The Lebanon advertiser. (Lebanon, Pa.) 1849-1901, July 09, 1862, Image 1

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Addreaa, War. M. Bazar, Lebanon, Pa.
Clp tattrg.
I'M NOT AN.ABOL/T/ONIST
(Inscribed to the author of the lines .1 . am an aboli
tionist, de 3
I'm not an abolitionist I
I glory in the thought,
Write not my name with theirs who have
My country's ruin wrought.
. My country home of light and power,
The watchword of the free,
My dear, dear land, in every part
Is ever dear to me.
I'm not as abolttbaist:
I am content Id ba
Juet wte.t the ancient pairiareba were,
And saints of high detree,
To follow where our Fathers led,
To kneel where they have knelt,
And ask thatover all our land
God's blaming - 3 may be felt.
I'm not an abolitionist 1
Oh no,—l only claim
With Christians, meri of every creed,
To write my humble name;
'With their's, who, t:iy the goldid rote,
All men brethren Call.
Nor nor taunt, ;Mr Sneer, nor hats
For evil's great or small.
And w.jll I know the poor Meek man,
Ie laved far more by me,
Than by theee men of evil name,
And boasted sanctity.
They have thro' hate---I Cove through love,
. And Idstav will show,
Vint they have brought him only pain,
A heritage of wo.
I'm not an abolitionist !
Korth, South, and east, and West,
Etta have nick iigbta, and why ihouldl
Claiming that I know best.
Decide for them? nne'fiercely swear
That each shall choose my Bath,
Or be forever ylatixas of
My hatred and my Wrath!
I'm not an abolitionist!
E'en Moses could not steal
The men of Israel from the king
To whom they owed their lead.
Day after day. by God's command
With miracles of woe,
lle waited for their owner's voice,
"I'll let your people go."
- When that voice comes, out they must go
To find their ‘.promised
Out from their home of bondage
Out, by their eommand.
Longing for leeks and onions lost,
Dying upon the way ;
lint in the end, dark Miles,
Making a land of 'day,
- XEEP THE HEART YOUNG
Keep the heart young, thbugh the sands ebb low,
And the rt4ier cord be parting,
Through the wrinkles come. and the NM go,
And the first grey'hairs are starting.
Smooth, "if you min;the torroWeirehe+ik,
And the brow where years are written ;
Dye. if you will, those lucks co sleek
Till your ago be snugly hidden. '
But the heart may be young, though the locksgrow old,
All (to inner life revealing,
'And its pulses leap, though the blood run cold,
Like tee brook through the dingle stealing.
An the pearl keeps fair In its sunken shell,
Though the beach be wanting ever,
And the springs still gush iu the shady dell,
While the dying day beams quiver.
As the leaves fade not.on the ley green,
With the rest in autumn 'weather,
,Petrthotinka keep bright,,lettheit golden light,
ltteittind tot all togbther. - . "
frtightaL
AFLOAT AND ASHORE;
OR
Two Hours in the Waters of Long Island Bound
tTA B ILEY II
CHAPTER I.
A BOAT-RIDE AND A STORM
It was a beautiful day, about the
'middle of May, 1861, that, after din.
ing, I left the precincts of far-famed
Yale; accompanied by J. Harvey W.,
of Green Mount,. Pa., and. T. Clark
S., of Pittsburg, Pa., who, were both
my college mates. We proceeded to
No. 174 Chapel St., (New Haven, the
sett of this venerable Inatitttion,)
where I was then rooming, to take a
social smoke; and whilst inhaling the
luscious perfuMes oflour fragrant Ha.
bannas, for a time to bury in happy
oblivion the. dull routine of college
exercise's.
Whilst smoking, and having ex
hapted various
.topics previously at.
tracting,our - attention, we concluded
to take a sail. The day was calm;
just breeze enough stirring, to plough
the billovis of the dark, deep, blue wa
ters of the beautitel, island-decked
.
-sound. It was just
. such7a day, as
those, when in, the wide. expanse of
the"quiet: Pacific, ,the :golden crested
'dolphi it: ere represented by mariners,
, as•coming to the surface to display
their sportive gambols. Nature, which
in the higher latitudes of New Bu.
land, is obliged to struggle longer
with stern 'Winter, before: she 'gains
the victory, than in the sunny realms
of the South, was just cobamencing
to iiebk herself in her most lovely
charms.
Having proceeded to the harbor,
we hired from Capt. J3rooks, the
"Lennet," a bow. rigged, swift-Sailing
schooner. Merrily, we danced across
the waves, hardly taking note of the
'time, until the dim hazy outline of
the now scarcely perceptible Connec
ticut shore, , warned us, that we had
accomplished a distance of about 20
miles, in an incredible short space of
time.
We then directed our course to a
small island, to gather shells, and
spend a few hours in watching th e
billows (which were even now rolling
faster and higher than when we de - -
parted from the harbor,) burst upon
the sandy beach. Our pleasure, how
ever, was of short duration. Scarce
ly had we landed upon the island
when the heavens grew black, and in
the mirky dista.nce.of the far West,
was heard the sullen mutterings of
'the impending storm, Over both
earth and sea was sod deply stretched
a gall° pall, as if the guard art 41,4
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of storms was determined to make us
respect the impunity, with which we
had dared to trifle with his dominions.
We Instantly proceeded tu our an
chored vessel, took up the anchor,
and unfurled 'the hoping, that
by giving all sail to the heightening
breeze, we might still be so fortunate
as to reach the "City 'of ; Elms" be.
fore the storm should beret . in fary
upon our heads. Alas ! how delusive
frequently are the fondeat expecta
tions of man. I was the only persdn
in the party, who had any knowledge
of sailing or .managing a- vessel,. the
. knowledge of WhiCk robtained early
is my, college eareer,'When being con
nected with a boat-club, termed the
."Atlanta," consequently I, was unani
mously appointed to take charge of
the craft. This had been an easy
task, whilst all had been smooth sail
ing upon the placid waters o!:' the
Sound; but now conveyed with it
a fearful responsibility.- I felt con
scious, that upon my own unaided ex
ertions, depended our lives. Startled
by the peril, which bad suddenly
burst upon, us, I gave my orders with
promptitude, and soon our scheoner
was under a full bead sail for the spa
--
dons tiiiiber of the "Elm City." As
We advanced the sky grew darker
and darker—whilst the storm `iiiged
tempestuously. The fierce roll of the
thunder..drum of heaven was - heard,
whilst the lurid lightnings played be-
fore and around -us with dazzling bril-:
honey, a phenomenon, which startled
us the more, on - account of being so
unusual at that season. Beneath the
influ6ice of the gale, whicb 'Was now
PreSsing 'Upon our still expanded sails, -
the lee and aft scuppers were pressed
to the very water's edge; whilst the
heavy strain of the blast upon the
rigging and tlie'cireaking of the cord
age, warned us, that even our staunch
vessel could not long withstand 69'
tremendous a squall. -
By mutual consent, we now divest
ed ourselves of our coats, and other
sUperflu . ous garments hoping to pre
serve' them from being soiled by the
billows of thi foaming brine,' whibh
were now at - almost . every moment
dashing over e'r Of' theVeiiqr;
and also for the purpose of allowing
our limb more freedom, should it be
come necessary to swim for our lives.
Had I 'followed the dictates of pru.
dente and of my own judgment, I
would have instantly taken in . the
sails and anchored. our vessel, or, if
pursuing our course, at all, have done
so, under bare poles. I, however, al.
lowed the dictates of my own 'better
judgment tobe overruled by the wish.
es of our friend Mr.. W., who . was, the
most terrified of all on board, having
never previously witnessed a storm
at sea.
Amidst the terrible hashing of the
rain, as it deliceeded in torrents' ; the
wild isea:riq of the billows, and the
still increasing darkness of the sky,
our hopes of reaching the city in
safety, were momentarily decreasing.
There seemed to be naught awaiting
us, but to be engulfed in a watery
grave, with no survivor to chronicle
to the living our premature fate. It
appeared indeed,
,as if old Aeolus of
mythic fable had marked us as his
victims, and was pouring upon us his
legions stein and vast, determinad to
overwhelm us. Even in that hour of
uncertainty, gloom, and sable dark
ness, I was forcibly struck with the
similarity of our position to. that of
the noble .peas and his brave band
of Trojan folle%Vers; so beautifully de
seribed by Virgil in the' opening vet.-
see' of the first book of igneid.
now felt the following lines, with far
more force, than when at College. I
first.perused this grand old 'Epic po
em in the original, under the iiistrne
tions of Prof. S.—
"Icesequitur clamorque virum atridorqua rudentum,
Eripinnt outfit° unbes coalumque dinmquo;
Yenconorum ei 6ennit , ; ponto nox incubat &ra t
Intonnere poll, at crebia micat iguibue aethee;
Praffenteraque %Iris intentant oumla morteui."4`
Raving charge 0,1 both helm and
the rope attached to the • Mainsail,
found my duties more onerous, than
I could possibly perform. Wearied
by my extraordinary labor, I request
ed Mr. W. to take charge:of the rope,
attached to the sail, which had se
verely chafed .my hand. Whilst I
had charge of the. rope, I. had given
it to the wind as I considered most
prudent; and I had directed Alr. W.
upon taking the rope to the sail, to
act in the same manner; and also to
follow such other direction, kg 'I
might from time to time confide to
him. He was a.mah.of gigantic size,
and of great . muscular powers; in
fact of a perfect "Colossus of . ..Rhodes!'
Immediately upon takingeomMand
of the main sail, either- actuatect.by
fear, or on account of not being 'able
fully to comprehend my directions;
* Thmtntmrow , —Both a 107 elle atm and a eraek
tmcor ciblor auseeeds. Stifichol7 the" eloodi evietehed
tan,j hteven end the day heat the eyes et the Tro
j.n7g ask Dlght WO upon the was. The Tao hive
em o t o s adAut. ehyf. ettertoTith frequeiti Utast. ,
hino r kad inthliths tkioe7olri fteiest ofshtatw,
LEBANON, P
lie .pulled_ the sail towards* hiMself
with all his strength: The Wind. had
momentarily tufted, and 'no pereepti•
ble result was produced by this.—
'Not noticing that he was -acting in
thfs'inanneri I -now• devoted my at
tention 'entirely to the helm. The
meat moment the gait came down .
upon :as With unusual force, as is usu•
ally the case after a . roeinentary :lull.
Instead of giving the sail`to•the
as I, had directed him, (Mr. W ),atilt
endeavored -to keep it firm .to 4..'pO
sition. The consequence wasithat,
which, any sea-roan would havebetn
able to foretell. - In the tvinglingof
an eye, our vessel;. havng Ara Made
a heavy plunge upon her heath' ends,
was . capsized, and we .all„wen t rolling .
out like a bushel of potatoes. As we
descended down,—down into ten -fath- .
oras of water, I breathed a hurried
prayer, and• a last farewell to .my ,
friends, - and my far•off home. .ah I
hoW all the wild freaks of the' past, ;
and all the glowing anticipations of
futuie fame; happiness and renown,
alike in %. moment flashed in vivid re•
view before me. Soon these reflec-
tions were lost in• a sort of . a pleas
ing sensation, unlike anything that I
had everpreviouslyexperienced. I can
oiily describe it as a soothing dream,
in vv'hich I was Only 'conscious, that I
existed, but scarcely knew where I
was, SAM could not collect my mind
suffldien'tly to think , upon-any subject
—then I knew that,l.lwas drowning.
eIIAPTEI.
THiTERIT, AND R23Ctil
How long we rerifained in the water,
before we arose, to "the surface, I am una
ble to state. At anY'rate, it seemed to
me like an age of the most .awful intensi
fy.. Neither do I know, who first retich- .
ed the surface. No sooner, however, did.
Mr. W. "peep his phiz" above the gar ,
face„than hiS long legs were aver the side
'Of the 'foundered vessel, taking a hunch-,:
backed pbaition, with hair disheveled, he
was observed to cast his eyes up to the
lowering sky, (which was now thick over
cast with ebon plouds)jo such a pgniten
tial mood, and - with muscle drawn, and t
anxious look as if it were his last, he died,
into be, done,; where i 540,7.
•Aiiiithen we all T set in; - "'o77n/to
help ! help ! rescue us from the bosom
of angry Neptune !"
Truly all things appeared gloomy to
our little shipwrecked band. We were
still ten miles from the shores of the Elm
City," consequently beyond the reach of
mortal aid.. No teeble sound of ours
would be able to reach the shore, and no
eye was upon us but that "All seeing eye"
which never slumbers. Our condition
was indeed forlorn and destitute of hope.
One of ray first movements upon reach
ing the surface, was to compel W. to take
his long legs off our Totindered bark,
(which I observed was gradually sinking
from his.ponderous weight,) and like the
rest of the party seek his safety in swim
ing or rather floating along with his hands
attached to the vessel. ' Whilstthus keep
ing ourselves above the water, the billows
ti
every moment dashing over tis,OUr reflec
tions .were far from being of the most
pleasant character; hilt with that instinc
tive love of life, which is ever found in
man, we determined to cling on, whilst
one ray of hope remained. We were not .
long also in, ascertaining that our boots
•
were a burden to us—hence we unanimous
ly agreed-to dispense with them, and thus
gave them to the laihing waves of the
mighty deep. Then the idea that our
watches and coats were put in the cabin .
shortly-before the capsize, seized Mr. ThO.
' Clarke S.'s mind. .His watch was ofgreat
value, and a last present of one' of his
most intimate. relativeS. Hence he at once
defer rained to 'haiard lit life for his water.
In vain did we implore him not to attempt
so rash and inconsiderate an act. All at
once he descended into the water,--sought
his way into the cabin, miraculous as' it
was, brought forth not only
. his riWn
watch, but in addition Mr. W.'s and my
own, &c.
.For two hours we-remained in this' fear
ful condition. Alternate hope, and des
pair would take possession of our breasts.
—But—hark !—What sudden noise is
that in the offing !---Yesthere can be no
mistake ! A steamer is 'coming up, with
fearful plunges, directly in ourtrack ! Per
haps her passengers may see us, and then
we will be rescued ! Oh what,reanimat
ing joy thrills each heart afthis prospect !
Or perchance (and at that thought each
cheek is blanched still paler with fear,)
she may plough her way right over us in
the midst of the storm; and we be buried
hi the briny billOwS:never to rise again:
With feeble cries we hail the Vetteis.
—Thank Odd, we hak:e been , heard, 4
life buoy is thrown torus; we are saved; .
—No* when the danger of our situation
was 'happily over, and rejoicing'=overt the
victory we gained over Neptinie; in .pile'
of all his, might, we for the first time - he-,
gan fully to realize the comic side of the
picture ; and toyefiect, ltow ft would be
possible in our present condition to make
our deNri,tnio the elamdo grekuide of'N'irer
'v '
During our s , y in the water, we had
been able, (sirs, ge us it rnaj appear) to
gather in the : tsneppr wrecked vessel,
and our veist ' , atjkow all, ready to be
attached to WI ,te 7 tu zier, which Proved to
be the "Elm Ci : ;"
~• s o,that no material
damage vfas.iy+ i ilk upon the schooner;
twenty eight 4 , ars covering the entire
cost of repairif: 4.
Whilst ; cleifibpringl ;from our watery
berth up the st+pf tie steamer, we as
certained to on4ah agrin, that it was cov
,,red with ItuliesLwho, were standing, gaz
ing &SO' cuterjOks.4jarbatird bblwarks
simpatiiiiingOth r condition. Con
iiderfrirtgir i 3 •140.fedecindition,--heing
divested of our • ts, our hats, boots i ,dic,
were alma . ....0,,,h0ur burled be
neath the way. nil being almost suffo.
cated usr the 4u, ties ofsaltwater, which
we had hem - ="4lled to inspire; you
can easily bell.; gentle reader, that it
was the revert i Pasant, to hear the
4
fttair Sex," why'Nvere clustered arotind
thick, above,..
~.,
such exclamationa, as,
it.
"poufcreatUt4 , ow , cold they must be,"
&c.—Too well • I recollect, that immedi
ately upon ourt
lug aboard the steamer,
a lady to wfio •Mr S. and I had the ex
quisite pleasure of being introduced to, k
, . i
few evenings iikeVIGUS; in the convivial
circle, at the ileifiline . eofone of the wealth
fr
lest citlieb of P t •
C ~ rushed up to Mr. S,
and in tears o i ed her handkerchief and
1 general assi He being mortified
by the 1- • •„.. a+'
cm dalround us, exciaimed :
'shut up, we dkut want any of your corn
, miseratidne
But, (as an-oim, buttrite saying expres
ses it,) "tni.trVes never comes singly."
Our adventurekaniongst the ladies, on
board "the 4lrp City," were but the com
mencement or our difficulties. When we
arrived at 0 wtiarf, we found the land
ing far from our'rooms, and withont anir
respectable ppitrel.
In 'truth,. 'think we were, as dilapidat
ed, a Set of arioers, as Old Neptunii has
to - ,spare from his wrath.—
In - vainwe4besought Mr. W. who had
.
suffered le than Mr. S. and I, to take
compassiqi on Our" cendition, and bring
us frora otu• rooms some suitable clothing:
Amidst titstaripg of ghost of - "ldoker4l
'rair withz"y of whom we were aC,
qtraintat‘ve were compelled to make
. orrelarese - Obbertfk i iirt*wettet- - 4„-. 4,
ly reached our oft;! comfortable quarters:
Under the genial influence of dry cloth
ing and the meershaum our toils, trials,
and perilous adventure were soon forgot
ten ; or recollected only with a feeling of
gratitude, that we had escaped. But it
was long before, we heard the last of our
adventure amongst the fair daughters of
New England. It was not occasionally,
that we were asked, when we expected
to take another boat-ride on the Sound ;
or whether we considered' our toilet, as
we promenaded up the city after leaving
the steamer in ` the height of elegance 1—
Our friend W., i vvlio was not gifted with
as great suavity of manners as we, was
not alwAya.tithlig to receive these jokes,
with as greatia 'nonchalance as we were.
He sometimes Came - very near con Signing
the fair questioners to a mythical subter
ranean region, chiefly remarkable for its
lakes ofsulPhlrons fire: I have since fre
quently seen tstorms upon the "Sea; Vat
never I h - eireVelisive I witnessed one of
greater intensity or violence than that,
which I &veld described in a Melanin
ner. } ,
It is pleasardr when romantic adven
tures, and ha-breakiiii escapes of this
i ii
kind have pas
~. ,to occasionally refer to
them, and iefle t upon what brittle threads
hang our existence upon this mundane'
sphere. On 4 elass"Of adventures, how
ever" helieee,l, it more pleasant to reflect
than thasegpOil the boeom of old ocean.
There ig g biatitY, and a sublimity o f
grandeur._ etnilic * Md with the, .ocean,
whether it lays spijiingin its glassy smooth
ness, when gentle zephyrs are dallying
with it, and its *east is calm - and sunny,
as a babes first sweet sleep of innocence,
or whenit is ruffled - by the storm blasts,
~
and the billoiVaareyolling mountain-high,
that never wearies the wind in its con
templation. The ocean contains within
its hidden depths, and coral groves, the
unknown, unread memories and records,
of bygone asses. How often, as I gaze
upon its glassy, smiling bosom, as its surf
waves gently roll upon the pebbled beach,
do I think how many a mariner and voy
ager - has breathed Ms twit within the
treacherous embrace of its seething bil
lowi; and the fondett emotions of my
heart swell up in thankfulnegt, as I re
,
fleet, that I have, as. it: wibYe miraculously
escaped a fake, 'which 'was so near Wing'
my con`
Lebanon, Pa., 'brie lio, - 1861 ' . '
DhsTiro, GEssitNt scorr's
telhgraphic ditipatch from West Point,
stated 'hat G>:neral Bc tt had received in
telliienhe of the death of his wife af Rpme
on:the ,- 10th inatart. ;•MrsaScott (forrtter
.l3, mitts'attended in'
iithlitiAtrhoilliughteet; And son iii-law
'get age= as:seirentYAlSto years:
•
o*"' 'The truth is bake* 'every one.--:
Beetititell a lie *filar ailmet , be four@
Ott; fs to inveit ailliNft bate viaidgh:tio
Y, JULY 9, 1802.
E=M
BiStrthuttfils.
A FLING AT DRESSING GOWNS
My name is. Albert Fling. lam an
active,. business married. man, that is,
wedded to Mrs. Fling, and married,to
business. i hid themisfortune,Seme
time since, to break - a. leg;; and befdre
it was mended, Madame Fling, lop.
ing to soothe my hours of convales
cence, caused `to be made for Mae -a
dressing-gown, which on due 'reflec
tion, I believe was modelled after the
latest Style of straight-jacKet., This
belief is confirmed by the.'fact that
when I put it on, I am at once On•
fined to the. house ; fgetr., mad,' and am
Soberly convinced that if any of 'my
friends were to see me Walking in the
street, clad' in this apparel, they would
instantly entertain' ideas of insanity.
In the hours of torture endured
while wearing it, I have y appealed to
my dear wife to truly tell me where
she first conceived the thought . that
there was a grain of comfort to. be
found in bearing it on my back I She
has'candidly answered that she first
read about it in divers English novels,
and sundry American- novels, the lat
ter invaribly a rehash of the first.—
In both of these varieties oethe.same
species of books, the hero is repre
sented as being very comfortable the
instant he dons tlkis garment, puts his
feet in slippers, picks up a paper and
—goes to Bleep.
Afi;iend of mine whobas discover.
ed that Shakspere knew all about•
steam engines, electric telegraphs,
eottongins, the present rebelliou, and_
gas -lights, assures me that dressing
gowns are distinctly alluded to in The
Tempest:
"TameoLo: 0 Xing Stepbaro! look what a ward
robe here k for three !
CALIB4 N : Let it alone; thou fool! it is but trash "
Having thus proved its age, let us
next prove that it is iitit§ dotage, and
is as much out of place in this nine
teenth century as a monkey in a bed
of tulips.
We Lind in the Egyptian : temples
paintings of 'priests dressedin these
gowns: proved that they are antiquely
heathenish. And as we always asso
elate a Man who wears one with Mr.
Mantilini, this proves that they are
foolish. !Ergo, as they are old and
foolisli, they are in their dotage.
:1 :have three several times, while
wearipg:< this gown, been mistaken
for AlatinAn Fling la, the-people. com
ing to the house. Thef4tiime I Was
kbavlt4inll4 . iihainber; in bounced
rather late, that I down
town. She threw up tier hriuds, ex
claiming:
'Good gracious, Fanny, do you
shave?'
N. B. Fanny is my wife's first
name.
The second time I had brought the
woodsaw and horse from the cellar,
and was exercising myself sawing up
my winter's wood, in the summer
.kitchen, according Dr. Howl's ad.:
vice,• when the Irishman from the grd
eery entered,. bearing a bundle.
My hack wag to liim, and. only see
ing the gay and flowry, gown, he
exclaimed in an awfully audible
whisper to the cOok - --!
'Shure yer mistress has the power
in .her arms,.jist
,Think of my wife, my gentle Fan
ny, .having .it shouted around the
neighborhood thather brnte of a.hUS
band Made-her saw all the. winter's
wood--yesi and - split it and pile it,
too, and - make all the fires, and, soon
and cetera, and, oh! I am. glad my
linsband 'Can't such a monster'
I turned an the-Irishman, and when
'he saw my whiskers he "tivailed.
The third tiine,l *as blacking my
boots according to Dr. Howl's advice
—'expands the delticidmuse.les, is :of
benefit to the metucarpis, stretches
the larynx, opens the oildsophagers
and facilitates expectoration I' I had
chosen what Fanny called herconserv.
atory for• my field of..operation—(the
conservatory has two dried fish—go.
ranlutns and a dead dog-:-rose in it,
and' a bad smelling cat—nip bitsh,)
when who should come running in
but the identical Miss X , who
caught nie shaving.
'Poor 'Fanny r, said Shn, before I
could turn round, 'do you black the
boots of thAt odionS brute ?'
‘Miss X ,'said I turning t;rl.
ward her, folding my arms over my
dressing-gown, spite of . having a damp,
unpolished boot on one arm, and a wet
blacking brush in the other hand, for I
wished to strike a position and awe-at
the eame • time; 'Miss X ,I am
that, odious brute himself !'
If you had observed her wilt, droop,
stutter, fly !
My wife went to the sea shore fait
summer. I kept thehouse open, and
staid in town; cause business. When
she returned, Miss X---"••,who lives
opposite called to See heE,. In less
than five minutes, my wife Was a gad,
moaning, desol‘ate, injured, drieonso•
late. afflicted, etcetei-a, Arernafi.
.
~Row.ow ow c-would you d•do it, A.l
- she ejaqulAted; flooding. ev.
Very word ha it etuue otit with tours. -
'Do what.?'
.Oh ixn)h oti.woe-iirooh:mrapah r
Miss here thonght piper
to leave; casting from her eyes a small
hartiWare Mop in the way Of riaagoN
me,..ue Much :tato say, You aro vi
ecous, and .1 hate ! eheeite!
. (theatrieal
for hate yon)}
Fanny left to herself, reveakd yell
- to4ne. MINA X-, thrciugh the Ve
lietran blinda,chad-seen a goaintin my
room, late at might. • - •
• ‘,H, is too true: said f. , too, to true.'
A Llat,ul- bert! you. will b. b-haralce- m y
h ! heare. I . (cooreld, tear the d.cl-de:
dt 441 3 7 , 4 ,W"Ver at my' P*Peace '
tififida • -..
wHoLE NO.
;Come,' said I, shall behold the
destroyer of your peace. You shall
tear her to pieces, or I'll be d—dashed
If I don't. lam tired of the blasted
thing.'
1 geaped her hand and led her to
the back chamber. 'There, against
the wall.'
said she.
said 1, 'my dressing.gown
•
will never again put it on my shoal.
hers, never. Here goes Rip it
went from the tails up to the back up
to the neck.
'Hold Albert I I will send it the
wounded soldiers.'
'Never ! they are then, bricks, war
riors. Such female frippery, as this
,shall never degrade them.. Into the
rag--,bug witb.it, and sell it for a pair
of China sheep or a er?.ickery shep
herd. Troms
The sge for cirsaing-gowoa has pamawl away,
ROOO - co shams are_baatening to decay !
THE CAVE OF MACHPELAH
We spoke some weeks ago of the
visit of the Prince of Wales to this
holy spot. Since that time we have
learned the particulars of his visit,
from a correspondent of the London
Times, who is probably 'the Rev. sir.
Stanley, the chaplain of the expedi
tion. It itppears_that the Sultan de
clined to give the young traveler a
finnan, ordering his admission to the
mosque. This illitstrates the peculi
ar relations- in which Abdul Assiz
stands to his people. It is a common
but a grave error to imagine that the
Sultan is an. autocrat, guided by his
own 'will. lie, is simply the slave of
the book, the servant of the Horan.
He "could no more enunciate an effec.
five decree in opposition to the prin.
ciples of "the religion" as believed by
the people,-than he could dePrive the
Emperor of France of his own crown
by a Hatti Hi/map:in. The intense
bigotry of the inhababitants of He.
bran, made it dangerous for the Sul•
tan 'to Command the opening of the
mosque to Christian intruders, and lie
contended himself by sending a Vi
'Zierial letter to the resident governor
at Jerusalem, which 'recommended
the matter to his attention. We are
not inforihed of the immediate meaMi
Which were used to bring a lavorable
view of the proposition to the :mind
of that intelligent functionitry, altho'
from an acquaintance with the char.
ter of men Occupying hie- position in
Syria,' and from ri recollection- of_ the
Sueeegsful result a a similar proposal
With regard to the' ihosipie of Cf ! natr,,
and the means then used, we incline
triegeltir th!skt‘gold,74the•gmaz-ifter-•
preter and eivilizer,effected the mut
ter.
The Prince accompanied by his
suite, went down to Hebron. Tbey
found that the approaches to the
city. and the city, were already in pos
session of the Turkish military, and
a great display of more was made to
suppress any riotous demonstrations.
The party went directly to the
mosque,
and were admitted by the
Sheik of the mosque and conducted
into the principal court, where were
the Monumental structure to which
we have beforealluded. The descrip
tion of -these•by Mr. Stanley furnish.
es very little that is new. He in fact
confirms the brief account of Ali Bey,
heretofore 'Made public. The "tomb"
of Abraham is in a recessed room ap
poached through silver gates, while
the tomb of Sarah is opposite. Those
of the other patriarchs and their wives
are Scattered around, all of- the same
general form of Turkish to'dtbe, cover
ed with rich shawls and carpets. The
floor of the- court being reached by
steps, the Writer of the account thinks
that it is higher than the top of the
hill on the side of which the 'mosque
is built, and that the cave is therefore
actually under this floor. He is mis
taken however as to the height of the
hill, which ascends behind the mosque
far above its highest walls. It ap
pears however that the royal party
saw nothing of the cave. They were
shown a
in
hole, about eight inches
across in the 'wall near the tomb of
Abraham, said to look into the cave,
and, they were told that it. was many
hundred Sears since anything more
had,been El e'en of it, although there was
no reason to doubt that the cave re
' divined. there. But not, e'en the Sul
tan himself bould.be alloWed to enter.
The party .were convinced that no
other entrance to the cave exists. The
tradition was told them that 2,500
years ago a King penetrated the cave
in- some other way, and returned to
daylight blind, deaf, withered, and
crippled. With entire respect to the
royal- party, we thiek, they were de
ceived, and that an. entrance to this
portion of the inbsque, under the
platform, and possibly to the cave in
the rear, is known, and hag bean used
quite lately. -
It-Eieemw to be the opinion of Dr.
Roiien, and 111. r. Stanley, and the oth.:
er gentlemen accompanying the party
that the tombs on the platfcirin are
erected over the spot where the early
Christian or Jewish tradition placed
the sepulchre of the raver& pat'ria'rchs
and theirwives. On this theoiy they
auboiiirt for the fact that know and
Ileheeoa have tombs in the middle of
floor, cOntrary to Turki4h custom.
There Was an'amnsing
of the dbiental cnstoms in the titer
that- they were requested not to eliter
the elieliisures surrint riding the tr,mhe
;'or: the feivoLli::s. They i.v,rx
hidden to enter LiPaor lA'aith, '616 reit -
50n at:signed'.*ina.—that, hzette,
a jealons..itiel- vindieti7e
amid it. wit:: 1:111g014; t.o fix.,iiz,n-rxi ,
Abraham would
affront hut, they; wink! not ri U 56 Li.
Lome's plod initilre.
The result of the visit, thouzfi tai;
' emit being what *e bad hoped, is to
lktffAiren ea dtiqdfiiiily a o gabi to our
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if" the postage is not paid in advance, rates are dotibled.
knowledge, and we shall lock for Dr,
Rosen's plans and account with great
interest- The party had no doubt of
the primitive character of the build
ing itself, and they alai) supposed the
evidence clear that it was a Christian.
church in early times.—Jotrival of
Commerce.
PERSONAL-
MAJOR GENERAL JOHN POPE, who
has lately been complimented by his
Government is comparatively a young
man yet, having been born March 10,
1823, in Kentucky "(accOrding 'to the
official register) though appointed a
cadet from Illinois. His father was
- United States D:etrict Judge of Illi
nois for many years. The eon grad
uated at West Point in 1842 as Sec
and Lieutenant of Topographical En
gineers. In August, 1846, be joined
General Taylor's army in Mexico,
during its advance on Illonterey, and
was breveted First Lieutenant "for
gallant and meritorious conduct" in
that battle. As First Lieutenant be
marched with b is coilipanions through
the malariaus regions of Central M.eX
ico, and was, an active participant in
the severely fonght and dearly bought
battle of Buena Vista, where he was
again breveted Captain "for
.highly
gallant and meritorious conduct"—
For his gallantry in this engagement,
and other distinguished services dim
ing the war, he was also presented
with a magnficentaword by the State
of Illinois. From 1849 to 1858, he
was engaged in various engineering
and exploring expeditions, receiving
the marked commendations of the
War Department, and winning an
honorable reputation at home and
abroad for his scientific researches.—
I n 1859 he married a daughter of Hon.
V. B. Horton, of Ohio.
At the breaking out of the rebellion,
President Lincoln nominated him as
Brigadier General at the time of the
call for three years volunteers, and
he was stationed in Northern Missou
ri. Since then his career 'has been
well known. His. system of breaking
up the guerrillas first showed hiis or
capzicity. His capture o f
nearly 2000 rebel recruits in M
demonstrated his remarkrble celerity;
while his glorious success at Island
N . 10 revealed a combination of mil
itary qualities rarely eaualed. To
this man the army of Virginia is
nun astl t i2;i:ecl, and the country will
(dace i;npticit reliance in WS military
jurlginent. vigilance, skill and indom
itable. energy.
Rufus kin„ who takes Pre
mct's command, is a newspaper man,
but not a. newspaper General—for:be
educated himself in hard study anti
good service at West. Point, to itni-ir
something of the trade lie is now in.
He entered the. military Academy as
a cadet in the year 1,520, and gradu
ated on
,the 30th of June, 1833, stand
ing No. 4in his class. On the Ist of
July, 1833, lie was appointed a brevet
Second bientenant of the Corps of
Engineerii, .a.nd resigned the .service
September 30, 1836. Froth :1836 to
1838, be %Ives Assistant. _Engineer of
the New York and Erie Railroad, and
from 18391.9 1843 occupied the posi
tion of Adjutant. Geeeral,of the State
of New York. Froth 1841 to 1845 he
Was the associate editor of the Albany
JoUrnal, after which he became the
editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel.—
When this Administration came in,
it gave him the mission to Rome;
:but, true to West Point, he gave up
liChVr and ease in the linpeilel
to serve his country on the field.. 3e
to the son,of Charles King, Of Colum
bia. Colle ge, and grandson of Rufus
King, (onceSena.torfrothNeW York-)
GEN. "STONEWALL" JACKSON. This
noted rebel chief is everywhere de
scribed as a "slow man" intellectual
ly, even dull. Some say he was a te
dious professor, and agree tfait he has
a creeping look. And . yet, ifask
them now what they. mean by that,
they say they do not know; "all they
do know is that he is as obstinate as
a mble„ and phickj , as a bull dog,"
which means just nothing of a man
whose prime quality is celerity,quick
conclusions, and startling execution;
who, as a soldier, is as rapid as he is
wary, abounding in surprises, brave
almost to rashness; and inventive al
most to rorhance.
As for his outer man, he looks at,
least seven years older than he
ia—
(his age is 3 . 0--Me height about five
feet ten inches; his figure thick set,
square shouldered and decidedly clum
sy; his gait very awkward, stooping
and with long strides. He (Ann
walks with hie head - somewhat on
one side, and his eyes fixed upon the
ground, imparting to his appearance
that abstracted quality which young
ladies describe as "abs6nt-minded."—
A lady who hai kno*n him long and
well, has -told me that she never saw
him on horseback without lauprhing—
short stirriips. k n Beg cramped up, heels
stuck out behind, and chin on his
breast—a most unmilita y phenoine
non. In society he is quiet, bet cheer
ful ; not loquacious, but intelligent
and shrewd ; in religion, the .bluest
kind of a Presbyterian. and extreme
ly- 'strict in hie eh urvo nos ,, rvances
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