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I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT THAN PRESIDENT. Hekby Clat.
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VOLUME 5.
list'of post offices.
rost Offices.
Buthel Station
CarolMown,
Chess Springs,
Conemaugb,
Cresson,
JW Masters
Districts.
Enoch Reese,
Joseph Behe,
Henry Nutter,
A. G. Crooks,
Blackliek.
Carroll.
Chest.
Taylor.
Wasbint'n.
J. Houston,
John Thompson, Ebensburg
fallen Timber, Asa n. isue
White.
J. M. Christv. Gallitzin.
flenlock,
Jobnstowu,
Loretto,
iliaerai Poiat,
Munster,
plRttsville,
Roscland,
St. Augustine,
calp Level,
Sonuian,
Sumraerhill,
Summit,
tfilniore,
Wm Tiley. Jr., Wnsht'n.
I. E. Chandler,. Johnat'wn.
M. Adlesberger,. Loretto.
E. Wissinger, Conem'gb.
A. Durbin, Munster.
Andrew J Ferral, Susq'han.
G. W. Bowman, White.
Stan. Wharton, Clearfield.
George Berkey, Richland.
B. M'Colgan, . Washt'n.
B. F. Slick, Croyle.
William M Connell W asht'n.
Morris Keil, S'merhill.
cniRCiirs, MINISTERS, &c.
Presbyterian Kzv. D. Harbison, Pastor.
Preaching every Sabbath morning at 10J
o'clock, a'nd in the evening at 3 o'clock. Sab
oath School at 1 o'clock, A. M. Prayer meet
ing every Thursday evening at 6 o'clock.-
JlethodistEpiscopalChurch-rUEv. 3. S. Lf.m
iios. Preacher in chargs. Rev. J. Gray, As
sistant. Preaching every Sabbalh, alternately
at 10J o'clock in the morning, or 1 in the
evening. Sabbath School at 9 o'clock, A. V.
prayer meeting every Thursday evening, at 7
o'clock.
Wdc Independent T.zv Lt. R. Poweli.,
Pastor. Preaching ever Sabbath morning at
lOVciock, and in the evening at G o'clock.
Sabbath School at 1 o'clock, P. 11. Prayer
meeting oa the first Monday evening of fctch
month ; and on every Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday evening, excepting the first week in
each month.
Cah'iniztic STethodkt Rtv. John WitLTAMS,
raitor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at
2as:d 6 o'clock. Sabbath School at I' o'clock,
A..M. ' Piayer meet ng every Friday evening,
at 7 o'clock. Society every Taesday eveaing
i 7 o'clock.
. Dapples Rev. W. Llovd, Pastor. Preach
ing everv Sabbath morning at 10 o'c!ock.
"i'artic'uhir Bap uis Rev. David Jeskivs,
?-s:or. Preaching every sabbath evening at
3 o'ciock. Sabbath School at at I o'clock, i M-
Citkolic Ret. M. J. Mitchell, Pastor.
Services every Sabbath mcrnir.g at 10 J o'clock
and Vespers at 4 o'clock in the evening.
ECEXSSIRG 3IAIES.
MAILS ARRIVE.
Eastern, daily, at 11$ o'clock, A. M.
Western, " at 11$ o'clock, A. M.
MAILS CLOSE.
Eastern, daily, at .8 o'clock. P. M.
V.'e;teni, " at 8 o'clock, P. M
JjrThfi mails from Bntler,Indiana,Strongs
town, &c, arrive on Thursday of each week,
at 5 o'clock, P. M.
Leave Ebensburg on Friday of each wetk,
et 6 A. M.
1K&, The mails from Nwmm'a Mills, Car
rolltawn, &c, arrive ou Monday, Wednesday
cd Friday of each week, at 3 o'clock, P. M.
Leave Ebensburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays
rd Saturdays, at 7 o'clock, A. II.
RAILROAD SCEIErLC.
CRESSON STATION.
"est Bait. Exnres3 leaves at 8.43 A. M.
" Fast Line "
" Phila. Express . "
" Mail Train "
Eat Through Express "
" Fast Line "
" Fast Mail '
" Through Accom. "
030 P. M
9.22 A. M.
8.3S P. M.
8.33 P. M.
12.34 A. M.
6.o3 A. M.
10.3U A. ii.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Judges of the Courts President, Hon. Geo.
Tajlor, Huntingdon; Associates, George W.
E2ley, Henry C. Devine.
Prothonotary Joseph M'DonaH.
R'gitter and Recorder James Grifiin.
Sheriff John Buck.
Diitrict Attorney. Philip S. Noon.
County Commissioners Peter J. Little, Jno.
Caapbell, Edward Glass..
Treasurer Thomas Callin.
Poor House Directors George M'Cullough,
George Delany, Irwin Rutledge.
Poor House Treasurer George C. K. Zahm.
Aulitors William J. Williams, George C.
I. Zahm, Francis Tieroey.
County Surveyor. Henry Scanlan.
Coroner. -James Shannon.
Mercantile Appraiser Patrick Donahoe.
Sup't. of Common Schools J. F. Condon.
EBEXSOCRG HOR. OFFICERS.
AT LARGS.
Jui'ices of the react David n. Roberts,
Ewrison Kinkead.
Jiurgess A. A. Barker.
School Directors Ael Lloyd, Phil S. Noon,
Joshua D. Parrish, Hugh Jones, E. J. Mills,'
Dvid J. Jones.
EAST WARD.
WtaJZeThomas J. Davis.
Tbicri Council J. Alexander Moore, Daniel
0;Evan3. Richard R. Tibboit, Evan E. Evans,
William Clement.
h'ptctors Alexander Jones. D. O. Evans.
Judge of Election Richard Jones, Jr.
Author Thomas M. Jones.
Astuiant AsiessorsDayid E. Evans, Wm.
WEST WARD.
Constclle William Mills, Jr.
'etoj Council Jchn Dougherty. George C.
.ahm, Isaac Crawford, Francis A. Shoe-
James S. Todd.
yyeetoisG. W. Oatman. Roberts Evans.
V'd9t of Election Michael liaison.
2'r-.jame3 Murray.
l4lCt,l22"or--WilIiam Barnes, Dan-
POPPING' TH'E QUESTION.
We have heard of many cases of "pojj
pino," under very fiingular circamstanees
the eccentric, the abrnpt the business
like, the silly, and a handled other styles.
Of the eeceotiic, T7e would cie t'ne case
of a well known merchant, who, one Jay
dining at a frisnd's house, fat uext ta a
lady who possessed rare charms of con
versation The merchant did not possess
this faculty in a very rare decree, but he
Could do that wliich was nest best, he
could appreciate, an appreciation which he
endeavored to short by the.fullowing mode
of ac'.ion :
"Jo you like toast, Miss B ?"
"Ys," responded the lady, quite sur
prised at the question.
4iButtcred toast Y"
Yes."
''That is strange; so do I. Lefc ua get
married."
There cannot be much dotlbt that the
lady was taken slightly aback, a fact,
however, that did not .prevent the mar
riage from coming r,ff in a month after
Wards, nor the accession of the lady to
one of the finest establishments iu the
city.
As a specimen of the abrupt, we shall
cite the case of a gentleman who had
retired from business at the age of forty,
and built himself a beautiful house, de
termined to enjoy life to the utmost.
One day a friend was dining with him,
and said half jokingly :
"''You have everything here that the
heart can desire but a wife."
"That's true. I must think of it' said
the gentleman, and then relapsed into
pildnce for a few minutes, at the end of
-which .time he rose, begged to be excused
for a short time, and left the room. Un
seized his . hat and went instantly to a
neighbor'?', and was shown into the parlor,
wilh the information that neither tec
master nor the mistress were at -home.
lie told the servant that he wanted Dtitner
and requested that tho housekeeper be
sent to him Shecame, and the gentle
man thus addressed her:
"Sarah, I have known you for many
-r i . ., .11 .1 . I
years, ana l nave just oeen torn mat l
want a wife, loa are the only woman l
should be willing to entrust my happiness
with, and if yoa agree, wo will be instantly
married. What is your answer?"
Sarah knew the man that addressed her,
and knew that his o2er was serious and
as well weighed as though considered for
a year, and she answered him in the same
spirit
"I a.';ree." .
"Would you bo ready in an hour ?"
"I will." ...
"I shall retnrn for vou at that time."
Which he did, the gentleman who had
sujrg?sted the idea accompanying him to
the clergyman's. Many years have passed
ince then, aud neiiher party has seen any
cause to regret the abrupt proposal and
acceptance. -
Oi'the business style, we can cite a
case related to us, which we know for a
true one. A young man, who had suc
ceeded to the ill keptand badly cultiva
ted, though really valuable, farm of a
deceased uncle, caw at a glance that two
tilings were absolutely necessary to enable
him to succeed, the first being aife to
take charge of the woman-'? department,
and the tiecohd a few thousand dollars to
stock it with. He could not help think
ing to himself that, possibly, these two
great aids to his happiness and prosperity
miht be found together, and vet without
attempting to put his matrimonial and
financial ideas into practice, he allowed
them to haunt him continually.
With this upon his mind, our farmer
started upon a horseback journey to a
distant part of the country, and upon his
return made an acquaintance upon the
road, in the person ot an old gentleman,
who was jog-ring the same way. The
companions dined together at a way side
inn. and fraternized pleasantly, during
which the young man opened his heart to
the elder, telling him all hi& plans and
aspirations, when the old gentleman ad
dressed younger:
"I rather like you, my friend, and your
honest way of telling your story, and if
vou will come and see me. I shall beglad.
I have three daughters, all as good girls J
as ever lived. .Now perhaps one of them
may be the very one you are looking for;
if so, I will do my best toward making
the balance of the matter agreeable. Hide
over and see me to morrow, take dinner,
and, stay tlie afternoon, which will give
you a lair chance to see them and judge."
The young man intantly agreed to the
proposal, making only a condition that the
young ladies should not be iuformed of
the rjatureof the errand. .This was agreed
to, and they separated. .
The next day, at the time appointed,
the youn man dismounted at the door of
the house of his new mado friend4 and was
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heartily welcomed. The hour before din
ner was consumed in looking over the
farm, the young man admiring its keeping,
aud the o!d one approving the sensible
and practical remarks of the younger,
when the meal was announced, and the
three young ladies and their mother wtre
introduced. Thev were all, as the old
gentleman had iaid, fine girls, but the
yodnger, rosy, blue-eyed, and laughing
faced, charmed the young farmer especial
ly. The dinner over, they once more
walked out for a chat.
"Well, how do 3 ou like my daughters?"
was the old gentleman's first question.
"They are all nice girls, very nice,"
said the young man, thoughtfully.
"And which of them do yoa like best Y"
was tho next quesliou.
"The youngest, Kate; she is charming,
and if I am to be your son-in law, you
must give me Kati I"
"This will never do, to take the young
est aud by all odds the prettiest," said
the old gentleman, seriously.
"I must have her or none," was the
response, spoken decidedly.
Iow much money did you say you
wanted ?"
"Five thousand dollars will put my
farm in excellent order, and make it
worth twenty thousand to-ioorrow; I must
have five thousand dollars."
"111 ive you tho fUtn with cither cf j the lady's hand in his, led her unresiting
the other nitis" aid the old man nosi- j v to the altar, without a simile word beinir
tivtly ; "but I will
aud with Kate."
"Then I may a.s
rive but three thous-!
wc!l so
to ray homo.
Five thousand I must have, I have set
my miud upon it."
"And I have just as strongly deter
mined to do only what I have said," was
the old gentleman's rer.ly; "so I suppose
the matter is at an end. However, we
will be good frienxls, and you must sonic
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This, ended th co.uferencOj'andthey.
they
d '"hiVj
Tarted. .Jhc vounir nwtti moun
horse.' ;and ro3c flown toward tho ro"id
but just as he was about opening the gate,
stooping from his saddle, the laughing
faced Kate sprang through the shrubbery
to save him the trouble.
"Can't you accept my father's terms?"
"Yes, by George, I will ; I will, if you
say so," was the instaritaneous response.
"Then come over to-morrow morning
before ten q'clock and tell him so," and
the girl vanished like a fairy among the
leaves.
The young man rode slowly home, but
he vas on hand the nxt morning, accor
ding to bidding, and married the fair
Kate iu two mouths after.
As a SMecimeu of tho absurd, we can
not do beiir than cite a case that ocjut
rvd within the jurisdiction of a. county
village iu Massachusetts. There was a
certain Zachariah Peebles, a stout, indus
trious, sober and bashful farm hand, a
resident of that locality. Zack was ccle-
brated not for
what he did
what he 'did
say,
but
for
: a
not, his silence bein;
matter of marvel through all that chatter
ing neighborhood. Zack, with all his
taciturnity, was not proof against the
shafts of love, and one day was smitten
with the wholesome charms of the only
child of the widsSsfiBrowu, a bright eyed
irirl, possessing the same trait of silence
as
Zack, though not
in so eminent a
decree.
The first time Zack showed his admiral
tion for Sally was by seizing up a large
basket of cow feed she was about to carry
iuto the stables, and hurrying thither in a
frightened way, much as though he was
taking it from a burning house. After
that Zack seemed to be perpetually on the
watch for opportunities to save the fair
Stilly from heavier' work. These delicate
attentions could not fail to attract the no
tice of tho widow Urown, who, really
respecting the young man, invited him
into the house to spend the evening, and
from that time Zack was a fixture. - lie
would sit in tho chimney corner of the
old-fashioned house, scarcely ever speaking,
dividing his attentions equally between
the fire, and feasting his eyes on Sally.
For two years this quiet adoration went
on, and the neighbors wondered why, as
there was nothing to prevent it, thoy did
not marry. It has never been known
whether the idea arose out of Zack's own
brain, or whether it was a hint from a
friend, but at last he did find courage to
pop the question. It was do"ne in this
way. The time was New Year eve, and
the fair Sally had been preparing a stout
jug of mulhd cider, that hhe might havo
something to cheer Zack's heart when he
came in. He came, he drank, and took
his accustomed seat in the chimney corner,
where he sat quietly as usual for a few
miuutcs, and then, without any previous
symptoais, he rose up to his full bight,' six
feet and two inches, putting his head up
the chimney, so that but little was seen of
him above the waist, and delivered the
folio-wing oration :
"If somebody loved somebody as well as
somebody loves somebody, somebody wo'J
marry somebody."
Zack remained with his head up the
chimney after this speech, silent as death,
for some minutes, when he came forth
from his place of refuse at the earnest
policitatiou of widow lirown, with a 'face
glowing like the setting sun. The 'thinz
was done, however, and Zack and Sally
were married in a few weeks after, and we
are convinced that if either ot them could
be iuduced to talk, now, alter a trial of a
dozer, years, they would say that they
were entirely satisfied with that mode of
popping the question.
Among the oddities of the mystery, the
one over which we have personally won
dered much, occurred ic Philadelphia,
within our knowledge.
A lady and gentleman, who had been
acquainted but one week, "aud who move
in the very first circles, were walking in
the street, the lady showing the lions of
tho city to the geutlcruau, who was a
stranger in Philadelphia. In the course
cf their ramble they were stopped by a
wedding partv, who were alighting from
their carriages at the cliu'ch door. The
lady proposed to go in 'and ecc the aflair
through. fTe gentleman consented, and
together tficy stood till the ceremony waa
over. At the instant, the gentleman took
spoken, aud presented her to the aston
ished minister, with the request that they
should be made one. In t2u minutes the
knot was tied, aud we have no reason to
believe that cither, in the ten years they
have beeujoined, have seen cause to re
qret the suddenness cfjthe idea.
IIow-Tbcy Conduct llc War
In
- Gcnrf 5?cr.l JDow, a priecner in the hands
pf-rhp rtieli for a time,"butow exchtiu-
Portland, Maine, on (he 24th March,
from which we take a few extracts :
"You have heard from bigh authority
that the pecple of the South are semi
barbarians. iMucated, so far as they are
educated at all, in a disregard of the rights
of 4,000,000 of their fellow men ; accus
tomed as they are to see the rights of
others trampled iu the dust, and underta
king to subsist upon their unrecoinpenscJ
labor, th?y learn to disregard the rights
of everybody else, in their intercourse
with both whites and blacks. You see
it in their intercourse with each other."
The Uuion prisoners have come in con
tact with this feeling very largely. I
would not bo understood that there are no
cultivated people at the .South. The
Union prisoners have come in contact
with tuch people and they have expe
rienced the most barbaric treatment. .
Prom the Confederate soldiers at the
front, they have experienced kind and
courteous treatment. lut from tho
"Homo Guards" it has been more bar
barous than any prisoners of war have
suffered bine the days of the "Black
Hole" of Calcutta. 1 know of nothing
in the history of the wr, to compare wi'h
tho shameful treatment of the Union
prisoners at Richmond and at Atlanta,
Georgia.
blankets was seat to my cire to be dis
tributed t the soldier. I was permitted
to visit them for the purpose of distribu
ting the articles. Passing around the
camp at Uelle Isle, I saw the wretched
condition of our soldiers as to clothing
and quarters. Nearly one-half of them
were without shelter of any kind, and all
were in extreme want cf clothing. As I
passed around the camp, they cried to
mo to send them food. Shelterless and
almost naked, as many of them were,
their first want was food their chief
suffering was from hunger. On my re
turn to Richmond I addressed a note to
Gen. Winder, in command there, stating
that one-half the soldiers were without
shelter, and all without sufficient food,
aud asking his immediate attention to
their miserable condition. The result
was, that I was not permitted to visit the
soldiers any 'more-,' their condition was not
alleviated, and fhese stores were put into
the hands of auother officer who would
conduct himself toward the Ilebel author
ities with a great. deal more forbearance
than I was supposed to be capable of.
Soldiers perished there at about the rate
of 500 per month, during tho Whiter
months, a we were informed.
"As I was at lielle Isle, I went into
the hospital, consisting of tents without
any floor, the sick lying upen the ground
without blankets, without 'pillows, some
of them with sticks of wood for pillows,
aud on protesting to Gsn. Winder against
this treatment, I was refused permission
to visit these poor creatures for tb3 future.
The Government sent large quantities of
provisions to the soldiers as we'd as to
the officers-. -Much of this wai stolen, so
that Yankee overcoats were very ciyumon.
Soldicra in Yankee overcoats promenading
the streets, of ltichmond, drew o much
attention that they caused these.coats to
be colored bhckV They were ashamed to
be seen with Yankee overcoats stolen from
the poor saffen-ng soldiers. Large quan
tities of food as well' an of clothing were
sent there by tho Sanitary Commiiou
also, and thee were stolen ty the Ilebel
authorities and appropriated to their own
use in large amounts. A ve.y small
proportion of these reached our soldiers.
"Libby Prison was a great tob'acco
warehouse, or rather three tobacco ware
houses, three stories high upon the fro?it,
four stories upon the rear, separated byi
uncw wans inrougu wuicu uoor were cut.
Our officers were placed in these' rooms
with bare wall., burp floors, and without
any blankets.
"When I arrived at Libby, I was clad
in the lightest summer clothe?. It wa a
cold October night, and my sufferings
must have been extreme but l'or the kind
ness of my fellow officers in supplying me
with earmentH and blankets. After a
while a great number of blankets were
sett by he Sanitary Commi'siou,. which
tnade ucornparaive!y comfortable, but e
were treated in no other respect better than
so many nccroes sent to a barracoon for
sale. An cflicer who had a very extensive
acquaintance at the South, said -e were
not nearly so well treated as that, for
blacks sent for s;tle were kindly cared for
that they miht bnng a better price The
Union ufficers were treated as io many
cattle turned into a slaughter-pea or baru
to sd.?ep.
"A little incident occurred to myself
which will illustrate the point of the dif
ference of treatment between their prison
ers and ours. 1 wa exchanged for Gen.
Lee. As I wa3 called down to pass off, I
had two large trunks to take away. I
Could i.Ltnin no a--sitiii'ny-irrtinpuriliig
them, no dray or other mode of convey
ance. Some of my fellow officers kindly
tendered their asirtance, and we carried
there between us through the streets of
Ilichmond to the Meamer, on whicn we
were ordered upon the forward deck, mid
forbidden to come abaft the wheels. We
were situated on the teatner like co many
cattle, slaves or ?wino ou the way t
market. At City Point we met (Jen. Lee
in the magnificent saloon of the 'Federal
steamer, New York, we ourselves emcraimr
from the forward deck of the dirry llobrl
steamer. Vhen Gen. Lee and his Miw
officers Were ready to change steamers, the
Uenrai stooped- to take his smill valine.
when the Union officer in command
tnj T
to a soMier near, "Sergeant, take the
General's valine on board fur "him!" I
mention this to show the scrt of treatment
we received down South, and that which
the Rebels meet when they fall into our
hauds; they are treated kindly, courteous-;
ly ; we ruddy, barbarously. e don t
compluiu, beeau-e we will strike a balance
with them one of thee days.
"There are a great many Union people
down South, even in Virginia; Union men
and Union women. 1 shall not give any .
names. We had communication with.
Union reonle bv writing and by si-rnaN. t
and the llubels could not prevent it
1 hev
threatened to shoot ui if we looked out t.f
the windows. One of their own men
locked out, and they shot him. Tlwy
were resolved to eho7t a Yankee' a an
o!Tet to this, and a Rebel seutinel fired at
us several times, but without success.
They were exceedingly mortified at shoot
ing their own man, the ball entering the
right eye, and stopping at the back nf the
head. These Rebel sentinels watched our
men at the windows very much a- by
hunt squirrels, looking int the trees tor
their game. if But many of the guards gave
us all the information that came to their
knowledge, as to the procure for food in
Richmond, and other matters.
- "The guard told u of Kilpatrick's
raid. On the 1st of March arrangements
had been made to receive hint. And
what do you suppose the arrangements
were ? To defend Richmond. Was that
it' No. They mined LiLfy Prison, with
the intention of blowing it and us up ; to
use their own phrase, "to bluic v to hrtt."
A voice "Is there proof of that?" That
is capable of proid". I can not tell you how
the fact was intimated to us tho next day
without betraying those from whom the
intimation came. On the morning of
Wednesday, March 2d, after we had been
informed of the gunpowder plot, Diek
Turner, the Inspector of Military Prisons,
was asked by many officers at different
times it we were correctly informed, aud
he assured us it was true ; that a large
quantity of powder had been placed under
tho prison, to blow us up if Kilpatrick
had come in. aud that it would be done
yet if attempts were made tj rescue us.
"The Rev. Dr. Smith, President ofi
NUMBER 29.
Randolph Macon College, well known
down South, and known in the North, too,
as an able aad influential man, came into'
the prison to visit Lieut. Col. Nichols, of
the 18h Connecticut Regiment, , with
whom he was acquainted. He said that
powder had been placed in the' basement
for the purpose of "blowing us to atoms."
Cul. Nichol did not believe it. Dr. S.
assured him it was so. He had then
come from the office of Judge Ould, Com
missioner of Exchanges, who told him it
was bo. The Rev. Dr. M'Cabe said tho
same thing to Col. Cesnola, of the 4th
New York Cavalry, and others. Some
officers were in the kitehen at the back
window, directly over the door leading to
the celled Major Turner, commandant
of Jhe rson Dick Turner and four or
fi vf; .Rebel ..officers went into theTcelhu, and
on enming out they remained a few mo
ments a the door, and one of the officers
said, "IJy G d, if yoa touch that off, it
will blow them to hell, sure enough."
"On the morning we came away, Maj.
Turner assured Capts. Sawyer and Flinn,
who were exchanged in connection with
myself, that powder was -there, and ho
said, "Rather than have you rescued, I
would have blown you to h 1, even if we
hid jrone there ourselves" At firt we
could not believe it ; not that we did pot
suppose them capable of it. We did not
suppose them to be fools enough to be
guilty of an act like that. The destruc
tion of nine hundred Union officers in
that way would not havo been a fatal blow
to the Union cause, but it would have
drawn down upon them the execrations of
tnaukind ; it would have united the North
ern people as one man, and would havo
fired the Northern heart with an intense
indignation, and whn Richmond should
b captured, it would have been utterly
destroyed, and blo'ted out forever from
the earth. At firnt we could not believe
jhat such an act could hae been contem-
Elated, but we now regard it as established
x fatislactnry prcof. Such is the temper
of the headers of the Rebellion I Such
their character I"
Mustered Out.
Let me lie down.
Ja3t here in the shade of this cannon-tora
tree,
Ilere, low on the trampled grass, where Imty
see
The surge of the combat; and where I maj
h ar
The glad crj of victory, eher upon cheer:
Let me lie down.
Ob, 't was grand 1
Like the tempeaiytve charged, in the triumph
to share ; '
. m.Tli ft terxTiPSt. iti fnrr nn1 tlin nrtor irora tV arm .
' r . " . "T. "
vsy, on, o ft cu'.rcncumcnis, o cr living ana
oead,
With the foe underfoot and the flag overhead :
Oh, ii was grand I
Weary and faint
Prone on the eoldlicr'a couch, ab, how can I
rest,
"With the shot-shattered head, and the sabre- .
pierced breast 1
Comrades. mirolUcall, when shall be sought,
Say I fought till I fell, and fell where I fought,
Wounded and faiat.
Oh, that last charge I
Tsht throuch the dread hell-fire of shrapnel
and shell,
Through, without faltering, clear throaeh
with a yell ;
Right in their midst, in the turmoil and gloom.
Like heroes we dashed at tho mandate of
doom !
Oh, that last charge 1
It was duty I
Some things are worthless, and some others
so good
That n itions who buy them pay only in blood ;
For Freedom and Union, each man owes hi -part,
And here I pay my share, all warm from mj '
heart i
It is duty 1
Dying at last 1
Mr mother, dear mother, with meek, tearful.
Farewell! and God bless yon, forever and aye!
Oh that I now lay on your pillowing breast,
To breathe my last sigh on the bosom rt
prest:
Dying at last I
I am no saint,
But boy3, say a prayer. There's one that
begins
"Our Father," and then says, "Forgive us our
sins
Don't forget that part say it, strongly, and
then
Pll try to repent it, and you'll say Amen I
Ah, I'm no saint.
Hark! there's a shout I
Raise me rip. comrades, we have conquered,!,
knowl
Up, up, en my feet, with my face to the foe I
Ah, there flies the Flag, with its star-spangles
bright, " .
The promise of Glory, the symbol of Riht -Well
may they'shoUt 1 " ...
, I'm mustered out I ;
0 God of our fathers, our freedom prolong,
And tn?d down rebellion, oppression. an&
wrong!
'Oh, band of earth's hope,, on thy bloodred -
deced sod, '
I die for the Nation, the Union, nd Gj?d I "
I'm mcstere-d outt
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