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July • '"'
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nnowN'sEssr.NcE OF. - JAMAIcA
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IS particularly recommended at this
season as a Tonic to the llyspe.ptic and In
valid, and is particularly enicacious in
summer complaints. For sale at the Fami
ly Medicine Store, -
Columbia, July 4, 1.5(..1.
BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES.
WE have been selling the above Cough
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winter, and they have given general sails,
faction to all who have used them. The Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher says, so far as ho
has had an opportunity of comparison,
Brown'alTroches are pre-eminently the
first of the, great Lozougo School.
July 4; 1863. • - - • '
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July 4, 1863.,
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INSDRIBIGO, TO MT DEAR FRIEND, J. WIL
LIAM VAN NAMES.
Come to-the West?, ,'Tis a beautiful clime;
Pit home for a liodt, at them° for his rhyme,
For tho circling sun as he wheels thro' the.
air,
Casts his smiles on her mildly because she
• fair ;
Then come, poet,lcomi• to thevirgfgal West,
Kentticky's the rose that she. wears on tier
breast. -' •
Oh, come to the West, Where tho sunset
spies
Are glowing each eve with a virginal dyes.
Where the couch of th' sun on th' horizon's
I T
Seals - spread and atribillishedinaleavon
for him,
For it seems &tat the rainbow is shattered
in air,
And the 'bright atoms axe gathering
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COMplo Lk& - Wpst, where the pain's plain's
lie;
With a carpet.of bloom that will rapture
the eye,
And zephyrs go singing their soothingest
Asthoy fl it, O'di- tho csoseof grass-ocean
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'WHIM; •
Come to the West in the summer time hours
For the prairie is bright with a million of
Flowers.
02, come tcrilto West, where the forests re 7
With the shout of the hunter and the bay
of the hound,
Where the dark glen echoes with Nimrod's
*cheer,
When the ball-of hisrifie has slalu lite deer;
0111124 to the . dark wood's mystical 'greund
Whorl° oakiiif , thip Druid with mistletoe's
:bound.
Como, come to the West! we have caverns
. dee • ,
'Whore bea p
utifulscenas in darkness sleep—
But which whim enlit by the dambeau'e
light .
A.stound the soul and bedazzle the sight;
'Deep, dark—sunless rivers roar and glide
And.(oleleAs Apes swim the , mystic tide.%
Oh, come to the l'itest I where many a stream
Moves as calm as a cloud shade in a dream;
We've tnanya laketo whose depths the eve
At midnight may see the bright stars of the
sky,
And many a brook that sings as it flows
By margins enamel' d with lily and rose.
Come to tho West,—you tiro to hear the roar
Of your sea-groon Bay MS it chafes tho shore,
And soon as , the tasks of the do.y,bogin,
Its . authem is Marred by thd ekty'm din)
But in Great 'West, the Ohio's fair
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los still as a swoot-litairt: thro"a
ff dream.:
ortis'aboatttfitl aims
Fur tits spirit or /loamy has ' roared her
throne •
.0n the tiL,II of Kentucky, the fair, famous
MEMIMMI
in hand; .
Th' spirit of love holds oach heart in her
power;.
For the white Dovo of Pollee now rests in
her bow'rl
Como to the West, thorn is much that will
cheer,
For Nature will show
.thee her palace is
•
bore;
She'll spread thee a couch of the summer's
bloom,
And sooth thee to sloop with the rose's per-
fume;
And-in her rich-palace existence will seem
But alover'saweettrance. or a poet's dream.
Coma to the West, for our welcome is. free,
And rhan v a heart will beat kindly for thee;
And maidens aro fairer than daughters of
kings,
For they ara all angels, tho' minus the
wings; •
And LC thou'dst find an oarth home of the
• blest, .
Come, coma to that vestige of Edon—tho
West!
It was only when our men fell back
from the• intersection of the noes that
their movements became visible. They
then - emerged from the woods, and came
back, crossing the fields. From" our
batteries the sight was a splendid one.
For a mile in front of us the country was
open, or broken by orchards; small grqves
and the village of Campbell's Station
which ocenpied-the centre. Over a wide
open field on the left a Brigade of Fer-
I rero's came slowly out-of the woodtefall
lug hack in line, its rear proteptedby - a
line of skirmishers. Up the road a good
portion of our forces marched in column,
and on the right Hartrauft,more covered
from our sight by 'intervening liimsds,
orchards, &c., came back in line. The
rebels halted in the 'edge of the woods
and-kept ups brisk fire. Our men came
back as if on parade, and we bad ample
time to form our line of battle before the
enemy again got near enough for mus
ketry: Ferrero held the ri&ht, with his
2nd Brigade, Zol. t Christ, on. his right,
Morrison joining Christ, and Humphrey
in reserve. Chapin Brigade (White)
held the centre, and Hartranft was posted
onztha7.estreftie , left.lTThe ground was
an undulating valley of say halt a mile in
width—the position was one susceptible
4of successful defense against an equal or
e. vornic;d;rately GiPeiior force; but sub
.
;jecting nn z infekior:hody,seeli as we were
compared to our enemy, to charge on i
either flank. It was, however; altogether 1
theslace, formr *and,
7 109aa strong ' I
*Won; dilwYcilf in taii.reluntxma which
to fall back in case we Xenia. to hold our
gpund._
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Ou'rlffitir filiked,:ltie iiiiiftest—ttaek.
On our right the woods covered the ene
,mes approach, and skirmishing was kept
with' little; Mnisation as ew fell leek.
, laz. a
lOn 'the lilt - Ails co initij,fallltg toliiifi
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Conclusion of S. W.'s Letter.
KNOXVILLF, TENN., Dec. 2d, '63
ENTERTAINMENT SO CHEAP' AS REAII)ING4OR , ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING:".
COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVINIA4 SATIJWAY MORNING. JANUARY 2,
.1864
a stream in front of oar position, was open
fields„ and the first appearance _of , the
rebels on that flank was in line of battle,
preceded by a - skirmlsh- line, descending
the slope nearly a mile in front_ig our
batteries.
batteries. White's batteries, nearer than .
our own, first opened, and _we followes1:.
- The line came steadily onward down the
ffeld' to within thirteen' hundred yards of
us, when our gunners. getting the range
hailed:the shell 'around their heads with
splendid precision. The line broke and
the enmity sought cover, still advancing,
hewever, in open order, We saw no wore ,
of that line. On our right theinuaketry
was by this time very brisk, anti •i'por
don of our artillery was devoting • itself
to the rascals skulking upon us through
the woods. As their men appeared at
the edge of the wtiodsil. ;Cy were met by
a heavy volley from 'our lines in the open
field, and by a shower of our shell, and
driven back. Our several brigades of
the Ist Div. occasionally changed front
as the direction of the rebel fire changed,
and at one time -it was necessary to
withdraw a Brigade which 'had almost
expended its ammunition, and replace it
with a fresh one ; but at no time did
our men give an inch ; on the contrary,
they advanced whenever a favorable op
portunity offered. For an hour their
was no sign of Artillery on the part of the
enemy ; but finally a guu opened on our
left, from the edge of the woods whence
the rebel line of Infantry had first
issued, then another and another, until a
full battery apPeired to be in position.—
The rebel fire was accurate, and did
some execution among the men, and ani
mals. of White's Artillery. The -shots
fired at our own pieces generally pissed
over, though many were planted with
great accuracy almost between ourzuns.
None was hit, however. A very brisk
artillery fight was kept up for half an
hour, our guns shelling theie of the
enemy hotly. A lull ensued—prelude to
, . •
renowned shelling i from a more favorable,
pdsition. Owing to the cover on our
sigl4,4*roolople:Ware erialiked;te:run up
wzi4 a`. diitanee of-abhut hale tuile
from our own, and 'rem this near position
he opened with fresh energy. It became
very hot - around_our batteries, especially.
when White's batteries, having nearly
expended their ammunition, were ordered
to withdraw to a second position half a
mile in rear of us. The fire of the en
emy was now concentrating upon our
guns, with occasional attention to the,
Infantry. Their Infantry were in • force
in front of our lines, but failed in every ef
fort to drive us back—they never advanc
ed& yard from the works. Yet it was clear
that we could not hold our ground long
er without danger. They had sufficient
force to hold us in front, and turn both
Of our flanks, and evidently wore attempt
ing this manoeuvre under cover of the
works. Orders were accordingly issued
for the withdrawal of our guns, and this
being affected, Ferree was ordered to fall
back slowly on the right and Hartrauft
on the left, Chapius Brigade of the 23d
Corps, which had only, been partially en
gaged, covering the whole. The move
ment was beautifully executed, in perfect
order. Ferrero's column as it came 4,p
the road was hotly shelled, and lost
some men, but never wavered. The ret
rograde movement of Chapin's men was
also a sight worth seeing. They fell
back in unbroken line of battle, with a
skirmish line in the rear. It looked
more like a. movement under reviler than
under a. terrible fire of Artillery. Every
thing was got back successfully, with ex
ception of very few pf the mortally
wounded and the dead, The order to
fall back was given at about 4 o'clock.
Our. second line was stronger in some
respect than the first—weaker in others.
Our left was very much exposed to fire
from commanding ground, and could
readily be turned by the enemy with his
superior force. Our centre and right
were much better than the old position,
being only assailable by direct advance
up a hill of open country. On the whole
we had every reason to believe that we
could hold the position againit Longstreet
until dark, which was the extent of our
aim. Our artillery was chiefly posted
on the right of the road behind which
lay Ferrero in three lines. Hartrauft
held the-left, with one regiment of Cha
pin's on his right and the balance of the
brigade in his rear, and one battery in
pctsition in his front. The enemy's guns
ware now a long,mile distant, but they
Writ up their fire steadily, answered by
our guns on the right. As was antioi
pated,lhe enemy's movement was on the
left. They appeared in the woods, flank
ing Hartrauft,, who changed front, and
met them with i hot fire. At the same
thaw thokbatteryan our left shelled them,
'breaking them in confusion.,, The fight
ing- was desultory until nightfall, when a
farther retreat was ordered. Our artillery
was. started, 'White's -. hkving • already
gone on. Herrero withdre:w meit, then
Hartrauft, Chapin bringing ip'the rear.
"We moved, without huirrikeenfusior,
and to our surprise were'aiiintolested by .
the: enemy. We arrived. at. Knoxville
from midnight to daylight,Faccerding to
the,order of our Starting and
laungry,.dirty, but detrained to
hold the city at aiiy.haaard.-
I feel that I have very fiebly.deserib
ed wliatwas:i verybeautifik, and is des
tined .to' prove a v ery important battle.
I , . _ . ...
say beautiful, for every movement was
executed' with Intel!. perfee4recision and
success, and it was fought . thionghout
with such gallantry on both side's, that
no other word so adequately describes it.
Old soldiers, whose judgment is law,
quote it as a model fight. ",,It , was not a
hand-to-hand fight, and . 'terein lay its
merir, as far as we are concerned. We
were heavily, outnumbered r lknd stood but
to secure our retreati;teKnoxville,
which could only be 'effected - hy:holding
Long-street at arms length, - Thiswe did,
1 checking him handsomely, and falling
back in order and not demoralized. Our
loss in the 9th Corps was - 26 killed, 166
wounded and 57 missing—a total of 249.
The loss - of White's command I cannot
learii, but it was much smaller than ours.
We only know of the enemy's loss that
he is reported , by , prisonerrto have suf
fered severely from our artillery. Our
Infantry must have inflicted severe pun
ishment, for whenever engs.,ged closely
we drove the rebels. Welitad a report
that the loss was 60,1 1 .0, but thisis probably
in exaggeration4By this gallant stand
Burnside disapOrntedLongstreet (whose
detachment firoli' Bragg's, army gave
Grant an overwhelming 'Victory) sent
from the western rebel army for the ex
press "stn-pose of gobbling the force hold
ing.the line of the"
,e. , - :River, and
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Kuoxxi - ; -`.R",.. , -..' , i. ;'- ii 0;40 1 13-'.
,t ny t tairm
IW,y -, sr;r3 ,j - . . , e , .
enough . . ' - . .''.il'P' etosie s ii
and for a bloody repulse of -the enemy
before its defensive lines.\ ..
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Dsozmasic 6th, 1863.
The crowning events of, the siege of
Knoxville—Longstreet's retreat after be
ing baffled in all his designs—has oome
upon us, and leaves me little time to tell
.the story of the past few weeks, if this
letter is to reach you by an early mail.
I will
our
to bo as brief as possible.
In measures for the defence of the
city—for Gen. Burnside determined to
stand or fall by the long;suffering, loyal
town he had liberated from rebel sway
—the line extending from the north,
westward to the river on the south, over
two miles in length was apportioned to
the 9th Army Corps. This line included
an unfitnishod fort, and the men wore
soon busy with axe and spade, construct
ing earthworks for batteries, and throw
up a strong line of entrenchment around
our whole position. The enemy was
mlanwhile held in check by General
Sanders' .command—a mounted brigade
of the 23rd Army Corps, dismounted as
skirmishers. He made a gallant defence,
and delayed the advance of the enemy
materially,' up to Wednesday evening,
when he fell mortally wounded while ral
lying his men. He was a noble soldier,
and in him we lost the right arm of our
cavalry. After his fall . the 9th Army
Corps, picket lines formed the outer de
fence. Gradually the rebels crowded us
in towards our entrenched line, paying
dearly for the ground gained, bat still
advancing. Their entire strength, with
the exception of a small force on the,
south side of the river, was concentmted
against the front body by our corps. The
line of the 23rd Corps extending fiont
our right eastward to the river, longer
than our own, and defended by more
men, was not attacked at all. A brigade
of the 23rd Corps also held an important
position on the south side of the river, in
front of which they did some gallant
fighting.
We were kept busy night and - day.
As the enemy's sharpshooters established
themselves closer and closer, day by lay,
our casualities increased, and their firing
became annoying and dangerons. Not a
head could show itself above parapet but
a ball or two whistled by, too close to be
comfortable. On the morning of the 24th
it • was decided .- to drive •the skulking
fellows from a pit that was entirely. t o o
near to the front of the let liivision, and
the 2nd -Michigan, one_of our crack regi
ments, was seritent to do-the work. The
pit was handsomely carried by the gal
lant- fellows,-who held-it for some time.
Tliaferetteldiely, however, ths rebeb Mira .
rag_ in superior force,, got a flank fire on
our menin ,the pit, and cut up the regi
mentbadly, before they could be strength
ened from our lines, aud they were com
pelled to fall back with alum of over eigh
ty—More than i - Mlf of their effective force.
This was a discouraging blow to our side,
and when it was followed, in a couple tit
days by-shouts of triumph from the rebel
camps, over what we learned to be the
arrival of reinforcements, we knew that
it was incumbent upon us to sharpen our
weapons for the fight. We expected
them nightly, resolved to give Ahem a
reception that they would remember to
the end of their days. Finally on Sun
day morning, a week ago, about daylight,
our pickets were driven in, and out of a
dense fog, a few hundred yards in front
of Fort Sanders, (named •lit• honer ,of
General Sanders, after his fall,) appeared
the heads or several heavy:columns 'ad
vancing-to - the, assault. They pushed for
one of the .salients of the Fort, which
was defended by about one hundred men
of the 79th N. Y. Infantry, and Pierced
for one 'gun. The Fort mounted ten
guns in all, not more than half of which,
however, bore upon the advancing col
nintis. .The overwhelming force rushed
on as rapidly as the slight ascent and the
entanglements, abattis, &c., in front
would permit. They were, but a few
minutes in reaching a point when the
guns of the Fort could no, longer play on•
them, and they swarmed into the ditch
and made a rush for the parapet. Then
came some of the most splendid fighting
of the war on the part of the gallant
soldiers of the 79th, and four companies
of the 2nd Michigan, and by the artil
lerists, who threw shells with short fuse
by hind into the crowded ditch. Each
man loaded and fired with deliberation,
and every shot. told. The courage, too,
of the enemy was splendid. The men
walked into the very jaweof death *lth-
OuVlinellitig, and in spite of the steady.
401 ,
fi ich thinned:them so rapidly, sue-,
g. in platiting:nhattie-flaioupon .the
parapet;"-It' , wai '•iituliendbrinta*
tai in IliaZoi tittiii .. .
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' ~ _ 46,1+..41.er killed.,ort mAchtmispner.
Reinforcements were sent into the Vail
bit the nobl3 little band sufficed for the
ivork s - formida.ble as it was. In twenty
I minutes the affair was over, and the .
enemy in full retreat, torn as they made
their way back, by double or' triple
charges of grape and canister from every
gun
. that could be brought to bear. The
slaughter was terrific. The hand to hand
fighting at the salient., was marked by
many instances of daring. In several
instances axes were dashed by our men
upon the assailants, and hundreds of
prisoners were marched .in from the
ditch, where they had huddled for
safety, by some dozen of our boys. The
repulse was decisive and bloody. You
will scarcely believe the following sum
mary of figures and results to be finexag
gcrated, yet I give you my word that
what regards the rebel statistics, we have
from themselves; and for our own I can
vouch. The force sent to carry the Fort
was MOLINS' whole Division—five bri
gades of five regiments 'each, and num
bering between 8,000 and 10,000 men.
I do not say that these man were all in
close proximity to the salient a t the time
of the assault, but it was because the
supporting columns found it so hot, that
they did not getup closer. Against. this
host we had not over two hundred Infan
try in the Fort,. reinforced afterward by
two or throe companies, but not. 'till the
assault had been repelled. The artillery
was very effective, too, but of course the
men counted as nothing after the enemy
got under the guns. Our entire line was
o ngaged more or less hotly during this
affair, and a flanking fire was poured in
from the rifle pits within reach of the at
tacking column. The result of the at
tack was 98 dead bodies from the 'ditch
and immediately in front of it delivered
for burial to the rebels under a flag of
truce during the morning. Undoubted
ly they had many others which they car
ried back—indeed reliable rebel sources
acknowledge.& loss of 150 killed. The
usual' proportion of won.oded would ran
the loss, in killed and wounded, up to
over 700, and we took about 250 prison
ers. This was our calculation, but rebel
letters captured by Sherman's forces ao
knowledge a loss of from 1,300 to 1,500
in killed, wounded and missing. Our
less in,the Salientwas 5 killed 10 wound
ed—the whole loss in and around the
Fort 20 killed and wounded. We lost
some. 50 prisoners from oar picket line
whew it was driven in. I have neither
time-So: apace to give a veport that will
do„anything LIG justice to this splendid
fight. The old 9th Corps . leas again
' proven ,that. it still lives—es Longstreet
I wbll knoera.
$2,50 PEE YEAS IN ADVANCE; *2,00 IP NOT nript,urgt?.,
Imust wind tip_ this - interminable let
ter somhow, so I will even have to drop
our fights and omit zo.uch . that. I. would
like to say of other parts of the line.—
The 45th held - the _extreme left, next the
river, fiind although akirnishing hotly
all the time suffered-but lightly; except
from exposure, loss of sleep and. from,
short rations. Although in no wise like
ly to starve, were cut down to a low fig
ure, and the men look and reel none the
better. for the fast. But not one word of
complaint 1 The entire loss of the 45th
from the time we left Lenoirs, was 12
wounded and 10 missing. The loss of
this corps in the same time less. than 600
killed, wounded and missing.
From the time we got here we had
promises of relief from Gnat, and we ac
cordingly expected it confidently, and
held out none the worse for the knowl
edge that we were not forgotten. We
heard oft:l:lmes great victory, and waited.
We heard of Sherman's coming, and
waited ; and finally we heard one fine
morning, that the advance cavalry - had
arrived on the Other aide—and next that
Lonetriet had taken 'alarm and gone off
bag - and baggage. Yesterday morning
for the first time we :woke up te know
that the:enemy no yinger hemmed us in.
He had crept away in the fog over night,
and was on his way—where? and our men
were bringing in squads of prisoners—
stragglers—all day.
At no time during the siege were we
entirely shut in, and supplies came in
from the south side of the Tennessee in
sufficient quantities to take nifty the
string from the rebel teams - of "mule
meat," - and 'Vicksburg" shouted . by their
pickets to ours. But oar supplies - . from
the north were cut
,off, and, alas I our
mails. We are densely ignorant of all
that is occurring, and have only faint
inklings from scouts and couriers of,
what has occurred since we were abut in
here. • •:;;" : • - -4... r.". -4... r .". '-'"' ''"
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Avt....;..io.l.lo..p. if igLiiiinour.i. .. ot
imagine, but I hope my nest letter will
not have an arrearage of three weeks •to
bring up—especially not three weeks -of
siege. S. W.
Nattrir.
Fortbodry
The May of The Hoar.
DY TSVA.
Rise t freemen rise ! once more awake t
Our noble chieftain calls for aid,
Behold! secession'a minions quake,
And shall oar glorious cause be stayed?
A few more thousand men we need
To crash the foul and impious foe ;
Theft strenKtio is but a broken reed,
A.riso I and strike the Atoll blow.
From yonder graves where heroes sleep,
There comes a voioo from patriot deed
Though slumbering, yet they loudly
"Is i
s t
f eak, n—
naught our blood was abed?"
Shall Liberty now fail? Arouse
Ye countless thousands of the North
Resolved your Country's cane to 03
For God and freedom go yo forth
This, is—"The'buty of the llonr,"—
The urgent busings of the day.
Rise! patriots, rise! Cue lack of pow's;)
And treason shall be swept away.
Socaramt Deo., l 8 i
WritMa fee tbefhpy
The .Lest One.
EV Ll37,llElik OW. 7L1006.
To-night my heart is sal S.
I am thinking of the lost one dear,
Once in fair virtue's rah:ciente clad
But, oh! As trickles• down nay cheek s
r.
And r tea edact that she is tett—
Floating on..the wild sea. thee:—
By the raging tempests tossed.
'Tie more than ray till heart cea bear I
The summer flowers ars drooped sad dead!
Their sweet perfume is reeTelesely _
Forth on the storm-spirit's pinions shed.
And all their sweetness bona to die I
Faded is all the loveliness
From their once brilliant leaves:—bat,
oh!
Come back;—the zephyr's soft ogress
Again shell told their blushes glew t
Lost one! I mourn bra thee!'
0 1 by the faded tints of even,
And by that love whose melody
Bunn* like the.seraph sounds of heaven;
• e pale and withered Bowers
Whose perfume we in vain deplore—
eddtintt of by-goose hours
Ouht back•—tAyfa&; boat noobrnieforst
Ws= Mantneme. Corn,.
gri,ginat.
. . . . .
Tor she " err."'
Morning and Night.
=
HOMING.
-LW Oho sea oticaso rim* task
Moming dna Sab lumme—
Xs,' Vida& isairunt isle Jose..c •
Thi first blush. of Marain stole. rosy
andlbeintiful overtheeirth. • "The-angel
who tends the: &mem: and in .the still
night.gently dove dew theirfolded
header had vinyl Idabel& wings, and
IWIIOLE-NUMBE4I;73O::
flown to his . Alden 'home. The lark:Jr* .
roused, ,:was soaring far into thy. , blear. - .
ether, and warbling sweetest melodies.-.:
Slowly rose the little birds, and shook
their folded wings, and with glad, fre e
songs greeted the Morning. The per, -
fumed flowers; ,still flripping with. the'
dew, smiled forth a welcome.
"To one who looked from upper air.
O'er ail the enchanted resters them
How bututeonstnuee have bean the Om
The life, the sparkling, from below." .
The sunlight rested on gorgeous -pala
ces, atatelydomes, towering minarets, fair
gardens, smiling streams, fai4 shriries,
leaping fountains, orange-trees, and, sea-
cis bowers; and all were gleaming; dame
ing, and sparkling in. the bright beanie
. •
of Morning.
A fair child, with sunny hair; had
nestled down imong the roses,- and play
ed with their soft velvet petals. A. warm
beam of light rested on his golden curls,
and his blue eyes were sparkling rritfr.
•
Joy.
Brightly Broiled the .3lornirig—vtily
laugher.: +la child.. . •
Such: is life. In its inimitably bright
and "beautifUl . morning,, joyOus-hearted
children, we bilk in the stiushine, we
iport among u the flowers,-we play with
the roses; knowing not or 'heeding not
the tliorns that • lurk- beneath. Hope
throws over the 'future-her radiant veil;
and through its aim, rosy light; the path
seems gay and brilliant. -
..0, month!' W61..0, monttin . ' leave t
0, lighuome days aad. Itmg.
when theioul-is uncorroded by etre:and
sorrow, when we bear ~
"In our heartithe dew of poath.
Vpori our tape the mita of truth!'
Nrnr.
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- A2tatiereep4ogieywith Assad* shy.
And males.% step, night. dims the .11...
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"Cliildhood is the B oug h Itiseeto slatal..-
Bads sad blossoms. assay numbered. .7.. - -
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fhe clear still Niel' in haa the ip a s t
iue4x)edila ein — ' ll t...'
wardsummer's d •Y: •
crowdeddoity,.. kssae,
lags iza the
an ,Thie
subduing,
cithlarri were- , the Night'
trampu
the.
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ZeP tf
Oy,boviiikAeAVMnt.tlss'
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The wind had dietvaway4 l ownt unnuni.:.
at ifie
gull and serene, calm and holy.
' The green ivy clustering. round the.
trunk of a large old oak, and Oktspingthe
branches in its close embrace, drooped
one of its "verdant ringlets" over the ,
white head of an old man, who, seated on
the ground, was regarding with mourn
ful look the objects around hip. The
moon, that gentle empress of the Night, _
abed her silver light on his bowedloim
wad saddened face.
Eiuch, too, is life. In its night, hope
ie not by to osst her bright veil of rose
color before the hidden events. ' The
future 'loses its °harms, and -we turn
mournfully to the past, "mid buried'
joys to roam." Where then are 'the _
hopes which animated us, when, In glad;
sunny-spirited children, we sported among
the 11 owere ? Gone, like the vanishing
breath of the zephyr I Alas the roses .
hovel:vied, and left us but the thorns of
regret.
Yet the night of lifis is not always mi.
It may, be calm sad pasosfel as the shade
own that softly sleep on the
Supported by an invincible pewee., the'
soul may look back without regret tote*
Past, and turn without dread to the
"shadowy fature."
Reader, thy Morning is passing, swift
ly passing away. One avid we it
I "Remember now thy Creator in the days
of thy youth ;" while the morning tight
still beams upon thee, while yet alt.is
bright, and "the evil days come nat.'s—
So,shall it be well with thee, when the,
Night of thy We draweth nigh 1 •
ADAMS Conn; Nov., 11168.
otaahree men got into tbe Weems
of Itir. Hay* Deer Nashrille,, sod de
winded his gong. Iwisniling to
it he obtained his revolior, k'dled Owe,
wounded the seeond, sod captured the
third.
iss.'.‘Soldiers must be fearfalky
est," says. Mrs. Pertyltan, ! . "as it seems
tole s sisibtky eoeurrmace 11,71
to be relieved of his ;rata "
The man w • • . imagintai!:hilitolol
wise bomao he detected satnit
iosi erora ins newspaper. iiiistimtenptryilitr
to gets perpendietaa' tb.. raw' •
bow.
SEN. 3ebel:tokeu st tidoicansup:
said of ounistillory ett, he 14idet,
that the Mots 'would use - Own New*
umell kegler!' "Why *air iael l 4*.
the Fob,- "BOcuAlbil," mid" 1" "0 ,
0612SsolaW is getting ar*..4 114 ..
you'll fau dour omit sod Illt.m..vork
co the tido."
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