ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE, TOWANDA: Thursday Morning, June 5, 1362. ©riginal KJoctrj. (For the Bradford Reporter.) OUR F L AU . the watch-fires brightly are gleaming, Along the Potomac to night; As many brave-hearted freemen, Are gathering there for the fight. Are gathering from every hearthstone, Are gathering from every cot ! Are gathering 'round the bright camp fire, To share a soldier's lot. Are garthcring from every hamlet, Many brave hearts, loyal and true- Are gath'ring rouud the oid standard, To fight fir the " Red, White and Blue." GOD bless those true-hearted-soldiers Who have gathered rouud it to-night; GOD bless that dear cause of freedom— The only true cause,and the right. Arid when the storm-clouds of hsfttle, Ilover darkly, drearily o'er ; May victory follow the eagles, Of the Stars and the Stripes, as of yore. Our Flag—that dearly loved banner, Arouud which our forefathers died ; Is freedom, for which they were slaughtered, To us, their decendauts denied ? Our Flag—Columbia's escutcheon. Which traitors at euspted to seize , We'd keep the galaxy unbroken. And fling thy bright folds to the breeze. Our Flag—like that glorious banner, Whose eagles o'er Austerlitz fletv— We'd rais* a like shout for thy glory : It was—" Vive le Red, IVkite a id JBltic FMITHFIEI.D, PA. 11. 311 ct! ci)&a Ic. (From The t iaciauati Commercial.) My Hospital Experience. hv A I-ADY. " What shall I do to pass* ir.v lime away ] pleasantly and useful ?" was the question I put to myself nfter the last " good by"' had 1 been spoken, the la.t kiss exchanged, and the j parting words of my husband hud died out o? j the now desolate room, leaving a Humoring! echo in :uy heart which sounded like desola i tiou. "It will never do to sit down idly, and brood is vain regret during his absence *, and surely, if he thought I should do nothing but pine and grieve for bun, it would add a heavi j er weight than now rests upon Ins mind, lor ! then two causes for trouble would rest upon j him. It is enough to feel that our dear coun- i try calls for him its her affliction, and GOD go | with hiiu in her cause. I slio'ild blu-h for : Inru if ho held aloof now, nor offered himself j in the full vigor and pniile o! his young life, ns ; a rhield against the arrows of destruction j which threaten her, and which Imve already j severed some of the brightest links which unit- ! ed our beloved nation. And while he has j gone forth,brave in defense of right and truth, i shall I sit down and cry like a inisrable, selfish j child, because it cannot have the toys it loves > best always in its inwid ? No, no. That will ' never do ! I should never claim to be a i daughter of my proud,beautiful mother, Airier- ] ica.il 1 could foi one moment bt guilty of such u selfish weakness.'' So ran my thoughts as I stood beside the window, listening to the last cia g and clatter of the bell on the boat which bore him away, ■Slowly it put off from the waif, and then "up to GOD went as deep and fervant a prayer as ever a wife breathed,for guidance and safety. Jlis hist kiss was still warm upon my lips—lns fast words ringing in my ears—and soon, per haps, that voice, with its loving tones, will be forever hushed, and the warm lips cold and mute, under the icy seal of death i iTet not for one moment would I have recalled him, even while I grew sick at heart, and a heavy dread strove to creep into my brain, driving away its usually hopeful and pleasing fan cies. "It is right and just," I murmered, as I turned away, " and GOD wII go with him. I know wliai I shall do. I shall go arid take care of the poor sick boys at the hospital " To think, with me, is to act. In a moment my bonnet and cloak were donned, and I was jou my way witti light heart. Are there any I I or sisters who will wonder how The zsiv'- 51 hearted, when I had just freak of the bridegiovnP, battle—pei Imps raged, he prudently held his peact 1 ■ I will the ceremony to proceed. A few words will explain the motives ot . ■bridegroom. When Louis XIV came back from his grea campaign To the Palatinate, he determined "U urate Ins son.wliose valor and daring in the wa had greatly pleased him,to oue -of the wealth} wards of the crown. He proposed the onion to the yoeng Du chess of Bdlicereoe, and found her lavorablj i iuclined. She had just come to court, having just emerged from the couvent where she bad com pitted her education. She had seen the young Count often,thong J I be had never designed to cast a glance upon I her. tihe knew he was brave and. noble, a end, she thought handsome. Tne bar sinister n in his escutcheon was no objection. She se ll cepted him. kf Unfortunately, Louis of Franche Compte, y *ho, like his father, wa* something of a rep | a "ie, would not accept her. I fl My son,'' said the King, " I have resolved 1 tf y° a B * ia " marry." , „ f . Ay worthy sire and most excellent father, I |, Y1 Ntwd the Couut, " I have resolved to do s f 1 nb® n He was not lo tbe babit Til el use for you yet, and in a few days you'll be P and ready to shoulder your musket ugaiu " Don't you think so ?" His eyes sparkled in their deep soek?ts, a momeutary flush ro-o to his pale cheek. " Oh, if I could only think so ! But l ' ie lime drags so slowly, and here I lie use*-' 83 , helpless, keeping those who could fight i ,va y to take care of me." "0, well.you needed a little rest any tay,' I suid cheerfully. " Now I want to do ome thing to cure you. Do you want your lace bathed ?" " Yes, if it is not to much trouble," h 6au l eagerly. " Not a bit. Now be easy, and I'll So| 3 fl Lave you Deling nicely." 1 got a basin of water, combs, b'shos, sponge and soap, and came back to hir- Bis large dark eyes rested with child-like feasare on my face, as I cheerfully bathed I s Dee and hands. He had grown so feeble l |at he could scarcely connect a sentence 'ithout pausing, and lay panting on bis pill> ;V fro:f the slightest exeition. After bathim his lace I took the comb and straightened out tbc snarled masses of long black liair h a > grew | thickly over his brow. I soon found thit ill- i ness hud made him childish, though I at G , started at his childish blunt! ess. " You're mighty party," he sai' suddarlf, and for a moment 1 did not kit-' what 5o , say, but then, J thought, " I nuijseem >•> him, poor fellow," and only sm lei in r!?pljb " What's your name ?" he utx' a keJ. "S replied. " You ain't mariicd, are you T " Yes, and my husband's gone to fightjas . vou did at Fort Donelsoti." " Oil,dear," he said fretfully, 'Dm so wf ?■ J What did you get married for ? Never iliud j I'll put a spider in his dumpling when 1 (get ! well " . .1 With the last word-, a niishevious light, broke over his face, and his hlak eyes twink led. I laughed merrily at him, and lie .-"sued to enjoy it hugely. Boor leiio - little eiwigh amusements he had. if he eo id aiuust liiui self at my expense, I would av e no >|>jec tlOllS. My next patient was an otphan boy.j tix teen years of age. Frank L 5- beiwiged to Dirge's sharpshooters, and aj braver lieart never beat in the hose.a of un/rtal thai that which throbbed in his. While bathing his face, I asked bin/what indue d hiiri to leave Ins home and friejida in Nebtai-ka, to come awuy aiiperil his 'lite at such an early age. If is reply is worthy to be written by that of the noble/ Nathan ila!e, who regretted having but " am lite tyOi'er to liis country." lie said : " /joined tife army liecanse 1 was young and string. 1 mve but one life, and that would I e worth mining to me if not offered to my comtry." i " Nutile buv ! How maiy more 'ijke him i have fallen willing sacrifice ! 'i*tie next day I carried a basket j apples I oranges, pies, tea, &c., tc the hospfal. A- j I went in,several of the li u lifted thtir heads j i and nodded pleasantly. ' " I'm glad you've cO'ie back," fiid ouf, | and another thought " itiooked so? (lomelipe j to see a woman amongst:hem." ! My " admirer" with tie black ejtf c laspc jmv ban I wheu I offered in orange, a>d kiiS:t j it gratefully. i I i "if 1 live," he .said, ' I'll elwnys jiuy GL'D ■ ;to bless you. If i die, I'll Wilt eh tier you ■ ! from Heaven." j " Door fellow ! I wonder, 1 frfn t'tat j I heaven to which ins sjirit has fioyfi, D ; | watching over me tonight usl jpen laese j i lines T ; Frankie's blue eyes preeted meitwth t glad i smile before I was near enough ■> su/ak to; ! him. When I wett operand a Jed >ow he, I felt, lie answered me cheerfully/ ssfing lie j j hoped to be ablesco.l to retunJo his regi ment, ' / j | I bathed Ills 'age,cave him a J'p *Thot tea, j | with some toast, and left him l-ephg sweet-j j ly. I I i Those who lave never vifitejf 'ln hospitals, I j cannot conceive of the wreft'litß omdition in ; j which tiie men are orciighijmji) tjem. 'liiatj j day twenty-eight were broJg't in from Fort : Donelson mid Savannah. xnd'jstiei objects I I never saw Their fages hndliaiil were stiff i with coal dust, and bonii/g wth fever. I heir ! hair long and mat'.ec'i Ldird ijeut aud full of j dirt. It vvp.Sa serions tvskAo p.! iifpt rendering j them confortabie, liti'il did shrink from | it. On he contrarf, J felt ff'Ved at mv in | ability h serve norl tfati owl' a time. Oh j ; ! liow I Imged for the purer fwtir some of m; j ; i own sei, who ir. I'.ilt nwn ptscd the days iI , j though less idleness t< actioij if only for di , | hour, to assist in Ifiming tise poor suffer/- ( |to acrmfortafcie (yndticn. } I Frcm moriinpytitlnoon, IfOiiid faithfully, ; * .'rom my Inltrt md thnftfiv for the in)- doc! 3'iitflie ttere. I went home anji i " veejng ti ed, wailed to lie dowk i , exclaim then I liad rfrunsed to briu{ i i She pa.. bf\s in thi afternoon, and i ed her braiu'-fled till I bid clone sc i While she id rest aiy time, whih ( what the Dub. t" -. f id Lver, perhajs , One night, abont dghey could mt riage, the Duke, plainly at. a cloak, roamed through the -^aii, Autouie, as was his wout, in d i turet. i As he tarncd the corner of one of In row lanes that intersected that quartei I period, a piercing shriek burst upon his ear, naingled with suffocating cries for assistance. The Duke's sword was out in an instant He was brave to rashness. Without a mo ment's thonght he plunged into the lane. He beheld a female straggling to tbe grasp of a man. • . The roan ffed precipitately at bis approach, and the girl sank into h'ts arms, convulsively exclaimed: — " Save me, oh, eave me 1' The Dake shoatbed hte sword aod endeav ored to calm bw fears PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., ST E. 0. GOODRICH. i " V'hy, Fronkie, what is the matter ?" I asked bending over him. " ()h, yon have come ! I did wish for yon eo much. Oh,l shall die, and I wanted some- j body by who seemed to care for me a little.— ; You do like me, don't you,dear Mrs. S ? Yow've been so kind to me. Oh ! this pain ! j I cirn't stand it long !" Ilis hands grasped mine nervously, and eve- ! ry fibre of his frame quivered with pain. I ■ saw that the dews of death were standing thickly already, on the broad, beautiful fore head over which the fair hair clustered so pret tilv, and my eyes filled with tears of sorrow deeper than words can express I stooped to kiss him, and a glad cry escaped the poor t.'ue lips of the dying boy. " Oh, kiss me again, won't you? That is like my sister. Do kiss me once more ; I feel better. Oh, I wouldn't mind to die if my sis ters were here to tell me they loved me. You do love me a little, don't you 1" " Yes, a great deal, Frankie, as much as if I were your sister. Don't you think so ? I'm ! sure you're a good boy, and I am sorry to see you suffer so." He drew me down toward him, and press ! ing his luce close to my arms. 1 could endure no more. The poor boy's mute appeal for tend • erness and sympathy in his dying hour, far I from home, breathing out his young life amid j strangers, unnerved me I drew that young I bright head to my bosom, and my tears fell fast upon its sunny curls. Did the gentle sister he loved, have ono thought of tbe scene that WUH transpiring on that night, while perchance they sat and talk , cd of hru, their only and pretly brother, iu i their far off home in Nebraska ? " You will stay with me to night, won't you he pleaded again. " Oh, you won't ; leave me to die alone 1" I " No, Frankie, I'll stay with you." lie was comforted, and became more quiet as I clasped his hands and tried to sooth tiitn. Gradually a purple hue overspread his face.— Now Ins lips become whiter, and the large clear eyes grew restless. When he could no longer speak, those eyes plead for some token i of endearment, and each time that I pressed a kiss upon his forehead, a look of deep and , earuest gratitude softened the suffering ex ; presMous of his face. About nine o'clock he breathed his last,and | tow every time I look down at my hand and fee the little ring of mine he wore before he ' died, I seem to see the parting look of his great •ad eyes ere they fixed in death. How sad the ask to brush back the damp locks from the ' cold brow, and compose the blue limbs iu their last repose ! That night I wept and prayed i for the sisters no I hud never wept and prayed for myself, lor he was all they hud. j A. tew days after this, another of my pa-. Ileitis, one who was fast recovering,l thought/ had a relapse, nod was again confined to IJ \ berth. There had been a storm that dasli/' ; in the windows, u:ul he got wet. On Friday, he a.-ked me to write ! ters, to his Li others, sisters, and his btl/ot li ed. 1 dul so, while he dictated, lie 4pcar- , ; ed to be well educated, and bad a rid/win of mirth and sentiment prevadirig his jslure.— j Tnis I soon discovered in his dietgno" s , and was much interested. He showed r~' the m ' n " ! iatures of his friends, and talked soon re turning home Bade me suy to I>s sister,that 'he was coming soon, if he rouldn't get a | furlough, lie would make one, /c. Saturday found me nlmost'iiind from infta ; tiou of the eyes, and I did tot get to the hos pital again until Monday nyrniug. Sad faces i greeted me. Matron, physicians and nurses, I wore serious faces, and /e Steward quietly placed letters, miiiiaturi/ and discription roll in my hands. I looku/ toward Fredv's place ! —it. was vacant. Oh, that vvus sad fcsk that I had then to I perform ! To sit down, three days after writ ing those pleasant; hopeful letters, and tell them that the he"'t which dictated them was still forever ! I wrote to the lady he would I have made his A'ife, od returned her letters. \ I hud rather Jave performed any other task on earth. The poor old father end mother, whose bent/onns were fast tottering to the grave—the bright, sweet faced sister —the loving brother ! To all these I must convey tidings i'"-t would sting the hardest heart.— Yet. hti'h is the fortune of war ! Thse are but a few of the many instances of th kind which might be given to the pub - lie. Every day, for three or four weeks, 1 witnessed such scenes, performed such tasks as those I have named. Since that, however, fortune has called me to scenes of a more startling nature. I have seen where the conflict raged, the forms of the dead, dying, and amongst those who yet lived, suffering as the heart could not conceive with out the eye having witnessed it. Forms mang led, cru.-died—to live and suffer for a lew days, and then to die in the most horrible agony. Oh, Hod 1 when will it cease ? When will the hand of the father full listless, as he at tempts to cleave his 6on to the earth, and brothers cease to regard each other as foes ? Will peace roer be restored? Shall we ever again be united ? Aias ! will we ever love each other again, or give room in our hearts for other than revengeful, bitter feelings ? figg- It Is computed that in a life of forty years, a man makes upward of five hundred millions of respirations, drawing through his lungs one hundred end seventy tons weight jdr, and discharging nearly twenty tons of ■* .). carbonic acid; and a quantity one way r. „ pel . i n io.?' lQ _an honorable - The Duke was in despair and at his wu. end. He bad a stormy scene with the &ng i who threatened to send him to the Bastile if he did not retain to tbe*Duchess. 6© he came to Bergeronette on the four teenth day, to meka a final effort obtain her. Tb°y were alone together in the g&r- Here me. Bergeronette,' he cried when he bad exhaasted every argument and foana I her still firnij ' I swsar to yoo wire l freo. " REGARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FROM ANY QUARTER." The Marvelous Tower. BY WASHINGTON IKVING. The morning sun shone brightly upon lb Q cliff built towers of Toledo, when King Lode rick issued out of the gate of the city, .4 the head of a numerous train of courtiers a d'cav aliers, and crossed the bridge that erodes the deep and reeky bed of the Tagns. 'he shin ing cavalcade wound up the road loads among the mountains, and soou cacof in sight of the necromantic tower. Kiug Roderick and his courtifs arrived, wondering aud amazed, at the fof of the rock. Here was a narrow arched wa'cut through the living stone, the entrance t> the tower. — It was closed by a massive iro gate, covered with rusty locks of divers wor-manship, and in the fashion of different cenaries, which had been affixed by the predecafors of Don Rod erick. On either side of Ufi portal stood the two ancient guardians of t.e t . wer, laden with the keys appertaining to-be locks. The King alighted, nd approaching the portals, ordered the gitfdians to unlock the gate. The hoarv beared men drew back with terror. " Alas !" criJthey, " what is it your ; majesty requires of u* Wculd you have the mischiefs of this to\r unbound, and let loose to shake the earth o its foundations ?" The venerable Urbino likewise implored him not.to dis/urb a mystery which j had been held stored fm generation, within i the memory of Jiftu ; ind which even Ctesar ! himself, when rovereigi of Spain, had uot ven tured to evade. Tho youthful cavaliers, how ever, were eager to ptrsue the adventure, and j encouraged him in I>s rash curiofity. "Come what ra/" exclaimed Don Roder ick, " i urn to penetrate the mystery of this tower." IjP saying, he again commaoci ied the guardian^ 0 unlock the portal. The ancient men obtpid with fear and trembling, but their baud/hook with age, aud when they applied the k