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"itls euyr to Ipyo when oyo moots oyo, A,)£ tbo Otlnnco reveals tbo boart; When tbo'll'a sb an. tbo ebook can tho soul bospoak, '' And ibo Tips’iV.glaclnops part; ; ' ' •Tlioto’s a tbrilliiig’l'lisa in a loving kiss, And aspeUiu akindly tone, - • And tbc spirit bath ob ains_ of tenderness ; To fetter end bind its own;. But it boHorspell and a deeper joy ! Ebr a jurer fountein flow, '"Whbndbd'tjoul sends higher its incense fire. And rbirtd'no more below.:' When the' bo’aH goes .up to the gate of heaven,. Ahd bows bolero the throne, v And striking its harp for sins forgiven, •; Calls tbo Saviour all Us own. ■ Though wo gaze not on tho lovely brow That felt for lis the thorn; Though afar from homo wo pilgrims roam. And out foot with toil arc worn; , Though wo never have pressed that, pierced hand, .' It is stroteliedbur.livos above; And wo own his carp, in' grateful prayer, “ Whom, not having soon, we love.” Wo have felt him near, for many a year. When at eve wo bent tho kniio, . That mercy’s breath, that glorious faith, Roar Saviour, came,from thee. ' ' When' wo stood bosido tho dying bod,'. And watched tho lovod one g0,;.- In tho darkening hour wo felt his power, ‘ As it stilled tho waves of woo. And still, as wo climbed tho hills of time, . And tho lamps of’ earth grow’ dim, Wcjaro hastening oh.from faith to sight, Wo nro pressing near to Him ; , And away from idols of earthly mould, • , Enraptured wo gaze above, -And .long to bo where bis arms enfold, « Whom,’ not having soon, wo love.” failing love. &ffectloaately Aauressetl to Wives, ‘Your face has lost aome’hing, ■ Helen What is it V • , ' . There was a look of. concern' in the speak er’s inquirin'; eyes. ‘Ten years have passed, dear friend,’ an swer's! the lady- ' ' . • ‘Ton years of.sunshine —fruitful years — Helen, should give the heart an abundant ,storo of corn anil wine. Your hives are full , of honey.” ■ The shade fell deeper on Helen’s face. : ‘ I am pained at this,’ said the friend ; ■ “ Your letters have not betrayed the exist , cnee of a secret trouble/■ ‘ I was guarded.’. , ‘ Guarded.’ • You know,’ answered Helen, rallying her self, and affecting a lighter state of mind, ‘ that every house has its skeleton.’ ‘ Real or imaginary. Most of those Skele tons are but shadows.’ , ‘ Mine is real.’ I The two friends mot now for the first time in ton years looked at each other in a strange way. The lightness of the tone had died out in the sentences —■ Mine is real.’ * The best of husbands, good children, and a home like this 1 Whore stands the skele ton ? I can see no place for so unseemly an fintruder. ‘ And yet, Margaret, the intuder is here, grinning at mo all the while, and growing more and more ghastly.’ ‘ Dear friend, how you afflict mo l’ ; Helen Ashby’s face had become pale in this reference to a hidden sorrow which had never fouud.voice before. . ‘lt almost kills me to say it, Margaret; ,but— ’ Mrs. Ashby cheeked the sentence ere it found utterance. ,‘ 31ut what ? Trust mo, Helen. God gives wisdom to, love. Through my love he may send healing to your soul. Let mo look down into this haunted heart-chamber; lot mo so the ugly skeleton 1’ I am not loved as I once was, Margaret!’ •■there was a cold shiver in Mrs.; Ashby’s ■Voice. ' loved Helen V sllcnto lov ed by my husband.’ Tears fell silently over Mrs. Ashby’s face. , A° u under a dark delusion.’ van... o ii h “? b eon .steadily failing for surolv r"! y ’, '’boost imperceptibly, but meianro B , lu ? t J or at the contrast, when I breadth t 8 height and depth, its length and surahln !f° t u -f’ ibtm think how immea suiahlo it seemed tan years ago 1’ frinml • P amo 4 beyond expression, dear 1 , ,! a ;' e 'y you are'.in. a dream ! My came rpvnnV' atl °i.V-° V. 001 ' bu.sha.nd since I tion TT n l . s , n . ot nil S bke coldness or aliond iZ:h 18 kln <l. gentle and traquih As I tfllked ast eight,. while he from Il’ia llncf "r 0 t Ti tlle SODtim onts that fell fast arowii!!’T ®. ou hot help saying, ‘ ho is of ‘mf- 10 Bta |dre of* man—that is, iSJttinrr * 118 °o u ld not bo- if ho Ayere * oi® i . toward tho wife of his bosom.” answered mJ° o 'a ‘W* ■ tru '°» an(l no?’,! 1 /' ‘ A P« rw ’ better him I—Hp n f K O- - 1 reT .°renoo, I idolize went of i Ln!^ 8 i n e 'gbt tho embodi -1 »m p p erfoc . tlon ! «>e while tween us w of an increasing distance bo-, wo worn (inn* Ilro not so close together, ns ago. Mv frlo j 'p,. I ' oo ' b’ ll1 ', or five years on—this thl8 terr iblo 1 Is it to,go —until he f en . 1;| g el the space between us left Vhiverinr I 1 * 08 ° f Bisht ’ UUd 1 am ° f dark ‘ n ° Phantom'nf tlm* 3ln s ’ fsbby’shouse; skeleton ln } ma o*nation, but ft real ing. M'lmf tt V lO n( * Ion S before reply light e l 6[1 ' r ‘ow said brought into 1 onsua Py noted since her tebwmonTZ Tf ' V Ucl ‘ I,ft d been lolt os An awkward nr V lB H Wofly rofor to them : "’ator on thn t ““nfusedsorvant spilled some ejM*. tune, in mi in g o ‘(‘dent without ky ,. mstoi M of passing tho no . notice, reproved her sharply.. Mr. Ashby was talking at the time in a cheerful animated voice.. lie became silent, hut resumed in a" few moments. The most ordinary observer would have perceived a change of tone, marked by a certain depres sion of feeling. Soon after the conversation was resumed, Mr. Ashby referred to a lady acquaintance, and spoke of her ns>an accom plished singer, when his wife throw in some remarks disparaging to her as a woman. To those Miv Ashby offered some mildly spoken excuses but his, wife tore them away with an unseemly asperity of manner, that, to say tho least of it, was unbeautiful.. Her husband changed the subject. Again he mentioned with praise a lady friend, and again Mrs. Ashby came in with d ‘ but' an ‘ if,' veiling the good and exposing the defects; of her character.' Two or three times during the meal Mrs. Ashby spoke impatiently to tho children, and with a quality of tone that left on the ear an unpleasihg impression. The friend now recalled these little inhar monious incidents. They gave her a glim mer of light. • ■ ‘ Love is never constrained,' sho Said, after a long pause.. . - . - . Mrs. Ashby sighed deeply. “ True love is of the soul. Why do you love your husband ?’ ‘ Because, ’ answered Mrs; Ashby, “ho is, in my eyes, tho CnJbddiraent of all .manly perfections. , Ho is just, pure, truthful,-full of gentleness and goodness.’ And if such bo his quality, Helen, can ho love in a wife anything that is not pure and gentle, truthful and good ? Have you ev er asked yourself a question like this 7 Mrs. Ashby’s form was lifted to a sudden ereetnessi Her brow contracted slightly ; her eyes lost something of their softened ex piession ; her lips grew firm. ‘ Forgive mo, Helen, if I have hurt or off ended. I love you too well to give fruitless pain,’’ said the friend. _ ‘ I was only trying to lend your thought inward. If, as you seem to tear; your.husband'is receding from you, it must bo in consequence of inharmoni ous states of mind—of dissimilarities, or an tagonisms. There must bo affinities, or there, can be no conjunctions. Our souls must be beautiful if wo would bo truly loved. Have you over pondered those things ? If, not, tho time has come when you should, in all faith fulness and seriousness do so. . If your hus band ■ boi indeed advancing toward all true manly excellen-ios, by growing in spiritual stature, will he not, unless you also advance and grow toward womanly excellence and .perfection, recede from you—got so far bey ond. as to be out of sight 7 Are not spirtual laws qs unfailing as natural taws ?’’ ' Mrs! Ashby’s face had already lost to'gath ering sternness. Her friend paused. ‘ Why have you said this to me ?’ ‘Because I love you, Helen, and desire your happiness.’ ' Mrs. Ashby sighed deeply, dropped her gaze, and sat looking inward for a long time. Then sighed again, aiid looked up into tho face of her friend. ‘ What have, you seen, Margaret?, Deal ivith'-moyhoneatly.-i'taarfrlolid-.’-; ■ •• ,‘ A temper and disposition which your husband cannot approve.’ ‘Margaret?’;' ‘ Yon have asked, mo to deal honestly, as wi ll a friend.. Shall Igo on ?’ • Yes,, yes; speak_ol_iill-that is in your mind.’ ; ‘Your husband is gentle and oonsidoraie, ready- to excuse faults; freeMroin hardness and harshness.’ , ‘ None more so.’ ‘ I saw that your inipatient words,when a ser vant spilled water on the table last evening jarred his.feelings,. Ho was talking cheer fuly at the time ; but the change in the tone that followed showed a depressed state. It was plain to mo that you hurt him by your sharp reproof more than you hurt tho servant. Then I noticed that as often as ha spoke in favor of certain persons you placed evil against their good, and not in the most amia ble spirit. Ouco or twice he tried to defend tho good, and then you sat yourself against him with a degree of asperity that must have produced in his mind a sense of pain. Tie did not contend ; though I fear, had ho done so, you would have been all ready for a sharp conflict. Before tea was ended your husband, who conversed at the beginning in an easy, cheerful 'way,'was sitting almost si lent. Evidently yon had reacted upon him in a manner to depress his feelings. I did not comprehend tins at the time, but it is plain enough now.’ ‘I think, Margaret,’‘said Mrs. Ashby as her friend ceased, ‘ that you had on magnify ing glasses last evening. A stra-.uigoiTiston ing to your.speech would set mo down as ill natured, if not quarrelsome.' Henry would smile to hear you. lam not perfect. I know ; and my husband understands this, and makes all duo allowance for infirmities of tho tem per.’ ‘ Can he in spirit, Helen, conjoin himself to these or any other infirmities ? Do their indulgence draw him nearer qr away from you ? Can ho love them V Mrs. Ashby’s countenance changed. She did not reply. ‘ Would he choose to live forever conjoined to a disturbing and inharmonious spirit ? No matter how feeble the disturbance or slight tho lack of harmony, if conjunction must be eternal would not conjunction be avoided os a calamity ? AVo cannot’ bind the ,soul, my friend, by any laws but its own. Love is drawn by likeness of quality—affinities com bine, If yen and your husband are to reach an eiornal union, you must love and delight in tho same things. Yon must be of like quality. Your hearts must so heat that the flow of life is reciprocal, and the pulses move in unity.. You must become him or he must become like you. In which con tingency lies • the surer hope ? Answer to your own soul my friend. If ho is recoding from, yog, 1 getting all tho while to a farther distance,, why is it I AYhat does it mean ? Is ho rising or descending ? Growing better or worse ? AVhioh is it,. Helen V • ‘ Ho is rising. 110 is growing better.* . ‘ And yet receding 1’ ’ : ‘I have felt it for a long time, Margaret.” ‘ I'hon gird your loins—bind sandals to your feet—up,, my friend, and press onward in the way you see him going,and draw once more close to his side. As you loyo him with "a pure heart. tenderly, seek for the graces of spirit, for the qualities of soul he loves- Cultivate all heavenly affections. Bo gentle, kind, considerate, loying—in a. word, seek all the Christian graces—and there wilt be no happier wife in all the land, 'tV'ith such a husband as yours—and Iwilltakeown portraiture—what can stand ioitho way of your all felicities but an undisciplined, will ?.’ ■ ‘ If ho will only love an angel, there'is no hope for mo,’ replied Mrs. Ashby. <1 am but a woman, iniirm of will, and stumbling along darkly in my path of life.' Oh, JMarr garotj .you are giving mo, light only to show mo the hopelessness of ray case.’ ‘Not so/,replied, tho friend. ‘Xour hus band is not very far away .from you. If I wore talking with, him of hia own state, ho “ OUR COUNTRY—MAY IT ALWAYS BE RIGHT-BUT, BIGHT Oil WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.” would use language quite as strong as yours. The infirm will, the darkened way, tho stum bling feet—they are his ns well as yours and mine. Those who are in advance of us do not walk as sternly ns we think. There are always difficulties in the way, and the farther advance we make, while in this world, the more of them we shall find ; but for those a higher strength, with'patience and humility, are given. Begin by shnnning such things, as, in ■ tho light of reason and God’s Word, you know to be wrong, lay a tranquil hand on your temper, and hold backfrom utterance all harsh words that can do no good. Ilqvo charity for the weaknesses, the infirmities, end short comings of others ; and if you can’t speak approvingly, say no ill. So shall you draw near to him in spirit; so shall his soul reflect your soul, and that unity of life bo at tained which makes of two one forever.’’ : ‘ And you think there is hope for mo, Mar garet-rllope of winning back the love that seems vanishing?’ said Mrs. Ashby: ‘ I see tho way it has gone, as my eyes follow your pointing finger.’ ■ ‘ The lovely are beloved, Helen.’ ‘I must become lovelier then ?’ ‘ln spirit; for. love is of tbp.spifit If you. indulge in passion, ill-nature, envies, evil speaking and uncbaritableness, can one who is trying to put these unclean things out of hia heart-—who turns from them as foul and hateful—draw closer to you as the embodi ment of all perfection, into his soul ? It is .simply impossible, Helen. The good cannot love us Unless we are beautiful in spirt. To ask them to do so is to require'an impossibili ty’ More than a minute phased. Thendifting, her eyes from the door, where they had been resting, Mrs. Ashby said, ‘ Whereas I was blind, now I soo-.; Oh, my friend,-you have comp as an angel to lead mo out of the wil derness into a plain way. If my husband is advancing while I stand still, what wonder is it that he recedes ? If I do not walk by his side as ho ascends the mountain of spiritual perfection, the necessity that divides us is of my own creation. As you have .urged, my friend so will I do—gird up my loins, bind sandals to my feet, and press onward in the way ho is going.’ ‘And sooner than you think for Helen,’ was answered, ‘ will you be at his sido. He is not very far in advance. The road to per . faction of life is never passed over with rapid feet very slowly the steps are taken. Your hus band loves you, hut he cannot love in you what ig-nnlovly. Put away,'then, all the un boautiful things that veil your attractions. Bo in his eyes gentle, loving, charitable and kind. Be more ready to see as he sees than to find ground of difference. If you do not see in tho light of his understanding, wait and reflect, but do. not argue and oppose. To be truly united, ns to the spirit, is to' he one in affection and thought. 1 If there is no har mony in your thoughts, tho closer you draw together, tho more you will disturb each oth er.. But why should I say.more ? Your eyes aro open and you see. Tho way is plain, .walk-in it and find poaeo and joy. You have nr trite-man for a -hustond-pAhi'-tp'"tnhru" irmr wife,', and happiness beyond anything con ceivable now, shall ho yours in the ages of eternity.’— [Urirpers Monthli/.] . White House and its Associations. To (he Editor of the Evening Post: Tho telegraph' brings ns intelligence this morning that the famous AVhite House, which Ims occupied.mure of public attention lately than it deserved, has been destroyed by our troops. • The, account contains the remark that ‘ some A’undul hand set it on fire.’ As this will bo the lust of the White-House itself, but probably not of the repetition of the name of Washington and .the word ‘ Vandal’ in con nection with Us destruction, permit mo to say on the very best authority, that tho building in question was not the one whose roof ‘ shel tered Washington during his honeymoon,’ as has been alleged, nor does the estate belong to tho rebel Gen. Lee. The White House where Washington re sided with his bride (the owner) during the first few weeks of his married life, was demol ished many years ago, and tho late building, somewhat different in form, was erected upon its site. This estate as well as that of Ar lington, near AYashington city, was the prop erty of the lato G. AV. P. Custis, tho graudson of Mrs. AVashington. Mary Custis the.wife of tho rebel Gen. Loo, is the sole heir of Mr. Custis, and all bis property will remain in her poses sion, according to the provisions of his will, during her natural life, and then become the patrimony ot her children. One of,her sons, formerly an officer in the army of the United States, but now a, colonel, of a.rebel roginientat Richmond, lias, since his marriage in 1859, been the occupant of tl'io White House and surrounding estate, tbfi property of his mother. I repeat that the latp AVhite House was never seen by AVashington, and that the estate is not the property of the rebel Gen. Lee. Mrs. Lee, his wife, is my authority for the assertion, . ' As tt>q laid AVhite House, itself possessed no rightful claim to,our reveranee, and never had any more title to tho respect of loyal Americans than the modern mansion and es tate of any other rebel family on tho Penin sula, all' talk about its sanctity and of the A r andalism of its destroyers may very prop erly cease. B. J. L. Poughkeepsie, N. ,Y., July 1, 1802. Sound of Cannon. —AVe stated that tho re ports of cannon were hoard plainly at this place on Tuesday, the 3d instant. It is now known that on that day fighting occurred throughout the whole forenoon at Strasburg, Va., over one hundred miles in a direct line from this place, over, hills, mountains and valleys. A gentleman in whom wo place implicit reliance informs us that on Saturday, the 31st of May, tho day the great batte near Richmond ho was riding on the road near Baltimore, and heard a continuous roar in. that direction,and at a time when there were no indications of thunder. AVo are fully im pressed with tho idea that the firing of can non can bo heard much further than is sup posed. It must be over one hundred and fif ty miles to Richmond. — Towhsontown Adver tiser. • . Onr people have boon laughed at by for ■oignors for the rapidity with which they eat, But it is now soon that they don’t cat half so fast as they fight. O- Beauregard took most of his munitions away with him from Corinth, but failed alto gether to take away his character for pluck. 0“ Those who make sales to Uncle Sam in this war may not bo war-horses, hut they are generally tremondious chargors. Mississippi lias a small stroan called “Lost river.” Her big namesake is her lost river now. There is .probably not an unblistorodton guoin tha.Qditorial oprpa of the rebel confed eracy, 1 CARLISLE, 1 PA., THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1862. TUB WAGON' MASTER’S STORY. While the army was at Monterey, a volun teer bclonging toTlia Arkansas cavalry, who had just joined his coipjnjuohs, was in poses sion of a splendid charger. One-morning he bad him out exhibitingUiis paces, bantering the whole Mexico in general, and tho lookers on in particular for a swop. ‘ Como boys, spunk up ; some of ye give us a banter, and lot’s haven trade.’ After trying for, some time unsuccessfully an j old gentleman, ivho had been, quietly enjoying the fun, stepped up and observed, ‘friend your horse is really, a fine one, and as I would like to have him I will give you a trade.! ‘ Them’s um: my fine ,61d fellow : trot out your nag; and let’s see what ho is like.’ The old gentleman’s horse was sent for, and Arkansas after a thorough examination said, ‘ well daddy, I like your horse, and you do mine ; give us tho difference and it-is a trade,! ‘ How much ?’ . • ' ~ ‘ Forty dollars I Will you give it ?' ‘ No ; there is not over twenty dollars be tween them.’ •‘ Look here my old coon, you may be a mighty.fine old chap, and I believe you be case you are willing for a swop, but you can’t fool this child'in a boss trade—l’ve r swopped by moonlight before now:But I’ll tell you what it is—give me §3O and is is a bargain.’ ‘ Well come to my tent and get your mon ey.’ ' A ’ . ' ‘ Well, go it id; I say daddy what are-you driving at out here In Te,\iuo, trading round ’mong the boys and all that sort of thing 7’ ‘No, not exactly; I have been sent-out here with the Army, to take care of things and see that all goes right.’ ‘ Aye, aye,-1 understand; a kind of bosSin'g things around and about.-’" Well my. young friend, whet induced you to volunteer?'- . ‘Well, I- thought I’d like,to look at the cou'iitry,' splurge round awhile, kill a Mexi can, or Vo; vSo))' fihopa now and then, and see old Rough 5 iiinfi;Rfe'ady., Is this your tent?! ‘ Yes—walk ini' ’ Thirty dollars I am to pay you—there is tho'jn'ottey,’i,.. , • . 0. K. ■ I say daddy; 'wltbu we trade' down our way, wg goncrally’cZinc/i it with.a drink. Have you anything to lake 7’ ‘ What will you have?’ ‘ Red eye. , Here’s Now daddy as you have been abbut for sumo time, may bo you’ve soon old Idaoh 7’ ■ , ‘Yes.’ - ' "K'- i! ' " . -,- ‘ Then Fm bound to sepithe old boss ; the boys all say he’s ‘some,’ aw I want a show, and must have it. What (rind of a looking coon is he?’ . : i ‘ About such a looking nj jin as I am.' ‘ What might your nam| be V ■ ‘.Taylor;' , , v , . ■, ‘A cousin of the Gineraßs ';-5 ‘■No/ ' ‘ A brother V ’■/,>■• : SC ■ Kn.’ .-.(sf. v ‘Well, who you?’' ' ‘ - T,im'flon, ii T»'ifior^ ; - .*§V(‘JiC.., .■ ! A-.. . y OII nre amigtify clever old follow ; and know a heap about a boss, but yon don’t know much about human nalur, if you think to crowd that down mo.— I ain’t green, and it’s no go. Day, day, dad dy you can’t como it.’ On returning to his comrades, the first in quiry va*, ‘ bow did you get along with the General if’ ‘ Gineral I what Ginoral ?’ ‘ Why, Gexerai, Tavi.ob!’ ‘ Come boys, come, now don’t bo foolin, was that old Hough and Heady V ‘Certainly.’ ‘ Well, be told me so, but 1 did not believe him, he was so friendly like. I said a heap to him I would not have said had I known who ho was. But I’ll go and apologise and make it right.’ lie proceeded to tho General’s tent, salu ted him and commenced, ‘ General I've come to apologise to. you, being as now'l didn’t know who you were. If I said any thing im proper or too familiar like, and gave offence, I hope you will forgive me.' ‘ No offonoo my friend, I, have' nothing to forgive.' If yoii are satisfied, I am. ■ Good morning.’ On returning to his companions, ho said, ‘ well boys; I did it; ho said there was no of fence, and gave me a shako of his honest old hand, Hurrah for Old Zaoh! He’s clear grit; knows all about a boss’ and a heap more about human nature.’. Additions to tub Tax Bill. —Some light minded genius travesties the complicated re quirements of the proposed national tax law, as follows : ' Snaff hoses are to pay a tax of SI per year. For every pinch of snuff given to a friend 3 cents. , For ashing a friend to drink, 35 cents. For playing billiards, 25 cents. License to kill woodcock. §8 per year. Tax on moustaches, S 2 per month. On whiskers, other than those belonging to cat and dogs, S 3 per month; For blowing the nose in the public streets, 75oents. ■ In the country roads, 50 cents. License to shoot rabbits, §l.. To play euchero, $1.50. If the two bow ers are held, a further tax of 50 cents. Mocking birds, 75 cents. Hurdy-gurdies are to pay a tax of $1 per tune. To sneeze in the public highway, 15 cents. If accompanied with unusaul noise, 25 cents. License to peddle fire-wood, $2 per month. License to beg cold' victuals, 1,50. License to gather bones, $2. JUDICIAL. Every porsou taking an affidavit shall bo assessed 25 cents. Ordinary cursing and swearing to pay 5 cents, an oath, and swearing to bo measured by a curscomoter to. bo furnished by the Sec retary of the Treasurer, XT’ The. Memphis Avalanche Of the I’jth ult., complains that the ladies of that city tvre “continually buying useless articles at tlio stores, to get rid of Confederate notes.”— Whore's the objection to their exchanging-, one useless article for another ? ' ' Tho.rebels exult over the success of Stonewall Jackson ,in driving back Banks, but they 1 will soon tec that tjipro are not enough of Stonewalls in Virginia to delay the conquering march of McClellan and Pope. O” It is seriously feared that tho horrors of war to bo aggravated by the tho Congressional session through tho sum mer. - (T 7“ Tho same idoajias oc cur'd to ns. - The I'urinet of that choose forms a conoroto winch is miyhly indigestible. OCT* There aro no salt sellers in tho South now. A AMONG COWS. Squire Wick, a-lawyor who fancies what ho don’t know, ain’t worth ‘punkins,’ and whoso home ain’t a.thousand miles from the Pino Tree State, was a great favorite with tho late Judge Cranoh. Oneo visiting the Jfidge the latter invited him to walk over the premises. Among other places, they visited the barn yard, and the Squire, was struck, with admi ration as he gazed upon the noble herd of cows, which had just been drove up for milk ing. He talked as elaborately of their differ ent good points, os would a first rate stock breeder, when the fact was he knew next to nothing about stock, arid some of the good points which ho spoke of, caused the Judge a hearty laugh.' ‘Wfil Squire,’ said the. Judge,.‘which of the cows will you take ?’ ■ ‘ Which will I take, your honor?’ said the Squire, not knowing the Judge’s meaning. ‘Yes Which will you take.. lam going to mjiko yoil a present of pno gf. thorp; Whiph shall it he 1’ , ‘ Really yonr ; boner this is unexpected—l will not object to the present—but had rather your honor would make the selection—re ceivers should not he choosers.' ‘ If you accept the .present ypu must make the selection, Being a goo i. judge of stock, you. will not bo very likely to.cheat yourself,’ and the eccentric Judge smiled to himself. The Squire rubbed his gold browed spec tacles, and began to view the cows with crit ic’s precision. After much scrutinizing, he. said r' . ' ’ I apprehend your honor, you would nol dike to part with that very fat, short.hprned, thick necked cow ?’-,--■ , ‘ I have no choice, make your selection.’ ‘ I don’t want to'rob you of your favorite cow, biit if you have no choice, Tshould pre fer the very fat one—she has many good points.’ ~ " ' . No favorite—no robbery at all—the fat cow is yours. My servant will drive her to your house before milking.’ The delighted Squire hastened homo to in form his wife. In about ah hour ho saw tho ‘fattest, and best pointed cow in the. village,’ as he styled her, driven into his yard, and de • spiitched a daughter of Africa to milk her.— ,In a, few minutes in came ebony, gigling and laughing; Squire Wick knew something was to pay, and' What; he could not conjure.— There stood Dinah', ro’und up’ with laughter thpempty pail ; dangling "by her side. . ‘What on earth is to pay, Dinah ?’. inquired the Squire.. • ‘Ohmassa,;foi;.nqifin, only—£t, Id, i-i-i-i-i he lie e-e-e-e-e!’ . ' • , •' . . • The Squire looked at his wife—she at Inin —then both at Dinah, who had ‘oonniptioned’ with , laughter, and settled down by the door, her face covered with her apron, and her laughing machinery shaking her sides at a tremendous rate, -The Squirois mad rls/ : ; j . * Dinah,’ said he at the top of his voice,- ‘ toll me what’s to pay, or I’ll throw you out .of the house.’ A.A.'V.,.' i. -■ v ; Dinah rose, . and mastered herself long enough to say— If' ‘ Oh lor massa nuffin, only dat cow ob yourn be a ——gemmeh cow /’ and.then fell into an other fit of laughter. . ■ -. If you know, how a chop-fallen man looks, a portrait of Squire AVick’s countenance would be superfluous. The way that ‘ very fat, short horned, thick necked cow’ walked back Ur the yard of Judge Crunch wasn't slow, and the way tho Judge shook his sides was a cau tion to stock critics. Original Love Letter. —The following' was picked up on the street, and handed to us for publication : - Carlisle. March the 7, 1802. Dearie Companion. . 1 It tis witli the greatis of plcsur that I seat myself this morning to let you knowhow I. feel. I feel somthing better then yesterday. O 1 felt misirbel yesterday, just felt like cry ing all day, and X did too the most of the time, but I hope and pray it tis all right with yqu yet, it tis with mo eny how. But J-.-—- pleese let mo know' if posibel, I will see you ( up at the corner of Mr. D ’s house if you will pleese meet me their at half past 6, or 7 will do if you Can get off to meet mo their if not, I will see you at Mr. O ~. -’s ret that time raeby that will soot you bettor then nt the other place but try andmeet mo their nt that time for I want to see you so bad I Cant ivate eny longer, but J —my heart still re joyses to think that you arr my true lover and true companion at lost I hope and pray you are, for iam tru ley .yours and I hope'to be till death sepprates us from each other.— O my dcarist companion hOw I do love you and 1 shall love you and will love you l and I dont care what people sayes nor what they dwo. I intend to claim you as my own true companion until death, n,nd $. hope you-shall do the same towardes mo when who thinks so mutch of you my dear but my true lover, you must taku spunk and lot them know that yon can have'your own way in this thing, for if they know that you wont stop coming they will lot you a ,lone-than.- But J—-—my dear hus beud you must not think if you come down that aunt will say anything about it, now in deed, slio said she did not care about what your brother saies that you should not stop oomraing to-soe mo on that account for that was notlnng ret toll, she said that you should just como a-bod and I say to come a bed for spite, I would come,if I was you, but I now J must close my letter, pleese oxqueezo this bad riting-and spelling ns it was in haste; Eight'soomto-mo; From your trueoompan ion K, X., , To her true companion J A 100 kisses and sqsozcs and so good morn ing. It is evident that the above was written- by a very intelligent young lady. exchange-como-to us with the no tice that “ Truth” is crowded out of this ■ is sue. This is almost os bad as the ■ up-coun try editor who said: “ For evil olfocts.ot iutoxicating;drinks, see our inside.” we look around ire now upon the ruin of our-country-, it is a proud and grateful (consciousness to feel that wo can look into ,{ho blue sky," and say “it is no fault of burs."' figy* Tho rebel editors can hardly write an article or paragraph without proclaiming that tho rebellion can’t bo put down. That’s be cause they fool and know that’it can and will bo, ■ The. Monitor. —Tho Rebels persist in call ing tho Monitor tho “Yankee choose box.”— Perhaps they don’t like a certain “whoy” she has. —Nashville Union. H@i.A sho rebel writes to us that tho sight of bur papers caused her dog to fall down in a lit. It does seem to. havo that effect Upon a good many dogs—of both sexes., Avoiding, a Mo. A compositor in one of the daily newspa per offices, though a good fellow like. many of tho printing profession," (for'tliey are'nil good lellows,) suffers from repeated attacks of limited finances, or revenue disproportion ■al to his disbursements. Ho lies no objec tions to paying bis debts, even to thb Iftst penny, when he has the money ; hut when ho is short, ho abhors the idea.of meeting his Creditors, for ho hates a dun as K6‘ hdtbs the devil or a dirty ‘pooof.’ On one of the iOMi few occasions of the pressure upon type’s monetary market, he wCs descending from tho news room to thb strefii; when he met a collector, who asked him if James 11. Smith —giving tho printer’s name—worked in lh#t office; ‘Why do you wish to,see him?’ asked Smith. ‘ I have a bill against him (producing it) for $2O, left by Dr. A -, who, you remem ber, recently died, and his accounts have been placed in n»y bands for.collection.’ . ‘James 11. Smith,’ replied tho compositor repeating his own name slowly, as if it had a mysterious, familiar sound, and he was en deavoring to recall it. ‘I have heard that name before, surely—James H. Smith—James ll.—James H.—oh, yes ! (as if with siiddop remembrance,) ho used to be employed here, certainly, certainly ho did; I remember now; he worked next to my case, poor fellow I’and the speaker paused and looked sad. ‘ Did anything happen to him ?’ asked the collector. ‘ Yes, he died ono morning suddenly of the cholera, after attending tho sick bod of a ,dyr ing friend.’ " : -‘ Did ho leave- anything,?’ asked the man of bills. ’’ , ' . ... .. ■ ■ Oh, no; the boys in the office-had to bury him. I gave five dollars myself to help in Suiting tho generous creature under the sod. to died penniless.’ ‘ Then there is no use of keeping tliis bill, Isuppose?’ ... ‘ None at all,’ said James 11. Smith. And tbe.colleotor .toro up the bill and departed he .continued to himself,;, ‘I guess I’ve got ! rid of that old boro. It wasn’t, perhaps, much of a story I was telling. Probably, I was only anticipating a little after all—except in the five dollar contribution.’ A Few Useful Hin ts< A hot shovel, held over varnished fitrni tare wiU'tako out white spots. A bit of glue, dissolved in skim milk and water) will restore old crape:' : Ribbons of'all kinds should bo washed in soap suds and rinsed.’ ;' s ’ "" " .If your flat irons are rough, rub'them well withfiuo salt, and it will make them smooth. Oat straw- is the best for filling beds ; it should befibahged once a year. If you are buying carpets for durability, select small figures!. . .. ,*■ A bit of soap ruiibecf bTiTtlio binges of doors, will prevent their creakiug, , Scotch Snuff pat around the holes where crickets come out will destroy them. A gallon of strong ley, put in a. gallon of water, will make it as soft as rain water.. Turned up Alive.— Some time since, Mr. David Yoho, of Pigeon Greek, Washington county Pa., wont to the battle field of Port Donclson and had disinterred' (ps he sup posed) thetody of his son, who had received a wound during the fight, of which ho died and was buried. The body was cqnvoyod home and reintorred in the family burial ground, at Pigeon Creek, all the family. be ing satisfied ,gt the identity of the body, ex cept a sister of.the deceased. Last week Mi - . Yah'o was astonished at receiving a letter from his son ; whom ho supposed dead and buried, stating that after some, week's, treat ment in the hospital ho had recovered, so as tube able to rejoin his company/-and expect to take part in the next battle - .- The joy ,of the family can: better be imagined tiuviv dbs cribcd. A Sensible Cow.— The Jersey City Slan [ctard describes an Ayrshire cow which makes 'the trips with the steamship China, giving from sixteen to twenty quarts of milk" daily, and so thoroughly trained that in the evenings ■ when not at soft,- she follows the head victual ler of the - ship'bn a promenade through' the town,, and even into the reception room of a hotel,-where she ate a biscuit that was of fered to heiv She had the good sense to re fuse a .glass-of - liquor that was-offered - her; but ns she passed down the street, and being called by name, she refreshed herself with some water that was handed her. The story is all very well, except the statement that a Scotch cow, ov anything else from Scotland, .ever refused a glass of liquor. , A Fiendish Assassination. —After Jack had forced Banks to retire from the valley, a man, living at Powell’s Fort, eight miles from Woodstock, was aouso.d by- his neighbors of having carried* provisions to the latter' place, and sold it to our soldiers. Ho acknowledged that ho douo so and said that ho proferred'tlio specie ho received in payment to Confederate notes. They immediately killed him near his own door; His son saw tho struggle and startodHohis father’s assistance,-when ho was told by his mother to run for his- life. He started to run, when several shots w-ero fired at him, one of which Struck him in the nock and passed out of tho cliook, shattering the juw. Ho however, succeeded in making, his escape.- & Sharp Trick.— At Si. Paul, Minnesota, tlio other day, an officer arrested-a man for fast driving, and iiad him fined five dollars. Tlio man hadn’t got the money, and asked the officer to get into hisbuggy and drove down tojhis house and got the funds. The accommo dating offioerdid so, butfound, to his cost, that the horse wouldn’t go slow, and that he was compelled himself to drive faster than 1 the city ordinance allowed. As a consequence, when ho got back-to the police office, bo was fined an equal amount, which ho-paid,' a wis er mam- .. . figy People seem to think that love toward God must bo something totally different in kind from the love which wo fool toward our follow-creatures, nay, as though it might ex ist withoiit any fooling at all. If we believe that it ought to bo the same fooling, which is excited by a living friohd upon earth; higher and purer, but not loss veal or warm, and if tried our hearts, to see whether it is in ua by the tests, there would be loss self-deception on this point; and wo should moro easily bo conceived that wo must be wholly destitute of that, of whioh wo cam show no lively to ken. USS=.A Gorman writer, observes that in America thoro.iq suoh i a scarcity of thieves, thgt-,tl)oy'afb,obliged to offer a reward for thoir discovery. COTTO-N. BUBSEBS DlS : ltT(fl!lT , The following scene is represented to haw taken place between a Louisiana cotton plan tcroncra party of Beauregard’s burners, who! came, saw, and then departed* ' ? ■ ‘ I have come tp burn- your cotton, sir,’ said the o/Boer commanding tn^party.' I By what authority ?’> • . * By nuthority.of Gen. Beanfegard.' VYou will/not bum.my ; cotton/’" o -V. n, ' We 'will burn your cotton/ ‘Go about it then. But it is my opinion/ gentlemen,: that you will not burn.it/. ; ; 1 • ( ‘ What do yOu propose to do? You don't incah to say that you .will' show Any oppflsi*-’ tion to'Cnr authority V , ‘ I'simply ’ mean. to.say that yon will not burn my cotton., • Bob, bring a coal of fire/ e The firb ie brought.- < , 0-. r' 1-. ‘Gentleinen, there is the fire* and yonder, are one Hundred bales of cotton. Proceed.’ ‘ Your conduct is very extraordinary* silt • I should like to know what you.jnean.t 1 ■ ; > v‘. IVfflj. sir. I mean that burn that cotton I will scatter yourlbraios sq > far and wide thatfno power in heaven or earth can bring them together again. ■ Herb boys that cotton is yours j defend it or starve.’ ■ ‘ D—d. strange oehduct, ’ mutters Mr.-Offi-’ oer, sullenly. ‘We’ll attend to your Case sir; Wo are a going down the river ;we will givol you a.visit on our return,’ mim. ; - ‘ Do. Whenever you make up your mind to burn my cotton, hy all : means come o’ndi burn'.’ ■ .■ ' ' The cOwed officer and his poss ‘fell baefcino good order.’. The valiant Louisianian saved his cotton. He has bad no second visit from Beauregard’s cotton, burners;' I ■■ <■ A good joke occurred about a Con* gressman the other day, in the Army of the Potomac. A Michigan Colonel was; in com-.’ mand of the guard. Citizens were prohibit-’ ed admittance. .Several came.up'and.adked the - corporal to pass them, saving that, they were Congressmen.. The,corpordf stdfdd tho the case to the Colonel: .. , .“ They are Congressmen, olrd they i” &ko(J the Colonel fiercely. ... (1 < I: . “So they say,'sir.” !t ' . • “ Well let thpm pass and go tv-hero- they please,” “ let.them , triimp on torpedoes,!.go into' tbe.magazines, and wherever there is a prospect of their being blown to the devil-,- for that is the quickest way to end the war. lleitzet.man’s, Opijfjojr.y-A', correspon dent of {the Now York Tribune thinks the’ probabilities in front of Richmond favor, de lay. He gives his reasons thus: ' , . ,11 “ Because, first, as I hßaird rqngh and rea dy Heitzelman say, “ We’ve got ’em. fodl-—' sure.; and what the d— l is the use,.Senator,. [l’m not the man ho' was addressing],, of risking anything, till the last mam is just whore.we want him And, Secondly, a few days’ delay will add to the certainty of the success of the plan of attack,” - ■ ■ Said Pacha, Viceroy of, Egypt, now - in’ Loudon, drinks .nothing but Nile water-i.iAl.,, great manyair-tight cases filled with that fluid have lately lirrived'at Touldn*. and been . for warded to England for his use. While in! Paris ho gave a bang-up dinner to the, Em peror' and Empress, The plates werg .gold, the table wUslii huge silver Salver, and the. napkins were embroidered with diamonds.— The viands were cooked in the Egyptian style —pillau'and such. . , ... ■ JJ®rln a jolly company each,one was tn ask a question ; if it was answered, he paid! a forfeit; or if he could hot answer.it hiiu-~ self, he paid a forfeit. Pat’s question was f ‘ How doesa ground squirrel dig his hole" without showing any dirt a't the entrance ?’ . When they alkgave it up, Pat said: ‘ Sure do you see ho began at the other emp of tho hole.’ . , ~j . ‘But how dboshtTgct theto?-’ ‘ Ah, that's your question—and yoif may answer it yourself.’ . . . DC?” John Bannister, the.. commedian, was prosohted - to an old lady proud of ancient and noble - bipod l .- The lady asked a,, wit of thd’ day, Who wnS present. “ Who are the Banniafots ? Aro they of of. good family . .. ~ “ Yes,” said- tho'wit, “very goo(l indeed )■ they are closely connected’ with the Stairs'.” “Oh 1” said the lady,**a very ancient family of Ayrshire—dates btiCk-.to 1450 ; I* - am delighted to see your friend'.?’ DC?” Mrs. Partington addressed Isaac, who] was eatingadishofstrawberries, thus: “My! how very grand you are growin.” By’n by you’ll want’ to board at the Brevere House a.nd live on umbrella ice oreaiii. Yoh v must not be.glutinous, dearl:don’t like to’ see a little boy with such a velocity of appo- - tite. DC?” A - young conscript fol.l, sick' and was’ sent to tho military hospital. A bath was ordered. It was brought into the chamber whore the invalid lay ; ho. looked at it hard? and for some time, then he throw up his bands and bawled,-“Groat Heaven! doctor I •I can’t drink all that.” ■ A venerable lady in litre InJndretji* year lost her daughter,. who attained tlio* good- old ngo- of eigb'ty., The mother’s grief .was gteat ; and to a friend iyd*a came to con dolo witli hor, she remarked, “ Oh deor 1 oh dear f I-knew I should never bo able to raise l that child 1 , - ' , Tec SrAcb Fair.—The regular Annual Exhibition of tbe State Agricultural Society will bo hold on the grounds of the East Penn- - sylvania Agricultural and Mechanical Soci ety, in Norristown, commencing on Tuesday,. September 30th, and closing on Friday, Goto-- bor 3d. O* A superintendent of police once madq ah entry in his register, from which' the fol lowing is an extract: “The prisoner set upon' me, called me an ass, a precious dolt, a scare crow, a ragamuffin, and an idiot—all of which I certify to he true I 1 IC7“ It is to bo feared that many a woman tears her liiiif ostentatiously at her husbands’ loath, after' having'torn has'much worse in liis life-time. PuENTtcEiAjiA.—Our armies think that a march is most hard when the • ground rhar ohod over is least so. . Two great geographical discoveries ore yet ;o bo made—the source of the Niger and “the last ditch.” DQjU Beauregard dias - issued 'quite enough proclamations, lie had bettor die without i author issue. The llabols, having no salt, hare to de pend on their logs to preserve' thoir hams, sides and shoulders. . ' jßgy Can any of our rebels tell'us where ’ Beauregard waters his horse this morning? : intent* '' T aand surroflnd '**' labSot-ibcr '"'*adon» NO. 7.
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