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I WOULD KATDER DE RIGHT THAN PRESIDENT. IIexuy Clay.
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VOLUME 4.
DIRECTORY.
list or I'OsT OP PICKS.
rost OJicts. rosl Masters. Jttricts.
B -thel .Station
C.irrolltown,
Oi'HS Springs,
CoaciUAUgh,
X'rtfSSOU,
'Kfstnauurg.
Fallen Tioibcr,
'..i!liu'ni,
Hem lock.
J ohi.jtowu,
Loretto,
Mi .ier.il Point,
Manner,
'lattsvil!e,
Kisel.tud.
Kaocli licese, niii,twin;.v
William M.Jones, Carroll.
Danl. Liiiiiigcr, (Jlicst.
A. G. Crouds.
Wm. W. Young,
John Thompson,
Isaac Thompson,
J. M. Christy.
T.ivlor.
WaiL'nit'n. ;
Ebcusbu rg. -
White
GalHtzin.
V:i3lit'.
Johnst'w n.
Lorctto.
Coiicjn'gli.
M uii-,tcr.
Win. M'Oongh,
I. i:. Chatl dU'1
M. AdkVoergcr,
K. Wisdnger,
A. Dvirbin,
An lrtw J Ferral. Siivi'li;n.
(I. W. Bowman, White.
Win. ilpn, Sr., ClearfiV.J.
--ovge Conrad, liichland.
)T. M'' lan, V :i.-t.:'n.
)5. F. Cruylc.
Miss M. lii'.li'.it, W.tslit'n.
Hi. An listine,
S'.'J.1; Level,
S J'l'.n ui.
IS i aiiiierhill,-
S lrnmit.
WiLuore,
pre s te rii it U r. v
I. ilAaisus, rasior.-
oVlo:'k iUi ! in the pveninpr r.t 3 o'clork. s-' ;.!-
i ....: iKi...t!i rt.crninr i
l.;ith School at 1 o -look, A. M. frayer meet
; ., , axrt-i- Ti.np.-.in- vfiiinir nt 0 o'clock.
I'ruver meeting every Thurstiny evening, ut
ii'clock.
l!r In-hptii ( r.vv Li.. R- owkll.
I'.istor. i're:uhing every ,S:ii.b:Uli nionungat
2i o'ciock. :ni'i ia no; evening at j o'clock.
S.U)t;at!i School :.t 1 o cii.ck, I'. M- Tn-ycr
Mfetin' on the tiit Monday evenir.g of each
i.Mi.tli 7 and on -vcry Tuesday, Thursday :.nd
1 ri.: evening, ticenting the thst week in
;,rh V.lOiith.
f u ;, x(f M't)i!,dixt Rev. Jiois Williams.
j'.,,tl,r. I'rfrtciiing every Sabb..ti: eveuiug t
"' and o'clock. Sabbnth School at In o'clock,
A. M I'rrtjcr meeting overy iVul.iycv en'o g.
7 o'clock. .Society every Tuesday ev cmng
7 o'cloc!;.
;...? it kv. "W. I.:.oYi, I'sistor. i
;., r i.vitv :'bM:i?h rn or n : n it at 10 o '!
rencii-
J'.niic-
:v. Il.wn) J;:v'.a
Ji-I.r. I're-.ch nc every .-'abb-.ith evening i't
J n'c!o -!c. a"'";'.th School it at 1 o'clock. I'. M.
(..'(-.i:-r;v. M. .1. MnniKLi.. Pni'.or. -!-rv
k-e-- r''Tv S-.' ;;.r-h morning it in o clc-c
ad Vcrj'er-s at o'clock in lh tveuing.
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MAILS AUIMVK.
Eastern, cbvilv, r.t 11. o'cto k. A.
Wcstera. :tt 1 1 A o'clock, .A
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M.
MAILS ' 'LOSE.
Eastern, .lailv. at S o'clock. P. M.
Western, at c odec, t . .i.
rjf-T'.o- mails iVom Eotler. Indiana, Stro:. j-s
t r.vn.
arrive o 1 Thuiday of each week. !
til o ClOC u, 1 . .! .
Leave Mbeiisbiirg on Fii l;iy of csch week,
,t n A. M
1 vT:
i'ii ? mail? from Newman's Mil's, Cr-
ro!lt;iva, arrive on Mo'id -y, V'cdnc?d:'y
u.L-l Friiirty ol" e.o-h vco-!v. :.t '.i o'cbck, V. M.
Leave Lben -burg o. Tuvsd-vys, i Lara days
And Saturdays, at 7 o'el-ck. A. -M.
C.'i'v-Sil.N STATKtX.
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Mail Train
i.iil;. except Mondays.
Ju l ;$ Court President, TL n. Ceo
Tio.lor, Huntingdon; Associates, George Yv
Ci?li'-v, IL-i.rv l'. Deviiic.
'-o,' 'mn '; --,1 r.-sreh MIJonaTd.
J'fifittrr find I' mri'tr Ld.vurd F. Lytic.
S't er .'" John II u c k .
f.f'rut Ai! jrii". L'hiiin S
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Ji !i n (. mi bell.
County Surveyor. Henry Scnnlrn
Coroner. -James S . " ode...
Xup'l. of CofHiuvi SrhoohlU my T.ly
, o .i.
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, -V.Wf l-tnal c'A(.aY-01 IV;: ! unite with these "hard customers" in their
UnTT'relTclihl's "cvcrvbbathdu-ruHt'ely j effurt.s to iutiiuidate ami control the Leg
sit 10? o'clmk in the morning, or 7 in the j ilature. These men filled the beautilul
i-n7r, x.ilih.ith School at ! o'clock, A. M. i li(tJ, (ziT.ital of Pennsylvania and made
Poor ll.,t: lt.rtctorWUm Douglass, ; t,f ph!ee here." Thirtv-ni.e out of cvorv i wiitn if'em,cd to vote for ( ameion, j
George Deiany Irwin Hulledge. - r lorty ,,' ,!C voters in Chester onutv, who ! kut, like many others who decline to d ) j
Poor JIuuse ''V;;;;- - v,-,rcl fr Smith, are UepubHeaus. " ! l5Kh 'st t,me, be ost the
Mercantile Aypru.si r Jonn 1 arrell. j t , iUnii v of do i:i- iu-ti.-e to his own i
Au liters John F. .Stall, Thoiuas J. Xcl- ! A few minutes I eioi e tl.e time for open- i?uu,u, ! lU 0 10 J'1" "
VA.A 1? hnnnponu. I Inr t b f 1 iisJ ii ess of the Ilnnso. thfi Sneak- ! choice, ui.u witliout aidi ng 3sr. lveliy, did i
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J unices f the J-uce. David II. Roberts j "t-t entitled to a place there. Notvxith
Hivrruou Ki'nkesol. j standintr this order, Dill M 'Mullen, the
. Jltirycxx (iore Iluatley. I Isaiah llynder of Philadelphia, who came
ScJioitl l.'ircc'.nr L. J. Mills, Pr. John M. j ivrc with the rowdies before, mentioned,
Jones, Jsuac Evau?. ,t j continued to chat in the most familiar
r. , 'A-I,T .p'!'.1" : manner with a group of Democratic iiicin-
Town Counril Wm. Davis, Daniel J. Davis,
K. J. Waters, John Thoinnson. Jr., David W.
Jones.
J uirrlors John 7 . ILbert?. L- l'odgersi.
Judje of Elect ion Thomas J. D.ivis.
Aascssor Thomas I Davis.
WKsT WAIll).
Constable M. M. O'Neill.
Tuun Council William Kittcll. II. Kinl.end, j
R. L. Johnston, Edward D. Evani Thomas J.
U iIhirar i r ti - r i , 1
Jn.-nectois 1. I). Tliomn'. Roieit ovaus.
Jud,e or rertion-.o n Llov.i. !
.lsyrRict,rd T. l,vii.: i
ENSEUHG
THE ELECT! Q It GFJJ . S. SENATOR.
tJrfjgt KxcJlcsjieiit :it ISarris
litirgr 4islde I'rcsstife 5m
SsniinUoai of Use tJnfcr i ifled
Dciiiccracy 3Iob Law iaa ilic
Astendcnl.
' Correspondence t.
ic ;.. l . l viuuue.
The Miittr re;icbed Harrisburs: about
2 o'clock on Tuesday nx.rninjr, loth inst.,
i and found the hotels filled to overCowing,
! t-cncs of men sleeping "on chairs and set-
tees, and net a fcuv, wrapped in coats and
t shawls, endeavoring to woo the .embrace
i of Morpheus upon the floor.
I On Sunday i:i ht. certain parties, more
! dL-titucuiidicd for their sympathy '.with Se-
i cc.-.ion than ior their loyally to the Gov-
crumout, chartered a train f cars in
! I'liiJadeii bia for the exclusive use of a
lare number of roimh. at hast a thous-
:,ud v:)u came lu re fiouri.-hin-' i.t.-tols
; and bo-wt-knivts, and threatening iitant
death to guv Democrat who should ven-
j ture to vole for the Republican candidate
for United States Senator. Vat numbers
herJisuailv quiet streets echo with profan
ity and drunken revelry. The Provost
Mathal was absent, and the military t'ovz-n
was disarmed by a resolution passed e
?Ior.da idght, authorizing tie Sergeant- !
a I-Anns (a keeper of a "grogshop and I
dance-house in Phih dolv)l.ia a man m-.re !
notorious than popular) to swear in a force
of constables .of his or n election.
At the suggestion of a friend,! hasten
ed to the tlouy cany tins (Tuesday)
n.oV'.ing to secure a seat before the throng
of visitors had taken possession of the
iobby. Ati ex-Clerk, Mr. (Japron, a true
Iiepullicati, gave u;c a desk which com
manded a good view oi the House.
On Monday evening, the Republican
caucus. for the nomination of a candidate
for United States Senator met iu the t'en
ate t.liiiiiik'i', and after a very harmonious
ses.-io:;, arid without making a nomination,
adjourned to meet a I 8 o'clock this (Tues
day) mor'.iug.
I he Democratic caucus for the nomina
tion of a candidate for United. States Sen
ator con vened iu the Law Libraiy room.
Hicster (Jlymer, a member of the Senate
from Rcrks county, was chosen Chairman ;
Messrs. Rover of Philadelphia and Nei-
mat: of Aoi ihumberland acted as ( Jei Ks.
On the sixth ballet. Cl!ailes R. RuekaleT;
Kmj., was nomi::-.itcd, receiving the votes
of all the members who had previously
supported Henry D. Fo.-fer. The ballot
was 5;3 follows: Rucku'cw, of; Camp
bell, 10; Hughes, s.
liucka'evy is considered by the Demo
cratic party cue cf the ablest lawyers and
statesmen in Northern Pennsylvania. He
I h
us fi i ve
two terms in the Sia'.e Senate,
he was a leader. He was a
ill
V. OiCii
I r,rf!Ti,ii.ri.t oiti.bor of t i r J on i ei r v I'nm. '
ioiitco and th Commiticf of
3 s
Tld
?ieans. Und
er Ruchnman's A.lministra-
Lou he was appointed-Minister to LYua- !
d. r. Although he is only forty years of !
at;e, he has been a Prominent politician in j
i the Keystone State ior twelve or fifteen
j years, lie belongs to the Seymour stripe
of politician?, ami would conciliate the
r.dci.s wiih n sheathed sword in one hand !
iiud an olive braiieh in tl;e oilier. He is
j unmeasured in his abuse of Republicans
ar.d Abolitionists, while he touches Sccos
i sionism as tenderly as old Isa-'k V;dton
di.i t) v IV. g he canied in bis mouth for
bait, biting ' e.itlv for fear id' injuring the i
creature.
An ong the exciting incidents of the
i i -. k ...,, ,.o . r ?.,. .,:..!. ..... .
n 1 o c; li in os ui .'i i i.i o i oi , v- s
m:
Hie (Hciarauou oi i. riaz.er rnuui - ii ;u
er. the lion. John Cssnn, a Douglas War
Democrat, direct eel" the Scrgeant-at- Arms
aijJ t,c I)oorkoc),el. (o t.xclu,:e from the
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j.bers l the immediate ueighoorhood of !
the Sreakcr s uesk
Gov. Curtin, who had been at Pittsburg
Hou.-e convened. lie came at a time j
wyien j,js T.rc.uc.nce was much needed, for
the roughs and shoulder hitters were in-
... , , , j. . i
bilant over the prospect ol a row, and did
uot hesitate to sing their Secession SodS$
I i.f fiLlrr'i.'m -;lno tVl.tn flfllf'P t.l.'er.S fO
j for a few days past, and who it was feareJ 111 oestaeiess oi ueiigm, sow.... ...o.
j would not return in time to add the weight ! cheeting vociferously m the House. Soon
of his influence in favor of law and order, j le mts.de responded iu ytdU that
' ...1 tf. ilni mi,;';,! soon sifi. r tti i made the welkin ring. At the v heeler
PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1863.
in the streets and public houses. The
chorus of oue of these c-ongs threatens to
hanjr Abe Lincoln on a sour apple tree.
The news of the late disaster to our aims
in Galveston v.as a source of delight to
hc?3 "Northern men with Southern sym
pathies." A lew minutes past 11 a. m ,
; the House was called to order, when the
Rev. Dr. Pewit t invoked the blessing of
Heaven upon the President, the Govcrn-
nient, and the country. Purine the prayer
therj was considerable taluinir in the lob
by: but all the members manifested the
utmost decorum, risintr in their places and
standing du'in-r the exercises.
After the Clerk had called the roll, and
the minutes of the last session had been
j read, Mr, Hopkins moved that the House
I a ipmin until 12 o-l. c!c. This motion
fWi;s aiierwaru wuliurawn in iavor o; a
motion to fiVif.oiut a J"mmiitce cf two to
! invite the Senate to join with the House,
! at 12 o'ci-.-ck, in electing a United Stales
j Sei.atcr. v bi!e these motions were bif.ne
t! e I'o'.i-c there was a row in lie rotund j,
which i exulted in- soma rough !:an!!iiig
and hu-t'imj: otit of tb.e crowd by force of
; arnix, the doorkeepers calling upon the
bystafouis i'ur assistance. Ihe ruSa"S
who'htid been brought here for the pur
pose of raising a disturbance and intimi
dating the Legislature, but who were
premature in their dcmo:?sti-ations, were
finally overpowered j still, the crowd was
so dene it was for a long time impossible
for a larc i, umber of the members of the
House to f ress a passnga to their seats,
Again and a train the Speaker,- who i
evidently a law and order man, called
upon the officers to clear a way for the
Senators, the mob p-avincr l.o respect
whatever to the men in authority, stand- i
ing as much in t lie way of the. men for
whom they had votetl as they did in the
w;- of those against whom they were so
bitter in their hostility. Precisely at 12
o'cle-ck the Speaker and members of the
Senate entered the House. The Presi
dent of the Senate took the chair, the
rules of the Ilou-e were adopted for the
government of the joint bojy, and the
Clerk commenced calling the toll. At
this instant there was so mr.ch noise and
confusion in the rotunda and about the
door, some time elapsed before the Cleik
could proceed further. At last order was
restored, and as the ncjucs of members
were called, each oue named his favorite
c.Mi.jidate the Republicans .voting for
Simon Cameron and the Democrats voting
fur Charles R. Ruckalew.
There were symptoms of fear ?mong
some of the Democratic members, noticed
in their tremulous voice.-, for the mob
surrouneled the Capitol building, and did
ail in their power to mold t!i decision in
favor of t heir candidate. Yf hen the name
oi Mr. Sciioikld was called, he said :
'Siiilo the offer cf 81u0,00() was of r.o
account, bo would vote for Charles R.
JJuekalew." He was. hailed with hisse'.i
and laughter, and calls to order. The
SreuTior cf the House :i-ve his vote for
i!.icKHle"W". flirt Was
and
1 tuJiv eh-er'd. The
stof-e; as
follows
Ritckalew, 07;
1 have been
Cmhi icu, C: ; Kelly, 1
-'Jro-l by nun whoso judgment is J
'orsty, that several Dcmccratie member i
vu-'cd for Ruckaivw with great reluctance, j
ana were inline r.eco to oo so r.v Ooutiv
fear for thiir personal safety, knowing
they wore watched witli wodi-li eyes oy
nK '" v;,! 1,11,1 5 ceu hl'Sd ; v-h':P rcfrac-
tory members into Hie harness. j
if the war Democrats who voled for a !
peace Stiiator h.d boldly avowed their j.
purpose oi sustaining the men cf their j
1 1T1 1 ..11
oice, tliey w.ni I i.ave Loen prorcoccu u: s
t!,e exercise oi thai right, but uniortunaio- ,
ly ior liieon ute.i ineai e--i-.m i i ui.i i, loi-y j
were too timid to cut tin m?eives lo-.-c fo;o '
tneir aiitatice vvii:i ti:e anti-wr.r lemoe-ra-
.
cy.
Mr.
L::nort, who voted for Keily, ;
d vote, in the event td i
n:t-re ti.an any otner man to ucieai. .ui
Cameron. Mr. Sehofield, who chose to j
be the trumpeter of his own unpuicha-aL.e !
virtues, maeie a laughing-stock cf liiu selt !
by the i reck, mat ion of his unmarketable j
Democracy. Justice to Mr. Smith, who;
made the singular remark in caucus on ;
Monday night, demands me to say that he
vo'cd fur Mr. ('a moron.
- As Leforc'hinted Mr. Duckilew was
selected on the first ballot, and before the
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! reniit eouid oe announced lrom tiie cnair
exultant Democrats threw up tneir
House nit ; oci.aior eieee met. o:s. '-'"
a51(1 11,:itle :i ivcch, the tctior of whic.l 1
lavo not been able to ascertain.
.irrnosiw.nt t.n i i -in tc rditor of a
A pioni.ne.ut poic.an t..e editor ji a
Dcmccr.tic paper, who has occupied a
it ; i . . , i . , t .. . ! : , Lo.m-Ij
high position iu tlio State Joverumcnt,
assures me that no Democrat voting fjr
the Repub'ie-an candidate would have been
permitted to leave the Capitol alive thai
the name of Wihnotcr Cameron on the
lips of a Democratic member when the
Cicrk called the roll in joint ballot would
have been the signal for one of the bloodi
est assaults ever witnessed in Pennsylva
nia. He said he saw members of that body
trembling like aspen' leaves while the
clerk was calling the roll. It vva5 the de
sign cf the mob to havje taken possession
of the contents of the Arsenal early this,
Tuesday, morning, but lien. Andrew Por
ter, aware of the plan, placed a double
guard about the building, and so arranged
his forces that a mob ten times as large as
that collected at Harrisburg could not
have; taken the Arsenal. At the time of
the meeting of both Houses a lar.'e fence
of Republicans had gathered about the
Capitol building lor the r-urpose protecting
those whose votes might excite the auger
of the mobocrats. A large number of
brave and stulvvart mrn came u;. from
Philadelphia, accompanied ly United
States Marshal Miilvvaru and W. I. Maun,
District-Attorney.
One gentleman, largely engaged in
manufacturing iron, offered the services of
a tbou.-and of his men to protect the voters ;
indeed the Republicans had the mot
efficient, if not the largest, force on hand,
but the note of alarm had been given, and
the Demoe-iocy was not "unferrilied."
The friends of Sua' and order were not only
strongest because dad in the panoply of
julico "Thiieo armed is he whose caue
is just" but they were nearly, if not quite
equal in numbers, a fact whi jh accounts
lor the good order which filially prevailed
when the cowardly roughs hud been driv
en from the door.
A-disiinguished Judge who was piescnt
said, to his personal knowledge, many of
the rowdies who came up iu the chattered
ears on Sunday night and Monday morning
bad muictments bunging over tiieni. an .1
belonged to the scum of low life in Phila
delphia. men who Lire net strike a blow
iu daylight, but who would not hesitate
tu uiik any one iu the dark.
f there had been a regiment of soldier.
at llarrisburg, the movement to control
the election of Senator by threats cf vio
lence and assassination would rot have
been inaugurated, and a hyal Union Sena
tor would have bceu elected in the place
of the man who supported Buchanan's
Lceompton Kansas measures iu tho State
Senate oi Pennsylvania, and who has
within a feV days circulated an autograph
letter among his friends in favor of the
State. Legislature passing a resolution
insii acting Congress to insert a clause in
the CoiiptiLUlon, guaranteeing to "our
Southern brethren their righto."
Several weoks ago Governor Curtin
:;sked the 0 ovci ument to send a brigade
of Pennsylvania mcu to llarrisburg, to
have the numbers made good, but the
Government, refused the reepust. lia 1
that force been on hand, there woulti have
been no such htiuiiiiatiug and disg.-acefu!
attempts to coerce men to vote in violation
of their wishes.
HThe latest on (lit is that Gnera;
Tom Ihumb, othciwise Charles S. Strat
um, is to be, I Tovmeneo lerur.tiitig, mar-
vied M Miss Lavinia Warren, also a very
o.i.d-inre edition of a woman, and now!
oo f-rhihitioii nt R.irnn'.f-i as a curiosity.
.o. (he 1 : : r i: e.f oevf io,,!ifh. :.t a ia-liion- i
.'.In li'i "lridiio x,ew nvk. ( t r
uoous card
:! invitation win
-u? A
r..
loe.il-ari-tocracy a;.d to tiie triends aud
e..,h,,rv L. :dso tn the suh-.ef.nent
. .r . . ..i i h.n 1 1 - v v i.M;r :U nn.i t T .
t!;; hotels. Alter the rccepti.m, the
iK.Kiiif ii v-. ...... i i ,
: . ... . . - .i
i..:'.i ....... .. ; i tf..f r.i- i ..... oi-.
!,or .I. Jr tl,,.!v,s until thfiv shall 1
and ornaments, the magnificence of the j
I...T 1 .....1 !... cmwii-VitifO mittiifn. i
oioMg.ooo., .. - .
cy of the equipages attendant.
j;. Ati exchange piper gives the fol
lowing outburst of some inspired geuius
4il hissed the tiny Land I lietd,
I p.ressed the 1-iiiy iorni,
vowed I'd sii'uld her from the blast,
Aud from the world's col 1 storm :
SJh n'ised her lne-Itiug eyes to miu-.',
AH tilled vvl'.ii drops oi wo,
And with qaiv'ring lip t lue she said:
l'o.v, bl.aia ye, let me. go !' "
And be did 1
CJ"Tl;e cliaii inan of a politic il meet-
his itrtn tothrov;.;
stale egg at him, cried out ; ".Sir, your
;otion is out of order 1"
' be ready for Daf imore and Washington. .-"1 . . - -
i To make the 'Sensation" - particularly forward mat ch . !,!l'Ui,. ri l ' l n .1
Utiiki.,, the ceremonies will be conducted He touched las spirited steel lu ,:iv -i ell he exclaimed pale and breath
f with all the pomp and circumstance of a with the whip as ne spoke, and the wno'.e less, as Dr. Jron nt length came ill
!f,;ll rrown "diamond weddir.g," esWal cavalcaeie-some dozen or so in number trom bovving oft his felbiw Galeng. .
Jenkinses hcimr emrdoyed to extol the groped away Horn tne cloor, and were .ov nearest on saiu tue oia man, m
"Sic risui us SSeel, 12osV
Inscribed to the mrmonf of Coptniu J. M. Jovks,
of Co. '. 133a Ptuit. Vole., who fill ai IVtd
ericksburj. DY S!F3. V. O. UAM3EY.
With arms rdl rendy, auJ hearts of Cre,
'We- stood on the barren shore,
Watehiag oar banners beyond the stream,
And list'iiing tho cannon's roxr.
Th heart of i lie ear;h henc.i'di our feet
Seemed, beating ng-iinst its bars,
And the sun, cuwrapM in ;i vail of smoke,
Looked red as the planet Mars.
We thought of the homes we mb;ht see no more.
We thought of our nanielc s graves;
L.it calmly we stood by the sullen slream,
And watched the iaipuroled waves,
For vvc heard our leader's voice anou,
Clear as a bugle's peal
u lie firm as stieiy
Over the bridge, when. the word was given,
We marched, like a fe'.stal train
Over the bridge, 'mid the hiisiug shells,
And t'.it showers of leaden rain
On, through the streets of the burning town,
We inarched to the fatal strife;
Tor we knew full well the stake that day
"Was a nation's precious lfe.
On, where the cannon ploughed the field,
And mowed our ranks like grain,
We moved, till the dead and dying were heajj'd
Like sheaves cn the harvest jdain ;
For we heard a voice, 'mid the crash of arms,
Cle-ir as a bugle's peal
'He firm u sietl!''
Up to the fiery lips of the guns
We pressed, till their sulphurous breath
FeM hot .is Hame oa cur burning cheeks,
And we knew that their kits was death.
Cut v.e smiled ia their teeth, for we felt that
was r.etter to die for the right,
Than to live in a country riven and torn,
Ar.d cursed with slavery's blight.
It was then that we saw our leader fall,
And our f.ues were blanched with fear;
Dai. we heard uU voice, ere 'twas lost in de ah.
Loud as ft fuuioei blast, sind clear
We heard it above the battle's roar,
As our columns beg.Mi to reel
'lie fii in a siccl ."'
. Cambria Tribune.
Tiie Lever's Ordeal.
"Tt's too provoking. Alice!" uttered the
laughing, yet half-vexed voice of Prank
St. John. 4AVhat can I do to convince
that iron-hearted grandmother of yours
that reahy am despeiately in love with
vou
? 1 can't make a pilgrimage to
Mecca, or any such place, nor can I prove
my sincerity by getting my bead knocked
oil' ia a -tournament, as the fellows did iu
old times! What urn I to do?"
"Wait, Frank ! ' returned the gentle
voice of his fair young lady love. "Only
have patience, and tiui will decide all
things."
' Jut I can't have patience !" exclaimed
St. John, elevating his eyebrows with a
comical uesture of despair. "It's a simple
; ;.: osjibiiity. However, here come the ,
hoi.-es. I wish I were going with you, .
do'.rest, instead of being the appointed
cavalier to drive your grandmother to the
railroad siulieo, to meet nobody knows
; . . , . , , , ,.
"Never init.,1, i'Mtnt, I lugoed Ance
A-h
'My biutber vvi.l make an excellent sub-
tu!e tor the lime being
"Miud Chailie, M-av," said St. John,
,i! iiiL' i:t hi- tinucr warnsrgiv, as lie jnl
justed the reius in AHov;s hand, and gave
her the silver mounted whip, "you li have
to account to me for 'ills alter ujou s ex- ;
- 1 - ' '
, t i !
. i vi .i I . t r. n r ii .. i 1 1 -i v :i'v nn"
o moj,
' W hat sinii h'tons you young Iovei-
'rc, to be sure, said Muy s brother. .xtv
througo the avehmg bougns of the fine o,.t
WOOUS
wl. t i... .4 ..j f:.,. 1
I 4?I. OOUII i, t.l!.g iii:ci ...11.1,
' after i'l-o last flutter of Alice's dark irrc:.
i riding habit had disai-j eared stoo i is a
bis eves were glued to the moving Loughs
of ihe trees, whny loafy sjuavs had s'.n-pt
the plumes f her hat. j
Late that eyeniiig, as lie pressed forward
j through the eager erovvd lo s?e what liad
; cotig'.e-grited tr.t'ir ranks about the 'taz::.i,
ibis blood was irozen in ii is veins at the!
j one gjinipso of Alice's dead white fa
! with the hair banging iu gore -mat ted '
.-.sses about it. and the brui.-sed, luaugled
arm. which lav (puivtriug upon the Lustily
const ructed !i:Ur
"The horsetook frigid, and sho was
'thrown and dragged some dictauee along
... . . i . ' i j l . i - . i ooi.i ton oo - -i itt - i- i r l i t r r i . - i i t- ; t i i . . i . 1 1 1 i 1 1 i in;r iM'i vu ui-
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NUMBER 7.
the road," was the hurried explanation of
one of the gentlemen who had been with
the party. '
''Not see her ! And what is the reason
I cannot see her
Prank St. John spoke with quiet decis
ion and resolution of manner, before which
even Mrs. May and the grim old doctor
gave wa .
"It is uscle-s to talk of dh-turbing lier,
doctor. A:e v.e not the nesiestaud dear
est to nne a-.tt-l.or. of all the. world ? I
it not my privilege :. sit beside her pillovr
of pain? Xiy, r I demand it as mv
right! she is my. all: an cod wife!"
'Ali tld- is at aiiTiid now, Mr. St.
John," said the old lady, trembling in"
spite of herselL "Alice releases you from
your pledge.""
"Rut I won't be release.! !" said Frank,
impel unit.-! y. "She is my betrothed bride,
and T wili never give her up "
"St. John, listen to me, and hAr reas
on," said the doctor, gravely, laying hi
hand on the young man's shoulder. "The
city surgeon has decided that it is neces
sary for .Miss May to lose htr right arm.".
"Lose her right arm?"
"Yes," said M.rs. May, "and therefore;'
Mr. St. John, we deem it just and right
to set 3-0U free from the promise which
would bind you for life to a poor cripple."
St. John's brow had grown white with
suppressed emotion; he drew up his com
mand:. ig fgure to its full height.
"lo you for au instant suppose," said
he, in accents oi calm, measured scorn, '
"that I shall give up my promised darling
now? Neer! She is mine tine to
cherish, love and protect mine even more
than she was before ! I love Alice. May,
and I will never yield her up save to the
hand of death ! Let me go to her."
He pushed Mrs. May aside with a strong
hand, aud entered the darkened room be
yond. "Let him euier," sre.id the old doctor,
rubbing a mist away from his spectacles.
"He's a noble felleivr, and the very sound
of his voice will do her good."
Mrs. May stood in silence; she had
never dreamed of the possibility cf love
strong a:id abiding like this.
"Alice! my own Alice !"
lie knelt beside the sofa, his us.rk curH
almost touching her pallid face. .
"Frank ! I did nut think "
"Hush, dearest!" he said, imperatively:
'They talk to me of giving you up! Nev
er! so long as life and. consciousness re
main." "Rut, Frank, you know my arm-r "
"1 k"ow you are my own little betrothed
and that's ali 1 evie to know. Alice;
you will not scud me away!"
Xo she did not. Would you have
done it, reader ?
"Gnmdmamma," said Alice, softly, the
next morning, as Kiie Jay among ihe pil
lows, in hr white dress, her cheek aluiot
as colorless as the muslin robe itself, 'swhat
do you thiuk about ' Frank's devotion;
now I
"My dear," said old Mrs. May, uiVe the
most extraordinary thing 1 ever heard of."
Alice smiled ; j-Ac did not thiuk so, for
she had known all along, just what metal
Frank was made of.
A nd it was serpi ising how swiftly (hose
long hours of. iliuess passed away, when
Frank was adjusting her .ilioY3 with
more than a woman s gentleness, and
reading to her, or talking of the future;
when she should be all his own. It was
not so very disagreeable to be sick, Alice
thou-ht- An 1 :!uu it was almost worth
the hours m j lo have gran diuamma,
lear.i to av.oroei ite. Frank.
At. la-it the eventful hour arrived when
the eo..vh.ve oi so.c.nn-iae.d ooi Uuctow
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I . i.i 1 I I .li lAllA vvk..-.w. V4IA
1 1 r v c
Our leaders inav imagine the
lever
n::: at ieoce with which St. John
paee.l u;. and .own the garden wulk.
arm wul we saved .
-li i i i
" 1 hank Heaven !" broke from St.John'n 1
lip- : b it it was if Alice he was thinking, ,
nut o!" him.'self
iv ;h.n this, Frank," event on the
d-u to;-, "if ou can wait pationtVy two
moo: we v.iil give our patient up :o
yt.st. as h.vi ly :is ever, the retticst biid
in the county. You hav? proved yourself
worihy nt her, and tl.at3 more than I -
eonl 1 s;V tj 0ry young man.
i;-. .J-iiVrson v;:;.i right, 'j he fair bride
that st to-l at the fi wer-wreathed. Itur, a
few vv a-Ls later, u a ro less beautiful, thu'
perhaj.s a siu.ele t r f.v paler, than the'-
lovely Alice May of old; aud Frank St.-
do!:'n 1 jved Jut sdl t'he more for that fiery'
j ordeal of doubt and anguish thro' Mhicbj
thoy.hjl p.cd I
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