VOLTME XI.V.--111114938R 5. hwhacket• ILiteratar. 'We lately published a long poem, written Penneylvatila German, which, we are in iformed, was from the. pen _of Rev. Mr.j . Har.: lbaugh, a distinghed clergyman'of the Luther lin Church), now !residing at-Lelmmloni Pa.- A .correspondent of the Phil a. Bulleti the poem "produced a wondeiful ,among those who were so fortunate 'iprehend the meaning of it in "thf -sends us the following excellent ix THE OLD SCHOOL=HOUSE ON TH k(Daa AU Schul-haas an der ZA free translation from the Penn • le-day it is just twenty years-' Since I Sought northern lands, Now, living still, I come to seek 'The paint old eh 00l- 11 °use on th Near Arty's house that stands.. ;In hundred houses I have been, Of marble, stone or brick, Yet of those mansions grand and t ni any day forget them all, For the school-house ou the ere. Ile who forsakes the rood of home] In peace I'd let him go : Still, let me say, ere be sets forth,. It is all humbug in the North; As ho full soon will know. To every corner I have beeu, And traveled, well or sick, But iie'er in any spot have fuund Such' joy as caused my heart to b , In the school-house nu the cree Sweet Lome joys here I always ha Now as I stand and gaze; Old scenes .pefore my mem'yy wav Old forms al.& as front the.gravcl The ghosts of vanished 'days. The stream plays by just as of old, When i to blythely played, And where you elder shades the st The little fish still gladly gleam : Time 'yet no change has made. Still stands the white-oak by qie And shades the old roof tree, The old grape-vine, tom still is gr. And look !t.he swallow's nest vet A strange thing seems to me. Over the fields the swallows play Their game of lira is bests" Erom gable end so quaint and old, A house of straw and dirt behold I That is a swallow's nest ! There lie the young birds very stil in sleep all scattered round ; Wait till some wor!p. the parent bri Then far theirshrtlly t \%itt'rini rip Till distance hears the suund. Yes! all the scene is as it was, When here e boy I ranged, Yet dearer things no more are het . t , l And all must change and disappett I too, myself, have changed. Like Ossian,.by his desolate hall ) waMt the clouds flit And half in joy—in sorrod• half, .31y tears collie trickling. yet I la.ug Your hearts can tell me why. I used_to go to this old school, ,Whe but an - urchin small; There 'w the.master on hi. 4 stool, There w% s hisswitch, and there h - I see' to see them all. The des is, the clothes-rings on th The •hool-room's ample bound And on !UT side the big girls sat, The boys (not half so coy), on that See how they peep around. The 'master's eye is on them now, They'd better have a care; Tint chap 'who writes the hillets 7 And he whose tricks the boys amu And yon lad laughing there ! For big•and little, one and all, Are 'neath ono equal rule, • Which is most just, for who (loth That,ennon, must a licking take, Or get turned uut of school. Inside, around fife cosy stove, Sit all the little chaps, They study very hard, you see, For who shall miss his A 13 C, His ears shall meet hard raps Uneasy are the benches high, Which keep the feet from floor, One's back feels often strained and; ln that old school-house on the cre -And jest about right sore. ' ; • Poor little' souls, ah there they sit Just think! how ill at easel ; his no wonder, I declare I Theylearn so little, perched up the On forms so high as these. With all the drawback; anyhow, It was a - first-rate school, For pedugouge in vain you'd look Like ours"—he's cyphered through And never skipped a rule. , Cross was.he; yes I I can't deny, Ile flogged us all around ; Yet he most equal rules observed, Who felt the lamb, the birch•dese Completely be 4ouud. \:tAt - tlinner tine; when school was o We felt "so good" just then, And same -, the flying ball did chase ? WhilesOme amused them in Itie rat And some played soldier men.- . , The big girls swept the school-roo The boys hung round tlfe spot, Pretending but to help about, Butiootithe inaster drove them on The rules allowed it not. 4" - ; The girls did "Copenhagen" play; On yonder sod, so green, • But when the big girls crossed the ring, Why then it was a curious thing), The big Loyi;ioo, - Itplieliellit." . Big boys did always big girls iv,' And small ones'always How swiftly ran they up and down, l Aud this-you logy ,clepeud,upou , pine'st • , who '§aya xcitem as to lama origiaal," lation : .CREEK. On Christmas was the right good time, With memories gay 'tis blent ; When we did bar thematter out, From,door and'sill, with timber stout: "Now, master! gifts present!" 'rick.) I a. Du Then did he struggle mightily, , By for r e - e to btirst within, But while he knocked,'nesth the door so st, A. written trenty_we thrust out, .1 Sign this I we'll let you . in! OE Then-out the master launched hid gifts, With sheepish Looks,—but he ~ Chestnuts and apples, aa4 'Mich ‘m'ore, Spread out our joyous eyes before; . We swallowed_them with glee. = Oh where arc now my school-mates all, Who studied here of yore? All I some have wandered far away, With some did fickle fortune play Aud death took Many more. MY heart is swelled with thankfulness, Yet grief my voice makes thick,' - Could weep o'er memories of the past : And yet, a joy it brings at last., This' school-house on the creek.: , . Good by I old school-house ! echo's voic 'Good by l e good by 1" calls back,. Oh ! school-houre! school-house !. must And leave you standing lonely so, . You Selma:house:6h the creek? E!MI ound, Oh ye! who'll live When I Am gone, • Yet. once more hear me speak; l'heg, entreat you„.hear my i•rayer; Oh ! take foreVer kind, good• cafe, Of tie school-house on the creek. IMO A Coquette's Confession. I was a coquette.' Many a lover's h I had lacerated by refusing their nffer tuarriago; after I . had lured them on 'declaration!' 31v . last. victim's n . was JaMes Fraiier. Ho was a:tall - av ward, ungainly, homely, inapt, but heart was as true as steel. I reSpac him highly, and felt pained wile& I v nesed his anguish at wy rejection of hi I3ut the fact was, I had myself falleti love with Capt. Eliot, who had been remitting in his 'attentions - to Me. Frazier warned me against Elliot; bu charged hint with jealousy, and took warning as an ,A few days of wards Elliot and I Were engaged, and dream -of romantic life seemed to be i fair way of realization. I hadqi week happiness. ' Many have not so much i lifetime. Many awake from the brig shbrt dream to find themselves in life-1i darkness, and bondage from which tit is no escape Thank God, I was no) miserable as they 00r, EME gs, 6s, £dy mother was n widow in opu Tit circumstances,but having very bad hen th, she was also of an easy, listless, ere a lons nature, hating trouble, and willia 'to take things just as they might; happen to present themselves. - She therefOre mi4e no inquiries about Capt. Elliot . --but foltid ly believed !that inasmuch ..as lie w9ls captain, he must ueussarily be 4 man of honor also, especially as be had serve I tn the Crimea and India, and wore I ed als. -Llissegiment was . quartered in our neighborhood, and he had the reputa ion Is rule, In of being the wealthiest, aslie was cert ly the handsomest officer in it. rem ber as. well as possible the day we bee. LEI engaged: was on.duty, but .bad aged to ride l ovet' to our toitse in, his form, and wbilekVC were walking in MEI garden be matlethe tender avowal. II furred' him' to "mamma;" he bastene her,. returned in three minutes and me to her. presence ,to receive the as• mace that the maternal consent had bi readily and freely given! To be pu My dear mother, hated, trouble, as I h said, and she moreover loved me tender] so that she was iileasld to find a husb presenting himself, in form and' limb apparently so eligible for her beloved sick, k, only daughter,: '_-_: •,' ' , : :.t' '_ 's i Well, a week Passed quite delightfully, as I have said ; and at, the expiratim of this brief !Serie& there might one fr!e- MIMI have been seen a gay cqUest an party , riding through our old .Devuns ire woods atd. ( . 04 , couistgroads. ' El int , i and I led the cavalcade. I rode My wn beautiful Brown, Bess. Captain', Edibt was mounted on the handsome black horse that lad been sent him from Lon don. Followiegus ; was a bevy,of laugh ing girls and their cavaliers'; and among them was tall, awkward; silent James Frazier. His presence had marred the pleasure of my ride, and I was glad to be iu advance of them all, that I might not see him., -,, ~ --, :., ,•,,,, : : And p vs 'rode on ;arm:ll,ooi woods, and I listened, well pleased, to the )ow but animated words of the gallant Elliot, who risked z itimself a -knight and me la fair lady of the olden time, that he might go foith to battle for me, and compel all melkto recognize the claim-T.-of his:Ser: less love. Very eloquently lii spokl of . . i Ithe, book, out, Vc,#otia t 9 toi - Tiieipies of Rtto D;koehep, oi Y.itehitil'o tfi, IMPORT POTTED. COUNTY PA. WEDNESDAY, MI 1 I kcoup the , ins r' piration of love, of the brave deeds and ii i erilons exploits it bad prompted, wiehing again and again that he might thus proclaim and maintain his love be fore the - world. It pleased the to listen -- to this, and to believe it sincere, though 1 had no wish to put my lover to such a test. A. Shot suddenly rung through the still Ilirendli, and a wounded bird darted past, fluttered and fell .at the feet of Brown Bess With a bound and a spring 'that nearl With me, she, w , asoff. .• Strbggling to regain my seat, I bad no poiSTil to restrain her; and even as she flew, the fear and madness of the moment grew upon her. I could only cling breath lesily i• and convulsively to the mane snd bridle, and wondered helplessly where this niad gallop was to end. She swerv ed 'from a pasiing wagon, and turned into a path that led to the river. In the sud den movement the reins' were torn from iny: hands, and I could not regain thein.l I clung to, the mane and closed my eyes that .1.1 might not see the fate thatawaited' met How sweet was life in those prec. ious moments that I thought my last !--' all its joys, its affections, its last crown ing love rose up before me ! I thought of the pang that would rend Elliot's heart as he aw me lying mangled and dead; and•then the thought would come if he were pursuing ai - i - a trying to save me, even as he bad said, at the risk of life and limb. 1 remembered no more. I felt a sud den shock, a fcarfulrushing through, the air,latid knew no more until, days after waidsi I woke to a faint, weak semblance of life i in my chamber at home. . 1 I never saw Captain Elliot again. The last wprds I ever heard from his lips were those kif knightly dafing. The last act of his life in connection with mine, was to follow in the train of frightened youths 'horde after me, to contemplate the dis ter from afar, and as soon as he saw me led from the shallow bed cf the river. taco which I had been thrown when my frightened horse stopped suddenly on its hank, he rode hastily off. That evening he Sent to make inquiries, and learning that II was seriously, but it was hoped not fatally injured, he henceforth contented Himself with such tidings of my condition and improverueut as could be gained from'. wore rumor. 111 At ?ast it was known that I could nev er entirely recover from the effects of my injury', and that very day Capt. Elliot de parted suddenly from the neighborhood He made no attempt to E.E.'e me, nor sent me any farewell. When I was once about and bnginning, though with unalloyed bitteriess, to.learu the lesson of patience and resignation that awaited me, I receiv ed a letter from him, in which he merely said that he presumed my own judgement had taught me that in my altered circutn stance4 our engagement must be at an end; but to satisfy his own sense of hon or (Vileonor ?) he wrote to say that, while eutert / fining the highest respect for me, he deSired a formal renunciation of my Writing at the bottom of this letter, "Let it be as you wish," I returned it to him at once, and thus ended my brief dreaent'of romantic love. lin - tlihd heard ere this of Elliot's coward ly conduct on that day; and I now first bethought n4e to enquire who had rescued me frchn imminent death. And then I learpetl that James Frazier, his arm al ready broke by the jerk with which Brown Bess ore away from him as he caught at her br l idle,'had ridden after me, and been the, first to"lift me from the water. Many times daily he had made inquiries con cerning me. His had been the hand that sent the rare flowers that decked my room. His were the lips that breathed words of comfort and hope to my poor mother. His were the books I read in my lingering days of convalescence ; and Ws, now, was the arin that supported me, as slowly and painfully 'I paced the garden walks. I Wse been his wife for many a.year. I havet forgotten that be is not Ittitidriome —or rather, he is beautiful to me, because I see his grand and lovely spirit. shining through his plain features and animating his awkward figure. I have long since laid aide as utterly natenable, my pet theory that beautiful spirits dwel only in lovely bodies. It may be a providential compensation that, in denying physical perfection, the sail is not dwarfed or dis tortedil but shines the brighter that it is notAnhrred by petty vanity or love of the world e praise. _ 'T.Ertyro,— tve ilf; nd er nd ETiItNITY has no grey hairs. nere the flowers fade, the heart withers Man growilold and dies, the world lies down in the sepulchre of ages; but time writes no .wrinkles on eternity ! Stupendous thought! Earth has its beauties, but' time shrouds them for the grave; its hon ors are but sunshine of an hour; its pal aces—they are but bursting bubbles. Not sci in the untried bourne. In the dwelling of the Almighty can come. footsteps of decay. lts.way winnow no darkening--eternal splendor forbids the approaA of night. Lu r e your enemies. OUR ARMY CORRESPOrENCE. CA3IP CALIFORNI. ; Va., . Dec. . 29, 1861.. • DEAs MAc : 1 received yd Ur letter last Tliesday, but as I was out milpicket duty 1 have•not been able to aoswe it till now. It fact Sunday is, the only time we have to write, for, what with sleeping,and "keeping our accoutrements in in order, all our time duringlthe week is taken up, so if your letters are not an- swered in a week or two you will know the reason. About 2 weeks ago at 10 o'clock P M., , • just .13 we were getting into a comfortable nap, we. were called up by the "10n,7,-roll" and started off at qUick march which we kept up for a couple, of hours, •till we, reached a place called Etsill's Hill, where' an attack of the rebels was expected: We laid out in, the cold expecting, waiting, hoping, aye, most devoutly wishing" they' would attack us, for we were placed in al good position and felt a litile vexed at being called so far (Some five:or six miles), for nothing. But Inothing nor qobody" , appeared, and so when morning came we, were marched back' without, accomplish ing anything but getting very cold (for we did 'not take oar:blankets) and li'ungry and tired. But tint. General professed himself so well pleased with 'our actions on that night that he determined we should be detailed for picket at that place. So Sunday =ruing (the'22, Dee.) we re ceived Orders to pack up and march, with, font. da'y's rations in our haversacks. We were nearly 3 hours marching those 5 miles, but that (though it, may look dif ferent to you) is considered good march- Mg fora Regiment) with• knapsacks and anoutreinents on their backs. We relievek a !piew York Regiment, of Dutchmen that were almost frightened out of their wits all.the time they were-there ivith fear that, the rebels would make an ,attack. They IMd thrown together a few brush tents'' which we thought they could have bet- tered, but were compelled to take. , r , As, soon as' 6- e broke ranks we (Co.'s and B) went to work bUildine• a log )(int for, our officers, and then tried to fix our. butt, but the wind -began to blow tremendous ly, and we had to skater ourselves as best we might. We tried" to eat 'our dinners but it was getting sp cold that we had to, put on our overcoats, throw oar blankets over our shoulders and (those of us for tunate IFnough to ppssess them), kilt one our gloves and mittens to keep warm, and' all that was barely sufficient, and went without azi r supper, contenting our selves wTr a crust" of bread, and went to "bed e laid down) with all our:clothes' on and covered up with our blankets. , At about 6 o'clock it began to rain and soon the 'water began to pour through, under and around our teats. We lay till we got our'blankets' wet through and our clothes wringing wet, and then we sat up and kept in that position till morning when we got up and tried., to get some breakfast. We did not care, particularly as it was our turn f?r picketing that day. As twu Companies a day were detailed for that duty, our Captains (of Co.'s G, and B) managed to get detailed together, and at about 9 o'clock we started out. I 1 We marched abont a mile arid• then be gan to post the boys, 5 at a pest, four men and a "Corporel or 'Sergeant, Company B 'was posted first, and, of course, had the least dangerous pests, while our Company was placed on the extreme out-posts of the whole division. The Captain bad quite a reserve, with him while we were posted soi w f we were attacked we could fire and retreat till we reached him, and then it would take a large force - to dislodge us if we held our post as We ought. If we were attacked by. cavalry' we could, by retreat ing a.rod or so, placepurselyes in a growth of 'underwood and iyy that would make it utterly impossible tb follow us, and if it were infantry they would have to cross an open 'field, and we could stand:our ground behind our barricade. But rive bad no alarm, end, as we felt pretty cold and hungry, we spent the day booking and drying' our blankets: We kepi one maa at every post at the; lookout and relieved him every hour, so that we could; all keep comfortable. t snowed three or four' bents and then blew off and we had clear; cold and blustering. As we were compelled to keep awake, and did not dare to have any fire; the cold weather came just at the right time fOr me, for I feel sure -I would have been, Caught nap ping at my post, for I had pot had any sleep for two 'nights:and bad worked hard all the time so yonisee "it is an ill wind that •blows. nobody good," and I was not the only-one that felt as I did. We were glad when morning came -for we knew we would be relieved before noon. We had the privilege'of sending off Some scouts, so some . of our boys went out! i to "see what they could heir." They went to a house and asked for'some geese they saw before the' door for a Christinas !!liner;; the owners were very indepon dent about it, would neither sell, give 'Mr and* them to take ,them, if "they could help it. The boys accordingly started m lIARY .18. after the .. (the geese, ncit the Wen) when they saw something in the field that they could us', to be advaatago in the,Com pany, `o off they start d, pnd in a few =Monts a porker was lying on the c found ' with botl fore 6houlders bToken. l It was Soon cutup and strung on our,bayonets all readylto carry to our home,l pro tent, and baye a - better meal - t an thd, Goiern ii mentiftn : ished us with, for fresh Meat of our own 'killing we bad n t had;estecially pork: e - 'o marched; ba k to - the 'camp and fours' our huts all ta -en by the' Coln panie's dd iled.the first d 3 , , Sunday." We split up mong the other Companies, and when nig it came sonic , fus Ipid•by the, fire till. orning, when we starie - ff out on picket ag ; ia a s the C,olOqel said Ihe could l a , depend' o us more than lie coat(' on the other; pant, some o whom he utter li - ly refuSe to a law eithe to scout or 'go out as . Rcketsi r As', we had bbilt nice Co;t 1. warm, hp of our -own Li our' posts, we " -- 7 --,-- r -- T— 'ki a were eager to go, as we ou do nothing in camp.' Christmas wa a beautifUl day. The; shy .was elbar and i was aSi warm, as a Julie 4sy. : We felt !ri good' spirits, though, ‘wh wis l ed we"cofild be .Where we could ; hafC a nice Christimas dinner, and we thouglit hoiw our filen& Would feel did they ,know where and bow we spent the. dap.:, We thought o the sleigh-rides we would•liave had, of t e happy parties on Christmas Eve. We thought, yes, we ,flattered kurselves we we Id be missed by some One. foinoVhere, and then'' we deter minedif, to. rove ouraelveq worthy of that rernetidiri ce. We expected an attack that _day, and we thou ht as the , / had compelledLus to lose our Christmas dinner and oth'er attendant conifurts, that they would pay dear fur it. Ent the day passed and. nOthiOg more than a volley' (F tWO'OI3 our right', la mil?, or an frau' us whieh put us on our laps or a littl'e while, and an . . avalr rell ment alarinof''c though A DO., 57th Iter;il day m [ clici , we - reached clock P. nothitig of ing ou'y:pa g, ai l ne• any L. uy •11 half moot, to the'3l,si (fro of .pay it will be i.inake us pret though i:o • qs a cia as th ey g€ larty idol] two bet hey *ere paid. Lollar Treaur we reew . i 7 which tle while,'; spend it ;isi received but ene:trl stung 44.:1! with five ehatwci, ialsilver. They aremaking out I `the pay;rtils for our sec° . l d payment new, so our tiexit'pay-,day in not far 'off. ; We liayie a great 0.4 o ' sickness in our CompatiYdas some of 'the boys are so care less .of i llitmselves (and the majority'fuf -our sickne' s is thareiult oVcarelessness,) -?- as to get I . l.had cold and o boilliug for it' till it gets so bad that they are taken with a severe t of 'sickness, or cough their 'throats so c and the, have to go to the Hospital, erbaps to bo Mid up Or a long time. !Th re has been one death at 'the Hospital, 'Almeron Gt Burdick - , and that could notJie proventd as he, had made up his iniiid to die whenl he went there, thoigh. , th docyr falsely , held out hopes to us ofAis recovery . ill. within on hour or two of his death. He; is missed in the , Company;' Viand • his loss is felt by all the boys. flel .wiiii . ' ver quiet, but made friends ! isberever. he vent. , We tbeylo from tills plate to-morrow: though i'oldestinatiOo no one knoWs.7--- Some say' e will go to the hill on 'our right, while somethink tve will le4Vetbd Di. 1 .vision, (We know our Colonel wishes to) . and in thacase we 71 go further. The reason Val ho - wishes to leave is because we are the only ;Yen i sylvania Reginieht in the BiVi ion. I have a great deal more , to writa:b t fear I shall exceed the space which might be 'filled with more Valuable ~, .! , matter. ti I • 1_ ___ _ DIITTY __ - 1 . 1 THE 13TiSINEss OF 'FRE qousruy.--It is now- est4nated that the total itnporta= tions of 'merchandise to the United States for the year ending oni the 31st of Decem ber 'next illl be soMe 51.75,000,000 or fifty percent. less than in moil; This leaves a Iheavy debt duo us in specie, the import of vtilich 'for this year will he over 550,000;000. Last year ! tvo ,eiparted 856,600;00p' in specie over imports, to cancel balance against us. Thu there is a differtirice in a single year, in (the es change between our own and foreign coun tries, of More then 6100,000,0001 in spe cie in our 'laver: hides a bleinish so completely Old. Thie is the first lesson lid heiresses coinmonly learn. equal pains were taken_to tem that the haring - inherited r for blemishes does not entail , - necessity ,of providing blem o cover I ' ' NOthing as cloth Of that heirs I Would ill& convince 1( a good cdv i 1 any absolut ishes for ii est truths ; al. - ell:CC:3ll3l*st; , he greates - • The grea aad ao are:, we in the night, igi , t r i: us. the York o'clobk j " some t . clinn in ievedl by aboup 1 taFr 1 foi; licithe which up, about 3 o'- n we hare done. Ice except reccv. • pa:d far ' the first id staYtec l ay lsed] ince thei oustic ye were T mthe ti c!tobir) le we.feft honfe The next time for ttio,toonths, • flusli . for a lit !f ourAi l uys will Oume . who ars had spent all • ore night of the We •wero paid notes ;and the TER*,4I - .06 . PER ` 14111* ,1 01- JOHN J. CarirEriumsf4 , ,NO THE W4a. --*--Ilowever apathetic many be, there isyci apathy about the venerated statesman who has succeeded to the place of Irani); Clay in the affections 'of Kentucky "Glory.be to 'Gap," shouted an excitabld gentlemen to John J. Crittended,, this morning, "'McClellan: is sending '20,900 man: from Washington by Cincinnati to Ken t ueitY. • We're .safe -now." —"S:aft, e tit xclaimed the veteran Senator. . Illlocan't t it blister your tongue to tell itt Sae! by Ohio and Indiana troops, while Ken tuckians ailow themselves to be proteO4 by others. It's a shame to old Kentucky; sir." I • I had thought that I understood tht chivalrOus fire of . "Old Kentuck" betdre; but never. did- I realize it so fully as when; a mordent afterward, the venerable Seat; tor, 'addressing a_ townsman, evidently abort his own age, but With whose portly form time had dealt more kindly exclaim= ed : l'George, you're not too old for A soldier—of course not. rm not too `Ola .jor al lii soldier—not a Lit_ too old! We must ! turn out and shame these pretty young men, who ought to have apron tied around them 1" And sure enough the 'Emed parriot started off, almost imtne= diately afterward, to call'out volunteers ainong the mountaineers. , Let no One f- doubt the respoese. There may be tit& tors in Kentucky, as theta are iu Ohio; plotting agents of the Southern rebellion in Lexington and Frankfort, as there are in Dayton ; but the great lieut of the no= bie old State is sound, and Kantucky vat: or has not perished inprotracted peace: AN HEIRLOOM FOR THE SOLDIERS.- i The'scroll that is to be distributed to the jeoldie i rs of the present campaign will soott be rea l dy _for distribution. One will ftd j r . ,, iven to each of the soldiers, whether in the regular service, or volunteers, either for the war or for three months. The mid adopted by Secretary Seward i 8 110 IV be= ing prepared in Albany. .It about , twenty inelics by thirty ; handsome lith.: °graph of ,an eagle with - outstretched winas, over which is, in a circular Hai; the sentence, :':Legion of Hohor," beneath lit, "E Pluribus Unum," and Washing:. ton. In the centre of the Eagle the Goddess of Liberty and the Goddess of Justice-with Joined Hands, seated upon a fiery dragon, with their heels upon its, head, the Goddess of Liberty waving an American flag; by the side of the God dess of Justice lied a scimetar, and in her . left hand , is I. bundle of fagots, from. the centre of - whiell one is projecting, oh the. end of which is a tomahawk. In a Semi-, circle from one side to the other of'-the ,eagle are the mottoes of all the States.' The right foot of the eagle clasps ati olive branch, and the left a bundle of arrows. Pien grow old rapidly in such times as these. Our intense life wears heavily on bot: and flesh Mid muscle. .Measured by sensations and experience, We have lived 'a generation since Fort Sumter was bombarded.. Even Bull's tun teems half an age ago. We have to Stop and think when we .read the words' 'Bin Bethel" and "Laurel Hill" and ‘iPhilliopa l ." The Buchanan Administration seems a horror. of a former era. We haipatinost forgot- - ten the death bf MAO* profoitnd as was t-bes . ensatiOn which his death caused.- How-events rush on I The Itebelliod• is not a year old, and yet What la . page has been added to the World's history !- A RepubliC of thirty millions of 'souls plunged into:-Civil War;' eleven', States revolted froba the Federal Union, with' three others trembling in the balance seven hundred thousand, soldiersin the' field ; a fleet larger than the Spanish Ar mada swoopin g down upon the South ern Coast ; 1 whole ates trampled under foot by the march of rushing squadrons ! SWEARING CLIEAP.—"What does. Sa. tan pay you for swearing ?" said a gentle man to one whoul he heard using profane - language. "Ile,don't pay tne Anything:l was .the reply. "Well, you work cheap ; to lay aside the characterof a gentleman, to inflict So much pain on your friends and civapeople, and to risk• losinu own soul,_ (gradually rising ill' etnplra:sis) and all far. nothing! You certainly do.' work cheap—very cheap, indeed.". Missouri is one of the largest States hi the Union. Its territory exceeds is ex-7 tent the six. New England States and the 1 State of Delaware combined: It is vided into upward of onipliundred ccrung ties. The State extends' alniut two hun dred and eighty-five' miles .frimu east id west, and two hundred and 'eig,ht,y from north to south. A TENDER, HEART.-A 'disconsetata, widower,, geeing the remaimtof hiilater• wife lowered into the grav l o i . exclaimed: with tears in his eyes :--"Well, I've lose hogs, and I've lost cows, but I never;tia anything' that cut me up like this F. A word of kindness is seldom ,Spodeit.' in=vain; While witty sayings aro'as easily iait is the pearls slipping froui a broker string. I II
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