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VOLUME 4.
DIRECTORY.
tf.isr or ii)sr offices.
p jSt O Sees. rost M titers. Jhstrtets.
v ..',cl Station Enoch Rec-se, lihieklick.
o tn elltown, William M. Jones, Carroll.
v;.,riiiTii. Daiil. Litzinger, Chest.
Vjueui High,
A. U. i.rooiis, i mivi.
Win. W. Young, Washint'n.
L'.' Ji 50 II,
K'jinibur
John Thompson, hbeiisuurg.
uVj-.i Timber, li.xac Thompson, yhjte.
J. M. Christv,
G a 1 1 i t z i n .
U.-ailock,
' .:.'.: a now a,
f. -.uvtlo,
rsLiieral Feint,
.4 .
1 lattivilic,
i iseian J.
s. Augustine,
;alp Level,
S ):in:ia,
tj pnmerhill.
i limit,
V." ihfiore,
Wn. M'Jough,
I. E. Chandler,
M. A.Uesberger,
II. YVissinger,
. . Durbin.
Woshl'n.
Johnst'wn.
Lorctto.
Concm'gh.
M an?ter.
A !.! re vv J Fermi, Susqhan.
Cr. W. How man, White.
Wm. ltyan, Sr., Cicar!i-M.
'JcorgeCourad, Richland.
II. M'Colgan, Washfn.
It. F. Sluk, Croyle.
Mii3 M. Gillespie, Washt'n.
Morris K-.-il, S'nierhill.
CSiS. RC'IIES. MIX1STCBS, &c.
Pres'oterian Kev. D. Habison, Pastor.
Preaching; every Sabbath morning at 10 j
o'c''ck, ami in the evening nt 3 o'clock. Sab
...ith Sdioo! at 1 o'clock. A. M. l'rnycr mect
i.:,' evc-i v Thursday evening at 0 o'clock.
Jlrt'tc'ist i:tic-iil Ch urch lit v. S. T. Si'OW,
l,!H..'.wh.i- in charge. Rev. W. Lo.vu. Af-sis-tt
it. Preaching every sjahbath. alternately
at' io?. .lock in the inurning. or 7 in the
tvenir'g. Sabbath School at J o'clo k, A. NL
rr.iyer'necting every Thursday evening, ut7
o'clock.
'f!c'i lnl:PnJ-)it Rnv T.l. R. Rowell,
Rjst.T. Frc I'.hiiig every Sabbath morning at
:o o'clock, in the evening at 0 o'clock.
S -.bb Uh S.-ho,..I s.t 1 o'clock. F. M. Fmyer
mocting on the fust Monday ewuing of each
t i Kith : and i,n every Tuesd iy. Thursday r.i..
la ' evening, eicepting the hrst week m
each month.
f atcinisUc MelhilUtV.v.v Jous Williams,
J;..t r. Freac'uiiifi- everv Sabbath evening at
2 'J o'clock. Sabb.uU School at 10 o'clock.
A M Priver mect'ng every Friday evening,
a: 7 o'clock. Society every Tuesday evening
.-.t 7 o'clock.
JJUayV.Ev. W. Li oyd. Pastor. 1 reach
in T everv Sabbath morning at. 1" o'clock.
ltrt;eitlar hu Re. Paviii Jkm;i s.
Pa.tor. Frjiich rig every -abbath evening at
Z i.'chick. Sabbath School at at 1 o'clock, V. .M.
Cjih,,:;- Rev. M. J. Mitchell, Fastor.
Services every Sabbath morning at H. o'clock
aad Vcsncrs at 1 0 cic-cic :n tuc eciuig.
KJ5CAsrn:EiCi hails.
MAILS AUKIVK.
Eastern, dallv, at 1H -'tloek, A. M.
Wcu-r;i, '" at 1 H o'clock, .A M-
MAILS rhOz,:-:.
Eastern, dai'v, at B o'clock. P. M.
Wcjti i'i. " at fa o'clock, F. M.
tsifTht mails from Rutler.Tndiana.Strongs
to va, He, arrivo on Thursday ol each ycck,
nr 5 o'clock, 1'. M.
L;ave Ebeasturg on Friday of each week,
i.t a A. M.
Tii k mails fVom N-.vman's Mills, Cnr-r.-lit.iivn.
Jcc, arrive o:i M viday, Wednesday
fc::d Fridiv of cieh week, at 3 o'clock, F. M.
Leave Ebenibtiri on T.i-sdivs, TUurJays
arid Saturdays, at 7 o'clock, A. M.
CRIMSON STATION.
Wen 3 lit. Express leavei at 8.H3 A. M.
FUila. Exjifci A 51
" Fast Line " M.
Emigrant Tr;.in 2.iCl. M.
E:st Exi.rcss Truiu " .-13 F. M.
Fast Line " 3 'JdA.M-
" Mail Train " ' A. M.
WILMORE STATION".
West lit Express leaves at 0.01 A. M.
P.iiU. Express " t'.4"A.M.
Fast Liu'.- " 0.--CP. M.
r..,at -Kxnrc-ss Trair " 8.1-1 M.
- F..!,t Li:c " 2 bii A. M.
M nl Tiain u . 10.01 A. M.
::Ja;!y, cicept Mondays.
car sty orricKiis.
J i l jc r.f the Courts President, II n. Ceo
Taylor, Hinting Ion; Associates, George V
Lidey, Henry C Devine.
J'r jl'i J.'i ( ir;--Joseph M'Do:l:'dd.
JLnjUtcr anil Utr.ofhr Ed.vard F. Lytic.
iHterijf John liuck.
iy-.ti.rict At'.jr.ie:. Philip S. Noon.
C--.i i'ii 0 i iii i'ontr.1 James Cooper, Pe
r J. Lt:le, J I n Cs is j 1 ell.
TriKurcr T nomas Callin .
1'oor Ilf ise Directors William Douglass,
Ceorgc Iehiny, Irwin Rntledge.
Pojr llxne Treasurer George C. K. Zahm.
Mfrcnuide Arttiscr John I'ancll.
AxUtors John F. Stnll, Tuo.uis J. Nel
0ii, Edward R Donnrgan-
Ca.it; Sdrcy-'r. Hen'y Scr.nlan.
Coroner. -James S. Todii.
Si'jI. of Common ScKocls Henry Ely.
r.:i5:s?5L'2iG isor. offic:kks.
J'niicts of lUe recce. Uavid II. Roberts
llarrrson Kinkead.
J'rj.is George Huntley.
School Director E. J. Mills, Dr. John M.
Jones, Isaac Evans.
K A ST W, T! D.
C ,n fthle Thomas Todd.
Toiai C, i city.n. Davis, Daniel J. Davie,
1. J. Waters, John Thompson, Jr., David W.
Jones.
Injectors John W. Roberts. L Rodgers.
Jii-lje of lH.fclion Thomi'S J. Davis.
Assessor Thorn is P Davis.
v.kst war a.
ContiaKleM. M. O'Neill.
'Tour. Cuuic.'l William Kittell, II. Kinkead,
IL L. JuV.iiston, Edward D. Evans, Thomas J.
Williams,
In-peetoit-mJ. D. Thomas, Robert Ev.ios.
Juiln of 't 40 1 ion John Lloyc.
Aisestor Richard T. Davis.
EBENSBURG, PA,, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, I8G2.
Select I3octrn.
"Good-n'ght V Its simp'c accents roll
With thrilling cadence thro' the soul,
Swaying with strangest power.
Our heart-strings vibrate to its tone,
We say, with sad, despairing moan,
''Tis past, that happy hour !"
Good-night !"' The tones are ling'rlng yet j
We would not, if we co ild. forget !
Thro' memory's open door,
From silent halls of our dear past,
Come those from whom we parted last,
In thy sweet days ot yore.
-Good-r.ightF' Warm lips to onrs nr: prcss'd.
And dear arms clasp with love's caress,
As purling words are sid.
Rut now we see each '-vacant chair,"
Our outstretched hands grasp opeu air
Our early loves are dead.
Adown the track of by-gone days
We see hope's firelight brightly blaze,
And tears fall down like rain.
Some friends are changed and sonic are dead.
Some Lopes forgotten, some are fled
And some were but in vain.
Dear hope and faith say, '-"Weep no more!''
They wait u on the blissful sho:e
Of fairest, fadeless light.
There, we shall dwell where joy ne'er ends,
There v.e shall clasp the- hands of friends
Who bade us here 'Good-night!''
In one of ! lie principal streets of a great
citv fctood a large boarding house, wlioc
white niarblu 1 son t and general air be
spoke the as iaCucrncy st' its inmates. One
cuuM tell it wa a boa riling house lnnii
the many faco, fair and plain, sitting ai
or near the windows. It was live o clock
the lashioiiuLlc dinner hour.
Already' the public drawing rooms and
private parlors were tilled with uiuh and
beauty. In one, a bevy ot" lair women
were grouped together, talking rapidly
and excitedly.
"I tell you, it is very strange. Jane
saw him cume uut nt her room twice to
day; and lut night, alter the southern
train came in, at one o'clock, he vveul
.ifraight to her uoin I"
'Are ou sure y.u can rely on June's
word, Chira? I know 1 s.houid net trust
Uiy muid iu a similar case. Ihey are ail
tond ot the uiurvellous."
'You are really complimentary, Miss
JJradiev. It ou keep servants who-e
word you cannot tru-t, 1 do not.
"Ihc halls are dimly lighted at that
hour," said another kindly voice; "per
haps it was Mr. Lrecs she saw."
'No; Mr. Leeds has da.k hnir and
oves. This man had lair hair and blue
ey es t ea 1 a r i s t ec ra t i c 1 oo k i n g, J a u o sa i I . "
"For pity's sake, dt let. that poor Mrs
Leeds alone .f course it was some rela
tive, or he would not be uoiiig to wake
her up at that time of night. As for be
ing iu her room in daytime, that is in. th
ing .dia:ij;c it' he had gone thirty times.
At a hotel; one's room is one's home, and
who wants to run to tke drawing looms
to see every one that c.U.?"
'Well, i t'gree wit It Clara Wilbur,"
said another voice.. do not think we
should notice Mrs. Leeds any more. I j
shan't, lor u3. She i too secretive and
mysterious.'
"I shan't notice her, either'
'Nor I nor 1," said one and another.
"Well, ladies, I am very soiry lor the
cotir?c ou have taken for my part, I
condemn it. I cannot blame Mrs. Leeds,
if she is not disposed to be conimuir.eal i ve
regarding her lamily affairs. 1 believe.
she has some sorrow that we do not know
t :. . ;.. I...,. i,..l.
sweet face touches mo. I, for one, shall
treat her politely having seen nothing to
cause me, to eo otherwise. Vc, none of
us, have more than a speaking acquain
tance with her, at any rate. It is not at
all likely .-he would con tide her troubles,
or the motives of her actions, to almost
strangers," and the lady pasted into an
adjoining room.
"Dear me ! how independent we are !
It si ems'to me Maty Uradley plumes her
self a great deal upon her Wealth."
-Oh, Clara! how can you say t-o ?"
sa:d the kindly voice be I ore nn nlioi.cd.
"Mary has less pride, and cares less lor
luoncv, than any of us.'"'
"Will, she needn't be 0 wonderful
j-traight-laccd but, girls, there comes
jciieial Lane. Let us get up our Veiy
prettiest uniles "
A tall, noble form, in full regimental.
clotpruil, ki!i, epaulets, etc et.tered
the ruom. lie was a baiid.-ome man of
j fiftydark eyed vud olive s-kinucd the
beau of the house. '1 hough fifty years
t hud passed over his head, his lolty form
! was vet unbent, eud bis heart as' youug a
it was twenty years ago. lie was a noble
specimen of manhood; and nothwithstan
ding his half century, not one of the lair
beauties around him would have refused
him her "lily hand"- for was he not
handsome and weall hy ' And, nHhrvigh
lie had seen many a bloody Ik-Id, his deep
voice was almost gentle, and an a'm 19 1
womanly tenderness brooded iu his eyes.
As he approached the ladies, he aiti :
"(Jood eveuing, fair damos. What is
the news ?"
"General ! you have jut missed a rare
dish of scandal. Mrs. Leeds was lone to
a turn.' I am sory you missed i;."
"No need for sorrow, my dear young
lady ; as 1 was sitting out 0:1 the veran
dah, enjoying my cigar, 1 heard it all. 1
suppose I should have move I, but I was
too lazy, and you were talking so loudly 1
did not suppo.-e it was a secret."
Clara Wilbup "wilted" down cansider
abiv, lor it was her en-tjm to do the solt
and gentle before the General.
"What do vou think ol Mrs. Leeds?''
asked the gentle Maud Miller.
"Wcli, Miss Maud, I think she is beau
tiful, graceful, and a perlict lady. If she
were a widow to morrow, 1 would try to
win her."
As he finished speaking, two person
came peeing slowly down the broa 1 hail.
J he woman was slight and graceful, with
daik hair and eyes. She wore a rube o!
black velvet, her only ovnaui -nis being a
coral bt' och, cla-pitcr a collar of rich 1 ie'
aruu.d her white throat, and the com!
comb that confined her jetty en ls. The
'enihi:i:m was "tall and aristocratic,"
with "fair loiir and blue eyes' ' being,
d uiblh'.-s, the identical man that "Jane"
had seen enter Mrs. Leeds' room the night
belore. Whilst they watched the grace
ful movements of the two. the gong soun
ded, and the entire company passed into
the bi iliiuntly Kghted dining room.
It so chanced that ( Seneral Lane's rooms
adjoined those of Mrs. Lecd. lie had
only returned to the city a fortnight be
lore, alter an absence of seven week, du
ring which time the stranger, Mrs. Leeds,
It -jJ come anion
them. Immediate! v
alter diniu r he had retired to his own
room, much to the discomfiture of the
ladies, and as he .-at reading Mrs. LecLs
and the world lorgottcn he luaixl a
knock i.t the lady's d or, and, a- it was
opened, heard a woman's vo'cj exclaim :
"Oh. dear Charlie, is it you I
iu ; vou look tired and worn out.
I oiiie
Coiue
and lij down 011 mv comfortable lounge
and lest.
while we
huv
a real good
Oi
fa-hi-Mied talk.
The Goiier.il was surpvi-ed to hear how
plain he could hc.v, ui til hr'remenibered
that there was a door between the rooms.
"llow long can you stay, Charlie
.'"Only till ten, Carrie. I .have an
engagement at ten to meet Lace Canter
bury. Jlut Carrie, yon too look 'tired
and worn out.' A but is wrong, mv
net
"Nothing, Charlie; you only fancy
so.
You cannot deceive me, Carrie you
are changec
MUiiet hing is ini.-slng loin
vour ees; and the rare old gladness ot
spirit, that was my pride, is gone now." 1
Then, ere she could reply, he addeJ,
"Where is Hairy to night?" j
The clear voice v.-as nulaltcrirg that,
replioo,
"Me has business out to night."
"Ue Mas out li.-t night, when I came
at 1 o'clock. Is it his custom to leave
you thus alone at. night, Carrie?"
"Oh ! no, indeed. It jtiat happened
so."
"Come into the inner mom, dear I have
much to say to you; il is tiow home
like."
Their voices only reached the General's
car now in a kiiul of subdued murmuring.
Vet he could not read. The spvll seemed
broken. l'r an hour he alternately
paced the 11 -or and tried to read. lie
was ju-t about retiring, when voices from
the next room again isue-1.
"So you must go, Charlie ? I dislike
to have you go, but I must not be hcl
lUh." "And I dislike to leave you, lister
nilno; but il must be. To morrow 1 will
spend with you day and evct.ing, too.
Lo -k in yonder mirror, Carrie sec what
a tinv thing vou are! Who would imag-
1 ine we were children of the same parents '.
"So she
But good night my
uoes.
precious j-istcr. You grow
more
li
Ke
vour mother every dav, Oniric ',
"His sister! Oh, I am so glal." And
the noble old warrior felt almost like fall
ing upon his knees and thanking God lor
the woman's purity. 11 o had not doubted
it; but the curse of tcaudal is that iu
lou. Willi vouruaiK natr ami eyes, umi U no wile, the nipair ciniuren, iv tueir , . - 1 - j 1 - - 1 .--,
........ 1 ...1, C:..i.t I. ; .....le..l I v!...it!,l 1: i.i if th.. ...lh.i.. U ' bov. which made u catch our breath. ! s'lhsioe-: into the tuiet btit res-Pt c'abio
, ill- 1 11. ... , 1 -i . 1 .1 - 1 1 11- i..oi'i.i i 1 01 ion tine 11 -i 1 iv 1 e 1 1 ! o 1 1 . s : .i's lot in .it:'i iiiii-.n:r i.t t:mii.-
have bad the dark hair and e cs, Can ie " unmarried, his widowed mother U cnti-j M ixeo up wit o I he hrea.nl suioe, there ! v. c it nm ot keeper ol a tavern, and dc-
"Yes, Charlie, bu tlun, you know, tl .J emerged horn the tuoutli .1 the swivel-j clues him.ell lmever out ol the "r:ng.
Yic Canterburv s ivs lair hair and eves im.ortant decision has been made g"", vJiat ajo-earevl to be an tuiniepse , 15 .tiered in m any hard contests, daim-ged
1 1 . . :,rhtfr:,':i, ' said Carrie, arr-hlv' Uv th.. S..,-ret :,rv of W;i, and the l'avmas- ! browi, bird of some kind, spreading it- i as to uoe tud eyes in the practi-c of that
spile of one's better nature when one
hears so much soinuthing of distrust will
iing to the heurt.
Soon there came a knock at the Gen
eral's door a summons for him to go to
the apartments of a brother oilicer, on
buine.--, whose rooms were situjtcd iu
another part of the house. .
As he was returning, at twelve o'cl c!c.
he saw a small, slight figure coming up
the h il! fi m an opposite direction. A.-
l.e t ame nearer
ho saw that it waj Mrs
Lt e ls
s. Hie still wore the rich die.-.s she j
worn to dinner. A superb crim-on j
1 i,i'i'-.i,t,.n ;! .,.. iiv,.i I, ..1 !
h.,d
shawl of Canton crane was iljng over her !
head almost covering thehl ie black curls,
and tightly .-lasi ed under the chin bv two
. 1 . . . - - ,
small, white lianas. i . Lit the white Ue-
1 .!... .... ... 1: . .
s 1 1.1 1 1 iiitu iii.il 1 - is 1 : iiui.i mi; 111 ill:
crimson urapery would haunt one a lilj
time.
As she paspcd the General, she drew
her shawl over her lao as though to
conceal it ; ami he gallantly fixed his
eyt.s upon the Hour, as though i:i a brown
.-tudv. He reai. I' i-d h'- looms looexeiied
to sleep. .Se-tnelhiug wa- agog; what wa- i
it: lakti'g i.own his wed worn J.ible.
this "hero of a hundred battles" read as
was his nijhtlv cu-tom. It might have
Keen ten, or perhaps lilfeen minutes, w hc:i
.1 light -tep passe I his do r, aee i-npaiiied
by one slow and heavy the two entering
Airs. Leed s room.
Soon he heard the sweet voice of 31 rs.
Leeds saying pleadingly :
"Don't bo angry, Harry. Sit down,
dear ; I have a nice cup ot strong c dlVe
on the beil-room stove f.ryou. ('mne a:. d
drink if, and then let us go to bed, I'm so
tin J."
"Why don't you go to bed, then?" said
the man crossly, in thick, drawling to.iC.-',
that showed he was iu lhpuor.
' O, Harry, I co il l'::t ! ILit irv.v that
you ate here sale, I can sleep p. lite con
tent Come Hai ry I '
"Go to bed yo.irsc'f, Mrs. Le.?ds, I
shan't sleep to-night. Where is th:it
precious brother ot yours ? Has he come
nete to act as a spy on 11 y actions ? '
"O, Hurry! 3011 know that Charlie
would not Jo that Charlie, that has been
vour lriei d lioin boyhood. lie was sorry
ou were not lure to night. "
"Ay ! I ll be bound you had a rave di-h
of scandal at mv expens.. H.t ! h.i !"
'Harry Leds, you know better! ' and
tortlie tiist time t lie tones were indignant.
"You know til.'t 1 hjve been a faithful,
true wife, nod wou'd speak disparagingly
id you to no one not iven to my brother.
Hut eoni'. now, Harry, undress and L-L u
go to rest.
"There is no use in fooling, Mrs. Leeds.
1 am going back to room ID '3 ; 'lie b-ys
want ine Mind you d ut come a;er me
again." And he rose to go.
"Oh, my dear hu-b.m 1, please d.ui't go
oil again," said she in pleading tones.
"Take viur arms from about my ueck,
woman, or I will strike you." .
"No llarrie ; you are but jesting. You
would rot sltike me, your own Carrie?'
"Wouldn't i ? Then to convince you
take that." And a heavy, brutal blow felt
upon the .-lender form; ami with an oath,
the man kit the room, slamming the dour
ilter him.
Co7ic7iis!on vert u-cc.
T:.iro:tTA.NT ti Yor.UNTr.igts Tt has
been decided, by the authorities at Wash
ington that il a soldier is discharged be
fore he has served two whole vears, or to
the end of the war, if sooner ended, he
i....f. I.t. Sinn ..1.. '1 l, !...,.!- .1,,..
io- iU,v .-'.or -to.- e-h t.w.mrv
les travelled 1 10m t he place of discharge
il... ..I ...... r .....11. .,....t ' . i i.titi...!
- - - j
ty cents for e.te'i twenty
1111
to t he 1
I I il. I '111 lis Cilioiiuiciir, V .i v.v ,
to on the pay certificates frotn his nearest
pa master. Il a soldier is killed, or dies
of disease, belore the end of two vears, or
jf tho war, he has, under the lioeral Con- j
st ruction of the law, sei vet to the end o! the
war, so far ins be is or can be eoncrued
im. in tomh'il hv t he 1 11-0 vi.-ions of t he
law that 110 one should have the bounty
until the end of the war. 'Ihe 61m
bounty, by this hw, will be iiuhivdiately
paid, so soon as-auliftd.
Under an older and rule of the War
Department, there can be procured for the
wives of a soldier impiisoncd iu the Soiith
'. I .
the immthlv w;iges ol the soldier, to the
l..f of ailowaii'-o. except the l.i-t month's
- - - .
ft.r Genetvl, in iffect that a soldier is cnti-
tied to J
that be
ay from the dav be enlists, and
is not to wait u.."til bis company is
lull or the formal muster of the regiment
into Gov eminent service.
fcp- Some sorts of charity will .swallow
the egg and give away the shell.
wages which the govcrununt reset ves : sno, (1 u.,-s. ....... -, - ---
O'p'ieu; C. Kerr is heard fro:u again
in this wise :
On Wednesday I fro'i a trot on the
war-path up et the architectural st4ed,
i Vguu-i, an I found the veteran Macker. l
1i igatle Lack at l'aris ag iin. 'fhev hid
in idea gre.it Mi-nrc-. Iron Klue Unlge, my j
boy. and when I reached the front I fo ind j
acie:ri!:e c'i::: lio n t .n l mu. !.;o.iig
oh-ei vat ions. L; .-tuca t.iil.-ttek into
gn-u id, and scratciied a 'ong line on 1
be dauiji sod, from 1 he loot of thi- slick
to the ex'reme right of the Snec'ae ed
l" tl,i- cx-reme light ot tne
i !ngude. letting Use toes ol the l.ont rank
; uf 'bo Ma'-ker-N ju-f tone 1 it. 'Tiieo t;e
I 1 tf..: ..1.. . . ...
i ,,: lJl"111 il poeiuu nugioiy nig -.ass 10 ;
! abi e.i 1 h I- f-.-n I i-i 1 1 1 I to- 1: n 11 h I t n-k . a 11 u 1
- -. t - - -- - ,
comineiiCCil 1. loKmg though it very la
iineiicco ii.-li.iig through
tent I V ail alonii the line he 'lad dia.vn.
I oh-erved him attentively, and sas I:
"What is ihe na. t:re of y.-ur O itra- t with
ihe tiov el o'.neiit, my sli mis friend .' '
He rubbed the gl i-s with hi- blue silk
pocket -handktrciiiei', and -ays he : "I have
t.enit d ilits u.-eful arrangement to ascer
tain whether or not the Army of the Ao
Coui i; is really advancing. 1 e.osely
w.re!i ihe line to whie.i t!ie toe- .t the
Iront rank of tin.
army
:i e aireaU
vei v
near, and could almo.-t .-.wear that the for
want movement is slid going on. The
average pccu ol tlijs army," says the sci
entitle chap, calculatingly, "has hitherto
been six miles iu six v.eecLs; but now
that the war is about to commence io ear
liest, i think, that ihe troops are n.;kii.g
be tier t m. .'
And so 1 hey were, my boy, so they wen ;
for ihe heels .f the lir.-t lai.k'a boots Wele
,ilmo.-.t 0:1 the lino m less than iiour
Po Coukdeaeies being in siglit.
Lutlet 11. c chaiigi' my subject for a time,
and icl ite Ihe gie;il tr;uniph ol oar new na
val artillery en JJuckLake, wlricli '.naj.-stic
sheet ot water has returned to earth with
the late laios.
Hear-Admiral Head, my boy. has so
improved the deadiy swivel gu t of the
Maekirel iru pla'.ed MjU oii ou, t hat :t wi.l
semt a ball smiie distance without kicking
the -gii'iitcr overboard. The .-teret ol th:s
improvemeiit is kno.01 only to inn Gov
eri.inenu my b ', iind will oe Use i to ad
vantage when our gory conflict i.li com
bined riu rope c ones oif
It was on 'I hnr.-day morning, my boy,
when an ct.lhusia-iio miiitarv inoh. e.,...
-i.-tiog of ('a j.tain William Howii, Cajit.
ijoj shorty .1:1 I myself, stojj mcC more
up in the l.iiiuli tr shoie i t Uuck Lake.
ine -ipiadr tu, which h.n: been named the
.rccr:iary Welle-." having been launched
upon the t re..e'ieroin element by Ji ar
Admiral Head and one Mackerel, we took
out our piece of smoked glass and prcpaiid
lor then aval pageant.
We could plainly see the s'crn old Rear
Admiral ou-tliiig about 0:1 the gallant
G'andmother of th; .Sets, as I may term
the noble craft, and hear him swearing in
his iroo-p!::tev1 m inner.
4 Fracture my turret," says the old sea
d g. "if I don't think this gun will sur
pass the Armstrong Llockadj tuo, if 1
t . "
doa t.
When it became the d i-y of the solitary
Mackerel crew t 2o id the awbil instru
ment of desirucf i ;:, it was- di-c ivered that
t!i ramrod h id been h fr beliiioi at the
Nivy Yard fei!:dry. 'fhis nautic il dls
atcr might 1 . ve marrel the experiments.
had tait ihe lie;ir-Admiral chancel to
have his b::',vu gingham umbrella alonj:
with him. 'Ibis was u-e-.J as a r.iiuiur,
and the eX"i'time:!f proceeiieil
ded
I The lir-t charge was twenty pwt ls ol
. - .. .
pow.ler, not mot- than nineteen or tneni
running out ? th-; touch hole. 'Jhebili
powder, not mot - than nineteen of them !
... ...!
i-htiv touched the wafer ana went a r.vn,
the recoil 0 tin; Mptadou being only the
width ol lu. k Lake.
The second shot was innde with, only
otic po-iiid (J powder,a- it was feared that
the rudder might be .-tiaieed by too much
c icu-sioii, and we saw th ball drop into
me ocean uvn. .-it i.i.s s.. ,, ,,,c e-:
letarv vvc.ies on.y hoppea out oi the
the water a I v i-e.lie-. The tbir 1 shot
i was ma le with b 't a und A' powder.
i u it was not
no- I I -a l. e III an to 1
; mm-.: i. tn a :-
by the gui..e:y
".. n
to the sui rounding country
, e were f.i7it
intently at the morel-
: les
ui.s i f death, through o ir
1; poin
.
... 1
it o
when this shot was li.ed.
huge wings as -t came out, and bkimtning
I wearily to the shore !
i Captain Lob Shorty commenced to
nu i!:e, and say-, he :
"It's a Confederate insect ! '
"No, sas Yiiliam. lo-rcring his smoke
', glass and speaking to as ileum whi-p.'siug.
"It's the distracted bird of cur Country,
t . . . .. I i 1 I. ... . 1 1 . . f . I-.., I I 1 1 . r ti i : 1 t t 1 1 : 1 I 1 1 . 1 1 x o v j
NUMBER 2.
ntiug speef ra'l y o-i the b itth'-sumke.
A'u ! ' -ays Yillunu. abstractedly uncork
'tig mv caute-.'ii, "uur distiucled bird is ua
insect."'
W as it indeed a tnajestic Lrigh tnv
boy. slooj.iiig from his clouded heights to
sanctity the ten'.b'c tuval fcene 1" I
I guss not. mv bov I euess not. mv h f
t,,r we i.res"-tl- a fninod. that" when
f;.e Careless Mackerel crew rammed homo
tint list eiiarge. h laediesty nit Kear-
Admiral Head's brown gi'-gliam umbrella
sacking in- the gnu; and it was tho
flight of the umbrella we had v.iti.cssci.
I T ... 1 . ,-..1 : , ,.,,1 1
Lmbreiiis, my 'j ",-. and horses,
may
!i s aid to hrivo some relatb.ris W
pi:
u; when it rains, and wc rein the Oth-
cr up hea vj -put
.
Z?-oxclx .J ;iir:i:i Ji t o ;i Ameri
can AOiiils.
One of the ablc-t papers in Trjr.cc 13
the I'.l iu: ik 1 1 h tiff., it i-, i!i ireover, a
lirai and euligh'ene 1 friend of the Unite 1
States and d" hleriy. 'ihe following
fl.Mpieut letter fro tii its chief editor to
our euisui at N" anus we liuJ iu the riiara
of October 'loin :
' '' JI. ,hih. 1 11c fu Moitlii'jrf, Consul of
tin'. I oi'. S-'ii'i '" 'it A''.V.s."
"The editorial columns of the I'.'iaic
arc devoted to the dele nee of two principle-,
fo much misunderstood to dav, but
which have iu them suliieient vitality tj
vauijuis.h all resistance Law and Lib
erty. ' In the modc-t sphere of our influence,
wc have devoted what little power anl
publicity wc 111 ay ha ve ac piired, to sus
tain existing authorities; and we consider
ouiselves bound with. I liu.-e, w hatcVcr may
be their nati nality. who, iu other couu
tries, eo:ite-t for the sa":ie cause.
We have j rolouud sympathy nnd es
teem t r free people- ; lor the practice and
enj yuieiit of bbeities are. w'th motives,
sign- of tho ino-t advanced civilization !id
the highest appreciation of human "dig
nity. Wc sec in then: pioneers wlia plant
.-takes for the guidinee of those ulo
eome alter, and we regard as a calamity
every trial r crisis which puts their ex
istence, witl.it; or without, in peiil.
"The Northt ru States are lighting not
only against the South, but for the law
written in the Federal Constitution. In
view of the prii.c'p'e f universal liberty,
they have to i'u. ill - the highest mission
that can be given to armed men to accom
plish that of restoring to humaniry a
rac-s unjustly held, by virtue of a law that
politically vour Government yet recogni
zes, but that its con-eknee, responding
to the consciences of all, i aj virtually
y iel led.
'"I lie philosophy of history, the idea of
eouify iu this world's ati'iirs, tell us and
teach us that the greatest people are uot
tho-e who hav.- ieceied from nature, or
ae piired by fuee, the most vast leiritory,
but tbo-c wh ) have made the highest
c-impicst over ignorance?, wrong, and in
j i-tice, and who have consecrate! it by
examples id the highest Self denial.
"In this view, there never was an act
more calculated to honor a coun'ry, and
to con-ole, by way ol cjinpeuation, for
the oppressions which
else w neve ga;a
t
ground, 1 ban the : ct of emancipation
1 ue-L moil has, then, a double claim
upon the support of the i'.'t-u-e, upon which
the Govern incut places a higher Valuo
than i-caiied Irom the discharge of a tiut
pledu'y. Jv.-cii individuti who entertains hripa
I for human advancement lias a part of his
morai being cngao.I In the J.rohlcm whoso
- 1 til l
solution houid oe t-.e crown in g point or
the war which is cow wjged. Those who
have mingled in the contest, cither per
sonally or menially, wiliHuJ their share ot
the triumph.
"Aec-pt. sir. th-j n;saran:cs of our s:a
tiiuents of allectioit :i:i i devotion.
"For the editors of the I'hurr :
"YiCiOIl MANGiN '
rvKTtt:r.: F1-1 iamc Hum. A ui.-tincr-ui.-hed
cliar.'cu r has withdrawn from pub
lic life. Mr. Tom Savers, tho hero of
Tarn-borough Heath, whoso bout w'uli
Hi enan rc.-uh'ed in a drawn game, announ
ces his intention "never again to tight, or
! si'cond any man who may light." l!cpo-
sing upon h is laurel-. Mr. I oia
I noble art, oi" sell defence, which i tho
j lb iton's pride and boast, and considerably
; : disfigured iu geneial personal appearance
lit consequence or lus ucvotioii to ir.s
peculiar pa-tiu.e, he to longer thrcatctia
J ; the "champion of America," and there is
' no reason to apprehend the recurrence cf
' an "Iulcu.utioi.ti Oght" utiy tiu;c SQOQ.