From till Dublin Notion.
r :
,1 * Stable word* are noblest preaching i/J »
;• From the cuneecraledfejw,' i «. .
.Poet-priests their nnthiih**lnji|tgi -.,f. (l
Tlero sword on corselet ringing, ~ ;
I ■> ' When Truth’s banner is unflfrled i <•'*» ,
Toothful JS {
w Pouring ftjrjyhjjr .0 ,A i
E - Each mnuUwprlf ap God Wfl!* 1 -? ,„-y
, Hero'nand or ,, ,
Work is doVy* While we littrifl’ -
Tltis floTo.
Gentle •piritjv.vTtfJsss n l 4
Lift their white hands-up, appealing
r gTo the throne of £,,..< f ■ ;
flronger natures, culminating P
n great actions, incarnating . Iv
'' What another can bulking.' ft l ' 3l ' l • 'ft l '*
t’ure and meek-eyed as ah kngel, ,
" We most strife—qiiisiltfontaagc-' v*;
We most preach the saint's evangel : •»
r Ere we claim the «in^;prizc. r; -p ~,j ..
■ j Work for all—for work it holy—"
We fulfil oar mission,solely .
1 3 When, like hear******* klSMij, '< -
Oii Blend our foula io one eotftaum, ■
CO *nd the social diapMpfltoKl
PQ pounds the perfect chord of JoTe. ,
LikaV Kylßed iWriirt driving. ■ ,
k> ThfouglnM WiwiH •' >.
Deerfsl sorrow,': kebkn and ttbolf -<V
Will but teech osaelWenial;
Like the Amftpit|'mßp< ‘
Puss Uie ore ffironghpieinsing fire,
IfkOur spirits would aspire
“To bo God’s refined gold.
We aro.struggiing in the Morning,
\W the spirit fif’Vie'Wght;
Bui we-trample on il'sborning—. 1 •
Lo, the eastern eky is bright. . o
We must watch. The D?y is breaking.
Soon like Memnun’s statue waking
tyith the Sn'dnpi into'sbund,
- We shall raise dor voice'lo Heaven,
Chj|nl chyniii for .conquest given,
Seize nor heed the wound.
We musbb<D&’(£irtl(aiigh|s9d egrnesl
Would we strike tbe-ldols dawn ;
With the purpose of Up sternest,,, .
Take the Cross and leave the Crown
Sufferings human lilo'can hallow,
Sufferings lead to'God’s Valhalla—
Meekly bear buthumbty try, ..
Like a man .with soft tears flowing,
Like a god with conquest glowing
So to love, and work, and die!
HE BATTLE FIELD.
theT OF CHAPtILTEPEG,
The National Monitor, a new'literary pa,-
per published in New York, contains -a sKetch
of a .portion of the military operations ent : -
tied "Life in the Army, or Reminiscences
qf the Mexican War, by a New York
Volunteer.’' The styl'e of the writer.is plain
ond lupid, and he narrates with much liveli
ness, ahd directly to ihc point. Here is an
of the storming of Cha’pullepec: .'
“It was a somber morning, the heavens
ncing- obsburadi,^|l h j tillclf clouds H
thereforei not’a’wall of the castle was'visible
to the eye—nothing but the lights, that illu
minated it, attracted' the eye—presenting a
grand, imposing 'spectacle—a concentration
of brilliant meteors, suspended from the black
clouds above, being the nearest similtude (o
i,, As we neared the castle, the greatest
possible caution was observed; "Tile men
were cautioned not to ailoW their (in Canteens
to strike agalhiif tKeir hhuskets orxartridge
boxes —not a word was allowed spoken in the
ranks —every possible precaution was taken
to keep the enemy in igno'rhnce df our ap
proach. Onward we marchdd, with noiseless
steps, silent tongues, and palpitating' hearts.
Neater atidifeafer we approached the formb
dabl§, castle, bristling with hqavy artillery',
and containing 12,000 of Mexico’s best troops,
and Commanded by one of her bravest and
best genera.s. Suddenly we wdre fyroughl
to a halt —the division to, which 1 tvas attach
ed being intended to support a battery under
the command of Captain' Drum, which had
been erected during the night, dircily under
the castle. Just as we halted, the shiill notes
of a trumpet assailed our'ears. Then the rol
ling of drums were heajtd, and presently a
full band joined in.' Rdras'lhe enemy'play
tng the reveille. A death-like stillness 1 pre
vailed in our ranks at' the time—not a whis
per or a breathing could be heard—therefore/
so unexpected was the music, that when it
struck the ear, it caused a momentary thrill to
shoot through felt' a peculiar in
describable sensation. „I have, po .doubt oth
ers experienced ’the .sarpq,
“Ytiamiftfe‘ v Vfaa suddenly interrupted,—
bang-r-r I went one bf the huge - pieces oT-ar
littery from Drum’s battery fora moment
me dreadfiiiwliiz-z-z! of its iron death-mes
senger wap heard tip rough j lha air, and; then
ns fatal cHsn 4s ft ktrUdktbe caslle. ; Instant
ly evejy light in the castlp was quenched, and
a was invisible—shrouded in darkness. .Si
lence Was no longer observed in our rantysj
tbp commanding voied of -Baxter to ‘,For
ward!’ was heard. We marched a short, (Jis
lapee, filed to the right, and halted—taking
up a position in supporting distance pf Cap
tain Drum’s battery.”
“Presently the' somber clouds, that, obscu
red the heavens separated, a streak of light
was visible in the .eastern horizpn-rthe day
was breaking. Lighter and tighter it gradu
m> -,B re . w » .objects that had fleet) pfe-j
-ously iijyisible, no,v appeared totjie sight.—
A non,*t ne'blazing sun peeped forth from' its 1
hiding. q, flood of Ugh\ upi'
on rhe earth,- and revealing Chapullepec, the
nuge ihuzzles of a hundred ..heavy places ’of
arnllefy, that peered ftom ihbif f§dpectj.ve
embrasures, aqd the glitteringbaynrietp of, qt
(east eight thousand infantry in the woods
eurroubdins Iho clstle, nnddJfttherbase of the
high litlf upon ivhfclr it atefod,: ’, ' 3 s
“This Was our"firsLsightbf the Castle, and
i gazed upon itsipiposing appearance with
admiratjon—contemplating dt lne saraeTho-'
mspt a convulsion which wasto follow an,pi-,
upon its impregnable walls'—the jives,
that must necessarily be sacrificed'; the vtfives.
matje.wldows ;, lhe p’ayantt. childless; bVoih
oa and sisierd mourners, airid helpless
dfd.hi.porbaps, fatherless! Casting my eyes
°ln?.V}- e little' Hand that 4 stood bdfeire
me—companions whiftad osc&fed, dh rough
stores of lead 'and by
9 ! do f '. n ,9,<! '. e ;pWeSiog Hi
arf dwfu! .cotiyiclton forced .Itself ,|moa ; my
mindf that. m~% V'oLlinw. raaay q f |j,'enl
wh Osb T®** >nd cheerful h&rfii be!
iQWtftrfh^'<ifionghf Of the ;
chH;-%-ertibftßb ’ofdeath
“The loud report of a gun from the castle^
-dl i*i» *■<* * B?.rrt figftnA iioi ”«.w»fn» V • * ' - - - »»>-*•-.«■» - *»
asiii
sfartlmg aM'ctfifster,
till went craahing'and (earing through the
QHift» l ,,chMkeil at) maher
pari’. ” enemy nad^i^refeH ,, BBj 'riM
waa .evidently determjDed4o,dans.all
jury! he possibl^ CaA&ff after .nan*
shoij grajw, /aqd' ih^li-d ( ? , .ng, )*»i
however, but liultf’tnjurjft W' we ftbd taken
tho secure
The guns from W } 8flT»
3Sj?a^»%ps
tent's All dn ay I ight ,u nIU
thesable Curtains of night Jne*
teriding
cannon, thebursting of shells/the crashing
of grape gn^the sKarp^repoft
of, musketry, greeted tfie ear.’
."/Various incidents under ,my
observation during the day,’ndw lofce''|hem
selves upon my - '
,Captain Drum’s batte'ry, which tip a
constant and destructive lire upon the castle
the whole day, was statibned about sixty .yd’s
fitqra the right of my rpgimteni. JDur whole
division, commanded by yen. Quitman, qott
aiding of the second Pennsy lvania,and South
Carolina volunteers, and a battalion! of Uni
ted Stales marines, besides the-New York
volunteers, also occupied a position in' sup
pqrting distance of the battery. ' Aljaciied to
the South Carolina regiment.were.severaj rne
gr.oes—slaves, who had accompanied their
masters j some of them privates, too—bn the
campaign ; and on several occasions displayed
commendable gallantry. , One of the negroes
,—a huge, black, muscular about
ten yards from one of the guns, and at every
discharge, he would eagerly watch what ef
fect. jt would have, upon the castle.’, If, a fa
vorable one, he .would Jump,. up in the air,
clap,hia hands.and excjajm;.“Golly, maspa,
you’give 'em goss 'dat.'timp^aua^t” ( CThpn
he tyoultkresume his. position. betyibd .a'trpe,
and bwait with anxiety the -discharge of an
other cannon, with slrajqing, dyfcs watch for
♦he shot to strike the castle, and then rush
into the road, and go through the saipe per
formance as mentioned above. .The fellow
had conducted himself in this manner for (wo
or three hours, when a shot from our battery
made desperate havoc with one of the- out.
'work* of <he castle. • The terrible crash co,uld
he distinctly beard, and t,he clouds of duslihat
arosp into lbs air from the demolished masonry
presented aipicturc similar to a. vast cqpfla.
gration. The negro's delight, was. upboupd.
ed. /He threw himself on the ground, rolled
avert and over, and kicked and squirmed
like a dying animal, uttering loud,and joyous
exclamations. Thus, suddenly springing to
his feet, he leaped about five feet fronq-.the
ground, struck his. .heels together, clapped
husbands, and exclaimed: “Who-o-upl-
Hoo-rah I By grashus, massa, dat. was the
best of ’em all I Giva.il )o ’im again |” s
»t *•
“Just as he concluded (ho last sentence, the
loud report of a mopsler cannon was heard
from the castle, then the whizzing noise of a
ponderous shot, as it. came flying .through
the rilr. It was the poor negro's death-mes
senger ; before he had an’ Opportunity to ire
sumo his possition, it struck him in.ljje stom
ach, ’completely tearing out his entreals, pnd
of course instantly 1 deptivinghimoi 1 life.—
The poor fellow’s merry voice was silenced
in-death.
. “Within musket range of Captain Drum's
battery, a small force of the enemy, perhaps
fifty,'occupied a position that enabled them
to annoy us’-very much,trad occasionally kill
or wdund one of the men stationed at tho
guns. These men were undoubtedly sharp
shoolers, and were stretched along, for per
haps sixty •yfe r ds,.in a ditch. 'Takingadvan
tage df every opportunity that presented'it
self of making their services available, toour
detriment, -they - would partially'raise epi dis
charge iheir weapons si ud» and thedlquickly
resume their lying pOsilibnr These fellows
had been harrassihg os so long and so (fatally,
that General Shields (who the
brigade to which mjt tpgypent.was attached)
deemed it advisaUe ioidmladgm’them. For
that puspo.se a detachment of thirty men,,
under mb command of a lieutenant,'tyas sent
forward. ' Thedfeulenant gallantly and rapid
ly advanced - with r hts! men, utfeera sharp
fire from those occupying the ditch. Before
he had advanced fonvard ! "sixty yards three
of his men werfe'shot'dcad." ■ Still-this' dfdhof
intimidate him or his men! Onward he
pushed—rapidly nearing the enemy. Now
he within thirly yafds 'of Iherrtf arid still
fh'ey maiulained their position. Forward the
lieutenant pressed, and just ns he was whh
in' obout ten yards of 'the diichr'B imiSsked
baitbrj r in its immediate vicinity opened-its
mWderous fire upon thV little ( When
the'srfioke cleared away',' but three of'thaV
gallant band
toaitider, with the lieutenaitywetetatreiched
Updh the blood-danif) ground, frightful, mfin- 1
glh3 corpses. The'three’eurvivdts stood be-'
wildered fo^a-’lliOfflfchtipfi^^
' themselves, speedily rejdimifcusfciw
“ We, too, had’pur sharp-shooters statist)’
at Bflvfantageous potiiions apoupd (he came
and (lie ’many 'W fobodihe
neif day, stiff in death, With "IhteiFfotefaeads
pierced with the Balls, bole proof of lhe;#<>'
cu'fdcy of their aim. The mounted, rifleman'
is'thVfegiment that I olldfts^rot J '-
ipfeht Was composed of the nest body of feed
--neahy all American—that I eyer saw.— 1
all crack shots, etKfi'feSh
sure* to ‘fetch his man.’ At
thhy wfere scattered in different d.irection»i r hs
nM the
a ridt’hundreds of the enemy that day perished'
b/'Sheir t 1
thil I ! witnessed on the' 12th, suggests the
**i» vthi 4m fm ftiif. JT 1 •#!
SM-s(-/,’awrcf ai | —v-~^— ■•
FMTtOIf OF I«'THB BEet«»llTfr {)P’irtBllolf. w
••V * .6 ,iiw (- x U 'vWJMi
OJtViitf >1
-•‘•■i-; bjpHJ - —?!* uoi *»» I*ain? js»a te r/r.-.j; t. t vr
v** i' ••■
r, de base, of lhe hilL. 98 (be
CWmJp.vT opto
tbacastlpjteelAj* »bfPft4t^y^^ft4-.P 4 ovyo
: ihifjjeadWlWEiqgAbeirporajpgn*
.
furiously! T^riderAyraa^oabtles*an
*id-4e'«mpi carnying.ortfcrs.fromiQeneral
Bravo;' stationed <atotba Ibotoftbo hill.- .-He
rap every iSHowychap, sod therefore 1 won*
deiid he escaped oup rifle*; :His horte wai
ritiW; tndshowHy’caparisoned, > andl brnhitn-
gorgeous.Unifbrmp-in
short,-'heWas- *a» gay.are os the
Captain .Fairchild re
itrarttetf'afthe myopes fixedin
fftMJjrbpflti' him the AaM tifrte 1 dash
ing;dowb lhV?6ad,' fexpeciing 'dvery moment
(b ree'bim fall'from' htB saddle. Bill he'es
caped, Then I,awaited his return. Presetit-
Ijr'fte’%airje' tip the road, as he hhd
I repealedly ' Hb had’’ proceeded about
■ half'way, whe’n suddenly’ 1 'saw, his horse
'stumble and'fall! He imrngjjately ’disengaged
hiinself frorn.ihe stirrups as the horse fell,
s. erect over the fallen anirnal, and'waved
'bis.’sjyord pverhlsheaij, as defiariqe.—
fhs. sharp crack, of a rifle suddenly greeted
my,eat,, and atthalmpraentthe temerarious
officer fell dead, beside bis dying horse ?
“Another incident ip .recalled, to my recol
lection, whichserves to show the effective
ness of our arlillery,.paruci4arjy the battery
commanded by Captain drum.. Late in the
afternoon,.a patty 6f t(ie enemy were en
gaged bringing a heavy piece of artillery
from the castle to'the support er their troops
atifae foot of-thobilL. They-bad succeeded
in getting it about, half way down, losing,
however, so far, two or. three of their men
in the attempt, by the deadly aim of our ri
flemen—when Captain Drum’s -attention was
called to the proceeding. -
11 *lll see if (can’t put a stop to that,’ was
his cool remark, Which was presently fol
lowed by the deep-toned thunder of one of
his heavy 1 pieces of artillery. The effects
was astonishing; the shot from his gan
striking the enemy’s' cannon, and killing
three or four of the metf.' The festimmedi*
ateTy retreated to the caklle. ’ No similar at
tempt was made by,them that day.
“Hundreds of incidents occurred during
tbe.dsys—too many jto. undertake to relale-in
this article. . .« .. ■■
■ "The firing ohboth side* continued, ns I
eaid before, all day} there was no cessation
whatever .until '‘night threw her mantle o’er 1
the'earth ; then comparative qiftePoHcemore
reigned. I shall not here detail the proceed
ings of the night—the laborious duties that
had to lie performed ; suffice it to say, lhat
the rising sun ndver received a more hearty,
cordial greeting than J gave it next morn
ing.
“At daylight, we took the same position
that we bad occupied,, the day previous.—
Whether we were to remain there during the
whole day,! we. were,, at the time, perfectly
ignorant. It was, however, the general wish
that wo. Were .not, for the; position
as we were to the scorching rays of a. tropi
cal sun-—was a most disagreeable one. We
were sohn, however, informed that we were
not to remain long in.our present position.—
that Ihecatlle tout to beitormed ! Alibis
announcement every eye was, in a. moment,
directed towards that formidable, imposing
Structure, and a deep murmur throughout the
ranks betokened lhatihe news was received
with the greatest Satisfaction: We.-were now
anxiously awaiting (he order to move forward.
I could not, help remarking,Jitr;.this awful
crisis, when so many. in. ourradks were on
the brink of being dashed into eternity, a so
lemnity ond-ailence .among the. men deeper
than l ever witnessed before,.. ,-With , hearts
beating, each was wailing ; to. hear the ex
pected. order Jo ,‘Forwafd 1’ At last it came.
Standing on the .right' of lhe regiment, bis
face pale.from excitement, and his eyes spar
kling like Jets, Lieutenant Cjolpnel Baxter
exclaimed,,in a. loud voice, ‘Fobwahd I’ . •
Instantly tHa regiment moved forwardito
the righl oftherdiviaion, and then ledoff to
wards the-castle in'double quick lime. A
tremendous cheer .tat this moment.'.pealed
through the; welkim and every gun .that-the
castle couldlevel against us, poured fourth
(heir deadly contents W reply.- Am we. moved
forward, canister; grape, round shtat, -and
shell came pouring upon us,iwiih!«;-regular
hailstorm oijbtalleis, making awful slaughter
in our ranks. But without a pause, our men
dashed gallantly and turning'tb the
left into a' vtasT j: field’difectiy in frdnt of ihe'
caSile,with ta ’shout the
heavens/ oriWatd thtay'rhsHed, headed by'the
gallant Baxter. wa#"ehVelopad
in a sheet of flame, so incessant chad Tapid
thir ChernyM- arlillery.
BischafgB*after disckafee'ttf grape washUrl-'
ed with 'a'wfijl dCWKfbiidn’ fflroughPtatteiratobti j
atill'OuYbraWS bffy s'- were'hol' 'daunted p'with.
tb'e’flog'df thtf ! pMudly Waving
“oiiV ■’t'otumfiVotlwafti they
pusheb.''®yan : fO T rAhda'fell l tfeaddta ,i lhe)gTeen
aWafdi !: gallantry'leading'bis comptatay ; then
Btaxte?, ; ttdrtelly‘%6unded'f‘fhetic Pearson,
tandaTearfUfpumlferdrhUrgalfaol'mien;—
Siiill 'dashe'd bbtdljt fbfward,
qnfil rhta'sltanta' wall sUrrouhdlhg > the base of
the hilf flta'whrch
en/”-Theh W« aiSefi&saFliy
fjtfftts'ctfi&pdkitag'' t(W-'df»liion 'lo’btime ! !u'p.—
Stminer'iihtaflr 1 fihhtiiig' took : pla’co - tit Ihis/pSiritj'
sjtfdrf/'tada y aHed*'by'ladders, wef tacafeffihd
Idwdr Wall.ttKf dpshSl ta{f the pltecipUbltehill. 1
NoteteOmmerfeW %; struggle Pffitafjftb pen is-
lcf’fßsdribd;' The fetiemy’i'arilllery'
-in' ‘thfe;
steepness of the hill, musketry wai hfokghV
■> E K btl j ‘ i;C: "
U 'A is 4 .Wiiv i
—ifewV,! ; -giWff
f -i -T?.n . 1 .1. t T"i k. ?
inlprequisiiion. . Tbenoise.of Jh? musketry
was ,deafaomg,.drowning li lhegn»ntM)f the
wounded anddying, e \..‘k ;g k:
“The bulietmfiewi hmopg.Uslike.rhail,;si
lencing iodeaihtnanya brawn >.fellowt, who,
with aloudcheevwas dasbingdjoldly «nd
fearlessly up the steep ascem. Now 1 am ho*
siaslic shpulsjand 'the of musketry
irfere hfeSfd’Sn 'a& ‘{tfijdMdWjf
f fhP„ troops, Kl
low,and others,. Tfhp castle
was -jinado simullapetiusl'jt jst (h^ c 'djfferent
points..; Quilmgni’a s dl;
ly ip frpniefthecaatle, while of
penerals \Vorih and Pillow chhfgei| : .up.j]he
righir-Wi-and.ireaf.'. n Qn.(hey, came, -dashing
up the rooky ascent with. a.determination; to
conquer or die. Reanimated by.lkejljgpllant
bearing, , purjhjraye boyspushed forward witli
renewed, vigor;, Officer 1“®“ MW
opd,wounded .under ,}hen murderous fire
musketry th'aMhe Mexicans ..poured in.upon
us; gallant .men,' who.ihftd, preceded pa,ip
the Scaling parlies; were stretched out
upon the. hill, with their, .ladders.’ clutched
firmly in their band;, in the • last, strong,
convolsive grasp of death—bui-atill; undaun
ted, and with a determination to conquer, our
troops, valiantly continued the charge.' -..Now
the massive walls surrounding the castle were
reached, and wit ha'cheer'that must>have
suuck-'terrbr to the enbmy, our men,- led by.
their officers, and aided'by scaling ladders,
promptly and : boldly bounded over them.—
Then'followed loud Shouts from the victors,'
the clashing of bayonets, and the piercing
shrieks of the Mcxidans, as they were'forced,
at ihe point of the bayonet, over a lofty preci
pice. fri five minutes after, the castle was
ours—the gaudy flag of Mexico, that had for
years floated undisturbed from its lofty staff,"
was iorn downj' ahdthe colors of the New
York regiment flung to the' breeze over the
conquered castle. Nine deafening cheers—
chcer.s sirdn as only men flushed with victory
can give—greeted it as its folds were opened
out by the wind.” • ,
*♦*»#*♦*#*"
' : . V'J
Mr. Michael M’Claskey, a short, puffy old :
gentleman Of forty-five, in the twelfth year of
his widowerhood, complained to-the police of
an assault committed on his person by Mrs.
Hannah Sullivan, and showed several long
purple stripes on his visage, which he declared
to bs-the impressions of Mrs. Sullivan’s ,fih.
ger nails;' It tiirned oiit in evidence that Mr.
M’daskeyhadadvertised for a wife in one
of iim ■city 'papera.'nblifymg' appiicams (Or
the situation to call at ; N. —, Locust street,
the residence of the advertiser. Mrs. Sulli
van called early in the morning, half an hour
oiler the advertisement was first published,
and sent word up to Mr. M, that a lady wished
to see him '‘about a nolice in the papef.” —'
M’Claskey was ail in a flatter, supposing that'
some blooming beauty was about to fall into
bis arms, spruced himself up and came down
stairs, where Mrs. Sullivan, was waiting. To'
say lhat he was disappointed, would be, say
ing too little; he wtas horrified. “Might it
be you that was wanting a wife, Mr. what
d’ye-call-em ?” the lady. Mr, M.
eyed her with a look of dissatisfaction, and
uttered a grow ling.affirmative.. “Then I’m
thinking its mvself. tjiat might sout you,”
observed Afrs. Sullivan, “Devil a bit of it,”
remarked,Mr. M’Claskey,“l’m suspicious that
you did not look at the advertisement atten
tively.” “Sure l’ve got it here at the very
lips of my fingers,” said Mrs. S,; “Wan
ted, a na|e, tidy woman,'.of thirty or up
wards”—“that's me I’m thirty or upwards.”
“Yes, upwards," replied Mr.- M, with sarcas
tic bitterness. “Well qualified for a wife,
and good looking,” continues, Mrs. Sullivan,,
reading (he. advertisement. “Humph; good
looking; that's you; 100, I suppose,- qladam 1”
growled M’Claskey, “Sure-I'can look,-well,
enough (6 see a .rogue at yard’s distance; Mr.
What’s-your-Uame; and its qualified I am i
troth I’ve hadfoUr husbands already, and it’s
me that dught'io abofit the
justices of a wile.” “Four husbands,'mad
am I” “YeSjTalthi rcan show you the graves :
of all of them j mighty plisfirit 'grbuhd they,
are laid in i’od, and I hope you may niver
have no worse if iver ll'sKoiild be your good
luck to be bdried among Christians':” ’“ You
won’t do, ma’arp, roared M’Claskey. “What
the thunder shop,lt); Ido with a wife with a'
head like a. blazing chimeny ?j tand
oliin Ijke a p.air of gimjpisf’ ...
Tbia.seenjs to-haye closed the conference,,
for M'Cltaskey, when relating, his-story, to the
Mayor, on coming to this period expressive-,
ly pointed to h'S; half-skinned pountpnpnce.
; Mrs. S, waaheldlo bail,for,.lhe.pasaujl, .;,
Oitß man is choked
by a pithy ahpl|ie'r;aWallows a penknife, and 1
lives'; bne.ftaWayh'JiVnlnto his hand, Hnd rin
skiU can Save hirfij'nbother has iha shaftof
■n'gig driven tlii*6is'liOtly.
’anarecovers f one' is 'overluined on
' common, ja|id ..'htegjis.jijs neck; Wbthpr. is
tossed o|£ta-,g!g,^^
: vjves; one' 'walks oqj. on
‘mee.ta death
up m,t|iq.aLf,likq.rd.Biattop■ (g jGurajsejr.
Castle v and comeSißowo uninjured,, ; The es
cape of .thin
acle. ~j&p..explosion pf;. ; gonppw4e,r,'/|v!¥.qhi
killed hisroothet, ;,wjfe, nodi somq..<?r ,bjBxhi|-.
'drenraa4.many.iother/jwr«in8 r nnd ! blew .up
ihe whole fabric of ■the. l c«alle r .'lodged | him in.
bis bed on > waff)-ovßr,haqging-,a,tremendous
precipice. .'“Perceiving .qicmighly,disorder,
'.(ad -well bemight;) Jhe.ttaas.going.'to-Btep-sOul.'
J 6f bed lo'BCe-wlistdhe, majter/:«Vas,,jw,hich if
he haditdoribj Ktadiad-betaff irracoverabiy losl ii
butin'the instant »of hib irtoving.' alflaßhtQf
dighraing'CtaritenbA'ahAtfedMmfhepfocapietai
■Vvhereupbrt'he fajLtetiU l tilt dW' pe«spte‘caltrio
and took bRn dWta.*’ " ' ' ’»!
Nb 1|
t*rf w
Admllitoßflor a Wife.
'•Vtffeltts^PßOPßMs?^
.Oiu u y* -^-: MK*e ■■
How. silent all,bow soft therrest! •' ‘
Eyelidi o’erstraloed SrilhWnrinev, 1 ■
i-s,.2w#iMl4l |^*| »Wn.vr,i.ti:
The Sonin wimLjhrwgh thaiyrillpws jKq, .
Tokiss.a dtean^’s.iMmelwgraye.
~ Herechildhoqd'ohlrrformislaid, ....
‘ “ fli whileliinhJs’oH jfwjhfeiiV; 1
’ frtth ftdm '
Or pearls on occaD’adatftha'w ’ ’-a ■ w
. . A dinehler,whob«d l be«n enj i i)ow
A brlglil tlaW'on a '
is 'I. !l. ./.Jjii.-rj ,t ejj.:' ;n>'L ~ , _ -!/
Thy nobla mind^artd-raittt^■fctp 1 >' '•
Till Chrirtswaks the deadf
Incomprehensible O GOd.lrorjnsl t
>'' > In other nsmetbanlhipewecooWndtlnrsl.
’ Thd’btideof Scarce s’year, rffoel friend, ■
Remembrance of tliy llomei ■> I
Thy babs’slow wail, thy mother’# sigh,
’• ■ ! tear# wiflcomq..
*.. Alaal the birdling in Uw.Q»W» gnarledbqugh,
Waa deyer reared tenderly than then.
. Thiagedlreetae quietly . ,
, A» thfiogh.nowjnUy atprui,, L
Kor chilling frpsl nbr scalding tear ’ ..
Their'farrowed cheeks'had woqi.
' Thogilded ahnaet Sheen dnmodntain’r breast,
•' ■ Belokenelh their.everlasting rest. . >;
. ... .-tc -j—Religious Recardrr.
‘ The sun is jusi seuing ; just such a'sbnset,
and such an hour as makes the mintf love to
wander back over the past, and call }jp early
visions, and early friends, from the forgetful
ness which daily’ toil has thrown over them ;
to compare those visions with, present reali
ties, and those friends with what they were,
and with what we are now. We do not all
grow old alike. How is it that some shall
dream on and hug their youthful fancies, nor
realize that (hoy are growing old, and Ihe
|worl<Lpassing..away from lhem, while others
Wxtarl.y see life as. it is,, and feel its reality
as well as its romance. Yet so it is. There
are some minds -so constituted, that it seems
as if no reality could make them aught but
dreams. To others, the first rude shock they
meet while preparing for the battle- of life,
seems enough to show them the need of some
thing but dreams to benefit the world. For
I believe most young people mingle some
dreams of good to be done,-with their early
aspirations. Though they think of them
.oivutf rnamty, 1 Ixjti«vo faiv begin life so sor
didly, ns'to ’no desire to benefit others,
atf’well as themselves. I have been bringing
before’my mind some'of my former friends,
frond whom ! am so early separated. Yet I
hardly lament’the separation. There is a
charm thrown around the name of an’absent
friend, that ik not associated with those wo
meet doily, and if we feel that we are re
membered, if, perchaidce, we may communi
cate by letter our thoughts, we need not give
way to vain regrets, but in our heart’s holiest
remembrance cherish them still, and feel that
this is not an eternal separation. Have you
ever, with some dear friend, watched the sun
set, and asked of each other, when we are
grown old shall we watch the sun together,
shall- we ever be aught else than we are?
And did the time ever come when that friend
proved false and sought others for their wealth
or power, and wounded you by neglect or
unkindness 1 Or did death come between
you, and.lake one and leave (be other? Then
if your heart is a true one, you have known
sorrow.-, •, ■
The sun has set and shadows are gathering
on the sorrowing heart, to endure for o.time,
but when the sun rises to be dispelled again.
Not all dispelled either, for I bethink -me of
some on whose, minds the shadows seem to
rest, not a gloomy darkness, but a tinge, as if
a cloud lingered in the horizon. “What
would I not give to meet once more the cii<
cle of my childhood’s friends said one of this
whom i well’knew, hot who would
never meet them again as thgy had met.'
That shining circle wak broken, never lo : be
united.' ‘6T (His Union to the
other they., ire, spattered and some are by
death removed. Friend of.my childhood, ye
>slmli be my-friends'stiil. And if'you have
forgotten the fimid little girl who loved you,
when knew it not, she has not forgotten
you. 'When she hearsiof your iriumph in
what is good and noble/her. heart responds,
and bids you-God-speed. Your-nobleness
has not oil been lost, -when you-have not
thought Of me, youir example has-burned
deep upon my sold. v
; A'hd'to tb’olie'who'ate niy friends now lei
me show myself friendly/"’Let me be what
J Shill 'wish 1 had been/when" we ate parted,
whoh ’ we' a re' I hfa ug h t of os once "mine,now
gone.' 1 mC go live that IbVe may lose
none of fts" ‘charms os' Ij-row old, but if I
livp till ine frosts of many'winters shall silver
I may.'sijlj say t'rcmemljer rhe,’’ io
tfiose who wilf lndped cherish ,my memory.
;And OH, to die young and’die 1 unloved I can
eny endure, the thought ! . Surely not ‘one,
methink. Yet we may die" young. Let us
Bometimea.thiok of. this when! we are tempt
ed..tp.be unk|nd, an.d-put away- (he angry
..fepling, check lhe impatienl tyord beffi/e 'il ls
(Uttered, .and. - . ,
4 .itr Ugethatevery.hour,
, Ma/die M diei the rltuwlflowet—
A solftroyivlrig tliing'jr poWcr. 1 ' ' "
Russia, like the elephant,, is ralhe.r ; UD-.
' wieldly in : attacking others, rbut. most iormt-.
tdablein defendingherselfi Slieproposesilhis,
rdiltaitaßta to all l invaders—a dilemma that Na-
'The. horns of,.it
tefeehort-and aimpio, but :Strong. -Co ate tn-.
to nuiHthfeio, and 'I ttaill oterwkelm ydu ;
come lo me viitk' you thall oeer
tohelM- 'youriehesr
'Mil *.:(ntnu.r'
OftlGlNit.
For the Agitator,
< r f, ,
Thoughts Sanyet.
BY MELANIE,
Fn th* Agiltltr,
The Basket of Chips,
By
It, is quite
fitffiruaafc
words—wofda
ing r sohw;tri<
hoi
eyes arotemi
speaks, full.'
above ’'most 1
JUT'S’
she seerjns to'
er; of mind.
of heart, aod
daughter. .y iir '“\ '
Two of my feroalopupils ao much
of me, that bought tWb j hah(6othe BS*
quel* of roses ‘and gave them to me. I pul
the boqudfd in two tin cups/whieh were sql
oh the tbhle id the middle of my school-yoom,
sons Joafford my class a view of the floral
beauties. Mary no sooner saw (her boqoen
than am tossed'her tiny arms aloft, and ex«
clainied, r “How pretty I” Turning to nie, (
wish you would be sp kind as to hive me ood
ofthese flowers.” I shook thy head. '••ffoT*'
said'she.' “Well; I’ll sefek f oul a
school is oyer.' ‘ i won’t give it to you) s it.*'
One day I reproved lier for Mnpqrfedtl*
reciting'heir lessohi• She raided hernprohtqi
her face and ieairabnd suppressed soM'sooiii
lold how her'yonng beati was painied.' .'i
ashed her why, she’ •dried, “Yda ScOld nos
yon tyrant," said sfie. “I don’t like, to bp
Scolded. 1 told hcr'she must be respectful id
language. “N 6, no)’’ said; she, and. she
sobbed op: “No more weeping)”'hold l. f
She ly fall her apron from her face, and 1
looked up in my fade, “Are you a godcf
girl V asked lof Mary. She made np reply!.
“Are you a bad girl?” said 1. She kept
mum.’ “What are you then 7’’ inquired 1.
“Neiihbr good nOr bad,” replied she. “What
do you mean, Mary?’’ exclaimed 1. “Why
sir, lam a sinner by nature,” said she. “Do
you think that you will go to heaven?” said'
I. She answered, “God alone knows.”
The other evening Mary slept over"h£i*
lesson. Her companions threatened tojreport
to her teacher. The next morning she came
into my room, and told me that the morning
before sh ! e was sodrowsy she could not study.
"You pughl lo be ashamed of yourself, Mary
said I, feigning anger! “AshamedT’ said
she. "1 cannot be ashamed of myself but
of strangers.’’ She did not know what I
meant. She is'only nine yeark of age.
She came up to my side, and her little fin
gers played with my whiskers. I asked her,
what she was about. She responded by say
ing that she was "carressing my whiskers/’
I inquired if .she did not wish to have her
face covered with whiskers. “Yes, sir,” she
‘said. “Why V’ I inquired. She answered.
“To moke me look pretty.”
Mary is a little girl of warm affections,
not inclined to quarrel, and rather unobstrM
sive. She looks upon me as her father; she
speaks to me almost all the time. She tries
her skill at cracking ii joke, and she gene
rally succeeds. Her descriptive talents in
pantomine are good. They will no doubt im*.
prove as she grows older. "May her shad
ow never be less.”
A gentleman played o(T a rich jokeon'liis
better half the other day. Being something
of an epicure, he look it into his head that
he should like, to have a first rale dipper, So
he addressed her a note politely informing
her that “a gentleman of her acquaintance
—an old and true friend, wouM dine with her !
that day.” As soon as she 1 received it all
hands wept to work to get everything in order.
Precisely at 12 o’clock she was prepared tq i
receive her guest. The house was as clean '
,as a new pin—a sumptous dinner wps ob the
table, and She_was arra>ed in her best attire.
A gentle knock was heard, and she started
with a palpitating heart to the door. She
thought it must be an old friend —perhaps a
brother—lrom the place whence they oncq
moved. On opening the door she saw hpr
husband wiih a smiling countenance.
“Why, my dear," says she, in an anxious ‘
tone, where is .the gentleman of whom you...
spoke in your note?" •• : ‘
“Why,”replied her husband, complacently,
“here he is.” -
“You said a gentlemen of my acquaint
ance—aaold and true friend, woulddine with *
us to day.” . . ■
“•Welt," said he- good- humoredly, “am -1-.
not a gentleman of yourecquaintance, an old
and true friend?”'’
“Oh I” she cried distressingly, “ii there
nobody but you V’
, “No.”
I “Well, I declare (his is.too bad,” said his
wife,* in an angry. ione<
, The husband laughed immoderately—
bbuer half said she felt like giving, him a -
tongue-lashing^—but finally they sat down ■
cosily together, and he had a good >
dinner without having company,
, D
'iscbvEßy'is Mississippi, —ln the’sbuth
[western pari of Franklin county, Miss,, there
|is a platform or Boor of hewn stone, neatly •
.polished, some three feel underground, It is
about one hundred and eighty feet long, and
.eighty feel wide! It extends due north and
south, and its surface is perfectly level,'- The
masonry is said to be equal, if not superior,
to any work of modern times. The'land
above it is cultivated, but thirty years ago it
was covered With oak and pine' trees, meas
uring from two to three feel in diameter,' 'll
is evidently of yery remote antiquity, as the
Indians w.hO|reside in the neighborhood had
no knowledge of itf existence previous to its
present discovefy v ..Nbr is there any tradi- ,
lion among, theqi’.tp form any idea of the ob
ject.pf the .work or the people'who were its
builder/!. ; There is also a canal and'welt con
nected with it, but they never have been ex
plored. , A subterranean passage, may be
mndernoalh. Farther explorations may throw
some light upon its origin.
Tna'traY roEviok'A QueBTioi*i—' , Whal
do you believer* laid a man to hi* neigh*
bor. . i
“Why l believe the sameaa,the church.be*
ieves.l*
! “Pray what doe* the church believer’ll':
“Why churohbelieves (bb same all
believe.” s. i,
‘fVVelli thenv what do you and the church'
boi h believe ??'xr .'.Hi >,
“Why the church and l,both believa the.
same thing ”
A Rich Mistake.
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