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About eight word4.oonstitate s litte,ao that any person can ea elly calculate aequate in manuscript., Adreresisments not' Marked with the number of loser- Hone desired, will be continued till forbid and charged sic, cording to &base terms: . • • • • Our prices for the printing of Blanks, Handbills, etc., ire also lueressed. - k 'Pouching Incident, The - -following touching lines, con tributed to the Philadelphia Evening Bullecin frornsomc unknown pen, were suggested by an affecting scene in one of thiiii4ihospitals. - A braye lad of aixteon icars, belonging to a New Englandregiment, mortally wounded at Prederickabit'ig, and sont to the Pat 'ent'Offteellospita.l in Washington, was 'anxiously. lookineor : tho coming of his Mother. As his last hour approach ed,:andaightigreur dim, he mistook a -sympathetic . lady who was wiping the ' 6l / 1 1 / 1 4 ilikillir4ttion from hiafonehead p*Oeted one, and, with a smile of joy lighting tip his pale face, Whis pered tenderly, "Is that mother ?" "Then," says the writer, " drawing boy toward him with all his feeble strongth;'he rested his head in her arms-like , 'sleeping infant, and thus died i: irith,the sweet word "rnother"-on his ipiiiering. 18 _THAT MOTHER? lattiat mother bonding o'er me, da she. sang my cradle hgturl, Kneeling Kiorii In testa before me, ilea Is growler Chirus.Sailoar, breath° on me thy bleasing! `Angels waft the to thy rest s 'Where no more the din of battle Shall disturb th. patrlot's breast! , . 'Corninitanifiona.„theohl home lowly, Out among the 'Northern httla, b.S . ipet boy; dying - slowly Of wort battle, 'round. and Me? '";hfUtiferl uli, iibhirrely Itattted till the any — was done; While the leaden hell-edora rattled, 3.1 . n . .ri to rain and Gun to' gun I llnt we failed, and I BM dying— _— „Dying In niy loyliood's.rears: Them no weeping T solf-deny . 'Noble death's demand nci tears I raid your arm,. again around me; Prees a,T,alri,mynebinkhead; Siuß.tlWe lullaby you tang ma— _ Kim me mother, ere Pm dead trcilirxfo ..zaorm 38,snr. EDWARD WILLET IC was„trkidnight ; a P l ata. Tennesset, ,• not the'riight of naturC, but the . Mid: dle of that dark ;rind deiestible night duringwhich-that prosecuted region wasternalfed:under the Davie despot. ism.s political midnight-in East nnessee. It was nearly twilight, when.ayoung man anJ a young girl sat at s .the . Open WindoW of a find man aion'ACar: a .pleasant little village—a villagO'now:almost 'swept out of ex istende:by the Sirocco breath of war. Tha, Basham, an or phan, who with her- brother Richard, had inherited the splendid property of her parents, consisting mostly of land and slaves. The greater.. ; part of the slaves jtd,beouleft to ber brother ; but the m:an4ignbelongecl . to,them in corn-. mon,- and she - also owned a good sum in Louisville bank shares. Her broth er had 'taken up-arms to protect his property; as he said, and he probably thoutht, and..was then a Captain of Confederate guerillas. ,Mary Basham was Oottmic4cro4 a "great catcti,'-' and it was certainly strange, , , if not improper, in Mrs. Grundy's eyes, that, she should love that fair-4aired young man who sat by her side at the open window, for Ernest 'Felder had no riches, ex cept 'a fair'siire,of talent and a true, honest heart. He was only a music teschei; find a Gerinah at that. Con sequeotly.he. was warm than a Yan• kee, and a' marriage, with him would be as.bada Misalliance as Mary Bash = couidmak.k:.; - _ - "You ; are foolish, Ernest," saidthe girl, as 8130 iiinclted a flower from the wine and pulled it to pieces; "What is the Union 'to you, that you are so anx ious to Make yourself a martyr for its sake? Besides, what can you do for the Union:by .hiding out inr the woods and monnlairis, and 'being hun ted down atiasi','and' hung, - or shot,'Or imprigoned7: SO far, although you nave been_eutject'to annoyance, you escapekhat'in; and now, if you will simplysubmit - to , the new order of things, all will be well, and you will not be troubled." "The Union is everything to rne, Mary Bashairi," , said the young man, for it . sheltered me, and its flag pro tecte&me*lienl carne to - this country an exile.; .end under the Union I have enjoyed the fruit. of my _labor, and have been happy and,s - contented. It would be worse than ingratitude to deseit'it POW; because I happen'to bo among:its enemies." • "Thenyou will letlye pa," said the girl, as she tore,the flower,passionate- "linisi;.Mary, unless you can be convinced that it is politic as well as right to seek peace and safetyon Uni on grolind. But.that,is not to" bees pectediand I. do not wonder at you, owrier." . r the alavesp broke in the impetuous girl: "They are more trouble .than. they Are .worth, and al ways werti.:,.. pick Basliani is welcome to In dr.f4ki,ici; if 1 . 36 rr4ntn thorn, ex CO 'DBUiS, Eclitoi: Prolirletor. VOL, XX, eept Ilersy and, little Jim. always. felt its if I belong to them more . than they belong to me, - Amid' the feeling is: irksome. ,But a4fOr those guerilla bandi, 'like; that of brother Dick's, they:are . a disgrace to. the country, and . ought.not:lo be 'permit ted.- Dick said he 'Meant to bring . .hiS gang of : ruffians here senie - night,.rind give them a supper,—as, if would stay, in the hollt3o Milord these wretch es are' holding'their:drutrkeh orgies.— I dared' him .to" do - SO. talks so 'pitch 'lthotit the blood of the Bashainsfot try,to , coM mit such an outtage . oft comtrion',tlecenoy,;, and he find that there is as mach'blOod of the Bashams iti m 3% veins as in his. I will let master officer know that I am not to,he frightened by him." The conversation was hero inter rupted by a rough looking man, dress ed in brown honieSPun, badly tattered, - • . and•Carryhi , g-along rifle on his shout ;.. der; who .came hurriedly over the lawn' toward the house. Hardly stop.; ping to knock -he entered the front door, and pushed into the .room where .Mary . l4sham and Ernest,Felder were talking." • : 'Beg pardon; Miss," said lie, pulling a sloutehed• het from an 'uncombed head,-and.resting the : butt of-- . his rifle upon the carpet: "sorry to come hi.so sudden like; but I hevn't no time for perliteness. Mr.• Felder - the guerillas has been liuntin' you . in the village, andtheykon trot. So.there ain't no time for tradin'. bosses, of you want to git off." • • • • "It has 'come 'sooner than I eXpeo; , . ted,"aary," said Fruest, as he started. 'up. "I must bid., you farewell now, and perhaps - . forever. if I can reach. the Federal finesse:My, try, to get a word to you." - • "No use talkin' 'bout the Federal lines now, Atr. - Feltler,:LisaisLAl \ looking man, "for hero's the guerillits." • A. he spoke about twenty horse me», dressed, in, homespun imitation of the Confederate uniform, rode up iho street, and halted in front of the mansion: They were avillanous sot to look at, and were armed . with all kotts-sfostonpopit,fNm. -a- hunting rifle to a flint-lock pistol. •At their - head rode a young man , in the gay Uniforin of a Con federate offieM:, whos,e seat in the saddle 'was 'quite Unsteady: "They arei-a part of-Dick Basham's gang," said Mary, as She*cooly survey- ed them from the window, "and' lio is with theM, and he is drunk again, be bound. is,•nnough to destroy any man's , respect for himself to asso 7 elate with such wretches, and I should think nothing could induce - a gentle . - man, as. Pick,Basham, used to bo, to do it." : - "Come, Ben 'Sterling," said Felder, who had basti:Y seized his hat, "WO elm yet escape by tbe back way." "No!" exclaimed the, girl as her eye shot fire. "You can do no such thing, for they have already surrounded the house.' Come, now, you two, you are men and have arms, and . if it comes to the worst, you know how. to sell your lives dearly; But let me do my part first, for I tell you that not a man of that gang shall cross my threshold whilo ha a Mary Bsin lives ! Feld er, give me one of your pistols." Quite overborne by the intrepidity and energy of the high-spirited girl, Ernest Felder almost mechanically handed .her a :pistol. quioc . - as thought, she brought out from an ad joining closet a large tin can filled with powder, carried it into the ball, threw open the'door, and stood there with pistol in hand, proud and defiant, and beautiful in her pride and defiance. Captain Basham, with four of, his . - rough troopers, dismotinted, and walk ed toward the house. The path was hardly wide enough- for the 'gallant Captain, whom a commission as a-lieu tenant-general could not have induced to walk in .a straight line, But he staggered on, until he was brought to • • a sudden pa by the ringing, voice of his sister. • "Halt, there, Dick Bashain!" ex claimed the indignant girl. , "W"hat eio you want here, with that 'ick of dirty hounds at your heels ? None of your ragmuffin cut-throats shall . enter, this house; nor you until you are sober." "Don't he foolish, Mary," hiccoughed the officer. We only want that gol darned Dutch Tory Abolition piano tuner, it he is in the house. lie must fight for the South now, or,hang." .."Ernest Folder is here'," ;answered. Mary, "and he is no Dutch Tory Abol ition piano tuner, but a gentleman, and that is more than you are now, Dick 13ashatn. 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If it was not, mine, none of your : thieving gang should ever enter if, nor shall yon, as I , told you, until you aresober.". *• ' "Come on, boys," said Basbam, as he commenced. to stagger toward the hbuso. "My-sister is carrying tho joke too far. We are not to be turned from our duty by a: girl. Make way there, Mary, for.wo must search the hotise." "lialt,„there,for your life!" his.sister . almost shouted, in a tone that caused the young Mae to stop instantly. "Do you - know this can of powder, Dick i;asharn ?" said she pointed to it with her pistol.. "And this," thrusting the muzzle deep among' the shining black grains. "Now I' warn you, sir, that if . you orany.of yofir thiptes approach a step nearer, I will blow house and all to utoms, as far as this .powder can do it.". • ”Ilold, Mary I" exclaimed her broth er, whom her desperate resolution had almost sobered. "For God's sake take your pistol out of that powder ! You are excited dud . the least slip of your finger would send yoti, and perhaps all of de, into eternity." "I am as cool as ice, Dick Basham," answered the girl, "and my nerves are as firm as iron. • Now mark me;: I give you until I count twenty to mount your horses and ride away from here. If you -do not leave in that time, swear to you by the blood of•the Bash. ams; that I will fire the pistol into, the powder. (The—two- 7 " • "I'll be bouod she'd. do it, Captain," said:one of the men; "I can see it in her :eye,-and I reckon we'd better be goin'." • "Of courso she would," said Bashatn, ahriartridig,rrantir----..ti • own her fora sister of taint), if the hadn't spunk enough for that. Ws: she meet have her way this titue, vo willhavo chances -to catch Dutchman hWelire , goitig now, Mary," he con ydd for thiij,` and if, you havo so far lorgotten'your position . and • your duty as to fall in love , with that piano' tuner, both you and ho Shall Pay dearly for it." "Npver fear but that lean take care of my position Arid my duty, Dick Basham," said the girl, as the guerillas mounted their horses and rode away. When it was fairly night, Felder bade Mary' Bashani good ; by:, and wont to the hills with Bon Sterling. Mary 'seat her boy Jim with them, to bring her word if they got off ilifelY ; and when the .boy.retureed she sent hiM back to theirtemporary hiding-place, .with two horses and a supply of pra, Ernest Felder after much ' hardship and some narrow escape's, reached the Federal. lines in safety. Finding a number of his old friends in the caval ryforce, some of them in high rank, he joined that arm of the service; and as had a thorough military education, and was Ss bravo as a man may well be, his promotion was quite rapid; so that •in the course of time' he was known as Major Felder, and was spo ken of as a very promising officer.. It was, many long-: months after the Midnight of -East-Tennessee, before the glearn of Union• bay . onets and the 'flash of Union sabres began to make a Very pleasant sort.of ,snurise in that region. .In the .advance of the grand army, which at lust carried relief and protection to that persecuted people, was a fine an . toldrori of cavOlty,which `occupied, 'OlO a slight resistance, the village near. which Mary Basham liv ed. This squadron. was commanded by Major Ernest Folder. • , - Dick Basham had been killed while making a brave but desperate defence against the overwhelming force of. the Federals when 'they entered the vil lage and his'iiSter, although she did not love liim as she forrndrly had, was indignant at bis death, and resolved to revenge it, if she could find a shadow of - excuse for so doidg. So, with the "blood of the Bash:tine boiling . in her veins, she seated herself at the same window whore she and Ernest had sat so many' months before. ' More troons came pouring into thd village, among them - an infantry regi ment, all tired and hungry. An army on the march seldom treats very ten derly the country through which it passes, nor is discipline always preser ved as it should be. Sonic of those men wore exclted . by liquer,andOthers were foraging about as they chose. A number of them made their ap pearance at Mary Bashain's fine man- Blurt, and commenced 4 raid tvpn.the pigs and poultry - . Mary, warned them off;'hut . they :.laughed at her, "and or dered her to open the deo . r, threatening to break it open if sbe ref Used. Q,l3f> MEMEZI url;cl.pri t. 44.; PERSEVERE.--- again warned thezia and - leveled'her rifle at the foremost man. The. seldier laughed and advanced towaid the dOor with, a.rail to burst it in.. Mary Bash am coolly sighted her piece, but as she drew the trigger a fine-looking, fair haired officer rode up in. front of the' disorderly Soldiers, just in time to. re• . ceive the bullet in his shoulder. Ho fell from his horse, , and Wad •only Strength enough to order the, men to' protect, that house, and to carry him in. • It was Ernest Felder. When,Mary Basham saw who it was that she - -had shot, she 'quite forgot the death of her .brothet h this n'eli'es:;' !amity, and her coolness, and firmness forsook her entirely. She did her best, however, to cure the wound she had inflicted, and the presence of the Wounded officer in the beim was the best protection she could have h<td. It was two months before Ernest fully recovered, and when ho was able to return to duty, Mary Basbam felt that she istis net forgetting her posi tion in marrying the brave and talented officer. • How to Fall Asleep, : -The groat point to be gained in or der to - secure . sleep is' to escape from thought, especially .from clinging, te nacious; imperious: thought, which in most eases of wakeftiluess has posses sion of the mind.: I always effect this by the following Simple process " I turn my eyeballs as far to the right or loft, or upwards, as Lean - without pain, and then commence rolling them slow ly, with that divergence froin a direct lino of vision, aronnd in their sockets, and continue doing this until I . fall asleep, which occurs generally within three Minutes—always within five at the - most. The itriinediate effect of this precodure differs from that of any other that I have ever heard to pro nsprely diverts hought into a now c a — nne at tictu suspend's it. Since I became. re of. this I have endeavored,: in. • I umerable times, while thus rolling my eyes, to think upon 'a partieular .sub ject, and ovet,up . 2n' th4 . , , WhichhefoFe, kept me, awake, but Ima not. As long as they were moving around, my mind . Was blank. If any one doubts ,this, lot him try , the experiment for himself. ; I wish he would ; let him pause just ,here and make it. I ven ture to assure him that, if he makes it in good faith, in the manner described, the promise of "a, penny for -hiS thoughts," 'or for each of them, while the Operation is in . progress will add very little to his wealth. , Such being its °fleet, we cannot wonder that it should bring sleep to a nervous and wakeful man at night. The philoso phy of the matterliS•very simple. A suspension of thought is to the mind what a suspension of travel or labor tois . a weary body. Itehjoys the lux' ury Of rest y ti facul ties is removed; it falls' asleep as nat urally as the farmer in his chair after toiling all day in his fields, . The Way of the World. There goes a : virtuous and honest man. Who cares I Nobody looks at him or cares a fig how, ho looks or drosses. Here passes a marof wealth. The old ladies run to the window. "Who V "Where ?" "How does he dress ?" He is a groat object of attraction. "How in the world did he rnake so much ?" "He doson't look azif ho.was worth a penny." Thia is the way of the world. Every; 'Jody 'gazes with admiration upon the rich, wLilo they turn away from vir tuous poverty. Lot a man, make ten I:housitnd dol_ Ws, and ho is a gentleman every inch of him. Everybodyhas a kind' word and a smile fel' Be poor and honest and no one knows you. Men and women have heard of such a name as yours; and you may live at their elbow, but they are not certain about it . Possess a fortune and live at a mile post, and your neighbors and friondi would line'the heart of the city. All would know where you. liyed and point a stranger to the very door. , We repeat—such is the, world. Gol den vice' is caressed, 'while 'humble virtue is unobserved; I Will the time never cOmeriever ? when mon shall be lira:fared for 'their virtues, and despised , for,their,siees,l lather than be caressehor theirriolies and C•ondemned for ttioir — Vovorty ? Everybody, in woras,conSures t i he idea of honoring, the rich hecause they are rich, and yet, such are• regufat,lons of society, that 'everybody dove humblo in his manners and feelings when in the presence of the "upper ton thousand."; As long as ladies will associate with, the voluptuous rich,` and shun the 'vir tuous poor, so long. will vice be conski- , ered tie disgrace,. and Wealth wilt 'pay ickr the e3aeriffoo of virtue. • MENIMENMM=MI==== . . 1 1 1011:111. KtiONVMG . AND RiM.Valill.l iNo.=llow to' act when the clothes take fire is an important piece formation. . The American Says, three persons out. of four would 'rush right up to the burning individ: . ual; and • begin to' TRW- . With' . their handi without 'any deflnite aim. -Itis useless to toll the victim to do thiaor that; or Call'fbr ' Water. In , fact,•it is generally best to ynot word, but seize a blanket from-a bed, or a cloak,' or any .Woolen none is at hand, take any Woolen 'ma terial-'-hold the corners as -far apart as At tali;'''"stretch them 'Out higher than your head, and, running boldly. to the person, make a motion of clasp ing in the arms, most about the This instantly smothers the fire and saves the face. r -The next instant throw the unfortunate person on the . floor. This 'is an additional safety - to face- and breath, and any rel .- anent of flame can be put out more leisurely-.—• The next instant, immerse the burnt part in cold water,- and all pain Will cease with rapidity of lightning:-:-- - Next, get some COMMOllflour, remove from the Witter; and cover the burnt parts with an inch thickness of 'flour; if possible, put the patient' to bed, and do all that is- possible' to soothe until the physician arrives. Let 'the flour remain until it falls .off itself, when a beautiful new skin will be found. Unless the burns are deep, no other application is needed. - The dry flour for burns is the most admirable reme dy over.propOsed, and the information ought to be imparted to all." The principal of its action is that, like the water, it causes instant and Perfect relief from pain, by totally excluding ~the air from' the injured parts. Span- . ' ish *biting and cold water, of a mushy consistency, are preferred by Some.— Dredge on the flour until no more •. How PETROLEUM 15 FORMED.—Tho Pittsburgh Chronicle, speculatingt on' the formation of petroleum says : • "Wo may set it down as an axiom that nature is not nnly-capable 'nf pro 'clueing noir * all articles -that'sise has over produced, but that she • is: and will continue . to - produce them until she . substitnee something• better.—; Perhaps our meaning- will be better understOod by :applying to - a single article. Suppose, for instance, we' take the one in -which we all have -so deep an interest—petroleum. This is known to boa hydrocarbon, comps ed of two gases: These gases are-pri mary elements, indestructible and ex haustless in'quantity. One of thoun= hydrogen—is a' constituent--of water, and, of cou:se; is 33 exhaustible as the ocean. The other is a-constituent, in all vogetabh3.formit and in many of our rocks. One. hundred ; pounds 'of limestone, when burned, will weigh but sixty pounds.— The-part - driven . off by burning is carbonic acid. Tin "derlying the "oil rock", is a stratum of limestone of unknown thickness, bUt kncisvn -to be upwards of one thousand_ feet in depth. The water falling on the surface and percolating through the porous sandstone that 'underlies the oil rock,• becomes charg ed with salt, potash, saltpetre, 'and other chernical ingredients, and, final ly, reaches ~the limestone rock :and decomposes it—the carbon in-the rock and the hydrog,on 'of the rock uniting to form oil,. While the oxygen is' set free to ascend to the atmosphere unite 'with minerals and form oxygen;. The reverse of this process is seen in` burning the oil in a lamp=--the oxygen, in the atmosphere uniting vrith' , the 'carbon in the oil, 'forming carbonic. acid and with•tho .-hydrogen. forming waterthus completing; the The question is. frequently asked,- "When will the oil bocoine exhausted?" 'We may answer, When the ocean is, and 'not before." . REVEALING -FEMALE APPAREL...• Shortly allot. leaving Milledgeville, General Davis detected two Soldiers stealing ladies' clothing froin A bowie !Isar the road. Turning them over to the Provost. Marshal, they were-dress. ed in the stolen crinoline and petti coats, tied to the rear o£ the wagons, and for six days Marched. through muddy fords and. swamps As au exaM ple to the men of their command. They came out from the' ordeal:with mightily discolored skirts and 'dirty stockings. . Tiirules„ of Libby prison allowed but sixJines, to the,letters of our eel diers confined theretolheirfriends at home. Here 'is a specimen; 'Written h'n the lim' • .14 Dear Wife' WiP , t . Yoursreceived 7 -,•no bopee of exchange` ,--send.corn ,starch,--wantk ,socks-,-no money—rheumatism in loft shoulder— pickles very good--sond• -- sapsarist,- 00 bless you—,ltiss, ..the calm - able, ..---Tour devoted husband. T MU, $2,00 na year in advance. A TRU', "LINCOLN- .-•SToll.lt."—Por- PapiCtho•ophiion Of the" Presideat on General gretiti' Viptory be .. fore Nashville iTIAT 'be 'cif interest. "Mr President,": said a friend 'to him, "there isn't -much- left• of Rood's there•" . .• 31.4i1; I -tl4.nk 'my About in. fii Bill- Syktierii dog,:dtiwn'in Sunkiniiin countY. Did you ever hedr it?" ''`.; Of coiirfse the titlßWer Nias l'neva." ' "Well, Bill Sykes' had a long, _varier dog, that was forever getting:into the,_ ncighbore:,ment-housee,,pno 194 i±9l;gn coops. They had tried to kill it a 'hundred times, but the dog was. sl.l , ways too smart for them. Finally* of them got a bladder of a coon, and -filled it up.with powder, tying the neck around- a piece , of panic. When he saw the ;dog coming he, fired, this. punk, split open a hot biscuit andput . the bladder in, then buttered all nicely and threw it out. The dog swallowed it at at gulp. Pretty loon there was an explosion.- .The head' ofthe dog lit on ,the -porch; the fore legs caught astraddle the fence, the hind logs fell in the ditch, and the rest of the dog lay around loose. - 'Pretty soon Bill. Sykes came along, and the - neighbor Said : I guess there ain't much of that 'dog of yours left? Well, no,' said Rill:; See - plenty of pieces, but, guess that dog, as a dog, ain't of much more account.' Just so, Medil; there may bo fragments of Hood's army ar ound, but I guess tt - at: dog, as a dog, ain't of much more account." • lixmoron.—l.wonder any man can be content to live without the joyous consciousness of God ; without-. this how any one can .bear the griefs of time, I 'know not, nor cannot even dream. I would be certain that,my little venture is insured at the' Provi dent offiee of the Infinite God . ; then shall I fear no shipwreck, but, steer , my personal craft, as hest I may, cer tisin of a harbor, und though it be at the bottom of the sea, I am safe fended in heaven. If I litive 'Well done my port;- f.l-d• 10:rfayT Lunn sure the voyage, will turnout fortunate. 0 young men and young. women ; men and . women' nolonger - you'ng It is not enough to be brave and thoughtful : not enough to be moral also, and friendly each to each. You have a Faculty which makes another World for you, the World of God. There is joy which is not lir wisdom with all its science and its art of beau ty of use ;_nor; yet in Morality, with: its grand, works of justicei nay, nor yet oven in the sweet felicity - of loving men and being loveclin tarn by thorn ; there is a life within the, Veil of the Temple,; it is the Life with-God, the' .Innermost Delight of human Conaious• ness. Animated by that your Wisdom shall ,be greater, more your, Sci once, and more fair your Art; 'your Morality more. firm and sure, your Love to men more joyous and abiding, your whole Character made useful, and beautiful exceedingly. How A SOLDIER DIED.-.--The f011OW;. ing incident occurred'. at City Point' Hospital, a few ;days since A chaplain of tho.christian Commis- . ; sion, While 'moving threugh 'the . :long line of sufferers, administeringthe 'on. solation of the gospel, approached the bedside of a 'gallant fellow who was severely wounded. His earthly march: was nearly ended; ;Wit when - the chap lain asked. him if he was prepared to die, lie nietioriedfor pencil and paper, and' with a . trentplouS hand ; wrote, am: prepared to go-'to heaven; my trust in Jesus -Christ is. perfect"----and immediately. under 'these- words 'of ail eared victory over, the grave; "Come, rally !rOund the flag, 'hoys,"- - The ;chaplain took the paper, and .standing up, read it withrtfloud..voice.ilust as he COnchided,:a: - who . had ;lost a hand" sprung frOM;his waving : - . .theiiiiitilated stump :in, the air, burst fortb.,with :the-glorious song hig. dying comrade , -had auggeitedi The effect was eloetric., • A . ' thoirsaild vbices took up the • cherna, ana the. . • , • place of suffering was made to, fairly' rock with the thunder of melody,, As , that -vast soldier choir ceased singing,' . the . chaplain . , turned .to look: upot'the. ,dying brave. ;He was, justirr.tinae to catch the lust taint smile; that 'flieltraH (Ai across the sunburnt 'face; as the soul was vrafted on the Strains of itint . l Union music to 'the' throne . Of liberty:.l Quilp reports that a party of -ladies were discussing the question :of, the draft wlien'aYounoladi Some what ignorant of; What a eaitricige . is, inquired', the reason why men . wort, exempt, wlio lost.twO or three 93eeause, they could not bite the 'end, of a cartridge '"tliere replied .tl 4 O • , ) tpiestioner, .'wby don k they soak it in their coffee?" ,fr,l ( (cl,l EilEMZE==linl •-, z,c ) ; Tamp 1 ,0 .. ,lii 4013 PELINTING OVVICII. • _ ,fr y • , , HE. ;!,1 (AMID ni:BT - 7(sAtllaine : 32 , • = . eitot w4t_ppuiplAite,ot-jkiminAlLlLot)4ll47.oo4,P-0.11,74 sOa pithst antes facialea far,promptly executing., „,... 6.614#.11 erS C V9 nI I O 4 IPN Pr iY t P9Vr I PII!; '," AN/LULUS% • 1, 0 • .. - :PROGRAIIM,F,S , - --, ~., ~.:Itx•g - .,Ti., LANK" ',.. , ,1, , r..- A ~ . , , j. - .... -...; r. -- . N-. , ,kysTEßt; (I ARDA.:- '-',-- ';.' Him is to;LJue .g Iv! ME ITS EIMM lIIIMIII EOM OM C/RCI 7 LARS;;.- v -: 7:A.1),Er,5, - ,Ap., rte., 3,0 NO. 80. AT i.L{P7S BOOK, 2 TATIONERT*MU4IC STORI. =I Ali! how much-may= be - done bf .persevering: hive often heard school boys When' to' study a. bard lesson exelaim, I can't; there's, no I_ll3opf_ I.lVing, and carelessly throw , their ,hooks aside, baying come to the qouclusion that the lesson was far, be .yend their comprehension. Nen, bave become' great byliersevering'lsorliy g ivin g up. DidlibtroUr mostinfluen tial ministers hovel° ,perpevere with untiring skill to aedomplish - what they hav4. . Had George Washington ii,ot - heen persevering he nover. would have - be dome the great •and much loved fa- - tiler of his country. In the : life of Audubon' the great naturalest, we have !Mather example of perseverance life: "Thus;we !3cie in these 'and in - many dtb'- ers,'if we wish tie. -- great WO Must' persevere, not only when great difiii - cuities arise, but also when little cues. meet us in our path through life. We' cannot expect that: our 'path' will be always:a flowery path. Ali! not we must look for thorns, for 'they will -be' growing amid the • brightest flOwers. Now;' my young friends, while, you are yet young and joyous school boys, I urge upon you to be ambitious; per; severe; dent - boa drone in yOur . sehool,' dou't have ,your teacher to correct ' you for being idle. Look Yopder at that boy behind the stove with thin patched clothes, see hoyv - deeply he is absorbed 'in - his lessMi; he will make a mark Mthe World; poor as ho is; be may some day rank among our most distinguished men. Dont be dlikouraged - my boy, because you are poor; per Severe. Although the present seems very dark, the future may be bright. There is a beautiful proverb which says, "behind every Sable cloud there is a'ailver lining." Some of our greatest men Ivere . but poor boys, but by persevering they have obtained an edubation. - L. Y, • - • HOW TO MAKE BUCKWHEAT CAKES., season fiir bnekwheat cakes ha arrive - a, A Writer the . . American . , . .4grfcultyolist. recommends toilew4 ingMethod.A'6r,tuakini - Sakes ,• finest, enderest cakes t be ' 'made,kirnddine,' -a little:unbOlted•Wheat. (or (3ralunt) flour to the buck Wheat .- -; Lase than . a quarter Sold soar. anilk, ..or fresh ,(not buttermilk, Which is best. ; The - (seaptyini4" , are dispensed •••kith - ,)' l when pia in•cold 'batter; will not- act:: satisfactorily: 'Bake at once. heat will start. the effervescomM,•'.'ainVi as the paste rises it will - .bake, tbui proventingitfroin filling,- Bence the oulndnating , •of lightness • ii:as - -•-:- tained: -- - The batter:rises - Snowy-and:; -beautiful, and'. the • pancake Will 4*OW -- to alm - oat .undue dimensions, .absoltii&'' . . ,ly the - lighteit. and ,ten derest 'that eau ;' be baked, : with not.•- - a - touch •of• More salt; •howeer; must be - - ridded more - than usnal, countoraet the' UM: fresh taste ,-- whon 'soda alone:l used:" thus the bOthei • of emtyinis'is'alLitiii , '" peLsed With. Paneakes"in thfir' tStay can hi' baked any time and% our the• shortest We • 'keeps 'Shr• flour Mixed, the - Grahain. -Withk: the - whoati ready. fOrtfit."" . . WIIONi To Mannv... 7 --When a young. woman behaves to her parents in a. manner particularly, affectionata:and respectfully, from principtc,as- well as, nature, there is nothing good and gen.-.. tle that may not, be expected !rout . •ber, in WhatnVer condition she may, be placed. , 'Where I to adVise nfrienit , as to his choice of a wife; my Os. counsel would be "look out for a pions' girl, diStinguished for hot' attention and love to her parents. The fund of;. worth, and affection ,indicated by snolk behavior, joined to the habits of dilty and consideration thereby oantineteci being transfeired to the married itatek will not fail, as a rule, to render 'lo,r a mild, obliging, hand invaluable" pont.• puma tor ltfe. • . , Johnny, a youngster of some eleiert Years, was one da ; y-diacussing proba 'Whiles with his little brother, a six-r year-older. IrVirhen larn grown 140 said Johnny, shall be mairied,' and my children will'callyod Sell; era! And you'll say, 'Comellere, my . dear, and see what Uncle peneca's ; got' for yon." latimi)l.l.l h ejitenlated . the• little one, "I guess I shall have s.:11 .1 can do to take care ; of my own yOnitg ter' A traveliar says there is a race. Of men at the extremity of South Amex; : ica of snob enoriiidueproPOrtiona that.: they mix their lather in it' iviaitttila. and ahaio ivlth a scythe ool•itheir hair with a cistern pole: Whf4 , i B L swell 7 A .Profv3ior of, inn'go' who pretends, tg know every . .. tiino iebotAt t ,the;noionoe, while be oan 7 noti cobeent him own ipornnet, ffii Eil II . : Perseverance, MI
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