Tern* of Pnbllcalitom. ]
thi TioaAcdtmrr agitatoru po|u«hed
AtheserJ , ’ "IS-V
jjfr-.OISIS DOLLARPEB
Uttriail* in advance. It it intended [tv nSitifi every
fffta ft's ftWfor• pi^rtall
ilrfriVofeiok paper. The paper «rlB thenbe/topped
",([1 »t»rlb*rremittanoe bereoelred. ByShtioi
l{W iit 'Bernes can 1m brought ia debt ho tbs
riwww - ■ •■ T ‘4-
iwt Aoitatokls the OJBelal Paper j»f the ftraaty,
■itb a larger and steadily iboreaeing oireolatiofc fea'ch
{ate every neighborboodi» the County! 1 eeot
fanf foiiaijt to any eubsoriber' erit&in the .county
Wtt> b»t whoie moeteonvenient pof t offieeiaay be
iesVadJoihing'County. ’
-: guiißebi Cetdeißot exceeding Slines.papef latte
led,** per year. ' '- ■■ ■!*'
lAS. LOWKEV *S. F. WIESOJI,
A TTORNEYB i COUNSELLORS AT LAW, Will
A. attend the Court of 1 Tioga, Potior and JJcKean
beauties, [Wellaboro', Feb. 1,1853.] , --
HQ?*t
"V ■ OWNISfI. N. 7. & '
ilu. A. Pulp ‘ Proprietor
‘ftaebts taken to and from the Depot free Ofcperge.
Ji. EMERY, ! |f; ■
i TTOSNEIf AND COUNSELLOR AfetAW
A Wellaboro, Tioga Co., Pa. Will dojjofe hie
tine excliuieety t* the practice of 1»»- ejection*
made U aey ef the Northern nountlM of Pjsnßeyl-
Vaiia. / noy
•■- PENNSYLVANIA Hors®. ,
Venwr *1 Main Stmt and hi* Atxnue, WeKetwire, Pa-
J. W. BIGONY; PROPRIETOR,; fl?
TMe popular Hotel, having been f'imd, re
turuished throughout, i. now open to the p»Wio Be a
tm-«!**• k° Uso * • ' - Ut.
IZA AH HAiTON BOBBIE,
V* C. VSBMILYEA, PS oPBmifcJt.
- ; j . Gaines, Tioga County, Pa. -j
This >• enew hotel located within easy dyeeee o
the best fishing and ln Sprtbern
Pe Ne pains will be spared for the aecoaiqiqdetion
,f pi,it «re seekers and the traveling public, if.
April 12.-1860. 1 ' ' ;v
G. C. C. CAMPELE, ' |!
BARBER ASfJ) HA.IR J>RESSm,
SHOP in the'rear Of the Post-Office. in
his line trill be done as- well and promptly as it
an be done in the city saloons. for re
aarins dandruff, and beautifying lor sale
keap. Hair and whiskers dyed any color. Gall and
see. - Wellsboro, Sept. 22, 1859. if*
TQH CORNING JOCRNA|i. '
Soorgo W- Pratt, Editor anil Proprietor.
TSpublisbed st Corairig( Sl«uhen Qa., N. T|j; at One
l.lOoU*t*nd Fifty Cents per.year, jn advance. The
Jrsiraal is Republican in politics, as.d has 4jcircnl#-
tiim teaching into ' every part of Steuben County.—
These desirous of attending their business into that
aid the adjiiling counties will fiujf i| i
vartislog medium. ‘ Address as aborp.
WELLSBOftO H
WBLLSBQKOUGH, i -
1. I. fABt, - - - Si PRO® llB ™*-
{Formerly*/ rta United Jtof » HoteLf
String laasad thia wall known popnl« Ponao,
taliaita tha patronaga of the Wilh{llttentiTn
aal •bliting waiUr'*, together with . Proprietor*
of thr business, be
,f thoia wha atop with him both plaint and
agreeable- *• »
WaUabaro, May *I,I»M. Tj
.E. B. BENEDICT, D|
TTTOHLD inform the public tbit h« in per|n«nentl
W locnted in ElkUsd' Boro, TEjgft Co;]E»., »n
i« erepered by thirty y<t»r«’ experience totrtit all dw
•uti of the eyVe nod their eppendegee on|»oientifi
•rieeiplee, end thnt he cen enre wUhont|*il. the
dreed fei 4i«ee«e, called St. VHuf
tndi rrti.) end-will ettend to eny other Ift.tneee i
the line ef Physic end Surgery. - ■
Klklesd Boro, Auguit 8, 1860.' i: -
DENTISTRY. |i
O. N. DABTT f
WOULD respectfully say to the 'cifiteos of
WelUhoro and ricinity, ttaf °P'"*d
V« -Ace aw WRIGHT’S FLOOR ANJ) FEED
BTORB, whore he will eootinue to • do all Kinds of
work 1« the line of DENTISTET. i p .
Wellfkor*, April SO. 1552, V \K
' T ~~ f ;
WHO LBS ALB DRUG AND 'BQOK RE.
BIDSB AND MEDICINES, , :|;(t
FAINTS AND OILS, *1 j tf '
WINDOW GLASS, | : p -
KEROSINE OIL, 5' i fj'
ALCOHOL, -I '
BOOKS and;STATIONERY,
B*ll at wholesale by |i! . . "
, ■ W. O. TERBEW- |{,
ihwtry Merchant*supplied with;,these Woles lit
NEW YOKE PRICES.
'Gorging, Jab- 20, 1862- •
WANTED! J .
ONE THOUSAND BUSHELS. WHEAT!
ONE THOUSAND BUSHELS CORN!
ONE THOUSAND BUSHELS OATS 1
'ONE THOUSAND RYE!
Set whieh wa will pay CASH ! ■ : I,
- WRIGHT, * BAILEY.
Slow Vy'ftie’pentftL'Meh barrel/' fj
feed by th» pndbd Or ton, j ' T,
Bran in any quantities, : ’ j,'
far tala chsap at Wright i. Bailey’* new Wanr wnd
Seed Store. j '■ j•'
Fork ctieap at our Sloia. £
AUgooda delivered IBEE'OfJtTARfE within
Corporation. FRE:
i AMERICA'S -H*
{formerly D. Hari't * l CtytiaV ¥•
' Cba»*w hr Maw am> Qvt'y Stb*«t, .
WELLSBOBO, i lA. |
KBS. BOLBBMAN. - • A, * -Pfcjrjrtotor.
Strict • Mention paid to tha gn««ts. Good
'lUtilug. Charges reasonable., r ft;
X good' Cook and a hostler ‘wantjsdi;
Welisboro, Sept. 3, 1862.-~jJ-* ‘ [j
WOOL CARBISC! AJ#
CLOTH E> BESiSI&JG,
■IN TNS\OLD FO UN bit T J^T
'S/e!lsbaiough, ‘Tioga i*a.
fUB subscriber having fitted up tha ' p»co for the
pnrpomi of Wool Carding and OlotWiDrewng.
aod also jprotild inform the people that wdjwill tak ®
>ool to nmmiJaAtare «J abates or by. the yard, to suit
carlonierr. and would inform the people that wo can
«»rA»ootat any time, as onr [works
:p4*.r, and also that all earfed for *onr
l Cfotg per pound. Wool and prodttpo p® taken for
f B. t ' i prompt'attention will bo paid io% flavoring
' w ® .ati.f.ctio nkAßi^B
: JOHN i&E. ..
WriUboro,saiu'.ll, WBJ. ■ ' j jji ! . -
||i •
JOB. RALPH 6ILLES‘p&,
JASPER, STEUBEN COUNTY,
For a long time a resident of -Welisborn", will visit
ARM'In eanh month Knoxville on the 2Jr!h. Elktend
. M tytifib, Lawrenoevill e op the 37 th Tfefea on the
IWnThp** Hying at a distance to avoid
Su&i address l>y totter to Jflspop r N« Y.
■ «»y li. WJ. ' j; -Jr
; '-V ■
VOL. IX.
PAM, ASD WINTER GOODS.
No. 2, Ualoa Block.
JEROME' SMITH,
HAS returned from Now York with ft splendid
assortment of
DRY GOODS, READY MADE CLOTHING,
HATS A CAPS, HARDWARE,
, BOOTS A SHOES, GLASSWARE,
groceries," Domestics.
WOODENWARB, ~
ENGLISH CLOTHS, .
- LADIES’ DRESS GOODS.
FRENCH CaSSIMBBES, FELL CLOTH,
TWEEDS AND KENTUCKY JEANS.
Attention ie called to bis stock of
Black and Figured Dress Silks,
■ ' Worsted Goods,
Merinocs,
Slack and Figuered DeLaines,
Long and Square Shawls,
Ladies’ Cloth;
g. ’ Opera Flannels, Ac.
Purchasers will find that
No. 2, Union Block, Stain Street,
Is the place to buy the beat quality of goods at the
lotfest prices. ' JEROME SMITH.-
Wollsboro, Nov. 6, 18S2,
»ISO BEST PIAHTOS. 150
JOS. Pt HALE i, CO., having removed to their
new wareroome,
No. 478 BROADWAY.
are sow prepared to offer the public a magnificent
new- scale full'
7 OCTAVE ROSEWOOD PIANO,
containing all improvements known in this country
or Europe, over-strong bass, French grand actios,
hsry .pedal, full iron frame, for
#l5O & 175 CASH,
Warranted for 5 Tears.
Blob moulding cases,
1200, $250, & $3OO,
all warranted made of the best seasoned material, and
to stand better than for $4OO or $&O0 by the
old methods of manufacture. We invite
DEALERS AND TEACHERS
in all parts of the country, to act as agents, and to
test those unrivalled Pianos with Steinway £ Sons,
Cbickeritig £ Sons, or any firgt-ciaea mefl'ofactarers'..
JQS. P. SALE & CO..
47* BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Oct. 22, 1852,-4m.
TO SOIDISBS AND THEIR FRIENDS.
THE undersigned baring had considerable expe
rience in procuriag Pension Bounties and Back
pay of. Soldiers, will attend to all business in that lino
entrusted to bis care with promptness and fidelity.
Persons wishing to confer with me will please call
or address me by letter at Sylvania, Bradford County,
Pa. Charges reasonable. GEO. P. MONROB.
Refers by permission to
H.'B. Card, County Treasurer, Welisboio, Pa.
• D. F. Pomeroy/Ti*oy, Pa. T
A. H. Spalding, ghbriff, Towanda, Pa.
Oct. 15. 1862. I
\ TJDITOITS NOTICE.—Notioe is hereby given
that the undersigned having been appointed an
Auditor to audit the account of J. F. Donaldson, Ad
ministrator of H. B. Graves, decM M will attend to the
duties cl his appointment at li. Sherwood’* office in
Wellsbora, on Wednesday, the 19th day of Novem
bar next, at 10 o’clock A. M M at which time and place
all persons having any claims upon said fund are re
quired to present them for allowance.
Wtllsboro, Oct. 22, 1862. J. B. NILES, Aud’r.
IN pursuance of (jn.order of the Orphan’s Court for-
Tioga County, the undersigned Administrator of
the estate of Fannie Qrcenlcaf, deed., will expose to
public sale at the Court House in Wellsborough, on
the 22d day of November next, at 2 o’clock P. M., of
said day the following- described real estate situate
in Delmar township to wit:
A lot of land beginning at a post the north west
corner of,-4and surveyed for John Hastings; thence
by said Hastings and land surveyed to L. Foss south
75$ perches to a birch tree; thence by land surveyed
for Wm. L. Warmer weal 114- perches to a Linn tree
in the warrant line; thence by the warrant line north
76$ perehes to a hemlock tree; thence by land deeded
to Gates and H. Wilcox east 114 perches to the place
of beginning—containing acres, about 20 acres
improved, a log house and an old shanty for a barn
and a fewTnut trees thereon.
Oct. 15, 1862. JACOB HILTBOLT, Adm’r.
Important to consumers
OP TOBACCO.
Persons desiring to abandon its use, should procure
s package of the
ANTIDOTE FOR TOBACCO.
This antidote is the meajis of -destroying the taste fer
tobacco, and thereby every one
MAT ABANDON ITS USE!
Price, 30 cents per package, sent Post-paid.
Agents wanted for this and five other new articles
■commanding
READY SALES AND GOOD PROFITS.
*For particulars, enclose stamp and send for Circular
Address, , &• M. DEWITT,
West Boklisoton, Pa,
A tig. 2’7, 1862. ,
Charlotte Hubbard, I
by her next friend, Ly- J Jane Tsrm. 1862,
' man Harris, } No. 196, Advertisement
•e». i in Divorce.
Goerge IV. Hubbard. j
To George W.BMard; Ton are hereby notified
that Charlotte Hubbard; your wife, baa applied to the
Coert of Common Pleaa of Tioga County, for a Di
vorce' from tbo bonds of matrimony, and that the said
Court have appointed Monday, the 24tb day of No
vember next, at the Court House, in Wellaboro, for
hearing the said Charlotte Hubbard in the premises,
at which 1 time and place yon can attend if yon think
proper. 11. BTOWELL, Ja.,-Sheriff.
WelliboYo/Oct 29,18«2.
AUDITOR'S NbTlOE.—Notice ia hereby given
that the nnderaigned, having been appointed an
auditor to distribute the proceeds arising from the
Sheriff sale of real estate of Wm. B. Middangh and
T. PaUin, willaltenti to-the duties of his appointment
at his. office in Wellaboro, on Friday, tbe 28th day
of November next, at which time and place ell per
sons having any claims upon said fund are required
to present them Cor allowance.'
W. WILLIAMS, Auditor.
• WelUboro, Not. 5,'1862.
' *
ACHRXOStfftr. —Quite a curiosity in thy shape of
a new patent Fruit Jar for preserving Fruit,
<«an be seen at'Roy's Drug Store. Calk and examine
itevea if yob do not wish to buy.
NOTICE TO COLLECTORS—The Collectors aw
requested to Settle the balance of their dupli
cates « December Court without fail. Tbe demands
npon the ®reasnry makes it necessary that this
should bo strictly complied with and it is hoped none
will need further notice, HENRY B. CARD,
WeHsboro, Nov. 5,1562. *Co, Xreas’r, j
Btbotefc to tfce EjrUnflCoN o* t&r area of anft ttjr Si)reaD ofl©raTtfis forirt ‘
while there shall. Re i Wroiis ußrightbd, Aki iriiiiL inbumanfcy to manV shall. c^&^diTATiWt.iAO^^^
PENSION AGENCY.
Administrator’s Sale.
Application in Divorce.
WELLSBOM, TIOGA COUNTY» PAJ, WEDNESDAY MORKLK6. lB% T
i.THE. BED AT AM* ON THE LEAVES,
The wood-bird's rieSl upon the.hough
■ Deserted bangs, and heaped Wth ; leaves, .
Once filled with lib and joy. bat -now!
Sad as, a stricken heart that grieves,
. • Amid the light of snch a scene, . '
Where’Bllcm vales and hills are olact
Id gayedt hues of geld arid grttn. -- ;
Wby sbould the human heart.be ead?
• Tetsotnber thoughts flit through the mind,
u Arid pass unspoken andoasang,
As touched by ;-
Fall from the twigs to .which they clung.
Here, like the patriarch in his dream.
Wo see thri ladder ango’strod,
■ ■ The mountains to our vision seem-,
To lean against the throne of flqd.
The rail, of golden milt that rise
Over.th« wood-lands to the spa,
Drop, where .the gailaqt solder lies,
WhoeVfurlongh is eternity.
Upon thbieaves now sear and red.
That Ones were flakes of fire to too,.
I see the blood onr armies shed.
That oar dear country might be free.
Ged. W. Bit.voxt.
From Hammond's Company.
On the harcb.south or Leesburg, Yju, ]
November I, 1863. i,, ’ i.
•Feikmd Agitator —ltj.has been quit# a long
time-sines I wrote'you; isndl should not writs
to-night did I not feelthyself obligated to the
friends of those in my qompaby who have so
much interest in the welfare of! their friends
here; for, lam pretty, tired, and have no fair
opportunity to-do ear Not that what I could
write'would'have any merit of its own:, hot
that I know.anything pertaining to,the expert
ence of Tioga' County boys in the .army, will
be rend with interest by their friend? at home.
I last wrote you atf ’Sharpshurg, nod gave
you an account of our march from Frederick.
"While we lay in campi near Sharpsburg, we
fell in with a great many'of oor friends, in the
Reserves and BucktaiH. as well as in other
Regiments, whom we were glad to see, and to
whose stories of their campaigns we listened
with all attention and tits liveliest satisfaction.
They all deserve the.highest praise for the no
ble sacrifices they,have,made for their country;
and; their friends ot home may well, be proud
of them as the veterans of this war, who fought
■and, won the great battles of South Mountain
Add Antietam, and covered the "arms of. oar
country witb aglqry which neve*"will fadel
But it makes one sod to look, qpqn.tbe rent*
sants of their decimated regiments, and reflect
that of those whose placles there are now va
cant, many sleep the, honored sleep of the sol
dier, dying for bis country, perhaps, far from
the homes they so much loved, and expected
again to enjoy, when the martial tread and ar
ray of arms should have given place to the
higher and nobler efforts ~f peaceful. avoca
tions, wliile thousands of others have only re
turned 1 to their homes to pass a miserable ex
istence, (save it bf in the high satisfaction they
might enjoy in the conviction; which follows
always from the performance of duty,) with
ruined constitutions, and hearts rendered for
ever ssd when reminded of their happy youth,
and the elastic hopes they thus cherished. So
it may and probably will be with ii«. This is
a desperate war; and many thousand more of
happy homes must be desolated, and hearts
wrecked, before it can be sustained in vindica
tion, bf the fight, and the success of the cause
of the country, as opposed to the infamous doc
trine of dissolution and ’destruction.
Last-Sunday, Oct. 26, (allowing me to pas*
over so great an interval, of some two weeks)
tlie'troops all about us ' received marching or
ders in earnest; and though the day was by
far the most boisterous nnd disagreeable of the
season, they set out in thd direction of Harper’s
Ferry, We did not move; I suppose for the
very good reason that there were already more
men on the wfly than could cross the river, for
several days. It was fortunate for us. ■lt rained
not a little through roost of the day, and through
out the night the wind blew a« if to carry onr
cloth houses away, though well staked down.
We were slack of candles, and the evening
wore away by story and songi, till our thought
ful Sergeant friend, Barlow, manufactured a
light by running some accumulated' grease up
on a plate, with a rag for a wick. It was a
wild night, dark, howling, nnd mournful. It
was such a night as I love for its very Wildness,
and dark shades, ns if a thousand forms were
biding behind its sable curtain, to wake the
memories of'the past, and unmask its hidden
mysteries, even under the cover of its nnnnsual
darkness; for the mind then wanders unattrac
ted by the beauties of 'nature reflected in the
light of day, and undisturbed by human actions.
The strong cold wind which blew so all night,
dried op the rain considerably. On the follow
ing day the sun came out in splendor, and hy
the time set for us to move, the roads were in
good shape for a march, save here and there
where the- rain had accumulated in too great
quantities to yield so readily toils genial power.
At 2p. m., Monday 27th ult., we Set out in
brigade for the first time on the march. We
tre the second battalion, in the brigade, which
is composed of the 88th, 90th, any 136th Pa.,
and the 26th and 94tfa, N. Y. regiments, nil of
which save ours, are old regiments which have
seen, and suffered much, in service. Our bag
gage train detained us very much, so that by
9 o’- Jock we bad only made about seven miles,
when we filed into a field, as we supposed, for
the night. The night; was quite cold, but we
were fortunate in getting a good supply of rails
for wood. The items.,of fqel and water, are
.two important things to look after in movements
of troops; for the best (bat can be dons, still
leaves it no little task So provide them. While
at Sharptburg, we had (o carry all the water
from a mile-to a mile and a half.; But we were
very fortonate that night, for there was a fence
on every side of the field, and a brook ran close
by. It was hot a few moments before the boys
had them coffee stewing, and the bright fires
hissed high, till: the stories of the day were
told, and they lay down to sleep, having spread
their little shelter tents-which they carry with
them on the march. They consist of pieces of
shirting some four feeceqoare, with buttons and
button-holes on.three aides, so that any number
of them may ho fastened together, thereby ma
king a roomy habitation—usually five or six to
gether. The roof is pretty low, and it requires
quite humble spirits to bpwiu btihdiisdop, to
o-.
them; and yet.tbeymTe*. shelter from the min,
and a,boondajy, of dominion, so that epobono
knows tbp.'limits of hip own house. ~,r .
, I'wag somewhat weaned, that night, bn} hot
'r'rtooa by ' the' dr» away up W W
edge! of the wood*,' where wVhnld chosen a place
ta-lie writing';hy the bfaxe
of tbpfire, with no -one ,to disturb roj attention,
tare.it' were by the music, of those, sleeping
near by, or by their sudden exclamations, when
an unfriendly coal trespassed ton hear fur'chm
'fortbf Safety; Soon 'an ‘ orderly rode up whb
inquired' for our Colonel in- such'h manner as
to impress me with the belief that something
was up.; The 88th Pennsylvania, was some
distance ahead of us, not being cumbered by l
so much baggage as we, and I guessed the truth'
when't thought we should probably more up
some time in the night to the advance' of our
Brigade; yet 1 did not bunch the Captain who
lay .near hy.npr hallo to the Lieutenant., who
.had taken upquarterg for the night with some
friendly crowd t but kept op, writing a few pa
ges in my journal which is-my constant repiis
itory of my own experience, either in camp or
on the march,' till suddenly 1 heard, away down
thed'oe near tbsyoad, ‘'m«rehing orde»»J’r-r
-'The drum beat, and ,soon the vigilant Qrderjy
sang nut, “fall in company A!" It was eleven
o’clock. The moon which had lentils friendly
light to us in the evening, bad now gonehejiiml
rt'he- hull, and darkness reigned aaSre
from the fiiinflight of the distant stars, a soft
relief was reflected, winch served wellto. guide
us.w)iep we dni>a became accustomed to its in
fluence, We hiirried along as best'we could,
picking our Way without tmioh fegard to forrri.
We riiae and-deaoended a high hill; marching a
distance flf three miles, and encamped in {peas
ant. Valley, near Burgktsville. It was two
o’clock when we lay down for tho night. In
the morning we set oot again, and marched ‘to
Berlin a point on the Potomac, eight friiles-be
low Harper’s Ferry.’ ;• . -u
. -It Seemed good once more to ha,is. hearing
dfstange of the locomptjye, for it soopds'Jikp
business and civilization, to.hear (he cars rolling
along with’ their heavey" burdens’ even now,
when wewell know the mission which Calls
tbeirr forth in such fearful succession.
November 2d —W« enearopecLip a hard wood
grove, about three-fourths of a, mile from the
River where we remained over, the next day,
f Friday,) making out the pay-rolls,'while wait
ing fob the troops of Born side’s’Corps to cross
the Hirer. Saturday Morning, Oct. 80th, we
wera ordered up, and crossed tbs River about
noon, on a pontoon bridge, just about the site
of the lifidge, which was'burned one year ago
at libit place. The piers still stand, expressive
of the destruction and dessolation which fol
lowed in the Ibnt-prinls of War, 'This was our
first entrance into Virginia. The road wp took
ted ns through a fertile portion- of London
County, and Loveittsvi!le f .a “little Virginia
hamlet,” (to borrow the expression of a young
.soldier friend, who has'seed 1 something in this
war,) on our way to the line' of-the advance
under Burnside., We drew op jupthefnremght
and lay in Camp, there about eight miles south
of Berlin, resting on the next day, when we
wers mustered.
Yesterday -morning, we buckled tin- nnr bag
gage--and marched from our pleasant- camp
there oji the hill, about 10 o’clock.. The boys
ate always in. good spirits, and specially when
there are such fair prospect* for something to
do, ns seemed then to lie before ue. We passed
through Waterford, a little villiage, where we
saw a great many of the 45ih Pennsylvania
There was some., shaking hands, and many
friendly greetings. I had little trouble breaking
through the ranks, to shake hand* with Mnj.
E. G.Scbieffelin, of the 45ih Pennsylvania, for
the hoys were straying here nnd there to pay a
brief word of friendship, and I wr« most glad
to see him. He bear* a soldierly appearance,
and is spoken of in high terms ns «n officer,
who does himself worthy credit. Towards
night, having marched some twelve or fourteen
miles; we filed into tine in a field, and broke
ranks for the night. I presume it was not five
minutes before one half mile of fence was
brought and piled up to burn for the night,
within my sight. T*aw a two yearnld taken by
and led into the wu-.ds to be slain, hut the ad
jutant rode out just in time to prevent it, Th«
pigs squealed and chickens squalled all night
and fresh meat prevailed in the morning more
plentifully than has been the case any time
heretofore, I suppose the Quartermaster had
mads a good contract, and this was the fruit of
it. I cannot stop here to particnlarize. or 1
could give you an account of how a quarter of
fresh pork Was unexpectedly found in our open
marquee, a morning ago, and how several cards
of beautiful honey greeted’ our anxious eyes,
while the “phiz” of Monothnn, one worthy sol
dier presented a queer appearance, from the ef
fects of; too close proximity Ip the bellicose
honey-maker. Suffice it that we did not suf
fer fur something good to eat ; next morning;
and if a stray rail accidentally came in con
tact with a fat pig, so.effectually that be should
not disturb the qaiet repose of its owner, with
even one decent squeal, then it seems to me
only an act of kindness'for a Lieutenant,.Ser
geant, or any other soldier, to put an end.to its
misery, which done,, it would certainly- ,b«
wrong to leave it to waste or hp destroyed, in
the event of the -neglect of its owner..
We have heard firing all the afternoominthe
direction of Snicker's Gap, toward Winchester,
which u a Jiule north of west, Burnside’s
division has passed in (bat direction to-day.—
The firing is only some eight miles distant. We
shall probably march in the morning—proba
bly before. The rebels must run of -fight. -. I
think probably they will retreat, but we hope to
give them some trouble before they reach Gor
donsville. We have the shortest road to that
place, and Siegel has yet a shorter route. They
may run into Ohio, or perhaps overcome our
defensive forces atf Harper’s Ferry or some oth
er crossing, aud ; again go North; or, ngain,
they may intend making a great struggle -at
Winchester. Ido not . believe they can cron*
the Blue-Ridge to Richmond, unless they over
come us in « decisive battle,. I e;-n no tell
With any o'-rtainiy bow many fore s there are
across here; but there are at least suougb for
a great battle. They . may nut-number, out-,
general, uodparbaps beat us i but - we believe
'1:1 itr 10 vl‘’'OS 1'
the contrary. I only hope we may hare a
chance in hghf n decisive battle; I think our
greatest'danger i*in their making a successful
‘ retreat^Ohl'that the right piay triumph, tbs
Constitution and the Union pe permanentlyes
}phlished, law vindicated, and .order- and ho*-
oralde peace restored,' by one effeetupl cpiiqueat
of lhe enemyiri Virginia.' ’
''‘‘l write entirely bymoonlight tfow, nnd will
; chise jtSiis long and disconneoted letter, hoping
next time pi,give you an honorable apcuiint.of
l3Cth under fire. ,Jub» v I., Mitcb’ei.l. .
FBOIC A- TIOGA BOY.
Extracts from a Private Loiter.
r 'Piatt BWfrrHtttia Attn Sisters —One of oitr,
I-finest autumn dky* is drawing to a close. It
j I# Jeae crisp- than some of • its predecessors,
which have been qujte plentifully sprinkled
with heavy rains, Aa.i write, the sweet strains
of a ’chant, from the chapbf organ, are wafte’d
■’to the 1 etifdh the' balmy, j»shliy stirring even
ing air. New it is' fulf.clßnr, distinct. Now
it is merged With a heavy. -rgothling tone,: like
the dying echoes of a passing storm, or-as th#
rising surges', of the. svf, i’qr away; and then
it falls tbj’tt plaintive strain,' sad as the wail of
a desolate spirit. Now/it dies to a murmur of
gentle winds, tremulous as'-plkying- zephyrs;
and risies'itben iutones'ftril, strong and deep;
thrilling the nerves «f»d|qiiite stirring thenir
seemingly, wilbiits.ro,Uing.bass. Ob, such rich,
full tones! Such chords! Such harmony!
Do they not strike responsive chords in the hu
mao’tieart?' ifow fullof melody !’ How full
of a lonely, vogoe.i i nndefitiaWe wotm-thing,
that ever brings home tqthe memory,.: J! can
not account for it, but-, no eismer c.mis these
-soft, sed'Atrajns of music, than steals with them,
through them,-a feeling of,Jopelitjess, quite un
nerving! Tears seem -floating near the troubled
surface of the feelings, which only heed to’pbn-,
tier on dear, distant friends and home ties; fb
brirrg tlTenrgnshing from'tbeir fountains 1. Is
this'ii weakness f Siriheit then ; -for L would
not check themd- Theyare as dewtorhe heart.
What is there in music that so insinuates itself
-into tbeSnnl, unless it be some inward synipar
thy, an inward answering music ! A .-thin,,
quivering vibration of invisible air,ever thrilling
tbu senses with tb«!'same -pure, intangible,
subtle newness. ’ ’■>
One liy one the fleeting days nre gradually
ehorteningand passingiiway ; - and ibis one. a
golden, dreamy, 1 auluinmibday is hastening to
its seqnel'to sky good night to the vetting .sun;
ere quiek-jeoming night shaH intervene 1 with
her dark,; hovering wing*. ;.Antfas thejiay, so
is nature approaching her disrobing riina. The
sighing Wind whispers mournfully through the
rustling; breaches of the. trees. ...The. fields
grow -yellow more in thedacaying remnant of
of their 'glorious summer garb. The deep,
green colors, in nature's rustic robe, are fading
sioWlyaway; the greaf, far-stretching forests
are shedding their stale and sober hues and ss
sUnting tbeir undress qUirewhich rustles nnij
sings them to their king, winter sleep. Jsach
tree puts on its duskycuAtof russet brown and
nods iikeAn_«Mlyr«feeper to the jjonrses of. the
breeze..; Tpe le«pi)tig,arevry. laughing, brooks
will,soon, be ..bound, and crystnljred in it? icy
fetters and prove dangerous slipups for dare
tesa feet. Ouiwurd Signs of lift ' will
drAop find fd(l, until bmnted russet fitful Au
tumn, shall breath its Inst, in the stern advance
#*od strong, but chilling, embrace of winter,—
May we not find an analogy to this in life ? [
think we can. The going, and coming clouds
and sunshine-of youth—the Warm budding
showers' of life’s spriftg-time—the toils tip the
ascent tn the brighfand sunny summer plains,
flushed with the brilliancy of vivifying, exu
berant, vital, uodimmed hope—then the autumn
fruits uf matured intellect—all followed by the
fading, th|> dimmed eye, the silvered hair—
the fading hues uf life, the signs of physical
decay,- reviving themselves one- by one, into
the lineaments of another Ufe„into the glowing
vestments of a higher life.
This is the fruitful, heavy laden, autumn
time of ;nature. And with its passing days,
come sudh autumn-loads Of sweet, thronging;
pleasing memories ! They come,-likc tbe laugh
of trooping children, down the embowered
vnsta of the past, in bewildering compulsion—
a buoyant, joyous, group, with just thq
ew.est shadows boyeving o’er their path. They
reach afar, far off—they come ffom home—ah,
“ home, sweet home!” Such memories never
sorrow, never sadden. They bring from, put
tbe teeming past childhood’s delights, boy
hood’s wealth of fun and frolic and the soberer
pleusures'of after youth. Home! Does our
good Snxbn give us a sweeter word 1 Around
it clusters the deaf names of ' mother, sister,
wife,fath«r,brother; names w hich form a wreath
of hive about the delights of social life And
throws a- bright halo of, purity, charm and
beauty around the shrine of our home altar,
Quine! 'There is a spell in the 'sound of its
sweetly-voweled accents. 1 ‘The familiar scenes
and associations of that precious spot are fret
ted so deeply into 1 memory's vault, that no dis
tance shall dim, no time obscure them ; nor
shall the dark caverns, of the mind spirit them
away. Niit only is there ’ a sweetness in the
word, hut'a power. Our affections cling to it
evetf as the loving tendrils of its ow n running
vines. And in semblance;.' we’ll train our hap
py recollections of thee, about, our nffi otions,
so that they they shall out live the transient
Seelnesa uf thine own trailing vines! Too
dear the thoughts; of thee, “ sweet, home,” to
lie lost in ungenerous forgetfulness! Thy
pleasures; are manifold, thy lessons many.—
The anticipated {pleasure of their re-epjoy
ments, cannot, will put *>e dismissed.. Can we
forget thee? Never, No we .cannot give
thee up I The bruwfi.-iuld barns, the rippling
brook playfully toying in its babbling' course
with miniature water wheels the garden, the
meadows, the orchard ;' the herded pasture,the
gorge, tbs rocks with all their sunshine shade
and life, are, to the .mind’s vision, clear, life-,
bke, hoinc-like bind ns plainly discernable
through the falling 1 mist of the dim distance,
os if' 1 overlooked them with' an' actual eye.—
. Sportive’.youth here basks away its -sunny
hoars.- But nol'.always -so. A change most
cutne.; The render ti*a uf .associatipa wjd in-
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timooy with fond, familiar scenes, must “fee
-broken for < awhile, A new phase of life is
-o'pening up to the gate of maturing youth. A
work ie to be done.
.■ The fledgling.on untried wing, leaves the
bid neat and seeks a mate to rear nnother. So
-with the bamah fledgling —the old home must
be given op and untried energies and helping
hands unite, to form a new one; to be, in turn,
as nature and her maker demand; deserted as
the other. The time arrives when those-home
delights most be bid adieu; and the youth, is
-fond brother or dutiful eon perhaps, just begin
ning to feel the glow of manhood’s aspirations ■
swell bis bosom, must go out into the world
.and grapple with the real sod actual in life.
„ Will he throw, down the gauntlet for the con
. test, well provided with a ballast powers of
[true self-respect, proper aims, pure aspirations,
i-a» hundreds bare, and hundreds hare failed to
' do before him? , Will be be determined, reso-
I lute, self-reliant, upright in action, indepebd
: ant in thought, tact us ted by high resolves,«
| liberal fraternity of interests; noble examples
. and friendly words, which make our daily life
one;of happy:, ootrimunings and beckoning .
hopes ; or will he Swerve from this course ond
' prove recreant to' theeb influences, and languish -
in timid, hesitating,, uncertain action, and
-basely gtovel to- other men’s nod, a fawning
sycophant through life t
Will -he adopt Sore safe guides to action, and
.’settled principles; knitted like compact muscles,
that shall:be firm, and strong, engrafted into
-his being deep enongb to' ward off the subtlest
barb,'the keenest shaft of error and wrong?
Shall be he always ready and willing to an
swer where duty calls 1 and scorn to bow. or
cringe to one low thought ? pure and proud of
his borne however lowly or obscure, that his
home hearts may be proud of him? Or will
bis spirits weaken and be forget to wrestle and
to work? will he forsake the Right,and throw
off the.gray mantle of sober Truth; to put on
the treacherous, fleeting one of Errpr?
Earthling indeed, 1 if be will lean' on props
and stoop and creep to others, as a mere invi
tation,; too effortless to pot forth strong manly
labor to regain a' lost inheritage, common to
all,'but' by sin and' labor' cursed, and to be re
deemed, ere reclaimed, with its .worhT full of
manifold blessings. Wilt he choose and ac
complish the good of all this? Much depends
on the native impulse—" to the manor born
bpt more depends on the training of those im
pulses by this borne, life—whether he goes forth
to meet the rough-buffetings of life with a man
- Jy energy, and a stern, well directed determina
tion of purpose, or whether be faints under his
task; and livesthe mere semblance and apology
of manhood.. •
But true!;, how anamolieg multiply I Here
I am running this letter Into a prolonged trea
■ tie* on “the- proper training of youth," when
more than likely, T«m ignorant of the very
first elements or principle thereof. With this
confession, I think .1 better desist—dry up—-'
Simmer down—cut short, and stop.. So I will.
‘ We bare a character here among our Saga
' mors Doctors, that I must tell you about. We
jocularly call bim Sharkey, by way of a desig
nator, which answers for wag—vulgarly known
as a brick —full of hisshines, and withal, some
thing qf a tragedian besides; and by the way,
I was a party to one of his innocent tragicsli
ties. the .other day,, But 1 must describe the
Doctor to yon, before I tell you abont that.
Well then, imagine if you can, a raw-boned,
lathy, six-foot specimen of the genius, appa
rently put together in the most careless man
ner imaginable, and seemingly ready to fall to
pieces upon the slightest provocation. Hi. legs
are thin long and lanky, in fact, they deserve
nb,4)otter name than shanks. Thera seems to
be an nnabreviated tendency to run to legs—
they look aaif lhey could make a long-journey
short, and are the most striking points about
him, except bis two fists, and if I should say
‘they were his only visible means of support,
(without reference to bis salary,) I might make
a statement to hookan argument on, and poa-
I si lily a successful contradiction, for although
I they do to ali appearance support him, the
I question of their visibleness is clothed in some
i uncertainly. (Besides capacious pantaloons.)
' But the appendix or adjuncts, which belong to
these perambulatory appendages, (I mean his
legs of course,) surpasseth all the understand
ing I ever saw. But this at once demonstrates
the principle of equal justice which reign a in
nature; fur what she has whittled from bis
legs, the has added to bis feet. His feet are
really stupendous —"like coming events, they
cast their shadows before.” They appropriate
all the immediate available vicinity about the
Doctor, and sometimes encroach upon his neigh
bor’s. They understand the meaning of re
verse engine; for to this does their conductor
have to resort when he cannot- taro around.—
In short, (if there is anything short about him,) ;
in addition to his leathern saddle bags, be totes
along a respectable tannery or two, wherever his 1
feet may choose to carry him ; and respectable,
because they are two weighty silencers of any
abuse, casting discredit upon a magnified un
derstanding, not likely to.be overturned. Long
may-it stand 1 As to bis body, it .is sonud, pro
tuberant, Buncblike,, and broader than it is
long; evidently much better fitted for use, than
otjnament. ' Geographically speaking, its lati
tude.equals not its longitude; this is the 1 effect
on all old practicionera; poor fellows 1 1 They
. have to ride . such hard trotting horses. Bat
nature in thjs case, ever watchful,(comes again
to the rescue—what his body lacks in length,
bis neck and arms do not; they are on. the
.elongated ordelr. tough, sinewy, and long drawn
out. His long bony ape-like . hands, seem ,to
- possess a strong affinity for bis feet, and are
ever seeking a close acquaintance. The attrac
tion is doqhtlesa in their, resemblance. Below
his knees tbey immovable hang, or pendulate,
let dowh lifee the bucket on a well-sweep. Be
neath his jqunty cap, is an unmistakable head,
.it is globe-like at least, and the contents, if
not soUdV are yet sufficient for the capacity
thereof, but whether fit to "boil down,” or
ruinate oid.anatoroios, is. not yet settledl; bur
ieX'en ally ibis bead'js a Very fitting dome f.;r
the handiwork beTow, which it has tbeextrep
,ly high honor of topping out. Likesign .1 rt
(ions, » pair oi. sizable ears balance each c
on opposite sides of Ijls Bead, and a span,
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