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ATTORNEYS ,
deo. L. W Y LY. .1. A. J. BUCHANAN.
IVYLY & BUCHANAN,
Attorneys &. Counsellors at Law,
WAYNESBURG, PA.
Ire HI practice in the Courts 01 Greene and acipining
counties. Collections and other legal business will re
ceive pre,ript attention.
Office in the old Bank Building.
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ITRIY/AN & RITCHIE.
ATTORNEYS AD CODNs.I,LORS .AT LAW
Vga N
rnesburg, Pa.
Agr'OFFirE—Ylein Street, one door east of
the old thnk
,usthess w Greece, Washington, and Fa)
'tie Counties, entrusred to than, will receive Fonip
attention,
N. LI —Particular attention will to, given to the col
leotion of Pensions. Bounty Money, (lack ray, and
other clalais againittristiovernirunt.
Sept. 11,11,,11-Iv.
K. A. IeCCNNZLL. J. .7. HUFFMAN.
=CONNELL 4i. ErJriliall.W.
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ilvnqsburg, Pa.
grOtike in the "\ , :riFht _se," East Door.
tolj.ertionb, &r, will receive prompt attention.
Waynesburg, April
DAVID CRA WFORD,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Office in the
Coen House. Will attend pronotly to all business
4e.l3trusted to his care .
Waynesburg. Pa.,July 3tl,
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BLACK & PBELAN,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNBELLOS AT LAW
Office in tile Court iIOUNC, Wa)n E etburg.
Sept. 11,1861-Iv.
SOLDIERS; WAR OLAIMS I
D. IL P. HUSS,
ATTOINZT AT L•W, wATNENBURG, ?ENNA.,
texcived from the tVar Department at Wash
ingtorvity official copies of the several
taws passeirey Conerees, and all the necessary Forms
bud Instruction; for'the pruse , ution and collection
PENSIONS, B 0 N7' Y, BA Cr PAY, due dig
rammed and disabled soldiers, their widows, orphan
children, widowed mothers, lathers, sisters and broth
ters, which business, [upon due notice) will he attend
sdio promptly and accurately if entrusted to his care
(Mice. No. 2, Campbells itaw. —April 8,
G. W. G. VGrADDELL,
ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
OFFICE in the IlErliriTEß'S OFFICE, Cotirt
House, Waynesburg, Fenna. Eusiness of ail
hands solicited. Has received official copies of all the
laws passed by Congress, and other necessary instruc
tlmns for the co llectinn nr
PENSIONS, _T; 0 UNTIES,
Due discharged and disabled mothers, widows, Orphan
children. Am., which lo s ebusis if hammed to his mire
will le promptly attended . May 13. '63.
PHYSICIANS
Dr. T. W. Ross,
.1022.-yaimiciliza3.di SEPazz-6.5c0u.,
Waynesburg, Greene Co., Pa.
4:TICE siND RESIDENCE ON MAIN STREET,
east., and nearly opposite the Wright house.
a 3 nosbirg. Sept. 23. 1.901.
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DR. A. G. CROSS
WOITLD very respectfully tendeF , hie services a
pilysiciAN AND sOftO EON, to the people or
Waynesburg and vicinity. He hopes by a due :Tine-
Maio. of human hot and health, and strii . t. attention to
busiNess, to ins:sit a share of public patronage.
- Waynesburg, January 8, 160.
VIERQH.ANTS
WM. A. PORTER,
Whoiesale and Retail Dealet in Foreign and Demise
Dry Goods, Groceries, Notions, arc., Main street.
dept. 11.1661-IY.
MINOR &
Dealers ►n Foreign and Domestic Dry coeds, Gro
series, Queensware, Hardware and Notions, opposite
the Green Douse, Main street.
Sept. ►l, 1861-Iy,
BOOT .AND SBOR DEALERS
J. D. COSiiiAY,
Soot and Shoe maker, Main E treet, warty opposite
el ea "Farmer's and Drover's Bank." Every style of
oots dan Shoes constantly on hand or made to order.
i" Sept. 11. 1801-Iy.
GROCERIES & VARIETIES
JOHN MUNNELL,
Dealer in Groceries and Confectionaries, and Variety
4.3 0414 d Generally, Wilson's NkW Building, Main street.
Sept
SNATCHES AND JEWELRY
• a. BAILY,
Main street, opposing the Wright /rouse keeps
siVermys on hand a large and elegant assortment of
!ritiatettes and Jewelry.
In7 - Reparring of Clocks, Watches and Jewelry wil
- - "" e receive prompt intention (Dec. 15. 1561—1 y
BOORS. &c.
LEWIS DAY,
Dealer to Rckrnel and Miseelleneous Books, Iltation
co,. Ink, kligazints and Papers: One doer east et
Itortees glare. Main Street. pert II IRO, Iv
SADDLES AND HARNESS.
SAMUEL M'ALLISTER,
isdolle, Harness and Trunk Maker. old Bank Build-
M. SUSInt.
eSept. 11, 11161-1-..,
SANK•
FA &MRS' & DROVERS' BANK,
Waynesburg. Pa
V. L. MACE, Pree't. J. LLZBAIII, Cashier
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OOHS PHEL•H
tamilt tirde.
Preaching out of the Pulpit.
A christian mother told us l a few days
ago, that ministers did not talk so fre
quently or plainly on personal religion
iu the family as they were accustomed
to do twenty or thirty years ago, and
that many mothers are troubled be
cause so little is said to their children.
The following incident, which we find
in the Presbyterian, shows how Dr.
Griffin used to work in this way
I have. a distinct remembrance of Dr.
Edward Dorr Griffin. His last se: mon
was preached in my pulpit, on the 10th
of September, 1837. His text was Jer.
31 : 31-31; the subject, -Salvation ta
ken into God's own hand." His health
was then very imperfect, and failing
every day ; llltt he preached with great
energy and eloquence, uor would any
have inferred from his services that he
was not in full vigor of his best days.—
He had come to my house Saturday
morning not .1 little flitigued by the ride
Newark, N. J., although it had
been accomplished in less than two
hours. Soon after his arrival, a lady
from New York, who had been for
many years his warm friend and ad
mirer, called to sec him. Though she
had reached mat,. re life, she was many
years younger than Dr. Griffin, who
took her affectionately by the hand as
she entered the parlor, and widressing
her as his "child," requested her to sit
down. "I inn too mach exhausted,"
he said, "to converse with you now,
but lam gladto see you, for 1 have a
present for you." Several persons
were in the room, who heltni the re
mark, and we soon took our seats in a
semi-circle about the sofa on which he
sat, waiting for him to recover breath
and strength for the ceremony of mak
ing the present: After waiting in sol
emn silence some time, while he seemed
to be breathing with difficulty, he di
rected his eyes to the lady, and with a
tenderness and solemnity of manner
which I never witnessed before, he re
peated the following words of Paul to
the Philippians: "Be careful for voth•
ing, but in everything, by prayer and
supplication, with thanksgiving, let
your requests be made known unto
God. And the peace of God, which
passeth ail understanding, shall keep
your hearts and' minds through Christ
Jesus."
The venerable appearance, majestic
person, hoary head, grave, paternal and
affectionate utterance, made an impres
sion which no oue present will ever fOr
get.
"And now, my dear child," said the
Doctor, "on this precious truth 1 have
been living for years, and it has been
beyond all price to me. It bas been my
staff in these la' c days ( f physical decay,
and on this I leaned as I left home this
morning I may never meet you again
on earth, hat I hope to find you among
the redeemed and sanctified in heaven.
Please to accept this wonderful truth as
ray parting gift."
The whole scene was more affecting
and impressive than words can describe.
My attention had never before been cal
led so particularly to this passage, and I
had not discovered half its meaning.—
It is possible that the incident I have
mentioned may serve to recommend it
to the special notice of your readers.
• Eight to Sixteen.
Lord Shaftesbury recently stated in a
public meeting in Loudon, that from
personal observation he had ascertained
that of adult male criminals of that city,
nearly all had fallen into a course of
crime between the ages of eight and
sixteen years; and that if a young man
lived an honest life up to 20 years of
age, there were forty-nine chances in
favor, and only one against him, as to
an honorable life thereafter.
This is a fact of singular importance
to fathers and mothers, and shows a
fearful responsibility. Certainly, a pa
rent should secure and exercise actual
control over a child under sixteen. It
cannot be a difficult matter to do this,
except in very rare cases; and if that
control is not very wisely and efficiently
exercised, it must be the fault of the pa
rents ; it is owing to the parental ne
glect or remissness. Hence the real
source of 98 per cent. of the real crime
in a country such as England or the
united States, lies at the door of the
parents. It is a fearful reflection.
We appeal to the fathers and moth
ers of our land, and there leave it to be
thought of in wisdom, remarking only
as to the early seeds of bodily disease,
that they are, in nearly every ease,
sown between sundown and bedtime,
in ahsenr,,e from the family circle; in the
supply of spending money never earned
by the spender—opening the 'doors of
confectioneries and soda fountains, of
beer, tobacco, and wine shops, of the
circus, the negro minstrel, the restau- I SALE or LIZMENIVALD.—" Linden
rant, the dance; then follows the Sun- wald," the country seat of the late ex
day excursion, the Sunday drive, with President Van Buren, has recently been
the easy transition to the company of 'sold by the Hon. John Van Buren, its
those whose ways lead to the gates of late proprietor, to a broker in New
social, physical, and moral ruin. From York, for about 06,000. The pro
-Bto 16—in these few years are the perty consists of about SO acres of
.4eginies of children fixed in 49 cases the best quality of farming laud. The
out. of 50—fixed by the parents. Let grounds around the mansion are 'laid out
,vy father and mother solemnly vow, with taste; ane the garden, which is
~.ifiktieod'is he* I'll fix my darlinge des- large, mashie the choicest of fruit,
itr.good, by nolciug home lurre 1 while an . extensive hot-ho Use ie filled
1 441110ive Owl *lke eteeetii." - 110* fruit froni mory.dbigip. •,,
etiotett to griculturt, Nittraturt, ioreign, onus& ant,' Antral *ntelligtittt,
WAYNESBURG, GREENE COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1864.
"Then Came a Little Letter.'
A clergyman who has lately visited
one of our convalescent camps, where
soldiers who are recovering from sick
ness or the effect of wounds are kindly
aired for, says that he met an old sol
dier who said to him :
'Chaplain, are you going to the
North ?'
'Yes,' i answered.
'And do you ever tell what God has
done for us poor soldiers r
'Yes, very often.'
'Do you ever speak in the Sabbath
schools to the little people?
'Yes, 1 speak to the children.'
'Will you tell them what the Lord
has done for me ?'
'What has the Lord done for you ?'
'He has made me a better man, and
one who hopes in his mercy ;' said the
old soldier.
'How was that ?' says I
'Well, I came to the war, leaving at
home a pions wife aml one child, a little
girl. I frequently had letters from my
wife, in which she said a good deal
about rclitrion. I did not want such
letters. Sometimes I wouldn't r. ad
them for (Lys ; sotnetimes I would
curse them and wonder what she could
write such letters ftvr.-
•One day I got a letter, aIICI it had in
it a little letter. I wondered who that
could be from : On opening it, I found
it was fom my little daughter Mary.—
It was the first letter she ever wrote,
and as she loved her Either so much sh
said that her first letter must be to him.
And then it went on to say: —Father,
you never will see dear Aunt Mary any
more, your own beloved sister. She
is dead now. Before she died she
to:d nee sho was dyim , , mid begrucl me
to promise her that I wild pray, and
read the _Bible and be a Christian, and
set out at once, and meet her in heaven.
I promised Aunt Mary to meet her
there; and I Lave set oat on my jour
ney.to heaven. 0 dear lather, wont
you promise your little Mary that you
will set out too, so when we all die we
shall meet in heaven!"
'Chaplain! you don't know how that
letter made me feel. It went like a
shot to my heart, and I had no peace
of mind till I set my thee toward heav
en. Tell the clear little children at the
North how little letters from them
make us poor soldiers kel and fill us
with a desire to be better men.
Welcome
"Papa will soon be here," said mam
ma, to her three year old boy, "what
can Georgy do to welcome him ?"
And the mother glanced at the child's
playthings, which lay scattered in wild
contusion on the carpet.
"lilake tie room neat," replied the
bright little one, understa ding the
lo:dc, and at once beginning to gather
his toys into a ba::*et.
“What more elm we do to welcome
papa '?'' asked mamma, when nothing
was wanting to the neatness of the
MEM
''Be happy to him when he comes!"
cried the dear little fellow, jumping up
and down with eagerness, as he watch
ed at the window for his fither's com
ing.
11 - ow—as all the dictionary makers
will testify—it very hard to give
good definitions ; but did not little
Georgy give the very substance of a
welcome:—"lie happy to him when
he comes?"
All parents who read this, will know,
that elegart apartments, and sumptu
ous entertaioment,, and formal courtesy,
will not avail - in welcoming their guests,
unless they aro happy to them when
they come.
Dear children, will you, also remem
ber, when your little friends come to
see you, that all your beautiful toys, and
fine plays, and nice treats, will not give
your guests a "good time," unless you
are happy to them when they come.—
ECongregationali,t.
THE VALLEY OF JEIIO.SIIAPHAT.--The
efforts the Jews have made, and the suf
ferings, losses, and humiliations they
have borne for the purpose of sepulture
in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, form a sin
gular feature in human history. No
other nation has ever thus struggled not
to live in their own land, bnt to be suf
fered to lay their dust therein. Many
descriptions have been made of this mar
vellous place ; but I confess none of
them affo , ded me a notion of its actual
appearance. Wandering alone past the
foundation of Siloam and the arid bed of
Kedron, there suddenly opened on me
a perfect mountain of graves—a hill side
paved with sepulchral slabs. Each
stone is small, so as to lead to the con
clusion that the bodies were buried per.
pendicularly. The slabs are almost on
the level of the ground, and of equal
height, so that it is literally one large
pavement of Death. An a? paling, al
most an overwhelming sight.—Franc's
.Magazine for March
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THE OBJECTS OF THE SANITARY FAIR
DEFINED.
A Home for Soldiers and Soldiers' Or
phans.
At a meet* , of the Pittsburgh Sanitary
Committee, held on the 24thimsst., it was
RESOLVED, That out of the funds now re
ceiving and to be received from the Sanitary
Fair, we do hereby appropriate at least 10
per cent of the net proceeds, to be handed
to the Pittsburgh Subsistence Committee, in
aid of the Soldiers Home, for the sick and
wounded.
RESOLVED, That 25 per cent of the net
proceeds be set aside for a home for disabled
soldiers or for the orphans of soldiers, unless
the exigencies of the war shall require the
expenditures for the sick and wounded of the
army.
We deem it proper to say to the public
that these appropriations ittid dispositions ot
funds meet with the unanimous approval ot
the Executive Committee of tile Pittsburgh
Sanitary Fair.
It is trusted that our action will meet with
the cordial and universal approval of all our
loyal and patriotic people, and that the fund
of the Pittsburgh Sanitary Grand Fair, as
well as those of the Pittsburgh Sanitary Com
mittee, will be materially increased and
worthy of the glorious cause.
The rumor which has been for some time
Past in circulation in Paris, that the remains
of Voltaire are no longer at the Pantheon,
has now been confirmed. Th.: , tomb is empty,
and nothing is known as to what has become
of its- coat,. , its. This discovery was made
through the following incident :—The heart
of Voltaire, as is .T.enerally known, was left
by wid to the Villo.ite fainil;, and had been
deposited in their chateau; .he present Mar
quis de Villette, a descenient of Voltaire,
having re,olvtd to sell the estate, olfered the
celebrated relic to the Emperor; it was ac
cepted by the Minister of the Interior in the
tame of his 'Majesty, and the question then
arose as to what should be done with it; the
most natural idea was to place it with the
body in the tomb at the Pantheon,—but. a
scruple arose; the Pantheon had again be
come a place of Christain worship, and, it the
tomb of Voltaire was still in the vaults, the
reason was rather from a consideration that
what was done could not be undone, than
from any other; at all events, no fresh cere
mony relative to Voltaire could take place in
that building without the authorization of the
Archbishop of Paris; Mr. Darboy, on being
consulted, before making a reply, first hinted
that there was a belief tha',, since 1814, the
Pantheon possessed nothing belonging to
Voltaire but an empty tomb. In consequence
it was determined to verify the truth of the
report. A few days back the stone was
raised, and, as the Archbishop had stated,
the tomb was found to be empty'. A strict
inquiry into the subject had been ordered,
and the Emperor has given instructions that
the heart shall be enclosed in a silver vase,
and deposited either in the great hall or the
Imperial library, or at the Institute of France
—[Round Table.
Take Care of your Stoves.
'hen stoves are no longer needed, they
are quite frequently set aside in au out-build
ing, or other out of the way place, with no
farther thought, until again wanted for use.
If neglected, the runt of the summer may in
jure them more than the whole winter's
wear, particularly the parts made of sheet
iron. They should be kept as free from
dampness as possible, and occasionally cle;,n
ed if rust be observed. Our plan has been
to apply a coating of linseed oil to the pipes
before putting them away. It should be
done while the pipes are warm, but should be
done thoroughly. It is not particular that it
should be linseed oil—this being mentioned
as the cheapest—almost any grease will an-
I=
We have often heard a half grown
up boy say pettishly to his mother, "I
don't like to be seen carrying a big
bundle through the streets." But true
pride is ashamed of such littleness of
mind. Mr. Astor, the wealthy million
aire of New York, was reluctant to sell
some goods to a young man, except
tor cash. The merchant paid for them,
and took them on his shoulder to carry
them out of the store. Mr. Astor
looked in surprise : but before the mer
chant had gone many steps, he called
him back, saying, "You may buy on
credit to any amount, I can trust you,
sir. A man who is not ashamed to do
his own work is sure to succeed."—
Here is another good lesson for false
pride.
VALUE or Mo.wrsTs.—Spare moments
are like the gold dust of time; and
Young was writing a true as well as a
striking lino, when ho taught that
"Sands make the mountain, moments
make the year." Of all the portions
of our lite, spare moments are the most
fruitful of good or evil ; they are the
gaps through which temptations find
the easiest access to the garden of the
soul.
111-mirry —ln the school of Christ
the first lesson of all is self-denial and
humility ; yes, it is written above the
door, as the rule of entry or admission,
"Learn of Me, for lam meek and low
ly in heart." And out of question,
that is truly the humblest heart that has
the most afoChaio4 it.
Votta ire
Pride.
ioriellautoniti.
[Correspondent of the Boston Journal.]
Sunday in New York.
It is worth a visit to New York, to
see the lower part of the city on a Sab
bath morning and contrast it with the
bustle and confusion all week. The
South Ferry, that great receptacle for
onuribusses and cal s, where one's life is
in darger in crossing the street, as quiet
as a cathedral. Broadway is nicely
swept on Saturday night, and is silent
as the wiklerness. Old Trinity in the
lower part of the city, and the aristo
cratic G, ace in the 'upper, both in sight.
seem to stand as sentinels over the holy
time.
The revellers, and sons and daugh
ters of pleasure sleep late on Sunday
morning, and the portions of the city
occupied by them are silent as the tomb.
Passing up the west side of the city by
the docks and steamboat wharfs, one is
impressed with the sanitary blessing of
the Sabbath, and the hold it has indi
rectly on all classes. The laboring men,
loitering about or smoking their pipes,
have on clean shirts and are shaved.
Little children from the lowest dens,
and darkest alleys of the city, come on
to tile sidewalk with attempt at cleanli
ness, and sonic little ribbon or ornament
on their persons. Tile newsboys offer
their papers in subdued tones, and the
hoot-blacks ask in a quiet voice, "black
your boots ?" and exhibit their own
shoes polished out of respect of the day.
Ail along the clocks the utmost quiet
prevails, while the piers and wharves
are swept clean, and a death silence pre
vades these marts of tiacle The sail
ors quietly du their work in a holiday
rig and every craft has ks bunting tly-
WE
All along the wharves are stationed
Bethel churches for all nations, and
floating (Impels where divine service is
held. These, are mostly attended by
the "Old Country men," as they call
themselves—the native of Roland, or
the Lutherans. The dram shops make
a compromise with the day by sanding
their floors, putting their employees in
clean linen, and shutting up one halt of
the shutter.
The churches are generally well at
tended in the morning. Even the
down town churches have a good con
gregation. Trinity church is always
crowded at the morning service. Seats
in the aisles are all filled. The aristo
cratic church-men can well afford the
ride from their up-town home to this
Cathetb•al. Their dashing teams and
splendid outfits appear to great advan
tage on a beautiful Sabbath morning
The full choral service is also attract
ive.
No church in Ne AT York, holds so
large, fashionaVe and wealthy a con
gregation as old Trinity, in the morn
ing : the rest of the day it might as well
be shut. liLLed the same may be said
of all the fashionable churches in the
city. Dr. Dr. Adam's, the
Collegiate, all present a striking con
trast in tne, crowd in the morning, and
the leanness of the afternoon. We
have here about a dozen sensltion
preachers who can grasp the crowd•and
get an evening audience. But for
"Gospel preaching," as it is called, one
sermon a day, is as much as our pople
care inwardly to digest.
The sermon and the dinner of the
morning being over, the lovers of pleas
ure, appear in their strength. The qui
et of the morning gives place to revelry.
Funerals that require military process
ion, and bands of music, are kept for
Sunday afternoons Central Park, is
crowded, and fashionable people, who
do not care to ride in the country, drive
here in style. It is the harvest of livery
men.
Everything that can go on four legs
is engaged in advance. From ten to
fifty dollars, is the price of a team for
an afternoon's drive. Those who do ro:
own teams and cannot afford to hire
them, take the public conveyances.—
The same cars and boats, that bears the
worshipper, - to their churches in the
morning, carry the sons of pleasure to
their scenes of recreation. Theatres
are open of the lower order, concert
saloons, gardens, larger beer enclosures,
all are crowded.
As the day wanes, the police force
is doubled, and some parts of New
York, are more dangerous to visit on
Sunday nights, than any other nights in
the week. At la at night all is again
still. With the early hours of Monday,
Mammon awakes as a giant refreshed
with wine, seizes the reins, and drives
with unslackened speed till the dawn of
the next Sabbath, compels him to a
temporary repose.
More Soared Than Hurt.
The Washington Constitutional Uni
on slys :
"A large number of soldiers that
have arrived here are without the slight
est scratch. Some of them complain
about being sun struck, while others
again say they are sick. About one
hundred of these fellows came up on
the LizZie Barker last night•, and - were
not permitted to land ; while many
others of the same stamp have been
sent back to their regiments. Among
them are many officers—men who make
great pretentiona how they have fought ;
and tell how battles should be fought
and won. These worthier *) back in
irons."
[From the Washington Star, May 25.]
An Affecting Scene.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowdish, residents of
the State of Michigan, who had two
sons, Horace aneCoradin, in the Sev
enth Michigan regiment, came to this
city a day or two ago, in search of Hor
ace, who they learned had been woun
ded in the battle at the Wilderness, and
had been brought to this city. Fagaig
to find him in the hospi 1, they yester
day visited the Sixth Otreet wharf. A
few moments afterward the steamer
Jefferson steamed up to the dock, and
standing near the bow of the boat was
the looked-fr son, badly wounded, his
right anti haying been shot off above
the elb - ow. As soon as the plank was
thrown from the boat to the wharf,
Mrs Bowdish ,sprang on board the
steamer, and throwing her arms around
her sou's neck burst into a flood of
tears, with her head bent upon his
shoulder. For a few seconds there was
an aff, sting silence, which the. fond
mother broke by saying, "Horace,
where is your brother Corain T' Hor
ace, poineng to a rough wooden box
by his side, replied, "There, mother,
there is Curad,ii :'' The afflic:e I moth
er thresa hersa upon the deceased son's
coffin, sobbing aloud in an agony of
riet, while tile father and wounded
son stood by with bowed heads. The
seme was truly a heartrending one, and
it can better be imagined than desribed.
Many of the bystanders were compelled
to turn aside, while silent tears could
be seen stealing down the checks of
all. Several kind-hearted ladies present
did all in their power to comfort the
attleted mother, but it was long before
she could be induced to leave the
of her deceased son.
[From the Providence Press.]
A Bit of Romance.
A woman passed through this city on
Wednesday, en route to New York, who
during the past three years has passed
through many exciting scenes. In the
early part of the war, she, with her hus
band and two or three children, were
residing in a border state, where seces
sionism was rampant, and during the
absence of the parents one day the hil
dren were all massacred by some of the
chivalry. The wife immediately assuzu
ed male attire, enlisted in the same com
pany with her husband, and fought side
by side wiel hint in nearly all of the bat
tles participated in by the Army of the
Cumberland. A fia , months since her
husband rece'ved a fatal bullet while
fighting by her side, and the wife, too,
was subsequently wounded, and taken
to the hospital, where her sex was dis
covered.
Those who conversed with her say
that her manners fully confirm her story-
She has acquired many of the disgusting
habits of the sterner sex during her
campaigning, such as the use of tobac
c protltuity, &e. But he • pa:riotism is
undoubted, and she has suffered a great
daal in the Union cause, for all of which
she is entitled to the sympat 1:y and grata
itud a of freedomoving people. Stie is
very hitter in her denuncia.ions of the
rebels, as she has good reasons to be.
Advantages of Wedlook
None but the manic firm has a home
in his old age. None has friends, then,
but he ; none but he knows and feels
the solace of the domestic hearth; none
bit he lives and freshens in his green
old age, amid the affections of his chil
dren. There is no tear shed for the old
bachelor; there is no ready hand and
kind heart to cheer him in his loneliness
and bereavement ; there is none in
whose eyes he can see himself reflected,
and ti.om whose lips he can receive the
unfailing assurances of care and love.—
He may be courted for his money ; he
may eat, drink and revel; and he may
sicken and die in a hotel or a garret,
with plenty of attendants about him,
like so many cormorants waiting tor
their prey; but he will never know the
comforts of the domestic fireside.
The guardians of the Holborn Union
lately advertised for candidates to fill
the situation of engineer in the work
house, a single man, a wife not permit
ted to reside on the premises. Twenty
one candidates presented themselves,
but it was found that, as to testimonals,
character, workmanship, and appear
ance, the best nami, were ail married
men. The guardians had therefore to
stied a married man.—Scattfle Amyl
caa.
Home Enjoyments.
Don't be afraid of a little fun at home.
good people. Don't shut up your
houses for fear your carpets may be
soiled; close not your hearts against
the innocent pleasuses of your children.
If you want to ruin your son, lct him
- think that all fun and mirth must be
left on the threshold when he comes
home at night. Wile,' once he regards
home as a place only to eat, drink, and
sleep in, a career soon follows that
ends in gambling houses and reckless
depredation. Young people must have
amusement; and if they do not find it
in their own homes, they will seek it
iu less profitable places. Let the home
be made pleasant; see that the fire
burns brightly; and if your children
s'aould invite yen to join them in a
game of "blind man's buff" don't imag
me your dignity injured by complying
with their request. Half an hour spent
in aueh merriment will be a good in
vestment for future bapinees,
NEW SERIES.---VOL. 6, NO.j•
Singular War Incident.
Amidst all the horrors of war, many
incidente occur, amusing in themselves,
and which sometimes, under the most
trying circumstances, are provocative of
mirth, and form subjects for camp stor
•• ies months afterwards. I have seen
soldiers chase hares and pick black-ber
ries when a shower of the leaden mes
stngers of death was falling thick and
fast around them, and do many other
cool and foolish things.. But * thii.liti
lowing7; which actually took place at
Mine Run, surpassed anything I remem
r to have seen or heard: One of those
cold, mornings, while the armies
o ade and were staring at each
other acros le rivulet known as
Mine Run, rnents appeared - to
1e hours mad hours days, so near at
hand seemed the deadly strife, a solitary
sheep leisurely walked along the run on.
the rebel side. A rebel vidette fired and
killed the sheep, and dropping his gun,
advanced to remove the prize. Inan
instant he was covered by a gun'in the
hands of a tinion vidette, "Divide is
the word or you are a dead Johny,"
This proposition was aasLented to. and
there, between the t wo skirmish iirle2,
Mr. Rebel skinned the sheep, took one
halt and moved back with it to his post
when his challenger, in turn, dropping
Lis gun, crosse , ,i the run, got the other
half of the sheep and again resumed the
duties of his post amidst the cheers of
his comrades who expected to help him
eat it. Of the hundreds of hostile men
arrayed against each other on either
hank of the run, no one violated the
truce intuitively, agreed upon by these
two soldiers
Very Married People.
It is usually considered a noteworthy
circumstance for a man or woman to
have been married three times ; but of
old this number would have been thought
little oil lit. Jerome mentions a widow
that married her twenty-second hus
band, who in his turn had been married
to twenty-two wives—surely an exper
ienced couple. A woman named Eliza
beth Masi,. who died at Florence, 1768,
had been married to seven husbands.
all of whom she outlived. She married
the last of the seven at the age of sev
enty. When on her death-bed she re
called the good and bad points of each
of her husbands, and having impartial
ly weighed them in the balance, she
singled out her fifth spouse as the favor
ite, and desired her remains might he
interred near his The death of a sol
dier is recorded in 1784, who had five
wives; and his widow, aged ninety,
wept over the grave of her fourth hus
band. The writer who mentioned thews
facts added, ‘•The said soldier was much
attached to the married state." There
is an account of a gentleman who was
married to four wives and lived to be
115 years old. When he died he left
twenty-three "children" alive and well,
some of sad children being from three
to four score A gentleman died at
Bordeaux in 1772, who had been mar
ried sixteen times. In July, 1768, a
couple were living in Essex Nxho had
hen married ninety-one years, the hus
band being 107 and the wife 103 years
of age. At the church of St. Clement
Danes, in 1772, a woman of eighty-five
waa married to her sixth husband.
Surgery After a B 2 tie.
The following psssage from a recent
lett;m• written after one of the late bat
tles, preients a striking picture of the
surgeon's duties on the field :
Day before yesterday some 300 Reb
el wounded !ell into our hands. Of
these, 21 required capital operations
They were placed in a row, a slip of
paper pinned to each nsan's coat collar
telling the nature 01 the operation that
had been decided upon Dr. Morton
first passes along and with a towel eat
urated with ether puts every man be
yond consciousness and pain.
The operating surgeon follows and
rapidly and skillfully amputates a leg
or an arm, as the case may be, till the
21 have been subjected to the knife and
saw without one twinge of pain. A
second surgeon ties up the arteries; a
third dresses the wounds. The men
are taken to tents near by and wake up
and find themselves cut into without
torture, while a wiurow of lopped off
members attests the work. The last
man has been operated upon before the
first awakened; nothing could be more
dramatic and nothing could more per
fectly demonstrate the value of anaes
thetics. Besides, men fight better
when they know that torture does not
follow a wound, and numberless lives
are saved that the knife would lose to
their friends and the country. Honor,
then, to Morton and Jackson, the men
who so opportunely for this war placed
in our hands an agent that relieves the
soldier from untold misery, and his
friends from untold anguish.
Memory cif Wrong.
A rich landlord once cruelly oppressed a
poor widow. Her son, a little boy of eight
years, saw it. He afterwards becarnea pain
ter, and painted a life likeness of the dark
scene. Years after he placed it where the
man saw it. Ho turned pale, trembled in
every joint, and offered any sum to purchase
it that he might put it out of sight. Thus
there is an invisible painter drawing on the
canvas of the soul a lite likeness reflecting
correctly all the passions and actions of our
spiritual history ou earth. Eternity wil
swel them to every man. We
lath life again.