• ... ... 1 :Ti-; ■Mi.... :■. K - -r - i ■: , v v '-tnv ' ;• •"’'l!.---/-. V'. ',/ .-/ ~' Ify fc;» iSssias. ll ~Tf ’“'* i|i '' • -.. ■■' ok, ‘v- ' I ,«(tB:.»,his 1 uttered pop i'afe*?- ■s' •immeu &; 1 1; alivoe^tisib ',, tagijjja guei $. bis iotooli >t», ’one oh deiv ;, jo>l,to p..i o death Inj wpi • ail of the - u ' nef >\Sip 7|ng„tbo &mJ ; to ; their : j- i]y v jl bei.weei -I is ,fingcf 'j id ke the; StaVligi. «m AWfled ih ibpdy row ij* t low 1 Bie;rOm«ntiv to: it fell to tlie n! W; Jdurself ia ii n* '» : ed fremiti o bead, fchi hi * Young AmeAla>. «k*l. . ' T ‘ a (id ibc revtfanf' bloc. you dpi g f face and ! form> Not.. somewbi&ii «i 'd. Our LiUle Starltglit: v. I saw.a* »jh bxtrethelyrsAbU ; fo. ; ijif.hp; f®H<M»,t!l rp\ 'bich ;m?ghV’baVe been .flftet, head without «a> bavebadadatoldT6ckdnfr'on||«d up lbs]bpdy,.andb tij t J 'aok as* ’ the aci’ttf' spades* a $»W£ from > of ipides ii. excesfllveH jjndged that If was life .ut 'v. a ' ■ .‘ v ~ ••* v fpflmy breakfast. ;t| ,j." >a froti ! yii}o -bfi, .be •■•BjVjfeJl, dhat.ie tli«t Igci Yarn's/anjbng us£w< and Ilaughl g i He wW»'soril toitbe Majpr. S ? ; ■ and probably ..“lireall kn tbevieinity of iplj’l | “Ail ikf if ornjftg aft'ef and Nvhtet fat fa. id in -oal l *|b: mp in d l M c 1 .quiok the. entiu >l|i ftaw] ‘..J'Wbet <oi| ri '<ix| jTbo liti -pi =a' eivo gUn- in 1 icclibn, J.ii >ai hq BUI I T # li Ats' ’ iST lt.ll h: POKTXC-AJLu THERE ARE two ways to uve ON EARTH. ! < »BT CHAELIS SWAnr. ! fb»rc arc two ways to .lire on! earth— ways to judge —to act—pto liew; V y or things here hare dtraUle hirth— A right and wrong—a false and true t 55,5 Ne ttie home where kindness seeks To stake that sweet which seemeth small; Where every lip in fondness speaks, . =■ knd every mind hath carefor all, . Whose iamstca lire far glaa exchange ; . of pleasure. free from vain ' expense; , Whose tho’ishcyong their means ne’er range, Sor give offense! ... ,7 ! in n neighbor’s fortune find '■ Xo wish—no impulse—to complaiu; VTho fejl not— never felt—the mind fo envy yet another’s gain! tTho dre»ms not. of the mocking, tide , Ambition's toiled endeavor meets—: Tke hitter pang of wounded pride,’ ’ - . Hor fallen power that shuns the streets. '■ Thonghfste deny itsglitteringstore, ‘lore’s wesfth is still the wealth to choose; for all list caD purchase more Arc goods, it is no loss to lose ! ' . Some beings, whereso’er they go. Find naught to please, or’to exalt —t Their; constant study put to shots’ ' ‘ Perpetual modes of finding fault. While others,, in the ceaseless round ■ . Of daily wants and daily care, Con yet cull flowers from colnmon g^und,, And (trice enjoy the joy they (ih! happy they who, haypy iVho,-IfeMiny, still are blest! Who something spare for dthora’ sake, ■ And strive, in all things, for the best 1 - A CRY FOR That leading article' of mine— -1 made the printers double-lead it— -1 I see it’ copied, ‘every line, ; - And not a v»P er gives .m^ credit 1 S My ■wisdom, ringleted with fjrit. Without 30 much as an iota , ’ 0/credit, ’s copied every big, . V , . jAkdrfui. from Maine to Minnesota.^ - -... , - ...~uv,. I hut piiriotic little poem.-tdo; ’ ■- That lit.rle squib, that fantjy,locai^: ' That -’•pW” I managed fo put through; , Tj.'it concert dust rumen tal—vocal; . - ■ Tbjt spicy thing onthe‘police-i—■ Five hundred thousand For here it’s copied piece bj^pipce— i, A, ’ And nut a paper gives mh credit Fes, here are nil my odds and hndsJ ' All copied round as thick as berries. _ I've heard of ‘;Siive me 1 from friends;” Save Jrh from ray “cofcmporinesi” - Without fire minutes'time to rpst, . —J clip, I cat, I paste, |I edit. i' i l l • I'm copied Morth, South!, iiast and West!. And noth paper gives mo credit J i ’Tip hard en nigh, as you’ll admit, i * ■ To be .filched out of one’s despatches; i lour private “apcciiils”, made to fit With what a sister journal hatches. The news is copied far and wide) ; And when lomohimdred times you’ve readit, to your honest pride, ■ ■ To find it at journal’s given credit !i Mi cellaneous. ’Letter 1 om South. Carolina. Largaret JS. Slontz, wife of Slontz.'both formerly of tliis ; is written .a very interests o a friend in this place, de- [»rs. A Key John Wittily, h; ipj letter^ 'faheif .voy&go from .Now tci'ijj’.ive to 3eauiort, South Carolina.— and li st husband are entering up ■on a y er }’ important work, asilviU be ,MD from the letter. While hoping have the opportunity of laying be r 6 our readers their future letters, bid them God spSed.] Beaufort„S. C., Nov. 2^tb,”di. Pe.iaJ- —We have pretty cold rather here, just now* ice half an inch, |ck this moruing. 'Still,. strpnge to . ! We i'pvff-un abundance of roses, Ufa a good prospect of flowers in.the in , ' "[intor. Tlib yards hero are ,J' l' protected by \ rows of ever ’>,ei) t,rc< -‘ 3 i iihd these Vlowuc shrubbery; from the cold ‘ *• f can’t toll.you yatmuch ,’ a i 'ih eao aD ds,| or . theirlnhubi . ij°pe to do so in .my next. .. now] that the whole of • “? s are D carly abandoned’by iow i 1 ! g , l^ a - whiw are Xhiuiuirt P°§c 8 «*on of the colored ■be nfii,.”’ 01 ee( i'men, governed by ;il Pi; oh u rv These color !r*tuiled hl xb , lbn ' the degradation ions arid/ .* aver y ; Their conetito* ieem io k/ 11118 are broken, and they They , Vei 7 de Pehdent people. - b° . more P^irAfr'J -'id bnt ijnu 8 !5 the Border States,J >"m; mn t V ® t f <n , ova<l ab °ro heathen 'b'ake vheW -Vf * t^ fc Vho"wafrtwill soldiers ~if fr ?V The y loofeootlj* as tfis;r efaClora »»ther a Voyj^* • .• V - v* , ... • oat, excjpt thatlall'! onr party but myself werev 'while out r 'at: sea, hat would recover immediately'on entering the bays. , Cocsequently, I spent lirm chpfmy liirio alhhe ondeck;’ for part if the time nearly ail 6f the passengers Were confined to their herths.,,., sea'aiciinesa is like the; tooth-ache; in that it calls up hot flaw l sympathisers. It was ratber*amosing. to hefdtibe polite stewardess, v£hen she wbuldi.carfy the ladies-a cup.of warm tea, 4ell how mtch better they would bcj for'this. . " We left Na<v York in the Steam ship FulUttiy Nov. 6th, ai.lo, am.— Wo moved pal of the . harbor and down the! bay flmoothljpj but soon af ter,getting out to sea.We struck what sailors call! “tapped graves." 1 These gave a the. ship! which - caused '’the' sea-sick ntas.; Mondiy morning at "day break we passed off Cape May and Delaware Breakwater.. 1 went oh deck tosee the sun rise. It arose clear, but in a lew minutes was obscured .by‘clouds. There was al the timela strong head wind, which continued! all day.- At 5 p. m., head-lights on Capes Henry and Charles are pointed but. One boor later, and we [are passing rmoothlj* up Chesapeaka-Bay to Portress Mon- There anchor is cast, and we remainJ tUI day break Tuesday. morning. I .heard the anchor raisiilgand hastened ' On duck, but ‘eodld bti.ly 1 distinguish khe outlines of. the 'Fort. The air' being warm and'pleasant, I concluded to walk on deek and see thesnn rise.- it was a grand’sight, and at first re minded mo ot prairie scenes; but very soon changed, so that the whole cast ear horizon,- extending moie than half way to (bezenith, looked like one vast, polished mirror. Soon the.ocean also; was another sea of light', and the waves 'that bounded tbs horizon : ap-. peared to. take ah individual existence, j and there looked, like vast purple j cups; a,t other.times they were trans lucent—of a greenish color tinted, with blue. : By thiij time we were fully ai sea, and after the smooth .ride-in the ■ bay, we felt very sensibly the swell of the ocean, which increased till after . wo louuded Hatteras; then it appear ed to be the same till wo reached Port Eoyal'.Bay This mornirg wo passod'.through a s.chool of Purposes,- 'of Sea E-hogs. It extended off to the ; eastfor.al least four mites; There were thousands of them; they were from four, to six feet feet longhand . garaboling, bf .lamhe-in on‘ i warm'Bpfihg day. Sobtfafter I saw a' captured blpckade-ra finer; the ■ captors wpre making to the noftfaitow. ing their prize. A strong. beadrwtnd 1 Was blowing, and jwe w.ere nearly all night ill sight 1 of light on Hattaras.— Wednesday .morning, quite out ,of sight of landi; Tt was cloudy and' fog : gy. . I went bn deck very early. tTde •’Lookout’’ observed a strange vessel, and soon'decided it' was a Privateer The Captain sent an order, for all the ladies to rise and dress immediately, and everything Wasvmado ready for defence—guns uncovered, and every man to Lis post in less time than I dan, write this;! when suddenly! our strange visitor ceased bo wing-' toward us ! and turned to pay her compliments j elsewhere. ! The Captain, I under- 1 stood, did not think ho Would be jnSs! lifiable in pursuing her, as he bad so many passengers on bpard—non-com bat ants-—ladies children—and be kept oWn.iconrse. Thursday ’, the Blockading Fleet off Cha#iqolon.,' Couldn’t even see the pullinefoff Sumter, because of fog.; -In Elbe evening! we were iri sight of, HU top Head'. '{Passed into Port Royal Harbor by thejsouth channel, and cast apebor p. j ip. We remained all night onithe ship. Friiiay morning we Whitt' bn sh ore, got break fast and toporpdtf ! ourselves to the Military Authorities. ; We took the oath of at-' legiancc; obtained passes, and left on the steamer Syfpft for Beaufort,where j we arfived al jp. m. 1 ,! ‘ A friend met. jus at the boat,.and took ns to histiomo, where we found things more comfortable than we had even . dare hope. We • remain ed in Beaufort till the lothj when we came out to Dr. Randolph’s plantation, wbjere we will perhaps .es tablish. a' Mission Station; but we are pot* yet fully decided on this point.- 1 — We are all quite well. . Mr. Slentz and the teachers went to Beaufort .this morning, to return tbs morrow—aiid I am sitting alone in: one of the larie/roomsj of a planta tion mansion, . The colored people* have been calling on me all day r and I tried to explaifi Thanksgiving Day to them, and read pprtions of Scripture that I thought | Would inatruetthem; and now to-hight| as 1 write you, they have met in two! gangs ani'are bold-; ing prayer-meetings, and every few minutes! heapthe sound of their voi ces as-they sing in their wirdj pliiin tive stylp. ! In my next I will try and dcscribe|these people as found here. Will bmglad to hearfrom our friends in Beaver,' Or from, the friend* of the Freodmen’s and Will try to answer any Questions proposed -fjt spooling this. Work. *'■ 'J. .V' ; kind Wsgar4s to all, and hop ing to hear from you soon, I retnain Yours, &0., jMABokaET E-Slxntz. ,Addres§lh|!warp of j>r. Randolph, BcaUjfoft,' Sohth Carblina,. I REDIT. dream; f,f bjra blae-ej’edi Pori, -aiKl mwafearaad fiodji stovepipe lyitfjjNwwßte yStefi^ck—is rather ttßpleasm^Jr-H . ’ j‘v ; i • :'■ ■ t ■ 1 It'wip soon after'the df Aoi ierf ibVe f WildeVnessbattlek liprS pg'^atLittlS Starlight madehij dc»i appearance atnohg o|V, i'/ ? V 'No V fiacre ydu any idea if ho Idtth otaVligb’t want," v Very' probably"Trpr l|ie;rdmintrchame;yba picfape'hiip' V. yduiTwl£|ia n 'p&tty btfy~a J boaaod6b|| Ywing X mem aj w iUi cl patWi fHgca r ls| | ajrid the revOVni", bl pom I lig ; .precbc} w i face and Yp'rai.- 1 Nothing’ pf'ibei bind. Our LiUle SUrltglitywaa gro orictjih, ’JbitCretimiy;' age—;which might'haVei baed."fifteen; could webavehad a date | '-—andaablack as'lbe aci'of r epados’ ■when the ace ofbpUdesiX hxceaaiveH black antishinyf 5 { V ! t Where bp ‘M- ’-M longed,. never!exactly Jt’eeV, ‘Ha wW aij sort of a maipaUrie' Yopsy, and .probably in 'the'vicinity of our bivouac. On; the _ morning aftel the battlb he had been found in 6ub hues, 'strjutting about t£p .chnr.p :in 'a very nonchalant, way, : jvitlv a .quick observing eye for : every||liing‘ He 6aw| His appearance was comical in lhecx| trcine. jtJpon his ebori bead, and'en«l ticely concealing his crisp'd Wool, waa| jaiintily placed a span npw artillery} cap, which he had probablypickcdupl from t!he] field.. He had fastened tp| ilio right shoulder of his ragged coat| swallow tailed’ blue o?|unknowrl anliqiiitjU-an immense epaulet, prob4i ably plundered from fbo baggage of some rebel officorj while a|Bilketi sash| of flaring crimson was tWined round his waisqin.a manner atjjWb striking 1 l at,id luirbpiric. with a tong 'end thatS it'ii 1 ted behind like giudy.tail o| 1 some v - a negated bird. His tfowsers' < —-we \vi\j akfp\lV ein ; : ' lot i| - suffice id i say that (they were unmentionables td * the last degree. \ ’* 'f ( 1 J JSo ; ohi!?could tel I flow the little: fel4 '* low gut i ilo the ciimpi'and'he would’ufi > tell him telf. The pickets and Sen- 5 tries swore prodigiously that he had. f not.passed them. So wb\vere c'om- .! pelted to let the'mjslery. of .his ap- i poafadee remain unsolved.' ' J It Was shortly after sunrise 'when | the cijirporal of theguard brought him j before mr,. with ! - V j j ' ‘‘Here’ i, a prisoner, or | contraband, I of something of the kind, chaplain. I -■! I just picked him up, aqd i don’t kuow ! 1 j lyhal to c p with him." 1 | j irrtWdiav dysal down bna stump aria J proceeded to ■ investigate* Captain J Allen can eplong at the samo . presently the \ilajor also dropped inf j So we for ped ourselves into an in&yit £ mal court martial around the object of . ouri the view of hav- , ing sonio amusement for the hungry , half boufj that wo'uld elansO ’ before • breakfast The “brass”:of' | ■ surprising, for , he /ne never changed , countenanceduring the whole, ot,this , i ceremony, which wtf .mode .as impos,-, , jng as wo could .by word and- look* [AJI bycs’. were luriiod ou Dje czpoptr '! anMylso I opened, the proceedings. ' , | “What is your name, my hoy?” _ r 1 “Duii’n i, mass'r. ’Sp,ect| isfchfgpt nonp”j!wsii the repfy. a eparkli eg grin of ex : breadth, as though his condition was a matter-of satiffaetitin. • ~ 7 ■ L “Oh, Vdu must have somb name, ,, |ll said. ; “\yhat;did they ‘ call ybi£ Ist Liiomej’!' p i\ ..i I: : “I all'ers cam* wiouttalHnk But when jit ijhiuned along kinder slow, sometimes doe’dsingbot, ‘Nigl’-Horae timo (“Little .den . ggin, ‘Hyae, you d— d Nig!’ I’ll bet doy did, j mass’r? -yah! yahlTeb a awful *u9»,l is!’’ he continued, svnngiug.his arms gldef'jjllyabout and-shnSl'Og hip, hare Feet as if contemplating!* breakdown. ' “SileiicjeJ” -roared the Major,- who acted! as presiding officer, ; at tho same time knitting his brows' tdriously. to, cone,pah the - laughter - whigb' ialteokt. choked him; : -i‘Bileoce, or I wdU mit ylomfer contempt*?' • mon eom|this inju notiefe-tbe d low remained silent, hiia o(p, stroking Hi* a serious) manner, wiuclT WM comical ihan hismirth. f&t ,i Wjell, j; my triend,” I resided, “[where dp-you come ■ “No whar of late, mass’J. ’Psebeon slcepin’ batiecen’ly. You sec l’sota awful] cu-b, I it.’ Yah ! yah 1 i’se— “Silencp Squared, the judged | V “Sairtin, eartio, mass’r. ’.Yaml yah!’! V : ■'-V^p ‘• Who do you belong to,” I returned. “Yah! yah! I ain't got none. : Yod geo.he’s gwine away, he W’ ;.,y “Bfit jwhat was ; your- master’s name?” ■ : - • ! 4' ;v ’ . ‘iCr \4l Bill -" i i, i: V.: i ■ jqnn*.. Billy/* . ' “Billy jnrhai?” .->■ . - “Di ii’iio. . Youseedia chicbenwera leUbtlhfo’ wid old missaa an' de gala, wile Mads’r Billy -twine,.to da way sop to Richroon. An' yer aee,de old' tnjrtsqs she dan gib dis nig ft lick* climbs injlef debarn, Steals all de’pig eons, kn’jciars de track forbid Virgil fry. Yatj yah I Fee ft'' awfat 1 eyas, ;lar. , f -f i>. - ; V..’ -J-- • nU ! ; Whftt didyoH. r ’dowi( [the pigephs ?2 »Tafck«di •my cantos* ty carryink jnmftjtoiy tie ‘ a ‘ “ *!pL:bs prfpem ; b«’ shore, mas# Bey’se bdlly fbdder,n iceida n dehai ;■ 3’M ■ ' 1 " ■" !do not. thernop, Bide Be ft )h ali eta iastic repi in you at ;! o follow ■*. « all around s if Be could *; under ll i ;zlod/upou up oufoet ; h Lis ejM*. i urn which, Y ort: distance ielight te r bought the ,i or, the' at! kP throwing, b lure of prid II a- witu the ,J fk master. cr «d Cl ,1 o matt wo w arum for pit nihg tp mh : { 1 os pi lai day i re. have bad,- everyth!a merely j a hand for t client idcara ijor also, agj id infinite! %i i second dtQti ;h New Infar o—bjr which >wn tunoii£: gesiioo pfjro iderfnt eding Uxel Jei re” ; . " z \' f^orhejJ JUKOWlltfj y. "No oSi «inl too much . himself tb then ' prcse: ii(prm,ot v i as a ydun tail... . ■' larlighl w; f 1 should ij •half of bis \ “thesuß tho anfin ihed taitf.” >rgot oiil 6 vet oices! ively hung derfei mbj rasofjiront ed wiitipi ta munriui fatigpbjtn: inches whic moa,t the ital warj, fra Veterans, md would, execute \ iib gas to. downs, J n Crows,- Jor the di rbrsion of sever aaw aoderlfir^ ; and)! eei hottest.Bo -tad al talniug ti uphies on i and cirri Wjndany tpji nj>o't t. hji peri '"j ulkiog ari fence ho v ar.seen to png 1 range, lejsV the bast o< | ■S’tm.J. f ue,'he Ihad i grave bpi s f ’Ho yrk thief,’£u<3 ; in f ippiil imppizlog .totkffy f« !Jji;nv o| th j gravity i isVp.ipecl t i consider j ■deprared nod 'was,. |pHl<?illy ’ ohiplacentl Mrwj tdmshiidfa j®sp;a,aV fvil eusa. nj rch as X * |nfc of|b(| ,dib tbpa j tr oft the I which jnc Hl h&veM: 1 'L > I «V# * • a t >r>g up; with ijm. f wrongpd|and imfpi sides, the material■ 1 i°g were. pot 180 iniach ’to stbi arid 'w heh an y oc o i St'irjiglit|s posterpni;' paosb Mw- hrtlcte;U]|£ Was'rq’al 4-pd ; itpeemed gette hjs'viiftuesmorb th his J ioihlt|j Por hie a woanc pararioe ra itwos a (rfW’fdlleh foe. : at redeemed fair pdsfdb ‘unfei whri SDSprocegjli-, »>»«- io£. the bird iin till mploteljr tWiit renjuinod' in i;®’ .ftw&M .** W- ww». a my bonis; It*Tl coihe I, knowa'i’ 1 )!'. be i'^Y^weiBp ; “Tile : PrcBident>r Proclamation “ has made !ydd so; You have nothibg.tofearV’ n ’“X* 8 ’ *° mais’r, he replied. '-Ha Presidon'r |iq am ajiijce man, he . am. ® u ?^ d J oesn ' t .f eel >t in deAone* yit: 1 1 ncbbcr wijl tiU J- git on him, yip i know. JisTlemme git on to him' only dnce.r'; ;•■■-•'■ -■•*' ;' ’.| : ' "■ ■' ‘o',% 010 Man—Corine] Billy. !•“ ¥ Woad notkill your old master?’';: - ■•■■ x ■'if •-.'‘’) S$$ r 'W /sUrliftbt',i began |to fumble #™2W ’SH/ h |»YPnWh|u a niaiher *?®* bat conciliatory. chicken,” be continaed. “I keepsohde look bhi in ebery figh t. I:seod him Hek ray 010 madder till de blood flewl! Mis’ lemmo on: to him, #riaBs'r,: anld you’ll see do blood fly yonrsfe’f Yah! yah! \l’bo a lawful cuss: I h.” I -; : i- ■- i Upon a briefer acqaai n lance with Starlight l ibould havo smiled at the serio-comit? Warmer -in. which" these sonli incuts were ehiinciateil; bat, as, it was, I shaddeo d at the; intensity cf passion which larked in his tones. - And tli rough ail tt ose .terrible hat» Ups, and rapid ranches, and j counter idircbos, ■ with, which General Grant tWiified and confused the ribel foe, frbm tholßupidan tir tho walls|of Rich, Li ttlolStarlight. conducted him self with 'sterling credit; winning'gold on opinions frotnj all, 1 and upon!-one oc casion a hearty (hand shake from the , General of oir division, . , : It was, however, at the seve re skir r on'ouriloftijiimmediatofy follow ing-our general repulse from t lie rebel wiMdis, and shortly before the transfer bf oar army to ihp south hank 1 ! of llio James, that Ihp part which Starlight! played in the gWat drama was to as* , bume a truly tragic phase. ,i/ , ’ /, The enemy’s skirmishers and ours. , were hotly engaged, and the tight bade , fair to be bloody, if : brief. 1 was im- ] mediatelyMn ithe rear of a portion of our regimentj which was ia,reserve, i huay tbQ,whanded;.and 9tarligUt , ~^amjpptngyibwqos3y^ fie 1 gould Soiliesisi; but how and thin look ' dpg PP) | and throwing bariook glances ■ toward ,the fight,, which was not dis- | ,• g -• i ■ ].„•■.; -i |::;v i, Suddenly at exclamation lro|rn him , caused me to urn, when I saw him t Sizing intently, with liis hand point, . g -i.he. ground . who]ro 'the skirmish was irbgrdssing. ■ ! t . r *llooray riimjray! Dare ho is! dol-o be, is !’* ho'ahouipd.. . | He succeeded in directing myatte a tion.trt a fine looking rebel officer,'who was cheering 6c his men in a ihargo. “ they were making- upon our position-, ■ .“Dat's himdat’s him I”; cried siur- Might." at literatim time free! tig‘hi m- from his drum, an'd easting it on one side, while his voice was wild and I' strange.with a fierce joy. . ' I t ,c6ti|d arrest bifn,, or exaetlyX under stand his intention, he Htiatched N a munket and bayonet from ; tbo ground^and ran like a Hper! after .our column) was advancing to repel.the tlireaiened assauli.!' j From my-posUion I. could see the whole affair. Mhe smojce of itheanus- I kb try fire was ihick x , but a wosicrn ( gale was blowing, and the opposing columns were pretty plainly jdisbhrni hie. Then the firing ceased, and I ahw them meet] in the shock of] steel ■t<> ateej; Tito rpnks of the rebels!were broken, and they scattered back to- ] ward and the'lbick woods ,y or. their right; hut the’officers re[tain>. ed ,their grpiindl endeavorihg toui.spir d< it, their men by their own exaniples, ) and-fighting btavely. I saw -Little 'Starlight rush headlong at the man' to d 1 whom be bad greeted my attention, | an,d l could hear his shrill cheep come nl floating to moon Ihevviud. He'seem, f ed to be but. half the size of his ahtag-: otijat, yCt they riiet with a shock which seemed,equal oh both sides. Thbioffis cor evaded the bayonet of his puny foe; and struck out shsrply with his sword, and I saw: the blood spring up, high from the a ugro's tieckl But>the. agxt instant they closed; the rushing -baypiiefcgored the breast of the officer,’ jl and be rolled, 1 ty'the plgin. Twrct,*—; tjc hbriee t.saw the flushing bayonet leap; dt intb the atr, and flash, down again] np- he on the prdsts;ale man; and then, with n| a louder whoop i.han botofc, Starlight a , iprahg on farther into the fight; land c 6 Jtho Whole, sceht was shut from niy j n yigw^-tiy.the gathering!smoke, for the Ba . breeze hadidiedgway.,. ~ j i'- g] The fight , was boon oyer The rob* ; . .els.werhdnybn fair hackdhto the wobdsi jtbeir and held, and wo in pWsessioh-of tfie; field. My interesi, in wiiat iMiad witlnessed waa so ihtCnso ca ’ l that 1 immedia hastened to the vv< j ground. .■ ‘ . ' ' " 1 ' ' "' * I Qur loss had [but that' hi the jXhpic deaS aitd y jligmuohs. I ‘ foul I whom I had sect j HeVt tbe inai f tain, : and was s breo?t pierced mat thrusts, Aa I thobody.Sergcan 0, came up to me v cLitUo Storligbi 4bat for?” I the‘‘iCourt.’' \v;;a»:by'tbo Vweri»ig;piok it at piy feet which I aa a present lidipn; |6f ’ the,: and -tutting; ” wtatßepe. if he fight r ‘i X:. ii.X'J {-•' ' thqrq!" was cqrujireUun in every di-1 ny tbingand -»n, - arid wus. lioh to try bis ! ibg&t Bsght of a« taking -an p’ff. aud jwitli a ■ H towards it.;-r itrap wok over: Es were i,n ; his lick, bit.,head ■ be;,rolled off fflrisL uiid ac-.i kaln All nt. jWH pom pai. j yob txnyl y' bt liuld \y not pf’f'h* i'vrcivfe fest'org rnuainJ »idX : ed; ami 'tdcliiin »er boy, y- ■’ Star ,;w!w alto- Viued Hqerr of. tho f.ng.of ie.wa* i—orig ; jjTthJo ol aspect ( y mor n u-, in rpasa. tOilP fcSnW'' siif ho revert irk. 'We i joughly it bj liinl \vi ph lie jipt peacock. oJ ifhiir not- one j>f us deriake, to de birnsj'ual ebar |d go tiovu on jjmor.iW-tip ne l»Cd his uletr llcCwlloen 1 ur» is dr ! tfjlßo till! Ut i pof, bardiiood i Mjfetbe' Vuii rch, ; «fe^rhrps.k;.- ; 4iicJ,l,CJB‘ I Weary rsgi fl jflmch yfben i >tin .'-tfrtdo** the tiatdJor.ob. 3^ld-orbaktle; ‘■tfda pa*. mu .be was it.'ji Moro than n.£ls firearms, tfeydirthe- S||rttfoav. ’Tj';. and hbressiv'h? j»or j|*i6-odhvirieo rnfaivU. He ro®ro mildso [Stnis ffh’lifc /usual -jE-I la." tn ‘my J, X *%i him when htfad tiogliect isd'his brings rest'of bis |pk ! race.; se t#-oif bis thiev- was upon pro- Mfegeherally -missing fiw’feOsscasiQn, mptcrbalanifed Wras as ready I&; to an&pv &g'l-he_poci£et fcne vthfch al fay, Oycsjahd Slailh for fr|e \oydtidn'iotbe "in sad edays.wbdn Jpsd.ptayei's mgyityiir. afcpßTmbp wstbtbo pro y’tbinglsail eiiSjft-wben:! V impfbve* mm. M CU been, idcoosMerailej , c ■••otjemj;.* was ,l«imC j •pnmied' lur In ailM:- ■; I ; d ‘the jioffieer • with viii . Starlight yki iijhia 1 iof 1 k reiicl cap. $, itone-dead. witii his it ( ly times by bayonet : /■ ira-i standinsr hesido ] kK!——, of company ne vitka irottbled lohfc. mc tia ijiog, Sir,’f ifaa Jik hi 4 g^U^. aa * [ t 9 VuJ l o. to see . “Siarltebt dytfig I Impossible !* I i ejae n at thriaiime time hurrying to the pofnilhcßhited; Jl : ::! ,-.K , - -.‘"-p-. . I Wttlo Starlight lay at the ofigo (of pe ; eneray!B works, with afrightfnl gunshot wound inAhobapk, part of his *?W.:i»nd as many'as twenty bravo Fellows were cliiateriDg- ardand him f v ,|.th.Bympath:aibg'ldokB\aad4 tearful You may. not. baUevome, but I speak pa tcnp j when I that the brave boy grinned joyi. mslv whon’he saw ice; J i 1 | ' ‘•Yah 1 yah-! .MaSs’r Chaplain," ho <rip, as I k oell by his aide ahd took »m hand; “dis nigV don* for* beja 3qt did yersoe me in do fight, mas*V 7 see me tackle *dSfr bik icbon, 4 3tt i nce| Bi »y *; Yab i i i tias mass *r K-T*<s;« Tswl of otiSi bnf . 8e govifc,ut lastly -t , -jjgM;,?,.: •iw ot V‘ I whfappred .nth a.trertibnngvoice, ' - ' 1. ' ) ‘‘PeeeSom !”ierlbd SpHight, spring i r*g to-his.feet. ‘ r • ° ‘ ® ! J , Baw Chat wild, strange- gleam of Mission' leap into his rude features, and pen hp fell back into T myarms. “U am a ;u,blyday, mass’r,” fiecon tinned, speakfng with great'difficulty. •■lt urn ebening no w, ah' de. sunim’fiet. l ing, mass r. But I .hears de big. drum 9b do, sky rollin’, de rebolliaTnb de 1)0 day, ani breakiif' for'dis 1 iri •' maBS ' r; for \ Use 'got it at [ last P’ ; His voice failed jlnm hero;. He mo-’ vcd his lips; butnii- a moment they i wore sillied forever. He was death; i b laid him downgently bn the grass. . Ihe Majorj hudJj also' beet, •stiinding' h r - ■,, ■,i • •* • .-?• * Comp-, said ho, taking me by-Ih 6 t ;rm “come, lot. us go.”. ; ! J : I And as we Went away I sa V bis nustachc U’Cnihlo pereeptably. / fheiv were three regular members Of company C who died the death In that skirmish, but I third): notjono of them was mourned; with a deeper, sini f|rer sorrow than - was Lillie Starlight, Qno of the sergeants who was a indo ■•pymster in his waV, coptoosed a brief •hitapb fordiim. Otherb of. the com iany performed what little officjo they : >uld; and the Colonel inquired par* iCnlai ly intoddie cireumstaucesiof his leath. Hie XJnion slain \v|ino buried j|parately—they were so l’ew. ' 'Sta!r ij;lu also a little grave of his Own. r.o free at and bo tbuej came Ito the ownership of about’fiye feet; i ’, thaL.earth ■ wWobharj-mn bectr .a r .-ry; uiroetionat-o'raothor ip h : ml . 1 said that he liud an .epitaph. It «as scrawled upon the Mrutje I head juard by the author; and 'Lrfth'ere is m. toothing epigrammatic iboiitit, it nty -not bo out ofiplaco to conclude fir story wi th . 1 Heverieth Lillie Starlight; i Whose ill-starred' spirit w< right to blessed freedom J. The foemah’s deadly gun. .Bathe nil', doubtless, somewhere , oluuej brightly after all, ’..j ;As the §tars are ia their glory j i ■ "bon;the shades of evening faJL '■ i i , [Auliv.tic Monthly, ■ ' • .ft } ; ' i ■j j ■ Yays ut Wmen] People G ej- Sick -|st. Eal jng too fast, and swallow og imperfectly maslicale.d food; | • 3d. Taking too . much fluid during iteals. . i- -■ ■ • d. l>ri,uking poisonous whisky, and other! intoxicating liquors. . ’ 4 thf Keeping late liours'at night atu, sleeping'too late 1 in ih.e; raocui'ng’.^ | qth. Wearing,clothes so tigat'ua to nipede the circulatipn. , ' .Olh; Wearing thin shoes, . 7th; Neglecting to take sufficient exfcjrcise to keep the' hands arid feet warm. , 'l . ' \ ■ B|.b. Jfe'gleelinl' to wksh the body sufficiently jio keep tbo pores'.of the Bkin open. 1 „• . 1 L ' 1 9 tii. Jixchjir.gijng the aVaf'in clothing v f <J i ll iu a ivarnl room during theday or aght-costume and exposureriuciv entto evening parties. ' j ; , 1 )th.- Starving the stomach togiraiii a vain and foolish passion! for •ess. •• • ■ • ' ■ . , I lb Keeping up a constant excito ii;r '.jlyeiiing iLo mind with borrowed •orblos - , i ■ vj . ! I;:ib; Employing cheap doctors and swallowing quack nostrums jfor every imaginary ill. . >, 1 Taking the meals at irregular iiiU- jvaU. ‘ . j n*-a_old Joshua SwaJlpw, a'veteriin liuiWtor, was the other ;d«y at Clio neapbhjig aga'inst the “spiritual cull” > tike ministry, and related an anec otetof Caleb Jones, who gayo Jiis cx: eriecco ir, this wise: “j was ono,day Ming, and was called to preach W voice sayipg, ‘Caleb 1 Caleb I’ Who mid; have called me. thus V’ h A boy i lue back paft of the congregation, lysjilr. S wallo "Mai be icaf a bull-frog, Mr. Jonei,;> man called upon'inn unfortu' ito lo pay!a demand. M‘f ;n never pay U,” Kivid ho, '-I urn not nrth a farthing;- but 1 will give you note—l am not so pootyyotbat that can l sign a note 7 j, ‘J‘ ' T £65" Why are ’“greenbacks" more iiuablo|t_ii»(r<gr.ld ? Because, wherf >u jut a “greenback” in yimrpock> yo i aoubla it, and when you take ont you find it in-creasot>., you don’t 7 Wish- togei angry, fveif .argue blockhead. , i^e emb sr, the. dollar, thafaror the more kbie; you 'are (to yodraelf, ■ 5 -- .. r \|?; ' Ws- • Mf >- •:;• ■ V' v ■1 -g ail-g'- *>!■ • * t v' ■ n^g"'-^ 1 >:lJiuj;;-!:^ ■ :? v ’" v : -1-.,. .4-v> iafSSR3I -®gK ga®a^ jy&sNw&fV ipi . . 4 4 . • »- How to Oet Ilid of it Sook 5 " j i Uriah-Aboil waa a Connecticut Lui- C ' iner, and,' .in his' tiraeA pretty one, . His farm, like a: great map# cither Connecticut farms', was full: of stones, and he delighted io olearibett ; off. out of the way of the plowv - builtU great jmanyrods*of sdt>stanijj| stonb wall, bnt be could. notusenpaH •the btoue. He bad cleared one field 1 . fef altbut one great fequ Ider, about the'*; awe .of a-largehay cock, ; Ha'.waatad ,td get nd of that. He, would hav* i “blown it; to. flinders,” as ho had •« good many other's, but it was viiEja liw rods of “tha boat, room” windows, WihicK might gb ’ sumb time. So houUeiapted to dyttti itj but of its BejJ 6be day,'.Afte?dir» iag :his Own'' ana his'heigbbbr’a,6ic|ii‘V and breaking" several-' chains, tJnth grow wrathy, and dcclareU tbit : i*hS , would to any one that wro[uM put that’pesky] rook out of his sigflt.”’ , [“Wia’al npow;. 1 don’t mind ’taking the job if.yod’li find a •spadoaild .throw, in some ,dinner, and. a mijglof cider along in the afternoon/’ I. slv./ ? - jTbis! proposition i was -made, fey ?* stranger: who had just then, Come dpi H|e was.h tair'Bpoci)neh l ofla. n \V 1 ", Yankee,' and 1 Uriah"dropped tho bro -ken chain .and kquare round . 10 " look feim full i ( p tha faie. :■■ -1 „v V’|‘yea’ril give it, and.thedinnerand cider tool biit I won’t pull' niy oiefi again at' that, stone, ■ ; *-Do n’t wan’t you Bboul(Lpl]ra:;tq, put .the stone Out of .sightl smooth 'about here, sdyqh 'cap'pffeW.' tight along. ThatV'whiit I’mi lo'dbT ain’t it:”’ 'i ‘ ' ~;V / ■‘Yes, that is, all I want. . I'don’t barb how you, do it; you fail Y don’t pay anything, do” yfeu uiider-> . stand? Very well,Milieu Come i« td dinner/' r? \ ' ' . •' That done, and a large cud o! tobac co'|adJualc,d,'thb;'Ya!ikee thte\v off’ iss ’ and ; took up the spade. He gave a look at the siohd.to seb Wllich way it would tip easiest, and( tired' tioiinj monced digging a hole on the Iqwbt side, largo and dccjfcmuigii to. bury the hqulder quite out oil sight:' : la, three hours be got out and. tooA ■£■ [careful measurement, and then.[dug; »’■ iitilaciuoto upotHqne -fioi vvejut to the wood pile ant! got iisuijH/ stick pf wood, which he planted. tirr-r-V ly [with. One, end in the. bottom bf his holb"and the other bracing agaihsitba' rock, . Then be began qiiduriuiJiogl antj worked.till ho saw tub dirt bogiq to give, [and found tha:; the rock-was • rcsiing ppon /“Now," say» . he, ,‘1 think that twill lake that murf of cider/’ ’ : v;,' " . bad been patching him, ordered oat the cider /with a'right goqd> tvil.L He even;-&flqrcd to add' ; “60inO denghtints and cheese.” - ,1 ; : ' i ■ ‘a r ' ' n through. 1 'While the Yankee was wiping a Way Uie perspiralion \aud drinking his ci- , dor, UViah. brutfedit Iris ox'eii around 1 and hitchuduchuid to the woudeupYiipl-., . ; 1 did suy’ I wouldn’t puli iny-oxaty, ■ again, und'l don’t. on», .!y s»«s»nact jerSSs' ’i. f.\ . Jqrßteit:, Hras, and. dotvn .went tW' - boulder, and with it a ,shovel ful! of ! dirt,!-and', aucjtber and 1 another. iti quick succession, .uiiuLall Was smooth, uind level,'and long belore night juiV j-Y'au^ebV'was- ready -to:’ resume ibis' journey,- 1 I‘--H.1 ‘--H. ’Ctrtiiiere,!’ said, as he,handed.hiiu tb# five ichdlars, “there .is spent : five dollers, that 1 ever paid for work pp.rayi farm.; Won’t you lake anothbp drink of eider. .You are entirely wef- ■ come. I have learned something of ; ypavr;.- : Perhaps some persons who road this may learn 'something—-learn ndyr to ge't rid of someYd tbo'doultiers t| .af emjmmboi the surface and whiehiarb often-blasted and broken up arid hauk; away “just to get rid of them,” at. s nrueh greater ’expense-than it would , tequire to .hnry them.where thcyjiu,’ entirely out of eight. . jff'" Bones for Manurp. . A very valuable manure may- W prepare 1 from bones, dissolved id'<&•>' luted sulphuric acid. Take a lighl, I wooden-lipoped cask, and eefc it and^* 1 |_cover or shelter with boards. PiA i 4 i teight'gatlpnp'oiT, watei-, thiea pour in'ifr little at a time,'to prevent top.;girtftft heat, two anp.a: half to three of phnric acid (oil of vitriol), which may be brought lor.afow cents per pound of the -manufacturer or d Kpw put ih|epa ■panel) *dp.w'n with a htickiill' the bones- the Hqpid; will cover,of'eveb more. Lcavo thcm Co souk for sevcr* J al weeks,. stirring them: well,; and punch: ng .tbem down 1 every two-pr i three, days, adding iaore;. boned %s 1 there 1 , i's room -After,' ei± - to ;eiw?t weeks, take pul the DiulpßofaedpTecb.i, ;■ and niix the Rqiiidawitui a largepvvafc- , r City of dry muck hr|lo»m ,to ;dry,ptrv- i J This wiMrauke a hctVeymicle, cheap, cr and stronger thpt anything whMt 'the market affords' if the acid anS -I bones cum bp had at a moderate cosil ■ Csreshonid be taken, in .preparing, ;■ not to get any pi tUd,fluidon thefleah ; or clothes,ae it will rnnkoßores and des*_ tfoytha clothing. Some weak lyc andja hpeket|of wafer should be near athatfS n wssh off with, in case of acoittoib ; V'l r'. ■: vli 1•12 .o ' V ; Mr
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