KV KLUX POetRY, • • The following it•good poetry, but sounds • rether grave•yardlsh. • , . • DIATIVE. • The wolf le in the desert, And the panther In thnbrake ; The fox is on his-rambles, • / And the owl Is wide•awake For 1101 r it is noon of darkness, And the world Is all . asleep, And seine shall Wake , to glory, Ao , And some Abell wake to weep. A river black is running To a blacker sea afar, , And by its bank is waving A flag without a star; There tuovaihe kllostly columns Of 0,4i/sift Brigade of Death, And eveg villain sleeping Ts gasping now for breath. Ku-Klux ib r i e r t brut the lone owl hooted, And thrice the panther oiled, Ahd swifter through the darkness Tim pale Brigade shall ride; Motrumpet sounds its coming, —Anil no drum-beat stirs the air, But noiseless in their vengeance, They wreak it everywhere. Ku-Klux Fly, tly 1 ye dastard bandits Who are bleeding all the land, The &skid - brigade is ma citing -- With viewless sword and brand ; Nor think that f ern its vengeanne Ica in deepest dons may hide, For through the darkest caverns _ The death brigade will ride. Ku Klux:l The meaty gray 13 hanging On t►o treenail of the Bait, Aed morn shall tell the story Of the revol and the least: The ghostly troop shall earth& Like the light to constant oloud, /lot inhere they rode shall gather The collin add the sbrou Ku-Kier. [For the W•rCer An Chronicles of TatUetown. I=2l CiIAPTER X I I The excitement at Compton Hall, oo caatoned by thn arrival and departure of Colonel Bell and his feilowtofficers had suba[dcd, nud caulk member of the hewn hold hwB remained their customary round of duties, wbon the buggy which had been vent to town for Mies Nancy I'eek arrived, and that self-important person age wee immediately shown to the sew ing rOom, , where Dirs. Compton wee su perintending the two sesmstreues. la Whom the advent of Mice Nenty`as a gossip, was a weioome•neliet alter Mrs. Compton•tt dignified onuncomnuoieatne presenee. Miss Noncy was at home In a few mo ments, snd reveled in the display of dry goods piled promiscuously around. la addliton to Augusta's bridal outfit, the spring sewing for the plantation baud' had accumulated, which fart may amiount for Miss Nancy being engaged as assist . ant. Mrs Compton, after a few directions to her Workwomeo, left the room, and proceeded to the disolilrge of other household duties. Bbe looked in the li -hews, wbore-Atissuets, eat, but -Am. Aid not tarry byre, as.ehe was - search tog for Daisy; whose- Brady hour had arrived wititop that young lady making her ap 'mortifies, in the library, where Augusta eat awaiting her For the last year, Mrs. Compton, assisted by her eldest daughter, bed superintended Daisy's stu dies, while Claudia gave her music les ion.. Daily had been tempted by the beauti ful spring morning, to forget her studies, end had gone Orin smirch of wild flow ers, keeping in sight of the house, and accompanied by two of her pelf, one • fine grey hound, the other an immense new toundland. The grey hound frolicked about hey, or 4arting off in the low under growth of the woods, returned to place at her feet some trophy, such as an unfortunate field moue', or hapless young partridge. The new foundland look• ed gravely on these gambols of his companion, but look no share in them, and walked soberly beside his mistress, whose soft whito hand Weald nestle in hie shaggy coat, like a pearl in a tough setting of jet. She had gone 'thin dis tant,. from Ike house, and. hail -ecafbed the limits of the enclosure, btsyond which in, the grove, CO closely sommois• ted with the happiest evening of deer life. Here she had wandered on her first evening et Compton Hall with Eugene, and every ,fee, every dower seemed to speak of those happy dap. She took 'her hat off, and seating herself on the stile that crossed the fence. arranged lit a boquet the wild dowers she bad with. tired in her walk. From A chaos of pert fume, end beauty, the slilllful lingers bad crested a marvel of dornl grace. The oelleate and graceful silly of lb* valley, the modest blue-eyed violet, the fragrant honey-suckle and sweet wild role, lay side by side with Ale bright buttercup sad dandelion, and the graosful and feathery ash, the rich, dark purple of the juniper, haat held Its appropride pMce In her admiring eyes, and combined to make a marvel of loveliness. Delay looked lovingly and admiringly lad her treasures, rod eouverting her broad brimmed garden bee Into an prompth - bawket, planed her floitteri in it, lied looping the blue wines together as a bandle;ewmus iten.hier arm and pre- Paved to retunome. [the called r d4s, but elicited no response. Then puckering her sweet mouth ' , be gave she most comical little ti , Ll V0L..13 •BELLEFONTE, PA.., FRIDAY MAY 15, 1868. NO. 20 whistle in lbe world,- She mocking bird In the grove sear her reeognized it, as one of its imp totes, and taking up the straits, responded,yet not more sweet ly. Daisy was becoming impatient, and mottlifrigetike stile, she milted again, and Was answered from • distance by a low, quick bark of delight, and she was won dering who it could be that thedogs had recognised, when-Rugby, the large new foundland, sprang from the grove and whined about her for a moment, then Sits oB again, Daisy waited' for a few moments, when the new foundland turned, but not with his companion, the hound. She stooped and patted the shaggy bead. .• What is it Rugby! What is it old fellow? Come,..me must go home. At is late, and Missy will be late for les sone! Come !" and again the rosy lips puckered into a soft, musical whistle, and she started off for the house, when the sound of footsteps near her caused her to look around She almost scream ed as she recognized Alfred, around whom the dogs frisked. joyously " My brother, Alfred !" was her brat question "Surely he's with yoti r "No, M ma. l'ee sorry to say he ire not." Daisy stood tremblingly before hint, not deirlng to ask the question that quit ered on 'her lips. Alfret noticed her lookr, and bow pale she was I afeerd l'se skeered you Millais " " No. no. for pity's sake tell me—he in—he is not—oh! be is not dead— any thing but that'," • - "De Lord brews you heart, Miss's ? He's as vell as I is dig spjhule , ind epees to tee you'or party coon I reckon:" "You've a letter Utah," 'mid Daisy, perceiving the note whiell Alfred bad otrrieebetween his finger and thumb, as between a rice the etitire distance from the camp "It is from brother Charlie, to tell as when we may look for him. Oive it to me.- •' If o,..kfiesis. It's from Ctflonel Bell to your Mamma, Miss. It's the pass he gin me to come through de lines wid." Daisy looked disappointed, and Alfred recalled by the mention of the note, to his duties, hurried on, after telling her it NAIL important IblahltplerePS thoPid have It as soon es possible. She walked leisurely on towards the house, wondering what matter of impor tance the note from Colonel Bell could contain for her' mother She had for gotten they, Alfred had said it tress pace to take him through the lines, or per haps, sheyould have wondered less, at what he considered ruch a matter of hi- portance. When she reached home, she went im mediately to her own room, there to de posit her spo r ils, and brushing out the earls !bat the wind had tossed about, she coquettishly placed a few flowers sincng them "They amp be field daisies," she said softly. "for Eugene's sake. They were his favorites and, of course, mine Al' me, but whaes.the need of it, he is not here to see it sod she finished off with little sigh, and fastened soother flower in her But the sigh and the flowers were alike forgotten by the lime she reached the mild open ing the door she found, not the patient Augusta alone, but also Mrs. Compton and Claudia. Mrs Compton held a lit ter in her hand, and as Daisy glanced at it, then at the face of these around, heel heart sank within her, and she could.' barely reach, without falling, the seat on the sofa beside her mother. •• Your letter,. mamma! I met Alfred, but he seid it was a note from Colonel 13011. Did he deceive me ? Is jt from brother Charlie, sad does it contain ill tidings 1" and she looked imploringly Into her mother's face for a denial of her questions. "No, darling, it is truly hots colonel Bell, and be gins us news of Eugene.'• ttNiamms: mamma! pity se 1 do no t kap me in ensponse! He's a pioneer —I kook' it, without anY wordy from you—how etre sbotolti Colonel Bell know of him •" •• Du', my OWL euppoee Colonel Dell uhould be kind enough to parole him, and there about.' he a proepeot of seeing him very soon!" "Aye; but will be du this t I caw not. believe II: ). • "It is true, darling. and it is possible we may have him with as some time, as be is•siok." Across the April rim whereon Ate sun shine of bops bad •hose so brightly but • rudinent before, posed ► 010114 of Bar ron, ibutt ilimoolved itself In tear. chat "STATE *MEM{ AND rEDIINAL UNION." fell from the soft eyes. "Buifering T . a prisoner,. and none se•e the alien hoods of foes to minister to him! Oh, mamMa!" Mrs Compton folded the bruised flow• ere to her heart, and sought to comfort her, at the ABMs limo unfolding the true state of the case: ,'I shall go to bim,my child, immediately, and if possible will bring him beets- with me,- think, bow ever, it will he more prudent for him to remain there for a day or two. Can you be patient, and content yourself with knowing I am with him, until we can have him here ?" ••Yee Mamma. I shall try and be very patient," but the sad, weary look dis tressed Mrs. Compton - She had never ieen Daisy so much grieved, and she feared the consequences, should Colonel hell's fears be realized. "I fire other news to tell, my child. Charlie is in the neighborhood but is afraid to venture here ; the Hall being so 'near headquarters, Eugene more rashly 'ventured, and was captured. If you should wish to see him you can so °emptily Augusta end.Clautlia to the old, Church, where he is concealed. I need not say the fact of his being in the neighborhood renders secrecy necessary, or he may share Eugene's fate, and not being sick, may not Ito so kindly treat ed " Daisy remained in the library after her mother and the girls bad left it, and shortly after she thought she heard some one in a closet, usiid as a oloak room, situated between the library and dining roan, and opening into the, hall. She paid but little heed to it, although it serve * to arouse her from a painful revery, and she gathered her books from the table, and pispared to leave the room. As she opened the door alto met Mies Nancy at the foot of the stain'. ''Oh, is that you !" , asked Miss Peek in a surprised flutter. —Why what's the matter—you look as though you had heard bad newel 1' -I Mink, !If Ise hooey, the Net of the Fedorals being so net! ne t and destroy ing what little we bare left 11 very bad news 1" "Laws ! That ain't enough to make iour race as long as my army !_Yoir . ka'nt been crying bekciee thii Yankee bnit been killin sheep and hogs, I know ! 1 kinder reckons your Ma's been scolding you (or gopg off when you should have beck at your books! Rho was as mad as fire, when she found you Lad gone off t rspseing !" Daisy drew herself up haughtily. To a curious ob , thia.rassumptfon of dignity, mould have been quite amus ing. for Daisy had never laid any claims to this virtue. To Miss Nanny it al petered quite formidable, and sufficed to place her in her proper place as an inferior, and she found her opinion of Daisy's character considerably increased ne the little woman replied : ••You eertaiqly forget yourself, Miss Nancy ! My mother never scolds—it is vulgar, and what may the cause of my tears may not concern you ! YOCI will please return to the sewing room!" • rraps I knows marts she thinks for !'l muttered Miss Nancy as she obey ed reluctantly /Daisy's command. and ascended the stairs to the sewing room. tYhat she was doing in the 010111 roam remains to ho seen ; - for it was she Daisy beard in there When, after luuottesn, the carriage trove up before the door to take WC Compton to Colonel Dell's headquarter*, Daisy lid not ask to accompany Iv. The innate delicacy of her sensitive as tore shrank from meeting him she loved before strangers, and elle dare not (met hirtelf. She would lain oontent herself with a long, long letter to him, which she entrusted to her mother. him Compton sighed as she took the tear stained letter, and thought, with it sigh, that perhaps the eyes, for whole perusal it was alone destised, might4sre long be closed upon the Joy. and eoreo. re of earth, and that' the heart throbs.of her darling, which h. r pon had so faith fully pictured, might meet no more an answering threo ; but she'sald nothing, and straining the tearful Daisy to her beart,she left her to weep' and hope for hie coming. When her mother had gone, Augusta proceeded (' to make dome prorisioes for beg brother's comfort, knowing the task of this, in his uncomfortable quarters In the old church. Claudi, went to her owls room. She had promised to AM:o;w' pany Augusta that night to the, eburch, but how willingly would oh* have reltn 'quished the visit ! Two years had pass- ---, 7N....iv ad, and she had flattered herself that site had taught her bead forgetfulness, but nosy she know it to thrcb with a deeper intensity of feeling st the possi bility of meeting him, than she bad ever felt Was there no help for Berl Must the battle between love and pride again be fought,lo leave her heart sore. and striekin nigh nolo dentkr Then she thought of tolonei Belt. Why would she not believe, and trust that the love hevoffered her would fill the void in her heart ? But should she trust her tiny barque of happiness on the vast ocean ofunorr• tainty, saohorless, and tempest tossed as it was These were rain longings ; not for what she knew could never be, but what might he—one faint silrery gleam todis pel the cloud of her life, to rereal the safe sal) true path. Mhe shrank from the probing of the wounded heart, that cried, "My Father, if it be possible let this cup pap from me!" [to BS CONTriIIUiD, J44y4 , 1 _ _ Josh Bllllngslem It strain , ' ta mane philokpphee 'the wusi kink to laff when he gite beat. Awl o• tie komplein of the shortness o♦ life, yet we awl waste more Lime than we die. Don't mistake arroganee for wisdom, many peple tbot tha was wine whili thq 'sun onto windy. The maw who kaorgit abed without pullin others bak, is it limited cuss. The principle difference between a luxury and a necessary, is the prior. antetneiver the soul .141 in grief, it is taking root, and when it is in =Des, it is taking wing. "Give the devil hie due," but be OSIO• ful there ain't much due him. After a man has rode fast oast ho never wants to go slow again. Faith that lb founded on an arnest and a truthful oonviokehun, is beautiful to behold: but, faith that is founded simpla on oourage, ain't env thing more that good grit. Ersay sorrow has its min joy, the No or Watching almost pays for haring the each. __ Moe fftwiityg_ who are reall.l wines never are afraid that Ilia shall gi sheeted out e• their respeektability, *bile and-gab familys ar always ner •oue led tlurtuite. It won't d.t to it ir up a man when he is ihinkin, envy store that it will a pan of milk when the cream is raising It Is easy eauff to rain the devil, but he's a hard Prop .'o reap. The odla allure resippee ter govern mankind with is the rod ; you may fes toon it with tiowrs and ease It with vel• vet, if you piece, but it is the rod after WWI that du: the bisness. We aro told that a contented man is happy..and we might have been told 14 the lama time that a mud turtle could fly if it only had wings. -- --- Loose Management— of the Nat ional Banks Uuder the above caption tkie New York Herold has this following well timed pertinent article relative to these ineti lotions, break ing.a note of warning to the people that, should not be suffer ed" to pass unheeded. The &rad nye: Tee National banks are beginning to show them contempt of law and to dm play a bigh.itautleti, independent con duct. It appears that the Comptroller of the Currenc) has been compelled to call upon the bank officers to perform their chilli aosording to the twenty•fifth ',mien . of-the Notional Bank act, which requires as rtramistation of their securi ties in tau bands of tae Uolted States Treasurer. Ilundreds of the banks have aegiefoted this duly, and it appears they had some souse for the dogleg' In the inentEoienoy of their securities.—They begin to fest *lose serntiny on supervie , loan These are sometrof the fleet symp toms of gourmet,* which indittale a general smash wheoevsr they may be celled upon for Speele payments. Like all great monopolies with vast privilege, and profits. 111101111 beaks beoome, extrav agant, speeniative and reckless t —They will soon demand .an expansion of of their enrreaoy, end, sontideribg their immehee power, will no doubt obtain it Ibis may goat therm along on the high the of inflation for • time, the bubble will hum in a few years at farthest.-.- The sooner Oongreas repeals the laW *reeling the famous monopolies the bet ter for the oonntry.-.-Hoook the props of Ttestury nuppbtO fweennindat them, which-Obey have no right lb receive, and they will fall book by their own rotten- COME HOME 0 brothers and sisters, growing old, Do you remember ,et That home in the shade of the rustling trees "Whore once otu b,ousehold met!" i Do you know how we used to come from school Through the summer'a pleasant hest With the yellow 'fennel's golden dust On our tired little feetj? _ _ And now sometimes in mt idle mood We loitered by the way ; And stopped to the woods to gather llowaes, Arid in the-lisrakto play; 'Till wernod by thimidesp'olng shadow's fall, That told of the coining night, We climbed to the top of tho last long hill, And saw our home in sight And, hfothers and ►later►, older now Than they whose life I► o'er. Do you think of the mother's loving fare, Thatiorked from the open doorf Alas foi the changing things of time ; That horde in the dust ie low; And that loving smild is bid from us; In the d•rknens, lung ago: And we have come to lire's last hill, Prom which our weary eyes Can nlinost look on that bomottiat 'butes Eternal in the skies. So f brothers and sisters, as we go, Still let us move os one, Always together keeping step, 'sr TsU iho march of life is done For thiet mother, who waited for tie here, Woofing • smile No meet, Now waits on tho hill of parodies, For hex children's coming feet ! THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER —Another Itiu vote busted—One of Brownlow's nigger', while robbing • hen roost, wits 'hot deed. --=•Two of Browshro's pol ee tees/141r outraged a negro woman at Mephis, Tenn! Who can but that ? — , -Yates says he will resign if Great and Chaldler, and Wade and those °air drunken fellers Matta. • --A funny thing orcared in New York. A mill was mulled and in - a few bourn was aonfined—in the State p►ieoo. —Friends are a good deal of a vratillanee In prosperity you don't want them ; in ad versity you don't have them. —When Wade becomes President he woe% need the Chief Juetice to administer the oath —lie can swear himself in. prepeetse testendes•— President a acquitted It he' has to filth there welt% be much of a roe. --.-Tbe difference between a plowholder and a. bondholder is, one sows the other reap ; one pay. tams, the other Utica taxes. —The Connecticut Congos are et the opinion that Grant ought not to run (or the Preeidency. They lap he don't run worth "ahuokai —Urent• picture adurnsi the Radice ticket in Connecticut, end many ' the Jaen bin► before voting disfigured it in s lull oioui Ltlll.oo Or --The Jacobins will hereto get another candldate than Grant. The metropolis of 44 own State repudiates him by a Demo. cretin gain 0f5,000 I ---An ezehange proposal the MEMO of John Morrissey for President, "not because he is t►e most Et, bnt because he hiss 'lt'the most" - --thanes name in the elections don't venue to be any more of a soonest than ►ia "biosrephy . : by his father, and it ■huuY ha withdrawn an that was! --A young lay, In Hartford, recently poisoned tier race badly by the use of stems red paha, to color her cheeks, "Just forreisi' _—"Brisk" Pomeroy annoyances that a branolaolliee of the La Dross, Democrat will be opened In New York city in a few weeks• Laugdou, slater of W. U. hater, it la reported, Yaa eoluumeneed a snit against her brother fur the rerbvery of pro. party valued at nevrai millions. —A A election for municipal °Moen in Neheaska City, on the fourth lest., remelted Is a clean sweep for the Demoartie way. The wrongs majority to about 150. --A horse reoently jurepted over the chain. of one if the Belton ferry boats. 110 warm to which he wee attaohed email* la ileartmlu, and he hung over the bad ad lie boiU, hie head In the water, until le wee tho Meed. • —A ;am in Dotroe loot weak rotwood, boors from the workhouse ♦here he had helm serving • tens of ukoty.daya. /Us We Ty. fused to led him IN ad he load to end upon 110 OffiVelr SO re instsee his, • —Divorces are being panted ,by the quantity is idassachneetts ems. Twenty three diesolutions of the Marriage tie In Worehesteriest week, sled saves mom whteis May be reconsidered ff the divoreed parries like. I.'nriteafsm and purity do not &limp seam to be compatible. . . ----As editor out Wait, who had Ser ved four day' RA I jarytaaa, Says: "f eta so fall of law; that it is with . grest diffi culty i refrain from chestiegeoutetrody." A Dreadful Affair in Pitt County N. C. .-On the morning of Sunday last one of 'the most awful and heart renderthg Is . cenee transpired in of our neighlihr ing county,that we hors‘..aver seen re corded, and which has thrmwu the entire °aunty into a slate of the wildest excite - - maul and alarm. The facts co for as we 4 kave been able to twoortain them fi'om all Houreor, are as. followers: More than two years eines a Yalikis4 Lienlenantilackliled in Fla, while for 7, cibly attempting to enter the hei4e or Reaiek Carney of that county, and tildes that time many !attempts have beedissade to capture Carney, who was direotly charged with the killing, but without success, and for many months the par iiee.elid to be implioaked, have been et large and unmolested. JOWL before the recent election s com pany of negro soldiers, under the com mand of Major N. Lyman, of the 11. S. Army, had keen sent form Goldsboro', a portion of whom remainded at Greenville and the others were sent to Washington. Just before - day on the morning allu ded lo abive fiajor L. -With lbartelthrna gro soldiers accompanied by igherlif Fo lep,..and some negro pilots,' surrounded the house of Redick Carney i r d dentan, ded a eurreader At the time only six grosta 'persons were in the house, consisting of the old man Redick and his wife, his 800 George tow daughters and a young man named W bitchurst, Meson-in-law. On being refused admittance and en trance wee, foreibly ptiAted and the par ty rushed id the house, headed bY Ma jot: L. 'fib attempting to go up stairs Was fired upon from above and serloisly wounded in the aim. They immildiately fell ill sok to the porch, when Whilehuret aocompanied by the women come down and surrendered himself Soon after another attempt was made to go up, and in so doing a negro soldier fell dead from the deadly aim of those a Detre. Another retreat followed, the party rushing to one end of the porch,WhitehUrst supposing it safest to remain as no ir as possible to Lis captors, followed 4.hem and was fired ,upon by several, being wounded in four places, most dangerously. The house was then set on fire and was soon blazing furfouity: when George made an attempr to escape from iLe burning - ifidifiare" 11 - 6 Iris 'ow (routed by a sergeant. whom /e shot deed at the came instant fell a corpse himself piexoed by many bullets. Ile fell back into the flames but was dragged out by the soldiers, much burned and mutilated. The old man with a heroism worthy of a bolter end obstinately refused to sur render, prefering to die an awful death under the shadow of his own roof. Fighting and defiant to the last, he met hie fate,with the bravery of despair and was entirely consumed in the flames of his own dwelling A few Charred toTelf werrattererfwad-of-theieeeeie— old man Ile died as he bad lived, an utter stranger to fear and cowardice. The house and all its contents were en tirely consumed, the women saving only the clothe, they bad on when they es caped. Before it was destroyed it was completely pillaged by the ntigroes and everything of value they could reach partied off The treatment of these un protected and bereaved women by these ‘, soldiers of the United Stated is said to !lave been brutal In the extreme, one of teem throwing an aztv„st Mrs. Carpe,,, as she endeavored to escape from the • 'mime of the bloody and heartrenderlng tragedy Foley, the sheriff, wai bevel done. in brutality sod is said to hate most grossly insulted him -Whitehurst, set- throughout the whole dreadful affair with the must heartless inhumanity The soldiers returnetlon the "Cotton Plant" to Tarboro' on Monday evening and immediately took the train for lioldebro' accompanied by the bodies of the two who had been killed —Tar boro' Sowtherner. —Asa physician and his find were walking down one of the principal streets the other day, the doctor said to his companion: "het lie avoid that pretty little woman you see there-on the left! She knows me, and oasts os me looks of Lndignition. I attended her husband" "Alt I inderstand ;you had the misfor tune to dispatch him ••Qu the contrary" replied the dootor, paved him " —Be siwayi &sok soul true,: opus every sort of affection sod • diquise. Hate the eouiso to 000lemis yout . igse mice sad sultuarduese. Ooolde Wilts ind follies but to few. 4., only victories aoldered by the Radicals, during the Past year, ire guise won for then' by ibis Sinteltsrit serums pushed to the ballot belt at she petits of. the bayonet. Whep wily' white WOW Teta, the Reds. ere awfully in the Verb% tire &change —"liakbaud, I wish you would buy me some Pail/. ißlbers.' ll "indeed my door little wifa,AyroLitoklasterTiboo Liam " r:bh, 'no," Of Rid *ARMII4. “yuu always cell at*s y4ur !MI6 bird,' and pray bow il4lll a bird laok 'beltblidt feathers .