mm @he use, | them in vain, ‘man misery, the groan of agony and the i | 1 | were when the magicians of Egypt “cought | ing hours of pain. Bat listen to my tale of | vain, if bat that one. before whose shrine ITuman happiness, and hu woe. Once I was young; my heart was light | to the love T gave. “shout of joy, ihe wail of despair and the and beat not witha thought of care; but Tithe sky of the present, the horizon of the! my hopes of life were laid, had been equal " ~ For the Watchman. | ery of exultation, the thrill of pleasure and lived apart from my fellow men in a world | future grew black with dark despair; the {and the di eful touch of wor, all appear to of which they only heard in dreams. They | fiends of hell seemed loosed to torture me, | te natural to man, yet all at variance with said I hated them, when God knoweth [the faces of angels were turned against me THE PAST. BY J.P. M. The joys that mem’ry brings ean ne'er decay, and moments pass away, 2 drift ontward on the careless tide, , in beauty, rises by our side : e wind looks forward to its goal, And fats Still reeehi Where m the heart will ever be ) green Islands in the sea; Where yuthful j ys, like mermaids from the deep Rize from the past and Jull sad thoughts to sleep; | The joys of childhood, fiir as flrw'rs of Ms | Cheer the worn mind an Udrive © dall cars away Flach scene of bliss through which life's path has led, In vivid brightness rises from the dead ; The shady lanes that time has led us through, At mem'ry’s toush spring! Their darker spots fi And leave the beaut shtly jute view, e out before its light, sight, es only in deep, Dy s lieart holds dear, | ate of a tear [ d path pursues. grin ho views he ber rrors of aw ith toils a heart to joys of the na s again the bliss ot other ( ng tear that trickles f When he heliolds i Is dried v ' ume res a family group, rore around him troop; m of life within the cot, long gene, once ness claims ff The gory field where & The boomin» gun, the elas The wounded foeman bleeding out his life, All teil the dreamer of the deadly strife; But mem'ry tells him only tales of joy, The present fades, again he is a boy, The sorrows that swiround him all depart, y. st, all g re. cheers his weary heart, to rest in mem’ry’s cheering ray, And quite furgets the terrors of the day. him a tho't. 5 have met The Atheis And when Pos sts without a God. Bo ly s beneath the sod, 2eo no fulure ris Beyond the darkuess When lif <'s de usivo « 15 of bliss are o'er, : an view no joys before, up the way, ing of the day ; ng on his way, s noeomi day - Against the feeb No hope, no hom ile ue r him beyond the grave. ital doom ght, sternal night, ward {ath of time. lo st 1 again, a ehi d, wit! A mothers form, long slumb'ri ta crime, u the dust ¢ agin above her p 3is trust; me, with all i Again, with youthful hopes 1 Vv =o mem'’ry cheers And poi hen hope has hos® its pow'r the wi hour most hay hen aiher pl o and joys all dia, In shade my form Th ealk, in soft: Oh, The ple But let el lie joys of memory still ; And every turn while journeying on life's tirck To find new hap In fat ure ¢ Ch, may th Thy face of departed friends sti | stand n louking back ; should appear ¢ thought of bright onas still bs dear As traced by memory’s unetring haud Until I met them in the ha Wire faces fude not in the b clims sath of time. Howard, Pa., May 5th 1863. SAY: ual Stiseellaneons, : Wrtiten for i ei Watchman A DREAM OF DESPAIR. =a dreams we huve are nothing else but drexms, paral and full of coutradiciion ; Yetothers of onr most ro tic schemes Are nothing more than fictions Hood's hawnted Honsa But in the glow oévernal pride, If each warm hope af ance hath died, Then sinks the wind, a bh i flower, Dead to the sunhean a shower ; A broken gem, whose int Is seatiered —ne’ ni Mrs. Homans, Midnight had come, in solemn silence, o'er the slumbering world; the minutes were lengthening into the smallest hour of night and T sat musing, Man, and the in tricate machinery of the mind, formed my ch¥¥ tliemes of thought ; that last, great. “x st wonderful; and least understood ati { God, became the subject of my st yefleciions. Foritve thousand years fereation, of } and vet. ! aws anable to “explain mind,” to comprehend the emotions of his own soul, or to fix a limit to the capacily | the flowers of childhood’s | ry cheers the longing soul, | h other. And what is nature! Tt is ri thing, it is everywhere, yet an inex. plicable rystery. ol ish that swites.the car, tells us how 8 {strictly they are excented. These great | themes, so filled with unutterable thought, fed me a long journey and crowded upon the brain in endless troops; then my own | present, my own past became subjects of | solemn reflection ; the dark shades, and bright sun hine of life, presented themselves as plainly as the occurrences of yesterday, and 1 Dnged to lift the curtain and peer into the future, Why was it hidden So near us that the vibrating pen- dulum as it swings forward in the present, will fsll backward in the future, so closely convected with the present, that a heart beats in both at one throb, yet so widely sund. red, that a]l the wisdom of man can- then from us! not enable him to penetra e its mystic T thonght of what brightened the presint mind the past, and flope presented itself as the guidirg star to the future ; the promises of God fill all its recesses with a shades. that a bright {ature will dawn upon us if we do its will. Then I tried to imagine ould be without a future, 1 t of the 1 ameless misery of one who lelighted not in the present, and had no #ual mar ‘ h ght to cheer him in coming time or eterni- ty. Tattempted to paint Such a character in imagination, oae who fixed all his hopes 01 earth. to find them disappointed, or ex- v cled to find wm life, pleasures which bloom nly inheaven. 1 know not whether I pass. ed to the mystic dream-land, or whether I beheld a «cision ; but, in the spirit or tho flesh. a strange being stood befora me. O'er lis face was traced “ the tablet of unuttera: le thoughts,” » nameless agony was mark- ed ia every feature, and [ thought that pas- unmistakable signs of its uncontroled do- minion in his heart. 1 spoke not. uttered terious visitor: thus for several minntes, ‘vhich scemed hours to me, we confronted cach other, and then the phantom broke the silence: “You wonll know what man is curse the present, hope not (or the fature and desire ouly to live in the past; take your pen, write a3 I speak and yon will have the history of one wh has no joy bat to muse pas.” Mechanieslly 1 obeyed and whether in sleep | traced the manuseript which row lies before me. or whether the strange beng laid npon my table. In the morning I found it there, written in a 8'range upos the > scrawl I eould not recognize as L moe. — His voice ®eems sul] ninging my ears. his gestures and the frightful contortions of his I thiak 1 shall never cedse to re- Although he 37 spoke rapidly t ordmarily the ear could not follow hig 1 found no diffienlty ic keeping pace He spoke without an effort, nor seeme 1 to draw a breath until the last word died out in mournfal z2adence, and he was gone; his tale was thus: “Far down the dreary goasts of time [ zaze, and life, with all its weary realitics, fades ont in the brigh: vision memory rears upon the wrecks of the past. 0, then were days too beautiful for earth, and they stand away in the back-ground like the evergreen pine upon the bleak moun‘ain's brow ; they were days when the distant thunder of life's mighty ocean, fell upon the ear as the mim- ic voice of the sea-shell, and awoke no thought of the coming cares of the great fu- 0, say not there is no beauty in th: thongzh's, member. tha voi with my pen. ure. memories. isall humanity ever has, the pres, ilie futare may never rise upon our pathway, but the past reearded by an unerring hand, and will follow us to the throne of God, and rise before us in judyment, Hope once ured me onward with her witching smile, life. and the fature no more rises in golden splendor to lighten the gloomof the present, darkness impenetrable closes up bafore, and light glimmers anly in the past, made dim by distances, as I gaze down life's long ave- nue. There are seared upon my brain, as the molten tide of Vesuvius traces its barning pathway to the sea ; memories of days thal in their passage o'er wy lifs, have left their blighting track in characters of fire upon my heaitj memories that hours and vears of anguish have not dimmed, and in their touch, the chords of life that thrill the deep- est notes of woe are quivering yet. Would {any blame me then for treading down those and lived among Eden ? past, when hfe was your of the heart, for good or ill. The ¢ harp of | peeall to life the fearful picture that memo a thousand stiiugs™ as tuneful as when it ry conjures up, of the dreary days that was pronounced | erfect by the Power which | crushed from out my living heart its every made it, yor its strings still swept by mystes rious hands ; its harmonious or discordant duce thei as great a mystery to the Philos. joy, wade the present a black ghehenna, from which is no escape, and Recruiting has been commenced in Washington fcr a colored regiment A be- ginning was made with contrabands, 20 res- ponding to a call made upon them. Up to the 6th inst, 150 have enlisted. But it failed me then; that 1 hoped, fered or haied, | tions that caused my pulse to throb, to fad shared in one ble 15 the tiat of Him who called them into! pleasures in the joys which gave me wost | ferings czn no more be depict ;, and every ery of misery, every wail| delight, and m my own world I lived with |tortu es of Turtarus ean be painted ; dark la RC TS bo as A I0ORG LIST OF SUFFERERS Company |. —Andrew Graft. Company K.—Corporal Hugh 8. Neil: WOUNDED, Col. James A. Beaver, side severe. Major George A. Famrlamb, chun shght COMPANY 4. ; Captain R. H. Foster, musket ball throat slight. Private Jacob Emerick, fuce severely. Daniel Long, sheli. calf of log. Nathawe! Boop, musket ball face. COMPANY B, Sergt M. Connerdeg and face left on i 1d J. W. Riddle, thigh severely Frederick Douglisvan, arm. Mathias Walker, M. A. Brown, head slightly W. C. dmwmerman, head slightly. Joseph Tdings, arm severely. COMPANY C Sergt. U. C. Herman, am flesh wound. Sergt. J. C. Larder, calf of le g. Seigt. J. F. Penner, head shghitly. Corporat Christain Swartz, arm, 2d. Corp, W. C. Huey, left arm. 3d, Corp. J. F. Swiler, mortally. 4th, Samuel Bottortl; hand slightly. Albert Adaws, left side slight. Patrick Campell, slight. Reuben Cronimiler, shoulder and arm. John Craig, arm and thigh. William C roer, arm and thigh, Marin Funke Lewellen Fa'ton, leg slightly. Amos Garberick, severly. Robert, Grater, side and” shoulder badly. John Jackson, abdomen. Wilitam Lambert. severe. Joseph Lee, thigh and hand badly. Wiillam Musselman, slight. Thomas MeBath, slight, Fabein Matts, arm severely. Wm. McCalmont, head slight, R. C. Neil, head slightly, Henry. Penington, tingh and arm. Henry A. Sowers, abdomen mor.ally, David W. ery, Saverc. Christain Sailer, arm, badly. J. UC. Sowers, breast severe. John Thomas, arm and breast severe, Thowas Williams, eye and arm. Andrew Whitehill slight Lzia Walter, arm severely: Frederick Yochum, hand ‘shght. Joseph Yetters, severely, COMPANY D. ment fiom May ist, Ishler. Cory, Sergt. William Gemmill, head severely. Corp. John C, Bathgate, abdomen slight. William Weaver, slight. John. J. Flemming, thigh slight. Dani (L Harter, shoulder shight. Wm. Bible. hip slight, Charles Hart, foot amputated, Alfred Rankin, leg flesh wound. Peter Lansberry, head severely. Thaddeus Stove, leg severely. Benjamin Bioom leg, severe. David Wance, hip slight. William Reid, arm shght. Charles I! Speaker, slight. - David Darshbarger, se David Wolf, hip sever Charles Runkle, knee severe. David Kerr, head siight. David Etters, head slight. Henry Campell, leg slight, Wm. Kunarr, thigh and side severe, Jacob Dunkle, arm ana leg severe. COMPANY E. Capt. Chas. Stewart, foot, slight. 1st Serg’t. Wm. T. Clarke. leg slight Jas. H. Shoppart, finger, slight, COMPANY F, William Walkins, hip, severe. COMPANY G. Corp. Wm. Taylor, slight. Joseph Fox. severe. « Henry Eekenroath, arm, amputated. Joseph 8. Harpster, arm. severe. Dani. 8, Keller, neck and back severely. Wm. W. M’Guire, throat severely, David W. Miller. head slightly. , John H. Moyer. slight, B J. E. Yotes, arm, severe. Reuben Reed neck slight. Alexelander Ross, neck severely. Wm. H. Swinehart, hand slight. COMPANY H. Captain George A. Bayard, head and arm, First Lieut. John L. Johnston, breast, Second Lieu. John A. Bayard, side, Corporal, Rich Miles arm--amputated, ¢ George Neiman, hand Private, Peter Frantz, arm, wonnded in the 148th or Centra county regi- Let those who denote us for la- “ boring that peace may be restored, resd it os carefully, perhaps the recollection of fricnds th. pleasures of home, that are now sufter- “ Sly eal ting in Hospitals, maimed, some of them for A continuation of the war ped on our own soil? Couid we be forced List of consualties incident to the 148th] 2d. Licut. Alfred A. Rhemhart, severely. 1st. Sergt. John A. Barchfield arm slight. «John Gahagan, arm, *¢ Franeis J, Hunter, arm, “Samuel Wyland, finger, “4 George W. Long, foot, 0. W. J, Lucas, arm, Michael Lebkicher, arm, Thomas Myton, mouth and arm, ¢ Samuel Qrris, face, «Oscar L. Rank, hip. + Charles Whippo, leg Jobin DD. Wager, leg Daniel Woodring. severely, +t A.J. Yothers, arm *« Daniel Farley, stomach, COMPANY L. John M. Davis, hand slight, James McManagie, leg and arm severely. Reuben Ley le, contusion of the head. COMPANY K. Capt. Thompson Core, shoulder severly. Corp. Ross C. Kirkpatrick, elbow severely Andrew®. Kifer, hand and arm severcly. Oliver Petter, arm severe. Wilham Wyant, shoulder severe, John N. Ratlfon, ar# and side George Price thigh severe. John E. Carson, slight, MISSING COMPANY C. Willaim Campbell. on S.zner. James \Ward, COMPANY D. Palser Imboden. Frankiin 1 IN PICKET LINE. Jam of Co. I, COMPANY K. Laphenus VW, Shafer. = James F. ) Henry Hillegass, Josiah I, Jacabe, . Robt. flnghy. Hugh Carnabam, John Fox. > Adam Wontseller. GREAT JSoog Soro GAL- Through the politeness of several printers m:n of remarkable genius, we have received alist of drawings .and paintings, which are to be placed on exhibition at Va shing- ton immediately after the 4th of March, 1865, They are as follows : No. 1 A view of the Cav lean, ghastly figure placed entrance, A grave yard in the oe 400,000 graves,at the right are 200 000 crip. ples, and on the left an ‘unaccountable throng of widows and orphans. A re- murgable picture —dedicated to Abraham Lincoln, No 2. Judas Tseariot mn the act of hetray- ing. A capital sketch—dedicated to E. Stanton. Esq., Secretary of War. No. 3. St. Dustan relating his interview with the Devil. A copy— dedicating to Maj. Gen. B. F. Butler. No.4. A group of gamblers quarreling at all fours. After the manner of Teniers icated to the Republican contractors. No. 5. Tom Thumb speaking throngh a trumpet, with the inteiticn to pass himself off for the Belgian Giant—dedisated to sey- eral Major Generals. No. 0. A miser eatting up a naval flog, and converting it into money hags—dedica- ted to Gideon Gi. Welles and his brother-in- Taw Morgan. No. 7. A rope dancer balancing und em )- of Famine, P. Chase. Now 9. A white men embracin, a negro wench. * An imwodest picture—dedicated to Charles Sumner. No. 10. Forty thieves breaking into a government treasury.dedicated to the friends of the administration. No. IL. Five satyrs teaching the devi how to lie--dedicated to the editors of the Albany Fvening Journal. No. 12. A crowd of negroes stripping the shirt off the body of a white man, and leaving him naked —dedicated to the last Congriss, No. 13. A throng of white men and ne- groes setting fire to the Temple of Liberiy. An immense picture ; canvas 40 fect by 24 —dedicated to the Republican party. No, 14. A drunken white man, with his face painted like a uegro. holding a banjo in his hand, in the act of singing “John Brown's soul is marching on’’—dedicated 10 John W. Forney. No. 15. A picture of the infernal re gions, with the dewils all unchanged, la- belled religion and politics are equally d r6 +i fromthe pulpits inthlelity most flourishes. We can view the practice in no light in which it ig like'y to subserve the cause of religion fo promote the benefit of mankind, cr io ete: good whatever. 1 digrapis peace and zoo! will among man, and pots a mighty enzine in the hands of i d, ambitions, worldly given 13 re rewith 10 brine sham: and evnstire Zion and trouble aad misery pon the couniev, that themselves may thrive u, on the rain wrought. — Cailisie 1000 Abolition p “NOBOUZS HURT.” Two years ago the United States were at the summit of earthly prosperity. Kingdoms gray with centuries sought its “allianc.. na- tions whose reeond was the history of civili- zation, gaz~d with wonder on the new sitar that appeared in the political firrnament; the ty pitcher on his chin—dedicated to Salm nd oppressor looked to it with wondering dread and the oppressed with yearning love and reverence. In every tongue it was a syno- nym for freedom, its example fired the heart and nerved the arm of straggl ng patriots in every laud Am real—the v ry name sugzeste | ima ges of smiling peace and plenty, a lat flow ing wi homilk and honey, a people prosper ous and contented -honored a’ road and con- [tented at home. No citizen of RB une, in [Rome's palmiess dvs, bore a ponder title from the Republic of the than he who lai Then an American citizon ment West. freeman —oune who owned no ford, « Saving the lord on high,” wha held his rights ai ihe option of no ro'ty despot, who owed al eo giance on'y to his conatry snd fea] yorlyu, his Got. Fem Maine to Texas from the Atlautic to the Pacitic seabo rd, resounded the hum of thriving industry, for prace was within our borders, and we were gt with the world without. Two hort years azo we might have do fad the world in ats, nO ¥ we trembio at the thought of tatervention. Two short years ago the complication in European politice were of no account to us, save when oar sympathies were aroused by the gallant struggle of some oppressed nationality — now we look £9 these uprisings asa Prog. dential diversion in onc favor, and to cal. eulate the effect they will hive dura- tion and ultimate result of onr war of the sections, Why is this? and why is there a sorrow in our dwelling and wailings throught the land? “Nobody's hurt.” : ig “Nobody's hurt!" Yet on the pains and in the valleys of Virginia fell thonsan ls up on thunsands of American citizens, whose death left a gap in mang a fireside circle nn aching vol in many a desolate heart. wiv, died without religions consoltiion or medi. cal nid —without the soothing ministration of friends or the loving care of kindred - amid the the horrors of batt, with the sounds ot carnage, or the rush of charging sq or the groans of wounded comra les in their face, with the earth for a pillow and the wind for a requiem, “Nodody’s hurt!” Yet every day our forces dwindle and our Army of the dead increases: for death hasissned a Couserpticn Bill and he draws his quota chiefly from our ‘military cenires. ace A SS ea A young school teacher at Bucket Massa- chusetts, having indulged in the pleasing practice of kissing his voung lady pupils in- open sckool, the school committee, in their annual report, milly remarked that this ‘is an exercise not recognized by our school regalations” i i iris 077 A Western poet writes a song for the Dayton Empire, commencing +I wish [ was a negro I really do, indeed ; It seems to me that negroes Get everything they need.’ tees. _Some of our steamboats on the Missisaip. pi are to be clad in cotton. The rams wonld be best in wool. cant papers,