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Scuotcb to $olitifs, literature, Agriculture, Santa, illoralitu, ana cucral intelligence.
VOL 20.
STROUBSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA. AUGUST 1, iSGi.
NO. 31
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"WM-J ' w5c law B 1
PuMisIlStl by Theodore Sf hoch
TEHMS. Tivn ilnlhirs nnr annum in advance Two
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torn the end of the year. Two dollars ami a n.w .
bxeepi at u.c option of the Editor.
i .i:iers ii-couiiniicd uniu auarreaiagusaiL-iiiuu,
iDWJvcrtiscmnnts of nncsnuarc (ten linos) or leys,
one or three insertions, S 1 00. Each additional inser
ton, 23 cents. Longer ones in proportion.
JOS PRINTING.
Having a general assortment of large, plain and or
na-nental Type, we arc prepared to execute evcryde
scription of
CarJs. Circulars, Bill Heads, Notes. Blank Rcreipts,
Justices, I,pg.u and other iilatiks, l-aniphlels- Accpriii
ted with neatness and despatch, on lcusunuhlctcrins
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;u im- umi.i.
Timely Advice..
Eat only what is proper food;
Drink only that which docs you good;
Spend only what you can afford;
Lend only what will he restored;
Then you will have no cause to. say,
I was a foo! on yesterday.
conspicuous for valor upon the field at
Stone Bridge. After the wound of Col.
Wood, now a prisonor at Richmond, had
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iaDiea uwn me xxciment, i u uy
jIaj. Jouruau in tune succeMve enarges j
the general enthusiasm, escaped feuccs
and obstructions like an old hunter, nev
er for u moment flinching. Numeroue
anecdote? are related of this horse, which
.eeuis to are the glory with the men of
tho Fourteenth. One story is worth re
peating: A cannou shot went whizziug
through the air directly iu front of the
Major, when the trusty steed was actual
ly teen to halt, place bis forefeet Grmly
together and broe up, as if to receive
the shock ! When it had passed he boun
ded forward like a deer, a proudly as a
liug 1 Of course this was hia fit action
On returning to the camp at Arlington,
the servant of the Major on the following
morning, as uual, approached tho ani
mal and mounted hiui, to ride to the wa
tertng place. He was uo sooner eeated
upon his back than away went the serv
ant Sying ovi-r the sod, twenty feet or
more, when tbo hor-e irlowly 'hbout.
faced" and looked upon the icischicf he
bad donr, perfectly quiet, as it to say,
"You are not the toy who rode me ct
Stone Bridge." It is said that no one
but the Major li3S been able to bek hitii
since the Sht, but to his mater be has
taken a .-ingular liking, coming at bis call
and cepiug near his tent.
111 take the Last Shot.
The eccentricity and daring bravery
of the Zouaves have become familiar over
the land.. The Gre boys have a peculiar
mode of fighting, and when upon their
own hooks do terrible execution. Their
prototypes, the Zouaves, would not hesi
tate to fraternize with them. It is taid
that duriui one of the charges of the Fire
Zouaves upon the Mi-i-isMppi Rifle, a
Zouave and a Mis-is-ippian came in con
tact on m o;ert space, both with dischar
ged riGe. Suddenly they attempted to
draw their revolvers, and tbe Misisippi
tiD having cuccecdcd before the Zoua-ve
ia drawing his, tho latter cried out,
'"Blaze away Mi-sias-ippi, I'll take the la.-t
fhot." The Mis-si?s-ippin im-tantly did j
so, missing tbe Zouve, who having drawn ,
hi- weapon, discharged it at his loe, pier-
eir.p his hpart. and instentlv killiux him. j
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A Gang- oi' Thieves Killerl.
A large and well organized band of
bore thievcp, counterfeiters and cut
throats, in Poinsett couuty, Arkansas;
was broken up la:-t week, through lbe a
t -1-4 r, totinnnii of
cency of a ruilitary compauy tatloued at
V, 3 , - t ,; i.,fi; tn
Ilarrt-burg. I be information leading to
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their dcovery and capture was luruifhed
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i. r . i. . n-i.n iioi rrnt n rnn nr
living in their style. Ho escaped from
the rendezvous, home miles in a large
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cane-brek, and making hisway to II ar
rifiburg, there told bis story. He was ta
ken back as a guide by the company, and
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cd The band of robbers were fired up- i
on by the company and a great cianj
killed and tho rert captured and immedi- i
ate! j bung. Not one out of thirty es- j
A B I
CaC j
I
Cure for Rtteumatism.
As our soldiers ct tbe fceat of war are
much troubled by that painful disorder,
rheumatism, a friend who has experi-
enced creat benefit from tbo following
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prescription, desires us to make it public
The prescription was prepared by a reg-
ular physician, and has speedily cured a
number of severe cases within the pr rson-
al knowledge of our informant We
therefore recommend it to tbe attention
of all:-For rheumatism, especially tho
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vub OCiailca. XMO uiauuiuna ,i4-.
of potassium and four ounces cinnamon
water-mixed. Take, one teaspoonful
ti :
orice dailv betoro eating. reruopn iia
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efficacy is more doubtful incases of in-
j to
fiammatorv rheumatism. It is also a re-
fiammatorv rheumatism
Hef or cure for dyspepsia, and is most ex
oellent for many humors of tho blood.
"Mike, and is it yerself tbat can be af-
tderte no me how thev make ice cramei"
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.Wi1DgHieuuir nBjB. .r
"in truth, I can don't they baKO tUem
in cowld oyens, to bo eure."
& Vnrlr Wm'nr nnrl his Wnr VnrsP.. ,,'""'",ufe U"J ,uc Ut course. It this
,n, f . t r . ' embarkW for Baltimore, with the exeep- nerfpciU get forth i
j- ----- . Hon OF !0DJC 4UU, lor WUOUl 1 had not , !,m-ii.P man w
BrookW Fourteenth iUciment. deserves? : , t ,. . . a uum'iue maD 13
. " , 7 ' ira u-poi lauuu, uuuousu i uau an mo
mention among tuo?e oi men wuo were
fiver the enoaiv s tMin tinon an onon hat- ' r j . .
j r aQ aavaoce tcovomcnt, ny wuicn i deDartmont
, , . " ; . , I hoped to anppie the re-ources ot the en- fugitive
i-, tho horo he rode throughout the ac- . ir i , n , ;,ua"-,,v
. . , . , i cmy at JLortiiown, anu especially oy &ei l nes or be
tinn T in on ni-i soon. n,i In r.nrfnb ft 3 . .. . 3 . 3 HUl-&,OrUl
Gen. Butler on the Contraband Question,
"u luuuwiug mien'MID" lliur iroiu
General Butler has been received at the
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Foriru Monroe, July 30, 1801.
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Hon SIMON Cameron, oecretary of War.
Sir: By nu order rc3eived on the
morning of tho 28th July from Major
General Dis, by a telegraphic order from
Lieutouaut General Soott, I was com-
manded to forward, of the troops of this
, . . . , ,
uvparnui-ui, luur rvgiiuuuis uuu u. uan,
inaimiiri!' i;oi. naKfr n i ;niirorni.i linwi.
o
ment, to tvaoiDton via Baltimore.
j l uiP orucr reacueu me at t o clocK A.iU.,
, by special boat from Baltimore. Beliav-;
ing that it eminoted because of some
i pressing exigency for the defence of minfl js compelled by this reasoning totbo Hall I want to tell you an incident
; Washington, I issued my orders before jook upou tbem ag men ancj wonien. If of Washington's life, one which no one a
i daybreak for tbo embarkation of the no frec borD) jet frc0f manumitted, flent,10 knows except myself; and if you live,
i troops, sending those who were au.ong forth from the hand that held them uever ; Jou W,U before lon 800 h verifled.
the very best regiments 1 had. In tbo
tranport force in the hands of the Quar-
AAtircn f Inn fr nein.t .ir I. mnrt nil. .
ter uia-ster here to aid the iSay lino ot tbe Union, and hud been driven or al
lcomers, which, by the f-ame order from jowed t0 flce froai the confederate States.
the Lieutenant General, was directed to
; furuifch transporlatlou. Up to and at tbe
. . t. . . nrenarin,f
beiusi pressed into their service in build-; r.artmeuta ? If so, who arc to be oousid
ing the eutreuehments there. I had fivo!L,rea fugitivo slacs? Is a slave to be
days previously beeu enabled to mount, ' considered fugitive whose master rans a
lor the Gist time tbe first company of ! Wly auf leaves him?
light artillery, v hieli I bad been empow-i js t forbidden to the troons to aid or
"to - iy i j . ortiur to
ered to rai.-e, and thuy bad but a single j harbor within tbeir linen the negro cbil
rifled cannon, an iron sis pounder. Of j dren who aro thereiu, or is the soldier,
course everything must and did yield to wben bis march has destroyed their means
the supposed exigency and the orders. !of eubsjstouce, to allow them to starve
This ordering away the troop from lbisbec3u.e ie has driven off the rebel mas
dcpartnicnt, while it weakened the posts j ter j Now. t-ball the commander of a re
at Newport News, necessitated the with-fgimcnt or bnttallion hit iu judgment upon
drawal of tho,. troops from Hampton. J lbe qettion whether any giveu black
where I as then throwing up iutreDcbed j ujan bas fled from his master, or his mas-
worKs to enable me to hold tne town with
a small force, while I advanced up the
lork or Jamc river. In the viiiatre of
Hampton, there w-re a large number ofbe bas labored upon tho rebel entrench
negroes, compced in a great measure of j Bi.ntt j If be ba9 so labored, if I under
the worbcn and children of the men whoj..tand jt) be js (0 be harbored. By the
had fled thither within my lines for pro- j reception of which, arc the rebels most to
tection, who hsd escaped from marauding lv distressed, by taking those who have
parties of rebel- who had been gathering ) wrought all their rebel masters desired,
np able-t odied black- to aid them in cou- j masked their battery, or those who have
structin.il their batteries on the J smes ; refu.0d to labor and left the batterv un-
and York risers. I had ciaployed the
men in Hampton in throwing up iutreneh
tnents, and they were working zealou-ly
and ifiicieutlj at that duty, t-aviog our
soldiers from that labor under tbe gleam
of a midday sun. The women wore earn
ing ."ub.-itantiully their owu sub-istence in
washing, marketing, and taking care of
tbe clothes of the soldiers, and rations
ere being served out to tho men who
worked for the support of the children.
But by the evacuation of'H'jmptoo, ren
dered nnces-ary by tbe withdrawal of
troops, lea'iu me boareely five thousand
mm out-ide the fort, including the force
at Newport News, all these blaok people
were ollieiS to break up their homes at
Hampton, fleeing across tbe creek within
icy lines for protection and support. In
deed, it was a mot dletresMug hight to
.see these poor creatures, who had trusted
to the protection of the arms of the Uni
ted State?1, and who aided the troops of
the United State in their enterprise, to
be thus obliged to flee from tbeir homes
of their ma-tcrs, who had deeertd them,
and become fuitiscs from fear of the ro-
turn of rebel soldiery, who threatened to
shoot the men who bad wrought for u,
and to carry off the women who scried
us to a worse than Egyptian bondage. I
have, therefore, now within the Peninsu
la, this side of Hampton creek, 900 ne
lirocs, oUU ot w n o ui are noie ooaieo men,
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SO of whom arc men substantially past
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hard labor, 1 5 women, 2'2n children uu-
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iifr tho. nin of ten and nij'hteen vears.
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nrA rnnnw ninrn rnnnnir in hn ftllRrif inriS
which this state of things presents arc ve-
ry embarrassing.
Fir.st. What shall be done with them?
and Second. What is their state and
condition?
IT--., tUnan nnn.linnu I llncirn tlin In
lu, M" - x-uc ocm, ay w
struction. of tbe Department. ; Don't go to impeaching his aims ;
1 bo brst qwrtion, liowovcr, maj per-,DoD't call him oppropbnous names;
bAaPs bf "sred bJ considering the last. DoVt eay that ho tipples or games;
Are these men, women aod chilareu ou't twit him of dyeing hn hair;
slaves ? Are they free ? Is their coudi- Dou't SDeer at his "2.40 mare";
tiou that of men, women and children, or Don't threaten hts limbs or his life;
of propcrtyi or js t a mjxcd relation ?( Don't laugh at his daughter or wife;
Vhat their status wan under Constitu- j Don't tell him to "look in the glass";
QQ aud jaw, w0 0j jjn0w. What bas Don't call him a fool or Bn ass;
beeu tb(J effect of rebellion and a state of Don't tell him he rides very ill;
no ti at status ? When I adopted TlnnV. rliin him for that "little bill":
j- t
tbo lbeory 0f treating the able-bodied
negro fit t0 work jn the trenches, as prop-
Cft jj3bic t0 be Uf-ed in aid of rebellion.
aD(j 60 00Dtraband of war, that condition
0f tbiDg8 was n fi0 far met as I then and
... hnlieve on a legal and constitional
But nQW , DoW 8crie, 0f que.tions
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r,u Pnssinr DV WOU1CD, lUC Cllliuxcu
cort8inj carjUOt bo treated on tbat baMs;
f ' tbe mUHt be considered tho
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ran riW t hn t he auxi nary or
uiw.wu ,Uv. 4..
j cour6Q n no possib o
an army, anu, oi coureu, iu u v
. . roi,;nn nftl1 , i trnated as contra-
'"r1 r Tf
band. Are thoy property ? It they
were so, they bave been left by thoir ma-
ters and owners, deserted, thrown away,
abandoned like tho wrecked vessel upon
tue ocean xuvu iuiuivi j,u.w
i
u ro.
owners oavo uauuuu, -
belliouly, and to carry ont tho ugure,
practically abandoned them to be swal-
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tion. -If property, do they ndt becouio
, nf T ut tup:P
r'-f-'-j ' "vt "
salvors, do not need and will not hold
uoh property and will assume no such
ownership; has not, therefore, all propri-
J Hayo
become thereupon men, women and ohil-
jren j Q 0nfier UI1(jer ownership of
anjr tlie fearful relics of fugitive
masters, have they not by their masters'";
aets and tbo htatG of wa. as8Umcd tho I
' ' . .
cooditlOU which WO hold to be the nor-
;?o hold to be the nor-
made in God's image 7
astitutional, legal and
t. na well to the runa-i0611'1
ma one, oi moso
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is not every constitutional
. morai rtnuiremCnt. na well to the rnna
WBJ ma&ter a8 to tbeir rclinqutsbed slaves,
tnus ntlcWcrcli T confess that mv own '
t0 bo rcolainied.
reasoning, tuua
correct, my duty as
very plaio. I should ,
t.aknt in snnio earn of thnun mpn women
am children who, for their attachment to'old fasbioned wooden benches, and my
i sbou!d bave D0 doubt on this question. '
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it stated that an order bad
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substantially forbiddiug all
aves from coming within hia
ing harbored there. Is that
bo enforced in all military dc-
therein, or is the soldier,
b has destroved their means
fflr fP, fri,, i,;m v Tndo.nd. how aro tho
free born to be distinguished ? Is one
any more or less a fugitive slave necause
masked,.
1 have very decided opinions upon the
subject of this order. It does not become
mo to criticise it, and I write in no spirit
of criticism, but simply to explain the
lull difficulties that surround the enfor
cing it. If the enforcement of that order
becomes the policy of the government, I,
as a r-oldier shall be bound to enforce it
steadfastly, if not cheerfully. But if left
to mj owu discretion, as you may have
gathered from my reasoning, I should
take a widely different course from that
which it indicates.
In a loyal State I would put down a
wervile insurrection. In a State of rebel
lion I would confiscate that which was
used to oppose my arms, and take all
that property, which constituted the wealth
of that State and furniched tbe means by
which the war is prosecuted, beside being
the cautc of tho war; and if, in so doing,
it .should bo objected that hutnano beings
were Lrought to the free enjoyment of
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,
such objection might not require much
consideration.
Pardon mo for addressing the Soorota
ry of War directiy upon this question, as
it involves totuo political consideration as
well as jropriety of military action.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
Benjamin F. Butler.
A friend of ours who bas lately been
put through a course of purgatorial
sprouts through the mistaken kindness of
"leou .
the request lhat wo should copy the fol-
j ling :
'invaluable recipe for worrying an enemy,
If nnv one wishes to know
t i i.: .... mith
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Don't snub him, or slap him, or kick him;
Don't stab him, or stick him, or liok him;
There's a cruder trick to employ;
Qve a frum to his favorite boy !
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iaw'uvi
; iaQ. 0l'0Wg oor
ra8Sed bet.wt!e,u a f fDttl
k nn wi1Q had loft
Tbo following correspondence recently
ssed betweeu a nentleman of Iowa and
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hie enn w n nnn i i nn o ru lo u?ui ui
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uis country. .
j onlist, I disinherit
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you r., or.
Witbout a COUotry, I want
eritance. I havo enlisted. B. Jr.",
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iTTt . u..4i. n fnonl.op nf Inn.
0.,0;t Bfloause he is a retailer ot
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tongues.
Washington's Dream.
BY WESLEY BRADSHAW.
last time I ever saw Anthony
Tho
0,
auerraan was on the fourth of July,
lti' Independence Square. He was
Jnen mnetj-mne, and beoamo very fee
ble; but though so old, bis dimming eyes
rekindled as he looked at Independence
Ha,I Kbiclr ho said he had come to gaze
uPoa 0Dce more before he was gathered
bon,e-
,Wbat timo ia it?' said he, raising his
ireraoiing. eyes to the elooK in the steeple,
j Bnd endeavoring to shade the former with
, a BDaKing hand, 'what time is it? I
8ee 90 wcI1 now aa I ud tp.'
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11 -luulJug. io too biook in tne Steeple,
'Half past three.'
'Come then ho continued, Met ns go in
j'mark, 1 am not superstitious, but you
will see it venlied.'
Reaching tho visitors room in which
ine 3acreu rencs OI our ear,y daJa are
oau uunu uuuu ouu oi mu
venerable companion related to me the I
following singular narrative, which from
tbo peculiarity of our national affairs at j
(tbe PreseDt time, 1 bave been induced to
uive the world. I yive it as near 3B dos
give tne woria. i give i
sible in his own words:
When tho bold action of our Coogress, J
asserting tho independence of the oolo- j
nies, became kuown in the old world, we
were laughed and scoffed at, as silly, pre
sumptous rebels, whom British Grena
diers would very soon tame into submis
sion; but undauntedly we prepared to
make good what ho had said. Tho keen
encounter came, and tho world knows tbe
1 1 Ti . .1 l e . . j.
ru,t- " ,s uasJ auu P'easat lor inose .
of tbo present generation to talk and
write of the days of '76, but they little
know, neither can thoy imagine, the trials
and sufferings of those fearful days.
And thero is one thing I much fear, and
that is, tbe American people do not prop
erly appreciate the boon of freedom.
Party rpirit yearly becoming stronger
and stronger, aod without it ia obecked,
will at no distant day, undermine and
tumble into ruins tbe nobla structure of
tbe Republic. But let me hasten to my
narrative.
'From tho opening of the Revolution
we experienced all phase of fortune, now
good and now ill, one time victorious, and
another conquered. The darkest period
we had, however, was I think, when
Washington after several reverses re
treated to Valley Forge, where he re
solved to pass tho winter of '77. Ahl I
havooften seen the tears couring down
our old commander' oare-worn cheeks,
as ho would be conversing with a confi
dential officer about tho oondition of his
poor soldie.rs. You have doubtless heard
the story of Washington goiog to the
thicket to pray; well, it is not only true,
but he ued often, to pray in secret for
aid and comfort from that God, the in
terposition of whose divine provideuce a
loue brought us safely through those dark
days of tribulation.
One day, I remember it well tho
chilly winds whistled through the leafless
trees, though the sky was cloudless a-ud
the sun shining brightly ho remained
in his quarters nearly all the afternoon "
alone. When he camo out 1 noticed that
his face was a shade paler than uual,
and that there seemed to be something i
upon hia mind of more than ordinary im
portance. Returning just after duk, ho
ditpatohed an orderly to tho quarters of
the officer I mentioned, who was presently
in attendance. After a preliminary conver
sation, which lasted somo balf an hour,
Washington, gazing upon his companion
with that. strange look of dignity, whioh ,
he- alone could command, said to tho lat-
ter:
4I do not know whether it is owing to
tho anxiety of my mind, or what, but
this afternoon, as I was sitting at this vo
ry table engnged in preparing a dispatch,
something in the apartment seemed to
disturb me. Looking up, I beheld, !
standing exactly opposite to mo, a singu- j
lorly beautiful femalo. So astonished
was I, for I had given strict orders not j
to be disturbed, that it was some mo- 1
ments before I found language toinquiro ;
the cause of her presence. A seooud, a
third, and even a fourth timo did I re- i
peat tho questions, but received no an-
swer from my mysterious visitor, except
a slight raining of the eyes. By this time 1
felt strange sensations spreading through
out me. I would have risen, but the riv
eted gaze of the beiug before me render
ed volition impossible. I essayed once
more to address her, but my tongue had j
become powerloss. Eveu thought itself j
presently beoamo paralysed. A now in- j
fluenco, mysterious, potent, lrresisunio,
took possession of mo. All I could do
was gaze, gazn steadily, vacantly, at my
unknown visitant. Gradually tho sur
rounding ntmophero seemed as though
becoming filled with sensations, and grew
luminous. Everything about mo ap-
1 peared to raiify tho inysteriou visitor
herself boooming more airy and yet more
i . . . I U 1 1. n ti KnfrA T n n in
manner, in in v bihuv ihuu utwiv. j. uu
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bepan to fee as ono uying, or rainor to
UBsdl ,c" 3 .. , T ,
experience the sensations which I havo
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sometimes imaginea accompany uissoiu-
tion. I did not think, I did not reason,
I did not move; all were alike impossible,
- . nnRfin;oll!l of pa2iD!. fixedly,
vacantly, at my companion.
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-rresenuy i -j
. T- . 1 T 1. .1 . nnillil Ollllinil'.
; X. 1 Ucu nil J 4. 4jwu. j n
, 'Son of tho Republio, look and learn,'
while at tha't moment my visitor extended
her arm eostwardly. I cow beheld a
heavy white vapor, at some distance, rais
ing, fold upon fold; this gradually dissi
pated and I looked upon a strange scene.
Before, mo lay spread out in ono vast
plain all the countries of the world,
ropo, Asia Africa, and America. I
En-
saw
and
and
the
rollinz, aod tossinz between Eurone
America the billows of tho Atlantic,
' m
between Europe and America, and
Pacific.
'Son of-the Republic,' said the samo
mysterious voice as before, 'look and
learn.'
At that moment I behold a dark shad
owy being like an angel standing, or rath
er floating in mid-air botweeu Europe
and America. Dipping water out of the
oocan in the hollow of each hand, bo
sprinkled some upon America with his
right hand, while ho cast upon Europe
with the left. Immediately a dark cloud
raised from each of these countries and
joined in mid -ocean. For awhile it re
mained stationary, and then moved slow
ly westward, until it enveloped America
in in murky folds. Sharp flashes of
lightning gleamed throughout it at inter
vals, and I heard the smothered groans
and cries of tho American people
A second timo tho angel dipped &ater
from tbo ocean, and spriukled it out as
before. Tho dark cloud was then drawn
back to the ocean, iu whose heaving
waves it sunk from view. A third time
I beard the mysterious voice say:
'Son of the Ropublio look and learn.'
'I cat my eyes upon America, and be
held vilageH, towns aud cities springing
up one after another, until tbo whole land
from the Atlantic to the PactGc wa? dot
ted with them. Again I heard the mys
terious voice say:
'Son of tho Republic, tho end of the
century cometh: look aid learn.'
At this, the dark, shadowy angel
turned hi face southward, and from Af
rica I saw an ill-omcnod spectro ap
proaching our land. It flitted slowly and
heavily over every town and oity of tho
latter, tho inhabitants of which presently
set themselves in battle array against
each other. As I continued looking. I ?aw
a bright angel, on whoso brow re3ted a
crown oTlight, on which was traced the
word 'UNION,' bearing tho American
flag, whioh he placed between tho divid
ed'nation and said:
'Remember yo arc brethcrn!'
Instantly tbe inhabitants, casting from
them their waapons, became friends onco
more, and united around the national
standard. And again I heard the mys
terious voice saying:
'Son of the Republic, the end of a cen
tury cometh: look and learn.'
'At thin the dark, shadowy angel placed
a trumpet to his mouth and blew threo
distinct blasts, and, taking "Water from the
ocoan, sprinkled it out upon Europe, A
eia, and Africa.
Then my eyes beheld a fearful scone.
From each of the countries arose thick
black clouds, that were soon joined into
one. And throughout this mass thero
gleamed a dark-red- light, by which I saw
hordes of armed msn, who, moving with
tho cloud, marched by land and sailed
by sea to America, whioh country was
presently enveloped in tho volume of tho
cloud. And I dimly saw these vast ar
mies dovastate tho whole country, and
pillagp and burn the villages, towns and
cities that I had beheld springing up.
As my ears listened to the thundering of
a oannon, clashiug of swords, and shouts
and cries of the millions in mortal com
bat, I again beard tho mystorious voice,
saying
'Sou of the Republio, look and loarn.'
When the voioo had ceased, tbe dark,
shadowy angel placed his trumpet onco
more to bis mouth, and blew a long, fear
ful blast.
Instantly a liht as of a thousand sans
shown down from above me, und pierced
and broke iuto fragments tho dark cloud
which enveloped America At tho same
moment I saw the angel upon whoso fore
head still shone the word 'UNION.' and
who bore our national flag in one hand
and a sword in the other, descended from
Heaven attended by legions of bright
spirit;?. Theso immediately joined tho
inhabitants of America, who, I perceived,
were well nigh-overcome, but who, imme
diately taking courage again, closed np
tbe broken ranks and renewed battle.
.Againg, amid the foarful noise of the con
flict, I heard the mysterious yoico say
ing 'Son of the Republio, look and learn.'
As tho voice ceased, the shadowy an
gel for the last timo dipped water from
tho ocean and iqirinkeled it upon Ameri
ca. Instantly, tho dark cloud rolled
back, together with the armies it had
brought, leaving the inhabitants of tho
land victorious. Then onoe more I bo-
hold villages towns and cities springing
up where thoy had been before, while the
bright anirel, planting the azure utandard
he had brought in the midst of them,
cried in a loud voice to the inhabi-
tants
While tho star remain and tho Heav
en send down dew upon tho earth, so
long shall tho Republio last.'
And taking from his brow tho crown
on which still blazed the word 'UNION,'
ho placed it upon tho standard, while tho
peoplo kneeling dtiwn said 'Amen.'
Tho Scene instantly bogan to fade and
dissolve, and I at la&t naw nothing but tho
rising, curling white vapor I bad first be
held.0 This alBo disappeared, and I
found' myself once more gazing upon tho
mysteriou-j visitor who, in that same sys
lorious voice i had heard bofore, said
'Soriof the Republio, what you have
seenis thus interpreted. Three perils
will come upon the Republio. The most
fearful is the second, ptssing akicb, .tho
whole world united shall never be able to
prevail agairsf her. Lot every child of
tho Republio learn to live for his God,
his land and the Union.'
With theso words the Ggura ?aniaherj.
I started from my seat, and fek tbat I
had secu a vision wherein had 9&o?n
to me tbe birth, progress end cu&ty of
tho Republic of tho United SlW9.
In Union sho will havo her strength,
in Disunion her destruction.
'Such, my friend,' eoneludod tho ven
erable narrator, 'wcrei! words I heard
from Washington's ova lips, and Ameri
ca will do well to profit by them. Let
her forever remember that in Union sJic
has her strength, in Diaunion her destrtic-tion.
Unscrewing the Captain,
Captain Evens was an old navy toteran
of sixty seven years. Uo had lost an
arm and an eye years before; at Naveri
no tho Turks settled hi aadorsUnding,
both legs being carried off by a chain
shot. Cork logs were coming into fash
ion. Captain Evans had s pair of first
quality made for him; he had a falio arm
and band; into the latter fee could screw
a fork or a hook, as the occteien required,
and being gloved the deficiency eras not
easily perceived. As increasing years
rendered him infirm, bis vslet took ad
vantage of him, so that he urote to hia
brother, a Somersetshire squiro, to send
him up some tenant's son as 6-ody ser
vant. "No matter how ftopid, if but
hone3t and faithful," he said. His broth
er was absent, and sent to his stoxrard to
select a lad. This the steward did, but
merely mentioned that Capt. Evana was
infirm not apprising the butnkin of bis
new master's deficiencies, and sent bis to
London at onco, where the Captain lived.
At ten at night ho arrived, and waa
immediately shewn to Capt. Eyen's sit
ting room.
''What is your name?'; "My name be
John, zor." Well, John; my rascally
valet is absent again without leave; help
mo to bed, as it is late, and then you can
go down to suppor." Adjourning to tho
bedroom, the old gentleman said: "John,
unt-erew my leg.' "Zur!"' said John.
"Unscrew my leg this way, see" John
did so, tremblingly "John, unscrew my
other leg." "Zar?" said John. "Un
screw the other le,?, sir." John did so
now in a state of bewilderment. "John
unscrew thi3 arm." Trembling still
more, to the Captain's great amusement,
ho obeyed.
1 John, put this eye on tbe tablo."
John took it as if it would have bitten
him. "Now, John, uo, I ffon't take the
other eye out lift me into- bed." This
done the waggish Captain continued:
"John beat up the pilar, it is not com
fortable." "Beat it up "gain, sir, it is
quite hard." Again John ohook up tho
pillow. "That won't do: John, I cant
get my head comfortable; John nnsorew
my head." "Noa, noa, not oi, oi.il un
screw no more;" aud John Sed from tho
room to the kitchen, swearing hia master
was Old Nick, and taking himself to pie
ces like a clock .
A Suggestion to Volunteers.
The New York Examiner says: "A
medical friend, whoso European experi
ence gives value to hu testimony, and
whose heart has been pained at the num
ber of deaths which have already takon
place in our army from the loss of blood
from wounds, begs U3 to suggest that the
per-chforide of iron, an article to be ob
tained from all our larger druggists, will
check hemorrhage, even from large blood
vessels, promptly and effectually. Four
or five drops are sufneieot to check com
pletely tho flow of blood from anything
exoept the largest arteriea, aod a half
teaspoonful will arrest bleeding e?en from
theso. Ho advises tbat each non-9SX-
iniseioncd officer should be provided aith
a small flat tin bottle of this, containing
say a couple of ounces, which he can cear
in his breast pocket, and that tbe bottle
should have wound around it a little t at t
cotton, on whioh tho iron could bo drop
pod, or poured, to apply it. This pimple
dovico would havo saved several valuable
lives at the affair in Vienna and Great
Bethel. Will not the Sanitary Commis
sion eec to this matter?"
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Ike goes for a Soldier Mrs. Partington
makes a Farewell Address.
"Ike my son stand up while I 'dress
you hold my spcas." "Fellow soldier!
it is the abandoned duty of all to bo pa
triarchal in these times, and to band down
unrepaired tho glorious flig to all bcco
ding generations. Here Ike commenced
counting off tbo new fashioned thcer,
swinging tho old bonnet up- and down as
ho went in, one, two, tke tigor.J
"March hesitatingly intpShrOonteoted
field, and if a rebel deaiyour quar
ters tell bhnjou had but three, and tho
last ono is spentpthen if ho won't quit
and leave. 'odiL.vourself liko a man,' and
may you havo a glorious campaign of it.
Hero Ike commenced Zouaving French,
and breaking into a double quick time,
1 was soon out of tight, bonnet specs, and
i all
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Dog stealing in the second degree
hooking city made sausage?.