- . .X. i COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, AND BLOOMSBURG GENERAL ADVERTISER. LEVI L. TATE, EDITOR. "TO HOLD AND TltlM TUB TOltOU OF TRUTH AND VtV 4 IT O'ER THI2 DAHKI3NBD EARTH." TERMS: $2 00 PER ANNUM. VOL. 1.7. NO. 11. BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PENN'A,, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1863, VOLUME 2? CuUmbirt Jftttwrnf, rUtitilSHEI) EVERY SATURDAY, MY k : L. TATE, IX DtOOMSBUna, oolumbia county, pa. ofIFTce In the new Brick ilv.ililivg, opposite the Exchange by the Court House. "Demo vatic Head Quarters," (Select l'octry. I'torrt ttio 3oireronlan. Tlio Union and Constitution Forever. Men nnrt brothers of did Koy.lnne, 'Giro nnrar while I relate A tiling or two, worth llunrlnc, For the Tumor of our State ; A draft will bo upon you noon, acrersly It will Mow, 01J Aim nceda assistauco now, The iincttion 'a will you go I Bound the democratic bugle, ' 'Till thra8h tlic mighty northi The notes shall slug out elenrly, From this day. anil henceforth I t'oacc, p. nee, shall he our mono, We'll let them fight who will, Our homes to Ms arc clearer, HVvo un enemies tu kill. Oucu (it the 1il Constitution, Tie Union, nnd th- laws, Wu'd hare rally'd round the standard, Aud would ne'er havu made a pause ; Bat that time has passe'd forever ', Hinco the President's proclaim lias shown us traitor spirits, YIi Union's but a nauiu. They would Uimp the Conntitutlmi Forever In the dust ; Tlmy would bs despotic rulers, They would tell us, light we "mil ; Out thertt burns nllhin our bosoms A spnrk of freedom yet , That can numr bs uxtlngiilshud "1'ill life's sun's forever sut. Premier), rally rouJ your standard ; To yuur country's right he trut-; Unlse ou bUh your sacred oniblwm, .The oU red, whlto, uud blue; With Ihs good old charter for our guide, Sacurcly yoa may sail, Thoagh abolition itoruis blow llcr.00 Tou Hill soon outride trie gnls. Oxford, To. 15.0.11. Select Skdcl). TH K AXG Els ol'TSi K MEl'OT ou WHAT CAMK OK A KISS. The groat depot was crowded. The th Jtcgimcnt was about to leato for tho Mat of war ; aud it was known that the bravo fcllum were going where fighting was ure to come The ears had hacked into the; building, and the engine was shrieking impatiently. The regiment bad filed into the depot, and , as the sol dier rested for a lew moment "on their tWUiB j fond fiiuudo gathered arouud, and , thp words of parting wcro spoken. There 1 Vfcrc tears, and sobs, and blessings t thcro was wringing of hands and wringing of loved her brother. hoarta I Wives ffsrc parting with bus- Jja ! Good news. Georgo is safe. The, bands; mothers were parting with tons ; Judge came home with an evening paper, dators wcro bidding good-bye to brothers; j and handed it to Nellie, pointed with his ' find fathers' TW speaking the last word finger to tho paragraph she was to road, 1 of caution aud t-arc. It v. na a season of She read as follows : painful ansicty ; for the drparliog Ones j ''Captain Preston, after having been i were going away with their life in their exposed to a merciltsj firo for four con hnnds, and the offering on the battle al- secutivc hours, was ono ol the last to swim Ut might speedily bo made. j the river. He made hia way down thu Corpoval Walter Evcrmo id, leaned up- Bluff, and was assisting hy some of his! on his rifle aud gazed upon the scenu. No wounded comrades, when the enemy pour one oatne to kiss him none to bid him ed down upon him. He was surrounded, farewell. Not over one and twenty was 1 and would have been elaiu, but for tho Corporal Evcrraond. Ho had a fresh, ! heroic bravery ami devotion of a sergeant fiftudeooo face, and a bright, pure eye; of his company. The sergoaut, wh so ntxd his frame as ono of thoso marvols ' namo was Waller Evermond, fcoing the therein a magnificent physical structure captaiu in danger spring to his aide, and s deyebpod with a Email body. j with his revolver shot down thrco men 'I declare, said the corporal, wiping a who wero pressing upon him. When they fcil of moisture from his eyes, 'I am glad ' gained tho water Captain Proston had rc fhat I have nobody here to weep and sob ' oeived a wound in thu shoulder, which for mo, 'Yet,' ho added with a .longing rendered it impossible for him to swim ; fook, it would bo pleasant to bear away but Evermond did not foreako htm. Tho pno parting kiss ! But I shan't get it.' noble fellow clung to his captain liko a .'Pll kiss you if you'll let me ?' i brother, and succeeded in getting him Walter Evermond felt a hand upon his safely over the river. We aro happy to Ann; and the prettiest, sweetest faca ho state that Captain Preston's wouud is not Lad ever seen beamed up with a smile. dangerous." Til kiss jou sir !' And tho girl placed ! "01 Heaven bless the noble sergeant I' fth hands upon his shoulder, and pressed ( ejaculated Nellie, as she finished reading her lips upon his blooming check. ; tho acoouut. Thank you! bless vouP I Aud her father joined her with his whole Fall in.' Fall in ." Tho Corporal prcssod tho hand ot the beautiful girl, gavo one raoro look into her beaming face, and then foil into lino: aud ere long tho cars rolled onk of tho denot. beariuc tho voluntcors toward tho field whoro patriot duty callod tbem. In a little while the train was out of eight around tho turn, and the throng of frionda gradually dispersed, 'Nellie, I'm astonished at you ' 'Astonished at inej' repoa,ed Nelljc Pre6ton, Looking up ipto the (ace of John Gainsford, who walked, by ber tide to a carriage. 'Yes. How could you do such a ihingT 'Suoli u tiling as that !' 'As kiss that fellow at tlic depot. Good ness gracious 1 what woro you thinking of?' 4I was thinking,' replied Nellio with a pcrceptiblo blush of feeling, that he might bo a poor, motherless, aistcrless hoy, who had no ono iu tho world to lovo him.' 'And so you thought you'd lovo I fun cht 'I lovo all those brave men who have gono out to offer up thiir lives for their country's welfare V said the girl , with docp emotion, I ncvor knew how well I loved :ny own brother, until I saw him go away to-day. I hopo God may keep him anil bring him back to us in safety.' 'Did you notice,' said Mr. Gainsford, after a pause, 'that your foolish behaviour caused considerable remark?' 'I'd rather you would not say anything tnoro about that, Mr. Gainsford. 'You aro ashamed of it, ch V 'J am ashamed of you sir, you need not help mo. I can get into my carriago alone !' Two days after this Judgi: Proton camo homo looking very thoughtful. After tea ho Called Nellio to him, and a-ked her if phc had mado up her mind to bo the wife of John Gainsford. '1 have mado up my mind that I will not be hts wife.' Was her prompt reply 'I have no wish to urge you my nhild.' 'I do not lovo him, father ; and I should prefer to have no tnoro intimacy with him. Ho is unkind to his poor si tor, and ho might ho unkind to tuc' 'You arc right my daughter, and I am j uow free to confess that I am pleased with j your decision. Almost the last Hung your brother jaid to me before ho left with hi- company was that you would not make John Gainsford his brother-in-law. Ho knows Cininsford well, and has no respect for him.' The Judge kissed hi' child, and the matter was settled. Grainford was the son of one of his oldert friends, and thus intimacy had commenced ; mid ho had Leon willing for his daughters sako to try the young man but he felt a sclmo of relief now that the trial was over. Georgo Preston, the Judge's only son, had gone as Captain of a company; and the family watched auxiously for the newe that was to bear to them intelligence of the movement of . the th regiment. By, aud-byo intelligence camo. The regiment , was nt Hull's Bluff. Tho rigiment had', been uutler fire the whole of that terrible day ; aui a fearful havoc had been made , in its ranks. Where was George I 0, 1 how anxious was Nellio Preston now! More than ever did she know that she I soul. Later m uc ovemng a curious tliougUt worked its way into Nellie Prcstou's miud. ' She wished tho man who had taved her . brothers life 8o bravely had only been a , corporal I And that sho wondered whoro that fair-faocd bright-oyod soldier wat whom bIio kissed at tl;c dopot. She wish ed that she know his namo. It would bo a satisfaction to know how ho fared. Sb,o liopcd ho was safe. Ero long a lcttor came frqm Georgo, in which bo gavo a thrilling account of tho battle. Ho spoke of Sergeant Walter Evormond as be would havo spoken of a brother. ''Ifc ss.vcd my life at the risk of his own," ho wrctc : ''and but for him you would have no son living to write th is ; aud Nellio would have no brother." Thoro was a postscript in tho letter as follows : "P. S. Walter Evermond has just re ceived tho Commission of Second Lieuten ant." The winter wore away, and George, in his letters to his sister frequently spoko ol V alter Evermond as nf a very dear friend. At length came a letter with the following past ago : ''My dear father and sister, give mo joy, I am a Major, and my commission dales from the day of Bull's Bluff. My dear I'ri. ud Evermond is captain of my old Company ; and a better soldier does uot live ; aud there cauuot ho a truer friend." Once more the Judge and his daughter were anxioip. Then camo tho bloody field of Williamsburg ; but Georgo was not called in that baitle. At length, how over, came tidings of another bloody fray iu which our regiment was engaged. Fair Oaks I The list of the killed and wound t'd lagged ; but a letter from George was received. Ho was alive, but bably wound ed. uOur OoloBtil was struck down," ho wrote ''early iu tho engagement. I had been acting s Licutcnaiit-Oolonvl for some time, mid tho command devolved up on me. I was following the lead of the gallant Howard, when a bullet passed through my thigh. Captain Evermond was ott the right of the regiment and I had jiiat time to pass tho command over to him when thccla-h of the final charge came. I wis faint and dizzy, but I saw him dah on at the head of our noble regi ment ; aud the shout of victory struck my ear as I was carried from the field. Late at night Captain Km-mond was borne into Our quarters sevcrly wounded hy a saber cut on the shoulder. He had a haud-to-haud light with tho enemy over a battery; aud he took it, and held if" Thrco weeks a terwards another letter came. "Dear N fllie, I nm coming home. 1 have a furlough for foity days. Capt. Kvcrniond is coining with me. Our wounds aro doing well." The train arrived at Hires o'clock in the afternoon. Major Preston came from the car upon his crutches, and his father was there lo receive him. Nellie had not come down. Big proud tears coursed down the old mail s face as ho heard the glad .-houts that welcomed his noble boy; and for a while his son was monopolized by the multitude. "Where is your friend Evermond, akcd the Judge as they moved toward the cariiiigo. "0, ho will bo with us this oveuiug ile had to ttop aco to a friend ou the way. and will come ou the ue.t train. I toid him our carriage should be on hand for him." A joyful moment it was for Nollie Pres ton when she threw her arms around the nock of her returned brother. 0, she knew uow how much how very much she loved him. What numberless questions wore asked and how eagerly wero the an swers listened to. By and by Nellie usked after Captain Evermond. u0h," alio cried, "I hope he is not old and ugly, for I want to lovo him.' "Not very old," said George, with a smile "and not very ugly. But there is a curious chcuinstancc connected with his experience as a soldier, which is worth re lating, nc told tho story to tuc with tears iu his oyes. After the affair al Ball's Bluff wc were like brothers. Ever mond is an orphan ; without father or mother, brother or sister. He has a splen did education, which he owes to an old aunt, who intended him for a minister ; but his disposition did not lead him that way, and ho started to study law. His aunt withdrew her favor, aud ho w-as left to struggle alone. Ho wa in daugor of becoming dissipitated, when the thought struck him that he would enlist. Ho en listed as a private in tho company of which I was oaptaiu, Whilo wo wero waiting at at the depot on tho morning when weicft for the scat of war Evermond stood alono, gazing upon tho soenes of weeping aud blessing; and as tho thought passed through his mind that ho was relcivcd from tho pain of parting with his friends, he folt thnnkful, and expressed himself to that effect. Yet, ho said, he felt that it would bo a blessing to boar away ono friendly kiss that ho could remember as coining fron a sister. Ho said this aloud, and in, a moment a young girl ho says tho most beautiful girl he eves saw -put her hand opou hii shoulder, aud kjsscd hi in upou tho check. Ho had just time to bless the angel, when the order camo to fall iu, I think that girl who gavo Walter Evermond I that kiss did a glorious deed. Ho assures mo that it mado him all that he is. Ho says that the memory of that sweet face led him to high and holy resolves; and that ho had sworn within himself that he would novor do a deed that wruld cause that oirl to blush that she had kissed him, oven wero sho a daughter of a king." "You said I c was a private thcro V re marked Nellio. "No, he was corporal thou. Ho was nude corporal very shortly after ho enlis ted and before ho had been in a camp a week in Maryland, he was made a sergoaut. But my sibtcr, what is the matter J" Mer cy ! you look pale." "Oh I" whispered Nellie, hiding hot face vrith her hands," what dreadful thing!' "My, I thought this story of Ever mond would attract your thoughts from the darker themes." "So it docs iu a mcaturo, Georgo; but I cannot help my tooling '' Georgo Preston, never mistrusting, novcr dreaming, that his sweet, sister had ever seen Walter Evermond, drew his arm around her and gave her a brother's i iss. At eight o'ctock in tho evening the coach was sent to tho depot, and at half pasl eight it returned. Nellio left the parlor, and Miied away to her own room. Her hsart was in a flluttcr, and her face was burning. It might bo possible that sho had never seen Capt. Evermond ; but she did not think it probable. What should she do? How should sho meet him? Twice had she attempted to toll her broth er of her own adventure at the depot on that memorable morning ; but she could not. Major Pr-ston, upon hii crutches, went to the door, and welcomed Capt. Ever mond, who carried his right aim iu a sling. The old Judge welcomed the hero as an other son ; and he was surprised when he j found that the Capt. was a fair faced, , handsome youth just upou tho opening ' stage of manhood. But whore was Nellio? The bell was ; rang and a servant was sent in quest ol ' her. At length she came, trembling al every point, but her father and brother ' did not notice it. "NelIiIK, my si.-ler,' ' cried George, WAIiTUU EvEt- "here b our dear frieud, M0.Nl) '." The Captain advanced with a quick step, and had half extended his hand, when he Bloppcd as though ho had been shot. 'Good angels!" he grasped; "what is ! this. This your suteu!'' With a mighty effort Nellie smiled and put farth both her hands. "Aha !'' exclaimed George, lifting his crutches from the floor, aud stamping them down with wonderful energy, "I think I can see through it now ! Say , Walter tell mo toll me is this your an-cl V "Ton thousand blcssiugs upou her head !" murmured the bravo youth, whilo tho tears started dowu hisohecks. "I did not dream of this." Then he dashed tho tears away and ex tended his hand. "Lady," ho said, "3'ou will excuso my left hand, I knowl" "Gooducss mercy on me!" exclaimed the old man, who began to see through it. Nellio, is this tho soldier you kissed at tho depot" Again tho poor girl came near loosing herself ; but sho made one more struggle and was successful. "Ye?, sir," she said, "Capt. Evermond aud I havo met once before." It was a curious position for both the Captain aud tho maiden. "Hold on," cried the major with an other thump of hii crutehc3. "I havo it. I know how awkward it is ; and if I had mistrusted, so much as by a thought, that my own sweet sifter was tho iuoidontal augol of the dopot, I should havo prepar ed tho way for this meeting. But see how nico I'll fix it; aud you Nellie, aro my bister by right of birth ; and you Waller, aro my brother by every tio of lovo and gratitudo. So of courso you two are brother and sister." "Capital 1" exclaimed tho Judge. "And now for enjoyment. Como Wal ter give your sister a soat, aud we'll talk of tho times that tried our souls I" Ah tho present was a time that tried Nellie's soul; .but it was a happy, blissful trial. Late at night they prepared to retire. Tho two soldiers were left alono after tho rest had gouo to bed for they wero usod to helping fuch other. Tho major cared the captain's shoulder; and tho captian took earo of tho major's thigh. "Wo aro at homo my dear Walter" said Georgo Preston, after thoy had drcs scd each others wounds, "and wo will havo a happy time of it." 'I shall not bo ablo to stop with you long" returned Waltor. ''Morcyt What is up now? Whore olsc will you go ?" "I dont know. I must not stay horo.' "And why not, pray ?" ''Bccauso 1 dare not I1' "Oho I" cried Georgo, who know his friend well enough, and know human na turo well enough, to read ordinary signs of feeling, "1 think I understand you now. But we will say no more about it to night. On tho morrow I'll help you to find a good boarding place." Ou tho following morning after broak fast had been disposed of, George took his sister away into tho library, aud had a long talk with her. She wept and smiled by turns during tho conversation. When he oamo out from tho library he met his father iu the hall ; and had a talk with him. Half an hour afterwards ho met tho oap- tain in tho parlor "Walter Evermond," ho said I have place found a good, comforlablo boarding for you." "Ah, you havo ? Thank you Georgo." "Yes. Sit down, and I will tell you all about it. Now listen, continued the major alter they wcro seated. "I havo assumed somewhat of a responsibility in this matter. I have even gono so far as to pledge my own honor that you will so bear yourself that tho house can novcr be ashamed of you. In short, I have given my word that you arc ru honorable, true man; incapable of premeditated wrong, and fixed in the path of virtue." 'Thank you, George.' 'And now, my dear Captain, your place of abode is fixed in this house. My sister is hostess and my father is host.' 'But George .' 'Nonsense ! Do you think I am blind ! At any rate, I canscc plainly enough what ails your heart ; and all I havo further to say is if you have courago you will stay horo. If you have further arrangements to make, make them with Nellie.' 'Hut George will Nellie ' 'Don't ask me what sho will do. Ask her yourself.' 'But your father .' 'Already looks upon you as a son. What moro have you to ask .' I don't know. Indocd this is moro than I had oxpected. I am droaming.' 'Then I advise you to wake up,' When Walter Evermond did fairly a- waken he awoke to a blessed hope Beforo night ho had resolved stop; and beforo tho week was out ho had mado ar rangements with Nellio Preston to live with her always. And all this came of tho simple kiss iu tho depot. JIow an Amkwcan Motiirr Talks. An American mother thus writos re specting the lato slaughter at Fredericks burcr : "If I could feel that the death of my young friend had been in tho service of tho country instead o( being ono of a hecatom of murders, I could griovo less. It seems to me if I had lost a son at that bluudcring battlo, I Bhould have needed heavenly grace lo keep me from tho spirit of Charlotte Corday. Can Lincoln sleep? Docs Hallcck hear tho groans of tho wouu - ucu,ugui aim uay : xioas oiamou iuei 1111 agonizing screams of mothers wives and children which are caused by him ? The ourso of a nation will fall heavily on tho! t l'l. T 1 1 1 C. . f,..1 il.. ' heads of those who causo our present mis ory, whethor abolitionists or oabinot ofli- ; cors." I CP When wo seo Abolitionists raging and foaming about Democrats woaring butternut emblems of "two hearts united in one," and copperheads of ''Lideuty," wo arc reminded of tho viper in tho circle of firo stinging itself lo death. Now who applied tho terms "Butternut'' and "Cop pcrhead'' to Democrats? Most assuredly not Democrats themsolvcs ; but thoso samo Abolitionists. And wbon Domocrats, in stead of getting angry at tho Blackguards who thus try to insult them, tako it in good humor, and quietly assuino tho re proach, thoy ohooso to get mad at us for not fighting with them about it. Thoso belligerent individuals scorn to bo in vory much the samo fix as tho bellicoso. Irish man. "Ooh, be Jabors, after tin o'clock tho scoond day of Douucbrook fair, and nivcr a light. Wont aouio gintlomau bo ' kind enough to ttead ou the tale of my I coat Oommuiiicatious. For tht Cilnmlla Democrat Philadelphia, May 0, 180!). Coi,. Tati: . If agreoablo to you I will, during tho summer, as I may have leisuro, occasionally trouble you with' a lcttor from Philadelphia, in which I will ondoavor to keep tho roadors oftho"Dcm ocrat" posted with regard to natters aud ; things here. Our wan: organizations aro conplcto ; our friends havo alroady assumed tho har ness of battlo, aud moan to do thrir part in the advancement of the great Constitu tional victory which suroly awaits them in October. Let mo warn our futerior friends to look well to their well-won lau rels, lost they bleach in tho prfsenco of our efforts aud succossos next autumn. Bcsido tho organizations alroady mon tioned, addresses aro delivered on each Saturday evening, by our anlost Demo cratic orators, with an occasional speech, by others from a distance. Thrco of the ablest and most patiiolio addresses to which 1 ever had the pleasure of listening, were from Charles Ingorsoll, Esq., Hon. Georgo W. Buldlc, and Geo. M. Wharton Esq., distinguished Democratic leaders here, which I hopo to see publishciUn one pamphlet, in a form suitablo for popular circulation. Cool, fearless, able, and pa triotic calculated to assuage, rather than inflame the public mind gravely and in trepidly defiant of administration mcna ecs, and sternly oloquent in defonso of the Constitution nnd the Union, these thrco great specchos deserve the very widest cir culation it is possible to give them. On Saturday ovening next, cx'ScDator Wall, of New Jersey, is to address the club. Mr. Wall, your readors will rcc collect, has had some experience as a vio tim of administration tyrany having en dured a protracted incarceration for pre foriug the saered principles of tho Consti tution, to tho wild and fanciful theories of tho Chicago platform. I shall not fail, if you please, in my next, to givo you as full a synopsis of his speech as your limits will justify. Much is oxpected from him, aud Mr. Wall never disappoints tho pub lic expectation. As I write, our streets aro fillod with cries of "yore's the hcxtra Ledger great victory on tho Bappahannock I" pro ceeding from tho well-worn throats of our news boys. It is understood that our for ces havo won important advantages over tho rebel army. Whilo I hopo theso re ports may, iu tho end, prove to bo true, I cannot as a Constitutional "Copperhead" thank this reckless, woolly headed Admin istration for diverting the efforts of our he roic regiments from their legitimato pur pose and desire to battle for tho Union & tho Constitution to the basor purposo of giving vitality lo decaying abolitionism, and sharpening tho teeth of New England fanaticism. Tho experience of tho past, admonishes us not to place too implicit reliance in first telegraphic repoits, issued iu tho advauce ol a progressing battlo. However, before this roaches you, you will bo in possession of all the paiticulars. I havo nothing, my dear Colonel, of a local naturo worth comniuuicating, oxc'pt to say that your Democratic friend, Col. Ottcnkirk, of the Exehango Hotel, 77 Dock Btrcot, desires to be remembered to you, and wishes to scont his incomparable Ho tel as many of the good pcoplo of your county as desiro the most comfortable j er at rcolullo ra(cSi a3 my bav0 ; M0M,on ,0 visit Philadelnhia. I hope you will pardon tho rather .dis ooursivo naturo of this letter. My next shall bo better. Iu tho moantimc, allow me to close this by congratulating yourself and tho readers of tho "Democrat," on tho brilliant prospect now before them of soou taking from the incompetent hands of this Administration the' reins of power. Truly A. J. W. Tub Two-Ykars' Volunteers. Tho two-yoars' Now-York Troops whoso term ofscrvico has expired, eotnpriso thirty- eight regiments, but only include about 12,000 men, so that fho actual loss to tho army by tho withdrawal of those regiments is not very largo. Hooker has still a muoh larger forco than McClcllan had iu his march aeainst Richmond. Tho rcgi monts of tho nine-months men from this State aro also to bo paid off and mustered out of rorvico during tho present month. "Tho editor of a Wcstorn paper thus introduces some vo'sos. 'Tho poem pub- hell.' Ho will get a sight of fnoso who lished this week was composed by an cs-1 go thoro when bo dies ; and it is not likely iccmed fiioud who baa lniu intho grave that ho will get a glimpse of any any wkcrs yuavu merely for bu own aumjuuiaut.' ' else. Cy II the administration is tho Gov. eminent why didn't it dio with Gcnoral Harrison or General Taylor 1 Wo suppose tho Government was cut with razor tho other day when Mr. Sew ard wounded his hand, If Lincoln ahould tako the diarrhoea, tho Government would havo to swallow burnt brandy or somo other astrinaont to rciru. I "tti its bowels. II Liucoln should get tho rheumatism. tho Government would havo to go on crutches- When Chase takes snuff, the Govern ment has to sncczo. Whqu Welles gavo hia fat contract to Morgan, it was a brother in-law of tho Government to whom hooxtcuded favor. There is a rumor that tho Government drinks tea out of a bottle. Wc dou't be lieve tho rumor, so far as it relates to tea. The Government, by skillful and suc cessful stragegy, arrived uuexpootodly in Washington, dressed in a boautful Scotch plaid. Tho Government was onco hoard to eay that it had not studied tho tariff yet, but intended to do so, as soon as it had leis urc. The Government is about six feet high, has large foot aud lank jaws, and used to maul rails when young. When Hallcck hit Stanton, the Govern ment got a blaok eye. Logan (Ohio) Gazette. Paddy Hays and the Turti.e. In New York a man was carrying n livo tur tle along the street, when along eamo aa Irishman, folio wod by a dog. Tho coun tryman iriol by gentle words lo get tho son of Emorald to put his finger in the turtles mouth, but ho was loo Biuart for that. "But," says he, "I'll put my dog's tail in, and seo what tho beast will do.', Ho immediately called up his dog, took his tail in his hand and stuok It in the turtles mouth. He kad scarcely got it iu when Jlr. Turtle shut down on tho poor dog's tail and off tho latter started at a railroad speed pulling tho tnrtlo after him at a moro rapid rato than it had over traveled beforo. Tho countryman thing ing his day's work would bo thrown away If tho animal Miould run long at that speed turned savagely upon tho Irishman and exclaimed : 'Call back your dog " Patrick put his hands into his pockets, threw his head (0 one side winking, and then answered with a provoking erng froid: "Call back your Cshi" Paying thu 00 Day Militia. Near the c!o3c of the lato session of our Legts l.ituro a bill passed tho IIouso granting to each man who wont to defend tho Stato at tho call of Gov. Ourtin, ono month's pay, tho same in amount as that received by tho officers and soldiers in tho regular army. Tho Senate amended the bill by inserting a half month's pay, and passed it in that shapo, and was so acceptod. Wo prciUT.o that vory many who went on that expedition thought little about the pay they should receive, but if they arc outitled to anything they arc certainly entitled to at least a month's pay if for no other reason than that most who went incurred expenses which would have been uncalled for had thoy remained at homo whilo many suspended their business or hirod others to carry it on during lliicr ah senco. YYolifco to sco retrenchment and economy but wo dislike to sec things done) in a niggardly manner for the sako of sa ving a small sum which somo greedy spec ulator will doubtless be sharp enough tcr ifobcvc long. So tho world wag3. Pittslon Gazelle. Class in tho middlo of geography stand up ! what's a pyramid ? A pilo ol men in a oircus, ono ou top of tho other. Where's Egypt 1 Whoro it always was. What is a spriug ? A hole in tho ground with a diloh rtlti- ning away from it. What is an Island ? A thing with grass on it." Whore's Waics ? All over the sea. Very well stay there till I show you tf. species of biroh that grows all ovor tho j country. I Jim kmO) of Kansas nofonelv. mic ( , j.. I 'ho would like to livo long enough to seo' every whito mm in South Carolina 1 IV
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