The Tloga Oonaty Agitator: BY M. H. COBB. Published every Wednesday morning and mailed to enejeribereat ONBOULI/AH AND FIFTY CENTS P hryear,»!w»j«'lN ADVANCE, ' The paper is sent free to county subscribers, though they may receiveJtheir mail at post-offices lo oated in counties ’lmmedijitely adjoining,* for conven ience. . : - -~ ■' • ■ The Aoitatob is paper of Tioga Co., and circulates in every neighborhood therein.. Sub scriptions being on the-adralnoe-pay system, it circu lates among a class most to the interest of advertisers to reach. . Terms to advertisers as liberal as these of feroiby any of eqjal, circulation in Northern Pennsylvania.- ' - * cross on-the margin of a paper,denotes that the subscription ts.abootHo.oajiire. £Sf‘ Papers :wiltJ)e!.«t£ppod when tbo subscription time expires, unless the agent orders' their continu ance. ■ 3TA& IiOWRE*"* S. P. WILSON, Attorneys & counsellors at law, will attend the Courts of Tiogaj Potter and MoKaaf e'oantles. : t^tfl»borD,';Jmm.'ly'lBB3?JJ JOHN ;S. MANN, A TTORNEY SELLOE A T/LAW, #ljL Coadersport, Fa*, attend the several Courts in Potter and MoKeffn|eoanties.' All bnslness .en trusted to bis ear* will rfcelve prompt attention. He baa the agency of large tracts of good settling land nod will attend to the payment of taxes on j any lands in said counties. ' * Jon. 28,1863.* DICKpsbN HOUSE, « * CORHISS, N. Y. MaJ. A. F1ELD,...., Proprietor, /Q UESTS TtehjCn Sotf .from the Depot Tree VlUpf fJan. 1,1863.}- PENNSYLVANIA BOISE, - 1 CORSES OF MAIN STREET-A*SD THE AVENUE, Wcllsboro, Pa. J. W. BIGGNYi.,.. v -W.-- Proprietor. THIS popular Hotel,. having beep re-fitted and re-furnished throughout, is now open to the public as a flrst-clasS honjei s [Jan. 1, 1863.] ■ IZAAK HOUSE, Gaioea, Tiogl.Conn'ty, Pa. 'll; C. ....Proprietor. THIS is a new hbtelpffeated within easy ao. cess of the best £sbi& and hunting grounds in Northern Pennsylvania. So pirns will be spared for the accommodation of pleasure seekers and, tho trav elling public. ’ . • [Jan. 1, 1863.] « WATCHES, CLOCKS AKD JEWELRY! at BULLARD’S i CO'6. STORE, by the subscriber, in the best manner, and at as IoW prices as the same work can be done fur, by any first rate prac tical workman in the StatOr 1 - Weilsboro, July 15,186 A, ; A. R. HASCY. i WELESBOItO HOTEL. B. B. HOLIDAY 1.'........... Proprietor. THE Proprietor haying again, taken possession of the above Hotel, willispare no pains to insure the comfort of guests and.the traveling pablio. At tentive waiters always rtfedy. Terms .reasonable. Weilsboro, Jan. 2fy IB63^tf. A. FOLEY, Watches, Clocks, \ Jewelry, &c., &c., REPAIRED Aij cIID PRICES. , POST OFFICE f BUILDING, ■ NO. 5, DNI bN BLOCK. Weilsboro, May 20, 1862 f E. K. f&ACK, , BARBER & HMR-DRESSER, SHOP OVER C. L. ;WIJ.COX’S STORE, NO. 4, UNION BLOCK. Weilsboro, June 2 i, ISfijl. FLOUR ,OD FEED STORE. " WRIGHT u&- SAIL^Y HAVE had therr n 111 (thoroughly repaired and are receiviogUfresh ground flour, t feed, tnesi, Ac.. every day At in tonfa. Cash paid for all kinds grain.’ / -WRIGHT & BAIIEY. Weilsboro, 20, ISIS , . Wool Carding Cloth Dressing. THE subscriber, ipfTjjrsqa his old customers and the public geperllly that ha- is.prepared to card wool and dress' cibth'stu£e did stand, the coming season, having secured of Mr. J. PEET, ■a competent aad workman, and also in tending to giye his personal Attention to the business, be will warrant qll work 4**po ( at J hiB shop. Wool carded at par -pound, and Cloth dressed at from ten to twerity cents pier yard'os per color and finish. f ' * J. X. JACKSON. Wellsboro, May 6, f' • , JIARBIiE ;silOP. lAM now receiving STOCK of ITALIAN and RUTLAND MJAHBLE, (bought with cash) 1 and am prepared to xnafiofocturo all kinds of TOM B -.S T ONE S acj MONUMENTS at the l<w«st prices.- fIARVEY ADAMS ia’-myl authorised agent and will sell Stone' at the same prices as at the shop. ,WS HA YE: BB.T O.S’E PRICE. TiogVMay 2fl, JB63*lg. j ’A. D. COLE. JOHN 'M ROY, Dealer in DRUijts'iANP MEBicinf.s, Chemicals, Varnish/' Paints, Dyes, Soaps, Per- Joinery, finishes, Glass,' Putty, Toys, Fancy Goods, Pure Wine? r Brandies, Gins, jand other Liquors for medical Use. • Agent fbr thqrAle of all the best Pat ent Medicines of the day.- Medicines, warranted gen uine and of the .1 i’ J ’, BEST QUALITY. Physician’s accurately compounded. The best Petroleum Oil whiqb is superior to any other for burning in Kerosine Lftftp*. Also, all other kinds of Oils usually kept in a first-class Drug store. FAftOT.PXIB ,CotOßSltt packages nil ready compounded, for the use of private families. Also, Pure Lo&f Sugar for mcdlcel ’compounds. Wellgboro,’June 24,'15fi35-‘ly. r Q. W. WELLINGTON & CO S, SAUK, COSTSIIJfG, ’-N. Y„ (Located i* tub J Dickinson llodse.) American Gold and bought and sold. Exchange, £, i- •' -do, Uncurren't Money, " ') - do. United States Demand Stores “.oldisfue” bought. Collections made in aU |>ants of fth© Union at. Cur- Tent rates of Exchange. 1 Particular,pains will,barken, to accommodate our patrons from the Tioga TklWy. Our Office will be at 7 A. M., and clo& at 7 P. M., giving parties passing over the Tioga.-llafl Hoad ample time to their business t efdije the departure of (be strain in the morning r ajrd jXg arrival in the evening. Q. w. President. Corning, N. Y., Nov. t2,!1£62. -STATE NOKWfAI. SCHOOL, , .[.For'thp shi l^etricf,'tPa.] ' iKD.' Mansfield; .Cl.q siijpal j Seminary- Rev. W. I), TAYLOIiiA.. *H...—....Principal. Mr. —Assistant. vf*’ ?' AYXo^>‘.— l" Preceptress. Miss a A. FiIWSIVoMii.I ....Assistant. -Assistant) andi&icber in Model School. ..Assistant, and -of Music. ?a Th m?*’^' r “^ f ' this W‘«>Oon-will open Sept. S;, n b ,lK‘”i e / Tc ™’ »ec. 2d. The Spring Term, .-wonts! 18M ‘ Eaob lflr m ‘o continue thirteen em'hr^-T. 1 Sob ° ol »tady for graduation, embracing two years, is addpjed. - eal n. - for ‘ he Nortn4l bourse, and lor thetHaasU eat Department, are solicited; f eld° r Ti^^ lar *{ W-3L Tatlob, Mans- Il0 S» County Tomaf -fiend for a Circular. . ' ='! ti‘ W..CO.OHBAK, •ant the Board of Trustees. WS- SOLLAIiD, Secretary. ' 3y ,field . Apg»»■ «slng Cline’s Vegetable . M? 1 ' 0 "-’ See adverfisetaentln another col- Sold ky Druggists, j [Feb, 18, 1883 J THE AGITATOR. BcboteH to the mvitmitrn of the area of ifreebom anO the Spread of Healths meform. WHILE THEBE SHALL BE A WRONG UNRIGHTED, AND UNTIL "MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN” SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE. VOL. X. Select ftoetrg. . [From the Atlantic Monthly.] BAEBABA PEIETCHIE BT J. 6. WHITTIER. Up from the meadows rich with corn. Clear in the cool September morn. The clnstered spires of Frederick stand Green-walled by the bills of Maryland. 'Round about them, orchards sweep, Apple and peach-tree fruited deep, Fgir as the garden of the Lord To the eyes of the famished rebel horde. Ob that pleasant morn of the rebel fall, Lee marched over the mountain wall— Over the mountains winding down, Horse and foot into Frederick town. Forty flags with their silver stars. Forty flags with their crimson bars, Flapped in the morning wind : the son Of noon lobked down, and saw not one. Up rose dame Barbara Frietcbie then, Bowed with her four-score years and ten; Bravest of all in Frederick town, She took op the flag the men hauled down; In her attic window the staff she set, ~ To show that one heart was loyal yet. Up the street came the Rebel tread. Stonewall Jackson riding ahead ; Under his Blenched and right, He glanced—the old flog met bis sight. "Halt.’”—the dust-brown ranks stood fast, " Fire I”—out blazed the rifle-blast. It shivered the window pane and sash, It rent the banner seam and gash. Quick, as it fell from the broken staff, Dame Barbara snatched the silken scarf; t She leaned far out on the window-sill, And shook it forth with a royal will! "Shoot, if you must, this old gray bead, But spare your country's flag !” she said. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came; Tho noble nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word: " Who touches a hair of your gray head, Dies like a dog! March on !” be said. All day long through Frederick street Sounded the tread of marching fe^t; All day long that free flag tossed Over the bead of the Rebel host. Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal winds that loved it ; ■ And throngh the hill-gaps' sunset light Shone over it with a warm good-night. Barbara Frietchic’s work is o’er, And the Rebel rides on his raids no more. Honor to her ! and let a tear Fall for her sake on Stonewall's bier. Over Barbara Frietchie’s grave, Flag of Freedom and Union, wave! Pcm» and order »nd beauty draw 'Round thy symbol of light and law; And even the stars above look down On thy stars below in Frederick town ! Select StOVS. SUBSTITUTE WANTED. The other day Chief Engineer Denn of the Fire Department called at the office where I make shoes for a living, and banded me a big white envelope, notifying me that I was draft ed and must report myself for examination, at Lawrence, on the 18th day of August. Now I consider it the'duty of every citizen to give his life, if need be, for the defence of his Cdontry ; so on the morning of the eventful 18th, I put on a clean shirt and my Sunday clothes, and started for Lawrence, to see if I could get exempted. Lawrence, as nil know, ■is situated on the Merrimsc River, and its principal productions are mud, dost, and factory girls. The city proper, at least that part that I, saw, consisted of a long, nar row entry, np one flight of stairs, adorned overhead with a frescoing of gas meters and carpeted with worn out tobacco quids, and fur nished with one chair, two settees, as many huge, square packing cases, marked Q, M. D.’ Scattered around this palatial entrance ball were some forty or fifty conscripts, looking very much as if they expected to be exempted by reason of old age before the young man with the ferocious moustache should notify them of their turn. of them, however, were doomed to disappointment,- for while they counted the hours of delay, a door would sud denly open, and the fall young man would sin gle out a man. and march him through the open door-way, to be seen no more. By and by—that is after several hours wait ing, my turn came. *"5 “John Smith !” shouted the door-keeper. ' That’s me,’’ says I, and with a cheer from the crowd, I entered alarge square room where two persons sat writing at a table, and a third evidently the surgeon was examining a man in the last stage of nudity. One of the writers at the table, a young man with surly eyes and bine hair nodded to me, and dipping his pen in the ink, commenced— “ John Smith, what’s yonrname?” “ John Smith,” says I. “ Where were you .born ?” “ Podunk, Maine.” " What did your great-grandmother die off” “ Darned if I know,” says I. "Call it hnppentap,” says be; “ and your grandfather too?” ■ “ I don’t eare .wbat you call it,” say's I, for I was a little rileJhy his nonsensical question. “Did you ever have boils?” says be. Not a boil.” ' “Or fits," “Nary fits." “ Or deliriufh tremens ?” “No sire ee I” “Or rickets?” “ I’ll Cricket yon,”, says I. I thought he meant something else. “ Did yon ever have the measles ?” says he. Hera I took off my coat “ Or the itch?” ! “Tea, sir," says I—“that ere fist (and I shoved a very large brown one within three inches of his nose,} has been itching for the laet ten mihOtW to kneokyobrps sky-head-off, yon little mean, , low lived: oontemptibfc: whglp yon.” ' ' _ Y ■ “My dfftr sir,” said the rr.ild sppken, gen tlemanly surgeon, laying his hand” oh'iny arm; WEJLSBOM, TIOGA COUNTY, T A., WEDNESDAY MOENING, NOVEMBER 11, 1863. “ calm yourself I pray. Don’t let your angry passions rise, but take off. your clothes so 1 eon see what you ;nre mode off." •• So I suppressed my anger, and withdraw ing to a cornerj I bung my clothes on the floor, and presented myself for examination clad only with the covering nature bod given me except about a square inch of court-piaster on my right shin which I bad hart in falling over a chair, the night before, While feeling for a match.” ! “ Tonng man," said the surgeon, looking me straightin the! eye, “ yon have got the myopia.” “ Yes, sir,"jsaid I, "and a good one, too, a little Dininger! with a drop of Stoughton makes an excellent eye opener, of a morning.” “ And there seems to be an amaurotic ten dency of the right eye, accompanied, with opthalmin.” “ Showl” siys I. “ And that white spot in the left eye beto kens a cataract." ' “ I guess you mean in the ear,” says I “caase I went in swimming this morning, and fot an alfired big bubble in my left earand jumped op land down two or three’times on my left foot, but to no purpose. As soon is I stopped he mounted a chair and commenced feeling the top of my head. “ 'Was your family ever troubled with epi lepsy ?” says he. ■* “ Only the two boys,” says I, “and when they catch them, my wife always goes at them with a fine tooth comb, the first thing.” Jumbing off the the chair be hit me a lick in the ribs that nearly knocked me over, and be fore I had time to remonstrate, his arms were around my neck and his bead pressed against ray bosom the same way that Sophia Ann does, when she wants me to buy her some new bon net and things. “ Just what I thought,” says he, “ Tubercu losis and Hemoptysis, combined with a defect in the scapular membrane and incipient phtbysis!" “ Heavens!” says I, “ what’s that ?” “ And Cardiac disease.” “ No !” said I. “ And Pendardites 1” “ Thunder !" said I. “ Stop talking 1 Now count after me, onel” “ One!” said I half dead with fright. “ Asthma ! Two.” “ Two,” yelled I. v “ Eiostis of the right febule!—Three.” “ Three!” I gasped. “Coxalgia! Four.” “Murder!” said I—“.Fourl” “ Confirmed Duodenum of the right ventri cle—Five.” ■“ Oh doctor 1 dear doctor, ain’t yon moat through t I feet faint 1”' " Through ? No, not half through. TYhy my friend, Pandora’s hog was nothing to your chest. You have sphynixana and gioriosis and conchoilogia and persiflage and—” Here my knees trembled so I leaned against the table for support. “ And a permanent luxation of the anterior lobe of the right phalanx." My only answer was a depreciatory gesture. “ And Scrofulous diathesis and Omniopcdi- ties.” I sank to the floor in utter despair. “ Elutriation 1” he yelled, for, he saw I was going fast—“and MaxiUaoium, and—” When I woke to consciousness again I-foond myself in a puddle of water, and the surgeon astride of my' chest, shouting something into my ear, of which however, 1 could hear noth ing. .1 smiled feebly in acknowledgment of his attention. At a sign from him, two attend ants drew near, and having lifted me into a chair, for he jwas absolutely black in the face with the violence of his exertions, they hoisted me to a perpendicular and the examination proceeded. But I will not harrow your feelings by re pealing the heart-rending details. Suffice it to -say, that I was afflicted with Gastritis, Empby semation, Emphymation, Marcidity, Etndyema Obesity,. Condole of the Humervs, Bilioose veins, Hernia in both great toes, and Uermer iods iu the heels, besides lots of other diseases whoso names 1 cannot remember. Finally, after a rigid examination of my toe-nails in search of eruptive lesions, he arose to his feet, drew a long breath wiped the perspiration from his face with a stray newspaper, and recom menced. . “ Tonng man,” said he, and his eyes glis tened with delight as bespoke, "you are really, the most interesting subject I have ever met S with. Really most wonderful case;' I don’t ; know when I have spent a half hour so thor . oughly. Why, sir, with the exception of two '■or at most three, you have symptoms of every disease in the, medical dictionary. ' Please let me embrace yon again, just to see if I can’t detect exiosis of the viccous membrane. Well, | no,” he continued with a slightly disappointed | air, as he released me. " I don’t seem to find | it, exactly, but would you mind coming around ] to my boarding house, after tea, so that I can l-epend the evening osculating after ?” | He was so anxious to find that particular I symptom, that I was sorry to refuse him, but j I bad promised Sophia Ann that 1 would be | home to tea, and I knew she would worry if I stayed, so 1 was obliged to decline. Seeing there was a lady in the case, be politely excused me; very ranch to my relief. V Well, good bye my friend,” said he, as I took my hat to go. “ 1 wish it was so yon could go to war, I would bare yon in my hospital in less than a month, and then I could exitmineyou at leisure, I am positive a little exposure would biting on those two symptoms 1 spoke of, and then what a magnificent subject you would be I ■ How I should like to dissect you I But perhaps you don’t feel like it, and.if you don’t, I don’t know | as {1 can blame yon much for preserving your wonderful organization as long as yon can, so just go into the next room and Capt.Herrriok, wjll give you a furlough to go home and pro-\ vide a substitute or pay yonr commutation. Boy, call the next on the list!” “But,sir/’ said I, aghast at hisconcluding remarks, yon don’t pretend to accept the as. able-bodied?” , .. . ■ ' ' ■’ Really, my said be, " thefact is you have ep many diseases, that I actually don’t know which to specify. It won’t do to say cranial disease, when it’s yonr heart that is affected, and if I'mention yonr heart! what’s the use of your having consumption? But I know Dr. Cogswell will be pleased to receive your commutation fee, or if you will bring up a likely substitute I shall be delighted to see him, and some day when we are both at lib erty, I shall be most happy to have you call upon me. Hold I—Just unbutton your coat for a moment. I must find that exco—” Shooting a Crow. Jlarper't Drawer for September furnishes the following story: I was sitting in Tom Mason’s store the other day, and with several others was taking things as easy as possible, when G related the fol lowing story, which I thought too good to be lost. “ Several years ago the —th Regiment Uni ted States Regulars were quartered at A— near Niagara Falls. Among the privates of that gallant regiment was B , a tall, lank, red-haired Vermonter, who was always in some . scrape or other. One day be obtained leave to take a day’s shooting on the Canada side. He went early in the morning, and hnnted all day with very poor success. Late in the afternoon he was slowly wending bis. way home, ill pleased with, bis poor success, when he saw seated on a tree within easy shooting distance, a large crow. ’To level his gan and fire was the impulse of a moment, and down lombles the crow almost at his feet. Now it happened that it was a tame one, and a pet of Gen. C , who waa one of tbp'Weahhiest land owners in Canada, and who owned the property on which B stood. And it so happened that the General was an nnseen witness of the death of his favorite. Enraged at his loss be determined to punish the offender in a manner that be would be likely to remember. So com ing forward in a friendly manner, he noodded to B , who sainted him in return. “ Yon’ve got a fine gan there,” said the Gen eral. “'Yaas,” said , handing it to the Gen eral, “ that’s just the neatest double-barreled gun around these diggins." The General turned the gun round and ex amined it carefully, then putting the barrel (hat was still loaded at full cock to his shoulder, and pointing it at B , said: “ You have wilfully shot the greatest favorite I had, and now you’ve got to eat it 1” B—— explained, and begged, and prayed, bat to no purpose; the General was unmoved by bis entreaties, and told him he must eat it a«. *t!a. Tt—— once more turned his eyes pite ously toward the General, Wt tbs cold, wicked eye glancing along the gun barrel convinced him (as he afterwards said) that there was tire in it. So with a groan he picked up the crow, and shutting his eyes, commenced - his disagree able meal. .He worried down two or three mouthfuls, and then stopped, unable to eat more of the disgusting carrion ; the General, thinking bq had gone tar enough, told him that would do, and after advising him to be more careful in future what ho shot, banded him bis gun ond told him he could go. As soon as B got bis gun in his hand he turned fierce ly upon the General, and said: “ It’s my torn now ! You eat the remainder of the crow.” “In vain the General stamped and swore, and finally prayed to be let off. B was as firm as he himself had been but a few minutes before-. Nqthing would satisfy the enraged soldier but that .the General should eat the whole of what was left, which he had to do before B let him off. “ The next day the General went to B ’a Colonel and complained that he had been gross ly insulted by one of his soldiers the day vioue.. ... “ The Colonel inqnired what one. “ Why,” said the General, “he was a tall, lean, ill-favored fellow, with red hair,” “ Ha I” said the Colonel, “ I know him ; he is always in some'sorape. Orderly, bring B—— here immediately.” , “In a few minutes the orderly returned, bringing B , who was now wondering what scrape be ,was, in. “ B ,” said the Colonel, “do you know this gentleman ?” “ Yes, we are slightly acquainted,”' said B (a happy thought striking him.)—“ We dined together yesterday!" “ The General could hold in no longer, but bursting into a hearty laugh be told the Col onel to let him go as be heartily forgave him.” Set a pitcher of iced water in a room inhab ited aad in a few hours it will have absorbed from thes room, the air of which will have be comepurer; but the water utterly filthy.- “This depends on the fact that water has the faculty of condensing and (hereby absolving nearly all the gases, which it does without increasing its own bulk. The colder the water is the great er its capacity to contain the gases. At or dinary temperature a pint of water will con tain a pint of carbonic acid ghs, and several pints of ammonia. This capacity is nearly doubled by reducing the temperature to that of ice. Hence water kept in the room awhile is always unfit for use, and shonld be often removed, whether it has become warm or not. And for the same reason the water in a pump should all be pump ed in the morning before any' is used. That which has stood in a pitcher over - night is not fit for coffee .water in the morning. .Impure water is more injurious to health than impure air, and every person should provide the'means of obtaining fresh pare water for all domestic uses. ... ■ ‘ \ 'The famous saying of Shakspeare that “ There’s a divinity which shapes our ends,” is exemplified in the employment of thousands of pretty gills in Massachusetts who are ma 'ting gentleman’* boots.' Thi last bon mot in E'arxs waa one littered ■by a digringoiihed foreign di£io'«ati»t;>hich (characterized -Napoleon as “ the man ifbo saya nothing andyet aiwayadiea*' Or all tha dart (brawn in men’s ejairMsaW ust is the most blinding. A Brave Bey. When I was a boy, I lived: among the Green Mountains of Vermont; in the winter making . snow forts and sliding down the steep bills, and in Slimmer and autumn wandering over the mountains after flowers or nuts, or catching the beautiful trout from, the brooks. But my brother in Wisconsin wrote.for me to come to him, and I went. Our house was on what was then called Baxter’s Prairie,' The prairie was flowery, and the many clear lakes -around abounded in fish and ducks p but our principal food: was hoe-cake and salt-pork. One of oar neighbors bad had no meat for some time, and getting out' of powder, they had no game. So one day they sent'np their oldest son, a boy about ten years old, for a piece of pork.' As be was Carrying it home wards, and going through a . piece nf woods by Silver Lake, be beard a rustling of the leaves in a thicket by the roadside. He stopped and listened —all was still. Again. ho pushed for ward; ligain the leaves' rustled behind him, and- he' thought he heard a stealthy step. — Again be stopped ; everything was still, except the gentle dash of the flares upon the pebbly beach, and the rapid beating of his own heart- Ha dreaded to go forward, and be dared not stay, for be saw night was approaching, when the woods always echoed with; the sound of the sound of the hungry wolf,' apd the savage bear, and the stealthy catamount came out from their dens. So, picking up a club, be again started homeward. Again came the stealthy step behind him, nearer and nearer, until be saw a gaunt savage wolf creeping after him ; and as he hurried on, still clinging to bis meat, the wolf was coming nearer and nearer, and he might at any moment Ispring upon him. Still the boy, thongh he trembled in every limb, did not lose his presence of mind.- He remembered having heard | his father say that if any one faced a wild animal, and lookeditsquare in the eye, it would not dare .to attack him. He turned around, faced the hungry wolf, and commenced walking back wards towards his home, stU| a long mile and a half away. As the woods grew darker, the wolf came nearer, showing his white teeth, with tlmhair bristling open his back. The courageous boy knew that if he gave ap bis piece of pork,-be was safe, and oould run home unmolested : but he knew there were hungry ones at home awaiting his return. £0 backwards he went, stop by step. As the'w’olf came near, he bit him square upon the bead with a-stpne when, with an angry yelp, the wolf sprang into the thicket, and set ap a long and. dismal howl. The hoy listened to hear if there were answering bowls, and hearing none took courage ; bat soon the savage beast, mad dened with hunger, came at him again. With his club be gar^hi m a well directed blow be tween the eyes, which sent bin) howling back again into the thicket. Again and again Was the contest renewed.— Many times did the savage animal make a spring at the lad, and many times did the brave boy beat him off, untilat, last "ho came near the log-cabin of bis parents, when the dis appointed wolf, with a long wailing sound, dashed away into the woods. JTrembling with excitement, and wet with perspiration, the boy dropped the meat upon the | floor crying: '“ Mother I’ve got it,” and fell exhausted at his mother’s feet. The Two Misers. A miser living in Kuta had heard that in ilassora also there dwelt a miser more misera ble than himself, to whom he might go to school and from whom he might learn much. He forthwith journeyed thither and'presented him self to the great minster ns an humble commen cer in the art of] avarice,Janxioqa to learn and under him to become a student. " Welcome 'said the miser pf Bassora:— “ we will go to the market to mbke some pur chases.” . : 1 They webtto] the baker. j! “Hast tfiou gbod bread?” |i . " Good, indeed, my masters, and fresh and soft as butter.” [ | “ Mark this, friend,” said the man of Bas> sora to the one of Kufa : “ battler is compared' with bread ias being the better of two, as we Can only consume a small quantity of that, it will also be cheaper, and we shall therefore act more wisely and savingly, too, fn being satis fied with butter.” They thert went to the butter merchant, and asked if he had good hotter. ; .. “Good, indeed; and flavory and fresh as the finest oil,” was the answer. j, , ~ “ Mark this also,” said the, host to his gnest, “ oil is'eotnpared with the best butter, and therefore by much ought to be preferred to the latter;” ; ' 1 They nest'w«nt to the oil vender. “ Have you good.oil . ,; *■ The very best quality ; white and trans parent as waters” was the reply. -• Mark that too,” said the miser of Bassora to the one of Kufa; “By this rule water is the very best. Now at home I have a pailful, and most hospitably therewith will I entertain you.” . - j And, indeed, on their returh, nothing but water did he place before his guest, because they had learned that water was better than oil, oil better than butter, butter better than bread. 41 God be,praised !” said the, miser of Kufa, ** I have not journeyed this long distance in vain!” 1! An awkward bashful man-pbo was getting info a stage at Norwich Conn, 1 , a few days ago oushed,his Toot through the hoppskirt of a lady passenger. In the coarse of several ingenious expedients to extricate himself he only succeed ed in putting his other foot through the bmps of .another lady. ■ Sinking batik in seeming de spair be shouted. " llullo. dTivpr, bold on ! I thought I. was getting into a stage, but I Sod myself in cooper's shop!” jj THe qrfestion 1 btt been aekroTwEy is it cor eidered iinpotite fdr getrtleraen to go in the pres ence -of, ladies on their, shirt fleets, while it is considered. ia .every way correct for the ladies j themselves to' appear before anysfeerta. ;j Rates of Advertising. Advertisements wilj be charged $1 per square of I 0 lines, one or three insertion?, and 26 cents for every subsequent insertion, Advertisements of less than 10 lines considered ns a -square. The subjoined rates will be charged for Qasrterly,Half-Yearly and Yearly advertisements: SjTOXTBS. 6 aOSTHS. ,12 MOSTBI. 1 Square, ;..53.00 $4,50 $6,00 2 do 6,00 6,50 8,00 ? „ “0 1,00 8,50 10,00 I Colnmn,_ 8,00 9,60 12,50 _do ,15,00 1 1 20,00 25,00 F do 25,00 35,00 40,00 Advertisements not having the number of inser tions desired marked uponithem,.will be published until ordered outar.,3 charged accordingly. Posters, Handbills, Bill-Heads, Letter-Bends, and all kinds of Jobbing done in country establishments, executed neatly and promptly. Justices’, Constable’s and other BLANKS, constantly on hand. NO. 12, etommu nt [fcor the Agltal 8BN» THEM " Send them borne tem Poor breathless clay. Yet what high hopefola Bore them away| Band in band clinglngj Linked in brave trail - Tenderly, tenderly, Bear borne their doii And he has gone,—the jyoungeit eon, pfl whom the affection of' a' fond family center, has taken the parting hajd of brothers! and sisters, received his father's conneei, and his mother’s blessing,—and with all the high hopes of a youthful aspirant, has gone to join his! comradesSti a Southern field of battle. What incentive hag allured this young hero from the embraces of his friends to endure the fatigue and hardships of camp life, to sacrifice his every interest for this cruel warfare 7 i Was it that he might win for himself a name: which would shine as a brilliant on the pages of future history ? Had he been the favorite of the social circle the thought to have returned ladened with military honors, would hare been one. But not so; the son of a quiet independent farmer, his ambition was to excel in the art of husbandry. , In the quiet precincts of home, be bad im bibed a love of freedom, and independence. His deep love of liberty taught him to rever ence “ The banner of the free,” and as ho reads of the great! wrongs imposed upon our loved country, the insults offered her “ thrice honored banner,” his proris spirit was roused with just indignation toward her oppressors. With a feeling of patriotic pride, and a love foMruth and justice, he determined to do what man might, to those who have dared to pollute the sacred soil of this fair Republic, with foot-r> steps of rebellion. When the cry was made “ Rouse ye freemen, come to the rescuehe went with the firm resolve to conquer or die. ' *'*» * * * * Slowly and drearily the days are : passing amid the duties of camp life; privation en dured which none but a soldier can realize; yet this brave youth holds to this motto still, "Give me liberty, or give ms death.” There is no complaining or murmuring at the hard ships and privations he daily encounters. , His letters are cheerful, and highly colored with the painting of a vivid and ardent hope. But a darker era bos now dawned ; the morn of bat tle arrives,—with faith unwavering, and cour age undaunted, he meets the wary foe with un- , faltering footsteps, and after be had received a i mortal wound, it was with reluctance that he left the field. Now cornea the long dreary days pf torturing illness and j suffering, the weary, sleepless nights of pain and anguish, in the sultry climate of “ Dixie,” and the tainted and polluted atmosphere of a Southern hos pital. Oh the sad hearts at home, —these days of sorrowful suspense. . The only remaining eon now leaves his home and hastens to the relief of his suffering bro ther. He writes to the anxious ones at horned “ I will not deceive you, he still lives, but there is little hope of recovery p” but at last a letter arrives which brings a faint hope, even as a “ drowning man will catch at a floating straw,” so in the heart of tbahtfatfaer a slight hope is springing un. a lighter footstep he hurries the glad tidings to longing hearts at home. As he nears his home what a spectacle greets his vision. It sends the hot blood rnsbing to bis temples, and a sudden blindness to come over him, while a sickening sensation settles down upon his heart with a crushing weight. Men are hurrying to and fro, all is confusion. As he enters that lonely parlor (alas for the fair hope that a moment before filled his heart,) be beholds the poor emaciated form of bis snn, locked in the still embrace of death. As that despairing man gazes upon his now lifeless won, with whom be had parted a few months before id all the vigor of health, in that dread hour, he realizes all the anguish . which is 1 crushing thousands of hearts Jin this, our once happy country. A few short hours and all that was mortal of that once faithful son, and beroia soldier, is consigned to the silent tomb, t: » * » * It) the church yard upon the pleasant hil|/ide, rises a silent monument, befaring'with the in scription the words : Wounded in the battlo at Fair Oaks!” Oh ! comes there not from that mote marble a patriotic pica more eloquent than was ever delivered from the rostrum. — Does it not seem' to say: “ Brothers /will ye •not avenge the blood I shed upon that Southern field, will ye not protect the sacred soil above my head from the invasion of the foe, and (fr; will ye not protect our honored flag® 5 from in sults, and the cause of liberty from overthrow,” Ah 1 send them home tenderly. They have fought manfully life’s battles, send them tcti derly to the homes for which their hearts havaO’ yearned in. the hour of death. Lay their bodies in their own loved soil, and ’let their compan ions cluster around those 1 open .coffins—one look at those pale faces will reach a place in their pale hearts, which the press, or the hu man voice will fail to penetrate. Send them home! 1,1 i * Mansfield, 1863. Choosing a Deacon.— At a chnrch-meeting in Connecticut, for the purpose of filling a va cant deaconship, some diversity of opinion, strange to say, appeared to exist among the brethren as to who should fill that very pecuni arily profitable office. After ajdeal of talk, and- , no progress. Brother B-— ; —, an honest straightforward farmer, having in mind the Democratic Convention, probably, thought that a third mao might, “ unite the party,” and made pp hie mind to propose the thing, although he never made the -attempt to apeak in public. {Using with caution and hesitation, be deliver*;/ ed himself “ to the; point” thus: “Gentlemen, I am npt used to pnblio spew ing. but. jn :my epinvon,i Utah Baxter would <&*&»!” , ; ■ It ti snper&QpiUito any that “Pw-.Bszter’ wa» ‘•eleoted.”' ' - ’ atton. rO BOMB. BT H- 6riy,
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