-Ammraii dHßs&ia tetter! VOL. 48. AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. MORNING BY * JOHN B. BRATTON. T E B MS. Subsciption.— One - Dollar and Fifty Cents, paid n advance.; Two Dollars if .paid within tho year; and Two Dollars and. Fifty Cents, if nob paid within the year. These terms will bo rigidly adhered to in every instance. No subscription discontinued until all arrearages are paid unless at the option of the Editor. . .. • Advertisements —Accompanied by tho'cA3H,'ahd not . exceeding one square, will bo inserted-throe limes for Quo Dollar, and twonty-fivo cents for each additional insertion. Those of a greater length in proportion.: x Job-Printing— Such as Hand-bills, Posting-bills, Pamphlets* Blanks, Labels, Ac. Ac., executed with aecuraey'and at the shortest notice. fforfimlV' TUB BIRD THAT UM U JLIV. A bird last Spring came to my window shutter , One.lovely morning, at tho break of day,. And from liis.littlo throat did sweetly utter A moat melodious lay. “>■ ' Ile had no language for his joyous passion, solemn measure, nor artistic rjiyrao, Ypt uo doyofed’minstrol o'er did fashion Such perfect tuuo and time. It seemed of thousand joys, a thousand stories. All gushing forth in one tumultuous tide, A hallelujah to the Morning - Glories That bloomed on every side. And with each canticle's,voluptuous ending,- Ho sipped a dew drop from tho dripping-pane. Then heavenward his little bill extending Broke forth iu.soug again. I thoiightto emulate his wild omotiou, . And learn thanksgiving from bis tuneful tdnguo; But human hearts ne'er utter such devotion, Nor human.lips such song. At length ho flew, and loft mo to my sorrow, • Best I should hear those tender notes no more, And'though I early looked for him each morrow, . Ho came not nighmydoor. But onco again, orio silent Summer even, I mot him hopping on tho now mown.hay, But ho was mute, and'looked not up to s hoaven* . The,bird tlmt aang in May., Though how I hear frpm dawn to twiligbtihbur Tho hoarse Woodpecker and tho noisy-Jay—-■ In vain I seek through leafless grove.and; bower. The bird that sang in May. ■ And such mothinks arc childhood's dawning pica- . surcs, - They charm a moment* and then flee away, Thro* life wo sigh and seek those missing treasures, The birds that sing in May. ' * . This Utflo.losson* then my.boy remember, To seize each bright winged blessing in its day, And never hope to have i« cold December* ‘ The bird that sings in'May. i. „ hope, llopoiia tho’star whoso cheering rays Guide us an oiirearthly course, Though gloomy paths it lights ouf way, -And is the drooping heart's resource. It shines bn: rtlVcftclr' s'oitl it fills With joy/ and wo afflictions bear,- More patiently,• when hope instills ' Into our hearts its blessings rtfro. God. to us this hoow has given , To cheer' our hearts'Where'er woToamy It is His star—u star of Heaven, • And guidcs'iis onward to oUr'htfrnfo. ■ HWlantfliis. - or, . The Eharnoaf Burner of Rouen-. JC THRILLING SKETCH 1 . Not many miles from the city of B'oueff, in France, ; is located et wild and somewhat exten sive forest. This wood is chiefly inhabited by charcoal-burners; and many are the dark le gends in which they figure. Of course those tales are mostly exaggerated, and in most cases have, no foundation at all. During the - year 183—, however, several travellers, whose'way lay through this forest, mysteriously disappeared. The, whole place yvas scoured, and the’ inhabitants rigorously examined, but no clue waa obtained, and they vrore dismissed,- For several months' after wus, no travellers were missed,-and finally the public element was allayed.- ft is at this tame that themmdents related-in this sketch occurred. .It was a fiee morning in early autumn, and the woods presented a beautiful appearance. The birds were gayly singing, and tHe’raya of an afternoon sun were gilding the tree tops In the veryheart of theforest, surrounded by the, heaps of smoking earth, stood one of those burners. lie- was a_ splendid speoiman of a man, as far as physical proportions are con cerned; folly six foet in height, and stout in proportion. His broad shoulders-raight have contained the’ strength of a Hercules. His head was large; and covered with a shan-gy mass of hair,-and 1 his features were decidedly repulsive. _ His eyes were 1 small, and nearly covered with bushy eyebrows. Ho had, al malevolent appearance. As wq introduce him-to the reader, ho was leaning, upon a large axe,-apparently in a listening position. The road ran by the place where heriVas-standing, bat he-ooid not see far along, it on account of a sudden turn a lit tle distance frorabim. The clatter of o horse’s' hoofs, however, could bq plainly- heard and in a few minutes horse and rider came in sight. The new comer was a small and active 1 looking man, and from' his dross was a gen tleman well off. His eyes were unusually keen and' searching, and wore bent Upon the charcoal- burner in such a manner that the' latter completely quailed before him. “A fair day, my good man,” said tho horso man; in- the easy manner of one speaking to an inferior;- ° “ Excellent, Monsieur, for one of my trade. * J°. v ° > r « ilin S s un B of summer, nor yet tno bleak winds of winter/' Since you are so nloolysuited, I suppose youarewhatso few are m tliis worid-happy ” You say truly, Mimsieur— few, fbwJn deed are truly happy. Thove la no happiness Without contentment.’’ “ Arid are you not content ?”" f ‘‘At; times f_ think f am ; but when’ I see the nobleman riding by in his coach-and-four rolling m riciios, with servants t 6 obey his every wish, and I’ have to toil hard for my daily bread, I cannot help thinking that God is sometimes unjust.” b • do you never think of appropriating it superfluous riches to yourself?” ho t h; ' a , l : io r e s- M ? nBi . our mellQr f trust that oyhpught of disobeying alike thelawS of God and man ever enter mtp my mind/’" ouc „: i “ ean , t it was merely an idle to Mk Z w I f dld not stop to<talk thus, but iftAXKSsJf * ** _ '* If Monsieur is in n hurry, I can direct him to P in about half the time.” “I shall be much obliged to you,my friend.” “This lime begins very near my home, which is about half a mile further on. You had better stop there, as my wife can point it out to yon." “ I will do so. Here is a reward,” exclaim ed the horseman, offering him a piece of gold. The other drew back and refused to take it, alleging ho had done nothing to deserve it.— The horseman then (jut spurs to his horse and rode away, a bend in the road soon'hiding him from sight. Having rode on until he imagined that his horse's hoofs could not be heard by the charcoal burner, should the, lat ter be listening, ho dismounted and’retraoed his steps. _ He,arrived at the place whore he hud left his friend, the charcoal burner, but the latter was not to bo seen. The stranger hastened back to his horse and remounted. “It is as I expected,” he muttered. “This road makes a large bend here, and by cutting across he can reach his hut before me. I care little, though, ns I am forearmed. We shall see who’ll come out first. I comprehend,why he refused my gold piece; he considers it as his own, and he thinks he.may as well take all together; but I.must hurry on and finish this business before nightfall,?’ So’saying, ho put. spurs to his horse and t rode ori. Ten minutes’ sharp riding brought’ the charcoal burner’s hut in view. As he first caughtsight of it, ho thought he detected a man’s face pressed against one of the win dows. Of this, however; he could not be cer tain, as the if such it was, instantly disappeared. At the sound of his horse’s hoofs, an old woman appeared in the doorway, and gazing curiously at him, waited till he rode up. The horseman could not help think ing that the woman was a most fitting com panion for her husband. The expression of her countenance was even more villainous.— The stranger, however, did not stop to criti cise her appearance, but courteously sainted her, saying: ■ “ I believe, madam, that you are the’wife of the charcoal burner, whom I mot up the road ? The woman replied in the affirmative. “ Then I will tell you that I am bound for P- . which I wish to reach before nightfall. He told me of a lane which was much shorter than the ‘ regular road, which, he said, you could point out to.me.” “ Certainly 1 If this is all Monsieur wishes, he is eastly satisfied.:. You may see a little way up that large tree which towers above the rest; just beyond that large rook and the lane enters the road on the other side of it. As it is very: harrow and grown up wi h bushes, you would hardly notice; it. But with these directions you can hardly fail.” “Never you fear; I shall not miss the road.” “Is that all Monsieur wishes ?” “I believe so; but stop a minute. I offered your husband a piece of gold, but he refused to take.it. Perhaps you may bo more sens' bio” in The old-woman greedily took the pi-offered coin, saying r- . ■ v “Pierre is too sensitive. We might both starve before ho, would take a bent.” r - “I see you 'differ' front' him a little,” i, rb-‘ ■ turncdtho horseman, laughing. Ho then put spurs to his horse, and rode on. In a few minifies ho reached the large rook alluded to, > and could then perceive the entrance to a narrow lane, artfully concealed by bushes.— ; He soon made his way through them, and when bhco in the lane, found it a little wider than he-expected. It also became free of , bushes, as he proceeded. He stopped a mo - meat to examine the priming, of hia pistol, muttering: - : “My,worthy frrchds are' ra'thbr 1 . They do- not' do' their murdering in the opbn roady Where spilled blood might lead to their , detection, but inveigle the unfortunate travel ler into the dark lane, where he may be safely put out of the way aud none be the' Wiser- of it.- At any rate,.f am fully prepared for them-, and they will not put mb' out of the i way without a struggle." : . Having seen that his arms-wore ready for ’ use, he rode slowly forward, keeping a' tfdro ■' fill watch on each, side of the road, that he i might not be surprised. As long as the woods • kept open as they were, he had no fear, as there was no good hiding placo'fpr a’man.— I Ere long, the woods bogarrto;gel thicker and more'sombre. ; Little hillocks, covered with i bushes, became more-frequent, until at last they became a long range, skirling at each side of the road. The horseman felt that the ’ time which was, to try him was near at hand, i and ho dropped the", reins until his hqnd cov i ered.a holster pistol,-which he firmly grasped in such a manner as a person would not no-' tice, and ho then assumed an air of careless ness, though his watch was now keener than ever. At length he came to. a place which he felt certain contained his enemy. Nature seemed to have adapted this place for the pur pose of concealment. The rooks which skirted the road at this place, were about breast high, and so perpendicular as to bo nearly imper vious. The tall trees on each aide-of the road twined their tops together, forming a natural roof of leaves, and rendering the place as dark and dismal as midnight. It was a scone sufficient to appal the stout est heart, but the horsepian,although he knew that the next moment might bo hia last, rode on with as careless an air as he might have worn had ho been travelling the streets of a populous city. Ilis hand still grasped the butt of, a pistol, pud his keen eyes still searched each covert. Suddenly a pistol shot rung out upon the air, and his hat fell to the ground, with a bullet-hole • through it, not more than an inch above where his head had been. Instantly turning in the direction of the sound, ho beheld a shght.wreath of smoko curling up from behind a bush, and without a moment’s hesitation, ho leveled his pistol and fired. Iho. aim was terribly fatal. A wild shriek rang upon the air, and the next moment there sprang from behind the tree, not the charcoal burner, ns ho had expected, but Ins wife. The blood was flowingcopious y from her forehead, and presented a horri ble spectacle. She tottered to the edge of the wa 1 of rocks and foil into the road, a corpse 1 Had I known .it to bo a woman," the horseman muttered, “I never would have bred. But it is too late tq‘ moralize. What can have become of my friend, the charcoal burner?" As he spoke, he turned round quickly and encountered the object of his thoughts. It was luckily for him that he was so quick. The charcoal burner held a gleaming knife in his hand, already uplifted to strike. While the horseman s attention had boon engaged by wonf rag ‘ o! t, t" d the wom an, ho hod silently crept up behind him, apd the would-be ns forward, making fhfr ‘ : ,a 1 W Ti >° horsemaa'stiU held i od J Boh^ d Pistol in his hand,' and withdts' 116 th r en n rtn^ od >1 0 Wo" lie then buried- his spurs deep 'into' th'il horse’s sides, and the goadedboast” sbtatil h«rZ^n 8 *n V,oloDtly 08 t 0 da ®b the chtrooaf nvJr him ‘j 16 .grooud. and completely spring over him, dashing the, knife from hViand leaving him stunned in the middle of the rpad._ Tho horseman turned instantly, and drawing his remaining pistol from nis holster, waited for the other to rise. • The latter stag gered to his feet, and leaning against the rocks on the side, of the road, gazed sullenly and revcngefully on his conqueror. Thus the strange couple regarded each other for some time, until at last the horseman broke tho si lence i “ So, my friend,” ho said, “ your career is ended at last.” “ Yes, curse you I ' I’d rend you asunder too, if " “ You dared, I presume,”, nut in the stran ger. “ I doubt not your good intentions, and can only thank Heaven that you have not q power proportionate’to your will; but lam doubly thankful that I have been tbo means, of ridding tho earth of such a monster. I presume you can give a pretty good account of those mysterious disappearances of late?” “ Aye 1 that I can I you are tbo first richly freighted traveller who has entered that lane, and escaped the bullet or tho knife.” . ‘ “Pshaw! do you take me for ope of those simpletons whoso purses are better filled than. theirhendsT" ’ - “No!” exclaimed the other, with sudden energy, ” I know better. From the very first you seemed to have read my very intention, and you must have been sent expressly to en trap me._ In other words, you are a detective in disguise. Well, you have ciirae out best, but you have'played a desperate part. Few would have escaped, as you have, for my wife is a good shot. But you seemed from tho first to be fortunate’s favorite.” “I certainly had a narrow escape,” re marked the other, pointing to the bullet-hole in his hat. “ But it is not the first time that fortune has proved friendly to me.” “ Well, who areyou?” at length demanded the other. . .. “ My name is Vidocq.” “ Great heavens J. the Parisian detective!—; I might have known that it would be all up with me when you are pitted against me," “Yes; business, at the metropolis being rather dull, and having heard some rumors of your doings, I thought I would, take a trip out hero, if paly for the good of my health. I Put, it is late, and you must'be moving" “ Where must I go ?” ° J “To the. gallows, in the end,” was the cool reply; “but at presentto the jail at P— “To the gallows I" returned the other, fiercely. “ Never I any dea'th but.that I” “You shall have a bullet-■ through your head,' if you prefer it." , [ The other ducked his head in expectation of the shot, and then made a desperate spring at the detective. The latter,, however, was in no hurry to fire, and coolly awaited the other’s attack. The charcoal burner grasped the reins with ■ his left hand* and with his right endeavored to grasp the pistol. The detective however, caught bis right band, with his own left, and holding it up ..with.an iron grasp, passed his right hand under, until his pistol pressed against the other’s forehead, when he fired. The other.instantly relaxed his hold aad.with a terrible cry, fallback n corpse 1. The detective, having accomplished the pur poae.pf his visit, ,didi:not.-delay;jiis return to Paris, but having’explained the affair to the authorities at P ~ ho depleted. -d-nd thus was .the earth rid ,of two ns great monsters in human form as ever lived. The Difference., Mr. Frank, who was a.gentleman of good humor, used to with much pleasantry relate the following anecdote, as having occurred to himself when a young man. A ladyin the neighborhood had won affections; and he had commenced paying her life addresses! During the courtship he sometimes supped with the lady's family, when he was always regaled-with a homely dish of mush and milk! and being of] a serious turn qf mind, .was gen erally invited to say grace over the . meal. The supper Frank did not take amiss, as the family of the fair one was in but moderate circumstances, and being himself poor, he I much'adihifed domestic economy; besides he was satisfied .provided ho could obtain the affectibpsofhisdulcinea. ‘‘The course of true love, n it is said, “never funs slnboth,” and J Frank - chanced to' Jiave a rival who' was richer than himself. .One eVoniiijgwhch he'was visi ting his chamber,'after-the boaVd hacl’ bebn spread with the frugal meal of mush ahd milk, but before the family had taken their seats, some one spied Frank’s rival riding upl Im mediately a “change came over the substance of the meah” As if by magic! the table was cleared of its load, and nought remained to tell Idle tale but the clean white cloth.' In the course of a short time, however, the table was again furnished, not as before, but with the suitable appendages for making ten, and with warm bread, such as is hastily baked, and in common parlance called “ shortcake.” When all was ready, as was the custom, bro ther A—■ —-was invited to say grace, who, 'with a duo solemnity; hands folded and eyes closed, pronounced the following impromtu benediction:. “The Lord be praised, ' How I’m amazed, • To see bow things have mended: Here's short cake and tea, , For supper X see, , Whore mush and milk wore intended.” is almost unnecessary to add, that after this grace Frank never returned to woo hia lady love, but left her to the undisturbed pos session of his more favored rival. . A Roland for an Oliver. — A few days since (writes an Attorney,) as I was sitting with Brother D in his office, in Court Square, a cliont came in and said— “ Squire D- , W , the livery sta ble keeper shaved mo dreadfully yesterday, and I want to come upjto him.”. “ State your case,” said D—. Client—“l asked him how much he would charge me for a horse to go to Dedham. He said fifteen shillings. I took the horse and went, apd when I came back, I paid him fif teen shillings, and he said he wanted another fifteen shillings for coming- back, aud%iado me pay it.” D——— -gave him some legal advice, which the client immediately acted upon os follows: Ho went to the stable and said— “ How much will you charge mo for a horse to go to Salem ?” Stabler replied—“ Thirty shillings.’’ “Harness him up.” Client went to Salem, came back by rail road,went to stabler, saying— ' . ■ Hero is your money,” paying him thirty shillings, “Where is iny horse ?” says W—-—. “Ho is at Salem,” says client; “l only hired hirif to go to Salem.” ArrofnEß Joke on W iofa ll.—11 is sSid that, ‘after an 'exciting 'debate in the Seriate,'Wig fall waS understood to. haVo asked Seward bn, vritely- fpV q chew' of tobacco,'arid that Sew ard replied that he had none biif Union twist I whereupon Wigfall telegraphed to the South ern States that they must prepare for war, as the Bopublicans would not yield.’ “ Oljii COUNTRY^—May IT ALWAYS BE RlignT-BUT, EIGHT OR OUR COul^/ CARLISLE, PA., THtIBSDAY, JUNE £0; 180 L ’Wl": ■• .. ■ The*fpptatioii. ■ 'Past tvvejve o'clockl—sang out. the wiitch man, hs youhg Delimere stagerbd down Lib erty street towards lodgings. His attire was of the finest but from there was none, Ho had and had fal len once dr twicb,,sp'that his elegant toilet was now most inelegantly disarranged. Still he was not drunk,'by nomoans. It was the street •pommissioporls’ fault, there were so many obstacles inthO.way. How could lamps burn brightly in siieh.h smoky atmosphere?' Ho would complaihftb the mayor, to-morrow 1 morning, and navoiWatchy removed for in sultingliim.. Shpw|him to his lodgings? Ho j was paid to inind hgl;own business, and not’ for troubling ; The watchman 1 whoever, guidedhi|phomo, assisting him in finding the key hplfe, and departed, singing lustily. “ Past twelve o'clock, and a cloudy morning!’’ .- Late in the morning Delamero woke with a bad headache— thirst—-a sense weakness—loneliness; The boarders were all gone out. • The servants were busy. Ho .washed in cold watitif.dlrnnk copiously of the 'healthy beverage—inct tlio landlady in the hall,.who, insteadhf'Scolding, mildy said “ I am glad your inothor did not see you last night.’’ 1 , .sy’. ." ’ ■ So am H” he . lightly'said, but the ex pression, was like 'a dagger in his heart. Ho | was theft an .object of-pity. At dinner some of.the boardersjoerqd him, some cautioned hint, a few advised him to persevere more seasoned. Turning to one who was his friend indeed, ho asked whathe would advise in) this interest ing case. . “ Sign the /pledge,*’ his friend bluntly re plied. ■ . This was roocivoihwith laughter by all the feat. . . ■:.! “Oh! yes,” saidiohe, singing; no confidence in jonr. resdlution.” “Does your mother know you are out?” sneered a second. :vi “The pledge has ii magic power,” exclaim ed a third; “It is eamuoh. more binding than your word of honor,”-. “ Sign,” said earnestly. ... .‘‘ Yes do,’’ nddod’theilandlady “I will,” ho exclaimed, “this very night of the meeting.?’ 'S ' ! , . All was’silent, mow,they know his resolve was taken. . ■ . ■ . . ■ , “ How did you; got home last night?” jocularly asked the doggery keeper, as Del amero passed his door in the evening. ■ “ Your business is,infernal,” replied Del amere; “ you drained mo, last night of twen ty-five dollars, and then sent mo homo unat tended, oaring not 'whether I was lodged, in the watch-house, or crushed by the locomotive. How did.you treat other victims?” ; Boniface was taken ataok. Had he been a man, such a speech.: would have excited re-i pentanco, or brought oh a fight, but suph crea tures are half friemjs so he merely remarked, “ tome in find takoadrink: wo are all friends hero:”' ■ ■■ • “Drop therefrom ilio wOrd friends, ’’ contomp- you accurately describe your crew/’ / , . ■ '-}■ • I Delamoro. signed the.. pledge,, .and would have kept against all temptations save one. On earth no influence, save one could have shaken his resolve. Poor follow 1 One being j could overcome any rdfplution of his. Del amore was in love! C)ne of the prettiest sprightliest of Eve’s.daughtera' had woven a net of silk and gold around him, and? might have led him anywhere! This beautiful crea ture had heard that her lover had signed the pledge, .and was proof against all temptation, and conceived in her silly heart the desire to show her influence over him was paramount. • “ Toko aglass of wino with me. bolamere.” she suddenly said, ut a party; I feel fatigued. “My dear Icannot,ih honor; for I have signed the pledge.’’. "■■ ■ . ■ , 1 ■ ' “ Cannot! Fiddlesticks I do you think I would ask you to do anything unreasonable?” Neither of these young, creatures .were awaje of the fact, but amidst all those lamps devils awaits the result. Good angels gath ered anxiously around the side-board. She drew him. reluctantly to the fatal spot, and while the fiends gibbered, and the angola made signs of warning, she poured out the deadly poison; They drank. In one moment she repented of her triumph, for he instantly filled again, saying. “ Drink now Jo my dishonor !”j Laughingly he led her to a seat, and poured out all the eloquence of love in praise of beau ty and wine.' She became restless, feigned illness, and he" took’her home. Returning," the old landlord espied hinv. No Resistance now 1 His taste was excited.- Honor no long er guarded tyhe portal. Ltito at night the, watchman assisted him to his lodgings. Next morning nothing but liquid fire would down his conscience., His career was rapidly down ward Tho lady, what of her? Ye angels’ and fiends who witnessed the temptation, what of her? All ladies who read this article, as you fear. God, 'and'loro humanity, sign the pledge. ' Too Cheap. — : A good story is told of a Vir ginian who stopped at Willard’s a few days ago. There was considerable doubt in the minds of ninny whether the man was really what ho represented himself to ho, or a spy. lie told several who were standing around him that ho was so well known in Virginia as a Union man', that §5OO was now offered for his head. “ Why don’t you go hack arid claim the reward?” asked a wag who was present: “I would,” was the reply, “if I wasn’t afraid they would pay me in Confed erate bonds:” It was unanimously agrerid, after this reply, that the man’s , loyalty was above suspicion.. , 317“ Virginia Daro was the first white child born on the American continent. Her pa rents came with one of the first colonies sent from England to settle Virginia. Being loft alone for some months, when the vessel re turned with supplies, the little colony had disappeared, and the only trace ever discov ered of it was found in the' property of the whites distributed, among the savages. The entire colony had been slaughtered, though it was afterwards learned'.that somo'of the little children had been’spared to grow up among the Indians. Virginia Dare, it is pretty cer tain, was among that number, and" tradition has it that she became an Indian.Prihcoss. A Good One.—The Bey. A. Camoron, of Shelby.fodnty, Kentucky—a noted Presbyte rian divine in .hiaxroy—was an adroit dispu tant, and generally-managed to parry a homo thrust, no matter hdw'weU directed It was.— On one occasion, the Synod was trying the Kay- Mr. Huber,, for having married the 1 sis-1 tor of his deceased wife, nud»Fntlier O. was making ah able''speech against him. In the midst of his argument, the offending, brother appeared to himWatiSwor if hd. had not 'him self, in Shelby ooiirity.' united together apou plo within' the'ipi'ohibitod degrees which he was now’ condemning.' Yes, said ho, I did, and t will fell you why; she was an oM gal, and I thought it vxm her last chance!” All Ittm for Volunteers. We .find the following item floating about on the great sea of newspaperdqm, like “ Japhet in search of a father," and print it for the benefit of our soldier-friends, many of whom are readers of the Volunteer. It contains excellent suggestions and good advice by which they may profit: , ' • Bullets Less .Dangerous than Fevers.— Recruits going to the war always talk of their return with a proviso, that the enemy’s bul lets do not prevenfrthe.ni. Yet it is an estab- Ufhed fact, that in thohUodern campaigns the danger to life is. three' to one greater from dis ease than from the bullet. The. British army in the Crimea war lost 33,043 out of 94,000 troops. Of these, only 2658 wore killed in action; f ahd only 1;7,01 died of .their wounds. 8ut.16,298 died .of disease at the seat of war, and nearly 13,000 were sent homo on account of sickness. Where one man was under the surgeon’s hands for wounds, twelve were un der the doctor’s, hands .-for-typhus fever,.dys entery, or some other of the diseases brought on by had food, improper or insufficient camp ing arrangements, or the dissipations incident to a crowded campi ih which men have much idle time. 7,soo..French soldiers were slain in battle; 50,000 perished of disease, and 65,- 000 more were discharged and sent home from the edit,of war, as invalids. In our Mexican war, our'array lost nearly 13,000 men, while Suite as many, were discharged for sickness, uly 1848 men were killed, or died of their wounds, in all the battles fought; as numerous as they were. Those facts, while it should inspirit the soldiers in battle, should also make thorn cautious of their health when lying in camp, or on long marches. Good plain food, eaten at regular intervals, healthful- and arous ing. exorcise, sufficient clothing to protect the body from, the sudden changes of weather, and the avoidance of all excess in eating and drinking,,especially intoxicating stimulants, will do much to preserve the good health of the soldiers. “ we have How; the World is Governed, There are about one hundred separately organized governments in tho world at the present time. Nearly one-half are monarchies m Europe, and of these a large proportion are petty principalities and dukedoms, containing altogether about six millions of inhabitants. Of the governments of Europe, Great Britain is a limited monarchy.; Franca is nominally constitutional, but in reality an absolute mon archy;: Russia and; Austria are absolute.— Prussia, Spain and Sardinia are limited, with two chambers of-deputies. There are only four Republics in Europe—Switzerland, San Marino, Montenegro arid Andorro. The three latter contain an aggregate population of not over .120,000 people. Switzerland, secure in her mountain fastness, is now, by common consent, left unmolested. The governments of Asia are all absolute despotisms. Thibet hns'the name of being a hierarchy, but differs in no practical sense. ■ from a despotism. .In Africa,, the arbitrary. States, pud all the. . various negro tribes,' of whatever name, are ruled despotically, except Liberia, which is Republican, and may. bo an opening wedge of civilization on that nontenant. _ The groat Islands in the Sontherh.ahd Pa cific. Oceans are mostly independent and des potic—snoh_ as Japan,, with a population of twenty millions, and Madagascar, containing about fifty millions. The Sandwich and Soci ety Islands are limited monarchies, and the other islands in the Southern and . Pacific Oceans belong mostly to the other European Powers, and are ruled according to their re spective forms of government; ' - , On the American continent, there isbutone monarchical government—that of Brazil— which is, however, liberally constitutional.— In the three, great geographical divisions of America, there are now eighteen ■ separate republics A Wailed Lake. A notice of tho wonderful Walled Lake, in ie centre of Wright county, lowa, has before been published ; but we have received a de scription of it frorii Frederick Lyman, which wp think will be interesting, lie visited it recently ond Bays it is a great curiosity. The shape of the lake is oval pit is about two miles in length and one mile wide in the widest part, comprising an area of some 2,000 acres. The wall enclosing this lake is over six miles in length, and is built or composed of stones, varying in size from boulders of two tons weight, down to small pebbles, and in termixed with earth. Tho top of the wait is uniform in heightabove the water in all parts; which makes its height to vary oh the land side, according to tho unevenness of the coun try, from two to twelve feet in height. In the highest part, the wall measured from ten to twelve feet thick at tho base; and four to six feet thick at the'top, inclining each way, out ward and inward. There is no outlet, but the lake frequently rises and- flows over tho top ofthP'wall. The lake at the deepest part is about tori feet in depth, and abounds with large and fine fish, such .as pike, pickerel, bass, perch,’&c. The water is clear os crystal, and there is no bubbling or agitation to indi cate any large spring or feeders; wild fowl of all kinds are plenty upon its bosom. AI the north end are two small groves of about ten acres each; no, other timber being near. , It has the, appearance of having been walled up by human hands, and looks like a hhgo‘fort ress,.yet there are no rooks or stones in' that vicinity, for many miles around. There are no visible" sighs of the lake, being the result of volcanic actions the,bed being perfectly smqpth, and the border of regular form. Tho lake is situatod; about seventeen miles from Boon river, on the west, eight miles from lowa City, on tho oast, and abofet one hundred and twenty miles from Cedar Rapids. It ip one of the greatost wondora of the West, and has already been visited by hundreds of Curiosity seekers. —'Cedar Talley Times, Ssi'itiT, tite Everlasting.—Mrs. Hanson chanced to live in the vicinity of a theological seminary, and some of the students found her bright homo a very agreeable change from their bachelor rooms, A'oertain youth was accustomed todboreher with ratherlong.visits ; and as she’saw him approaching on day, sho exclaimed to her sister i “ Oh, there comOa that everlasting Smith I" In ho came, and soon tried to ingratitude himself with her littlo son; “ you don’t know who X am,” said he, tak ing Master Edward on his knee. t •< Oh, yes, I do," said the child, with a’pd eitiye air/' , ■ , i “’VV’plI, who am I, then?” " Oh, you are the everlasting Smith I" O* A lawyer asked a Dutchman in oduft what oar mdrkd a pig 'had that wad in dis pute! , . “ Veil, voh I first begame acquainted nait do hook, ho had no oar marks except ho hah a very short taih" ’•_ .- ~‘v . C K —-AJkeCyi 4 Story for Boys. Business: called-mßi to the United Spates Land Office. While there; a lad,-apparently about sixteen or seventeen years of age, come j in and prespnted ri certificate of forty t acro4fjfj land. I was struckiWfth the countenanc(fSSBd appearance of inquired-pf Jhim I for whom he was purchasing land; Thog'q|jy I ‘For myself, sir.’ I inquired whore he got the money. Ho nn-, I swered: ' I ‘I earned it.’ . Feeling an increased desire to know some thing more about the lad, I asked him whether he had any parents, and where they lived. At that question he took a seat, and gave the following narrative r. K . *1 am from New York State, 1 have there living a father,' mother, and .five brothers and sisters. lam the oldest. Father is a drink-1 • t irig man, arid would often return.from work, > drunk. _ Finding that father would pot abstain • from drinking liquor, I resolved to, jriake .ari • effort, in some way, to relieve mother,.slaters. & and brothers, from want. 1 : After .revolving ' things in my mind, and consulting with mother, i I got all the information I could about thefar i Wcst.; I started from home for Wisconsin, with i ten shillings in my ■. I left home on ■ foot. Aftersnpndingmy teijßhiUinga.T worked my way to Wisconsin, got. ap jise apd set on t to work, and aniiVsavc'd; it until I had giuhered'gnyTd oJlafifria ll d h,v it h it I can now pay for > - ‘Well, my. good lad,’ —for had become much interested in him—‘vffiall are you going to do with the land?’ , Jgb. ‘I will work ori it, raise myself a log ji®ao,vl and when prepared, wijl invite father, mother, ! sisters and .brothers, to come and epjoyrthis home. The larid T desire fof .iriother, Which I will secure her decliningyearsiS'. ...... : -;j ‘And what will you do with youi'-father, iff. he continues drinking ardent spirits to .excess?’ ‘O, sir, when we get him on a farm.ho will feel at home, .arid be happy, rind become a sober man;’ , 1 .1 then replied, ‘Young man, these being your principles,.! recommend you to improve upon them, and the blessing of God will attend you.’., _ _ , By this , time the receiver handed hirri his duplicate receipt of his forty acres of land. Rising from his seat on leaving the office, he said: ‘At last I have a home for rny mother.’ —tnjiin News. ■ The Windy Day. —Wo can’t bear them. iVe can stand cold and; heat and rain and snow; hut we can’t stand a windy.day. It seems to'put a different face upon everything.. It disturbs your reveries, it blows off your hat and fills your eyes with ,sand. It fills your house with dirt and discomfort. We do not speak of, the Winter and, Autufnii days when it is too cold .to stay, out of doors; for there are means of grace to make us love home—cherish the fireside and eopiforts ofsp pial life—but we mean the; freaky, out of sea son, gusty; fitful windy day, .that has no par ticular place in the calendar. ~ ~.. " We, hiife had' plenty of •such days lately, and this community knows all about them. They seem to be entirely out of; season and out of latitude. We, think' s,o„,n’nd the indi-j viduals whoso hats go kiting,around corners thinksO. Peoplo.come in doors rubbing their eyes, with their ears and nostriig filled with dust, and their perspiring bodies feeling as though they had been .oagfi adrift,,on a sand ' bank, think so. The ladies who,on their way to the post-office or on their, shopping excur sions find themselves andoje. to, retain pos session of their skirts,- or, to'prevent making sundry topic ascensions in; the air, think so. The fat and fussy women, and those who have long haired lap dogs think so,,'and are as hap py when the day is over as .a" women who has weaned twins. , Tho dry goods merchants and grocery keepers think so, and wo believe almost everybody agrees upon tho point.' The Treadmill or Life. —A good,'honest soul once said that “all she wanted, when she got to heaven, was to put on a clean apron and sit still. 11 After all, the idea is more profound than funny. There are times in every housekeeper’s life when this would be the embodiment of -paradise. When the head throbs with planning, contriving and direct ing ; when, every bone aches in the attempt to carry the programme into successful execu tion ; when, having done one’s best-to draw to a focus all the infinitesimal cobweb threads of careful management, some new emergency is born of every last attempt, till every’ nerve and muscle.cries out with the old wqmari, for heaven and a clean apron I Of course, after a period of careful free rest, this earth seems after all a very nice place to staying,, but while the fit lasts, no victim of. unsuccessful love, or of sea-sickness, is more truly deserv ing of that which neither-ev.prgehJieartfelt pity. It is well that this is not the'prevaijjpg fooling, else how could we all toil and moil as we do, day after day, ftp six’feet of earth to engulf it all at last 1, It. is weUthat.to pains taking-mothers and-delving fathers, earth seems so real. Were .it not so, the. wheels of this world wouldstick fast.’’ Dodoinq a Hatter. —Ah’ individual pur chased a hat in a shop kept by a tradesman by the name, of Hqdgion,; The article was got in.the abscenco of the proprietor, and the purchaser loft the shop, entirely forgetting (by mistake,- of course,) to pay for tpo afore said “tile/’ The tradesman, Upon hearing the facts, started after him, in hot pursuit of the delinquent/ Upon overhauling him, the following scene occurred: *.* See hero,, sir, I wish to speak withyou." ' “ Move on.’’ “Inin Dodgion, tho hat tor.’' | “ That's my fix/'' “ I toll you lam Dodgion, tho hatter.” i “ So' am' I—l’m dodging tho batter, too— I alid : vdry likely wo are both of us dodgng l the same ohnp." Tho soono ended with a “ stricking” tab leau; in which Mr. Diddlor found himsolf con siderably “mixed up”with Dodgion, the hat ter. jßSy'We have'a good story of an occurrence that recently took placeatNowburyport, Mass. A'servant girl ip that town went to a doctor for advice, declaring her ailment to bo a pain in the bowels. : The doctor gave her a car thartio, and requested her to call again in a few days, which she did.] He asked Her if she had taken the medicine, to which she re plied in'the' affirmative. Ho then asked her; •Did anything nass you after taking it?’— ‘Yes, sir,’ said she, ‘a horse and wagon, and a drove of pigs.’ The doctor collapsed, re niarking: ‘ I think you must he better.? STT* Every sinful outward word and deed, and every'secret thought and purpose of the mind, reacts upon the mind; itaolfrand leaves its own impression there aS upon an inefface able tablet. A'sido from all the influence our sin may exert upon others, it puts imperisha ble impressions upon our own minds.- ■■■■* - 'A lady must think she has something val ifbble in her head, if wb may judge from, the djiimber of locks she keeps upon it. Anold toper, out West says tho.twflj; - tpost precious things now enclosed in hoops-. are girls, and kegs Of whiskey. ’ : ■ i'.‘ ■ Gem. §cott, like Marlborough, has never lost,a,hattle. The fear of the rebels is; that - ho never will.' - jitC?' l Most mbh have in their souls no . loco-- mSlljreS" strong; enough to draw a train of thop"htß4j, ,' . ■ • VinoiNjA-Tqasta of being the mother'i'pE Kentucky ; hutiwe guess Kentucky’s mother,, will never know she’s" out. Whenever you drink be,sure you have your nose above water—is Prentice’s very excellent advice to the world. OMIow to fell when .the honey moon is past—when a man kisses His wife as he would take, pills. • ~ ■ o*What bratioh of oducatson do you have in your school." ’• A willow branch sir; the master has used almost a whole willow tree/’ . . O* A-newspaper carrier ,in Lafyott, Ind,! who bad, been sorely annoyed by,a dog, pur chased an interest in the animal, and then shot his half; , (C7“Tbo following return was made by One. of the Sheriffs of a county in \jrglnia, upon a capiasi . - , ... “Was seen, but hot arrested; .was caught, but not held; was shet at but not hit.” CSV*AScotehihauasked an Irishman why half-fartljings were coined in England? ...The answer was: to give .Scotchmen an, opportu nity to subscribe to charitable associations. who combats, his own evil, passions and desires, enters into the severest Jhuttla of life; and he who combats successively, obtains' the greatest victory. [p*An admire of Lincoln, alluding to his social qualifications, says his fund of anecdote is inexhaustible. " We think', ourselves, hods a great “story-teller.” - CiTTf Abolitionists studied more of the De gree and loss of tho slave, they would sbon.ar*’ rive at a sensible conclusion regarding the na ture and object of tho “perculiar institution.'* C. S. A— Many ignorant persons have sup posed that they well understood the meaning of-the above symbols, but the la.to. Hon. A. II." Stephens, in his recent speeches, has sliown them to moan "Cotton Slave Aaristocra cy.” DT7*Au old farrier jn Essex, was, anxious to have his pastor dismissed, and was asked, the reason. “I’vo Heard say, ” was the .reply; “that change of pasture makes fat calvos K and I’m for the change." , . K7*A burglar was oneo frightened qiit of his scheme of robbery by the sweet simplioty of a solitary spinster, who putting her.uight capped head out of the window, exclaimed: “Go away 1 ain’t you ashamed,” . o*ll is said that down oast as soon as o young lady is engaged to bo married, she suf fers her .finger-nails to grow long) so that, in case sho_.ii? obliged to throw' herself on her re served rights, she may comb “ to Hie scratch " with some prospect of success, , 0“ Wigfall has .written a letter, fixing the 15th of Juno, as the latest day to which ho can be induced to postpone, the capture of Washington. If the southern .trpops don’t take it by that time, 'ho will no doubt take it himself. Faknt Perm. O” A printer whose talents, were, but in different, turned physician.- Hq jyas asked the reason of it.-, Ho said, “In printing all the faults are exposed to the eye, but in phys ic they ore buried with tho patient, and one' gets off more easily,” A gentleman, wluToin church, intending to scratch his head, in a mental absence reached over into another pew and scratched the head of an old maid. Ho discovered his mistake when she sued him for breach of pfommiso of marriage. ' . (A Ci nan Grit Mother.—As the volunteers were about leaving .Easton for the war, a I young man, a member of oneof thecompnnios shod tears when he told his mother. ‘‘Good bye.” The old woman encouraged him saying, “Dry up, Joe, and show your spunk." SSS"‘ Swear not at all Abimeleoh; swear not at all." • , “ That's just what I does.’ I don't sweat' st all; I only busses,the,schoolmaster.” Tho last wo saw ,pf. Abimeleoh, he waMfagp ing over a garden fence, closely pursued rawhide. B®-An old.Dutoh lady, at a religious' meeting became very much concenujffifor her sonl, and went about sighing andjstoujd not bo comforted. Upon being asked bydhe min-, ister what the matter was, she’ replied: That she could, not read English, and she' was afraid the. Lord couldn’t understand Dutch. have always been astonished,''said - Mrs. Smix, *at the anxiety young girls have'- for beaux, but I never , pitied h female'more' than when Miss Flirtfeathers left my.sohool. ' Seeing her ‘ rapt’ and gazing towards thoskyi.; ; > , I asked her what she was looking for. ’ ‘Tbpt beau,'said she, ‘which is taldofin as being sot in the cloud. I wish he’d . down.'' , ft&s nnb * S „Hox— just now. - % S;. ihut U,~ /£%. speotaolea on his own hoot. —— wny, is life thoriddleof riddles ?■ Because we must all give it up. ' - / In’ aIjL patters except a little matter of the! v l°ngnpj n woman can generally hold her own;. ■ prettiest lining for a ladies 1 ; .bon* not .is a smiling countenance. Girls, niafen note of this. . : . I.;- , ifxj*MifES3 must arise fromour own temper and not immediately from any external conditions.' ■ „ ■ . "■ f , ;S‘ vt ’'vVV . -v. \ ' t 1 • - /TiiE-lighJ of friendship is like the light of plainest when all'around' is dark.' ; -. • ~ ■t |. ' - . ' .... 1 .. •_ Tbe miser lives poor to.die rich, and la tho jailer of his house and’the turnkey of hia wealth.' ' • _jsf- ftp, ■fsi'fr V •;• ■'v'.'i'.. *±»Slik '.,'■&!'•* SSitiasJP .-V
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