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THE SONG OF UNION PRISONERS
From Dixie's Sunny Land.
AlB "twenty teaks ago." .
' . This son? is a savage satire upon the
War Department, which might have deliv
ered our suffering soldiers trom the horrors
. of southern prisons, long ago, had it not in
sisted upon the exchange of black for
, white men ,
Dear frieud and fellow soldiers brave,
Come listen to oor song,
About the rebel prions,
" And our sojourn there so Ion ;
.Yet our wretched siate and harhips. gret,
No one can understand,
But tho who have endured this fate,
In Dixie' niiy taud. .
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When'captured by the chivalry t1.)
. They stripped us to the skin,
But tailed to ive o back again, .
The value ot a pin,
Except some lousy rag of gray,
Discarded by lt.ir band ;
And thus commenced our prison life,
in Dixie' sunuy land. .
With a hot of guard surrounding us,
Each with a loaded gun,
Wtf were stationed in an ope,n place,
Exposed lo rain and sun ;
No tent or tree to shelter us,
We lay upon the sand
Thus side by side great numbe-s died
In Dixie's runny land.
This was the da'wy bill of fare,"
In thai seeeb aloon :
No sugar, lea or coffee there,
Al morning. night or noon ;
Bnl ,-a pint of meal, ground cob and all,"
Was rervd to every man,
And for want ot fir we aie it raw
Iu Dixie' riomy laud.
We were by the poor rations soon
Reducd to fkui and tone,
A lingering Marvaiton worse
Thau death I you can but own
There hii.dreds lay, both night and day,
Br far too weak to stand,
Tiil death-relieved iheir sutferings
In Dixie sunny land....
We poor survivors oft were tried,
- By many a threat and tribe,
To desert our glorious "Union cause,"
And join the rebel tribe ;
Thongri fai'i were w io leave the place,
We let ihem ondTiand,,
"We had raiher die than "thus disgrace
Oar'liag !" in Dixie' sunny land.
Thns dreary-days and nigh's ro'led by
.Yes, weeks and months onolJ,
Unnl that happy time arrived
When we were all paroled ;
Wi landed at Annapolis,
A wretched looking band,
But ulad to be alive and tree
From Dixie's sunny land.
How like a dream those days now seem,
In retrospective view.
Ait we regain oor wasted sirenath,
All dressed in "Uoion Blue"
The debt we owe our bitter toe
Shall not have loug io stand,
We'll pay ft with a venseance soon
In Dixie's sunny land.
' Seicc-np for a Wife,
' OR, 'GOOD- 45 WHEAT.
In the State of 1 1 linoi-a there was a certain
Tillage boasting of a tavern, three stores
four groceries, where from morning till
night and from night till early dawn, a per
on entering the town may find in the tav
ern, store, and groceries aforesaid, one or
roore groops of - persons playing cards
gambling Ijere is reduced to. a science the
. history of .the four kiriijs is thorocghly stud
ied,' and ' from the school boy io the grey
readed veteran, from the miss in her teena
to the mother of a large family, they are in
itiated Into the mysteries of the high, low,
jack, game righ: and left bowers, the hon
ors and the odd tricks.' One of the bes,
players io the Tillage was Major Smith, the
tavern keeper; or, as be expressed it, the
proprietor f the hotel a widower who
like. ' "; '; . . .
-"Jephtha, Judge of Israel,
- Had a daughter passing fair."
Fanny, the daughter, was one of the pret
tiest girls in tlje Tillage. ,The Jover of Fan
dj was, a young farmer, residing In' the
neighborhood, whom'we shall designate by
the name of Bob. - - f " ' "
ll happenedbat.oDa day before, harvest,
fha Touog man was detained in the village,
and night loond him as usual at the hotel,
ceated between the Major and bis daughter.
After dfttlury conversation between the
two gentlemen or the state of the weather,
the prospect of the approaching harvest,
important stapfes of conversation, (he Ma
jor asked Bob hc his wheat crop promis
J to yield. In reply he was told that the
I oacg farmer expected to have al least five
I jndred bushels. The Major appeared to
i idj tor a moraetit, then abruptly proposed
s ;am ot "old sledge," or seven p, the
:ke to be his daughter Fanny against the
., :p of wheat." This , of 'course, .the young
- a indignantly refused, becHUse he could
; bear the idea thaf the hand of her he
:i should be 'mads ihe sotject of a betj
at he shoo'd win his wife by gambling
asd perhaps because hs knew the j
BLOOMS
strong probability of losing both wheat and
i wife.
It was not n n lil the Major, with hi usual
obstinacy, had worn that unless he won
her he should uever have her. that the
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jjoungman was forced reluctantly to con
) Bent to play.
The table wa placed, candles lit, the
cards produced, and ihe player took their
eat, with Fanny between them, to watch
the progress ef the game. The card were
regnlarly shotileJ and cot, and it fell to ths
ijajurs iui io ueai. ine urst nana was;
olaved. nnrf Roh rr,au uh ,n m.
high, lew, game. Bobdeait. the Maior
again made thre to his opponents one
'Six io two,' said Fanny, with a sigh.
The Major, as he dealt the cards winked
kiiOTingly and said :
M'am good for the wheat, Master Bob.'
The old man turned up a trump it was a
spade. Fanny glanced at her father'
hand her heart sunk; he held the tray,
eight-spot, snd the kiriu. She then looked
at Robert's hand, and la, he had the ace,
queen, deure, and jnck, or knave. She
whispered to Bob to bes de did o.
Take it,' said the Major.
Robert led the dence, which th9 old man
took with his three spot; snd he then fol
lowed by playing the kinjr. Bob nntting
h l An0an nnin il Thfl T in r art n ..nin. .
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uin iiic muio auu K'j'Mlj; l!ie iah irtCK
with hi4fin2er, said :
'That's good as wheat.'
Is ;l v asked Bob. as he disnlared lotha'
astonishe.1 Major the ace and jack jet in
bis nande.'
Hiijh. low, jack, gift, and name' shoot-
eJ gorj
Out '" ejucola'ed Fanny
ri - -i,- . fa w v a
liootl as wheat a ided Boh, as he Hung
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his arm around ber nsck and kissed her.
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after that, when anything ocenred of a pleas
III Cine TllTie thpv wr rr.arrip.1 anA mvor
ant nature to the hppy couple ihey would
express their emphatic approbation of il by
the phrase 'Good as wheat.'
Sarria:c Extraordinary Sew esc for Cere
one Stamps.
A few evenings since, a pSy parly as- They have been subdued ty overwhelming
semMed in the "Garden District,' to wit- numbers. Bat to overcome iheir resent
nes the always interesting marriage cere- j ments and secure their future' amity will be
mony The bride elect was a beautiful found a mot difficult and delicate task. It
dan-inter of the Cr-scent Citr, and Ihe not do to make a parade ot .na;nanim-
bride-room a 2a!lant gentleman attached to ,
the Government
The bu7Z of general conversation pecn
liar to snch occasion was suddenly hush
ed when Ihe- bridal train was heard de
scending the stairs on its way :o the parlor.
At length the door opened, and, preceded
by one of our gravest and most popular di
vines the party washered in. It included,
of cocfse, principals, seconds, and imme
diate friends. The marriage ceremony was
perlurmed according to the impressive ser
vice of the EpUcepal Church, and when
there was uttered the solemn nod respon
sible announcement, by the officiating min
iter, "I pronounce you man and wife,"
one of ihe groomsmen, "takins advan'age
of ihe occasion." seized the bride by the
hand, drew her towards him, she evidently
willing to be the recipient of a congratu
latory ki-s. But judge of the surprise
and admiration which followed among all
present, when the bride, blushing and con
fused, was seen to have an "internal reve
nue stamp'pasted upon the center of her
fair forehead, while, at ihe same instant, a
similar "lax" appeared apon the intellect
ual front of the bridegroom !
It U harjly necessary to say that all this
was done by a government official who is
so liberal in his construction of the reve
noe laws that he deems the sacred rite of
marriage only legal when i? is sanctioned
by a revenue stamp. The "insignii" re
mained on the official parlies throughout
iLe evening, and the incident has caused
considerable fluttering among certain p3r
ties who hava recently married wiihout the
retenoe stamp attached.
It is well kuown that a title to a piece of
land is worthless wiihout a stamp. Why
should the title lo a wife, or to a husband,
be of less careful concern ? If the revenue
laws apply in such general terms to all
the transactions of life, and very properly
select for impost all the products of domes
tic industry, then the marriage ceremony
must be accompanied with the formula of
stamps, otherwise it might be declared ille
gal and subject ihe parties tn much domes
tic uneasiness. New Otlean Picayune.
How to get Happy The happiest man
in this world is the man ot moderate de
sires. Wealth is an enviable thing ; so is
disiinction ; so is power ; so is learning
so are all combined. - But be who enjoys
each or all ef these, and still vainly desires
more, is not happy. He is not contented ;
and discoateni ia infelicity. On tbe contra
ry, be who has but little, yet wants less, is
rich, for be has more than he needs, svhetb.
er it be booses or honors, eclat or private
enjoymentg, the result is the same. Then
what follows? This principle, viz ; dimin
ish yoor wants, and yon proportionately in
crease your means of gratifying them
This is easier than- acquiring priperty, yet
in effect it places yoa in the position of one
worth millions. . '
A Connecticut editor, having got into a
controversy with a cotemporary, congratu
lated himself that his head was safe from a
"donkey's heels." His coternpOTary as-
lately inferred from this, that be was una
BURG. COLUMBIA
Ocr Fatnre.
Iu dealing with a foreign enemy, supre-
many in arms may brine about a settlement
of the question in dispcte. The trial by
battle ended, the combatants qnietly resume
their respective separate missions in the
family of nations. Not sain a domestic
quarrel. If. alter a peace has been con-
qoered by the stronger party, the contest-
ants are to live under the same political
ruoi, eui.jBci 10 ;ne fame laws, ana oepenc -
ent for their welfare and ptogress upon mrj-
i ",aI ood wiM and co-PPertion in legisla.
. ' ru. -
finn and i n v m a vmi & 1 A ; ,1 . .ri..nl nn-
suits, something more is essential beside
triumph, upon the field of battle. Those
! Wh ha?3 confron,ed each other in deady
conflict, are not made friends by the simple
act of sheathing their swords. The hearts
so lafely inflamed with the passions of civ- i
, il strife must be attuned to the harmonies of
j tranquil companionship. The hands that ,
; have wielded the weapons of destruction, '
' must be clasped in concord. The hatchet ;
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; must be buried, and with it ihe animosities !
I that engendered or were engendered by con !
tention. Until that Is done, it cannot be
; said that peace dwells in the land.
j - The North has not passed unscathed the
j ordeal of war. Triumph has been achieved
at such a cost that tr.e pride ot victory is
, subdued by pamlul memories, and exulta -
. j slJs h 8o!ernn emo.ions jn8pirecl
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by retrospection. The chimes will be rang,
jthe cannons will boom, and the millions
will wear ho'iday faces, but beneath the i ment on the truculent civilian tone of cer
surface of popular rejoic'ms: there will be an tain newspapers less than a week ago. It
irrepressible sentiment of awe and sadness, i will be vain, said the AorA Americvn "to
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j bereaved. There are .'too many drops of '
j blood and too many bit'er tears upon the '
' 'iBrels of the North lo permit us to display.,
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: thern vanntinoly. Let ihem rest where they t
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mora .Tilla.1 ! r T-. rt rtr iho schAa i Ira .lafi.i t
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sad let '.he living seek new glories in open-
inz' the still much encumbered path of
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peace.
To overcome the physical reliance oT
the South was, after all, an affair of force
In their valor, their endurance, their mar-
tial skill and tile ir faith in the justice of '
their cause, they were equal to Ihe Nor h.
VT and lorbearar.ee. The quiet and onoJ.0fer whom fter many a b,00(ly fia,d anJ
tentaiioos extension to them of all ihe tights
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erve, in nine, io recor.cne w.eiu io me po
li ical corapanionbhip that it is proposed lo
fcrce upon them. If theyshould be corr.
pellad to re-enter the Union with the depri
vation of a single privilege that was theirs
at the comrrencemer.i of the s:rugg!e, the
spirit of sectional anugnnitm will remain,
and will be nursed and eicocrajed by the
recollections of defeat. The history of this
war will be taught to Sou. hern children as
the record of a struggle. not yet ended, and
the coming generation will be educated to
ha.e the conquerors cf their father, and to
rekindle the flame o
Oil llrf U fc r. iliuil V
portunity.
It U vain to hope that this future of antag
onism can be averted by p?op!irg the South
ern territory wiih emigrants from the North.
In a few years these Northern settlers would I
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oe :uent.ne i wnn ?oumern interests, ana
would tecorae the most earnest partisans of1
the doctrines of their adopted section. The!
past has demonstrated this ; for, among the
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most bitter and violent secessionists, were
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those of Northern origin, and particularly
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those who were born and bred in the Ne
England S ales. '
i: the ?ouih is to be nek. :ti subjugation !
by immense standing armies, our repobli- '
canism must be relinquished. The States !
would be powerless to resist the progress of ;
centralization ; and an authority supported j
by bayonets would gradually overshadow
all local governments, cor trol the elective'
franchise, and create a miti'ary despotism.
Our condition, during the past four years,
of ulter submission to the Federal, will, has
proved how readily such a system of gov
vermenlcan be thrust even upon an enlight
ened and courageous people
If
the present administration desires to
perpetuate its power, acd subserve the in- i
lerests of its faction at the expense of the J
liberties of Ahe coantry, it. has, perhaps, a j
the presest crisi, such an opportunty as is j
rarelv offered to nnscruDnloos ambition. i
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There will be found parasites enongh of
central power among the numerous stipen
diaries of the Government, and the mush
room aristocracy that has uprung op among
lhe many misfortunes of civial strife. A
large3tanding army, officered at the discre
tion of the Federal Government, could be
relied upon to sustain any system that ne
cessitated the existence of such a standing
army. The public press tobsidized or con
trolled by arbitrary power, would become
an instrument of, rather than a protection
against tiracny, and ihe masses would have
to rely upon revolution for iheir redemption.
Such are the perils that threaten tbe Re
public as it emerges, shattered and impov
erished, from lhe. furnace of civil war. But
the danger may be averted by removing at
once, between the North and Sonth, the re
lations of conqueror and conquered.' Let
perfect political equality between lhe sec
tions be established, let the sovereignty of
the States bs acknowleged, let the necessi
ty for a standiog army be canceled, and a
policy of conciliation inaugurated, and the
Republic may resume iu natural career of
freedom, prosperity aad progress. N. F.
COUNTY, PA.'. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1865.
j Grant and Lee. ;
( On the tomb of a gallant soldier of former
days, it is recorded in his honor that, when
made a prisoner of war he chose to share
j the fortune of his men, and, remaining with '
! them, paid the forfeit of his life, a victim to
' disease Let ns, in our moment of triumph, .
i remember that this is General Rober' E ;
! Lee's distinction, and that by remaining I
j with the gallant men who had fought under i
i rum, a voluntary prisoner, he secured, at
, the bands of an enemy as magnanimous as
himself, not merely mercy but senerosity.
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.. wo. one can reaa ine eorresponoence . peo
f lisbed yesterday, between Gram and Lee,
1 withont bein struca, not merely with the
2reeable revelations it makes of the ind
1 vidual characters of the men, but with 'the
troth that, aUer all, the generous instincts of
oar nature have more ready developement
in the hearts of true soldiers than of others
who bear and encounter less suffering and
danger. Thre is no word of harshness'
There is no tone of assumption, no sicjns of
humiliation. On (he sworJ which is sur
rendered, there is no stain. The blade of
victory reposes in its scabbard and is not
brandished or flourished over a fallen foe.
In fact, the foe neither falls nor kneels ; he
yields with grace and dignity. And what a
comment is there in General Grant's dicta-
! tioa or exaction of easy terms bis permit
ting, nay, offering to his captive, rank and
file, the privilege of going home and re-
I maining quiet till exchanged. What a corn-
-eek io ""r?e. IulDro rm.iDns ii re
deal thus leniently with the chiefs of this
one. With the leaders who created and
wielded (he machinery of the rebellion we
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can make no terms. EpecialU with such
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( States army, who have waged war. against
the reoublic thev had sworn to serve, can
it j
we have neihing Jo do. Such a crime is
I onDardanable.'' "Awav ." shrieked the
j Preys, ''away, . then, wiih the pretext that
; this wretchediinara'e has'any claims to :he
consideration of the American Govern
ment." How summarily did General Grant brush
away such vindictive trash, ar.d how gladly
and generously, wiihout a word of insult :
or reproach, did he meet, on term of per-
feet equality, his fel'ow soldier, a victory
frustrated mancrovre, is the - highest glory!
he has wen. Mr. S'anton s congratulatory
despatch lo General Grant proves that the j
Administration approve a ! that he ha
done, and said, and written and even if it ,
did not, the soldier's word of honor was;
j pledged, and no power on earth could ef- ;
i feet its violation. No one belter than Gen
i Grart knows bow precious is a bloodless !
victory. It was made matter of reproach
to him by such a man as Butler that he
was regardless of human liTe, and cared
not how many a friend cr fee he irr mo!-a!ed. (
Th answer to this is in the firit words he
a(3(lre?5eJ ,Q Genera, Lee; in which he
gested surrender ' as a means of saving
bloodshed." .He bad fcnjht too often ar d
too long his brave antagonist to wish, with
out necessity, to fight him again, even in
rlacnilr Sni!i a man ns Roller, filled with
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fierce resentment and a consciousness ot
ingratitude, would, with ihe poor remnant
t of Lee's wated legion? hemmed in by
mntiitndei.. have reiniced in a bloodv sacri-
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i fice, and the more rpjoiced in it becanse it
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i involved no personal peril to himed. Iot
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so, we are happy to say, the successful
whf) he afmIe(( of
the Nor.h of Genera, Lee. the victori-
ous North, still his countrymen, can afford,
in his-raoment of disaster, lo speak gently
and 2enerons! and lo do him at least ihe
poor justice to concede that he shared the
dark fcrtone, of RoIdier8 with the same
chivalry wiih which he had so often led s
them to victory Age
Cow About Recraitinj.
Thfc snrrender of Lee's army suggest the
inquiry as to whether recruiting
is to be
continued in the Northern States under the
t President's last call for troops. It is qnita
unlikely that there will be any organized '
rebel army east of the Mississippi a month
hence, or any further bloodshed after the
expiration of that lime. Beyond the Mis- i
sisslppi, in Southwestern Louisiana and
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Texas, there raav be some show of rebel- i
lious force, but, at the most, it cannot f
amount to very much. The aclcal fighting
over, and the necessity for strong garrisons
al strategic or otherwise important points
in the South is removed., and of course the j
Government will not neei to keep in the j
field an- army as large as that which it has j
maintained for three jears past. Taking!
all these considerations into view, it seems
hardly necessary that the administration
should persist in demanding the 300,000
soldiers called for br the President's last
proclamation. 'Estimating the number of i
raa w A n an aslltS SI a W A tt n A fi " fnr t .1 1 XT J
UiCM IJV n ill Ull ITU srw&vsww tM w
at 600,000. it is probable lhat by the close
of the year not more than 300,000 will re.
main4 owing to the fact thatthfe term of ser
vice of a large portion of our soidiers will
expire between the present time and Janua
ry, 1866. These 300,000 men will be more
than will be actually needed, even allow
ing which is not improbable lhat the par
ly in power will insist upon retaining under
arms a large military forco. "N
Tbe best mode of settling the matter
would seem to be for the suthorities to an-
having ceased, recruiting should also cease;
but, in case it should be deemed necessary
hereafter to put more men under arms, de
mand would be made upon those localities
which have not filled their quotas, under
the present call. Such a course would be
at once economical and politic. It would
relieve communities of the heavy expense
incurred by raising soldiers an item of
grave importance in a time like this, when,
in addition to the immense national debt,
every town, every county, and every Siate
is burdened with unprecedented financial
indebtedness. It would also reduce the cur
rent expenses of the Government, w hich is
likewise a consideration not to be overlook
ed. Moreover, true policy indicates that as
soon as the tremendous pressure of this war
is partially removed, the industry of the na
tion should be turned, as far as peosible,
ioto its ordinary channels, that its products
may be applied to restoring (he country to
the sta'e of prosperity in which the war
round it.
Should the Administration adopt a course
similar to that outlined above, we would
suggest to Governor Fenton and the Legis
lature that the State bounty bill, involving
th iu incr of l.ntaU io the amoont of thirty
million dollars, be repealed. The S'ate, al
ready heavily in dst, needs te money,
and should k'P eaer n ave it when once
the necessity ir fper.iJn, it is removed.
N. Y. IVoibl.
Romance of the Divorce Court.
The particulars of an extraordinary case
in connection with the Divorce Court have
reached me, which, although reading like
a romance, are nevertheless strictly true.
For obvious reasons I shall no, mention
names. The facts are, however, as follows:
Not long after the late Sir Cress well Cress
wel was installed as Judge Ordinary, an
ofli?er of her Maiestys'service, whom I shall
describe as Mr. A. presented a petition for , wa8 wi,I) hisj.sister.a few years older,
a divorce from his;wife on the usual ; a!one at their home, Jtheirlparents being ab
grounds. The fmx pas of the lady (an Irish ; ,eDt- A,,er ome t'rr.e.Faiiuy the little girl,
woman I should mention) occasioned much hearJ her brother, call, and on searching,
pain and surprise to her friends, a her con- the fnl him in the well, into which he
duct previous to the unfortunate, venouement had accidently fallen. The well is about 60
had been unexceptionable as a wife and feet Jeep, and'eontains 30 leet. of .water.
mother. The correspondent in the case, But the brave little fellow was lying on bis
also an officer in the army, whom I shall back on the surface of the water, pressing
call Mr. B, made the lady al the repara ion hi" head and feet against the opposite sides
in his power and married her. She was of the wall to keep himself from sinking !
subsequently received in society in India, Fanny at once loweredthe rope andjcalled
where her antecedents were not too critical- ' to Benjaroan lo seize it and ''holdjon" lo it.
ly examined, bat in three years afterward He did so. 'aidinghis upward;way'with his
Mr. B died, and she was left a widow. ) feet against the walls. All the while the
Having no longer any lie in India, she girl waer.couraging himjto "hold tight."
returned io England, whither tte had been , As he rose to the curb shJtook him by the
preceded by Mr. A and his three little chi!- ; collar and he wait, saved !.,VhatJ were the
dren. Having taken up her residence in a thoughts of the little boy as he floated ia
fahionabIe town, in a midland county, ! lhat dismaljplace ? The intense'solicitude
celebrated lor the curative prgper'.y of its of ihe little girl and her boundless 'jay on
waters, Mrs. B soon obtained admission to , bis deliverance, may be imagined not de
good society, as a widow of a British officer, scribed."
and a very beautiful and attractive woman
to boot. Here, after an interval of nearly j A School for Boys. The printinf office
two year, she aaain encoun'ered Mr. A, j has proved a belter college to many a boy,
and the result is that ihey have again mar- has sraduatedmore useful and conspicuous
ried. The cbilJ;eu cf Mr. A have no: re- j members of societv, has brought out more
cognized their mother, and all they know ia intel'ect and turned it into practical, useful
that "pappa married a widow." Beat this j channel, awakend more minds, generated
in a sensation noval if yoti can. If the cir j more active and elevated thought than
cumstances of this extraordinary case were many of the literary colleges of the conn
related with critical accuracy and were I , try. If a boy commence in mch a school
to give the re! initials of ihe parties, they I as the printing office his talents and ideas
could be easily i-Jnri Ss J. They affjrd the ; are brought out, and if he is a careful ob
only iilus:ration on record of the ruling pas-! server, experience in his profession will
sion s'rong in divorce. Correspondent of the ' contributeore towards an ednca'ioi than
Belfast Letter. '( can be obtained in almost any other man-
A Story of am Atjm. The atom char
coal which floated in th9 corrupt atmos
phere of the oid volcanic aes, was absorb
ed into the leaf of a fern when ihe valleys !
became green and luxuriant ; and there, in i
i's proper place, it received the sunlight )
and the dew, aiding to fling back to heaven
a reflection of heaven's go'.J, aid at the
s
same time to build a tougn fiber ot the l
plant. Ihe atom was consigned to the
tomb when the water submerged the jnn
gled valley. It had Iain there thousands of
years, and a month since was bronsht ir.to
irif- i ii aL'ti iu Lirurii ill a &.fiwi:ik u Li a .
-
Il shall be consumed to warm our dwellings,
cook onr food, and to make more ruddy and
and cheerful the eanh whereupon our chit-
dren play ; it shall combine wiih a portion
f - j , - x ,
of the invisible atmosphere, ascend upward
as a curline wreath to revel in a mazy
dance high up iti the blue ether ; shall
reach the eann aeain and entrapped into
the embrace of a flower ; shall live in vel
vet beauty on thecheek of tbe apricot; shall
pass into the human body, giving enjoy
ment to the palate and health lo the blood ;
shall circulate in the delicate tissues of !ha
brain; and aid, by entering into some new
combination, in educing the thoughts
which are now being uttered by the pen
It is but an atom of charcoal ; it may dwell
one moment in a stagnant ditch, and the
next be flushing on the lip of beauty ; ft
may now be component of a limestone rock,
and the next an ingredient in a field of po
tatoes; it may slumber a thousand years
wiihout undergoing a single change, and,
the next hour pass through a thousand ; and
after all, it ia only an atom of charcoal, and
occupies only its own place wherever it
may be. Hibbard's tlJ3ramb!es and Bay )
Leaves."
That was a smart youngster who, hear
ing bis mother remark that she was fond of
music, exclaimed, "Then why don't you
bay me a drum ?"
Uhcomfortable. To be seated at the fable
opposite a pretty girl, witb a plate of bot
til rv oi
From the Sunday BJercury.
LINCOLN'S PICTUIiE.
Tell us of bis fight with Douglass,
How his spirit never fails ;
Tell us of his manly bearins,
Of his skill at -splitting rails.
Tell ns he's a second Webster,
Or, if better, Henry Clay ;
That he's full of genial humor,
Placid as a summer day.
Call him Abe, or call him Abram
Abraham Yi all the same ;
Abe will smell a sweet as either,
We don't care about the name.
Say he's capable and honest ;
Loves his country's good alone ;
Never drank a drop of whiskey,
Wouldn't know it from a stone.
Tell again about the cord wood
Seven cords or more a day ;
How each night tie seeks his closet,
There alone to kneel and pray.
Tell us ho resembles Jackfon.
Save he wears a larger boot ;
And is broader 'cross the shoulder,
And is taller by a foot.
Any lie you tell we'll swallow,
Swallow any kind of mixture ;
But O, dor.'t we beg and pray you
Don't, for God's sake', show his p'c'ure I
A Miraculous Escape. The Danville
Amcticnn a few weeks since gave the fol
lowing account of the miraculous escape of
a boy from death :
"The most remarkable escape from death
we have heard of, lor some time, is that ol
Be t'jamin, son of Wm. Simmons of Maho
ning Township, in this county. Benjamin
" boul t0ren St9 !J. "d on last Friday
r.er.
The United Sta'e Sanate has chosen a
printer for Secretary, a printer Sergent-at-Arms,
while a primer has just retired from
the Vice President's chair. . In the House a
prin;er has been elected Clerk, a printer
postmaster, and on the first Monday in De-
l Cember. 1H63 the Hnn of nnrpantu:liiii
! ' ,-... i
. cle a priuter for their foreman or sneak
er ; and also of four'.een gentlemen who had
filled the office of Mayor, of Washington,
j six were printers, nameiy ; Kapins. Uales,
j Seaton, Weijihtrnan, Furce, and Towers.,
I c -r- r
i .roGus For otTTrNG. ine lo owin rr.av
I be of serviC(J lo Iho5C wno wonlJ haTe a
! eh:,b(.n fnr , lSp . T .,..
j nol more lhan uVee or our day9 0,jt and
bave a canJIe or ,amp . holJ lhe in
- - j -r n r - w
lamp : noid me egg in
one hand with the broad end upwards close
fo the candle ; place the edge of the other
hand on the top t)f the egg, and yon will
immediately perceive the incubation end.
Some peoble can tell a pullet from a roost
er. The mark for a rooster is crosswise
and a pullet lengthwise. Another way is to
place your tongue on the large end of the
egg, and you will find a 6trong heat if fresh
and good, and the less heat if old and doubt
J ful. Eggs pot up for batching should never
be put in a damp cellar, as dampness de
stroys this heat.
Thit wai agood joke on a young and
gallant Hoosier officer, who, on reciving a
note from a lady "requesting the pleasure
of his company" at a party to be given at
her house, on the evening designated, took
bis volunteers and marched them to the
young lady 's residence. When it was ex
plained to him that it was himself alone
who had been invited, be said : 'By golly,
the letter aid company, and 1 thought the
Udy wanted to see all my boys."
A little urchin, in the Sabbath School
at G-
was asked, a few Sundays ago,
VWbat Jesus said when he knew Judas had
betrayed him to the Jews?" He scratched
NUMBER 26.
An Jfrral by the fcnnly Commisjloneri
Notice is 1 ereby giyeh that an sppea
will be held by the County Commissioners
in the several townships, in the County of
Colombia, at the places aud times specified
as follows : . ,
In Madison township, on Monday the
24th of April, inst., at Ihe public house of
K. A. Smith, in Jerseyiown. In Greenwood
and Fine, on Tuesday the 25th of April, at
ihe public house ol John Leggolt, at tola.
In Sugarloaf, Jackson and Benton, on Wed
nesday and Thursday lbe.26th and 27th of
April, at ihe public house ol John J Stiles,
in Benton. In Fishingcreek, on Friday the
28th of April, at the public house of E.
Uuaugst, at the Forks. In Orange and Mi.
Pleasant, on Saturday the 29ih of April, al
the public house of Samuel Everett, in Or
angeville. In Hemlock and Montour, on
Thursday the 4th of May, at the public
house of John Hariman, in Buckhorri. Iu
Scott and Centre, on Friday the 5th of May,
at the public house of John Grover. in Cen
tre In Briarcreek and Berwick, on Satur
day the 6;b of May, al Ihe public house of
J. I Sibbet, in Berwick. Iu MifHin, on
Monday the 8ih cf May. al the public house
of John Keller, in Mifflinville. In Mains
and Beaver, on Tuesday tbe 9;h ol May, at
the public houe of Wm. Slmman, in
Maineville. . In Locust and Koariogcreek,
on Wednesday and Thursday the 10th and
11th of May, at the public house of John
L Hurst, in Slabtown. In Conyngham, on
Frit' ay the 1 2th of May, at the public boose
of Reuben Wassar, in Conyngham. In
Ca'awissa and Franklin, on Saturday the
13th of May, al the public house of Jacob
KiMler, in Catawissa township. In Bloom,
on Monday the 15th of May, at the Com
missioners' Office, in Bioomsburg.
Also, al the same times and places ihe
State Militia enro'lment, as made in No
vember last, will be revised and examined
by the Commissioners, and all persons hav
ing causes and claims for exemption will
attend if they think proper.
By order of the Commissioners.
R. C FRUIT, Cletk.
Commissioners office, )
Bioomsburg, April 5th, 1865. j
Cure roa Diptheria. An exchange giTes ,
the following core for diptheria .
A poultice made of the yolk of an egg
and fine salt, of a paste-like consistency, lo
be put on the throat, 'and kept on thirty
minute, unless sooner dry. If a child bs
very feaverish the poultice should be repea
ted. A wash or gargle should also be pre
pared and used of equal parts of fine salt
and alum mixed with vinegar. For a very
severe case, make a wash for the throat. of
blood root, golden seal and pulverised bay
berry. We are credibly informed that in
every instance where these simple reme
dies have been applied, the 6ufTerer has
recovered.
A Competent Jury. The following para
graph is clipped from a Doyleslown, (Pa )
paper, published in 1823 :
"The Jury which condemned Lechlerto
be hung, iu Lascaster county, drank daring
their sittings, which was seven days, only
145 q'uirts of tn'ne, brandy, gin, Sec. Two of
them it i said drank nothing the remain-,
ing ten must have been competent lo judjie
between Lechler and the Commonwealth,
at tbe end of lhat time, lhat is, afer drink
ing about two quarts and a pint a day eaeht
for seven days. They rendered a verdict of
guilty, and th9 man was hung."
Marking Down the Goods It is said that
the elegant Mrs. Rush wife of our Minis
ter to England many years since porchas.
ed a splendid shawl in the Strand. As sh
wended her way homeward, people stop-
ped, turned and gazed at her figure as she
passed. Not a little pnzz'ed was fehe at
the painful notoriety attending her home
ward walk, til! she reached her parlor and
threw off her cashmere shawl. She then
discovered that thft salesman had forgotten
to remove the ticket pinired on the article,
and which read, ih larje capitals, ''Very
chaste aad cheap at 50 !"
Cure fob the K:dnet Worm. The fol
lowing receip', has in no instance failed lo
core hogs of a di&eae very generly fatal,
the Kidney Worm. I have had 'hem 60 bad
that they would drag iheir loin for a week,
and with all the experiments I could try
they would die. Three applications of from
a half to a tea spoonful of rat bans given '
in an apple or a potato, for three days has
always effected a cure. The rats bane
should be good, and I say with confidence,
there is no injury lo be sustained from its
use to swine.
The Newburyport (Ma-s.) Herald says
that Mr. Garrison this year proposes to dis
continue the Liberator newspaper, and will
use his influence for the disbanding of ihe
American Ami Slavery Society. Why
shouldn't he? All the Republican papers
now are Liberators'," nnd the Govern
ment tself is nothing more nor less than a
grand Anti Slavery Society ! Why keep up
rival organizations for the same purpose?
Garrison's work is done. He has got Lin
coln, Seward, aud the war democrats in the
harness. Let the old veteran retire on his
laurels.
A Prominent bachelor politician on
Kennebec, remarked to a young lady
soapstoue was excellent lo keep the
warm in bed.
"Yes," said the young lady, who
Ihe
that
lee'.
had
been an attentive listener, "but some gen
tlemen have an improvement on that which
you know nothing about."
Tho bachelor turned pale and maintained
wistful silence.
We frequently hear ol our generals cap
turing "pieces of artillery." Whai's the
use of continually capturing pieces?" sars