aAXSVAWO UVlk \h r y OV | to: fcßfeudW 3a Iftucu-aJji Jtflol Ji! ; ijj pair I j„. j "! ''>-7 . . rH! * - , THE BRADFORD REPORTER. {H C OULLAR PER ANNUM invariably in advance. TOWANDA: Thursday Morning, April 10, 1362. Stlecteb ioetrg. WHO ARE THE BRAVE? Who are the brave! Sure not alone, *hoe who, with nerve undaunted, stand And beat the rebel foeniau back With mauly strength and steady hand. jfot those who, by ambition led. Toil up the rujgcd steeps of fame, Crashing beneath their iron w.!l jor, health, and peace, to gain a uarne. Sot he who, on the rolling main. Trusts to the treach'rous plank his li.e, gsres to the storm his naked breast, And dares the elements to strife. 'M.d humbler scenes than these we find A heroism uoblcr far Than ever led the volunteer To tread the gory path of war. The widow, silent, sad, and lone, Waked to a sense ot dutious joy, Gives to her country all she has, Her only child, her darling boy. The nurse, forgetful all of self, o'er the racking couch of pain ; Inhaling foul contagion breath. Sue bids the sufferer live again. The wife who sends her loved one forth. With cheering smiles her grief concealed, Shows courage true as tl at which nerves lier husband on the battle field. He is a hero true who fights lafe's battle with unconquered will; Wiib resignation takes, and iirps, IPs mingled share of good and ill. Who are the brave? Sure not alone Those who. with nerve undaunted, stand And beat the rebel foemcn bark. Those traitors to their native hnd. StlttlD ftxltji Poulailler, the Robber. A Breton legend asserted that the devil ai'o cd I'oumiller from the hour of I is birih When a K>v is born under auspices which ieaAb.s parents to suppose that, while the lod.-i part of him is safe t houie, the spir.t ut par, vs >u'jcted to a course of infernal • .jin a er<-. what are his father ai.d luo'.'ur to do with him? Tney must do the t f>t 'tv can—which was exact ly w'hat Pou t-i a'.d Lis wife did wiili the hero of this t'.JI v, Iu the first place, they had him christened ♦tai.tiv. It was observed with horror that ..5 infant face was distorted with gr.maces *:: d iliat his iuf.wit voice roar.d with pre'er natural lustiness of tone the wont lit the priest touched hut). "He WOW*t learn SI V' lung," tani the master, vvln-n he was oid enough to iO to school. " thrash him," =a.d Poulailler and the master thrashed him "He won't cvne to h's li st communion.'' said the priest. " Tivra v b kit*. >aiil Ponliiaef—and the pi it at tbradied biiu The farmers' orchirjs wre roMitJ : the neighbor.ng ra .bit wane s were depO.Kilaled ; iioea was stolen from the gar j.us ai. 1 nets were torn on the beach. "The deuce t ike Poulailler'* boy !" was the general i v " The deuce lias got him," was Poa'.uil ,.r's ai.swtf. " And y t he is a nice looking si i M idame P ulailtcr. And he was '.i as >"rong, us ban L >uie a young fel low i- :■ >o!d he siH-n in aIT Franco. "Let us pr*t a.m, said MsdutDe ' onlailier. Let asa him," said lier tiusbaud " Oar sou o been thrashed till all the sticks in the [vngfiborhood are br.ken," pleaded in- m< tier. I We will try him with the rope's end uext," •.tor ted his father ; " he sh*l! go to sea und tr ia an atmosphere of thrashing Our son .ill be a cabin boy." It was all one to Pou -r Junior —he knew as well a< Ins father mc- Ii >d adopted him—he cared for no earth- P discipline—and a cabtu boy he became at Pa years old. A' er two years of the rope's end (uppliid .. !e t ff-ettially) the subject of thrs memoir Ded his captain, aud ran away in an ling •j port. Loudon became the next sccue of -; *iv C 'itures. At twelve years o'.d tie per i-.1-d sxiietv in the Metropolis that he was : rsaken natural son of a French duke.— L sb benevolence, after blindly providing for ti lor four years, opened its eyes and lonnd a oot a'. t!w age of sixteen .; upon which he ft- t-i to France, aud eutered the airuy in '• r cipa:itv of drummer At eighteen he de itrted, arid-had a turn with the gipsies. He '■.4 Lrtunes, be conjured, he danced on I fie • be acted, he *old quack medicines, ie altered h's mind again und returned to the -•my Here be fell iu love with thevivandier -l-e new regiment. The sergeant-major of tie eoffljwny, touched ly the same amiable " S "fs>, naturally resented his attentions to e Poulailler (perh- ps uiju-tifiab.'y) !L-c i hv boxing his i fFccr's ears.— '> Pi'n!ai!!er' blade through the tender irt o f t'ie sergeant-ruijor. The frontier was c j*e at tiwud. i'oulailler ioed his swort' and <-w*dit brctence of death was recorded agair.st him ;> absence. When society has condemned • s a ;f *e are men of ai.y spirit, how can r * returu the compliment? By condemning •ttetj to keep us aiire, or, in other ord<, by right an left for a hriug. PouUiiler's ; ; *as now accomplished. He was pick -tit to be the gre&te>t thief of his age ; ami I ** F*te summoned lum to Hs place in the ; d lie stepped forward a:d took it. They showed snch novelty of combination, r c-tr.-tg, such dexterity, and e*eu iu his ~- s, homicidal moments, such ir.*e>istible gai ' -5 good hutnor, that a band of cougenial •V.j gathered about him in no lime. "a a Monday io the wek he had stopped ••'he highway, and robbed of al! bis *laa hies end all his papers, an Ilalian noblemsn— the Marquis Petrucci, of Sienna. On Tuesday, he was ready for another stroke of business.— Posted on the top of a steep bill, he watched the road which wound up to the summit on one side, while his tollowers were ensconced on the road which led down from it on the other. The prize expected iu this case, was the travelling carriage (with a large sum ol monev on the inside) of the Baron de Klrber gen. Before long Poulailler discerned the car riage afar off, at the bottom of the hill, and in advance of it, ascending the eminence, two ladies on foot. They were the B.iron's daugh ters — Wilbeluiina. a fair beauty ; Frederica, a brunette—both lovely, both accomplished, both susceptible, both young. Poul idler sauntered down the lit 11 to meet the fasciuat ing travellers, lie looked, bowed, introduced himself, ai.d fell in love with Wiihelmina on the soot Both the charming girls acknowleded, in the most artless manner, that confinement to the carriage had given them the fidgets, and that they were walking up the hill to try the remedy of a gentle exercise. Pouladler's htart was touched, and his generosity to the sex was roused iu the nick of time. With a polite apology to the young ladies, he ran back by a short cut to where his men were posted. " Gentlemen !" cried the geru roas thief, "in the charming name of Wiihelmina de KirKrgen, I charge you all, let the Baron's carnage pass free." The baud was not sus cepMble—the band demurred Puulailler knew them. lie had appealed to their hearts in vain—he now a; pealed to their pockets " U' iitlem n !" lie resumed, " excuse my mo meiiiury misconcept'on of your sentiments.— Here is my one half share of the Marquis Petrueci's property. It 1 divide it among you, will you let ihe carriage pass free The t.ana ktiew the value of money, and accepted the terrus Poulailler ru-hed hack up tin hill, and arrived at the top just in time to hand the voung ladies into the carriage "Charming inan !"said t'-e wliltc M'ilheliuina to the brown Frederica, as they drove off Innocent ronl ! what would she have said if she had Uuown that her personal attractions had s ved her lather's profierty ? Was she ever to see the cnarniing man again ? Yes : she was too see Irim the next iia>—und, more than that. Fate was hereafter to ln.k her fast to the robber's life and tbe robber's doom. Confiding the direction of the band to his first in utenaiits, Poulailler followed tiie car riage on Imrsetrnek. and a c rtained tin* place of ttie Baroc's residence that The text m .ruing a su: ciLlv dressed stranger knocked at the door. " What name, sir?" said the servant "The M iiqnis Petrucci. of Sienna," iiq.litd Pouleiller " How are tiie young ladies efttr their journey ?" Tne Marquis was shewn in, and introduced to the Baron. The B >ron w is naturally delighted to receive a brother noblem an—Miss Wiihelmina was modestly l.spy te >ee the charming rain again Mi?s F red erica vos affe.'i i-mately pleased on her sistei's i.ccoiiiit. Not being ola d sposi ion to lose time where his affections were concerned, 1' m!ai!lcr expressed his sentiments to the be -1 ived object that evening The next morning he it ad an interview with the Baron, at which he produced the papers proving him to be the Mirquis. N ithn.g c >e:d be mcre€atisfasib|e !" said the servant; "his lordship ia now iu the house." 4 Show me in, seroundrel, cried the vi.-itor. The servant subm '.ted, and rite two Marquises siood face to face. Pon iailier's eouip urc was not shaken in the leu.t; ho bad eoure tir-r to the house, and be had got the pajer-. " You are the villain who robbed ine!'" ci led the true Petrucci. " You ure drunk, mad, or aa impostor,'' letorted tiie false Pe trucci "Send to Florence, where I aru k iowii," exclatnied one of the M irquises, aposttopliiziuz tiie Bnoil " Send to Florence tv ail means," echoed the other, addressing himself to the Baron also. "Gentlemen," re pi eti tho noble Knbergcn, "I will do myself ihe honor to uke your advice j"aud sent 10 Florel.ee accordingly. Before the uitsseng.r had advanced ten n ties 0:1 his j inrney Ponluilier baJ said two words ID private lo the sirscaptibie \V ilhelmi iii), and llie pair eloj>eoisoued," he observed; aud one scratch with it, my dear Sir, would be the death of you." With Unse words, Pou lailler gagged the lieutenant ot police, bound liiiu to bis chair with the rose colored cord, lightened ins wilting de>k of one thousand pis ton's. "i'ii take the money down, instead of taking the place in the office which you kind ly offer," said Poulailler. " Don't trouble your so if to see me to the door. Good morning I A few weeks later, while Monsieur Herault was still the popuiar subject of ridicule throughout Paris, bn-:uess look Poulailler on the load to L.iie and Cauibrai. Tiie o ,y in side passenger iu the coach besides himself was , the uu rabie Dean Pot er, ol Brussels. Tney fell into iu.'k oii the one interesting subject Ol ; the time —not ihe weather, but Poulailler. — " It's a disgrace, S.r, to the police," Said the Dean, " that such a uiis reant is still at large. 1 shall be ittuniii.g to Palis by this road, iu ten days' time, and I shad can on Monsieur Herault to suggest a plan of my own for catching the scoundrel. " May 1 u.-k what it is?" sa.i Poulailler. "Excuse me," replied ttie Dean, "von urea stranaer, S.r—ami, uioreovL l w.sh to keep tiie merit ot suggest ing ihe plan to myself.' "Do you think the lienienaut of police will see you asked Pou i-.iii.er ; " he is not accessible to strangers since the miscreant you speak ot played Inm thai trick at bis uw u bivakiast table." "He will see D an PotUr, of Brussels," was the reply, dt i;\erev one of Poulailler's baud, woo offered htuiself as King's evidence, in the hope of obtaining a pardon. The let ter stated that tiie venerable Dean Po.'.tr had been waylaid and murdered by Poulailler, and that the reLL.r, with his customary aa duc.ty, was about to reenter Paris by the Lisle (.ouch the next day, disguised in the Dean's own clothes, and furnished with the Dean's own papers. Monsieur Herault took h.s piccaul ous Without losing a lu j.u-nt Picked ui'-n were stationed, with their orders, at the furrier through which coach must p. 81 to enter Palis ; w i.ile the lieutenant of tho polieoe waifeei at liis ofiiee, iu the company of two Fiench geutlcuieu who could sp.uk to the Dean's i leu i'.y.iu the event of Poulailler's impudently persisting in the as sumption of Ins victim's name. At the op pointed hour the coach upjwarid, aud out of u got a man in the Dean's custume He was arrested iu spite et his protestations : the pa pt rs of the murdered Potter were found on him, and lie w as dragged off to the police office in triumph. The door opened, and the posse eocmatus entered with the prisoner. lustaul- ly ihe two witnesses burst oat with a try of recognition, arid indignantly on the lieuteuaut of |mi ice. " G-'acious Heaven, Sir, what have you done ?"' they exclaimed in horror ; " this is net Poulailler—here is our vein ruble friend; here is the Dean himself ?" At thu same mo ment u servant entered with a letter. " Dean Potter. To the care of Monsieur Herault, L'eiilei.aat of IV.' ce.' The letter was exp e-s --ed i 1 tbt.-e words : '• Yenerable Sir, — Profit bv the lesson I have given you. Be a Chr s tiau for the ftr.ure, and never again try to in jure a man uaies- ho tries to iajarc you. En iirel/ yours, Poola ller." Tuese facts of cool audacity were matched by others, in which his generosity to the sex asserttd itself as magnanimously as ever. Hearing, day, that large sa lis of money were kept in the house of a great ladv, one Madame de Brieune,whose door was guarded, in anticipation of a v.sit from it e faioo :s thief, bv x poner of approved irust-wortbiuess aud courage, Poaiailier undertook to rob her in *pite of her precautions, and succeeded. With a stout pair of leather straps and buckles in his pocket, aud with two of his band, disguised as a cotchmuu and footiaan.be followed Mad ami; de Brienne one night to the theatre. Just before the close of the perioaiancc the iudy's coachman and footman were tempted away for live minutes by Ponlailler's disguised sub ordinates to have a glass of wine. No attempt was made to detain them, or to drug their liq nor. Bar, in their absence, PoulaiHer had slipped under the carriage,had hnng his leath er straps round the pole—one to hold by, and one to support his feet —and, with these sim ple prepara ions, was now ready to await lor events. M idatne de Brienne entered the carriage—lite .ootman got up behind—Pou laiHer hang himself boruoatally onder the pole, and ws driving home with them, under these singular circumstances. He was strong enough to k-ep his position, after the carriage had tieen taken into the coach house ; and he only left it when the doors were lockea for the niiht. Provided with food beforehand, he waned patiently, hidden in the coach-house, for two day* and nights, watching his opportu nity of getting into Madame de Bricane's boudoir Ou the third uight the lady went to a grand I bill —the servants relaied in tbeir vigifaocc 44 REGARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FROM ANY QUARTER." while he" back was turned—and Foulailler slipped into the room. He found two thous and louis d'ors, which was nothing like the suui he expected ; and a pocket-book, w kich he took away with him to open at borne. It contained some stock-warreuts for a compara tively trifliug amount. Poulailler was far too well off to care about taking them, aud far too polite, where a lady was concerned, not to send them back again, under those circum stauces. Accordingly, Madame de Brieone received her warrants with a uote of upclogy from the polite thief. "Pray excuse my visit to your charming boudoir," wrote Poulailler, " iu consideration of the false reports of your wealth, which alone iuduced me to enter it If 1 had of knowu what your pecuniary cir cumstances really were, ou the honor of a gen tleman, Madame, I should have been incapa ble of robbing you I can not return your two thousand louis d'ors by post, as I return your warrants. But if you ure at ail pressed tor money in future, I shall be proud to us'sist so distinguished a ladv by ieudiug her, from nay own ample resources, double the sum of which I regret to have deprived her on the present occasion." On another occasion Poulailler was out one night taking the air aud watching his oppor tunities ou the roofs of his houses, a member of the bautilUbeiug posted in the street beiow to assist luiu iu case of necessity. While iu this position, sobs aud groans proceeded from an open back garret window caught his ear.— A parapet before the window, which ena bled him to cliai'i down auJ look iu. Starv ing children surrounding u helpless mother, and clamoring fur food, was thu picture that •net h s eye. Tae moih :r wus young aud bc-au'iful ; and Pouloilier's btiLd impulsively clutched his purse, as a uecessary consequence Before the charitable tbh-f could enter by the window u cjiu rushed in by the door, wiik a face uf horror, ai.d ca>t a handful of gold into the lovely mother's lap. "My honor i> iron?,' he cried, "but our ch Idren arc saved ! L.sten to ci: cuiu.-tances. I met a man iu the street below ; he was tall and thin ; he bad a green patch over one eye; he was looking up suspi ciously ut this house, apparently waiting for somebody. I liiouMit of you— l thought of the children—l 6ciz:d the su.-picious stranger by ihe collar. Terror overwhelmed him on tiie spot. ' T ike my watch, my niouey, and my two valuable suuff i>ox> s,' he said ' but spare my life.' I took them'' " Xoble hearted mau !"'cried Pouiailler, appearing at the window. The husband starte . ; the w.'c screamed ; the children hid them>elves. "Let me entreat you to be composed," continued Pouliailer. " Sir, I enter on the scene lor the p-opose of soothing your uneasy condition. — From jour vivid je-criptiou I recognizo the man whose property is now in your w.ij's lap. Re-utae your mental trauqudity You have robbed a robber—iu other words, you have vindicated society. Accept my congratu'ia lions on your restored innocence. The misra ble coward whose collar you seized is one of Poulailler's band. He has io.-t his stolen pri ; u'ty as the lit puuiaiunent for his u -grace ;u want of spirit " " Who are vou ?" ex claimed the husband. "I am Poulailler," re plied the ..lustrums m:.n with the simplicity of an ancient hero. " Take this purae, and set up iu business with the contents. There i a prejudice, sir, in favor of honesty. Give that prejudice a chance. Tuere was a time when I felt it myself ; I regret to fell it no longer. L'ndvr all varieties of uii>fortuue an honest man has his consolation still left. Where is it lelt ? Here!" He struck his hes.rt--and the lumily feci on their knees before him.— " Benefactor of your species cried the hus baa J, " how can I show my gra ituic ?'— " You can permit me to kiss the nan! of Madame," answered Poaiai ler. Madame start ed to her feet and embraced tuc generous stranger. " What else can Ido V exclaimed this lovely woman, eagerly, " oh. Heaven ! what else ?" " You can beg yoar husband to iight tne down stairs," tepiitu Foulailler.— He spok, pressed the r hauds, dropped a gen erous tear, and departed The last auecdole closes the record of Poo Iti ler s career in ParD. The lighter and more agreeaiile aspects of that career have hitherto beeu designedly presented in discreet remem brance of the contrast which the tragic side of the picture must now present. Comedy and Sentiments twin sisters of French extraction, farewell. Horror eaters uext oa the aUge.aufl enters welcomed. Tne nature of Poul&iiler'a more serious achievement* in the art of robbery inuy be real iz j d by reference fo oae terrible fact. In the police records of the period m.re thaa oae hu idr;d and Sity men and woman are reconed up as haviug met their deaths at the hands of Poulailler ai.d his band. It was not the practice of this formidable robber to take life as well as property, unless life happened to stand directly iu his way ; in which case he immediately swept off the obstacle without .hesitation and without remorso. His deadly determination to rob, which was thus frit by the population in general, was ma ched by his deaoly deiermiuatijn to be obeyed, which was felt by his followers iu particular. Oae of the : r rummer, for example, having withdraw from his allegiance, and having afterward at tempted to betray his leader, was tracked to lis litding place ID a cellar, AND was there wail ed up alive. To attempt the arrest of such a man as this by tampering with his followers was impossi ! ble. If he h<*d unconsciously paved the way I to his own capture, first by eloping with Mad i e moist lie Wnhelmiua de K.rbergen, and sec ondly by maltreating ber.it is more than donbt | ful whether the long arm of the law would tv er have reachec far enough to fasten its grasp on hun. As it was, the extremes of love and hatred mei at last in the bosom of the devoted Wilbclmina ; and the vengeance of a neglect ed wonan accomplished what the whole police force of Paris had been powerless to achieve. Poulailler, t.erer facosfor the constancy of his attachments, had wearied at an earlv peri od of the companion of his flight from Ger o-acy—bat Wilbelmiaa was one of those woo es wboaa affections,ooe aroawd will not take no for an answer. She persisted 4 in attaching herself to a man who had ceased to love her. Poulai ier's patience became exhausted ; he tried twice to rid himself of his unhappy mis tress —ouee by the knife aud once by poison —aud failed on both occasions. For the third and last time, byway of attempting an experiment of another kind, he established a rival to drive the German woman out of the house. From that moment his fate was sealed- Maddened Ly jealous rage, Wiihelmina cast tbo las; fragments of her fondness to the winds. She secretly communicated with the police-- and Poulailler met his doom. A uight wa9 appointed with the authorities aud the robber was invited by bis discarded mistress to a farewell iuterview. His contempt uous confidence in her fidelity reudered him careless of his customary precaution. He ac cepted the appointment ; and the two supped together, ou the understanding that tbey were henceforth to be friends, and nothing more.— Towards the close of the meal Poulaiiier was startled by a ghastly change iu the face of his companion. " What is wrong with you ?" he asked. " A mere trifle," she auswered, looking at her glass of wiue. " I can't be p loviug you stii!,badly as you hure treated me. Foa are a dead man, PauJailler—and I shall not survive you." Tan robber started to Lis feet, aud seized a knife ou the table. " You have poisoued ine !" ha exclaimed. " No," she replied. "Poison is my ven geance on mvselt —not tny vengeaDce on you. You will rise from this table as you sat down to it. But your evening will be finished iu prison ; aud your life will be ended ou the Wheel. As she spoke tlie words the Joor was burst open by the police, and Poulailier was secured. Tfte same night the poison did its fatal work ; and Js mistress made atonement with her life for the first aud last act of treachery which had revenged her ou the man she loved. Oaee sately lodged iu the bauds of justice, the robber tried to caiu time to escape iu by promising to make important disclosures.— Toe manoeuvre availed him nothing. Iu those days the Laws or the Laud baJ not yet made acquaintance with the Laws of Humanity.— Poulailier was put to the torture—was suffer ed to recover—was publicly brokeu ou the \V L<_ e I—a id was taken off it a! r.- o bacast into a olazing fire. By those murderous means Society rid itsell of a murderous mau, and the idlers ou the Boulevards took their eveuiug stroll agaiu iu recovered security. Hoits AND WIFE OX SATURDAY. — Happy is the man w ho has a little Lome aud a littie au gel iu it ou a Saturday night. A house, no matter how small, provided it will hoid two or so—no matter Low it is furnished, provided there is hope in it ; let the winds blow—close the curtains ! What if they are calico, or plain, without border or tassel, or any such thing? Let the rain come down —heap up the fire. No mat ter if you have no candle to bless yourself with for what a beautiful light plowing coals make, reddening, clouding, sheding sunset rudience through the little room ; just enough to talk by ; not loud, as iu the highways ; not rapid as in the hurrying world—but softly, slowly, whisperiugly, with pauses between them, for the storm without and the thoughts wilbio to ti;! up. Then wheel the sofa rouad before tie fire— no matter if the sofa is a settee, and uacush ioned at that—if so, may it be jast long enough for two, or say two ai.a a little one.— How sweet the music of stiver bells from tima to time, falls on the listening ear then. How mouufuily swells the chim.s cf " the days that are no more." Under these circnmstances, and at such a time, one cuu get at least sixty-nine and a half miles nearer " kingdom come" than any ether point iu this world laid down in " Malt Brua." STRONG ARGUMENT VS. STRONG BUTTER.— ' Why is it my sou, that when you drop your bread aud butter it is always the Latter side down V' " I don't knew. It hadn't orler, bad it ? The strongest side ought to be up, aud this is the strongest butter 1 have ever seen." " Hush up ; i.'s some of your aunt's churn- 1 iog." " Did she churn it ? the great lazy thing." " What, your aunt ?" " No, this here butter To make that poor old woman chcra it, when its strong enough to churn itself." " Hush, Zeb. I've eat a great deal worse in the most aristocratic houses." " Well, people of rank onght to eat it." " Why people of rank ?" " Cause it's rank butter." " You varmint you ! what makes yoa talk so smart f" " Cause the batter has taken the skia off my tongue.' " Zeb, doa't lie ! I can't throw away the butter." " 1 11 tell you, ma. what I would do with it. Keep it to draw blisters. Yoa ought to see the files keel ever es 60oa as they touch it." " Zeb, doa't aggregate ; but here is a quar ter, go to the store aud buy a poaod of fresh batter." ? fgr An Englishman and Yankee being in a promiscoous company, the latter was so reach strack with some bold air sang by the former, that he asked the name of it. ' Oh, nothing but the tune the old cow died on,' was the response The'YarTkee struck np Yankee doodle. * What is that V asked his companion. ' That is the tune old bull died on I' was the prompt reply. No farther questions were asked. ty Good nature, like a bee, collects its honey from every herb. 11l natare, like a spider, socks pofsoc from tbe sweetest flower VOL. XXII. KTO. 45. Atrocities of tlie Indian*!. Ad eye witness of tbe battle of Pea Ridge writes as follows i Tbe Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek s.nd Semi nole Indians, of whom some three thousand were engaged iu the battle, under tbe command of Col. Albert Pike, a Northern man, who de serves, and will doubtless receive, eternal infa my from his efforts to induce a horde of sava ges to butcher brave men who had taken up arms to prevent the subversion of the Re public—repeated tbe outrages open civilized warfare, aud the shocking barbarities with which our early history has made us familiar. Scalpiog and robbing were, us of yore, their favorite pastime. Tbey plundered every wound ed, dying aud dead Unionist tbey could had, and very frequently murdered those they dis covered so badly hurt as to be incapable of of fering resistance. Thesavajes indeed seemed demonized, and it is said the Rebels did everything in their power to excite them to frenzy, giving them large quantities of whisky and gunpowder a few minutes previous to the commence of hos tilities. The appearance of some of the besotted sa vages was fearful. They lost their sense of caution aud fear, aed ran with long knives against large odds, and fell pierced by dozens of bullets. With bloody hands and garments, with glittering eyes and horrid scowls, they rag ed about the held with terrible yells, aud so often frightened some of our soldiers for a few secouds as to escape the fate that saould have befallen every one of tiieir number. It appears the Rebels suffered from their abonginai associates nearly as much as the Unionists themselves, and in a manner they could have least expected. The Secessionists overcharged their dusky machines, and when they were fired, the truly guilty suffered from the recoil. Tbe Indians iu the midst of the excitement and under the stimulous of their burning pota tions became frenzied, lost to every sense but that of slaughter. Frieud and foe were alike to them ; tbey fired at the nearest mark, aid their long knives indiscriminately fell upon all within their reach. For more than twelve hours they con tinued this impartial warfare, killing and wounding more of the Missouri and Arkansas troops, it is believed, that they did of ours. On Saturday morning a body of 300 or 400 Indians were discovered on the north side of Sugar Creek, below the curve of a hill, firing from thick clusters of a post-oaks into three or four companies of Arkansas soldiers, march ing iu McCulloch's Division toward the upper part of the ridge. The Major of the battalion seeiDg this, haiiowed cut to them that they were firing upon their own friends, and placed his white handkerchief on his sword and waved it iu the air. The Indians either did not see or did not care for tbe symbol of truee ; but poured two volic-ys, into the Arkansas killing among oth ers the Major himself. Tae presumption then was that the Cheiokees had tcrned traitors, i and the secessiou soldiers were immediately ; £ uered to charge upon them. They did so, and for an Lour a terrible fight ensued among the oaks between them and tbeir late savage allies ia which it is stated some 250 were kill ed and wounded on both sides. The Indians suffered severely, as they were driven trorn their hiding places, aud shot and butchered without mlrey A person who witnessed this part of the fight says it was the most bloody and desperate that occurred on tbe field—be ing conducted with tbe most reckless and bru tal energy by the two parties, (ff whom it wo'd be difficult to say which was the mere barbcr- OQ3. DT-RERATION, NOT CounAGß.—-Plntareh re lates an anecdote of a soldier of Aniigoons, remarkable for bravery, bat vtl* bad an au heakhy appearance. On a Ct sut of bia cour age, Actigorus put bi / a charge of his owa phjsici&D, who succeed in coring the disease j but the character l be soldier became entire ly changed, be no longer exhibited bia former br^ Cl 7- This being observed, and the reason &*ked, be said that be was made lew boXi by being relieved from misery, oy which bis life was made hateful to bim. The story mav be fabulous, but something analogous has doubtless fallen under the observation of every one. The bold and adventurous are geoerally tlose who have suffering- of raind or body.— 0 :r thoughts revert to Wolf?, wasted and al most dying with dysentery at the time of hit desperate bat successful attack upoa Quebec ; to Nelson, at Trafalgar, mutilated in former encounters with the enemy, having bat a sia gie arm and eye, and now seeking only for a glorious death. AN* ERRRAORMSART CASS—A correspond ent of a Boston paper, describing the ceupa tion of the rebel batteries at Cockpit Point, says : " Among the meu left behind by the rebels, was ore who c'aimed to be a Union man, and that because he refused to accompany tbem to Richmond, they bad threatened to handcuff him, when he deliberately took out a raiof and cut bis tbroat. This necessitated his being left; and having been called apen by onr As sistant Surgeon, Dr. Monroe, he freely told too circimstanbes to him, claiming to be a Union mm, and entitled to Union protection Thousands are willing to cat the throat# of ! their enemies for the Union, but very few, we imagine, carry their attaefcmeut so far as to 1 cut their own'. Tne man, with good care, will undoubtedly recover." pgp" A fine ould Irish gentleman,"at Lynn, who did not oyrn a Sag, wishing to clebrata the Union victories, hong oat a bkte shirt and a white one, together " wii the oold woman'a red petticoat," saving, " Be jantre, I'll have the imblems otil any how tOT He's a wise asan who when be is well off, ran keap f&