness
and distrust is gradually supplanting that
generous confidence. . A suspicion 1s gaining
ground that all the advantages of our posi-
tion have not been profited by as they might
have been ; that the war has not been pros-
ecuted with the vigor and energy demanded
by the emergency. We hear mutterings and
complaints. apart from those connected with
the quartermaster, commissary and medical
departments growing out of the appointment
of so many civilians to hgh commands. —
Many of these apnointments have filled the
country with ~pprehensions of some great
disaster.”
i ey
FaLse Nortons.—That the rebel army is
badly equipped, th tit is deficient in food,
that it is not so large as our own. Tte
southern papers that reach us give a differ-
ent statement of facts. The rebel army
cannot be dificient in these things. ‘I'he ad
vertising columns of the Richmond papers
contain accounts of all zinds of military
goods to be had, mcluding a large, number
of blankets. The prices ot food prove thit
there is a large alundance. In regard to
arms, we know that an immense number was
stolen from our arsenals by Floyd, bat in
addition to that a large supply has been re-
ceived by way of Matamoras, and up the
Rio Grande. That they have plenty of men
we know whenever a fizht occurs for they
generally outnumber us in every engage-
ment. North Carolica has sent no less than
thirty regiwents into the feld, and when she
can do that, other and richer States, like
Georgia and Louisiana, can send a great ma-
ny more. Its about time that we had got
rid of the notion of the weakness of the
South, and made up our minds to fight the
rebels earnestly as the only way to put down
rebellion.
YouraruL PRrISON&RS OF WAR —Among
the prisoners captured by the rebics on the
steamer Fanny, at Chicamacomica. Hateras
Inlet, were George W. Gerber and Henry
Hines, of Lancaster city. The tormer, who
is but fifteen years of age, was an-attendant
to the Colonel of the Indiana regiment which
came 50 near being caprared at Chicamaco
mica, and the latter was an attendant of a
captain of the same regiment. Young Hines
is not fourteen. Both cf these youths are
sons of very respectable parents of that
eity, and about four weeks ago left home
without the consent of their parents.
ee QAR A Ap msn
Love is the shadow of the morning which
declines as day advances ; friendship is the
shadow of the evening, which deepens as the
{sun descends.
THE BATTLE OF SANTA ROSA.
The steamer McClellan, formerly the Jo-
seph Whitney, waich arrived at New York
{rom Key West, on the 23d ult., brings the
following advices : x
On the morning of the 9th inat., about hal?
past § o'clock, the rebels attacked Col. Wil-
son’s position on Santa Rosa in force. Com-
pany E, of the Third Infantry, Capt. Hildt,
and twenty seven of Company A First Ar-
tillery—eighty five men in all—under Major
Vodges, met the enemy some distance above
Camp Brown. Major Vogdes ‘was taken
prisoner immedistely, and Captain Hildt as-
sumed the command and engaged the enemy.
The loss 1n this struggle was four killed.
twenty one wounded, and eight prisoners.
The enemy's Joss is much larger. Eight
of the rebels were found dead in one heap.
Major Arnold arrived afier daylight to the
assistance of Captain Hildt, The command
proceeded to the point where the rebels had
disembarked. Their steamers were just
leaving. A des ructive fire was opened on
them. The rebels left behind them on the
Island twenty two killed and five wounded,
and thirty three prisoriers. Many of the
prisoners were carried away in the boats.--
Captain Bradford and Lieutenant Eling were
killed. Three of their officers were capture
ed ; one of them 1s Lieutenant Jaynes. fore
merly of the United States Marines. He is
badly wounded. @en. Anderson, who was
in command of the rebels, was wounded in
the arm after disembarking. The enemy
acknowledged their loss to be 100.
In addition to the loss on our side, above
stated, the Zouaves lost nine killed in their
camp. and eleven taken prisoners.
The details of the fight at Santa Rosa says:
The rebel forees, 1,500 strong, landed on the
island from three steamers, abouf four miles
above Wilson's camp. Their landing was
effected at about two o’clock in the morning.
The night was very dark. They rapidly
formed in three columns, and proceeded si-
lently towards the Zonave’s camp, hoping to
affect a total surprise. They were bat par-
tially successful in this. The picket guard,
about 600 yards off, discovered and fired
upon them, gave the alarm and saved the
regiment from annihilation. The attack by
the enemy’s column was simultaneous, and
volley after volley was aimed upon the Zou-
aves, who were forced to fall back, leaving
the camp in the hands of the rebels. "The
rebels then commenced burning the camp.
Fort Pickens was by this time thoroughly.
aroused, and three companies of regulars
came to their assistance. The rebels re-
treated to the boats, closely followed by the
regulars and a small number of the volun
teers, keeping up a destructive fire upon
them, and killing and vrounding a large
number. The rebels finally reached the
boats, but the steamers were over five hun-
dred yards from the beach. and our men
poured repeated volleys into the crowded
mass. Lvery bullet told, and by the shouts
and confusion of the rebels, it was evident
that we had obtained ample satisfaction .for
the insult to our flag. The regulars behaved
nobly. :
1 Great cred't is due to Captains Robert-
son and Hill, and Lieutenants Seely and
aylor. oy ‘ t
The Zouaves were badly mentioned, and
Col. Wilson is very much censured for inef-.
ficiency. He did not reach the scene until
all was over. The camp was almost entirely
destroyed, the officers and men losing every=
thing. Major Newly had a narrow escape
from capture, being confined to his bed from
dangerous iilness. One of his servants was
killed, and the other taken prisoner. Major
Newly shot one rebel with his revolver, got
out of ms house, monnted his horse, and
escaped through a storm of bullets.
Wilsen’s rezimenis lost 10 killed, 16
wounded and 9 taken prisoners. The regu
lars lost 4 killed, 20 wounded and 10 prisons
ers. i
, The rebels lost, by their own statement,
350 killed, wounded and missing.
We took thirty prisoners, including three
doctors, who were retcased,
re harm
West POINT. ACADEMY. — According to a
writer in the Jersey City Sentinel, the es
tablishnienc of this Academy is due, princi-
pally, to the dfiorts of Washington and
Hawilten. Tn © Nortou’s Life of Washing
ton read follows: + The cold
| threatening morning of the 12th (December,
[1709] <hould have kept a man of sixty eight
junder the comforiable shelter of his” own
{roof, and Mrs Washington suggested to her
husband that be had better remain at home.
But having something particular to attend
to, he mounted his horse and set off on
{ usual ride.
we as
his
That very morning he had
{ written a letter to Hamilton, heartily ap
{ proving of a plan for establishment of a Mil.
itary academy, which the latter had sub-
wiited to the Secretary. of War.” It is
needless to inform your readers that the ex-
posure of this morning -ride brought ona
sudden illness, which 1n a few .days termi~
nated Washinglon’s life ; and the letter re.
i ferred to was therefore, the last ever written
by him.
rl WO ns.
Dog stealing in the second degree —hook..
1 iny town made Sausages.
‘related the following additional
ch of i
NO. 43.
| THE BATTLE OF BALLS BLUFF.
Oficial Statement of the Adair,
Wasninarox, Oct. 24.7
Gen. McClellan is now ot hs headquarte:®
and from the best data obtained at Harrige
son’s Island, up to late this evening, it ia
beliaved that the number of killed is 79;
wounded in our possessicn and in possession
of the enemv 141; missing now prisoners m
the hands of the enemy or wondering in the
woods cn both shores” of the river, not ex=
ceeding 400, The total loss in killed, woun
ded and missing 620. Tois will be redused
by men retarning to camp as they are cons
stantly coming in. ;
The officers and men behaved with the
most, extraordinary ccorage. They were
pressed by a an overpowering force, but
{stood Srm until their whole supply of amma.
nition was exbausted, and then resreated to
the river, and threw their guns and swords
into the river, to prevent the enemy from
petting possession of them. :
Col. Raymond Lee and staff were furnish=
ed with n skiff to make their escape. The
Colonel gallantly refused, and gave orders to
uss it for conveying the wounded acrosa thi
river. It was filled with wonnded, whe
renched the Maryland shore ih safety. The
humane and gallant officer was taken priso-
ner. All'eredit is dus to him.
Col Cogswell tik eommand when Gen.
Bakar fell, "and behaved with the grentest
coolness and gallantry, Io is also a priso-
ner,
Gen. McClellan returns with renewed cone
fidence in the mction and efficiency of his
a ders : :
‘The conduet of Gon: Baker, in his effort to
r@:cun the Massachuserts and other men uns
der fire, was baroie bayond description.
Colovel Joshua T. Owen, of the Second
Regiment, California Brigades, arrived hera
to-night direct from Edwards’ Ferry, and bag
particulars
in regard to the recent engagemsnt. "eb
The fores was seventeen hundred and thir.
ty six on our side. Of the number killed,
wounded and missing. two handred and thir-
iy-seven belonged to Colonel Baker's Regi-
ment, EL
Captain Vavghan, who was sent over to
bring the dead, reroris that a laree numb:
of tha rehals slain were carried away, while
others were interred on the battle field The
impression is that their killed far exceeded
ours, owing to the effciency of our artitiery.
Lient.-Col. Wistar, who was wounded i
the shoulder, arm and jaw, is conmderad ont
of danger.
Capt. Markoe, of Philade!nhin, was wine
ded in the arm and tuken orisonar
Lieut. Williams, of Capt. Put; ms eom-
pany, was killed. Ln
Uok Owen further states that immadiately
previously to the fall of Col. Baker, tho Rebs
els made a flank movement ty turn the late
ter’s line. Col. Baker perceiviog this. im-
wediately wrote an order, to be conveyed th
the companies of the Tammany Regiment
which bad just arrived, and while immedi=
ately facing his command to mest the flank
movement and about giving ordars to charge
ha was killed, falling ten fest in advance of
the coltimn. $
The field on which the battla was fonght '
is circumscribed within a area of six acres
Lieut Bennet, who was taken prisoner,
reports that Col. Harta the Rebel army
was killed at the commeftement of the ens
gagement,
HA tenis :
RemarxaBrLe PreseNtseNT-—Col. Baker,
who fell the other day in Virginia, seems to
have been strongly impressed with an antics
pation of the event. On Friday last he made
his will, and on Monday morning he told a
friend that he should be killed within forty«
eight hours, and asked that friend to take
care of his body. He seceimns to. have experi.
enced the same presentment long before.- =
Geo. Wilkes, in an obituary notice, relates
this circumstance : :
«It was our good fortune to know Col.
Baker well, and we had the honor to enter -
tam him as our guest at dinner, on an after-
neon in the month of August last. On that
occasion, when he expressed (in view of the
recent disaster at Manassas.) a natural con-
cern as to the deportment of his troops, he
said: * Wilkes, I have some peculiar no-
tions as to the part Iam to play ‘in this
extraordinary wer; and I want you to bear
in mind that what I now say to you is not
the result of any idle fancy or vague impres-
sion. Its doubtful if T shall ever ‘again
take my seat in the Senate!” To the look
of surprise which I turned upon him at this
expression he replied, «I am certain I shall
not live through this war, and if my troops
should show any want of resolution, I shall
fall in the fist battle. 1 cannot afford after
my carreer in Mexico, and as a Senator of
the United Stases. to turn my face from the
enemy I" There was vo gloom or depression
in his manner, but it was characterized by &
temperate earnestness which made a deep
impression aa wy mind, Lot before Octo-
ber bas shed its leaves, his sword lies upon
his puiscless breast, and his toga-has become
the cercents of the brave, ¢ Good friend !
brave heart! gallant leader ! hail and fare-
well I”?
A man who. forbade his servant girl (who
belonged to the same church with himself)
going in and out of the front door of the
house, was quietly asled by «the girl if he
supposed they would enier heaven by sepa -
arte doors. ”
Swe viat
A romantic individual was asked the other
day why he showed peater attachment to a
very thin lady than to one who was more
stout. : :
«It is,”’ said he, ‘‘because I am neaier
her heart.”