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VOL. 65.
RHEEM & WEAKLEV, Editors & 'Proprietors
Vatind.
THE YEA RS
[The following graceful and tender verses were written
for a festival in commemoration of the twenty-fifth an
niversary of the graduation of the Class of 1833, of liar
yard college, by the Rev. R. T. B. LOWELL, of Newark,
New Jersey, author of the remarkable novel, Just puh
lished, "The New Priest In Conception Bay." They are
worthy of a wider circulation than the narrow round of
II college Clues
These years! these years! these naughty years!
Once they were pretty things!
Their fairy footfalls caught our cars,
Our eyes their glancing wings!
They flitted by our schoolboy way,—
We chased the little imps in play.
We knew thorn, Roan, for tricky elves;
They brought the College gown,
With thoughtful books filled up our shelves,
Darkened our lips with down.
Played with our throat, and lo! the tone,
Of manhood had become our own.
They, smiling, stretched our childish size
Their soft bands trimmed our hair;
Cast the deep thought within our eyes,
And left it glowing there;
Sang songs of hope in College halls,
nright fancies drew upon the walls.
They flashed upon us Lo e's bright gun;
They showed us gleams of flame;
Stout hearted work we learned front them
And honor more than name.
And so they came and went away;
We Bahl not. Go: we said not, Stay I
lint one sweet day, when quiet skies,
And still leaves brought mo thought
M hen hazy hills drew forth my eyes,
And woods with de p shade fraught,
That day I earelessl) found out
What work tinge wing had hi.i•n about
A lan: tho, little I "gal's, the y0w1...
Had fooled MO tunny a day,
Plucked half the locks about my ears.
And tinged the rest all gray.
They left me urinkles great and t.inall
I fear that they have tricked us all.
Well, give the little yearn their wny :
Think, npeak, and write, the while;
Lift up the here ft,nt Inn the day,
And-nnike their wrinkleg smile.
They Inapt 11..' nthb•nt living head;
They carve the tout tninh for the dead
riositilitmo:llis
AN OFFICER IN WASHINGTON
k. NARRATIVE OF FACTS FOR PEoPLE AT
HOME TO READ
" My dear, here is a letter from Senator
, in which he writes, that the
in Washington is now ready for my ac
ceptance. I had better go on at once,
and leave you here to settle up matters t o
Moue. Why, yi u look as solemn ti.t
Judge One would think I had recei% ed
my death warrant. instead of a snug berth
in the Inlet im Department Remember
my dear, how hard 1 have to work at my
profession here, and then only earn about
a thousand dollats a year.,,
" Rut we are living SO snug and happY
here, and are known and regarded kin.j
ly by those ari.und us. All will be new
arid strange to us therm"
g• That is true; but am tir , d of vege
tating here, and Washington we shall
see something a life. So cheer up. We
shall wonder in time how we managed to
exist here."
I turned away from my husband with
a derp sigh ; and inwardly consigned
Senator to any place but a comforta•
Ible one.
We lived in a small inland town ; -in
tie vicinity of New York. Far enough
to avoid all its bustle and dirt. Near
enough to have all the advanttige of its
proximity. My husband was a lawyer,
and until he plunged headlong into the
vortex of political life, our lives had glid
ed smoothly along with scarcely a ripple
to disturb their calmness.
Now, the monotony wearied him, and
with a heavy heart I commenced making
the necessary preparation incidental to
our departure. I need not tell those who
have passed though this ordeal, how har
rowing it is to the heart to prepare for a
sale. To think, while cleaning and ar
ranging for this event, that it is the last
time your hands will place your pet pieces
of furniture and ornaments in their ac
customed places; and who is there who
has not a number of such pets ? How
ever, the day arrived when strangers
were to carry them away. The sale was
over, our home given up, and we on our
*by to Washington. I bore up bravely,
and tried to enumerate the numerous ad•
vantages my husband had been so indus
triously plying me with, of an office at
the Capitol. I coofesq the balance still
seemed to be in favor of our old home;
but, then I thought men see things so
differently from women I dare say George
is right,
We arrived early in the day, and Mii:`
ride up Pennsylvania Avenue did not tend
to cheer me. It had been raining for
some days, and the streets presented a
black sea of mud. Houses of all shapes
and colors, each one en irely independ
ent of its neighbor; some towering aloft
five stories high, while others stood meek
ly, very shanties.
" Is this not a very dirty place, George ?"
" Of course, my dear, every place looks
ditty after such rains as we have had."
" Yes but the houses wear an untidy
appearance."
" Nonsense, my bear, you are preju
diced."
I thought of our beautiful cottage, sur
rounded by its tastefully appointed gard
en, and it is graveled walks, and won
dered if my husband was mad.
" Have you got a good room in the
boarding house you have chosen ?" I
ventured to ask.
"Yes quite so! Mr. P. and his wife
are hiring in the same house, and they say
it is as good as any"
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"As good as any ?" I echoed, inward
ly. Veryqualifled praise.
A short ride unabled us to reach what
was to be our house, for the presant at
any rate. The appearance of the entry
and staircase led me to believe that the
inside of the houses were in excellen•
keeping with their exterior. After as
cending two flight of stairs I reached my
room. It was lung and narrow, and cov
ered with a faded dirty.riapet The fur
niture consisted of bedstead, bureau, wash
stand and two elmiri, each and all look-
ing very much worse for wear, and as it
they had been entire strangers to each
other until some happy auction sale had
grouped them here together. I will ven
ture to say their manufacturers were very
wide apart. It ocoupied but a few mo
ments to take in the beauties of my dom
icile, and to contrast it with our chamber
at home, furnished with every comfort,
and even elegance—for I must own to
having a fastidious taste in such matters.
With a heavy heart I sat down to await
the return of my husband, which was
not long delayed. Our trunks bad arriv
ed and he was marshalling their way to
our room. .1 refrained from speaking.
After the men had safely landed them,
and closed the (loot upon themselves, the
silence was blc ken by Mr Elroy, who
said rather hesitatingly, " My dear, I am I
afraid yon will find.things ratheidifferent
from what you have been accustomed to
but after we are settled, we will be able
to arrange matters more:comfortably.
I tried to smile, but it was a sorry at
tempt. After taking such things from
our trunks as we immediately needed I
threw myself upori the bed, and alter
George left me, confess to weeping most
bitterly. flow should I ever be able to
exist in this way.
At five o'clock the dinner bell sound
ed. This seemed to be the signal for the
opening,of every door upon our floor sini•
ultaneously I gave a hasty glance at
f. How borders as each and all Tws' d
to turn the key in rhe'r several doors and
deposit them in their pockets and bade
toy husband who was passing on regardi
less of any such precauti. n, to turn and
do liketsise. I heard the ejaculation,
What a bore !" and thought what very
trifling things do bore men_
The dining room was a cheerless agar
went. In its centre stood Iwo l u ng I;
hl o, !he appointuients of vitliich, were, in
their day, I have no doubt, in good taste
and keeping; but constant use had
worn the plating uff castors, spoons and
links, unto the original metal stood out
in bold relief. The food seemed abun
dant and of fair quality, but carelessly
prepared and quite cold. I was too
thorouLfl4,y wielched to have any appe
tile, and my husband are but little Ou
stay at the table was short, and after our
return to our room, I could no longer
control myself, but burst into a violent
fit of weeping. George tried in vain to
soothe rue
Why, Mary, I am astonished at your
childishness. You could not expect to
find in a boarding honse the comforts of
a home."
" No," I replied, " but why leave those
comforts."
" There is no use discussing that now.
It is done. Besides it is not kind to re
proach we for what you know conduces
so much to my advantage. At home you
are aware how often I have sat studying
and writing until far into midnight
Hero my duties cease at four o'clock."
I_ ceased weeping instantly. " You
shall never hear another regret. I did
not think of that."
And yet, those very midnight studies,
how much of comfort there was in them,
beside our cozy hearA. But away with
regret. Time passed on Some of the
follow boarders were pleasant, others
quite the contrary But I saw little of
them, except in the Xining room.
The first month of my stay rolled
away more rapidly than I anticipated.—
A first visit in Washington presents so
much to interest that I half forgot the
discomforts around me.
Another month rolled ou. Scarcely
an evening passed that Air Elroy was
not compelled to return to his office, to
finish some writing that ho had been un•
able to finish during the day. The one
,advantage which he bad seemed to prize
most—leisure time to pursue other stud•
les—he certainly had not gained, ,for
upon his return at night, he was weary,
far too weary with the close application
to his desk during the day (so entirely
different from his old life) to read with
pleasure.
" George, I •though] your time would
be at your disposal affer four o'clock, in
stead of which — you return to the office
every evening."
" Yes" he said, "but I do not think
this will last, I believe there, is an un
usual press of business now."
"I trust it may not ; for such•constant
confinement tells upon you."
" Yes, lum sensible of that. The du
ties, ..too, are so different from my old
studies, that they are irksome to me.—
fluwever this will wear off in time."
I could not help contrasting the wea
ried expression which his face wore; with
the old happy look . ; and be more than ever
eonvineed what a sad mistake 'he had
made: • •
CARLISLE, PA., FRUDAY, JULY 21 , 1865.
Regularly upon the first day of the
month my husband returned from the
offic-3 with the fruits of his labors in his
'pocket, viz : one hundred and thirty•three
dollars and thirty-three cents. First to
our landlady, ninety dollars; wash bill,
five dollars; and thirty-eight dollars and
thirty-three cents were left to pay all in
cidental expenditures—scarcely sufficient
to pay for Gorge's mid-day lunch, and
the oysters he insisted upon getting at
night, because "he was hungry." ;
"Are not our expenses enormous hem?
I ventured to inquire.
"They certainly are much heavier than
I anticipated."
" Quite double those at home, are they
not?"
"I am afraid they will prove so.'
I could not understand what pecuniary
advantages bad accrued to us, but—pa-
tierce
I soon found bodily discorpforts were
not the only ones in store for me. My
husband's habits, always of a very do
mestie nature, were visibly undergoing a
change. The confinement to our room
.annoyed him,: Littltt o by little his ab
sence became more prolonged, until I
rarely saw him now from dinner-time un
til ten d eleven or twelve o'clock at night,
as it happened.
He must go around to the hotels and
hear what was going on. I could not ex
pect him to stay in our room all the time.
Ile must smoke, and that was impos
sible in a chamber•
One evening in particular, 1 remember
feeling unusually depressed, and buried
in my own gloomy thoughts, 1 was more
than surprised upon looking at my watch,
to disccver I had sat until midnight
Mr. Elroy had nut returned. Where
could he be ? The thought had scarcely
suggested it,elf, when I heard the sound
of ascending steps upon the stairs. A
feeling of disappointment fell heavily
upon toe. 1 hey were not my husband's
and yet they approac: , ed my room, and
a ere followed by a knock upon my door
I cautiously turned the key and said,
'• Who's dime ? '
Me," was the t , ply, in a strangely
thick tone, and Set my husband's
No one can realize the horror with
which I regarded hies whets he etrtered.-
il is eyes were bloodshot and swollen ;
his hair dishevelled and his whole ap •
pe•urance betting e_videici:, •terrilito evi.
deuce to me, of intoxication.
`• What on earth, Mary, are you doing
up until this time of night ?" he hic
coughed "you ought to have been in bed
two hours ago
I could nut speak, my heart was too
Full. iNly husband had never been a tee
Wier, but in all our tnatried tile I had
never seen hint under the influence of
stimulant in the slightest dt•gree—had
never feared that I ever should do so.
Only wives who have been placed in like
situations can imagine the agony I felt.
I went to bed, but no sleep visited my
pillow that night. It seemed 114 though
it would never end. My husband lay in
the deep-unconsciousness of intoxication
by my side. His labored breathing and
whiskey-perfumed breath proved too great
antidotes to rest on my part. Heaven in
its mercy preserve me from a like vigil I
Sickness, even death, were less terrible.
But its agony was not fruitless. I arose
the next morning firm in wy determit,a
tion to quit Washington, let the cost be
what it alight
My husband arose moody and feverish.
I avoided all allusion to the preceding
night, and for the first time since our mar
riage we parted without, as we termed it,
our good bye kiss. Upon his return to
dinner his mood had not changed, but he
did nor, as had been his wont of late, go
out. He followed me to our room, and
throwing hitnilelf upon the bed, soon fell
into a deep sleep, This lasted some hours
—how long I did not know; for after
lighting the gas, and shading it, that he
might not be aroused by its glare, and
adding fresh fuel to the fire, I sat down
in the rocking chair, and wearied with
the wakefulness of the night before, and
the troubled thoughts of the day, was
overcame by slumber.
I was awakened by my husband. Ile
was bending over we with a look of ten
derness I had not seen on his face for
some time.
-
" V t {it, aro you dreaming of my love ?
you sigh so deeply,'.', he said.
With difficulty I aroused myself. The
ummory . of my sorrow and the look of love
were too much for nerves stretched, as
mine had bum all night and day, to their
utmost tension.
I threw my arms about his tuck, and
with my head upon his breast, sobbed
outivulsively, "Let us gu home, George;
let us go home "
"That cannot be, my love; we have
rented our house and sold our furniture."
'-Oh ! that is nothing," I imploringly
urged. "We can board thole, us well us
hero, until we can aguiu have possession
of our home. I would rather• work early
and late for the means to, live, thee re
main her her anolher mouth, at three elutes
youp present salary." Ilia silence eneour
aged tne.• • "Do not," continued 1, "do
not retUsei me this. You must know that
your .salary - here will not meet the just de
mands Upon it, even living as we are with
out ordinary, comforts.. I, imploreyou,to
dispel the madness which induced you to
accept this office, by resigning it, and re
turliing'once again td our home and your
•
%less ion ."
'`Qliut, my love, it will seem so vascilla
deg. Besides, it.will, take so much time
ere my business retains to me. I shall
have to work very hard."
This had ceased to be my vulnerable
CEIM
‘.'Arid, oh ! how much bet terthus than"
—I could not speak it, but I saw by the
rising color in his cheek I was understood.
A silence ensued for some moments,
when Mr. Elroy drew me close in his em•
brace, as he said, "We will return to our
home."
Oh ! the unspeakable joy of that mo
ment. I had not dared to hope so easy
a victory, and would' not have attained it,
as I• learned afterwards, but that my hus
band had discovered his mistake, and was
not unwilling himself to return to our old
comforts and quiet happiness. His resig
nation was immediately sent, and our de
parture quickly followed. My husband's
joy upon our return far exceeded my own,
and when once more in possession of our
ho'me it seemed to .know no bounds.
Years rolled away, when ono day Mr.
Elroy entered the room, saying, "My dm.r,
how would you like to go to Washington
again ?"
I could not speak for some seconds, and
then only gasped, '•Not at all."
"Well, as you please. It his been pro
posed I should run for Congress."
"Give me time to think.," I said, and
thought convinced me I had no right to
mar his future by refusing my consent to
anything that might be for his good, even
if it carried with it some peril; so meet
ing him as cheerfully as I could, I said
"It it is for your advancement, dearest,
that you should accept this nomination
do so, and I will humbly leave the re,r to
Providence.
"Nay, love," be answered, "under Prov
i knee, leave the result with me. Your
tirintiegst.gave we strength of purpdsc to
resign toy office. and return to our home.
and work slowly but surely. in my prof -s
•ion. The memory of that terrible night
in Washing on is et fresh, and I bow in
humble gratitude for its lesson. Po not
relif it will ever beeffaced. I cannot help
°king lick upon our short stay there 11.4
41 blessing after all. It givesme renewed
ri , terey to work when I think of those of.
ficehulders to ling day after day without,
in some cases, hope of advancement, and
frequently doing a greater amount of la
bor than would insure an ihd pendence in
any other pursuit."
.11y husband refused the nomination
By the steady pursuit of his profession he
accini:ed a very comiortsble competency,
so that he has mainly retired from prat--
tice• lour children, which were born to
us, have been reared in the way they
should go, educated and settled for life ;
and now at the respective ages of fifty or
thereabouts, we are as happy in each oth
er's affection, as we were at twenty six,
and are in the enjoyment al every bless•
mg which this life can vouchsafe.
If this story, truthfully told, shall have
the effect of turning one young married
tnan from the desire for office and a resi•
dence at Washington, the sufferings 1 eh•
dured in the "city of magnificent distan
ces" will not have been experienced in
OM
-
THE MADIEN AND THE`-HERO
On the night of the battle of Brandy
wine, I was sent, with a message from
General Green tb Count Pulaski, a noble
Polander Who took a prominent part in
our struggle for freedom. He was quar
tered in a neat farm house, near the upper
forts. After our business was finished,
the Count asked me to take some refresh
ments, and at the same time called out—
" Mary, my lass, Mary I"
In an instant a rosy checked girl enter
ed, her thee beaming with joy, it would
seem, at the very sound of Pulaski's voice
" Did 'you call me, Count ?" said the
maiden timidly.
" How often have I told you, little love,"
he said, bending his tall forth ttilish her
cheek ; " not to call me Count; call me
dear Pulaski. This is a Republic, my little
favorite; we have no Counts, you know "
But you are a Count, sir when at
home, and they soy you came a long way
over the ocean to fight for us."
"Yes, Mary, very tine--I did come a
long way— the reason why was- I had to
cone . Now, can you get far this gentleman
and
. myself a little refreshment ? Ile
hafts long way to ride to-night."'
" Certainly, sir." and - she went out of
the room like a fairy.
Fine pleasant girl," said Pulaski;
" would that I had the wealth I once had I
I would give her a portion that would
bend half the youth hereabouts after her
sweet face."
On the mornitig of the 11th of Sep.
,tember 1777, the British army advineal,
in full force.to Chadd's Ford, for the par -
peso of crossing Brandywine Creek, and:
bringing on an notion with WaShingtom.
Sir William Howe drove Maxwell's 'cll.',
vision across the,creek by ten' o l 'Clook . at
one of the lower for& .
The Hessian General Knyphaueen with
a large force, advanced upon the: oreek
and uniting with Lord Cornwallis, who
oenunandod the /oft wing of the, army,
Lt'Cf.iCl t of.
crossed at the upper ford of the river and
creek. It so happened that during the
conflict, when carrying orders, I passed
immediately in the * directionof Pulaski's
quarters, that I had visited the night be
fore Suddently a sheet of flame burst
forth : the house was on fire. Near the
door steps lay the body ofVary, her
head cut open by a sabre, and her brains
oozing out of the terrible wound. I had
been there but half a minute when Gene
ral Pul iski at the•-head of a troop of env
alry galloped rapidly to the house—
Never shall I forget the expression on
his face, as he - shorted like n demon on
, ecing the inanimate form of Mary.—
"Who did this ?" •
A little boy, who had not been before
noticed, lying on the grass with his leg
dreadfully mangled, replied:—
"Thom they go P'
He pointed to a company of Hessians
then some distance ofl:
" RIGHT WHEEL MEN, eharyr
And they did CHARGE. I do not think
that one man of the Hessian corps ever
left the field except to he placed in the
EMI
The last of Pulaski was on the battle
ground of Prandywine. He and his sweet
nary fell on the same field.
SATURDAY EVENING.—How many a
kiss has been given—how many a caress
—how ninny a look of hate—how many
a kind word—how many a promise has
been broken—how many a heart has been
wrecked—how many a soul lost—how
many a loved one lowered to the narrow
chamber—how many a babe has gone
forth from earth to heaven 77 how many
a little crib stands silent now, which last
Saturday night held the rarest of the
ti ensures of the heart ? A week is a his
tory. A week makes events of sorrow
of gladnasg, which people need heel
t]o home, you hart-erring wanderer
Go home to the cheer that awaits your
wronged waifs on earth's billows. Go
home your family, man of business.
Go home to those you love, man of toil
and give one night to the joys and cont.
f rts fast flying by. Leave your book:-
wilt complex figures —leave everythim,
—your dirty shop—your bu.iness store.
Rest with those you love for God alum
knows what next Saturday night tita
bring them. Forget the world of car,
and battles with which life furrowed thi
week Draw close around the lewd . )
hearth Saturday night has awaited your
corning with sadness, in rears and silence
Go home to those you love, and ar you
baske in the loved presence, and meet
to return the embrace of your heart's
pets strive to be a better man, and to bles
t-hid for giving his weary children so dear
a stepping stone in the river to the ?;ter
nal as Saturday night.
THE PUNCTUAL, MAN.--Mr. Ilih t in.
wa3 a very punetusl man in all his trars
act Mils through life. fie amassed a Isrge
fortune by untiring industry and punctu
ality, and at the advanced age of nine
ty years was resting quietly on his bed,
and writing to be called away. He had
deliberately made almost every arrange
ment for his decease and burial.
His pulse grew fainter, and the ligh
of life seemed just flickering 4.1 its sock
ets, when one of his sons observed—.
Father, you will probably live but a
day or two ; is it not well for you to name
your bearers ?"
" To be sure, my son," said the dying
wan ; it is well thought of, and I will do
it now
He gave the names of six, the usual
number, and sank back exhausted upon
his'pillow.
A gleam of thought passed over his
withered fe!tures like a ray of light, and
he rallied once more. "My son read
me the list. Is the name of Mr. Wig
gins there?'"
" It is, father."
" IThen strike it off!" said the emphat
cally, for he was never punctual—was
lever anywhere in season, and he might
dnder the procession a whole hour !"
~BURNS'S FAMOUSLYRIC.—Burns, by
lie advice of some critical friends, sup
)ressed the first two stanzas of his fam.ous
ma
"Scots who hao WatSaco bled I"
They were as follows :
"At Earinnekhurn tho English lay—
The Scots they wdro no far away,
Dot waited for the break o' day
That glinted in the east.
"But soon the sun broke through the heath,
And lighted np that fluid o' death,
When Bruce, wi' sanl-inspiring breath,
Ills heralds thus addressed:
Beets who lute," &c.
04 , —Nover seem wiser or more learned
than the peoPle you are with. Wear your :
,learning, like your watch, in a private
pocket, and do not pull it out and strike
it merely to sholiriou have one. .If you
are asked what o'clodk it, is, tell it; but,
do not proclaim it hourly and unasked,
like a watchman.
Clouttnrat in tbe - country is altogether
a different institution front the city arti
cle. the former plane you get rosy
lips, sweet eider, johnny cakes, and girls
Made by nature; and, in the latter, a
- collection of starched phrases, formal
manners, fine silk, gilt jewelry, and, girls
got up secundunt argen t . Always take, to
the rural districts when you want to get
a good style of calico. • , •
TERMS:--$2,00 in Advance, or $2,50 within the year
HUMILITY OF A QUEEN.—Maud, sur
named " The Good," daughter'of Mal
colm Canmore, King of Soots, and wife
of henry the First, King of England,
was so affable, pious and humble, that she
condesended to relieve the poor with her
own hands, dress their sores, and wash
their feet; and, being reprimanded for
it by a courtier, as not agreeable to her
royal dignity, she made this answer :
" That she followed the example of our
blessed Saviour, and the precepts of the
Gospel , and that the brightest jewel in
the crown orinajesty was affitbility and
courtesy."—Noble Deeds of 061/ten
DE6"May is considered an unfortunate
marrying month A country editor says
that a girl was asked recently to unite
herself in the silken tie to a brisk chap.
who named May in his proposals. The
lady delicately hinted that May was an
unlucky month. " Well, make it June,
then," honestly replied the_swain, anx
ious to accommodate. The damsel ppsed,
a moment, hesitated ; cast down her eyes,
and with a blush said,--" Prould'ut April
do as well?"
kV-Marshal Soult, once slowing the
- pictures ho stole hi Spain, stopped before
one and remarked,—"l value that picture
very much—it saved the lives of two es
timable persons." An aid-de-camp,whis
pored- in the listener's ear : "He threat.
ened to have - them both shot on the spot,
unless they *gave it up 1"
ser-Whon a man Will go without his
dinner.toserve•You, you, pan consider he
is ;Our friend. Thera is somet,hing mark
ed in any one suffering a...vacuum in the
abdominal regions, .for the sake of good
will towards ar.fellow creature, that
passes ten thoutiand holloW promises. •
requirea.a greatAeal of native
talent to tell the truth,. .
EARNESTNESS.
How few, apparently, realize that they
are placed on this mundane sphere not
as mere listless, inanimate appendages to
society, but as real and earnest actors in
the great drama of life. It is irrational
to, for one moment, to leratethe thought
that the great and all wise Architect of
the Universe gave us existence simply as
useless ornaments to earth; that He de
signed not that our sojourn here should
be beneficial both to ourselves and to our
fellow-men.
There is much which every human be
ing can do that will increase his own
happiness, and at the same time contri
bute to that of his fellow-travellers on
life's rough path. There is much we all
can do, if we truly and earnestly go to
work, that while it makes our lives not
useless, will give to us the happiness of
duty done. •
The forcible power of earnestness is
plainly proven by a glance at the lives
and success of men who have left behind
them names enci: cled by the bright lau
rels°of eternal fame. Luther, Calvin,
Wesley, and all their followers were no
ble examples of the overwhelming power
of this phase of character. Nothing short
of the earnestness of our noble sires of
revolutionary renown could have -reared
such a monument as to-day stands our
noble Republic.
Even in the every-day life of the busi
ness world we see the necessity of being
earnest in what we undertake. It is
only the true earnest man who can not
be diverted from his aims by any obstacle
the removal of which is it all possible.
. If we would attain to anorthing in life,
we must go to work with a resolve to
conquer all opposition, and our success
is certain. Oh, if our American youths
would only realize the inestimable bles
sings they might be to society, methinks
they would not permit the wheels of time
to carry them on in a daily round of in
activity and almost uselessness, seeming
ly unconscious or regardless of the de
wands made from all sides fin. exertion.
It is true we cannot all be Washing
tons or Websters ; but illiNve truly wish
to be good, we will find every day sub
jects on which to exercise our philan
thropy. Let us, then, seize upon ever)
ipportunity that offers to render our
presence on earth pleasant and beneficial
to our fellow mortals. Let us take hold
on everything that affords a means of im
provement, either moral, intellectual or
physical. Let us exercise the faculty
ijod has given us in such a manner that
when we have passed beyond the portals
of life and are enshrined in the halls of
eternity, we shall have left behind us
" Foot-prints that perhaps another,
Travelling o'er litb's stormy main,
Some foriorn and shipwrecked brother
Seeing, may take heart again."
THE YANKEE.—This six pence-pinch
ing, bad Yankee; this upp os ed-to-be
meanest, of all 6'od's creatures ; who,
nevertheless, touching the rock, the earth
the flood, the sky, makes them all rain
down gold ; this man who saves his mon
ey ; but builds school houses; that saves
his money, but sends out his school mis
tress daughters and school master sons
This New England that is hated, and
that is complimented by the hatred of
its apostate descendants, has been true as
truth itself to the historic doctrine of the
revolutionary period, and of the colonial
period before that—the doctrine of Amer
ican liberty.—li. V. Beecher.
A Piece of History.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE AT HAMPTON
ROADS.
Tho Augusta (Georgia) Chivniele and
Sentinel. hag publiShed;a' detailed account of
the conference' held Off Fortress Monroe last
January, between :President' Lincoln and
Secretary Seward on. one side, and the three
rebel commissioners on the other. There
seems good interetiland other evidence for
believing that this . statement was, prepared
at the instance of Mr. Alexander H. Ste
vens, who is cited as authority by the paper.
An inside view of the affair, which has been
constantly misrepresented and enveloped in
mystery, the article is an exceedingly inter
esting one.
Mr. Stevens says that:—
" Mr. Davis sent for him to communicate
the information that Mr. Blair desired a
conference between the authorities of the
United States and the Southern States upon
the subject of peace, and his advice was
asked. Ile promptly replied that it Mr.
Blair spoke by authority of President Lin
coln, he most earnestly advised the confer
ence, but that, as the. terms of peace, if fa
vorable to the South, would awaken angry
debate from the radical 'men of the North,
and a failure to get terms but dishearten our
own people, he recommended, first, that the
strictest secrecy be used ; second, that the
parties to the conference be President Lin
coln and Mr. Davis, and that Generals Grunt
and Lee bn the only ones to even know of
the meeting."
'lsms ....on was disregarded, hoivever, and
the committee of three was appointed. Mr.
Stephens gives an account of the interview
mainly like that given to the public by the
Union authorities. The 'following incident
of the conference 'has not got into print be
fore --
Mr. Hunter insisted that the recogni
tion of Davis's power to make'a treaty was
the first and indispensable step to peace, and
referring to the correspondence between
King Charles the First and his Parliament
us a reliable precedent of a constitutional
ruler treating with rebels.
"Mr. Lincoln's face then wore that inde
scribable expression which generally prece
ded his hardest hits, and ho remarked :
, Upon questions of history I must refer you
to Mr. Seward, for he is posted in such
things, and I don't propose to be bright.—
My only distinct recollection of the matter
is, that Charles lost his head.' That settled
-Mr. Hunter for a while."
NO, 29.
" During the interview it appears that
Hunter declared that ho had never enter
tained eny fears for his person or life from
so mild a government as that of the United
States. To which Mr. Lincoln retorted,
that he also had felt easy as to the rebels,
but not always so easy about the lamp-posts
around Washington city—a hint that he
had already done more favors for the rebels
than was exactly popular with the radical
men of his own party.
"The amendment to the Constitution
abolishing slavery was discussed. Mr. Lin
coln sugges ed that there was a question as
to the right of the insurgent states to return
et once and claim a right to vote upon the
amendment, to which the concurrence of
two-thirds of the States was required.
"He stated that it would be desirable to
have the institution of slavery abolished by
the consent of the people as soon as possible
—he hoped. within six years. He also stated
that four hundred millions of dollars might
b.• offered as a coin] ensaiion to the owners,
and remarked, •You would be surprised were
I to give you the names of those who favor
that.'
•' Mr. Hunter said something about the
inhumanity of luny ng co m fly poor o.d ne
grue, an I yoang child! e c dost,tute by en-
couraging th ald. • bodied negroes to run
away, and asked, what, are they—the help
less—to do ?
•a Mr. Lincoln said that rerninded.him of
an old friend in Illinois, who had a crop•of
potatoes and did not want to dig them. So
he told a neighbor that he would turn in his
hogs, and let them dig them for themselves.
-BOW said the neighbor, 'the frost will soon
be in the ground, and when the soil is hard
frozen, what will they do then? To which
the worthy farmer replied, •Let 'em root !'
"Mr. Stephens said he supposed that was
the original of Hog, or Die,' and a
fair indication of the future of the negroes.
"Mr. Stephens came home." says the
Chronicle, ••with a new cause of sorrow, and
those who said he talked of coining home to
make war speech s and denounce the terms
offered simply lied. Before Mr. Lincoln's
death ho thought he was do'ng a favor to
him not to include that offer of four hundred
millions in gold fur the Southern slaves, in
the published report, tnr it would be u-ed to
the injury of Mr. Lincoln by those of his
enemies who would talk about taxation and
the debt."
'• Mr, Stephens has frequently expressed
no apprehensions should the fortunes of war
throw him into the hands of Mr. Lincoln,
and said he would not get out of. the way of
a raid were it not for appearances, on ac-;
count of the office he held. He spoke of Mr.
Lincoln as an old friend who had generally
voted with him in Congress, and who had a
good heart and tine mind, and was undotat
edly honest."
The Prisoners at Fortress Monroe
A Fortress Monroe correspondent, writing
on the 27th, gives the following account of
Davis and his fellow prisoners :
C. C. Clay has been taken sick; his lin- -
prisonment is evidently telling on his health
Dr. Bancroft attends him. The doctor is
doing all ho can to restore the prisoner's
health. He is suffering fruit no particular
disease, but is laboring under general physi
cal prostration or debility.
' Jeff. Davis is actually becoming robust;
he is heavier now than on the day of his
capture. He is ever ready to talk, though
no answer is vouchsafed him. He has•pre
sented Dr. Craven with his elegant incer
schahm ; it is of the amber stem, and already
described. The few officers who have seen
this pipe, are in great ecstacies over it. The
stem, pure, solid amber, elicits rhapsodical
encomiums from the military pipe connois
seurs.' The stem alone, is said, by those who
ought to know, educated pipe devotees, to be
worth fifty dollars, lawful currency of the
United States. ,And the bowl, the turbaned
Zouave's head, the same authorities pro
nounce to be beautifully unique, though not
so valuable as the:stain, in a greenback point
of view. Albeit, Jeff. has donated his p'pe,
he has not given tip smoking by any means.
He stipulated with Dr. Craven, when he
presented him the amber-stemmed Meer
schaum, to give him a long-stemmed pipe in
return. This the doctor did. And Jeffer
son now puffs the weed from an ordinary
briar-root.
BILLIARDS-THE LARGEST RUN ON RECORD
—Yesterday at the billiard room of Charles
T. Ouyler, was made ILO largest run of bil
liards ever recorded. It 'was made by Mr.
Frederick G. Britton, a fine amateur player
of this city : He commenced a friendlykame
with another gentleman, and after making a
run of thirty-five points, got the two red
balls in the corner, and made the unprece
dented number, seven thousand seven/hun
dred amt. fifteen. points The largest run
heretofore It - corded was eiz thousand' one
hundred and fifty 'points. It was made by a
gentleman in Louisville, Kentucky, a:few
weeks ago. TIM' run made yesterday by
Mr. Britton was upon a full carom table, and
occupied four hours and twenty, five min
utes... The balls were out of their position
in the corner six times during the play, but
by the expert Manipulation of the player
were forced back. There was not a "foul"
stroke - made in the run, and the counting
only.ceased by the bails beepming.-"froxe.
This remarkable run shows' extraordinary
nerve and the, utmost, delicacy of, touch in
striking the balls.— Cleveland Herald:
SAGE or Eann.--Abont a dozen imluable
farmb have been recently gold in this Coon
tyLtue mort_of them to lgortnerminen..seho_
purpose seeking their lortimea in OW re.
gion. Others are looking- at lands in, , thie
section and purpose buying when they can
be suited. 'Evidently the tido of emigration
is being diverted nom the West tort consid-,
erable extent and turned Southward: gum: •-•
dreds of our soldiers, - eilici,have - become ac
quainted .with Ws Valley and' especially
Berkley countyi.liave gone home 'with the'
purpoae of returning, to settle herefor , ,life.,
—Berkley aunty tiniou,lVa.)
„ lsarPack `youricaree in ;as Dwell a space
its you can, so that you can carry, them your
self, and not let them annoy °thine.