Independent Republican. (Montrose, Pa.) 1855-1926, July 11, 1865, Image 1

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    H. H. FRAZIE.R, Publisher.
VOLUME 11.
guointo givectom.
DS E. L. GARDNER,
011 - 415101 AN AHD BusosoN,Montrose,pa. Oast on?
L - Webn &ore. Boards st Bartel Hotel.
w X <mt.... J‘me 3. 1/3115.4r
GROVES & REYNOLDS,
estIIoNARLE TAILORS. Shop OM Or uni.ov
Public Avenue. ,1 0
Montrose, Junin, 1863.
Dn. CELLIRLES z pECKER,
prITSIOIAN AwD SUBOSONAttOitta located Memel( at
131reheeemIte. Suegaebanna County. Paw• 111 weed to MI the
cA'l..elth which he may he terme4 with promptnestaadatteallam
ace at hie name aem Mann Metre. La.
threturdellle. Lac. Co.. Pa" Nay 1565.-41.
JOHN BEA.IIMONT,
\VOOL thittnEFL Cloth Dream, end hiatufaetnree, at the old
stargl known as Smith'. Carding !Machine. Terms made
k ,..en when the work le brought.
Jenne. Man* SO, UM.
Du. G. Z. DIMOCK,
in - sicuN and BI7IIOEOII, MOZITROSS. P. Mem on
P
eDeestte the Rea.unueas Once. 130ardi of
ilmanme, February eth.186.1.-lpp
O. M. CRANDALL,
.ar haiIITACITITRILII. oI Linen.wbeel., Wool-wheel", Wheel
hods, Clock-.eels, dog 3c, Woodaumhy. done to ceder, and
the neatest manner. tuning &op and Wheel Factory to liayree
r.undry Building. up gabs.
montome, Janos., hOth, 1865.41
B. B. BENTLEY, JR,, NOTARY PUBLIC,
NEONTROBIC. PA.,
rn A KES Acknowledgment Of limn" Ar sp r any
L sute In the United Mates. 1' on Vone en and y Cce.
ce.:ee .cicomeled....ed before him do not regetre the certilkate of the
the Court. Montrose, J.. 2, 1663.-41.
CIIARLES HOLES, .
KALgrt ix CLOOKB, WATCHES. AND JEWELRY
Itepairint done Qs on 4 ma &me notice and mennustge tams
- ott eau lode Public Avenue In F. B. ClunnUere Stare. •
Moat nam.. Pa.. Nov. i. Mt.
Dn. E. L. HANDRICK,
Pf vSICI Ma and SURGEON, roapeettally tenders Ea crroaa
IL a•rances. Lae olds.= or Fri - morayllle and vklalty. 01-
v.
N tne ,
illo, Ju r
ly St dlre Dr
t Leal. Boards at J. liorford'a.
oadav
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Flu W. SMITH,
TTORYST a 001:111BELLOR & LAW AIDS Liceawd Chia
it At , lnt Office on, LoasproiOre.
o st oNo klokoza. Depot .1twa5,713.1884.
H. BURRITT,
n EA LEI: m Stanln sad Fsney Dry Gmdaigmck..,
in.m.:toves. UPI .. and Paints. Boot.. dattet.S.
OnXerles, Provhdom de.
Ne• Aprll 11,111:14.41
S. IL SAYRE t BROTHERS,
If A NUFACTURERB of /11.110aitla y anstinjo or an k
~to
ves„ Tin wad Sheet ISM cram cultural Imola:earth
rr•al+r, :r. Dry Goode. OrDterles„ ,
Hon t net. PL., Febroiry t 4,18.54.
BILLINGS STROUD,
FMS A 1 ) LIFE 11011J/L6.1101 AGENT. OfllOtrin Lath
,c, er.d of Brick Black. In hie ahrXoaca, butt
cm at tte olcat •,111 bo traasoubtell CI. lo Brown.
Bontroge. February 1,1464.—i1
J. D. VAIL, 31. D.,
1 rASEoPATIEUCI PEPIESOLLait. hat permanent') 'MOW
tooselt In Montrose, Ps., abut be will promptly attend k
1.. 73:1z hie y_refesaion wrth which be may be favored. Odke
..IReNdence Wcat of th e Court House, near Bentley
Febmry 1, 1164.-Ott. 21, kild.
A. 0. WARREN,
7TORNET AT LAW, BOUNTY, BACK PAT and Pam
blo_ll _L
ee .
0 AIM ADMIT. All Pew= carethlly pre
1. Areree dee l.g eetted by Dr. Vail le W.Z u z
Peb.1,11364.-febnyl ISee.
S. 8. ROBERTSON,
neNurecTußatt of zsooTskasomaabb.
Houtrose, .Timnal7. MIVAPtrt". 31,Mtatzen
LEWIS KIRBY & E. BACON,
L. -vs.? constantly cm laced • tall imply of every Teddy
CLILOCEP.IItS and OONYECTIONXILIPS. By strict attm
co betimes aodfalraenin dmclthey boys to merit the Mend
,trortagre of the pchtla hz OYSTER and Ia&TING SALOON Is
ceectedto the Grooru, where blralres,ln eesson,ase eerved in eek.
!ry etrhe! the tastes Ghee Crenated:Med. Berneraberthe lace.
O Mod Grocery stand, on Mean Street, below the Partomw
Montrose, Pr0t.14,1863.--mr117,63,—5t
DR. CALVIN C. HALSEY,
lowirsicaAN aNn RIIRGEON, AND EXAMINING BUR.
G EON for PENSIONERS. °Met over the store of J. Lyme
1 Mn. Public Averode. 'Boards at Mr. Etheridge&
Montfort, onoter, 1159.4 t
D. A. BALDWIN,
TTORN EY AT LAW, akel Pecalaa, Baakty, and Back Pay
a Wm.
A t Bad, Busy:temps Oaanty.
ure. sead, glist 10.111k.-1y
BOYD & WEI3BTBTL,
KALERS to Bloom Move Pipe. 71n. Copper, and Shen
LP Iron Were; atm, Wlndour Sash. Panel DOOM Window
bath, Pine Lumber, and all kind, of Building /Weill.
rn Snap moth of searls'a Hotel. and o.l , Peuler bop Haar the
Ifetnodirt Church.
korrrnons, Pa., January I. lEbt.-tf
Da. WILLIAM W. SMITH,
- - SURGEON DENTIST. Ofßre over the Brmeleg
Ise ." Val l t,: f =r ' l r at k l M . hl All umfa ' re t tel=fd
...rm., Remember, o fees formerly ellf- health a 800.
Jemmy 1, 1844.—tf
E. J. ROGERS,
nkNUFLOTITEZE of an desurlptlons OrWAG
oNs. GitHEIAGES, SLEIGHS , . Ste-. In the
w.tant. of Wallananahly and of the bast Mat. 13.11.
LI tt, well known shad of E. H. BOOZES. a few rods MO
suailet Hotel In Montrose, where he will be happy to re.
T , * rte calla of all who want anything In his line.
IS, tr., J une 1, 1543.-11
DR. JOSH W. COBB,
DHYSICI Mt and SOT.GICON. reread :1111y tenders his mend -
I to the citizen, of noeguelumus County. He will ere Med.
b , the mnitical and medical treatment of Magnums of IE.
I,e scd iv, sod nay be columned rolatism to .rgim,l operatic
hi, nfils over W. /. dr S. IL Mulfortra &ere.
desce Maple stmt. eau , of J. 8. Torben`, Hotel.
Dcan.e, Soso. County, Pa. June 89.1869.tf
BALDWIN & ALLEN,
Th E.A.Lirits in FLOM B.lt. Pork, Fish, Lard. Grain, Peed
UCandice, Clover =II Timothy Bead. Also GROCER/ES,
• ar Sugar, lessee, STIIIII., - TM sad Creek West aide cg
hmic Imola, one dom. below J. Etheridge.
ism s 7 1. IBal—if
DB. G. W. BEACH,
Dill - m(7I4N AND SIDTAZON, haulm x permanently locate
Lmstlf at Broottlyn Center. Pa-. tender. Us professional aer
cnttees of bnagnehanna
time, OomitY, on terms cOmm.urn ,
me, Occßples the cane of the late Dr. D. Iticinewt
r.ards at Mn. Richardson's.
Gent,. Pa.. June 41.864..1y
F. B. WEEKS,
DLLAt:T/c AL SOOT AND SHOE MAKS/14 did Denies. In
Lcner.and Shoe Flntlinsce. itenwlring done
with stainers sod depalch. Two doors drone Soirle's Hotel.
Yolltruee. demery 1, 181411
JOBBPII RICE,
IfA urACTUIT.S3I and DKALl:ll.Cll4l.l33P_,BedatesdA.
and Ciablnei We& snot/ tourscalC3 Cidt o f IMP /111frod
'vr auitsti, October 1, lOft-U
WM. & Vat. H. JESSUP,
IT.HLNE7I3 AT LAW. Montrose.ra. Prscitee In limps.
Btostiord. Warne. Wsnrainj and Luse= Quadles.
ti , e , trele, Ps., January 161, 1861.
ALBERT CHAMBERLIN,
icTitIVT ATTORNEY AND ATTORNEY AT LA W.-
15 t,ace um the Store earsouly occupied by Post Broth=
atm troar, Ya.Jotroary L 1561.
J. LYONS & SON,
it n.LEas IF LILT GOODS. Orocertes.Cemtery.lisedssues
lJ riLmare., Books, lietodcoum, Punta, and kinds of Mud
~ ..reenents, Sheet Mask. At. Also cam , on the Book Bled
.Le , teenrss to nil Be breathes. a. WONT.
Ilqutrost. January 1, 18 64 * T. h LTOIIII.
ABEL TURRELL,
nif &LER IN DRUGS, IDDDIOINCS. CHEM-WA/4
Paint& Oita, Dye4tuffe, Vanlsheil, 01181.
Gromim, Crvekery,ol...w.re="er."."..
, nalcy Guoda. Perfumery timtcal tete, Tres
Brughee, Agent DO aof the mast . waros.. Jam= 2.. .
O.FORDHAM,
NIA? frif AMITE= of BOOTS & MOM, Moans% Pa.
or• O , E , DeWitt's Store. All land. of work wide
kdndlind done unsay. WO, if done whet( pun.
liontften. Aaril 3,lEdd—ti
Clitja„Es N. BTODDARD,
nEaLES to TS & SHOES, Teattosr.d Plod.
11 .. a third door below Soule,' HOWL
8. Work made r clar. ancl gapatring done neatly.
a 'lame, Pa. De.e. 12.1860.
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TrOIMEILILT LAW.
oppuatlA &WIC'S Bola Pcnt
miored. CollecUcaspromPtlf
Mmtrase,Noir.2l,l66l.—tf.
B. R. LYONS & •
DceLtto inDIt.Y4:IOODIS On..
A. , Laes
d' Gallon, Ckrileig6 ou cl o th., IN • OOTS. mom
Pateul. Ohs, fee- stet. on the nut side o thd " P -
.W 0 Arcane.
a. Lamb. • . 11, D. MN!.
if.aalroae. January 1.3361.4
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READ, WATEDUS, it FOBTEa; \
IIICALEIII4 IN DEM sworm.Drasa. Medletnes. Palatio
Ll Onuia. ItardwArt. Croclzy. Iron. Mocha, Watch. ;
,v. tativor tipoaoi, I'srlcoieti, he., Erick Block. Moulton,
c.s. 1e.D,—... • . ~j1.:*4711,01Fi• • • Al. O. Karns.
1=old,.011C.1.14010.3•W ' .
puuttrifil LINES, -
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wouote * Foitses.P.ArnillL Pa:-.:
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ON usannal iZtas •on ." ASTUTE= macaw+,
rocur Jinitssrframtit snitL. 14, 1865."
Tat! lay one laurel more on Lincoln's grave,
Thou, whose relentless band to shame so long
That noble and heroic nature gave,
Nor blush to say that thou hut done him wrong.
Draw near, white yet a mourning Oatlon's tears
Are Meg fast above their martyred dead,
Nor fear to own, throuut the coining ymrs,
That thou, in bitter aame, bast bowed thy bead.
Bring thy sad tribute hither, while We Tay
Our earth to earth, our dust unto its dust ;
And, standing by that new-made grave to-day,
Unto thyself, and to the dead, be Just I
Those eyes, nom closed in the eternal night,
Turn not on thee with unforgiving man :
That, soul, in heavenly patience self•peaseseed,
Stood tar above thy blame, nor asks thy praise.
That form, deemed all unfit for courtly grace,
War sought, or cared, the applause of courts to
win;
Enough: for him, that Atries long' crushed race
Say, •'through this man, we too, stand up as men."
Beneath that garb, though rustle tolled, and plain,
Beat the warms,ympathizing b,eart that sped
Across the seas khul words to comfort wln,
When England's whlow'd gm:col:mat o'er her dead
He stood, where men of meaner Mould had quailed,
Unheeding obloquy, reproach, .or sneer;
Oh, brave, strOngheart, the traitor's hand had failed
10 still thy throbbing, hadet thou but known fear.
Beguiling 11l with good, and wrong with right,
Bopassed he on where duty led the way ;
Hearfng one voles, and following but one light,
Whether in lire by night, or cloud by day.
A. mind that read the Uwe:dugs of the past.
' Gleaning freahlvlsdom for the present age,
Whets Renven had joined not man might put apart,
The child-like soul, the wisdom of the sage ;
A heart that patiently, through Years of strife,
Bore, of a nation's woo, the heavy load,
And, "faithful unto death," breathed out its life.
True to itself, ihs kind, and to its God.
Let these suffice thee I By the Western wave,
Again his rest, and pesos, and home, is found ;
And, when thou s oast beside Lincoln's grave,
Remember that the spot is holy ground!
Cal:Bateau, MASI. M. F. D
Ilvra Blackwood' a Magazine.
THE MAN AND THE MONKEY.
When I was at the siegeef Gibraltar—
" I say, old fellow— -
I appeal for protection to the_ chair. [Hear,
hear.] When I was at the siege of Gibraltar,
my post was for some time in the Queen's Bat
tery, which immediately fronted the besiegers'
works. It was my special duty to acquire es
accurate a knowledge of these works, their arm
ament, position, defences, and progress, as it was
Per
,ossible to obtain by constant observation and a
Very middling spy-glass, while enveloped in dust
and smoke, choked with sulphur, and exposed
to incessant compliments of shot and shell.—
The knowledge thus obtained I had the honor
of imparting to our gallant Lieut-Governor,
General Boyd, when lie came out to the front
from time to time. This circumstance procured
for me the glorious distinction of going out us a
guide when we made a sortie by night for the
purpose of surprising the enemy's works, burn
ing and destroying them.
I am not going to describe the sortie; you
will find all about it In'Drlnkwater. Let me on
ly say that it proved a real surprise to the ene
my ; their works were ruined, their gems spiked
and their approaches in a corresponding degree
retarded, which was just what we wanted.
The affair was nearly over, their gabions
along the whole front, were in a blaze; but
'though out-numbered at our point of attack, the
enemy fought stoutly, and a good deal of savage
skirmishing was still going on. I was in the
thick of a regular melee, hard knocks at close
quarters, when my atlehtion was arrested by a
diminutive Frenchman, an officer in splendid
uniform, who was doing chivalrous deeds, as if
he fancied hisown arm might yet restore the
lost combat. He was a mere pigmy.; and his
pluckiness had so won upon our fellows that
they were bent upon effecting an object to which
his own valor was the only obstacle—that of
taking him alive. Flourishing his sword, be
skipped about, facing every point of the com
pass in succession, and thrusting, withlond cries
of defiance, at every one that approached him.
"Di .n't kill him !" the men cried. " Take him
alive; don't hurt the little chap ;" though the
"little chap" had already disabled a sergeant and
a private who had •ventrtred too near him. I
shouted, taking off my hat and entreating him
for his own sake to surrender; it was clear, in
deed, that he had no thence left but either-to be
taken prisoner or to bite the dust. Re returned
my salute, but still maintained the defensive,
spinning round and round, and lunging at the
horizon. As we had done our work, and it was
high time to get back to our lines lest the enemy
should attacitus in force, I began to fearitwould
be out of my power to save the little French
man's life. Our men, too, were beginning to
lose patience, and showed a disposition to close
upon him with fixed bayonets; in which case,
though he might very possibly have set his matk
upon one or two more of them, the consequen
ces to himself might have been far from agreea
ble. At that moment, and just as I was think
ing, as a last effort, of trying what I could do by
approaching him in person, he seemed to awake
suddenly to a consciousness pf his own peril,
rushed towards me, threw down his sword,
clasped his hands, tittered a piercing shriek, and
dropped on his knees at my feet.
He was my prisoner. —a very grand capture,
to be sure. In an instant be became calm, gen
tlemenly and garrulous. Walking with me side
by side as our party withdrew, he was kind
enough to commence a perpetual stream of talk,
which lasted all the way, and in which he found
time to tell me who he was, and all about his
own family and history; how he had fought in
many battles, and always came off with more
glory than all the rest of the combatants togeth
er ,• not forgetting to mention how much sooner
' Gibraltar would have fallen—it was sure to tall
at last — had only his suggestions been apprecia
sted as they deserved. He begged to assure me
that he was a person of great importance. He
bore, as he waseaaed to state, the name of
Montmaar; and his non de guerre, by au inver
sion of the syllables, was Mormon. He was of
noble birth and turned of thirty; but his distin
guished talents and acequirements in the art of
war, known throughout Europe and universally
recognised in the French service, had so excited
the envy of his military 'superiors that they bad
succeeded by finesse, in preventing his rising to
a higher , grade than of lieutenant in a regiment
of the line.,
The
The `peatday when M. de Montmaur was
presented before the Governer, His Excellency
seemed - a non Vase& To shut up a di
minutive object like that In durance would
have looked absurd; one Would as soon have
thought of imprisoning a tomtit formally to
parole him would have been a matter of no im
portance—always better let alone. The result
was that, having far weightier matters to attend
to, Ills Excellency let the business stand over,
and ended by doing nothing; so- that M. de
Montmaur remained a prisoner at large. He
rather . at"3 . bed himself tome, as his first Eng
lish`cisquamtliart, sad, so far as garrison regu-,
laticins permitted, used to follow me &bent e.v
erywhere. The consequence was that my broth- 1
er officers were luiCastomed to speak of him as
my "little dog Mormon."
Am u :" the officers he soda *tune popular:
4al hadvan' Publicity to gallantry„ whet',
rapt , and that was quite" crept to place
him on' good fp with military men. Be
iddea this, he was humored, clever, and al
ways lively ; co take- a iota :and repay it
with interest ,
,As a musir-l.n, both vocal and
Instrument-4 he was' decidedly above 'par ;-
when Mies were-brought. in from this hat
„tea, Was handy in assisting the surgeon;
d In fencingoinneing, and. cookery we soon
d out tingle equalled the Most highly ado-
Zted of his *wry ; aceomplhdred 'Countrymen.
_ooatan, thatlf. 3frertmaur was
eft et. every anwlsi: and winutver
DRYS,
,121 th WIIII= J. Toxrell. £.q.
SudßOuzaY 01111111 excel ii.
Plymb the Bo ton zrapette7.l
TO `IIIIIOILI
" Freedom and Right against Slav•ery and Wrong."
MONTROSE, SUSQ. CO.. PA., TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1865.
an adventurous sortie brought us fruit, or vege-
tables, or 9sh, or fresh meat, ho was specially
invited to share the feast. If he sometimes talk-
ed big, either about his prowess, his military
attainments, his extraordinary adventnrex, his
varied aecomplishments,or his innumerable Gore
(pests among the fair, this only added unbar
amusement; his vanity was so openhearted that
we liked !dal all the better. ins more extrava-
gent sallies were generally received with cheers,
shouts of laughter, and much thumping on the
table, all which he took to his own credit, prob
ably unconscious that the said thumping was a
grim regimental pun, practically and conven
tionally signifying "That's a thumper I" When
he had succeeded In eliciting a vociferous dem
onstration, he always went home to his (Withers
In a high state of exhilaration.
In the garrison, however, we had one indi
vidual, with whom 3L do Montmaur, though it
was not his own &tilt, never established ami
cable relation. This was a foreign officer in our
service; he was from the north of Europe, a
Captain tichnaub, who, though he wanted
neither courage nor capacity, had certainly
failed in making himself generally popular
amongst us. Ho was a tali, large, powerful
man, his stoutness almost verging on corpulen-
cy. His manner was rough, en were his ,inku.
Unfortunately, also, lie viewed all Frenchmen
with hostility, and this feeling he had no op
portunity of exhibiting, except towards M. do
Montmanr, whom ho was in the habit of treat-
ing as Ignominiously as the general feeling of
the garrison would permit. To inc our little
prisoner bad mentioned the subject more than
once, pompously remarking that he feared he
should be under the painful necessity of teach
ing "ce cher eapitaine Se-che-naubbe" a lesson
in " polltesse."
At length, in M. de Montmaur's opinion the
time for administering this very lesson arrived,
and ho communicated with nie in due form.
He commenced the conference by intimating
that, "though little In stature he was bravo as
a lion."
To this I merely responded by a bow. He
next went on to state that " his sense of honor
was not inferior to his bravery."
In short, seeing that he had a commodes
.
tion to make, and taking a very roundabout
way of coming to the point, I brought him to it
at once. He then gave ine to understand that
the time had at length arrived, when, without
appearing captious or precipitate--ha would
like to see the individual, present company ex
cepted whose 'discretion and amiability came
next his own—he felt himself free to terminate
a long series of insolence& Observing next the
seawall, he said, a party of officers in conversa
tion, among them " cbe cher Capitaine Se-che
naubbe," he had been impelled by that court
esy which eminently distinguished him to ap
proach and salute them. His salute was polite
ly returned by the whole party, with one excep
tion. "Cho cher Capitaine . " gave no token of
recognition,
nay, worse, actually held up a key,
and looked at him through it, as if it had been
OM eyeglass, thereby conveying the offensive im
putation that he was so diminutive, so insignifi
cant, as not to be discernible by the naked eye.
This raised a laugh among the gentlemen pres
ent; and, more offensive still, the laugh was
audibly taken up and re-echoed by certain non
commissioned officers and privates who were
standing not tar off. For this insult M. de
Montry.ne felt himself entitled to prompt
satis
faction.
"Well," wild I, " you state the case as a par
ty interested. Before pronouncing 00 it, I
should like to ascertain the impression of one or
two of the officers present Considering that
yon and I have been so much together; and that
it was I, moreover, who had the honor of re
ceiving your surrender, I shall view the insult,
if any was intended, as offered to myself. The
quarrel in that case will be mine; I am the per
son to whom the Captain will owe satisfaction."
(Such, in those days of duelling,, were our nu
dons of honor.)
"Ala," cried the little Frenchman, "that is
brave! that is noble I that is just exactly what
I know you would say! But I have anticipated
your chivalrous sentiments by equal chivalry on
my own part, My challenge is already sent;
I dispatched it an hour ago ; and I have the
Captain's acceptance in my pocket. The only
favor, therefore, which I now ask, is your oblig
ing_ company as a friend."
" The affair Cause Off; the weapons ntpiers;
the time, that same afternoon;
. the field of
slaughter, a retired spot beyond the bacracks,
and not far from the southern extremity of the
Rock. Nevertheless the bnsiuts having got
wind, a few officers lounged down to nee; and
several other persons, civilians as well as sold
iers, steed looking on at a distance.
The parties being placed, a few thrusts were
exchanged without effect, The Captain looked
sulky enough. It was evident be keenly felt
his ridiculous position 1 be, the biggest man in
the garrison, stuck up tu-a-nif in mortal combat
with the least. The poor man fenced as if he
couldn't help himself. The little Frenchman.
on the contrary, was all activity and enterprise.
At length, after a brisk passage of arms, the two
stood facing each other a few seconds in perfect
stillness, their swords barely touching at their
extremities. Suddenly the little Frenchman
swelled to twice his natural size, stamped,
shouted " Huh I" sprang forward a yard, sprang
back again. It was done in the twinkling of
an eye. There ho stood just in his former atti
tude, as though he had never moved. At first I
was not aware of any result ; but three inches
of his sword took effect, just as surely as when
a spider, having nett kl a wasp, jumps at him,
nips, and jumps away-n. The Captain had I
got an ugly prone in his sword-arm, between
the wrist and elbow. The first token was that
he used some shocking bad language ; next, he
turned deadly pale; then his sword went grad
ually down, down, down; then the weapon fell
from his grasp.—be conld hold it no longer.—
M. de Montmaur, scorning to profit by his suc
cess, bowed politely to his antagonist, thanked
him for the honor of " dis wading," and ex
pressed himselr perfectly satisfy."
The CllPtaid - 11.9 taken away by his second,
growling thunder, and followed by the doctor.
The officens-present, with whom he was far from
popular, were not sorry that be got a lesson,
and surrounded the victor. A few words com
mendatory of M. de Monttnaur's pluck and skill
took such an effect that the little lieutenant was'
quite beside himself. He gesticulated, he wept.
He called all Olympus to witness that no insult,
however gross, should ever induce him hence
forth to draw his sword in single combat, against
- ,
the British uniform; and In proof of his siiteer
'By ho entreated, he implored, that some one
present would only have the kindness to kick
bite or pull his nose, and see it he wouldn't take
it like a lamb. To prevent him making a more
complete ass of himself, I got him off the field,
gave him an early supper, with only a short al
lowance of grog, and sent him to bed.
Captain Behnaub, who, with all his little pe
culiarities of character, was a zealous officer, ap
peared at his post on the third day with a slung
arm, and in a fortnight was well.
So ends the first . part, of my story. Much
obliged; no more wtne.:.lll trouble you for a
little of that. Thanks; only half a tumbler—
thank you, thank you. I'll just light another
cigar, and proceed.
Meanwhile the siege went on. Compared
with their prodigious expenditure of powder and
shot, the enemy did us very little damage; and
the whole garrison felt convinced that, unless
provisions should fail, which they never did en
tirely, we could keep out our foes from the for
tress for whatever time they chose to remain be
fore it. Meanwhile, vain-glorious and lively
as ever, M. do iliontinnur remained with us;
simply, I. suppose, becan.so the besiegers, bad no
prisoner of ours, to exchange for him; or, if they_
had a prisoner, preferred exchanging him for
someone else.
In princess, of time, as the siege proceeded, my
post end duties werenltered:' There was reason
to suspect that certain residents in Gibraltar,
Spaniarls, or others who favored the foe,.. were
in the 'habit ofeencealing themselves in the
rough ground about the summit of the Rock, an d
from thatelevated position making signals ,to
their friends outside, both,lo , daY and night—
Onii'or twodelkiquenta were caught and hanged.
I bad it in chapto gook ater.this class of of ATP illiitt . ,king sie,llte
.. general ,soportit.
,
tendonce of our pests along the tnninit, and ; In order to see mhat was in the wind, we
seeing that our men there stationedhad their Loth made the best'of our way back to tbe Rock
eyes about them. ' Treaeheraals easy in a place ; Guard, whence there was a clear view of the
besieged, simply &cringe everybody takes It for ' whole of the "neutral ground," or apace between
granted that everybody else is on the alert, and the enemy's lines and our own, lying spread out
therefore gives Ithneelf no trouble. It wits - , also almost beneath our feet. At first nothing was
my duty to take note of all the enemy's Move- ' visible, save the occasional striking of our shot,
meets, and to report - upon them as oec.asion re- as they knocked up the sand. Presently, bow
qulred. The arrangement, so far aa It veneers'. ever, we distinguished a little black speck, which
ed myself, was not quite to the liking of iIL de was evidently making the best of Its way to the
lifontmaur, who expressed his regret that so hostile lines.
much of my time was occupied on the higher : Our glasses were promptly in requisition.—
parts of the Rock, which to him, ne a prisoner, The party escaping was at once brotvht nigh to
from prudential considerations, were forbidden 'the Captain's eye as well as mine. The fugitive
ground. . . , run well. No wonder; he ran for his life.
One fine day, when I was making my °tam- ; Presently, heedless of the fire, he paused, cool
vations at the Rock Guard, a pesition Which ly faced round, laid one hand on his heart, with
vertically dominated the enemy's lines, F was the other took off his hat, and made a profound
unexpectedly Joined by Captain &Immix , seidecircular obeisance to the garrison. He then
was off duty, and hadcome up to look about I skipped down into the enemy's trenches, and
him. Learning in the courseof conversation that wns lesiva nor view.
1 was OD the point of visiting the signal-house, I But not till he had been recognized both by
another station on very high ground, lie intituaa ; the captain and myself.
ed an intention of going there too. I inerely re- ! "That little wretch of a Frenchman!" exclaim
marked that I should be glad to have the pleas- ' ed the Captain.
arc of his company. • The ludicrous reality broke at once upon my
" on will not have that," he replied, in his mind. "The Baboon 1" I replied.
rough way. "We shall go by different paths." Captain Schnaub turned on me like a tiger.
"How tro ?" I asked. "T know of but one I- I didn't want to hurt the Captain's feelings;
path that is available from where we are—that ! but the whole thing was so unutterably comical,
along the summit of the ridge. It is not to ' laughter was irrepressible. So I laughed hear
smooth as a grave-walk, but, it leads from end ' tily ; there was no helping it. The Captain's
to end." ; rage knew nu bounds. It was too clear;—
" You know of but one?" said he; "hut I know "that little wretch" had again been too much tor
of two. Go you by the summit if youirefer it; him ; had disguised hinisraf, had taken the oath
I shall gn by the back of the.Roelta. . at the back of the Hoek, had there met the Cap-
Ile spoke in a tout of bravado. Most people I Lain, and bad got off undetected and unsuspected.
are aware that the east side, or "back of the The Captain, to hide his wrath and mortifica-
Rock," is a tremendous precipice. Formerly, lion, was again disposed to quarrel. Pereeiv
on the face of this precipiceathere were certain ing, however, that I continued far less inclined
narrow paths chiefly - frequented by goat.S; and to wrangle than to laugh, he gradually toned
forming a communication, such as it Was, be- down and turned sulky. Savage that the "little
tween the eastern base, of the Rocks and its wretch" had got oil, what chiefly stung hint was
summit. But one of tese - paths bavine in e one particular incident. After some minutes
previous siege been actually made available by I gloomy silence, it at length came out: "To think
the enemy, they wore all destroyed by scraping shut I was his bridge, and he actually walked
the Rock; and though there still remained one over me from end to ced
or two similar paths-that is, blind paths, as "Never mind, Captain," said L "Considering
they might be called—paths which led down I your different amplitudes, he knew very well it
from the summit nt one point, and up nein at would he a much more serious business if you
another—not a single communication between walked over him ;so of two evils he chose the
summit and base had escaped obliteration.— less. And let me advise you to keep your own
Those remaining paths I well know, end hod counsel. Nobody in the garrison knows of this
occasionally tried; not it was ticklish war k. j little affair at the back of tile Rock but ourselves;
You looked up on the blank wall of a precipice. and I shall not mention iL"
and down on the Mediterranean ; a single false Somewhat modified, the Captain awhile re
step would be destruction. To the gallant Cap- mained silent and pensive. At length growing
edit, the very bulk aud breadth of los maim:m.l,l confidential, and speaking low, "Do you knew,"
presence rendered his proposed expedition doub i said he, "ju,t as ho Lad got his beastly foot on
ly dangerous. There was every reason to fear, the small of my hack, he gave utterance to a
even upon mechanical plinciplee, that his con- strange sort of guttural cry, which I did think
ire of gravity would overlap the lines of sates y rattier odd as coming lawn a baboon; a kind of
at certain awkward points; and in the mildest mixture between a chuckle and the crowing in
manner I ventured to hint that lie would find a cock !"
the usual path safer as well as more pleasant. So, then the little Frenchman had felt such
"To you it may be," he replied, scornfuity. intense exultation at the rich idea of walkine
"but not to me. Let mu you , sir , I b ay ,. over the Captain, that between crowing and
scaled mountains to which this Bock is a mole. chuckling, he had nearly betrayed -himself, and
hill. I lithe a good head, and I shall go. Take stood detected a man and no monkey.
your own way, and give me leave - to take mine However, though the joke would have exhil-
I don't ask you to go with me, and I would not armed the whole garrison, I kept my promise,
advise It."and did not tell, so the Captain was not made a
. .
A boring, boastful man little imagines how
disagreeable he makes 'himself even to those who
wish him well. in this case there was nothing
more to he said. The Captain, disappearing
arm. th. Lzi.u t bis eear..nutch_like_atrtau
stepping down into vacancy.
Pursuing my coarse from the Rock - Guard
towards the Signal-house, I bad covered about
half the distance wheirl heard n human - Vnice.
At that solitary elevation ',,„.- 9 4:1 4 .O'lltidcd
Whence did ircome :ponied' to rlibcei.il
from the left or ridge of the Hock. So it wit ,
the Captain. Nothing visible but his.head ; h.
spoke in his usual gruff key, somewhat tremu
lous, though :
" Here lend a hand."
I helped him up. He was - blowzed, and pro
digiously sweated ,• we won't say frightened,
but, to use the mildest term, a little "excited."
He spoke vindictively. "YOU didn't tell me
should meet anything ! Couldn't go forward;
couldn't go back ; and only the breadth of a knife
board ! - There I was l Much obliged to you
"A goat ?" I asked.
It was well known in the garrison, and the
Captain must have know it too, that this goats
which browse on the Rock, in going from one
part of the Rock to the other, do occasionally
use those "knife-board" paths along the face of
the precipice, and when two of them meet, as
there is no room to pass, and the °insider would
infallibly be precipitated,. one lies down and the
other walks over him. This led; me to fancy
that a goat had met the Captain, and that chin
he had laid himself along to be walked over by
the goat, or had done as much for him.
"Islonsense, goat!" be exclaimed, "What do
you mean by a goat ? No, sir ! not a goat, a
baboon."
"Met you at the back of the Rock? Oh, one
of the Gibraltar apes, I suppose. They hide up
here among the crags and crevices; but I never
mot one yet in that path, or in any like it."
When anything disagreeable has occurred, it
is quite natural that we should reel thoroughly
out of temper with everybody, end just in the hu
mor for wreaking our vengeance on somebody,
and so quarrel with the first person we meet.
Such seemed to be the C iptaiu's temper now.
"Sir," said he fiercely, "I did not say an ape;
I said a baboon—and a pretty big one too—fall
the size of the Governor's wolf-dog. Not s'
big a baboon, though, as I have seen, " he add.
ed, with an insulting glance. .
I was on duty, and didn't want to quarrel.
"Come," said I, laughing, and eying his portly
person "we won't dispute which baboons are
the biggest, or which donkeys. I grant %
there is one species of ape on an, Hock tirltich
is considerably larger than the common sort,and
which, therefore, may perhaps be properly culled
baboons. Well, in passing along that perilous
path, one of those baboons met von. It was no
interesting meeting to both parties, and a sing
ular adventure. Now please to tell me all par- '
neuters."
The Captain toned, down by the Lien of tell
ing, began to narrate. For some distance be
made his way along the path with no obstruc
tion save only the want of additional space.—.-
One arm brushed ngainat a perpendicular wall
of lofty rock, the other hung free over the abycO.
He owned ha didn't like it; hut his coolness
and determinationmot to mention the irupossibili
ty of turning back, carried him forward. Just l as
he had / got round a projecting ridge ' which
once passed, return was hopeless, what do you .
think he saw in the path before him-? An enor
mous baboon I yes, sir; not an ape, a baboon_
What was to be done ? He could not get back,
and the baboon would not Passing waSimpris-
Bible. There they stood for some seconds, each,',
looking daggers at the other. It was a question : I
of life and death I Presently the baboon began
to grid—grinned menacingly—raised himself
erect on his hind legs, and grinned again, ad
vaned fewsteps, and gave another grin l
Tha Captithreould have easily pitched the beast,
overthe'leclge, but' in so *doing might he net I
have, lost his. balance; and gone over hinalsini I
At this- moment, a bright Idea occurred to thed
Captide's mind; he madeit- slight movement
downwards with-his hand, hoping tnat the beast
would do as goats do under similareireninstane.,
e9—i. e., tiT down upon the path, in order that
Lic, the Captain, might walls,over him. _'Tile
baboon took no notice,,. What remained? On
ly that, as the babotin--woald not, the COPtubi.
must. Accordingly 'i(ttapart'of the adventure
the Captain narrated with a considerable amount
of - self-Vindication ) the_ Captain laid himself
along atfnillength,tridl the baboon walked Ov
&hint: 86 they- parted ; each went his 'own
way; and the Captain - embraced' -the earliest
opportunity of transferring himself from the face
of thepreeipico to the summit, where- I had the
hetet Oflailding him in theAlowted- and , C011b..-
quescentetindition already described, getting r no;
Manta for niy troitiblit ~
t'Very glad to sea yon. safe bade:44,7 said
'Mad- you,,raissed year footing, the result
• rie.re our convcreation was In' - s-aptcd hp ft
dletamtngle. :We both know tho viksonnd
ed for come one - . , Ocaping to thc - ettlftny's - bum
Than folloWetht cannon shot from - tha„quare,
WWl* tbettra dropetnOWol,lcarutketry t :,, ;.
laughingstock. There Was a strict examina
tion of the quarters which laid been occupied
by M. de Aluntriasur; but the search brought
nothing to light which indicated preparations
tar leaving. He had doubtleas beau
party - or parties within the gar
rl.oin It transpired that he had been wholly
from his apartment during the four-and
twenty boors which immediately preceded hi:.
flight • and for not reporting: ibis, Wu proprietor,
a civilian, had to pay a small pecuniary tine—a
far lighter punishment than he deserved.
Whether the baboon eta-lied any important
information respecting the state of affairs with
in the fortress to our enemies without, we never
learned. If he did, it mattered little. A few
days after came their grand attack. We burnt
their floating batteries; and shortly after, the '
siege was rinsed.
Passing along the second day after the attack,
noticed a brother officer 'with his elbows on
the parapet blowing a cloud. I was soon by
his aide, doing as he did.
Our limes were toward the water. We saw
the whole surface of the bay covered with frig
mots of wreck s the debris ut battered galleons.—
And let me scrawl., if we had not burnt them
we should have sunk them, so steady and over
whelming was the fire of our artillery. Tree,
we Bred red-hot balls; but I quite agreed with
the remark of an old artillery officer, "Sir, we
Could have beaten them with cold shot."
Among the wreck that floated in, my com
panion and I noticed some. human bodies pop
ding up and down, now visible, now disappear
itiz, as they were rolled and tossed by the
waves—the corpses of our enemies who had
perished in the attack. Up bobbed a very dark
face.
" AL," said my companion, "that's an Anda
lei. How curious! Those fellows always call
themselves Illancw , : and they arilviP ie y half a
shade lighter than the Moors over the on the
other side."
"Look `there," said I, " alas, a poor' priest !
Don't you see his shaven crown ?"
"See this little one;' and tie, close in by the'
shore."
"A drummer-boy," said I.
"More likely a powder-monkey," said he.
"Military," said L
F.i ti acli aval oi , is begged s i aidbe leave to assure the other
that he was as blind
- as a bat. The difference,
of course, led to a wager ; and we walked down
together to the shore in order to ascertain which
had won.
The sufferer floated prone, with his head un
der water. A. soldier turned him over with the
butt of his musket.. No powder-monkey, no
drumafirboy 1 It was my poor little friend.
M. de`Montmaur
On ono side of his head and face was a tre
mendous contusion, enough"to have killed a
much bigger man. At least, then; be had es
caped the horrors of suthusition or slow corn•
bustion the lot of so many Spaniards on the
awful night of the attack. Alt, the yells of a
%hoes:Mid autos da ft; seemed all to be coneem
(rated and avenged in the fearful screams that
came in to us from the burning ships l
I at-once took charge of the corpse. and then
and there determined to give my little lamented
friend a soldier's funeral according to his rank.
Bat ho had cut and run. Could he receive
military honors?
Yes._ Ile had never given his parole; and lie
had only availed himself of every prisoner's
right by all the laws of war, to escape it lie can.
'e funeral was very generally attended
the officers of the garrison, amongst-whom M.
de hiontmaur had been laughed at and rather
liked. It -was not altogether to the liking of
Captain Schnaub; but that gallant officer also,
yielding to my persuasive powers, was present
with the rest.
THE MODAL OF THE HAPTTIRE.
The capture of'Jeff. Davis will be regarded in
a great variety of aspects. The ridiculous as
pect will probably strike the mass, of the people
first, and white this view of the ease ilkupper..
most, we suggest a few moral reflections arising
from it.
Don't get-married. Had not J. D. been" hi
cumbered with a large wife and family—we
mean a wife and large family4to could easily
Made his escape. ,
kiwap.cven. If you take your wife's pettl
cesits,•givo her your boots. A pair of Mrs. D's.
balmorala would not have betrayed her liege.,
Keep your- temper. If the captors of the
"..]resident" had not controlled their angry pas.
Mona, ho Would have" hurt some of 'cm."
Be magnanimous, The energetic pursuit of
tbe Davis family luta seriously wuunded the,
feelings of the "stern statesman."
Keep moving. If Wilean's Cavalry had
measured their day's mar& by 4 tape line, J.
D. would have given them the slip,
.. Don't.lxs a coward. J. D. came to grief, from
'his-unwillingness to die in the breaches.
' Traitors are always' betrayed. `J. D. fled to
the woods for protection - lfittlltlY-pr4Ved to
be trees unable.—fittlfstift.; -'''- ' ",-,-4
F•r the liuknendaa Rrpublizan.
GM , NIGHT.
Good night; the min is stokluz
Beyond t ho western hill
And gentle, peaceful twilight comes,
Aed ail Is calm and still
Good night ; the evening star looks forth,
The pule orbed moon Is seen ;
While stare oriesser magnitude,
Appear In beauteous sheen.
Good night; tt, darknese draweth on,
The moon withdruwe her light;
And stare, which yet eo brightly shine,
Are pawing fer from eight.
Good night; the shadows thicken far-t,
To the past my spirit lures;
When ever as the evening eamo, -
Fell on my car those tones.
' Good night '—thoso loving words aro hushed,
Oor star is old from sight ;
And sadly, mid the deepening gloom,
Our hearts respond, good night.
Good night; the darkness chills our veins,
Nor gleam of dawn we an :
' Good morrow' (*teeth not a 5 once,
With song and cheerful glee.
Good night—a long, a loot good night,
They waken not from aleep;
And by thelylowiy resting place,
The darknome shadows creep.
Him.si DE HOPE.
REOOLLEOTIONS OF GEIIIIFAL OPANT
I=
In his manners, dress, and style of living,
Granedisplays more republican vampllcity than
any other general officer of the army. In man
ner be is very unassuming and approachable,
and his conversation is noticeable Iron' its un
pretending, plain, and straightfinward
style—
There is nothing didactic nor pedantic in historic
or languag'-. His rhetoric is more remarkable
for the compact structure than the elegance and
finish of his sentences. Ile talks pratically, and
writes as be talks; and his language, written and
oral, is distinguished by strc lig, common sense.
Ile seldom indulges in figurative language; but
when he does, his comparisons betray his habits
of close observation. 110 dresses In a careless
but by no menus slovenly manner. Though his
uniform conforms to army regulations in cut and
trirrmaino, it is often, like that of Sherman, worn
threadbare. Ire never wears any article which
attracts attention by its oddity, except, indeed,
.the three stars which indicate his rank. Ws
wardrobe, when cammtigning, it is generally
very scant, while his headquarter train is often
the smallest in the army. For several months
past be has been living in a log-lint of unpre
tending dimensions on the James liver, sleeping
on a common camp-cot, and eating ;It a table
common to all his staff, plainly furnished with
good roast beef, pork and beans, "hard-tack,"
and coffee. It is related of the General that
when the march to the rear of 'Vicksburg began,
he annonced to his army the necessity of" mov
ing light," i. e., without extra baggage. Ile set
ale example by sending to the roar all his bag
gage except a green brier-root pipe, a -tooth
brush, and a lions pocket-comb.
-s,..rI.raUNAL AIPTIAILIICCE.
Grant is net so tall ns Sherman nor so heavy
as 'f His short stature would have made
it difficult for him to enlist in the British alloy.
fin Is but an inch above the minimum standard ol
officers of our army, but being straight and some.
what spur, h 6 tuft the uppearar,ce ofbeing etas.,
medium height. Sheridan and Logan are the
only .3fajor•Generals in oar army trio um-short
er in figure than Grunt. Els torehead is high
and square. His hair was' originally a dark
brown, but at fortv•lhree, his present age, it is
fast lucoming sprinkled with iron-gray. His
eyes are blimp and 'expres-lre, though small,
peering out from under his overarching brow
with great brilliancy. - Ills nose is acquiline.
His month is Small, and he has a habit of closely
compressing his lips. Ills chin and cheeks are
covered with a heavy beard, which ha never
shaves but keeps closely cropped or trimmed.
AT TILE BATTLE OF SOILOII
The following story of Grant may be apocry
phal. If true, however, it is a fine commentary
of his character. If not true, it. shows that the
traits of firmness 19 buck a prominent one that
anecdotes have been originated to illustrate it.
The story runs that immediately after the haul,
of Shiloh, Gen Buell began criticising, in a
friendly way, what he termed the bad policy
displayed by Grant in fighting with the Tennes
see River in his rear.
" Where, if beaten, could you have retreated,
General ? ' asked Buell.
"t didn't mean to be beaten," was Grant's re
' Bnt suppose you had been beaten?"
" Well, there were all the transports to cross
the river."
"But, General," urged Buell, "Your whole
number of transports could not contain over ten
thousand men, and you hadillty thousand en
gaged."
" Well, said Grant, "ten thousand men Is as
many as there would lave been left to cress."
A tine illustration of his practical turn o•f mine
Is found in a story related of him when oper
ating before Fort Donelson. On the night be
fore the surrender, the preparations of a portion
of the rebels to evacuate the Fort lcd General
Mcelenaand to believe they were meditating an
attack, and he communicated his suspicions t.‘,
Grant, at the same time sending him a prisoner
who had been captured but a short time before.
On reading 3lcelernand's dispatch, Grant order
ed the prisoner's haversack to be searched. l'
was found that it was tilled with rations. "I
the rebels intend to hold the fort they would not
encumber their men with rations, They are
preparing to leave." was the very sagoand prac
tical reasoning of the General ; and he home
diutely ordered Meelernand to esannie the 'of
fensive. The result was that a =amending
ridge, near Pover, south of the fort, was carried,
and only a portion of the grrison escaped.; the
remainder capitulated.
Ms OPINION OF TUE !LIMY OF TIMF. COTOMAC
A short time after he assume.] personal super
vision of hleade's army, General Oglesby asked
him what ho thought of its personnel.
"This is a very floe army," he replied, "end
these men I am told have fought with great
courage and bravery. I think, however, that qv
Army of the ' , utopian ha.. nevcr fought its bat* ,
through." It mrtainly fought them through ,lat
the Wilderness, Spousylvania, and on thu Ap
pomattox and fully confirmed Grant's faith 10
the superior endurenee of the men.
EIS PArra IN SUCCESS.
During the battles of the Wilderness an aid .
brought the Lieut.-General news of -a serious
disaster to the Second-Corps, which was vigor
ously attacked by P. Bill. " I don't belitvr
it." was the slow answer of Grant, Inspired by
his faith in his success. The aid was sent back
for further reporti, and found that. the repor
ted disaster had been exaggerated.—.llarrer's
Monthly.
Letter Prom the Poet Whittier to Dr. &
. -
Toronto:
• AIII7.BIMILY, Mims., May 22J, 1805.
My fl AU Stn:—The tears which both nations
aro shedding over the grave of our beloved Pres-
Ident,_ aro washing out all bitter memories of
misconception and estrangement between them.
So good comes of evil.
0 Englishmen! in 'Mite and Mead, •
In blood'and tongue our brothers;
We too tire heirs of Runnymede,
And Slialutpearea fame and Cromwelldied
Aro not alone our mother's.
. .
Thicker ibis: *Willi one rill , -
Throggh centuries of story,
Our Salon blood baS flowed, and
We share withypu thuo94 fulti
The ultadou g lor y :
..c.'.:'.
'Thine titair ' '
• o.lfiurrma,
ME
$2.00 per annum, in advance.
bL A H.
AT FORT D0.V:W.0.81
NUMBER 28.
ARENAS WARD 111 RIORIORD.
ISICIDIOSA
',lite 'old man finds himself once mare in a '
Sunny climb. I cum here a few days arter-the
city catterpillertulated.
natmns seemed surprised & astenisht at this '
darin bravery onto the part of a man at my
time of life, but our family .was never known , to ,
quale in danger's - stormy hoer:
My father was a sutler in the Revolution War.
My father once had a Intervoo with Gin:ral
La-
Fayette.
lie asked LaFayette to lend him five dollars
promisin' to pay him in the Fall; but.Laby said
"he could not see it In those lamp." Lafy was
French, and his knowledge of our langwidge
was a little shaky.
Immeintely on my 'rival here I perceded to
the Spotswood Rouse, and callln' to nay &saki
tans a young man from out town who writes a
good rennin ' hand, I put my ortograph on the
Register, and handin' my umbrella to the bald
headed man behind the counter, who I &posed
was Mr. Spotswood, I said, " Spottiv, how does
she run
Ha called a culind parson, and ti. 11,1 "Shew
Ow gentleman to the cowyerd, and give him
cart number I."
• • •• • .
ortua here?" I esid. "Perhaps IJlyesis
would mind my turnin' io with him."
" Do you know the Gil:Nal?" Inquired Mr
Spotswood.
Well, no, not `r.:al4; but he'll remember
me. Die brother-in-Mu 's Aunt bought her rye
meal of my uncle Levi all ono winter. My uncle
Levi's rye meal was—"
"Pooh! pooh!" izid Spots y, " don't bother
me," anti be shov'd my umbrella onto the floor.
Obsarvin' to him not to be so keerless with that
a Teo, I accompanied the African to my lodg-
"My brother," I sell. "air you aware that
you're Liu 'muncioated ? Do you realise how
:torus a is to be free? Tell tne,,aty dear brother,
it not seen. like some dreams, or do you
re:dise, the great L et in all its livin' and holy
OP.:lna/inn ?"
He sed he would take some gin.
I was showed to the cow-yard' and laid down
under a one-mule curt. The hotel .was orttil
•
owned, and I was sorry I hadn't gone to the
i.t shy Prison. Tho' I should hay' slept comfort
ole mull if the bed clothes hadn't. bin pulled off
die during the night, by a scoundrul who bad
ruched a mole to the cwt and druv it off. I
thus lost my coverin' and my throat feels a lit
de husky this mormin'.
offtrs die the hospitality of the
city, givin' me my choice of hospitals.
Ile also very kindly placed at my disposal e
small pox amboolunee.
13fi I.oli BEIiTDIENT
There is rally a great deal of Union sentiment
in this city. I see it on every hand.
. 1. met a man to-day—l am not at liberty to tell
his name, hut he is a bold and inflooentoolal
Ricbmond, and sez he, "Why! we've
bin tighlin' egin the Old Flag ! Lor' bless me,
how angler !" Lie then borrer'd five dollars
of me arid bust into a flood of tears.
Sed another (a man of standiu' and formerly a
bluer rebel ) , " Let us at once atop this eilboshan
of Blud The Old Flag is good erialf for me,
Sw," he added, "you air from the North! Have
you a doughnut or a piece of custurtlple about
you ?"
I told him no, but I knew a man'freer Vert
moot who bad just organized a sort of. rester! ,
int, where he could go and trialte a very cam
rui table breakfast on N e w-Euglaad rum and
eh a lle inn zsrwra tiny ccuttsUratteimud cok
e MC to send him Wm. Lloyd Garrison's tun
brotype as soon as I got home, he walked !
Said . another, "There's bin a tremendous
Union here from the lust. But. we was
kept down by is rain of terror. Have you a
dagerretype of Weudel about your per
son? and will you lend me four dollars for a kw
days till we aro once more a happy. and united
people?
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Jeff. Davis is not poplar here. She is regarded
as a Southern sympatheiser, and yet I am told
he was kind to his parents; Shoran away from-'
'em many years ego, and has never bin back.
This waa showin"em a good deal of considera• -
lion when wo reflect what his conduct has been.
Der capture in female apparel corifooses mein
regard to his sex, & yon see I speak ofhim as a
her as frequent es otherwise, & I pen heleela
so lasself.
UOBERT 1.5. F..
Robert Lee is regarded as a noble fellow. Se
was opposed to the war at fast, and thawed Die'
sword very rehestnnity. In fact, he wouldn't
bay' draw 'd his sword at all, only he had a
large stork of military
,chothea odhand, which
he didn't want to waste. He sea the colored
man is right, and he will atones go to NeW
York and open a Sabbath School for negro
miniatrels
TIU CONFEDERATE ABET
Tao sorrendeg. of B. Lee, J. Johnston and
others leavos tho Conftidrit Army in a' ruttier
shattered' Slate. That army now consists of
Kirby Smith, 4 mules and a Bass - Dram, and is
movin' rapidly to'rds Teais.
A PROEM ARO !SAVVY StrITEEREIL
Feelin' n little peckigh, I went into a each'-
house to-day and encountered a young man
with long black hair and alender,frame.
don't wcar much clothes, arid theist as he did
wear looked onhCalthy. He frowned . on me,
and . stz, kinder roomful, "so, Str-;-you come
here to taunt us in our hour of trouble, do
your
*No," said I, "I come here for hash.".
"fish-haw r he said,'snoetinly, "I mean you
air in this city for the purpose of gloatieover a
fallen people. Others may basely succumb, but,
as for me, I will never yield—rafter, nerorr
" Has' Tuthill' to eat : ' I pleasantly suggested.
"Tripe and onions!" be sod fureelY; then he
added, 'I eat with you; but I hate you. You're
a low lived Yankee!"
To which I pleasantly replied, "Ilowll you
have your tripe I"
" Fried,inndstl l with plentf of ham-fat I".
. Ho et very ravenus. Poor follow Ballad
lived on odds and ends for several days, eatlh'
crackers that had bin turned over by revel= In
the bremitray at the bar.
lie got full at last, and his heart softened..a
little Wards me. "After all," he red, "you hat'
81.102 people at the North who air not wholly
loathaum hearts."
" Well, yes," I sed, "tve hay' now and then a
man among us who isn't a coldbluded sconn
drii. Young nsan," 1 mildly but gravely sed.
this crooil war is over, and yon'ro het"' It's
rather necessary for somebody to lick in &VW.
lively Me, and in this em case it happens to be
the United States of America. You lit splendid.
but we was too many for you. Then make the
best of it and' let us all give in and put the Re
public on a Omer basis nor ever. -
"I don't gloat over your misfortunes, My
young free'.. Fur from it. I'm a old man now,
&my herrt is softer nor It once was. Yon eee
my - spectacles is misten'd with suthin!. very like
tears. Fotthialdn! of the sea of good rich bled
that has hotter tiplit on both sides in this dread
fat wart Fm Sankt& of oar widdera and.orfetne
North, and of your'n in the South. I can cry
for hods—Meese me, my dear yang free, I kin ,
place my old bans tenderly on the fair yang lied
of rho Virginny maid whose lover was laid low
iA the battle dust by asfed'ralbulletyand say, as
fervently end piously as a veuer'ble shatter like
me kin say anythin' i God, be good to you, my
poor dear, my poor dear!
I riz up to go, tt, fakir i my yang Southern
frets' kindly the hand, sed. • 4 •Yong man,
adoo You . Southern fellers is probly my
brothers, the' yoteveoceasiolially had a cussed
queer way of shawls)? ill • It's over now. Let us
all fine in and bake a country of this continent
that shall giv' all Europe the crumple the stum
muck ey'ry time they look at nal Ado*, adoo."
And as I. em through, Flllikewitaii adoo to
you, gentle reader, merely reatarkin l that the
Star Spangled Banner Is • wavini round loose
; Bon, and that there don% sem to be
d i autta..with the
elight
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