The agitator. (Wellsborough, Tioga County, Pa.) 1854-1865, May 07, 1862, Image 1

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Tams of PubUcaUdn.
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whb Rife «fcohi*ia»vp»aiiiai»i]
ft^rfc o n4l » (prijysJ^all o ß#ie
*vfyjw (» >•*, ontvr tr wns£c.-v« usn
Amtri»ofe !£«pw epneQta* {*-,
ure« j&wt\Wn» ri»pt
jaw
¥*• V to an/ sabsorlDes wttbm toe county
q ti«Cs3^(!n<s!dsße«d>»g!Minta;i^npsc!juhi-.
£ir.'-,h'-i-f; £tli?f!s>X : j
- .-'Divnr';-- 1: j
lio 'pmOTw* go’hSrail}’?' tbst 4»e : hhB tdHAi.
" ,j,t(,a of tbs ;*fcd "good;
SriLmd intends to beep,U i **?=“•. ?ipP e ?P.f?
in, -ill bft sparefTo accommodate the traveling)
i&ffiftood Wabfitig and fegoSa Slwiajt on;
.. - ■■ . .M- .-ii. ift'-A',.!- t!.<L'
V TIOBNEYS &
W itwiid: fte Coui-V of Tioga. i^Ur.B^^enpi
10 Qp! Vrr’m
. " COE iN.I N.ff.j nci:;-*
taken to aiid fromtbg
X TtoKNirr" counselor'
A. Wrilsboro; Tioga Co., Pa. WUIi
Si exclasirriy-to.the, practice of
in nay of to Northern «»«>»*
ftpifc* ||M|l «---
dWBWSSF*'!^ /i|o#iteni«J *
’ 3 Thii popolar fetel, taring teei>- r‘o
famished thronghpnt, is now open-'in'oJb' f is a
tm-cUss bonao. .**• I K'} J*l \
IZ.IAK
PROPRIETOR.
THIS is * new- hotjl. located wjthin; «»«•, Access o
lbs t ski &«hingadd'htintlti'g graurfdstb'Jforthern
Pi. 110 j»ms will bid isparod far tha aooonsjnodation
•Idessnre seekers ui tha tra»eljng ( pnJjJio.-} ,y ~■
lAgil Ur U(6. ~-I ' - . :.q'„ ji i?. ■;
.'v!
BARBER and . »
SHOP in the rear of, thePostiQScei
hit line will be doaet.as weli as it
Ilk! done in the for re
nting dandruff,'and bWalifying tfie’jair; for sole
lup. Hair and. dyed anycolpr., 'Call and
at. ffellsboro, Sept! 22, 1859, : - ! 1 ' i *
THE CORNING JOElfNAjja.-
tef&vromtaxt?. atWßr«Mbp»i^rMtor.
Sfiblisheif at Corning, Steuben ,ob.| HiSC iafOna
Dollar and Fifty Cents per year, in advin.fe. ; - ; The
Itirnilis Republican- in polities, arid 3 'oircnifu
ia inching into pYpry, ,-pvl- of .jffi only.—
ssi! desirous of oxtenlppg, tbJdr. business ij to that
ill [be adjoining cgnntifed will Bnd # ifan excellent ad-
:Addi»s»W'a4&i.|iT ,
' .WE
PA f ! 1* ;
1!, FARR, - ‘- r -"• Pftowttr6E.
S&Ut BoteA)l
tiring felse'd tnis w%n‘knowff Snd Houae,
unts the paironageof the pdblic. Wi(h .altlnliwe
libligiug waiters, together with the PHprieJpjpSs
nM«flf; th<*he»ine f B, hp stay
{Apia who ..stop with him Jonfh pliaigat and
ptiVle. •- - - ’ ■ 1 ” si' ■ 1
filliboro, May 31, 1860. . V ■ : "• ■■
[TCHILD inform the ptnbliotbit-he'ij pernlaijcDfi r
ocated in Elkland Bora, Tioga Go. Fa* an .
paired by\tiartyr yo*re\experiecce to treat all dis„
wbl" the eyfeS’Arid tbelf* appexjdnVes on fc|6ntifi
ISptefcad£:;t£at;-h£:ewa pV/ttgji
adfa! disease, called St, pence,■
odi 7iit,) and trill attend: to : a ny/o£ji jfcu e) css 3i •
iJbb ofePbjsiQ li
llkittid'Boro/ 1 **• » ,ii.
- •. * ‘ 1 —■
pLLSBORO jSso- 7
’ ciatios irtMteVvery e*eiiffrng ? ■
'ireiMte healthful, exerciae mpaupjar, derstop
e‘. Members have access to the Hullvat all. iiaurp
litda'y. Tb« daes afe SO ceots pcf fijpnth.' (^pay
ijjdm.pßiriV’Aei '•
March-5, 1862..*
TROY'MiWKi-'
troy. BBAbiPc^)'' lj Si
It COWDREY, ''k?B. r - * i- 7 l*rinc ifai,
WITH COMPETENT' i;s - ■
oA^sroaa^-w^a.. ] l*i. •
tej Term begins Feb. psth>—Eoda'j^^
7 will.find Marat Ms Bbop in Aiainaourg
***** new stock of Iroa:ft64>.&steri«!
on reasonable term*.' J* A- 'EtklS.> -
... 00 'I ■■
wifsiiß mva/Np‘;smT T Won%f\
C ® S and medicines, " ’ a ':\. r * v’3/'
f MSTS AND OILS, ’! ' 1
window glass, :
KEROSINE lOn,,;I!’' 1 !’' ' ;
jahcomiu , v :
~, BOOKS AND STATIONIIRX,
bj 1 *( A'
lhk-%. , .i;/. , JIT £CtT J J M©j
ftruclMftt
111
a. w. Bhumih./,
W. MiLLiijßit/
il mprmm^U
, ‘“tstfen to her eiiorlmaDt of ! 5,;!
ir a and iv/ 'i
mbmt
b. r^®l*l. .Induct menTi
-Good. fo
r;-i .ifWC <kst;-- .*•"•*&->'>$
Sl.lfjj*®^ 137 W»*6»reeijl{ , \
l l'Ut H '~ ‘?; ■ ,r ■
it\QO j
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>Witt Stun orjftJ X"- r ’£ j ?.-'■ ii= yv.-z [-■ iaTlOtTirr ZilT.:;., ’ ~ns'j± ■■~i:io^'t!'fl T~~Tfl?n7HnsT^-''’-''^'r^^V I '-'"-' ' '"•- ”"' I "'T
Hearts : "
'Li n*7/ D;TA
V:OJi,=Yril.
..-I-:* trjiii :ju7/ v;,
,*!jjf?: =ii evj.-ij I-roVIBlC) fftTfHEfe. t ,ti»
Wrilleif'bViS'rig
sdier-Gerieral Henry R. rebel army,
who btf I tbfe''fMtpw Poto.
jaSgV'- »■•’!>■*■ '■■'■: •* X. .*.i .ty/.'yL -.wr--. rr, ff
,Aa dfe' heartti,' : ’ : v*’ l *
< !,: -Aotf 4iife abode-fiflT/ - - -*‘---1.2
And oreppf!Uj&cftirpkig cricket fortij; '«». If .%
X ' * n thawalb . --/ r^
I See a form in yonder chair, f Ji,t
That light;
There KEnj t . .->/
Ths
-Mj tiee a ’ ?
:,. ,-■ 4 s£„!i“ <^ e t e ,sleeping all alojp - „ -
■" c&neh ofVesi. *"-' l/u -k -tl
I know not why I could ,< .li-ri'Xl
ll;; t».l)Dli ....
-. And-ph;! th'W. lo.wild and deop," r /
settles IdM&s on the eont', ."■
,!s .? vjT>.i .>) X .if ,»mrll .. J.‘
Bat whsp recant chair, ~,,,-/ ];
‘ *
last of >’■■• Is.
■J&eitrafcbbbeilb; Whose friendly gbada ti ~V I,
■ r > n i T l??r, t W n w^c^reaforfh-r-,';:
, The yery.printa those feet had made, ~ ’ ,
■ i/a ,it Jr: .fj H II
■ ;Anjj yhoughtiwhileicountless v
Tby-yndant sha'lwdnld vacant ifgna—. ' '
Unwerif thy bSM-dthytbook unreadii- "-L'i
\!r.
And gheorloss World; ; : , r ; ;/ T.
.. T-hehoart that‘gave its lore to ’ ’ ‘
"'iom Jit'ein'o iUh whoda tendrils adrlid ' ’ - 1
Blots-eloedly'hjmd'tlle falliti^ ; 'trke;,i-'- .1 .{I
k ' ’tliaf’fattier| I tij*n for her and thee '"‘l
OBsheiririndly forth the scorching tcartp 1 '
, ,And oft.nnd Tohgi'aßtfWttetjy, -
•"^'TSBsbteaW-fisre i gn(Wa' 3 mlathr , fearfj-‘- ; ‘
Tor as the world, gpjeits paid around,
'And thinga assume tjheir own.leal hue,
*Ti3 sad-tb'-'flirf that int-b ihToußd '
- n 1 Alone-ftmve thdstols witbydn. .-'t
itj-*—.iji- —-i! NfWfivt 'lu-iia,; 1 -‘; -i
*■'( i _Fromitl»e Ifeir york Lodge?.
~ j j^ag, jaog'BEß. •
Vj
, On*rcBstj(Dt
apd .*eWy t»ftvele?,tyn6. overtaken, by q snow.
sitoPCd.;-. Wfhjjtt-thefirst fejvflakpa.patna softly
(iK%pie£ (Jutyjt; fiq > Juo^ed'-eagerly.. arownd in
bope'Uf disppj'nitfg a pi (tee but nan?
ytai tfi J)e Seen v.0.tT15-the;recl£less waste,of roll-,
igglan.ds tod fat-off hilk.in.tbe directjop whitbi
,er he was qff he,feared he.pever
could reach them., .With the departuce.of light
the begun .falling, the r _win(| keener,, the
road, over jtraTjria *ooh. became hiddep from
tnapeler felt 'that he .was, lost bn a
waste, without' a star, to guide 'him
across the dangerous cotinjry, I
'.‘‘This’is terrible/l.Be %id altjnd.‘ “I fear 1
' much I shair.D'eyer tome'td piy dcs lf j
I Hnff hat.a cptnpiks.an)! a light i 'sboiilcl" Wt‘i
fear, lor I could resist/ tTif'effeCT,ot,ihe Cold
long-enough to reach the ,'hills, where \ could
find human habitatidns, or'at feast the'shelter
[of g foci. ...Mow I B a y go in 'a.cirle until L
freeze,'apd be no heaYgr help. .'What a fool I
, wasto-leave, the fiver and' 'drbss he,prairie,
Just/or the/sake’of a.fpw miles more.br less'of,
ijdurney"j' Ma-matter, I batrfe'it but’,
‘now—beavenheVpihg.” ‘
j And battle.it out he did most manfully/ "Ife .
‘drew hisdnp'dowh'ovto'KW'etosahdbitiw, and
: hisfbr' collar' Up'oVcr- bis mouth, and thrustihg
‘ hid' 'hawas ’’deeper iti hli pocket*; pressed bn
through the yteWm^snoW. r The gloom increased,',
thb tvind olnte sbnrper, and through bis heavy-;
icldtheH'the travdfler'began toifeel the effects of
the ofilil. Hisfeet’grew numb, his arms cbiHed/
itod'after ait hoorbrapid walking, he atiddeniy
jTa l uk , bdO' ! ‘ ,7 -‘—• ■ • . I 'l r- if. •’■
\%-> Si
‘lAiiddo I knovr whitberdl am- going ?’.’ ■be
eSdli&mfed.* •“Pfrhapa. I -have Mready turned'
aside 'front'the Btriight-’dine,- mhii f.am wiin
idoring /on the' verge!'hf-* destruction. :o,'riiat ;
d boo Id ifhike bff-tfna Adi'ousy feeling* that is.
Isteafifag-OVePmod Ikndw wliat it:is-*thepte-*'
curfedr'‘of.‘A rest' in -‘this-cold winding sheet'
of' snow!-Great Heaven', I' am; ifriiezing-.tol
death, shrieked he,” bounding forward.with re>-
hewed energy. ““Actton^totton—action is life
.land life is too sweet to lose yet.”''
; He hurflefdUoSg With k'-feprihging'motioD,
stamping bis feet;vigorously at every step, afTd
swinging' hiaarmato’ fceiepthe, blood in -circu
lation. ‘ Yet;witltali'hia efforts/ha. knew* that
tbsiattgel of death was foldiiig bis whiter wings
SilentlJ,. I but Burely aconDd him.' c- -
; •'‘Despair—hot”, he'criedp ‘toot.while the
ntembryeftnydoved vrifenptidoar children da.
leCt!!tn«,' oi Will stvugglef on' for "their eafces,
and* fight the stormifiend to the-.lairtl extremity.
0, just Heaven! ■ far .’the .sake I. of tha'i innohent:
ones, Whose only stay hs nay idgbtarnr help me:
to repwtJ—tditripinph'd' )>. ■
| -At this momfeoc hp plmged into a hollow, his
feet strode over ice,undbe'heardtbe voice of
a eneatalat dinging of life andaction' beneath'
itaorust. Atthe eaihe time Vhe smeli of wood
snwfee•BSluted hishostrils. • . •*;; j
i-tMOff, Thhogb ■whQ rfeigDost abovar' be ejac
ulatad, ‘‘l'tbßnk. Tbee thitThbut hast heard
tnyprriyerjbeiptafndeed paninae." -;■ ft
;r He ■heeted heavily onwartf through.the bliod
ing *now, ttnd'B*w jhst'before him a Tow ;ahed
bhe wore sWugghvdnd he fell; against ,it. In
■an instrfntrha' divined';its character; Withoa’
; Jaet dasperatfr effort he’found.’tbe-ttnoiv threwiit 1
topeni'hnd. rushed - indung: himaelfppon the
;jßobr, tnifwlng only that be waein on rttmoe
' pbete tree king” with htbe. Ifumeh iof-,hacoa,.aai'
Wsttowith tfaesinoke whieh rose ifroma pan of!
bmcthered'ooalsdn Ihw.ceriterof rtha: pistes:: In
Wne a settler’s Aide smoke house! left - to-cafe
fof itself*during the lung wintepfi nigbt. nod,
sanlupia tribute 1
'Heaven Tor this, plafee of refuge, in, the desert
of sioT.' ’
Jo4'
ieri Lan-’
Ctl k‘gi’a.
lo.boflfd
the dm--
i frL
-‘~rrprs
hls
if-[that
-'4n tbeflkrge: log caßin.in the -r.alihy.'of ,the
Bt«satnla('MilEyrDeftnv«at alone.! .Eet> husbahd
i Jra^i^rffirtu;fl!diHtiiistit6wc t and theybung wife
-wwiefFowith tor buby;
safithsdos*tejfelesafe,iand sst Is contentment
hit tog thfc Hle«Sh(ffim;i:tbe >flad!Bs ieapedyy-
and.thegroeniloijs sisaled.
iuid orackai iolttecjlieet; -1 ike; things Of
batidnws thowind mat hbKllhg : drearily! -and
thesfaow fslHng-heiavily j- hutMiUycarcd not*
for-Utonlyimadk theftre mhre.obßßrfuLjj: , ,
t.Thereyamha.iwp*tthe/door;;.- 0.-.Vai J‘ j-
bn atonf:
door this wildnight ?” she Md to; herself «»
s te. nro*eAad-wentintd-thk .oc t ty. -1
5 “Who is there ?" ;
V r -i{ ; >
9YJiV Dfij ~3fl -i
l M r
Sitl
j >yj f niw j i
’ BT TEniMESSOIf UElriraTt.’
i:h Jli.* , 3if I I-an
wfLLSBom | [ .mrm.
'*• BakdjM f liWih: t : iito fre^ztiy
■■': •'■■■ !>':;■■•-'■?.’lf (
, “Wbo nrei.yhu, andhoWowne 'you in thisj
loocty.piafle on such a,,nigbtnothin?” .. .
.?»"I;
way, and am dying with cold. - .. forpity's sake I
J lkt'teeWdr I'shdll'’perish I’’ * ' * ,v •" i
Milly hesitated. She was alone, andvt was;
■tbre*! tn rlesto tha nearestrieighborV boaseV [
n';i“Qiieave,mo-rr-sdva,in»! I-.,pm dyingl”’were'
r,t|» thrilling words.that.niet her hearing. ~ , ;
„ er «. a .heavy. foil against, .the 'sill, and
then low ihbans, .Her woman’s nature cotifcl
stand no more ;trn'etb : tbe instinct bf-fier fid*
Sfagi sheunbarred' ffie 406 i and : th«(r;it' often..
lArdpefely.miiffledi,figure teakdhy, be*,into life
■flWa. padsljuuingthedpo/sha followed.,. ■
,dn ms diagnisei and, pod stood erect and sVrqnfe •
■W-ftHofit' a'JTfeti of iniidiMmende ftotothd etfeon:
Ofthf Weather.! 3. VI • >;.w f.-r-i .a.:._
-'ltfilly tetreated AoiD'him.io. amaiepnent'bafc
BfttfiPg, ibe.,besfr 4>?ft °P
t_hp, letter, she v, jy, ; , addreseei, ,ttw
' 4 f ■ , ' ■ , '
' il t Mr ebrty; ; itf;'you 'erf eol<£‘ tt Is abff-
i>ewft>Sd. f; WUlyoo'tfdt sitby the
SmrJf ■ andsto forwnkd. e! .si ia
ppivteAQiWBpQl)^e e .hftt stpopingfor,
ran. hie .fingers through the blaze.,. Then
he Cdriied and stared .at her will} a,look which
ihade hePhided'run cold.- She would pretend
ißfri’wrt’e'tttheSs ihrhe'house/fdr she already
'fehafr.idof the mariand bitterly ragratHdhav*
<.“*f?PW yp° like to sea,stupe ,of.the .men
folks, sirf”'.shejpmHfqdL ",„“lif/.aWi Vilj call
them from their beds.' *' • ' "■
•The man' hearsfelytmtl'replied: '
~;A*Miliy Daaripfdt dmt i belie vadgyourname)
ypn pannot deceive me. Youjare alpnein ,ehis
hopse. , ; I took particular care torwppctam that
before I came. So, you can ,make yourself easy
oh that sdute, rtnd'do as -I bid yito.’’ ' * ~J 1
'"Do as yell bid ine!” exclaimed STilly, in ter*'
9Wls.ttw.batdp.ypuWOt*of- «w. tl |;
“I want the twelve hundred dollars in geld
your hnsb,and received for his produce two .days
dglf; ■ J kDpwWhere Itlli.” ’ ’ 7
: Mill’y spring into''the entry and would have’
fled, but the'stranger caught harbythe-wrist!
and d.4Kged Jier rudely.hack, i - ; ;: -,-
“You cannot escape,me young wpman,”.he
said. You will find it mj>st convenient to make
a clear breast of it at onee.j, It,-will be' better
’for ypb.” , , £ ... , T
" Milly strove to release her Win.' The rough,
treatment she received dtonSed hertempir, and'
indigrnition overcame all'Other faeliiTga. •
. Let ine go,,you scoundrel) let.me go, fhrl
will ,oall for, help r she ctded,.;. ~i ;V - . j
“ Call, you may,'’ said the ruffian, • “ and
much "good may it do you. Keep yourself still
andWlTme WhereWhe "money is.”' 7 ■'
“•I will not!” she excikimed. ber eyes flash--
ing-fire.' - ■ ;f . . ,■ ,
“ You will not,’’ ho then, replied, “ vpe shall
see,” t , „• , _■
He Released, her wrist so violently that she
reeled fcilf across! the ' room.' Then he seized
■herkeeping infant from-Tth (tradle.-iind held it
iat arm’s length almost into the blazing.dre. Sdi
that..the-terrified Jaotberrepeated, 'to see its
light catah the-flame., r , -_,j»
“ Now thin’whetehr the m«neyd>> Spnsk; oot ;
qhiek or hoar your ‘baby ehriek Wlttr ! pain. I ■
will bam ie to death before youf eyos ifyoa
do,not tell me wherelhomoßeyda," ■ -’■■■ ■
.‘‘Monster, 'give’ me : my. child/'-shrieked
Milly. endeavntSng'to reach the little 6ne; : “ Let’,
ini hava my bahy/A •: - , r• .j
"But every effort'Wna frustrated,--frtr again
and again rite strong hand of the robber thrust
her back.. •• ■■■
, See,>itB Blothes will been.fire inarnfimite,".
said the man. puttirig lbe helpless'infant closer
to-the Baines. The nuither looked ioto hiaeyeed
She.saw there theloofc.o’f hckrlleas deterwina-’
tion, ’cotton gar! ’
moots of the child-Wcte already* smoking with
the best? .1 i 1 r
w Howahall it be.? 1 ’ said fhe ruffian. “ Hor
ry or the.chilA dies. I hive notinrt to waste."
••Anything’ anything-only give m? my
child I" ■: -I; - ■ r.,
, Tfaenext instaritiit WaS - handed to, her, iand
eHo'eankrupan’ the floor ondfoWedit-tb bar
boson#.’ !' ll ■. - : ; '"ii
. jl‘ Come," eaidtbe hiafa tonebing herrodefy
with his foati have BCt told me: where
the .money is.”;; I ■*! o', 1
•iVlh tha'baxori thenpper shelf,’Ashe rhpli’ed,
painting la the clbsetl..' .'o ■/•■*.,.} t -.i <■
. iTfie mftn foonditbe bn*.placed ifc on- the ta-'
ble,:and Opeied jt'sayiiig.y ,v .
, “ So far.-sd wellh. It hr nednlyislt-gold-,'i will :
pOaketit.with.yoarJeaveibrwithout joardeave,'
jurat o» yeti please", : Hei'filled this- pockets
with the golderi coin.and lHrew theefnptybox
in riie fire. Thenhe came and -stood- beside,
her. ■ /-> j 'l. h'.h
,V Pntydur baby in'the; cradle," he said,if
■ I have other /bush
obw-foryoa,” T ... . ;
'<• Whatdo yon JmeaoJ’Kdfied Milly,, eyeing
the man wFtbispepicidni '. - ; „■ .
“ Let me bare him,” he said,- try mg to tahe it.
,M ! No,,bo; l l' wiHjmt,the baby in; the cradle
myself./ Y9U,sJbalf.BOt r t<jßeU'lh&,,pgp‘r little
tbiogk j'hN.aw,. sir/! ; she, cpptinupd/.plpiost,
choking “Whatisit ?”
iar bevipg .pretty, infant on, its ; downy
pljica-of reef, ehe-stood.:,prect, and, wujttd.the
repjy,, .... v i ‘
; v I am goipg, ta&dlyon,’Vßaid.the map
iliMnje!” her, jbce growing
pale.-with, terror, nae jt. What: .have 1
eras .done, ty' fejl.Wo V’ ■ ■
Nothing, .nothing, «ty: dear. Only rjou knpw _
yott-hafOseenrwo. nwS'SSll kßq« tee -again.’?;
j a «^
-aft Mb fet • wviirpf " Hayedyoao not jdoae:
enoHgh'to take-inyhnshaod’s S»l«i»y^jriUwgtj
depriving, himaots hifts WitV. taftfe I wiilinavtS;
say s word against yon ifiyou wiiJispare
oplygpSifl tael”: ...i’v , ■,!»,.i -.vi
As shfl Spoke,,shaolMpSdi.W hands end
looked imploringly at him.. i'i; . , -
«“ I’m sorry safely gtapfe.f flur
for,it, so : epreft*iung ontdoofswUh.toe;
:, 5‘ Ue rea<tJ»ed.n.« h#s;lN«Kiatd
But the msunctof self-preserration saaetraaeL
9
; Sit' al.r'O.'i Ci.
jo
dphtf hW; the' 7 ehlni-,
’niy pifecei : dnk totted befiiustKifad’s loaded-rifle
from the hooks on: which it.- Bang;sjbdked: and
presented it at -tha-breast of the robber. Her.
motions were' Bb : rapid’that before he could pre
sent ifi her finger , bad.’pressed the trigger,'o.ndi
.the/e was,an;e?p!osiqp. (}t. ; wi tb eqoftlreadi-i
rißss piao bqd .steppediaaide.the ball iipdi
pgese'd;pver fcia bead. and the .next instant’hisi
%rib ;i wiU'dd r hey fcbV‘6a.t. ,‘‘ J ,9 J ' :
l’Will (e&ijh you howfohandle
«tid. “Tonwould have fcilledme.'wtJaldyon?
.I.willebowyqua trick :wbrthtwd;of itbjibK-i -
■ or *i?4 tbdTtpjxified w.otnnn.
J^re's
He dragged, her into'tbe entry, and flung open i
the dnur’, Odf 'WitK ydii infoifie' shoW;’’ ? ,
fceeefl yoioe,.r“ Ut)hsfld;that woman ydm sebim
drgl.” r 0 . -
poweifol man stood.in, the, doorway, fie
dealt tb’e folfßer apdwerful blow. Between,the
eyesWhieh Wrtihk filtn^abk'TflW 1 the* 7 entry!
Hisgradp of Mil^?fW«7elbrtq<ii«hed,abd^b«
r t i,.'.r, i ■: ii>.»n *’dj
, f 19., ?ij>” /she cjied.to f bje.ftgWjCpmefy t “ sttve
me. ' This man has robbed n», nnd.woiild niur
def*me'ihat l should not-tell of 'tip l ' 1
“ Fear not, madams, he shall not }inrrii
responded :; 'alraVgcf.
yottrself.!* !' jf, '7
the .robbpe..nia
a'rH?h, for bhe, deor.and, Btriking at the
stranger witty a Diiwierknife. Giving; back a few
steps,■ the stranger seiied the rosier byl/ie' coat;
collar, whirl cd ! bim "around, and threh', : him‘on
hisfs?e in tbe;sn{>w. ~•• it f>- ■. n.i M '•it.,
... The, robber struggled, but the stranger knelt
heavily on the small of his..back, and grasped
his Hair. , m 1 ' ' 1 ‘
• M lne still/' said ihe
send a ballet through your brain,; ■ K
•- Ths robher felt the cold barrel of-a piktol at
bis earing, pbeyed. : brought ropes at
her rescuer’s request, gnd tjje rubber was quick
ly bound hand and foot. '
• “■lt was a slrange'Froviderice'that oVertoob
meiwhba soew-stetmon'tbe prairie, and fordid
mqtyn.tyoijrnga hrtake refugein your smoked
hpqsg, neaily desdiritty tpp cold, ... .. 4 j;;
i Milly.acknnwleclged .the truth of the,remark,
and knelt and ihijnked' her Father in Heaven
for her deftvefanee from death. ■ K! "
! The next day Milly’s hifsbandpame bathe,
And when be had -been-tnldall,-he remarked :
“ This fellow- wm In the taverh al the Village
the day ! sold'my produce.- It'will leant.the
a lesson-^npvef,fu let strangers,,know; when
money is plenty with me, lest they, shonld-be
tempted to prime, and bring ruin -dn me and
«fne/’"' : '
Tfmt.daysotne rfSty men gathered
at the hoteo". of- Mr./Dean-. 4 . The robber . was
recognized, as a notorious horse- thief,'who had
long mfested the neighborhood^,, There was a
surorriarytriiil, and then,in dogged silence, the
Wretch'whowould'have burned a helpless-in
fant, and murdered iffaithfurandgedtre’wbman,
submitted tohis.tneritahleTnte. A rudely con
structed gallows and * stout rope ended his Ex
istence. So.on the .thjnly settled, frontiers.of
the West do’they mete opt justice* to offenders
SSdTifer' ■' "" ’ r^' ir! '
-opt „ .
On V-ffirpiVirig -(oWn'i
iind ope of the finest residences iir iKe piaceis
ihat. vvhere dwelieJiljJJj ; Dean apd-her husband.
"But Df u Charity.”
. An.incident in the lifoa young-man in thl?;
city came, to nur knowledge the-.other day,
which, from the spi'o? of romance it cpntsins,.
las well ns an iUustratinn of what a vast deal of
good a slight befctbWiiiof charity'does, makeit
•worthy of notice. ; ■ j• I
4 Aa;a ypimg qlflrk and-a friend wore passing
hqe.tijy through .Broad. sUeej, pne raw, chilly
day ip November a ‘few years, ago, they saw,
near the chVner 'of Ihdfa’s’troel.as they turned
tO'dodoWftthe whhrt.W poordtd -womatv thinly
clad in a calico, dress;- tattered' -bonnet Jahd'
shawl,, holding on herarrn a basket inavhiohl
were, a.faw. upipvjtipg appeals, she vain
ly offered’ to ‘the hurrying pedeatriaps that
passedher. 1 ' Her stockingleas'-feet thrust, idio.
old slippers, and a few threads of whito hair
sostteredover.lrßri&jreWeSd.she' stood shivering
in. the, keep,. searching priod wear .two clerks
drew-pear.'; t , If . •,. %
“Poor clubwoman,’’ said one as ha approached
the‘poor 1 orealinf e,' add with a endued impulse,
plunged bis hand 'iiito His pocrkel; su'd grkspltig
aTßry cent it.oontdinfed. lhfcwvS it irrto her
keC.Tfie.old woman.V-'Qod hleps you” followed
him on the, frosty pif ps
His companion who witnessed'the act, cgaoulo-i
ed at the moment of its performance 1 :' 1 ' ' '
■‘ , BiH,yi)u ftVe'a Wot 1 your money j
atray inlthatmainjbPon streetbeggare.”
“Perßapa I am,"said the: other,'“btflf I cdSTd:
not baliejreiilt.'f? 'I
The ne*t day tfiemattor, vyaedbrgottemnnd;
indeed ,might,,, remembered i
again/hadjt riot,teen brought to imlnd in the
following manner: ' ;i :1, " ‘‘ w' lrf |
■ The-'next sommCTv one doy.'tts'-thg'yotfffg ;
bifln.fsaSi bOsy .oreriedgertiiar the inner 'Bodht*'
ing ryonj, at bis employ erbs, stupe, he. waesum
mooed to, the outer office by the message that
■some one wished, .to see him. Going out, he i
paw a ■fine looking' sailor iff
WhOeyed him sharply he heapprotichejj
“Did/on wish to Sae me‘«ir ? ,> ,
“Jpyour name William r — -1”
,V ‘
■Yes, sir, that's,my name.” . r; ,
light complexion, stands, straight,
epe«hB“quicfr, ,K laid thfe ;siin6r, 'hilf Soliloqui
sing.—’■Yes, yon moet the ’man, you'. lo6fc
jnstJ^aUrffgiidjthe,ter., H -. j T ..’ v ,' V?
j-Juet saidjhe yaung, man.'a
little surprised'. >
' “Well,. PU fell ydnfOverhaul ydurligan'ii
tell urtfiP yoiT ricdllefiti'eeiifg a poor did wtimnri
W«obetefrmotitha i ttgb i -*bi»eriqgi witbcold on:
keepiier from aiming, ,a™d ms> threwa-dollar
and a halfm the pashei- and walted’on—you
did didn't you—you 6da remember 'it can’t
yddf’ l '
: "SbßHftrtiWf an*-
jetyi'atifcfig »aHJl*ei&*»# «W« b»fij>B*tfWiy«ftWg
I -
TO
,r“God.,blesf(| your, soul; sir! you eared ■ toy
mother’s you did—l kne.w you. must be the
man the' momentX set my eyes upon you. Why
bless your Onerous heart, that poor old yeoman
waemy mother/’ said'the"sailori a -big tear at
the, earns timarunniog over Bis brown cheek.
. Druying.bia guest; aside the; clerklearned
.that Be Wiis second, mate, of- a ship now ;in,
pdlt ; 'thnt'he'bad been searching fur his ninth'
er’S’ben'eFuctor, nearly tfir.ee weeks upon almost
everyavlnirf in lliftt part of the city: that’ du
ring Jbjs absence the, winter: before, he had been
siok itija forejgn-port, bis •'mother .had
met with,talgfuctijneSv and,bad .'heard nothing,
from' hidi, ana was deprived of .the provision
hebhd’riiiide for HeV support 'during his abf
Bench ; .that,' e*pending •to hear from him;' she
managed, to Spekput ,ahr esisteneS.tillthe-chill
Pfonyh „pf, uvpmber ,fuppd. par .without f00d,.,
fire, and clothing, and, had.driven.her, to the,
street' to 1 procure thgjn j'fthjit the handful of
change 4rhfifii man' threw nnth her
1 banket procured herrieoeksirffes till othermeana
fprtunately.,rßBoued : her, '■ -i • - ;
Ip answer, to. the clerk’s inquiry .as to .what
cTuC hehad to dircpt him in. bis search, he re
plied: ■' ;•
- "My ifiothef marked you, 'sir, although you
walked off so quickly , and her description of:
your eyes and hair,.andLof your 1 height are
correct. Furthermore, khe heard your com
panion call; jou/Bill,’ and say something about,
the wharf;,so I cpnclqded you must be in n
store on the wharf; so I'vb been in every store
on thfe wharvea Where there were any WiiYianis,:
and vtvpkhamlkd about twjo dozen ‘Bills,’till I
foui>4,|.ou, sir. ; Thero;”-'concluded 'the'sailor,
“that’ehoy yarn. ■ I,felt I couJd. not-rest .till! I.
thanktul you—and that isljvhat I have.called to
do. Hyoid toother ie wefl provided for now,
and I’nrsecoh'd'mAteof a ship. Gild blessyou,
Rir !',' nevep.flirget yoor name, and may you
never know what it 'is ,to r be pour.”— Boston
CammtrcmL'SuUttiii. ■j,■ ~ "
From the 23d New Fork Eegiment.
•„ ,» - •' ■■ , .-TibpA, r May 2, 1802,
iEiuEj(n Agitator.—l encloseacopy ofa let
ter-.-froih youn;» friend .lof mine, which no
doubt wiif he rend by many with interest; • I
take this liberty without wsrrant, or assent of
the writer, who. did cat intend it for the public,'
nevertheless it is written .in a manner of which
he needs,: no the ashamed, I 'and if any injury
folloWivf will make amende hereafter, should
I -be allowed the-pleasure of meeting him again
in life. when hie duties as d soldier, are for the
time-discharged. ,1 neVorCball forget the Sum
met afternoon when not within
the limits of the laws, hut indued with the"
promptings of true patriotism,
began the pilgrimage Of 'A soldier's life, bidding
bis .-ftiepds, adiethwith isuppressed emotions,
and a grace of manly valor, ; pn..appearance of,
mingled of regret,, and satisfaction,
unattehaed'arid hlbno, venturing out upon so
Drvedrftifi a 1 mission ! '^fiere? swill 5 will'be’ a tithe
adon.at hand; when 'eVaij such l remembrance
1 will bear a'great .signiflcklice;, for we all have
friends.,,whom we.sbail.only meet in the.
,great" hereafter.; nnd theri every apeb reoollec-* I
tioh of. true merit,.rh»hhnod, and high-minded j
love of* coiihltyl tt-ill 'specie to us 'in ' mystic |
voidesi tinkling Ton the beart-stringe,: and' echo
ing to, tho souk i. ... i -JVf.M.
In CaJIP.OPPOSITE FREDERICKSBURG.
J ' Ta., April 21, 1862. ' J
* *' *—Tours of the' Orb ingt was received-,
by the liieltrfail, and eageirly Te;id. I improve’
the first opportunity to reply.. Oiir chancW to
gat and send pur mail are so this
will perhaps be. much longer than the usual
time in reaching you. i When ! wrote you last,
I believe'we’vvere at Baifers'Qross Bonds, ex
pecting daily to embark for Fortress Monroe.
Id fact, ammunition for the artillery in this
corps-had already been .shipped, and other.ex
tensive.,,preparations -were Ibeing*raado,vvhen
the Departmentof, the Rapkihannnck,.(which
includes hll that portion of Virginia;, east of
the Blue Ridge, and west of j the Potomac, the
FredericfcsbuVg itnd Kichmortd Kail Road, and
that-pmet of-Maryland: bdtwejen the Pantcient
and P^ttynac,).was made, ,apd the command
given to Major .General McDow ell.
lOn the 4th; J at B o’clock P! M., McDowell's
Comiuand began 'its Westward" march over the
tuinpiketo Centerville,-thus, following up our
did, footprints. ;At midnight; |we bivouaoked in
a piece,of-wfods, and, reeupijid, our marcb.,in
the morning, halting fur’dinner on the sake
jwm'ping-gfbiintf we Q'set|%liWWe first advanced
"hi Centeftille.''' (This-' was the; 2'4’d New York
Regimenh) We oohlinued - our march"slow ly,
i passing-no tVrifmd .then rebel fortifications; until.
1 the aftetpppn of tbe.tbird .day,, when. we ,biv-,
, ouaoked near ,BrentBsllle, thq county seat of
Prince County. That part of Vir
ginia is'decidedly the' best looking oouritry'vve
have passed through' yet.- The land is but
undulating, and. is remarkably -free
-from stones. ; There I saw (he test,farms Ihave,
ever seen. , For some reasons! ; not known, or
visible to tis, we .remained there eight days,
then'marched to'’Citlettsvilhs'Station, near Mc-
Dewelli'HeadQuarters/ -Thejhoys generally
believed thst | we- ashuutd, contihueaur/marcb:
Alexandria, jliul • Ro:t(l r
but the. day fallowing tmr arrival. at. Catletts-'
villa, finger’s .SrignJe l Wk' pVdered ‘to
Fredricksburghandittvelve buiira after, we were
ordered-td re^enforce■.him;, iw|e;'started at 6
.o'clock; A. M.,'ftnd tben;uam6 real “sogering.’::
Our ropte wasrhpuugh a nav
eled, and over roads that do.notj hear the least
resemblance to what one sbo’oldb-', In the
- wili’mesf'^art’ 1 of ’ thd day. tnntiy vvhrt did oot
wenry load/’ iinbW k'ed (hew
.!&?! X7LI*
womqp,’ but .that the
,girgftmßtappe ; bad pasaeiouthof bjsjroemory,. ■
:t ‘tAb, bot She hasn’tfdpgotten P'.'s'aid the sai
lor warihly,’6,'nd inquired, your recol
lect wbaVtlw-map tlmt walked witlvygpsaid?;'
a “Why.jesj nowtbat I recallthe, circumstance
I think t do., Hesaid—ißlll; what a fool you
are tb'tHrKWyqgi' money away.' ”
' “That proves it,” Baid the sailor, joyfully;
and dashing hiahatdn tbe.floori.be seized the
astqnisbedjyoongmaW bytire band witbrbsarty
grasp, saying;'. 4■ -t •.
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Column, - - 35f10‘ r ' 36.00 1 •’ 60>fif
Advertisements nothaving'tbenmnborot insertion g
desired markedupon them, will.bo published until or.
dered but and'charged accordingly. *
■ • Pdgtei's,‘Handbills, 8111-Hoadß, Letter-Heads sndsll
kinds-of Jobbing-done is country establishments, et
ecuted neatly,and] promptly.JnstiospV.CoßsteWc'r,
and other BLASliScpustantly on hand-■ - .
ilr.- i'~
:c lo rj
threw* away overcoats? abi blankelk: Slaves
followed us, and at every resting, picked op an
ar oaful; ofi clothes. .'W-e*-marched-25 milea that
day,, and, haitedvat midnight, when I lia rain
came down'in; torrente-Myself-i dnd ah dad;
however,.escaped the ; . hardest part of it. -Wo
left the regiment,-’and .after- looking .sometime;
found a cooper shop, of | whichiWetooTt posses
sion., We soon hod a'comfortable -fire : ia the
i great- 1 stone hre place, and were partly un
dressed drying ;our clothes. On'every side
things took on a domestic appearance, and we
congratulated ourselves; on "getting snch good -
quarters for, the night.- I But how often doe'sa,
destroying hand scatter our brightest
even on tbe.eve of realization. , .In the midsi
of our. enjoyment, we heard voices at the doorj
clamoring for entrance, Half fearful of the
result, we opened it; whenlo I before us sthad
the;sergeant of the guard with a .file, of tnenl
Visions of sleep and pleasant dreams werh dri*J
-en away -by objeots-of amore frightful nature.'
We began to fear the. guard bouse; big rapes;
,irpps, 1 &c.I < The .gnard entered, and: with.w
: voice, made awful by a httle brief authority;
said- ho was ordered by ,Gea. Patrickjfttaijß'tbd'
r|amca of alj.persons in theshop,and«iwombndt
us away* He advised (is to evnouatfe iiainedi-;
ately, which we-did. as i soon as convenient-i-
We have not heard front the General yM, nms
do we care to. That night alone-ia epfficientrtte
makee ji%lpng impression of him in cur mem--
,oryV - j ;■- ■-
-The next day ;.itwas'thought ttnsafefor Bie
baggage and commissary wagons to. go with-.-,
out an jSjuqr.tr and, bur (Regiment was: dctailed
to protect,their rear. (-,l* was slow,-tiresome:
work, but as.we only had twelve miles tomarcb; *
we didn’t mind it much. ‘ To prevent deproi*-:
tions, a man from , the (advance regiment was:
stationed at each, house, from tha.-hut of the
slave, to the dwelling of the aristocratic owner,-
and ordered to remain until the last regiment
passed, and to shoot- any man who should at-:
tempt to enter.. In tbijs manner the best of or- -
der was kept along the' whole line of march.
The Harris light cavalry suffered oonsidera- ■
bly .in a skirmish near this place., They Were ■
in advance of,Gen, Anger’s brigade. The es
sential!,particulars, aal neatly as ,1 cam learn .
them, ore these: The lekirmish took place in
the right. ~A man who pretended to .be loyal, *
said be, knew where a force, of rebels copld, ho
captured, and volunteered to bra guide.’ They •
followed unsuspectingly, until he had.them be- i
tween two,. tnada ofrails; bebikdr
Wjhich was posted rebel infantry. Our 'cavalry
was repulsed, rallied anjd charged, butte no pur- -
pose, they could not dislodge them.;- They sent -
to Gen. Anger for a force of infantry, -which
routed the rebels, who retreated to, Fall- ■=
mouth, on .the. north side of the Rappahannock,
apa aftere crowing -the bridges to .Fredericks- -
burg, burned them. The second regiment of .
Sharp Shooters came up in time to save part of
one of the bridges. The battery fired a few ,-
shells, after them, but all fell short. Qur Joss
was, nine killed, besides soma who were, wound- •
,ed, all of whom were cavalry. There (wore.
. three steamers here, which the rebels impped.;
Save now and then a (small Land of-cayalry, ] i
. they Rave retreated to the bills.,lt is thought ’
they will remain there to men.while -
rebuilding the.bridges. j Two ofoar.gunhotUsara -
reported to be four miles below.,' Last, night
batteries were planted preparatory to shelling ~
the rebels,.in the- woods, beyond the city. . ,Our'
(force, 5,8-,about' .
serves are, incurs
Stormy. ' .'1 ; I 1 ..j.V’,..' ,
Jtds said that the rebels wore nrderedto hold
this plaqp at pH hazards;, -Itkah -impbttant t
place for them, as it [is only 50 clhilea .itma
Richmond, and connected-with thatrplaceby
Batf Hoad. If-vre don’t meet with; opposition
here, we shall before Wo proceed muob-fartW.- ’
' .... • RUfcaih. .•
Tlmgreatest danger to our'dfihghfers in &o' .
present time isthe neglect of domestic eduea
tion. Not.only ba,Bban!dk, ":!
families, and the community al laigb.'doW the
evil extendi By' far the of
happiness in civilized life is found in the do
mestic relitions.and, most of those 'depend 1 on "
the domestiff cultura and-habits; of the. wife 1
and mothbri" Let’our
educated as highly; as possible; let iheit.
moral and social nature tteceite the 'highest!.
graces of vigor and refinement ;but along°with ■
these, let the domestic virtues flad a prominent,
place. : ■•• . .‘j. -j! :i j j
; ' We cannot say much i'abodt- odr daughtdrs
being' hereafter wives and mothfeVs, but fro
ought to think much of it, and give the thought
prominence for their education, ' fecod- wives'
they .cannot be, at least for men of intelligence,
.without mental culture; i good mothers they
certainly cannot be without it; and more' thiiu
tbisthey cannot be such wives as men need; "
unites they are good housekeepers,'without a
'thorough and practical training t 6 that end.' ••
! Our daughters should he practically taught
•to bake, wash, sweep, table, 411 d "do
everything appertaining fdibe prder, heatilesi,
economy and- happiness of [me household, "
this they can learn as well better than '
not. It need not interfere in tfie least with
■'their intellectual eduoationl: nor with the limb-
Ost degree of refinement;. Onthe Ootifiaiy, jt.i
would greatly contribute thereto,' Only let
that titne wbiob-ia worse than idleness, saun- '
tering and gossip, frivolous; reading, and varT
ous modern female dissipations Which kill-tibia
and health. be devoted to .domestic duties and
education, tind our daughters, -wduld soob be
mil that the highest intaresti'of society.deraand.
! A benign, elevating influence would go' forth
through all the familieslofjthe land! fiealth and
happintea would now spatbiemniany h luster: ‘''
less eye, the bloom Would 1 return to beautify
many a faded cheek, bills would giva
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