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U. S. GOVERNMENT
President—Aun•liAm I.l4coLat. • •
Vice President—Flccrinm, 114mmr.
Secretary of StateVirsr, U. SEWARD.
Secretary of Interior—Qt LlM 1 . 411111. •
Secretary of Treasury—SALMON P. Coen.
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Chief Justice of the United States—]l. B. Tomer
— C I}TA,TE pOyERNMENT.
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tlurvoyor Genontl—Wm. 11. ICEIm.
Auditor Gonoral—Tuna. E. CURRAN
. Tremmrer—llmmr D. MOCRC: .
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OTRONG. W.. 1.1. LOWRIE U. W. WoODWARD.JOUN M. LEAD
COUNTY . ' OFFICERS
President Judge—lion. James It. Graham-
Associate Judges—lion. Michael Cockllu, Samuel
Wherry. •
'District Attorney—J. 'W It. 01lieleu.
Prothonotary•—llonjnmin Duke.
14:order Ac.—John Floyd.
liegistor-41. A'Airady. •
High Sheriff—ltobt. McCartney; Deputy, S. Iteeperi
„County Troasurer—Alfred L. spensier.
• Coronoi—John A. Dunlap.
County Commissioners—lietbeniel 11. lirkoTh, Janice
11. Waggoner, Deo Miller. Clerk to Commissioners,
Jailers Arnie - 41'011g,
Directors of thirifoor—Jno. Trimble, Abraham nos
ier, John Miller. Stiperintendant of Poor House--
Ueury Snyder.
BOROUGH, OFFICER
Chief Burgess—Jos. H. Blair.
Assistant Burgess—J. B, Alexander.
Town Council—John Uut+liall, .1. Worthington, J.
B. Thompsuo, Wm. Bentz, Thomas Conlyn. John Camp•
bell, A. Monestul Ih, 11. S. Ritter. J. Goodyear.
Clark to council.—Jaa. U. Masonheimor.
High Constables—Goo. Bontly, Wur. Parka. Ward
Constables—Jacob Bretz:, Andrew Martin.
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Michael Holcomb, Abui. Dohuff.
CHURCHES.
First Creebyt.crlon Church, Northwest angiv of Cell
too Square. Iter,Conway Wing Pastor.—Services
every Sunday Morning at 11 o'clock, A. M., and 7 o'clock
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Second thebyterlan Church, corner of South Hanover
and Pomfret streets. itov. Mr Nelle,'Pastor, Services
commence at 11 o'clock, A. M., end 7 o'clock P. M.
St. John's; Church, (Prot. Episcopal) northeast angle of
Centre Square. Rev. Frauds J. Clare, Itoctor. Services
at lio'clock A. 11" and 3 o'clock, P. M.
English Lutheran Church, Bedford between Main
an: Loather streets. Rev. Jacob. Fry, Pastor. Services
at 11 o'clock A,41., and 6) o'clock I'. M.
Berman'itefitrined Church, Luuther, between HIM
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over and L'ltt of sets. Rev. A. 11. Kremer, Pastor.—
Services at 11 o'clock A. M, and 6 o'clock P. 331 ' -
31ethodIst L'. rch, (first charge) corner of dub and
Pirt — fifrii - Jfe7R it lf, - Postor. - Ser rICeS at
-11 o'clock A. M. and 7 o'clock I'. 31
Methodist:l3: Church (second charge.) Rov. Alex. 11
Gibson Pastor. Services in Emory 51. E. Church at 11
o'clock A. 31. and :3% 1' 31. '
St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Pomfrett i near—East st.
,•jltev. James Kelley, Pastor. Services every other
:46abletth at 10 o'clock. Vespore at :3.
German Lutheran Church corner of Pomfret and
Redford streets. 11ev. G. A. Strout. Pastor. Services at
11 o'clock, A. 31., and 0% o'clock, I'. 31.
4/4eWhort changes In the above are necescaiy the
proper persons are requested to notify us.
DICKINSON COLLEGE
ek,
'Rey. IT. M. Johnson, D. D., President and Professor co
' Moral Science.
Joules W Marshall, A. M., Professor of Latin Lan
guages and Literature.
Rae. Win. L. Boswell, A. 31., Profossor of Greek Lau
gunge and Literature.
William C. Wilson. A. M., Professor of Natural Science
and Curator of the 31 IIFOUDI.
Samuel D. 1111nuan, A. M., Professor of Mathematics.
A. F. Mullin, A. 8., Principal of the Grammar
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School.
John, B. Storm, Assistant In the Grammar School
BOARD OF SCIIOOb DIRECTORS
AndralVillair, President, H. Sexton, P. Quigley, E
Comment, (4.P.dienerieh,J. Hamilton, Sel:_retary,Jason
W. Eby; TrStumm., John Sphar, Messenger. Meet on:
the let Monday of each Month at 8 o'clock A. M. at Ed.
acattou Hail.-
CORPORATIONS
°ARAMS PEPOSEE BANR.—PreOctant, R. M. Mandela,
Cashier. W. 'M. Boehm; Asst. Cashier, J. P. Hard r ;
Teller, Jos: Retry,; Clerk, C. B Plahlor; Messon4,er,
John Underwood; Directors, R. M.. Henderson. John
Zug, Samuel Wherry, J. U. Gorges, Sidles Woodburn,
It. U. Woodward, Col. Henry Logan, Hugh Stuart, and
James Anderson.
CUMBERLAND VALLES' RAWR I
OAD COMPANT.—President,
Frederick iVatts: berrgtary and Treasurer, Edward M.
Biddle; Superint.nulent, O. N. Lull. Passenger trains
twice a day. Eastward leasing Carlisle at 10.10 o'clock
A. M. and 2.44 o'clock P. M. Two trains everyy, dny
Westward, leaving Carlisle at 9.24 o'clock A, M., and
231 P. M.
CADLISLI OAS AND WATEILCOMPANY.—President, Lem.
not Todd; Treasurer, A. L. Sportster ; Superintendent,
George Wise; Dlreciore, F. Watte, {ten. M. Beaten,.
R. M. Biddle, Saxton, It. C. Woodward, John B.
Bretton, F. Gardner, and John Campbell..
CUMID:RtASID VALLEY BANK.—Prfildtlalt, Johu S. Star.
rott; Cashier, U, A. Sturgeon; Teller, Joe. C. Hoffer.—
Directors, John S. Sterrett, Win. Ker, Aleleholr Brun.
snau, Richard Woods, John C. Dunlop, Debt. C. Sterrett,
A. Sturgeon, and Captain John Dunlap.
SOCIETIES.
Ctunberlsq B:tar '&4* No. Ma t A. M. meets at
Marlon hall -on the t:nd and 4th Tuesdays of ovary
Month.
St. Johns Lodge No 260 A. Y. M. Made 8d Thurs
day of each month, at Marlon Mall.
Carlisle Lodge No 91 .1. 0. of 0. F. Meets Monday
evening, at Trouts building.
FIRE COAIPANEE
The Union Fire Company Was organized In TM.
Presbleat, F.. Cornman ;Vice President. Samuel
votsel ; Secretary, J. D. Ilainpton ; Treaaurer, P. Mon
yer. Company meets' the Brat Saturday In March, June ,'
September, and DeCember.
The Cumberland Fire Company wan instituted Febru
ary 18, 1609. President; Thea. Thom eon ; Secretary
Philip Quigley; Treanurer, E. D. Quigley The ccmpany
meets on the third Saturday or January, dprll, July,
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and October.
The[Good Will Hose Company wee Instituted In March,
1859. President, 11. A, Sturgeon; VICO President, C. P.
11timrIch; Secretary, William .C. Then; Treasurer.
Joseph W. Ogilby. The company mes' the second
Thursday or January, April, July, and October. '
The Empire Hook and Ladder Company was Institut
ed In 1859. President, Wm. M. Porter; Vice President,
John 0 Amos; Treasurer, John Oimpbell; Secretory,
John W. Paris. The 'company meets on-the-drat -lid
day in January, April, July and October.
Y. M. C. A.
Room—M.lnm
Regular monthly msetiMiL—Third Tuesday Evening.
Prayer meeting—Sunday Afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Reading' Room and Idtitary=—Adnftesion free, open
every evening (Sundays excepted) from 0 to 10 o'clock.
Strangers especially welcome.'
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SELECT ED POETRY
MR. EDITOR: • ~
The following vorses, by an English lady,
hare'strtlck me as touchingly beautiful. Their
sentiment is surely worthy of universal circu
lation. If you will cotitribute. to that result,
by giving them a place in the columns of the
Illia.m,n; you will much gratify a lover of good
pdetry, and oblige an old subscriber. . •
' J. D. R.
THEOLOGIgAL .SENINAII.Y,
Princeton, N. J., March 7, 1861. •
6elocted kr•the man%
THANKFULNESS. ,
DE ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTOR
I thank Thoo,.oh my God, who ronde .
Tho earth so bright;
iko full of splendour eind ofjoy,
Ilonuty And light;
So many glorious things aro bore,
Noblo and right.!
I thank Thee, too, that Thou knot =do
Jot• to aldund;
So many gentle thoughts and deeds
Circling no round,
That in the dftrkext runt on earth .
Scion love le found.
I thank Thee MORE that all our Joy
Ie touched with pain;
That shadows fall on brightest hours;
That thorns remain
-i, go that mirth's bliss may bq our guide
And not our chain. . _ .
For Thou who knoweat, Lord, how loon
Our weak heart dings,
Haat Orlin usjoyil, tender end true,
Yet all with .wings,
So that se see, gleatniiig on high,
Diviner" things,
I thank Thee, Lord, that Thou haat kept
The best In store;
We hare enough, yet not too much
• 'To long for morn:
A yearning for n deeper peace,
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Not known before:
Ilhank Thee, Lord, that hero our souls,
Tough amply Fleet, °
Can never god, although they reek,
A partial rest— •
Nor ever shall, until they lean •
On Josue' breast I
NO. 10 BLANK STREET
AGENTLEMAN can be accdmmodat
ed with s phomont soft of rooms at Nt. 1.0 Monk
street. The house contsins.all the modern Improve.
mute. References ren
This advertisetitlnt seemed tom to promise
well. _I was tired Or my present onto For
five yeara I had occupied the sum oo and'
eat at the samb, sent at the table. le p tiny
postman was itch bettor known on his beat ban
lon my way to dinner . . I did not oh' at to
boardink bonsai, I was willing to on baked
twang-on a Sunday morning, but I wished to
par4lco of theta in a new locality. Blank
street' loads out to I Beacon. - therefore it-must
be genteel. Probably a suit of rooms there
would be expensive, but I could afford to in-
bulge thyself a little. I was titirty•tive. alone
in the world, very well off, and doing a busi.
ness promised a speedy fortune._
was time I should begin to take life a little,
more on the sunny aide.
I went down - to No 10 Blank street on my
way down town. Tho landlady, 'Mrs. Lee,
was a widow ; linndepme, stylish, and appa
rently not more than thirty.. I heard, after
wards, that she would never see forty again
but as my intormant was #, boarder to whom
she had been under frequent necessity of send
ing
her "small bill" a second time, it was
doubtless a malicious slander. She was a
very attractive-looking person. and I was at
-home-with-her-at once.l,bad -no-sooner-told-.
her my name and my business than she seemed
to feel 'well aciiusiluted with me. She bowed
and stalled. I.
"1 shall be most happy to accomodate you,
Mr. Prescott. This.way if you please."
Her black silk rustled before me up two
flights of stairs. Her full, light curls shook
with a coquettish grace as she turned her head.
The terms were a little exhorbitant—at least I
should have thought Bo had 1 been dealing
with a man of business; but surely one would
willingly pay a trifle extra to sit at the same
table with Mrs. Lee.' Her family she assured
me, was of the moot select description; some
three or four single gentlemen of high stand
ing, end us many gentlemen with their wives.
To be sure, she had been obliged to fill her
attics with cheap boarders, as she couldn't
afford to keep any vacant rooms; but they
were very quiet, and, she trusted, no annoy
once to any one.
I went there, bag and baggage, the next
morning. 1 moved my pictures ; I loved art
in a modest, half diffident fashion, and 1 had
some fine prints and some choice oils. When
,Lhati hung them to my eatisfactioh,,and put
the bust of Clytie, the dreamy face 1 loved so
well, on my mantle, I looked about my parlor
with serene 'MU-satisfaction.
I met Mrs. Lee's family at dinner. Some,
of the gentlemen were business acquaintances
of thine The ladies seemed pleasant and com
panionable, and all went "merry as a mar- .
riage bell." Mrs. Lee did the honors of her
establishment so gracefully that I was more
charmed with her than ever. I pitied the
dead Thaddeus-4 bad seen his name in the
family Bible— because be had been obliged to
resign so much youth and beauty, for she was
but a young thing, to told me, when she was '
left to depend upo herself. The very winds,
she said, had n r been allowed to touch her
roughly. ee had worshipped her ad the
Ilindotrdoes.his idol—l thought it an idolatry
at once pirdonable and pleasant—but then,
she said, smiling, with the tears still in her
eyes, every ono had been kind to her—she had
found friends everywhere. Who could help
being ready to befriend one so lovely and so
winning? thought, as I listened to her.
Do not imagine all this confidence was be
stowed on me at our first meetie - r—lt came
out gradually; when I had got in the habit of
lounging for half an hour after dinner,.or an 1
hour in the evening, in the "family parlor,"
of which she and I were often the sole mum ,
pants. I certainly bad no matrimonial inten.%,
Lions towurdlckirs. Lee. I liked mylandlady,
and congratulated myself daily on having •
found a home where my buckwheat cakes wore
always hot, and my cup of happiness and of
tea alike sweet and full.
" What a happy man your husband must
have been !" I said to Mrs. Lee, its'l watched,
adniiringly, her nimble fingers—sh`chqd insist
ed on mending my gloves,- =I wait buOexpresa ,
a frequent thought of mine.:. I saw no cause
lor my landlady to blush, tthough it was not
unbecoming. I had surely, meant nothing
sentimental, but she received my remark 'with
a flutter of pretty, playful embarrassment.
" I hope he was," she sighed " I trust I
made him so, and yet I did not lova him as he
loved me. lie was a great deal older than I,
and I think I was too young then to know
what love was. I believe our affection fa truer
and fonder when we have seen, more of life,
learned what a precious thing it really is
to have 'some one to care for and protect us.
But whet am I saying f 1 sm confiding in you
strangely. Your gloves are done." ,
She hurried out of the room.- It was my
turn to tie emberrassed lied I said anything
to move Mrs.. Lee's sensibilities in so reMerka
ble a mititner? I thought not.. Perhaps the
memory of the dead Thaddeus, and his love,
had been to much for her. I felt uncomfot ta
ble, and•l betook myself to my loons%
waysleft,.my door, open; it was one of my old
bacheloriways=-it seemed utoSm sooial. aI .
went up :stake I saw's girl standing before
ME,E)INIR, n'OR, IMFra - PAIREEVIC snalagana,
looking, apparently with absorbde attention. at
my Clyde. tier, form was slight and girlish.
I could not see her face, but her dress was of a
cheap material and simply fashioned.
"One of the attic boarders," I thought;
" or perhaps a seamstress bringing home some
work."
When I approached her she turned and
glanced at me with a confused and distressed
air. •
" Forgive me, sir," she faltered. "I was
taking a liberty, I know; but that face is so
beautiful."
"So are you," I longed to rettrt, but I did
not. I had had enough of complimenting for
ono day. tier face was singularly lovely.—
She bad a low, broad frireliesd—the very fore
head of the immortal Clytie Her eyes were
large and blue, but full of the saddest, and
most wistful expression I ever met. per face
was-very youthful-,he couldn't have been
more than sixteen—and-her full, rod lips had
something of the look of t grieved child. I
had seen and felt all thie.ll the instant my
eyes mot hers. I bowed courteously. •
" Net at all a liberty I lam rewarded for
leaving my door open, if it has afforded you
any pleasure. I wish you would step in a
moment, and lopk at my , pictures. .1f you
fancy the Clyti,e, am sure you would like
001 . 130 (if them."
There was a singular absence of all prudery,
and she bestowed on me at once a trust that
was the most. delicate of flattery. She came
in, unhesitatingly, and limrered,for a for mo
ments, while I told her !taut the pictures. I
could see the fibre of hermind by the expres
sion of her countenance and tbejone of her
remarks as she looked at them.' She had
largo ideality, strong love for beauty, which
had probably been starved all hertife. It was
such a pleasure to see the light glow and deep•
en in tier great eyes, as she stood with that
wistful face, those parted lips, that I wished
the resources of the Louvie had been at my
command. When 13110 had seen them all, she
thanked me iu that. simplo child-like way of
hers.
" You, have given me great pleasure, sir.
-I.must go now,; but I shall have something
tothink of which will make many a day's work
easier."
"Do you live here, Miss —?"
" Hastings," she supplied. "My ,n ame is
Nora Hastings. Yes, sir, I live here—up
stairs. I breakfast and dine earlier that you
do, and I sit at the corner table; BO it is
strange you have not seekme, though I have
seen Mr. Prescott, the new boarder. Good
evening, sir."
She moved from me up stairs tie she spoke,
It was not quite sunset, iu the long summer
day, and,-as_she went up, the rays struck
through in her brown, wavy hair; and souls
how' my boyish 'fancies of Jaceb'ts ladder, 'and
the angels going up and down ii, came into
my mind, and I went into my room, saying to
myself, " Heaven bless the child I"
I flatter Myself that I made use of a dares
of di' oinacy which would have done credit to
the Chevalier Wykoff, in questioning the chum•
ber Maid next morning. I had left her'in to
dust my books, underiny personal supervision,
and I drew her into conversation about several
of the boarders. At length I asked, " Was
there any one in the house I could get to do
some sewing for me, did she think ? Had I ,
not heard ,of a Miss [Hastings, who was a
seamstress r •
porhapi so; b u t, mk s lissilmls did not de
suet! sewing as gentlemen wanted,"—wilh
hmirly Irish laugh. " Sho finished off dresses,
and trimed them, and made mantillas. Most
likely this was not what ; I wished :to have
done!"
" Most likely it wasn't. But perhaps the
yoling.lody was net always busy. If she went
out to work, she might like to do what I did
went in her spare time."
Ellen thought she did not have any spare
time. She mode everything look so beautiful
that the ladies kept her always busy.
" And sitcoa a rale lady herself," broke out
the warm--beamed in,o gush of ir
lrepressible panegyric. "She's so afraid of
making any trouble, though sure I'd work my
fingers to the bone to spore those white hands
of hers. 'When I, was sick • and like to die
with the fever, who but site took me into her
room and nursed me, and sat. up with me
nights, after working hard all day; and when
she thought I was asleep I heard her prayin'
for me! tier prayers wasn't out o' the prayer
bOok, but I know the saints beanl 'ent.`;
She stopped and wiped her, eyes on It e cor‘
nor of her calico apron. Mud though I was,
I could have wept with heFeasily. It wont to
my very heart to think of the poor young thing
doing patiently and secretly such workii of
mercy. But I was not surprised. I had road
the true,. earnest nature, the power of self
sacrifice, in her eyes. God bless and God keep
tier I said it to myself every time I thought
of her, and those times were not. few.
That day,L purchased a Clytie, the filo-simile
of my own. At night I took it home with me,
and wrote, to go with it, these words :
Will Miss Hastings perMit her fellow
boarder to offer a gift, the acceptance of which
will confer much pleasure? Her admiration
of the Clytio was so hearty and genuine that,
he thinks, to possess it, may contribute slightly
to her happiness."
• I rang for Ellen, and begged her to take the
bpst tut& the little note up stairs Presently
she came back, bringing with her a few lines
written in pencil:
"I accept your 'gift, ns I am
meant. You have &signed to gi
one who possesses few resource:
taunt, and be sure that you have
I thank you more than I can say. _
' She had received. it as I was sure she
would, with a simple dignity and gratitude
which had repelled me far more effectually
than any sarcastic refusal. I respected all
women. It wee a part of my early training
at the hands of the beet of mothers; but al
ready I reverenced that young sewing-girl
more than any woman I had ever-seen.
Mrs. Lye puzzled me not a little when we
met, as 4te usually did, in the parlor after tea.
One or two of he boarders were there at first;
but presently thy went out, and we were
alone. It seemed to me that her manner to
ward me was far more like that of a yeunglirl
to whom I had been making love. then a land
lady's simple courtesy toward her inmate.
" I am net sure that I had better stay here
with you," she began. " You .do beguile me,
as you, did last night, into saying such unwar
rantable things, revealing all ins heart to
you."
I was utterly confounded. What bad I been
doing ? I bethought myself.of Mrs. Burden's
sultAigainet the respectable President of the
Pickgitok Club, and trembled in my patent
leathers. Mr. Weller's advice to Samivil came
into my mind, and I answered, a little stiffly :
had not meant to foioe.yourconfidence,
clear, Madam, and I did' not know that, you
had'ever said anything to me which the world
might not properly bear."
Perhaps she thought she bad been prOgres
slng too fast. She smiled, shook her long fair
ourle,..and - Jrustled_the -
She said I wee a naughty man, a very
naughty radii, to take up things so ": Of course
she had not, said anything to me of conse
quence;' only it was just possible some people
might think it a little queer that she had con
fessed not to have loved Mr. Lee quite as ador
ingly as he had loved her:* But why need she
trouble herself when she knew it would go ne
farther ?
"Of course lie would not." 1 sneirered:—
Anything that she did me the honor to confide
to me was sacred." . „ .
Then there wne n pauee, and I felt very
awkward. It wohlti be difficult to , nay' any
thing more, I thought, . but,Mra. Lee did not
find it en. Verily the Met of women is won
derful I In five minutes we had gone, book
tiro dap; and - were talking together on our old
CARLISLE, PA., FRIDAY, MARC
terms of 'pleasant, ossy familiarity. I mt . §
somewhat more absent-anded titan formerly,
perhaps, for•matty of my thoughts were with
the little girl' in the attic.
It was three days aft* I had sent her the
Clytie before I met her again. Then I met
her on the stairs. It wits eight o'clock, or
past, in the evening. Liras going out after
my customary chat with. Mrs. Lee in the par
lor, and I met her coming in. Her face was
very pale, and site stepped wearily. Silo
smile 4 a little when s ‘114,e,..ave me, and stop
ping held out her hand.
"You are very kind, Mr. Prescott, and I
am more grateftil than I can say."
" I only wish," I respinded, eagerly;• that
I Minh', that you would let me cooributo to
• your pleasure now and then. You loOk tired;
and I can't hear to see a young girl likel l ou
wearing herself out.", . •
"It can't he helped, sir. I'm only too thank
ful that I have something,to do. I need noth
ing ; all my wants are supplied. It is pleasant
to fool that I havesa friend; and I look on you
as one, though I have nu-Etim on
" Would to Heaven you had a claim on me,
I thought, as 1 watched ter toiling so wearily
up the stairs. ' Would that she were, my sister,
my niece.—anything alai, would give mu a
right to take her work out of her hands, and
prescribe for her change of air and scene, rat,
and a little pleasure! Thin [ fell to-thinking,.
as [strolled across the common, what a strange
tyrant custom is, Society would tot me do
what I pleased for my second cousins—would
smile on me if I sent clothes to the Sandwich
Islanders or aritluneticsio the Hottentots—
but would by no moans let me lift the.burdens
of this poor girl, who Will my neighbor, with
ono of my fingers! I cried out against the
absurdity of ouch a decree. Why must I pile
up useless wealth and have to Buffer? But
for her sake I must submit to laws Leonid no
change ; for her own sake I must not seek to
help her.
• As I came homelhough, I did indulge my-
self to buy a tea-rose in full bloom and a pot
of heliotrope. They stein] in my room over
night, and the next morning I sent Ellen to
her with them, for me. I bad taken it entrust
that she loved flower's, awl I was not disap
pointed when Ellen came back and told me
Miss Nora was so overjoyed to get them that
she almost cried. -
I happened to meet her that day as I wont
up from dinner.
I have to thank you again," she said earn
estly. atn grateful. T - R, flowers will be
such company-for-me."
I•asked her then if she would find time, the
next afternoon, to go and see some piettires
with me. It was when the English collection
was at the Athenteum, and there was one
painting of tllintla' which I longed to have
her see. It was the farie,of one whrLwaited
and watched, and sTitliehow I had wllociated
it with her's. She could not refuse, she said
it would be such a rare pleasure she 'must
make time somehow. While we were talking
Mrs.' Lee carne through the. hall. She nodded
to me but elle cost' on my eonpanion a look of
singular distrust and dislike. I noticed it then,
and remembered it afterwArd, .
She spokeid me thatekiening about Nora
- AustiogShe had obseltfed me talking with
her, she said , - and won II tell her if I was
going to marry her ? I *gilt think it a very
strange question, ono nhdit she had no right
to ask, but if I choost 4 4' , lp-:4er it, she would
convince me, that, • and raittbft,
I had rio cause for liesif)lt thought
of marrying Nora nesting% hit...,'"gever occur
red to me, and I told her so frankly. I rela
ted to her the beginning of our acquaintance
and its slight progress, including my invi
Lion fur the next day. Then I wafted for her
reply.
"I hardly know what to say, Mr. Prescott.
shi began, in her soft, insinuating voice, sha
king gently her head, with its long fair curls.
I am sure it would bo kinder to say nothing,
and it's not atmll necessary. since you do nut
think of makirig ba r Mrs. Prescott."
"But what if I had been intending to mar.
ry her madam?" I spoke a little sternly.
perhaps, for I had satisfied her curiosity and
I was determined she should maka the expla
nation at which she had hinted. I think she
was unwilling to refuse me, still she spoke with
hesitation.
"It is nothing; at least if any other gen
tleman in my family had been going to marry
her, I should'have said it was nothing and
kept silence ; but I have leciked on you as my
personal friend,; and I should have, told you
that I considered her au artful, designing girl,
who had tried to entrap several of my best
boarders into marrying her, and had failed
hitherto."
1 half wonder that this did not shako my
confidence in Nora, but it did not for au in
stant. tier face, her pure, noble face, was
hor best advocate. It rose before mu then, end
I replied unflinchingly.
" I am sure Mrs. Lee, that.you must he mis
taken. As little as I know Miss Hastings I
would be ready to answer for every not of her
life;
though she has a frankneseand siniplici
ty of man tier that might possibly mislead soma.
I am certain that you do her injustice."
"Let us hope that I a,'," she said with a
smile. "It hes otiose(' to be of interest to me,
now that - I know she is not likely to affect the
happiness'Of one whom 1 consider my friend."
Sherdiveriett the conversation into another
channel ; but I believe I had been a little vexed
by her pertinency in reminding rue that I had
assured her I was not going to marry Nora
Hastings. I bad told her the simple truth
when I said that the idea of such a marriage
had never occurred to me: But now that site
had put it into my head, it did .ocour tq me
again and again. I took such an interest in
Nora as I had never taken in any one before.
Perhaps I mused, and stratsgs sweet thoughts
drifted through My mind, of what it would be
to be loved and
_Watched mad waited fur by
suohyouth and beauty ;to have her altogether
my own. How she wou I love her tuaanti,
I mused—she with no oth r near tie in the
world I My dreams tha night were rosier
than any of the hopes of y bygone youth.
...\,,
• We had a couple of ple cant hours the next
afternoon, looking together at the itictures..
Now that I had begun to think of Nora as one
who might some day make my world, I saw
new charms in her. every h'our. It was a plea
sure to show her works of art. She had seen
so few, and site enjoyed them so intensely, and
appreciated them with such atlas, inborn taste
It 'was nqt, the last a ft ernoon we spent to
gether. Qftenest we went to see some new
bust or pClure; but once or twice I persuaded
her to le me drive her out into - the country,
and new ifs seemed to bound in bee youthful .
i
brightness and hope to tinge her pale face, as
the trees shook down their odorous blossoms
upon her head, end the wind kissed her cheek,
and lifted the hair from her brow. I-had be.
gun to think-of hor as-ntinM and to dream fond
dretinet of how I would cherish her.
was
rep
uao.
a.--
• ~ I went homere evening, when I had known
her two menthe. I hod intended mama for
her, as I did sometimes, and ask her to _join'
me in a little walk. I went bee my room, and
- presently Ellen tam ed - o - fitiii - t door. I opened
it, and she placed a little note in my band
She bad been crying, and she said, as she gave
me t he yaw. .
. That'll tell you about it, 'I suppose, Sir.
Miss Nora is an angel and nothing else, , and
I've given the , mistress netice. - I'm going
next week. I won't stay where ther.ve-trea
ted her so, poor darlitrr .
I tore open the viola' and ,blide Ellen' Walt
for a moment while I reed it. The hand wri
ting was hurried. an'd'iltegular ; the'. Wards
went to. my heart . ••
L, 3 0 tails me abe bis let lei room to a porsou
who wlll pay 'more. .T am obliged toga today., Bho
ia
timatee that). have lOwered myself In - your esthua.lbo
.by my thrwardoem, sod that Lhasa lost the reveal . . of
the boarders. Thls omy.be it% Oast I. fear Its Is. I
, could bear all else, but to totrelost VIM: respect b ter.
ribbe irou won very Mug f. ,Mo, Sod It was /A ismot ,
I 15,'1861.
to have a Mond. Do not think any worse of me than
you can help. If I have been forward and presuming,
It was because I know so ilttio of life. I shall remora.'
ber your goodness and be itratoful to ynu forever.
, Nal& p . ASTINGS.”
,
lily poor, wronged, innocent darling!.
had never loved her before I should have loved
her then, and longed to s.elter her from the
cold world, in my heart.
" Where has she gone ?" I asked, turning
to Ellen. "She does not tell me."
"She has gonO to Mrs. Milos',. on Dorno
street. Tha lady has given her a great deal
of work, and been very kind so her, and when
Miss Nora found she couldn't stay here she
went to her with her trouble and so Mrs. Miles
said she should stayAbere till she could look
about for a new place."
So there were still some kind hearts in the
world, I thought gratefully, who could show
pity to the orphan and the friendless., God
bless them all l ^But she, my poor little love,
should never n4d to,seek another boarding
house if she could - only love me, and lot mo
care for her.
• "I am going to see her," I said do Ellen,
as she seemed to wait for my comments.
" Bless you, Sir! The very sight of you.
wilt do her good. Shetook with her the white
head you gave her, and the two flower pots.
I wish you could see how sho's tended them
(lowers. They never had o'dry leaf, and to-
day she cried oVer'cm."
I found Mrs without clinically. 4 4
asked forilliss HastingS at the door, and prek - :
ently she came to me' in the little reception
room where I had been shown:- She looked
as if she had'wept herself blind. poor'child,
" You de not despise me, Mr.' Prescott, or
you would not have come to see me I" Her
voice trembled.
" Despise you! Nora, I love you with all
the power of loving which Owl leis given me.
I have come to ask you to become my wife.
You hold my fate in
,your own hands. Will
you make me happy or wretched?"
No matter about her answer. Sho told mo
all my heart craved to hear.• Looking into
her truthful eyes I know that she was mine,
my young, innocent love!
After a while I sent for Mrs. Miles to come
to us. I recognized in her a lady whom I had
sometimes met
society, And for whom I en
tertained a sincere admiration. I told her, in'
brief, the history of my acquaintance with
Miss Hastings, and that I desired to make her
my wife with as little delay as possible. Did
she think the needful arraugemetits vuld ho
'effected in a week ?
. They should be, she said. Nom should be
married from her house, and a week would be
time enough in which to provide all that was
immediately necessary. So it was settled.
The next day I gave Mrs Leo notice that I
.should vacate my rooms at the end of this
Month. - I never exchanged one word with
her on the subject Of Nora's, sudden ejection
from her 11011 , 40. Slie had an undoubted right
to let her rooms as she pletuted. I sent her
toy wedding card—it was my only revenge.
Throe years have passed since, and Nora,.
as bride and wife, has 'been to me all that I
hoped, and more.
=I
'Twas nothing—n mere Idle word
From careless lips Unit foil, •
Forgot, perbsps, es !moo ns said,
And purposeless ns well.
Bat yet, de llni rtioaleg lud
le borne the little reed,
Which bloom, unheeded no a flowir.
Or as a noisome weed—
Bo often will LI single word,
Unknown, Its end fulN, "`
And bear In seed the ilowor and fruit
Of actions good or 111.
A THOUGIFT FOR MAN.—Life is beautifully
compared to a fountain, fed by a thousand
streams, that perish if one be dried. It is a
silver-cord - twisted - with a thougand • strinys,
that part asunder if one is broken. Frail
and thoughtless mortals are' surrounded by
innumerable dangers, which make it much
more stnirige because they escape so long,
than that they all perish suddenly at last.
We are surrounded by accidents every day to
crush the mouldering tenement that we in
habit. The seeds of disease are planted in
our constitution by nature. The earth and
the atmosphere whence wo draw the breath
of life, are pregnant with death. The food
that nourishes the body has the elements of
decay; the soul that animates it by vivifying
tire, tends to wear it out by its own action ;
death lurks in ambush 'along our paths.
Notwithstanding this is the truth, so palpa
bly conformed .by the daily examples before
our eyes, bow little do we lay it to heart
l‘rts, see our friends and 'neighbors perishing
among us, but hots seldom does it occur to
our thoughts that our knell shall, perhaps,
give the next fruitless warning to the world.
" A real jolly good .old fellow was Dr. S. I
was introduced to him just as the steamer
Star was leaving hoydock at New York fur
Europe. For the first day " Richard was
himself again," but that „fell' destroyer,
who neither spares age, sex'or
seasickness seized him; and nothing more
was seen of the jolly old doctor for several
days. We had left the brinks, and were
steaming along beautifully, when ono morn.
ing he emerged from the lower regions. But
what a face I long, lugubrious. distressed,
his hair not cured for, dress untidy, eyes
blood shot. I could . scarcely believe this
apparition was the jolly old doctor, who had
kept us all in a roar the first day out.
"Well, my dear doctor, how .do you feel by
this time 1" "Feel I said he--rind there Wes
an unmistakable earnestness it, his eye- 7 -
Feel 1 why I Joel as though I had but two
objects in life now ; one is to put my foot
on terra firma. and the other to find out and
whip the fellow who wrote "Life on the Ocean
Wave."
SNORING.—OId Hicks was an awful snorer
He could he het rd further than a black.
smith's forge Ole his wife became so ac
customed to it tilt it soothed her to repose.
They were a very domestic couple—never
slept apart for Many years. At length the
old man was required to attend court at
same distance. The first night his wife
never.slept a wink--:she missed the snoring.
'The next night passed away in the 'same
manner, without sleep. She was getting in
a very bad way, and probably would have
died, had It not been for , the ingenuity of the
servant girl. She took the cotree mill into
her mistress's -chamber, and-ground -oer to
'sleep.
A Mons old deacon used.to inspire uti with
so much awe by the sanctity of his manner,
that we darenot say that our,,eoul f was our own °
while in'church. ' Deacon F. came to Cali•
fornia,.ami was tempted Deacon,
sinful gains.—
A friend and'lnember of the same church
found him one. nighV" bucking
,the moue."
With holy honor,, he nudged the absorbed
Player into a knowledge of his presence.—
' Deaeon,.do I find
. you gambling V' With
ready . wit to relieve lum from embtirrassment,,
he chuckled, 4 .llmito, friend not gam.
bling I. You see, this. is tz•corrupt institution,
and I'm doing my best to break-it up!"
. .
• A San oF.Sumknittrr.—A fellow entered
a hardware Store in Cleveland last week, and
seeing a 14gebuzz•saw suspended against the
wall, remarked : "I ' • had an old And ripped to
pieoev Aina : day last- week with' one of,theta
%Date' • - "-
.
Dance Light, for my IHeart,Lles Under
Your Feet, Love:
[Tho following lines by -Jolts FREEMAN
WALLACE, are as musical jpollo's into. As
an Irishman would say, "by my Howl thero's
nothing like an Irish jig, to Latter the face of
the'daisy:l
si Ah, swoet Kitty NoC, rise up from that wheel,
You neat little feet will bo weary from spinning;
Como trip down with mo to the sycamore tree,
Half tho parish I. there, and the dance Is beginning,
The sun is gone down, but tho full harvest moon
Wilco sweetly and cool on the dow•whttenod valley;
While all the air rings with tho soft, loving things,
Each littio bird olugn lu tho green.shaded valley
With a blush and a smile, Kitty rose up, tho Whilo
for eye to the glace, ni Hill, bound her hair, glancing;
, rie hard to refuse whon tiyoung boyar sues—
So elle couldn't but choose to go off to rho dancing
And now on the green tho glad groups are soon, .
Each gaphcarted lad with a Wisp!' his choosing; '
And Pat, without fail, leads our sweet Kitty Nell— . •
Somehow, when ho mated, oho neler thought of re
fusing.
Now, Pella Magee puts his p ipes to his knee.
And with a flourish so free sotte each couple in mo•
Wm;
With a cheer and a bound the lads patter the grounds-
The maids move around just like swans on thelevean.
Cheeks bright as the rose—foot light as the
Now coyly retiring, now boldly advancing—
Search the world all around, from the sky to the ground,
irr CON Ile MN° AS AN tonic LAOS DANCING I
Sw'egt Kate, who could bright eyes of deep
blue, •
Booming hunildly through their dark lashes so mildly,
Your fair•turned arm, braving breast, rounded form,
Nor fool his heart warm, and pulses throb wildly.
Young Pat feels hie heart, as he gazes, depart,
Subdued by the ant of suchpainful, meet love;
Thu sight loaves his eye, as he Orion with a sigh,
DASCS moor, Fla TIV 110001 1.100 UNDSIL YOWL PEET,
EMI
EPITAPHS
That no ono_may suspect us of trifling with
yraee subjects, we assure our readers that we
copy the following from a poem of five stanzas,
appended to an obituary notice of a child, and
"published in a Tennessee paper:—
[ED. HERALD.
"I am coming, sweet Willie,
-- And so Is your 31a;
For . to meet you In glory,
Along with your l'a.
COlll6. Ma no a•ify log, • •
And light ou each breast,
Then we'll sing holhdup,h
'At boom with the blest."
While on this enhject, wo may as well add
ono we met with, in the eoinelery at Hunt
ingdon, , ecuneyears ago,.which we copied
verbatim :
" Ah I cruel Death that could nut Enntit
A loving Wlfo ton Ilusband Muir ; •
Great WAS the grluf she tuft Imhlnth
But hopes In [[rayon more comfort Alm will find."
By way of contrast, we give the following
beautiful sentiment, which we copied from
a tombstone, in Q graveyard,
.at Unio:itown,
Pa:—
• "The tear which sorrow sheds, the flower
which affection plants, and the monument that
marks the resting place of the beloved, .soon
pass away. lint, the deep and hallowed me.
mory of wedded love, consecrated by the no
blest virtues, and exalted .by piety, survives
45Voi-denth and time, and will last while the
so n4f itself shall endure."
POST OFFICE ODDITIES
Wo offer our renders a few morn “noveltieel.
in thoshapo of odd euporseriptions upon let
tere:
Oh, my heart it is a "bustin',"
Because I can't see,Sarah Dustin,
But mi"feelinks" I must fetter, '
And confide my love to hitter.
So stamp ins qtiickly—drop a tear,
And send to Dover, New Hampshire
To Willian E. Griffith, a yonder of pills,
Who makes a good living on humanity's' ills,
He liven in New York, with his name on the
door,
Corner of Norfolk and Grand; No. 274.
Now my dear Mr. Postmaster please this let
ter gond,
To Susan M. Latimer—my vory'gear friend,
Who Hyatt in quietude free fronrall harm,
In a populous village on Uncle Sam's Farm.
West Troy, N. Y.. ie the place I refer to,
And I mention this fact that naught may do•'
to you,
To the care of her father, 11. L Ltimer, Eq.,
Who has, I am (old, a big law office there.
To Mr. Tames Bewley oily of
New. Yorke 7 between 8 Aaenoe
on 28 street or I) Gorg, Dunlap
hugh McCleary Mary Welsh George
welch,widow dr D William Murray.
or James . Melienn or Barnet ferret.
Patrick ferrety or Patrick McMurrow
Michael MoWkde..
To 1!iko Donovan
or to his cousin Eliza. Mao Farrely,
Postman will find him by finding Betty
Brennan who was engaged to Mike before they
left Ireland and may be married.
THE SECRET OF WEALTIL—Tbe late John
Jacob Astor had a brother not so Well known
as himself; but who possessed in an eminent
degree the pectillitr characteristic of the fa
mily, the art of making money. It is Old
of him by an old NeW Yorker, that intending
to operate upon the feelings of an acquain•
tance of whom he was about to make some
purchases, that he gave to the son of the
latter, who was playing about the store en
trance, a bright penny. The trade con.
eluded, he said to the little fellow, "Johnny
you've played mit the penny long enough ;
give it back to me." This is said to be a
positive fact.
Tumic is a sacredeessin tears. They are
not the mark of weakness, but of power I
They are the messengers of overwhelming
grief, of deep-contrition, and unspeakable
love.
MANY a true heart,.l,hatovould have conic
back like-a dove to the ark after its first
transgression, has been frightened beyond
recall by the savage cruelty of an unforgiv
ing spirit.
COURTING is an irregular, active, transitive
verb, indicative mood, present tense, third
person, singular number, and agree with all
the girls—don't it? , •
Some tasteful individual very correctly re-'
marks that the best lip salve itt creation' is
a kiss; the remedy should be used with,
great care, however, as it is apt to bring on
All affectibli of the heart. • ,
%flex, what kind Of pcibitokii these you
are planting?' •
'Raw ones to b'e sure the holy poker!
an' does yet think I..'d be after•plantin' boiled
• , 1106, knot:ice in a 14orthera toen, upon a
'store , door, on Thanksgiving day, • read
a Claud on account of the death tit a turkey
. 111 the - • ; •• ,
Isl 50 per annum In advanse
$2 00 if not paid In advance
' NO. 19.
Correspondence of the
WASHINGTON. March 5, 1861.
Mn. EDITOR: We feel flattered 'on eeeing
our letter in last week's edition, when it had
arrived - too late for the issue of the week be
fore, for Which it was intended. It implied
that it would not spoil by a week'a keeping,
and you know, Mr. Editor, that the most deli
cate compliments are those which are implied
—,So imagine that we have bowed graoefulily'
and smiled, in acknowledgement.
THEIR PATRIOTISM OVERCAME RESPECT.
On Saturday Mr. Lane, of Oregon; miido •
long speech in the Benne° in order to waste
the time of that body. Mr. Janson of Ten
nessee replied to him in a scathing speech, in
which he said that wore ho Pres' t, he
should arrest every traitor, and ound
ty would hang every one of the . At this the
crowded galleries applauded suppressedly.
They were then Warned by the chair that if
they repeated that indignity the galleries
should be cleared. On the conclusion of Mr.
Johnson's speech, the applause was repeated,
and the galleries ordered to be cleared. The
people finding that they had to go, rose to
their feet, and gave three tremendous cheers
for Andrew Johnson, and three more fordhe
star spangled banner, and then rushed out of
the chamber.. Such a thing is unprecedented.
LEAVE TAKING.
On Saturday at, noon' the Army officers in
uniform; headed by Generals Scott and Wool,
called upon the retiringapresldent at the Exe
cutive Mansion and tools leave of him. Du
ring the carom onyogradeful little speeches were .
modo'by General Scott and Mr. Buchanan.
The officers then called upon Mr. • Holt, who
was addressed by General . Scott .as follows,
which we copy from a correct report.
" Mr. Secretary: We have, upon very short
notice, collected together for the purpose of
bidding you air official farewell, and, in so
doing, I believe I express the sentiments of the
whole army when •I say. that you have, in
the short period of ,the administration of the
War Department, won its confidence, admi
ration and esteem; and we deeply regret that
our connexion has been of so short dura
tion."
The Secretary then said "General, I thank
you and the officers of the army for these ex
pressions, and I deem them more than I de-
serve. I hay.i tried to administer the affairs
of this Department, during the short period I
have presided over it, with my boat energies
and•ability, and I hope with the strictest in
tegrity. There never was a Department of
our Governmo't taken charge of under more
embarrassing circumstances; and my constant
desire has beau to relieve it as much as was
in my power to do eo in the limited time left
mo ; and if I have succeeded in winning - ate
esteem of the loyal and true, I care no mere
for the calumnies of traitors and the. disloyal
than edo for-the idle wind."
The officers were highly gratified, and took
leave of this really patriotic man with regret.
It is pleasant to witness these interchanges of
courtesy, partioulaviy,where both parties era
worthy of the complimentary expressions
used.
The officers of the Navy visited the Presi
dent for a leave taking, shortly after the army
officers. They were headed by the loyal, trite
and gallant Commodore Shubrickt I have not
heard what poured, but what could justly have
been said, were it not complimentary.
'cue
So long feared as the day when the gutters of
'our streets were to run blood, passed without
the realization of any of the dreadful appre
hensions. Not even a drunken bravil occur
red that we could hear of, and certainly never
was there sp•largo and well behaved a crowd
gathered in this city-before. This was highly,
gratifying. Preparations, however, had been.
made to quell a disturbance of any kind, and
the army troops were placed'pout the city in
detachments. The guns and howitzersaf the
batteries wore charged with canister shot,
and the muskets and - filles of7hesoldierswith
ball. As we looked at the field pieces,' with
the priekers running through the touch-hole
into the cartridges, ieady to be withdrawn
and primed in a moms t, we realized that the
'soldiers were not herd:floc more display, and'
in imagination saw tile smoke roll away; and
masses ofluman beings headless, and artnlessi
biting the dust in the death agony. Providen
tially there wad no cause. Even the volun
teers had ton rounds of ball-cartridges issued
to each man. On the tops of several promi
nent buildings along the avenue, were squads
_
of citizen soldiery with loaded rifles.
- General Scott in full uniform, rode. in his
private carriage through the stree4 parallel •
to Penna. Avenue along which the iii , onion
passed." Ile was preceded by thre. .Iderly
officers on horseback, who acted as aide-de- „
camp. Behind his carriage rode two orderlies A
an da trumpeter. He went slowly to t o White ,
ilmisossing the battery which was Who
bored and-rkady for action , in front of t e City '
Ilall, and did one near thel Treasury The
procession was a grand one. About floes)
hundred volunteer soldiers . marched in it, as •
also did Lieut. Magruder's company of Dra- '
goons, and the West Point Sappers and miners.
The " President's Mounted Guard" and Dra
goons surrounded the open baroucho in which
Mr Buchanan, and the President elect rode.
Many delegations from different States marched
in' double linos" after a gaily &eked 'ark con
taining little girls in white, representing the
Goddess of Liberty and the States. About
five hundred wide awakes were in the prooes-,,,r
sion but they appeared without any dietin
guishing dress. On arriving near the Capitol
the military formed one line, and presented
arms as the carriage containing Mr. Lincoln t
passed; at the sums time the bugles sounded,
and the drums beat. The party passed through
a covpred way to the Senate, and from there'
accompanied by Chief Justice Taney, and the 'L
Supremo Court, followed by the corps Diplo.
matinee iu the court dress of their respective
countries ; then the members of the Senate and
House, and many ladies came in ordet.
Lincoln arriving at hie place on the platform, '•
at tho east front of the Capitol, eat down until„
all wore fixed in their places, when he arose,
put on his spectacles, unfolded hit inaugural,` •:
and to a' breathless crowd delivered it. in a
clear, ringing voice. free from agitation. 'We ;1
noticed that during the delivery, he made no. ,
gestures until near the close when IDS ailed`
both arms at times.
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Hardly ever was an , inaugural listenedlo.'.l
with twit anxious attention. War or-Peaoe_.
was about to be declared from his' lini; and
as we tooked at him we felt a slight • nervous.;
nose that some 'assassin might be aiming ost: , ;
him.
On the conclusion of the address the" old
Chief Just ice, bent with age, administered Gi' )
oath of odic°, to which Mr. Lincoln listened , v
most intently. and then hissed a velvet bohnd„,.
Bible. Now the Marino Band' which liad - plapi4
Hail Columbia' upon his appearance, etntok up'
"God save our President, which - was recteltt.' l '
ed with a buret of applause. This, song wets, „
compoSed by Francis de Hass Janvier, and set
to music, by George Fey.: Benkert,both'Petirt"
sylvaniaba - " •
The new,Prisident accompanied by the
manioc' went to,the 'White House,, ,and • thew , ,, ,
Mr!Buchanan and Miss. Lane took tbeir.
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partare, the'troops waiting in line at.the Ave.;(-9
nye to not as his escort. Ile went 19:.Distriot . 4
Attorney Ould's, which is distant about .9 1 9,:) '
sOaare from the. locutive Mansion. ' ' '
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I have just lea ed from good'autherlti,that"r
the Senate to- da confirmed the following gene ri
demo as Mr. Lincoln's cabinet. Mi...BeWords .:
Secretary, ef . State ;,,, itir : : OhtMe, SecratarY,S.
Treaeury 1 Ar. 'Cameron' Secretary' of Wall ,
Mr. Wells, Becretaryof the Navy; Mr.Aginitlij -
Secretary of the In terio! t-," iiionqtfinttii 'Aittir.3
Postniaster General; and Mr, Bates,ptopiest, •
Oenelitl. i ' • ' Xtittridevotedlf; ' , .--'', —f
. vi - ., ,, -e-,-'-alltri.:ll4.
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