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- Only Serea Hundred Killed f
Only seven hundred
Bobbed of their breath
Out of life suddenly
Hurried to death
On the red bat'ie-field,
Drenched in their fore,
There 'raid their regiment!,
Where cannon thundered,
. There lay the murdered men,
Only seven hundred !
'Some hare left families,
Fl ooded in tear-
Lett (hem in poverty,
borrows and fears, m
Here Widows and orphans
' Send up their moan s ;
Their fathers and mothers
tfewailjfor their sons,
By tbe hot cannon ball
They hare been sundered,
L'tVhe dead sleep the are
Only seven hundred !
Thousands on thousands, want
Out to the fray ;
Thousands on thousands fell
Since tbe first day.
- There have been s' reams of blood
" Poured out ike rain ;
Figures exhaust themselves
Counting tbe slam.
In such a loss as this
A thing to be woedered T
Why make a comit of ibem 1
Only seven hundred!
Mn"s inhomaa.ly
Makes thounsand monrn ;"
How long shall the savage fire
In his heart burn 1
War hardens the feelings,
Puts love under ban,
And rouse all of
The devil in man.
Till all show of pity ' -
He seems to have plundered.
And o'er crowds of the murdered cries,
" ONLY seven hundred."
ADDRESS.
To the Dtmocrntie Citizens of Pennrylvanvx :
I have bat waited the tfty movements
of our public authorities in collecting the
result ol the election bald on fht. 8th alt.,
in order to discharge tbe incumbent duty of
-calling your attention to the means by
hich a majority of 20 OS I votes (as I uow
learn from official circles) has been- re
corded against us. This majority is made
up from all the votes stated to have been
given in the districts at home, including
those by proxy, and alj those given in the
armiea-negro votes- and all in every form
-of return, lawful and otherwise.
There bate been at least two palpable
forma ot fraud practiced by the supporters
'of Abraham Lincoln, in order to 'make up
this majority, and thus secure him the elec
toral vote of the State. Ficticious ballots
'taave been placed in tbe ballot-boxes a n
. eweridg to false registries, tbe same as has
bee a repeatedly proven to have been the
case in our elections heretofore ; and, sec
ondly, tbe suffrages of the volunteer sol
dier have nor only been overawed and
'(perverted by corrupt partisan officials, but
the returns themselves, in many -casea,
have been tampered with and transformed,
la reference lo ficticious otes,who believes
fhat tbe city lot Philadelphia has to-day, or
' ever had, 99,800 voters legally and properly
' registered in her various wards and pre-
cincts And yet that camber of votes has
: teea counted as thus resident giving near
. 12,00 Abolition majority in ft "city that not
many yers since burnt an Abolition ball
in open dayas a public nnisaoce !
The lata attempt to exercise the right of
? uffrage on the part' ot Ihe volant sol
diers, has proved a signal failure farce I
would call it, but for its various melancholy
concomitants. The. doubts entertained by
many as to the -wisdom anJ propriety of
" this measure, prior to itr adoption, would
' aeem to have been faljy realized.
, i7.lt ia impossible ever to secure a fair and
foil distribution of tickets, so as to allow a
ixoe choke to the voters in arm service.
"The expenses ol the attempts made to do so
;re almost beyond belief. On the part of
State, they will reach at least $30,00 ; and
?-' the two political organizations expended
fully as much more. The system will al
" .Tvajs be liable to great abuses, and must
,"ver be coequal in its operation, aud unfair
in ita resulte. ' . . .
Certain i ia,,ihat the privilege of, roting
gfven to the soldiers -is a mockery, when
i the very man against;, whom perhaps, be
, ,wacld-ljka to rota, haa' the mosK despotic
'-cpnt'roVbver those who rale that soldier's
. every movement, and could send ' him at a
word to the front of battle and to death j if
'.e'rsfused compliance with their behests.
aiil the volunteer soldiery have the power
F choosing their own clScers, toe., right of
":?;: icr o;Lsr pcrposea caa ceverbe
". . , :.x .t ;.
THE ST AR OP THE NORTEL -:l
BLQOMSBTIR.G. COLUMBIA-COUNTY,
Had they been fairly and freely left to their
oVn preferences, can any sane man doubt,
but that there would have been about the
same proportionate division of sentiment
expressed by the soldiers in the lata elec
tions, that was manifested by their fathers
and brothers at home ?
It is this army vote, (not to speak of the
other frauds,) which has piven our oppo
nent their 'tecum beggarly triumph in.
Perinsylvaoian. 3eggar!y indeed when it
is recollected that it shows a falling off nt
from lorty to fifty thousand majority, within
the last four years ! Such a victory, an J so
obtained, betokens a speedy downfall a a
party, to the advocates of negro equality in
our stabnch old Commonwealth ,Vou
tions t,eevr go backwards. It is worthy ol re
mark here also, tbat a change of twenty-five
thousand votes properly divided amongst
the larger States, would have defeated Mr.
Lincoln altogether.
It was our duty, fellow-citizens, to have
rescued the Constitution at tbe late elec
tions, if we could. The effort was gallantly,
but unsuccessfully made. Aud now, in
view of all that must inevitably irsnspire
within the next four years, I feel honestly,
more like congratulating yoa a a political
pary, on having escaped a fearful respon
sibility, than offering explanalio a and con
dolence over a defeat. After emailing a
weight of suffering upon this country, from
which nothing but the meat radical meas
ures cao ever relieve it ; alter having forced
into operatron a financial system, which is
but the mask of ruin in that regard : alter
so -mis-managing the unfortunate civil war!
now upon our hands, as to leave scarcely j
a hope of saving tbe Union it is but right j
that tbe Abolitionist, and their instrument j
Abraham Lincoln, should remain in a po-i j
lion to feel the fisl fruits of their own :
wickedness and folly, and meet the cor.es .
and condemnation of an outraged and suf- i
fering people, when the impending clouds
bhail mature into storm and darkness. j
Our plain duty, fellow-citizens, both a a
party and as patriots, is to maintain our
noble organization in all its power and ac-
tivity. It now comprises opwards of two
hundred aud eeventysix thousand freemen
the bone, sinew and brains of the Com
monwealth. Kvery hope of ultimate re
union of the States, and of restoring the Gov
ernment and laws to their original purity
and vigor, lies in the progress and ultimate
triumph ol the Democracy . We must Mill
continue to act a the sentinels ol freedom,
and vindicate our time-honored principle.
IiiMep.d of disbanding our clubs and associ
ations, lei us increase their nnm'er and in
spirit their action. Convene, at least,
monthly meetings. dtRer, if pasible,and
organize a Democratic Association in every
school district, and boldly
canvass on an
proper occasions the meaure of onr cor
rupt and imbecile rulers. Expose the f
cret leagues and banditti-like gatherings of
our opponents ; and hold op to merited
scorn those who, in midnight assemblies,
and under kindred darkness, conspire to rob
and ruin our country, and at the same lime
to degrade our people by plotting an affilia
tion with the negro race. Let us, as a par
ty, march steadily on oar accustomed paths
employing neither stealth nor secrecy; they
are unworthy of freedom who are afraid is
defend it in open day.
Aiiow ma, in Vhis connection, to add a
wrd, also, in Whali of the Democratic
press of Pennsylvania. Alwavs but too
poorly rewarded, now, when nearly all
public patronage is in the hands of the fa
natics, and the expenses of printing -.rea'Iy
increased, it becomes tfie manifest duty ol
every faithful Democrat lo support and
strengthen his local paper, and to discrimi
nate in bis patronage, if compelled to do so
at all, in favor of the Democratic press of
our own State. There is a culpable care
lessness in thin respect, in many of our
public teen, which a very proper subject
of repehensions, as well of remembrance to
those who suffer from it.
Under ordinary circumstarrces, fellow
citizens, I would deem the present duty of
my place folly discharged in this hasty ref
to the late electionnd sequent suggestions
which I have ventured upon. And in what
1 farther undertake at this time, it is possi
ble I may be charged with traveling some
what out of the sphere of my appoin:ment,
and with entering upon a field of inquiry
that is beyond its usnal limits. But as my
purpose is manly and upright, and. I may
add, patriotic I feel I may safely rely in
these times, that the spirit of liberty will
secure me at least year indulgence.
On or aboat the 1st day of September
last, forty-four substantial and repntable
citizens of Colombia and Luzerne counties,
in this State, were seized by military au
thority and hurried tilb indecent hate, at
the bayonet's point, into the depths of a
distant and disused military fortress, as a
place of confinement. One of them, in a
letter (o his relatives, in simple words that
jnusi touch every honest heart, thus de
scribes their imprisonment :
''Onr treatment was inhuman. When
first taken and incarcerated in this cell, r ot
a stool or bench lo test our weary limbs on;
not a cup, or knife, or fork, or plate ; and
these few indispensible articles were pur
chased at exorbitant prices, attended wuh
vexatious delay. Forty-four of as in one
csll, without even a separate place to at
tend to the calls of nature, it is no wonder
tbat one ot our uamber. was soon laid in
his last resting place, and many others
prostrated by disease."
Four of their number hare recently been
brought to trial before a military commission,
Truth
ar.d ,mpri,oment, upon charges clearly coa-
nizable in the civil courts of the State and
of the United States. With the question of
the guilt or innocence ot these meo, (and I
believe them truly innocent of any deliber
ate infraction of the law,') '1 have, in this
place, nothing lo do. It is the startling fact,
lhal forty-four men, of good repute in their
resiecive neighborhoods, some of whotn
had heid places of high public trust and
honor, should be seized by soldiery in the ;
heart of this peaceful at.d loyal State, draj- I
ged off to a noisome military dungeon, and j
iLttte kept irr months, without being con- j
fronted by an accuser; one cl'them in the
meantime dying, as is believed, from sur
femng thus ; another becoming blind from
his confinement, while most of the others
still continue shut up in Fort Mifflin a
damp, island fort, constructed more with a
view of resisting a bombardment, than any
thing else ! A bra-ve old name desecrated ;
La fortress associated wiih many proud rec
ollections and memories of our forefathers'
struggle for freedom turned into a baslile
for the uses of modern tyrranny !
This i not all, nor in ray view the worst
of the case if it is -to be established as a
precedent. These men are being drawn
out. one by one, to be tried before a tribu
nal unknown to the Constitution called a
Court Mntial, in which they are denied the
privilege priceless in a freemiti's estimate
of a trial bj a jury of their pers, and ol
the vicinage !
I should imp liedly impugn your intelli
gence aud love of freedom, fellow-citizens,
by offering here any elaborate discussion of
this sacred right of trial fcy jury. No work
of tyrranny so stirs the inmost depth of ev
ery freeman's heart, as any attempted in
fringement of this precious principle of
liberty, which has come down lo us un
trammelled and unimpaired from the days
of Magna Charta to ihe present moment.
The ery idea of a Military Commission sit-
ting in the be-rt ot our laiihtui, iawaouung
old Commonwealth, to try anything but
simply Lreact.es ot Tnmiary law arm ru
lations. i monstrous and
unbearable. Oar
Legislature lairly humbled itsell to subser
viency, in passing laws punching any re
sistance, by word or deed, to the coicrip
tion laws of Congress; and Congress in
its turn ha piled enactment on euactmern
now endorsing our praciou? Presideut's
proclamation ot manial law, and next re
straining them but all the while Pointing
to the u'vil courts as the proper tribunals to
try trie class of offenses newly announced
.shall 1 bay, created, by boih President and
Congress Lord and Maswrrt ot a submis
sive people !
I.subtnit, fellow citizens, whether it is
not the duty ol the two hundred and sev-
dnjr-i iitn . ..... . j-
nia, to inquire in o tnis alarming vioia io..
of those great principles of human rights
which even no monarch on trie throne vi
our English ancestors since the date of
M'igni Ckirla, ever yet invaded with im
punity ; and no administration of our Gov
ernment ever before dared to infringe, even
in the sltghte-t degree? Tbe late, lo day.
cf these men of CoIumWa county, if inno
cent, may be ours to-morrow. Besides, it
it really has come to pass, that the old laws
of the land require enforcement by. bay o
nei, and the new ones introduced, and
u6'n to be introduced, need the same illus
tration and support, it mnst al least be in
iereMin4 to the people to Icno-v it, and be
prepr.l to yield up gracefully all onr
eherisiie.l princi pies of civil freedom bap
tized in the blood ot the lathers of the rev
olution, and bequeathed lo us as their ines
timable legacy !
True, we had the boastful announcement
of the Secretary of Siate al Washington,
that the suspension -of the writ of habeas
corpus placed every independent heart in
the I?nd under his gaolership ; and we had
also the practice of Secretary Stanton's
satraps in various places in other States,
showing the same grand estimate of ha
powers ; but, that military commissions
tend secret trials withoot Juries, ere lobe
substituted for proceedings in ihe civil
courts of the country, in cases clearly de
fined by statute law as belonging exclu
sively lo their jurisdiction, is a state of
things which could not have been fulty
contemplated by the people of Pennsylva
nia al the late election. We really seem
to be fast reaching the condition ol the Ger
man Baron of olden lime, who, in order to
provide the means for maintaining his
castle against assailants, mortgaged it to
some neighboring Shylocks, who seized and
appropriated it themselves, before ihe Bar
on's defenses were completed. Or, in plain
er words, in conducting what appeared at the
outset to be a proper struggle to sustain the
powers of the Constitution and the su
premacy of the laws over the Somhern
States, we are now sinking the same vital
principles here at home !
Who is responsible for this position ol
affairs so far as our Slate is concerned' The
new Military Commander of this division.,
with hiso-rn fair record lo preserve, and a
bright ancestral fame in memory, cannot
be jcting a voluntary part in ihem. The
Governor of Pennsylvania disavows al
prior knowledge ol the original proceedings
against ihe Columbia coomy prisoner, and
all responsibility in the premises. The Ju
diciary, if applied to, would probably be
disinclined lo enter into a conflict with the
military authorities, in which would simply
be illustrated, that the President and his
Cabinet ministers are the Lords paramount
of our destinies, both civil and military!
The people can perm it c an perpetuate.
and Right Cod and our Country.
PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1864.
' . . I. r . 1
They have the power-in uwju, "
-prOVb recreant to themselves ; to become
the executioners of their own Tig'hra, their
own happiness, and their own glory illus
trated in the past. Yes, if they so elect as
a people, they may in cowardly supine
ness a'low themselves to be covered with
the p-ll of despotism as dark and dimal a
ever j-hrouded any rf its victim, in the old
wor Id ; and finally fill the latest of thoi-e ig
noble craves of national freedom, that lie
-in dreadful warning along down the great
'pathway of recorded time!
In behalf of the Democratic State Central
Committee of Pennsylvania.
C. L. WahD, Chairman.
Towanda, Pa., Dec. 5th, 1864.
From Headquarters up Salt Giver.
Saje arrival of ihe Democratic fleet A Million
and a half of Democtats on board theit
Government, Currency, Pi ices, etc.
The Democratic fleet, having on board
the million and a half of Democratic free
men who recently cast their votes for Geo.
B. McClellan arrived at Sale Harbor, on
Salt River after three days fasi sailing. Sa;'e
Harbor is about 500 miles below Salt River
cuj.the place of general rendezvous for
the deleated party, out as we Democrats
expect to remain in the saline regions but
one year and then return to send up .the
Abolitionists to the extreme Iwnit ol Salt
River navigations, we did not deem if expe
dient to go up farther.
As Abraham's subjects whom vrt left be
hind are iaking frequent inquiries about
the condition ol affairs up here, we thought
it Advisable to give them an answer pub
licly, so as to save us the trouble al an
swering tnem individually.
Our trip was delightful. The country is
beautiful beyond description. At every city
and town we passed, ihe banks were lined
with people who expresssed their admira
tion al the magnificence of tbe crew. It
was universally remarked that a larger,
more peat-eabte, orderly nd respectable
party was never seen on the river betore,
althoogh some party or other sailed annu
ally up the river. As soou as we landed
we struck our lents, which were considered
all BufSctCut for our temporary stay. The
government we established for ourselves is
based rn the affections of the people it is
thoroughly Democratic. Abolitionists and
Iree mesers, afias intelligent contrabands"
are not allowed so come among u. II any
one makeb his appearance here he will be)
dispatched forthwith to Abraham a kingdom, j
We have a Christian gentleman, a schour
and a statesman lor President not a "smut
ty j ;ker" and a ratUpiiuer. We have no
ar, stri'e, bloodshed, drafts, taxes, or
stamp duties here, and no assessors, enroll-
ers, provost marshals or lax gatherers lo j
harass us ; teither are we ctmed wi;h .
greenbacks or shinplasters. GolJ and j
er is our currency, we nave a uemocrauc
currency and Democratic prices. Tbe fol
lowing are our market prices
Coffee, per pound.
t2i
25
10
15
124
50
it
B..OOH,
Butter,
41
Muslin, per yard.
Whisky, " gall, (for medicine,)
Wiih these prices current, the Democrats
leel quite al home, and consider the trans
fer irom Abraham's dominions where rye
coffee and shoddy goods command exorbi
tant i rice, a great Messin;;. As ihe boat
is about ready to return to Yankee land we .
most close ibis communication, but would
yet add by way ol information that here we
can kindle oar fires with unstamped match-'
es, aud lhat our undertakers, grave diggers
and tomb stone makers have no need of .
Government licenses. Ex j
Savixg3 or Josh Fillings. II iz highly .
important lhat when a man makes op hiz .
mind tew beknm a raskle, that he should ;
examine bizself clusiy, and see if be aim j
belter konstrukted for a phool. !
"Tell the truih an shame the Devil ;" I
kno lots of people whokan shame the devil i
easy enoff, but ihe tother thing bother j
them.
It iz admitted now bi everyboddy that j
the man who kan git fat on berlony sassae i
haz goi a good deal of drg in him.
Wooman'a indooence iz powerful es-
peshila when she wants ennything. j
Be sure you are perfectly rite then go
ahed ;" bul in fcase uy doubt go ahed enny
wa I
Men aint apt to set kicked out uy good I
society for being rich.
havn'i got az mutch munny az sum
folks, but I hav got az mutch impudence az
enny ov ibem, and tbat is the next thing
tew money.
Don'i mistake arrogance for wisdom ;
menny people hav thought they wuz wise,
when they was only windy.
-Lastly lam violently opposed tew ar
dent speerits as a bevndge, bul for man
utacturicg purposes I think.a little ov it
tastes good.
Thuke Important Tuisgs Three things'
to love : courage, gentleness and affection
Three things to admire : intellectual power,
dignity and gracefulness. Three thin
s lo
hate : craelty, arrogance and ingratitude.
Three things to delight in t beauty, Irank
ness and freedom Three things to wish
for : heahhj friends and a cheerful spirit.
Three things to pray for: faith, peace and
purity of heart. Three things to like : cor
diality, rock! humor and mindfulness.
Three things lo avoid t idleness, loquacity
and flippant jesting.' Three things lo cul
tivate : good books, good friends aad good
temper. three thir.es to contend lor
honcr,' oonnfrv 8"d fr'en. 1-;
Visits a Temperance Family.
Joe Harris was a whole sooled, merry fel
low, and fond of a glass. After living in
New Orleans for many years, 'he came to
the conclusion of visiting an old uncle, away
up in Massachusetts, whom he had not
seen for many years. Now there is & diff
erence between New Orleans and Massa
chusetts, in regard to the use of ardent spir
its, aod wheu Uoe arrived there, he found
all the people ardent about temperance, he
felt bad, thinking with ihe old song, lhat,
"'keeping Aie spiri s up by pouring the spir
its down, "was one of the best waya to
make lime pass, and began to fear indeed
that he was in a pickle. Bui on the mor
ning of his arrival the old man and his sons
being out at work, his aunt came to him
and said :
''You have been living in the Snuth and
no doubt are in ihe habi: of taking a little
something to drink about eleven o'clock.
Now I keep a little here for medical pur pones,
but let -no one know it, as my husband
wants to set the children a good example."
Joe promised, and thinking he would gel
no more that day, he look what he express
ed it, a ' buster."' Atierhe had walkdti out
to the stable who should he meet but bis
uncle.
"Well, Jne," said he "I expect you ar
accustomed to drink something in New Or
leans, bul you wm find us all lemperaia
here, and for the sake ol my pons, I don't
let them know that I have brandy about;
bui 1 just keep a little out here for rheuma
tism. Will jou accept Utile
Joe signified rtis readiness, and took ano
ther big hern. Then continued his walk to
where the boys w ere mauling rails. After
conversing awhile, one of tbe cousins said
to him :
"Joe, 1 expect you would like to have a
a drink, and as the old folks are down on
liquor, we keep some oot heTe to help us
work."
Oat came the bonle, and down the- sat,
and by the time he went home to dinner he
was as tight as he could well be, and all
came from visiting a "temperance family."
1 Particular Ian.
Dick Davenant believes in putting thinas j taming seven miser's souls, seven rich
exactly as ihey are according to Lindley j men's consciences, the "principles" of sev
Murray, and keeping them so ai somebody's j er. rank politicians, seventeen old bache
expense. ! 'or's hearts and all ihe remaining sweetness
Dick, has a mil! down on the- upper of seventy old maids.
Brandy wire makes the best corn meal in
the market, and has the widest r-n2e of i You can do aoy thing if you have pa
cuMomotanvmillerm four Delaware . Hur.- ,ience 'J an o!? unc,e ' his nephew ;
theds " " j wa,er can e carr,ed in a sieve, if you cao
n ,i. Q ci.tkr. ,hm. only wait.
M I. C UILICI IliUI IMMA ..Bill I 'aMIV I ' -... .
bar.ged into Dick's mill after a
hundred ot
meal, and put it to Dick this way
'Mornin,' Dick. What's meal!'
Meil as nr-ual S-itk'
Sho ! I mean bow is it V
'Preity well, thank yoa. Always is '
'B!al it, man what -do jou charge for
n ?,
'Don't charge at all, Sara. Have to sell
for cash these war times."
40, thunder, how aoes it go V
'In barrels, bags, pi!low-cases some
times in tin pans.'
'Conlound it all.
How can you afford
it V
'1 can't in reality But I have to sell as
cheap a they do in the villag9."
Lubtnin' ! Can't you understand Eu-
glih ?'
'Not your way of speaking it.'
J Well, I'll be hanged. Hare's a fire
dollar note. Will lA'f buy a hundred V
'A hundred what, Sam V
'Gosh mighty ! Can't I make the man
understand me. Mr Davenant, I want to
buy a hundred weight of corn-meal. How
much will it be ?,
Just a hundred weight, of course.'
'Look here Dick tike this five, and
give me some meal for it '
'Certainty, Mr. Slathers. Here is a dol
lar change, and uow I'll weigh you out a
hundred pounds of meal,'
And it's about time,' muttered Sam.
Back Woods Eloqokncs A lawyer of
Mil'vaukie was defending a handsome
young woman, accused of stealing from a
larye unoccupied dwelling in the night
time ; a.id thus he spoke in conclusion :
"Genileman of the jury", I am done.
When I gaze with enraptured eyes on the
matchless beauty of this peerles virgin, on
whoes resplendent charms suspicion never
dared lo bieaihe when I behold her radi
ant in this glorious bloom of Incious loveli
ness, which angelic sweetness might envy,
bul could not eclipse before which the star
on the brow of night grows pale, and the
diamonds of Brazil are dim and then reflect
upo:i the otter madness aud foliy of sup
posing that so much beauty would expose
itself to the terrors ot an empty building,
in the cold, damp, ai d dead night, when in-
nocence like hers is hiding itself 8mid the
6nowy pillows of repose ; gentleman of the
jury, ray feelings are loo overpowering for
j expression, aud I Ihrow her into your arms
for protection againRUhis foul charge which
the ourrageoos malice of a disappointed
scoundrel has invented lo bla?t the fair
name of this lovely maiden, who-e smile
shall be ihe reward of the verdict which I
know you will give "
The jury acquitted her,
their seats.
without learing
An impudent wretch came near getting
his ears boxed, at a wedding reception the
Kct Married Yet.
Not married yet ! ah. let me think
How horrid is ihe thought.
Thai eighteen summers have escaped ,
And still I am not cauphl ;
And sf.ll and still 'lis like to be,
If ibjngs'don't alter soon
No rnktier I'll live on in hope,
At reatt another moon !
No offer yet ! ah, what a thonght,
- For a maiden past eighteen !
With a face and form a faultless loo
As any ever seen ;
Ah, wherefore do they keep me bjtck,
Ah, why this long delay 1
No man need ask this maid but once,
To name the wedding day.
A gentleman let i his boarding house be
cause the cook did not make the doughnuts
to fit his mouth.
In the "shadow ol a small waist may be
seen a large doctor's bill, and the outline of
a coffin.
"I wih," said a son of Erin, ;,I could
find the place where men don't die, thai I
might go aud end may days there."
A "Camp follower," at a late regimental
parade, excieed the irregularity of his gait,
by saying ibat he was trying lb march after
two tunes.
A man, on being told that a certain kind
of stove would "save half the coal," said,
"I'll take two of them and save ill."
A country girl in speaking of the polka,
said that " the dancing was nothing but the
hugging was heavenly."
Ir a woman could talk out of the two
corners of her mouth at tbe same time there
would be a good deal said on both sides.
Our "darling Lillie,"f three years, while
trying to get oi her B ookings one day, dis
covered a few hairs on her legs, when she
exclaimed, ''Mother, 1 thin I shall be an
angel sooo, the feathers are beginning to
gTOW
s a museum out West is a flea skin, con-
i " a"eu 1110 i'olu'out Feuu
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i thnlt.
"Ti!l it freezes."
"Wext, wife, have sold Ponto ; I got
S50 for him."
1 You have" responded the delighted
spouse : "why that rids us of a pesi and
the fiity dollars will enatl-s us lo boy so
many good things Where is the money?"
- "Money ? Oh, I didn't get any cash. I
took two pups at S25 apiece V
Forgkt not to entertain strangers. In
Centreville, Ohio, the other day, three men
attempted lo brpak into the houe of a sol
dier's wife to rob her of a sum she received
hat evening. She was defended and one
of the house breakers killed by a wounded
soldier to whom the lady bad hospitably
given shelter.
A young girl from Illinois went to St.
Loui a few days ago and sold herself for
i an army subtiiote. When taken before
' the examinins mrgeOn, he ordered her to
strip, but ihis not exactly agreeing with her
snee of propriety, she ran out of the room
and concluded to give up soldiering until
they would take her word for being an able
boaied man.
Socme gentleman waited on a well known
baker, a short lime ago, lo request him lo
subscribe lo a certain charity. The banker
put down his name for S10. One of the
gentlemen ventured to expostulate on ihe
smallness of the sum, saying, "Baron, yonr
sons have put their names down lor S20
cash." "Oh !" said our modern Crocesus,
"that is all very well for my sons ; tbey
have a fattier who is a millionaire !"
A few days ago a young and pretty girl
stepped into a etore where a spruce young
man, who had long been enamored of her
but dared not speak, stood behind the coun
ler selling dry goods In order lo remain
as long as possible, she cheapened every
thing, at last she aaid, l believe you think
I am cheating you.' Oh ho,' said the
youngster, Mo me you are always fair.'
Well,' whispared the lady, blushing, at she
laid an emphasis on the word, 'I would not
stay here so long bargaining, if you were
not 60 dear.'
A young w:,man bad been converted al
a camp meeting. The minister had told
her that if she had faith, the Lord would
give her w hatever she would ask in prayer.
Believing implicitly in his words, she one
evening retired to a grove aud fervently
prayed ihe Lord to give her a man. It eo
happened than owl tat op in one of the
trees, and being disturbed, gave out a
who-o-o ! She thought the Lord had heard
her prayer, and only wished to know her,
choice. She was overjoyed, and with ihe j
j greatest
thankfulness of spirit, answered
C 1 r,-r '1 ir Mr I.nH mn w
Two Dollars per Annum.
NUMBER 9.
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A Wondrrfal Bof.
One of the most wonderful "of ihe won
derful children ol which his'ory has pre
sorted a tecord, i now in this city Master.
Dudley Waller the boy orator, bose aston
ishing memory and wonderful rhetorical
power have made him widely known
throughout ihe Vett His. remarkable tal
ents give him an extraordinary claim io
notice, and we deem it wor;h while to lay
before our readers ihe tacts ol tn origin
and developernetit. t
Dudley Waller is now only eiaht yeari
old, and wa b'crn in New V.-rk ciiy. His.
father was a na'ive of New . York city, of
German descent and hi mother was Irish
but lived in thi country eluce she was a
child. Master Dudley was but an orphan
when he was three years of age. The little,
lellow is indebted lor support, protection
and care to ihe lady whose name he bears
and who has adopted him. He has had al
most no schooling, bis precocity being
such that it was deemed dangesons " to al
low him to study. But bis love for books
was so great lhat be would ' abandon his
play at all times for a book. He learned to
read with great rapidity, and soon devel
oped the wondrous power of memory
which has made him iarnoos. It is said
that he bas never had any training ra elo
cution, and yet he speaks with a propriety,
beauty, passion and forca which would do
credit to any rhetorician ia tbe country.
He has been belore the public aboat three
years, meeting everywhere with the gieat
es and most deserved success, and win
ning the most flattering expressions of de-
light Irom ihe mot distinguished men of
the country. He comes to this city irom
Buffalo, where he bas been giving a series
of very successful exhibuVonV, and where
be received tbe most complimentary no
tices Irom the press.
Since be baa been in this city he haa
giiea two or three exhibitions private one
at ihe house ol S illman Win, Esq., on
Friday evening, wtiich was attended by
several ol our leading citizeas, and one oa
Saturday afternoon, al his rooms at the
Weddell, attended by the members of the
press and several other gentlemen. Al
both he succeeded in gWio ibe greatest
de'itgbi to all who listened lo him. He pos
sesses a robust form, the very irubodiment
oi grace and health, and the face of a boy
Adonis. His head is crowned with golden
curling hair his blue eyes are lull of merri
ment and bis singularly refined and clear
cut face bear ibe fresh fl is.i or ruddy heal h .
uhe.i he recites a piece a curious change
comes over bis teaiures. I hough coyisa
enough on other occasions, when be speaks
bis face a-su'mes an abstracted air, and
seems, in miniature, that ol a refiued and
cultivated man of twenty-five. His memo
ry ia slmosl wi:hout parraliel embracing
in its scope all that be reads and bears.
He is already master of tbe gems ia prose
and poetry ol our language, numbering
1 5i)0 different pieces His elocution and
acting are no lesss wotider:ul, and if, aa we
are loid, be has uever had a tutor are post
lively marvellous. We beard him give,
Bingen on the Khii e ;' 'The Charge of
the Light Brigade;' 'The Smack in School ;'
'Will the New Year come to-night. Mama;'
the dialouge between Sir Peter and Lady
Teazle, in the 'School lor Scandl,' and an
exiVact from RoDert Emmet's defense. Iri
these four widely differed! pieces be was
tally a3 successful as the best cf our elocu
tionists. I he latter piece, as aepecimeu of
impassioned and earnest declamation could
not be surpassed.
The little tellow is in all respects bat this
one, a child. He is only as far advanced
as other children. His bodily and mental
health is perfect. It is difficult to say what
he may not become Should be fulfill his
early promise, he will be the Admirable
Ctirich'on ol the present ganeraliou. Cnw '
land Leader.
High Prices in Washington. Artemos
Ward says he went to Washingtoo and pot
up at a leading hotel, where seeing the
landlord, he accosted him with
"How d'ye do, squire ? '
"Fifty cents, sir," was hia reply.
"ir !"
Half a dollar. We charge twenty-five
cents for lookiu' at the landlord, and fitly
cents for speakia' to him. If you wact sup
per, a boy will show you to Ihsdiniug room
for twenty five cents. Your room beiu' ia
the te.ith story, it wilt cost you a dollar ta .
be shown up there "
"How much do yoa ax a man for b re a th
in in this equ'n.omical tavern!" said I.
"Ten cents a breath," was his reply.
During a recent raid in Missouri a young
man was seized by guerrillas and compelled
lo drink whisky untill he was stupidly in
loxicatod. Before he could get sober, an
other gang seized him aad treated him ia
the same manner, and after lhat another
party, s that for the period ot four days he
was kept dead drunk ihe greater portiou of
he time. lie relates his , experience now,
with a graat deal of sober earnestness
We know several young men ia these
diggings, that would like lo be victimize ia
this manner, every day.
A modest young man, at a dinner part
the other day, put the following conoun
drum: "Why are IhoSi people who eat
tuikey, like babies!" No reply. The
modest man blushed and would have back-
ed out, but finally gave the reason : Be
cause they are lend of the breat " Twa
' middle aged ladies here fainted, aod the
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