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. REARING AND COLUMBIA 11. It.
• This'iter.flionde lerlitter-corntlets
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tie a direct anti through route. from WASHINGTON
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* 0 .. 11.10 a. m. Fast.
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COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1864.
Nottrg.
SONNET.
- -
BY HENRY J. HOWARD
I steal a glance into the coming years,
And dense beyond the rainbow of my hopes
A height o'er height of thunderous cloud
appears
And faithful signs of past and gathering
storms.
Then reason. faints; but high Faith boldly
copes"'
And saith, not substances but rather forms
Of evil are these all ; and tells the story
Of the sad pilgrim in the allegory :
Crouching before the roar and tossing mane
Of the tierce lions by the palace wall ;
But, gathering courage, sees their tripple
chain,
Bear up, my soul, though many fears appal,
The hands of Love do lightly all restrain,
And o'er thy ills shall prove eternal gain.
Baltimore, .llfd.
Written for the Columbia Spy
A WAR LYRIC.
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Roam yo o'er yon battle-fields,
Where our heroes slumber,
Seek ye for each grassy mound,
Who the graves can number?
Hero repose the noble dead
Earth will long remember,
Memory here her wreath will twine
For each bravo defender.
Tent of thousands hearts have bled,
Fathers, brothers,—sleeping;
Gloomy mantles 'round us hang,
Mothers, sisters,—weeping.
Ask vs why this carnage, strife?
This my friend, the reason,
Wicked men the laws defied
With their acts of treason.
Traitors rose against truth and right,
Our Union to dissever,
Resolv'd that Liberty should die,
And bondage last forever.
That Northern men in might came forth,
The good old tire still burning,
They rallied 'round our country's Rag,
Treason and traitors spurning..
From victory to victory,
Our banners proudly streaming,
Through treason's dire and gloomy night,
The light of day is beaming. •
More glorious still our flag shall wave,
Now stars of lustre shining,
Dark has been the Werhanging cloud,
But bright shall be the lining.
The United States, then froo indoed,
Shall shine in all her beauty.
No cloud to dim, no chain to bar,
But point the world to duty.
il riffiitat.
:Written for the Columbia spy.
THE POLISH MAIDEN
BY J. A. REYNOLDS
Poor, oppressed, divided Poland! Once
more the ancient enemy of its indepen
dence has marshalled his legions to mare.L
over its border, and complete, now, the
infamous scheme of conquest commenced
so many years ago. But the fires of
freedom have been lit up again, and on
every hill-top, and in the plains below,
iu the crowded city and the forest, the
sacred flame is glowing brightly on the
altars reared by the brave sons of those
noble sires who cheerfully yielded up
their lives at their country's call, and
gave to the world such illustrious ex
amples of true patriotism, dauntless cour
age and incorruptible integrity. But,
alas! will the bright dream so fondly
cherished by that brave people of liberty,
and a national existence ever be accom
plished?. Or will the friends of Poland,
the lovers of freedom everywhere, when
this fearful contest is ended, have to
place a wreath of immortelles upon the
grave-which lie buried the proud aspire-
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the radiant hopes and glorious am
bitions so long and so fervently indulged ?
But when Poland is defeated, and irre
trievably subjugated, and its territory
disposed of by the capacious conqueror,
there will yet remain one priceless pos:
session to the gallant sons and daughters
;`f that land, of which no tyrant can de
spoil them—the recollection of heroic
struggles in the past, and the treasured
memories of patriots whose daring deeds
have illumined the annals of the unfor
tunate country.
A body of insurgents were camped a
short distance from the small village of
Jawaroka, in Lithuania, they numbered
about four hundred mon, and wore led by
the young soldiar, who had already
taught the haughty foe to dread his
name—Victor Kwiatkowski. Twice had
this small band defeated the enemy,
(each time encountering more than double
their whole number,) who had the ad
ditional advantage of being armed with
excellent, weapons, and:every way better
equipped. Yet not one of the brave
Poles felt dismayed at the thought of
the coming attack ; with an unshaken
faith in the justice of their cause, they
wore cheered and sustained by the con
sciousness of doing their duty; they re
alized the fearful dangers threatening
them, and felt that a soldier's death, mid
the clash of battle, was better;far than
the prison, the scaffold, or a lingering
death in Siberia's wilds—the certain
doom revered by Russian rulers . for
Polish prisoners. So with .their.trtist in
God, an earnest aspiration for the country
they fought for, and a smile and loving
thought for the sweethearts and dear
ones at home, these brave men perform
ed cheerfully their various duties in camp,
and looked calmly forward to the future.
Not far from the camp stood one of
the few mansions which had thus far es
caped destruction by the ruthless in
vaders. Its imposing dimensions, the ex
tensive grounds tastefully laid out and
adorned with -shrubbery and, statuary,
and the contents and finish of the spa
cious chambers inside, all_ bespoke the
wealth and position of the owner. But
with these particulars we have not now
to speak". Standing in an embrasure by
the lower end of the hall were two young
people conversing earnestly. The lady
was about eighteen—the witching age
when the charms of her sex are budding
into beauty—about medium height, her
rounded shoulders would have gratified a
sculptor's gaze, and the small, elegantly
shaped head was borne proudly on an
arching neck, whose ravishing whiteness
was traced by the tiny coursing their way
over its surface; her teeth were regular
and free from blemish, and her rosy lips
seemed formed to whisper words of love.
She had the rich olive peculiar to her
race, in her complexion, and We lustrous
eyes were beaming tenderly on her com
panion. This young girl was Theola
Ludkiewiez. Go wherever the Polish
standard waved, visit the inmates of the
tyrant's prisons, and in the mines of dis
tant Siberia, and you would hear' this
name tenderly, reverently spoken, and
blessings invoked on her who had done
so much to kindle the fires of liberty,
and relieve the wretchedness caused by
the desolating pressure of war- Victor
Kwiatkowski, the young insurgent lea
der mentioned before, was her com
panion. Descended from one of the
oldest and most illustrious families in the
province, he had gallantly maintained
the proud name bequea hod to him, and
For the Spy
-011 n
ns one of tile forein
ders to whom the oppressed Poles looked
for guidance.
" Theola, dearest, best loved one, I
need not bid you remember all I have
told yam Never forget that besides my
.country you are all I have now to live
for. Wherever I am your image will
dwell in my heart, and sweet thoughts of
you will gladden me. Take these de
spatches, and let them leave your hands
only to go into the courier's care—these
jewels I will leave with you to conceal.
My now sainted mother gave them tome,
and bade' me place them on the brow and
neck of my bride. I will, pray for the
time when I can adorn you with them,
my own fondly loved Theola." ,
" Alas I Victor, I fear there is bitter
sorrow and suffering for us, crc we realize
the bright dreams our love has created.
I cannot help trembling when I think
what may befal you, dearest, ,when the
cruel Russians assail you in force. I
strive to be firm, and ask God for strength
to bear the worst, as a daughter of my
country should; but, oh ! Victor, my
loved one, I am only a woman, with a
woman's heart, and if I should lose you
what would life be worth to me, bereft
and desolate ;" and, as she spoke. the
loving girl twined her arms about his
neck, and drew his head upon her shoul
der, while her tears flowed freely. " But,
I will weep no more, dearest Victor, for
a moment I could not keep back the
emotims struggling in my heart- I will
guard carefully the despatches,,tand the
jewels I will conceal when you have
gone.
" I know the trust will be faithfully
executed, and now, darling, I must re
turn to camp. You had better not ven
ture out until my messenger reaches you,
and I will send you word as soon as my
scent returns—and now ono more kiss to
cheer me when I am away."
" May God yard and bring you safe
to me again, Victor dear. Would that
my sea could wear the helmet and wield
the sword, that I might go with you and
my brother to strike against the tyrant.
But I am weak,: and can only pray for
you and all your friends everywhere, My
spirit will be with you always, my dearest
one, and now adieu! " Here 1" and the
warm-hearted girl held up to her lover a
pair of red lips, while her bright eyes
were lit up by the love-light that illu
mined her lovely countenance; an ancho
rite would have been tempted to renounce
his vows and discard his rosary to taste
the fragrance of those ripe lips. Alt, she
knew full well that a kiss would send the
blood bounding through her lover's veins,
and that its memory would be treasured
in his heart to gladden him in his soli
tude, and,awaken sweet emotions of her
when he was far away. The lovers then
separated, and in that farewell embrace,
; each silently renewed the vows they had
pledged before.
Theola lingered for a few moments at
the doer where she had parted from her
lover, gazing wistfully in the direction he
had taken, then murmuring softly a
prayer in behalf of him she loved so
truly, she retired to her chamber to de
vise some plan for concealing the jewels
her lover had entrusted to her keeping.
Near midnight she heard the signal that
announced the arrival of the courier,
and throwing a mantle about her shoul
ders, she descended cautiously the steps
leading to a side door without awaking
any of the household. Motioning him
to enter, she set before him a slight re
past,,,with a flagon of wine prepared in an
ticipation of his coming; after he had
refreshed himself, Theola took out her
needle and thread, and her fair fingers
were engaged in sewing the despatches
in the lining of the courier's doublet. It
required but a few moments to hide the
important documents, and then the de
rated girl accompanied him to the rear o f
the mansion, and pointed from thence to
a building where he would find the horse
she had had conveyed thither for his use.,
As she dismissed him, she enjoined him
to hasten with the utmost speed, and to
avoid even the appearance of danger.
The bravery, ingenuity and exalted pa
triotism animating her, had awakened all
the reverence and admiration of the man's
nature, and for a moment he gazed on
her as if she was more than the lovely
girl she seemed to be—as one deFervino•
his adoration. But she urged him to
hasten, and in a moment more he was
disappearing in the darkness.
Ascending to her chamber, Theola fe
ared to her oratory to perform her even
ing's devotion, and iu her prayers God
was invoked to guaid and bless her lover,
to visit him with His richest mercies,
and earnestly she implored the aid of Him
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faring country. its dut • performed,
she threw, herself on her couch, but it
was long ere slumber came, and when it
did, fearful dreams oppressed her. Sud
denly the report of fire-arms arms was
heard; rising hastily, she listened, but
for a moment all was silent, and then ter
ribly distinct came the sounds of conflict.
She could hear the rushing of horses and
the wild shout—she knew too well of her
country's foe. ThroWing up her window,
the tumult was more easily heard, and
she knew that Victor and his men had
been attacked. For a time it seemed as
if her friends were gallantly maintaining
there groundshe could distinguish the
clear voice of her lover ringing above the
terrible din, animating his men, calling
upon them to strike for the land of their
birth—now ordering a charge, and now
commanding them to rally. A few mo
ments Theola remained at the window,
and then it occurred to her that some of
the hated Russians might visit the man
sion, and then her lover's jewels would be
taken. In an instant • she had the casket
in her bosom, and was hurrying to the
lowt4 floor, whence steps descended to an
excavation beneath. When she had
reached this place, she paused to look
around and see if any one had followed
her. - Finding she was alone, she drew
forth the precious box, and thrust, it into
an aperture in the massive foundation
wall. Then, exerting all . her strength,
increased by excitement, she lifted a
large - rock into the cavity, and thus filled,
the wall presented an unbroken appear
ance.
_Quickly returning above, she
sought the window again, and her alarm
was increased when she found the sound
of the conflict receding. " Alas! they
have overpowered him," she exclaimed.
" He may be killed or captured, and for
him they wilt reserve a fearful doom."
Eagerly she listened, but the report of
fire-arms had nearly ceased, and she knew
by the galloping of horsemen that her
friends were fleeing. Hitherto no thought
of her personal welfare had entered her
mind ; all her hopes and fears had been
engrossed by her lover and his com
panions. But now the sound of horses
approaching the mansion, and the rude
cries that came through the open window
warned her that the home so dear to her,
the birth-place and dwelling of the re :
vered father, whom death had. claimed,
hitherto spared by the ravager, was now
to be polluted by the presence of the in
famous hirelings of despotism. Butlittle
time was left for reflection, as the Rus
sians were quickly approaching. Going
ha;tily to her mother's chamber, who had
also heard the approach of the enemy,
she urged her to make her preparations.
Then, collecting an ermine cloak, a mantle
and several necessary ,articles, elm hasten-
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ed to the passage, where she was joined
by her mother. Together they descend
ed the steps, intending to seek the pro
tection of the woods, but as they opened
the door, they were confronted by one of
the Russian soldiers, who at once ap
prised his companions of his capture.
Two of the men were sent to conduct
them to the presence of the officer. By
this time soldiers had penetrated every
part of the house, plundering and de
stroying everything. It took but a short
time to finish the work of robbery, and
the order was given to apply the torch.
No remonstrances, no entreaties were ut
tered by Theola or her mother, for they
knew no words of their's would avail with
the ruffians, and they would not humili
ate themselves by appealing to those
whose hearts were callous to every noble
feeling. As the flames lit up the dark
ness, the loader tauntingly remarked to
his captives :
" The fire will purify your home from
the taint of treason."
"It is a fit action to be performed by
the brave soldiers - whose hands arc red
with the blood of children, who carry
cords to bind their captive women, and
fear to visit a mansion until they know
the men are away," replied Theola in
tones of bitterest scorn.
Muttering a curse at the fair girl, he
ordered the command forward, and, after
proceeding a short distance, they oam,e
upon .another body of prisoners, bound
and guarded. An exclamation of joy
was on Theola's hps as she recognized
Victor among the unfortunate captives,
but the thought of his melancholy con
dition restrained its utterance, and she
waited until they could speak' without
being overheard before she unburdened
her loving heart of the emotions strug
gling for expression.
" Alas I dearest Victor for the sweet
hopes we once indulged I There is no
bright gleam to pierce the dark and fear
ful future before ns and the bitteyeit an-
exclaimed Theola mournfully. . *
" Dear; darling one, it is not like you
thus to resign•yourself to despair. Though
clouds now darken our horizon, I feel
that God will dispel them and, the sun
shine will be brighter for its contrast
with the gloom. Then take courage my
sweet Theolai let us trust in God and
we will yet be happy. Will you try for
my sake to dismiss the saddening thoughts
that oppress you ?"
" Yes, I Will try, and your words have,
strengthened mo even now. Yes, my
dear, dear Victor, I will look to a future
when we will be happy, and whatever
happens, remember Victor, I 'cannot
learn to love you less," replied the lovely
girl drying her tears.
EcolsroLusrox NEXT WEEKS
NARROW ESCAPE OF SsatatEs.—The.
Southampton correspondent of the Lon
don Daily News says that Mr. Lancaster,
of the English yacht, being requested by
the commander of the Kearsage to save
from drowning, the Alabama men in the
water, he proceeded to do so. Passing
near one of the men nearly exhausted,
ono of the men in the beat 'cried ,put,
" that's Semmes," and. the drowning man
responded, " I am the Captain, save me,
I cannot keep up, any longer." He wa►
dragged in when ho mid i " For God's
sake don't put me on board the Kearsage;
but put me on board your yacht" This
was promised and . Semmes was stowed
I away in the bottom of the boat, and cov
ered with a sail to conceal hini front( those .
in the Kearsage'sboaks,who were evident
ly anxiously searching for hini He.was
then taken to the yacht and placed below.
Mr. Lancaster soon after hastened away,
fearful that he would be overhauled and
his vessel searched; thus was Semmes
saved from the gallows by a contempti
ble trick played by a friendly English
man.
3111. FESSENDEN—His' FAMILY AND
Persomes.-- , The New York Post says:
Hr. Fessenden is a widower, his wife
dying in 1857. Of his four 80T18,- all
liberally .edneeted, three entered the
army. .The yonnest--; Samuel —was
killed at.the hattlla of Centreville, in
/ingust, 1881 Another— t ßrig. Gen.
Fessenden—has achieved an' enviable
reputation on the field of battle I a, third
is a colonel on Gen. Hooksea staff. See
rotary Foseenden, although of an anti
slavery family, has been styled a " con
eervative," rather from carefatjudgment
which governs his action than from sym
pathy with the timidity an 1 insincerity
which have been-characterised by that
name. He never swerves from a convie
tioh of duty, nor hesitates to inhume re
sPoosibility. - •
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[WHOLE NUMBER 1,767.
The Fire of the Bearsige.
" We shot away the Alabama's gail aad
her sails and rigging. Several of our
shells went clear through her hull, burat,
ing at the other side; one of these went
through her bunker full of coals, broke
up her deck, took both legs off her sur
geon, and went through at the othe;r side;
another dismounted one of her guns,
kill
iug one-half of the gun's crew; another
broke her serew,going half way through;
leaving holes of large size that the sea
went in by. The prisoners told as Cape -
Semmes tore his hair at the coolness of
our men at their guns.
"She fired a great deal oftener than we
did, and we fired 117 times. We picked
up a few spent rifle bullets on the 'deck
after the battle, sent to ushy a lame
man, with a crutch, who was placed in
one of the quarter boats, - and fortunate'
for him he was there, for when they'
were lowered, being already -in one of
them, he was saved from drowning.
' '" After fighting one hour they hauled
their flag down, running up a white one.
They fired a shot from their port sideund
sent a boat to us to surrender ; but im
mediately after, another gun was dia
-1 charged at ns, which we learn since was
done without orders, and by the careen=
ter, who (though we saved him) died,
from the effects of being in the water.—
We fired two shots in return, and then
all was quiet.
AN EXAMPLE THAT SHOULD BE POL
LOWED.-A merchant of New York has
written a letter to the Internal Revenue
Collector of his district,to the 'effect that
he has interests reaching from Mexico
to Canada, and that when making up his
return of income for 1863, he had not
received. full accounts from all pointsi
that he now finds that ho had been more
successful than he supposed, his income
reachingl4.o,ooo instead of '830,000, as
rendered and then believed correct. And
he concludes :
statement,..when I will :have fhe pleaifire
of enclosing cheek for the umounkrivith
the mostlprofound.gratitude and thankit
to God that it is my privilege to contri
bute oven a small amount to my : be
loved country. I have cheerfully given
my sons to the service, and my last dime
shall be freely party with if needed. -
. CANNING , FLu IT. A eorrespenderit
of the Country Gentleman,seasonably.re
minds the readers of that journal
many fruits may bo preserved with
or no sugar. A eorrespoedent says:
- . Currents, gooseberries, *mace and
pears require no sugar to preseive them.
Raspberries and blaCkberries do met re
quire more than four ounces of iegai t te
a potted of fruit, and strawberries 'but'a
little more. We have now the diffcient
;
kinds, nearly as fresh and good as when
first gathered. Put them up lathe same
way as if you used the usual amount,of
sugar; that is, expel the cold air `by
heating the fruit after it: is placed in the,
jars, by sitting tlie jars in cold water,
which heat to The jars we use
are self-sealing, with zinc covers, which
can be screwed on before the jai is re
moved from the hot water. We have
never lost a jar of fruit put up in them.
INGENIOUS SWINDLE.---A few days
since a woman entered a grocery stor e in
this city and called fora pound of coffee,
which, when put up, she threw into an
earthen jar which she carried in tier
aprOn. Upon looking for her modey,
She could net find it, and apoidgitimgly
stated that she. ha47eft her - pocket book
at home.' She would learn -the jar con
taining the coffee for a few minutes,
however, and return with the money and
pay the bill.. After. waitingn reasonable
length of time tho.proprictor looked into
the jar, when, to his astonishment, ho„
discovered that it' had no bottom I. The.
coffee, had, of course, dropped into filer
apron and been carried Away. ,It is
needless to state that she did not return
and redeem the jar.—Nswark
INCTDSIVT o? THE BATTLE Coriur.
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WILDERHESS.—A wounded soldier of the
36th Massachusetts•Reiimeni states that
at the above battle his brigade .Ixlemne
broken; when that splendid , rirrnent; the
45th Pennsylvania, commenced 'singing
"Rally Round the Flag, Boys." The
time, the place and spirit,all amapiO4 to•
make it one of most soul-stirring ap
peals ever listened to. Each regiment
did at once "rally round' their Alger
both in spirit and in atstion- .4 .- - -Akistonf
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