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SAMUEL ilivrN,•Sec'y.• ; 1
JOHN S. MANN,
ATTORNEY AND COUNS.',L,LOR AT LAW,
COudersport, Pa., will'- attend the Greral
Courts i? Potter and M'Kean Counties, AD
bnsiness entrusted in his care will rtkeire
prompt,..attentionn thrice corder of West
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ARTHUR G. OLMSTED,
ATTORNEIY, cpu- , , - sELLpn. AT LAW,
C.nttersport,'Fa:, Wiffattelid ti*lllnt'siness
entrusted to his care, with 'proinianc's and
fidr2ity. Office on .Both-west corner ofj3lain
find Fourth streets.
ISAAC BENSON':
ATT L ORNEY AT LAW, Coudersport, Pa.
t%iaterldfo business entrusted to him
Care ant promptness. (Thee on Secon
near the Allegheny Bridge.
F. W.
ATTORNEY . AT LAW. Conderspori. PR:, will
regularly attend 'the Courts in Po:ter and
the adjoining Counties,
'!C). T. ELLISON, ' •
rkixTiciNG PHYSICIAN. Con‘le- ,, ,0rt .
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respectfully inform , the ciliztm ,. . or thr• vil
lage and vicinity that he 'wit] tpronwly re
spond to all calls t'or prore7—ional
t)tiice on Slain st., n Fruil•ling :formerly oc
, enpietl by C. W. Ellis.
•" " g . " - & - E.' A. JUNES; •
DEALERS LN DRUGS, MEDICLNES, PUNTS
Oils, Fancy Articles, Stationery, Dry Good:,
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D. E. OLMSTED,. ‘• ' •
DEALER IN DRY GOODS, READY-7.4ADE
Clothing; Cr92ltetT, Groceries, st.,
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COLLINS.SMITEL - 6
DE ALES in Dry Goods,Groceries,Provision,
Hardware,'%Queenscrare; •OtitlCry, arid
Goods usually found in a country Store.-
130Vdefa' , "ort OY. 27,184-
M. W.,
DEALER IN BOOES-&.STATIONERY, MAG;
AZINES and Music,.N. W..,corner . ,of )fait
and Third sts., Coudersport; ' ' -
"'-' COUDERSPORT HOTEL,
D. F. GLASSlitalt,: FiOprietili;•Ciirner
SeppridStreetsicondcrsport, Pot
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A Livery Stable is also kept in 'connect
ti'coMilth.thig gt)te.l.
MARK GILLONi.' •
T A TJOR--.,neatly ,opposite the Court House—
will/make all tdtothes intrusted to him in
the latest. and best: styles ~Triees. to suit
ealt 13.41
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TAStNERS AND CORIDM--
.Elides tanned
on the shares, in the bfrgi'entiarter.
neryTlN enst, side LA! Ailegaey -river.
Corldrsio • potter I :contity, - Pe.—..Ty 17;61
cIIXSTED.. . ....... D. KELLY.
• 1; o ; OLMSTED ISl'., KELLT;s'
DEALER DT Sk:WES, :TIN 4tiathEtlßON ,
WARE,llaia 04. nearly opposite the Ctiurt
House, ; Condersport f, Pa. Tip ; and,
ItiinVare I . 33.nd e. to'9l4Fri goantyln,' on
short notice... , 11 .; . 1.
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BUR - retails . " as - Principal,MrD:R.GAMPISELti
kr.f:SeII46.SIO4I"NIIZTVP JAYEs:GaipLpx.;,..kst.
distant, Miss A. E. CAMPBELL. The expenses
ppr ~TortioAte: Ttii_tion r from $5 to $63 Board,
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{}o " t tesl. 400rds for,selkbparlini,
ffod s2'to - 4. rich terin commences Upon
IVednqtdAy.,,and,continues i Fourteen tykeks
Fall tem; Atte L6thl 18624 Yirinteria*Dee.
10th, 1862; and Spring term, March 25th, '62:
0. R-33A - SSETT, President.
W. W. GRIDLEY, Sect'y.
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Lingering in the Sunheams.
"Amy, my child, come in and she;
mother's
F hand was•placedupo4 the meld
er4: shoulder. as she ccattintied!
• "1 . the%
I should find you here; wh — al were you
doing so long by the brookside ?" - •
"I was lingering in the sunbeams,
mamma,"-replied the' young girl; "and I
watched the last faint:gleam 'of the bright
sunshine until f .saw it , going far in the
west fend duly oni the-tops of be trees a
long way off the sunlight seemed to fall."
"Hubert Colstien is here," answered
Mrs. Warner, "and he wished to see you;
will you -go into' the house, 'or' shall I
send him to this bed of mignionette and
pansies that you are so' busy .weeding.?
Amy Warner's cheek flushed,.and she
was about to reply, when her brother ,
appeared, and with him one, she , knew
well, yet feared to meet.
"Sister. Amy, Mr. Colstien," said the
merry youth, as ho perceivedi their em
barrassment; and 'Amy's heed was re-,
ceived in the extended clasping pressure
that spoke ‘olunies of love and devotion,
and thrilled -her frame with strange un
defined emotions. . • -
The clasping of 'a hand—what varied
feelings are thus eXciressed. Alil many
oali remember the'bright hours Of yotfth'S
dawn and early day, when the magnetic
touch of a hand had power to thrill the:
heart with feelings
, strangl , and wild;
when the lingering. pressure,' timid, yet
perceptible 'and thrillingin its . power—
was a token of love returned, and con
veyed the exquisite knowledge to the
senses that you were loved.
Then'there is friendship's calm, tender,
grasp,'that soothes tyon byltsiirery quiet
ness, and a,suttesyou of Continued regard,
thee the COD V1.11:4 VC gr.is,i of parted friends,
wno had not hoped to meet again, yet are
so blessed and privileged, and these mo
' meets of heart-revealing are plainly shown
when hand meets hand and- soul responds
to soul, acknowledging the-bond.
But au I how strange the feeling when
estrangement; or unrequited love takes
possession of I.nituai hearts, or darkens
the life of, one being, and when those
hands meet cause I..ut One heart to throb,
laud brit: outs hand to tremble in the clasp._
Yet sueb•was not here the case; f6r Amy
CV - a:nor i-Jvcd the handsome dark-eyed
law2ier, aril he,. l -4-a- turn. had leained to
think of her as his .angel guardian. and
Prir.edmore one glance of Amy's soft and
(loving b.ue eyes than the approbation of
Hill
with
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4'l\llznior.ettoF nt!ki jasmines!" he ex
bvsidi2 th3.maiden,
tio•u;::t was'!the lovliest
t;::
They lingered a lung time by that bed
'.)f flowers, t :,li, in 7 of the glorious beauties
of nature, u•_,..ii, suddenly, Hubert Col-I
.stieb's Voice changed . from
. its common I
tone, and Airy knew that she' was beloved.
Beloved 1 . how sweet the word'; it seems!
to . speak the great soul-union that unites,
,two hearts;and.oh how void must be the I
lot,of that: . being who has not yet expe
rimiced the blissful cOnscimisne:,s that
one heart beat in unison with theirs, that
they, too, NV ete,belosed. .
. : Happy Amy Warner ! . she bad been
lingering in the sunbeams that evening
Until' her ,life' bad seemed one bright
gleam of signs : tine, and now she Was
happy, for the genial sunbeami of love
were' hed forth over her heart, and her
dreams, were of the loved one as she slept
that t night with the, ring of blt.Tthal
pressed tipon her finger. _
'''.. Weeks piped away=weelts of,
,up-
clouded happineSs:—no §hatiols fell across
her path; all' was bright and clear; flow
ers,ot love and,bettuty sprung np, around
her; and life ,seemed as if about to be,
spent in fairy land.
il'Selle:Warner, who Was Amy's votin
she supposed
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gest sister,:langhingly said she supposed
the. lovers 'dreamed. their path all' rose
leaties,. for they, did not descend to life's
realities.' But 'gentle. Amy 'shook her
head at e tbis• speed', and said sheltnew
there were trials to be met 'in her path
way; "hut, Bello,"- she added, I (why, need
. I . stanti in ; the cold shadows' when .there
kin' privilege given Me Of lingering in the
Si} theitilsy 'No; sister ' , Mine,' I' mean to
look 'at the• bright side, and I..tionbt not
I shall get along better than if I stood
in the shade."
...nlit lirillif day einie',!. trid,. as Arni
stood by Hubert Colstien's side • and
breathed .the- tfows that sealed her fate
till delaiii,''i bright beam entered through,
tbes half" closed blindS,' and lay lovingly
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and-warm y _across: the pathway" where
the young bride stood, a.s•the gray haired
man of G . d,pronouneed the piptial, ben
edietidn. ' , A.iny regarded the omen, even
at that horn', land. the StroUarns ofinie
• nd confiden&e'nestletinear bd. bent and'
sh.edu_hrightness around .herhome where
she reigned queen of her husband's heart
and hearth.
Tide; that3ialta fdliene,intssed §n at
the meal-pace; and-Belle Warner became
aArideiVATY dPifeA quit 9 atronlycin
ter serene - Beauty, as she steo4..b.esige
he altar where she had been a lade, to
be the bridesmaid oilier only sitter. And
io - tilo'Vti4eiges of Ihie Datipeheg a D•tz • f totl9 t4tus
, Qi) 101 l o , ei A .
COt3DERSPORT, POTTER COUNTY, WEDNE3DAY4StIt 30, 1862.
Beßeloved her proud, noble looking hus
band, and they went to theirjhome where
'one wonld 'think t h e shadows could never
fall, for never was a lovelier nook,. mei°
suited - to the taste of his bride than the
benne' to which' Harry Lawton took his
4tteonly. Belle. . • ' •
I.• Alie• honeymoon bad scarcely passed'
when Amv perceived a troubled look in :
her sister's sportive orbs, 'and wondered
what could•make her unhappy, until, one;
day, on entering her. sister's ,home, she;
found-her weeping passionately. -
"What is the matter, dearest sister?"
she asked in tones of compassion On&
`grief ; . and Belle,
.in her angry feelings,
'poured forth a torrent of. abuse against
him who she had vowed to love.till death. ,
The cause was. but trifling, • but had
led to sad ;results, for an estrangement,
slow, but sure, was coming between them.
Aref,s heart ached for her, and before
she left, she had. by her sweet counsels,
soothed the mind of the angry wife, and
subdued her to remorse and shame for',
her hasty temper.
"You will., find, darling : sister," she
whispered at'parting, "that these little:l
shadows are - chilling to the! heart ; they
cast a'darkness over your path, and, Belle, :
dear, there is nothing like lodking towards ;
the brightness—nothing so calculated to :
warm the heart as 'lingering in the sun
' beams_ " ' . •
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Harry Lawton returned hore that
night,w;th a frown upon his brow ; 'but,.
as he entered the. ball, he was surprised!
to hear the voice of hiS bride gaily sing-.
log, in her own sweet voice, the cheering
son.. of "Life, let us Cherish." He en-,
tered tho _cozy sitting-room, , and there,'
was Belle pouring out his tea, and, draw
in7 his. chair closer up to the table, she
looked up with a smile, and yet a, painful
blush passed over her 'face ; but he was
subdued, and in a moment he was beside'
her, calling her, by the old pet names of
theist . briglitest days, and begging her,
forgiveness. •
Tears trembled in her 'eyes as she,
answered him, -and they. eat down by
their fireside, happier and better than
before. f .
"Come.to the piano, Belle," asked the
lover husband, about sunset, "and sing
that song you were singing at my en
trance.
And when she had complied with his
request they stood for a long time watch
ing the sunset, and the bright clouds,
and Belle said she was very happy "lin
nerihg in the sunbeams.". ,And she
leariled wisdom from this sad. heart•lesson,
and found that, although life's path was
not strewn with roses, there were some
of its thorny paths that might be etnootbnd
and restored to the love and confidence of
him whom-she loved; she felt the sun
beams of love nestling closely to her heart,
and was content.
This, reader, is a life-history, and is,
no doubt, the experience of many hearts;
and it were well for us if, when the shad
ows come, we are enabled to see the
brightness, and, like gentle Amy, when
the shade is too cold, and chills our heart
in its Best affections, we shall endeavor
to take life's sunniest way, and with the
sunshine beaming on our path, and cheer
ing us with its genial rays, to "linger in
the sunbeams."
A Father's Consent Only.
A rich young merchant of Paris, hav
ing net at an evening party a young lady
who pleased him, asked her hand from
her father,.w.ithout saying 'a word to her:
The papa; l having satisfied himself that
the proposed - son•in-law was eligible, gave
his consent, and informod, his daughter
that he had found a husband for her,
that she must order the wedding-dress
immediately, and that she would be mar
'tied in a week.
"Very well, papa; but to whom am I
0,-be married?"
•
"Oh ! a friend of mine ; he is' gone
into the country on business"; but you
will see him on Sunday.";
"And the wedding is to be on Mon
day, papa ?"
"It's all right; don't make yourself
uneasy."
On the following Monday the wedding
party appeared before the mayor of - one
of the arondissments, to. celebrate the
civil marriage. On the mayor's putting
to the bride the usual question—"Do you
consent to take this man to be your wed
ded husband 'I" the girl answered, "Why;
to tell you the truth, Mr. Mayor, you are
the first person who ever, asked the that
question. If I had been asked before, I
should have said yes, perhaps; but, un
der the present circumstandes, No
The mayor at once left his chair,, and
the matter 'stands over for further con
sideration. • , -
VElTX.PoEnc.—Whati" said Marga
rita to Ceeilii; "what;dearest doyou think
is ready' the-food of Cuilid?" And Ce
cilia answered; ."Arrowroot."
Somebody sari that,the oldes
_hitsliand
'ry he knows of iiite - nitikryinkiira Wid
ower in clover with a widow in weeds.
Live 'Yankee in London..
A live Yankee i from the Green I onn
tains - Of Vaimonti visited the city ofiLon; ;
don. While pasaing through one of the
principal theroughfareaof traddand travel,.
his attention was stiddeply wrested by
some beautiful specimens Of writing-Paper
exposed for sale_at .sshop-wirclow. l l See
ing the preprietai of the establishment
standing in the d'oor, the Yankee. Civilly
inquired of hirri.what they did With "them
nice bits of *erg" '
"We keep then] to tie up gape seed in,"
said the cockney,l-snappishly.
"0,
.ye .du-lu ye ?" saids? - onathan,
while he looked:4s theugh he was invent
ing a trick ; with*hich he intended to pay
off the impertineat cockney in his own
coin. Passing dowfi a street al few taps',
our indignant Yankee saw anether imer
! chant, who was not only an Englishman,
I but a gentleman; also. ,
"I say, mister ' can you tell me,what
that feller dna ,for a livin' what .ikeeps
them ere nice bits of paper at . the winder?
"Yes, sir ;.he is a small dealdr in paper,
and asort of scribe. Ho writesletterS for
those persons who desire his. aSsistance."
"I reckon he is a very small dealer,
I and that he is a p4arisee as well as a scribe.
De ye think' he'd write a letter forme if
I pay - him for it?" • I
"Certainly he, will, and 'jump so the
chance. That is his principal occupation.,"
The Yankee thrust his handa (I Might
add arms) into ,his pockets almost. Up to
his elbows, for ,he felt the sting in the
' waspish words uttered by the paper dealer,
and walked back to the' shop; where lie
had been so rudely treated. , I
"I say, mister, they say as how yOu se I
paper and write letters for folks -1 what
can't write. What will ye tax to Write 'a
letter to my sister' Sally ?" : I
"I shall chare you five shilling 4," re
' plied the Englishman, softening hips tone
rs his governnient does since it; hashettid,
of our great victories.
'Will ye write jest ;what I tell Jon,
and spell the words right, as: we do in
Varinount inquired the Yankee.l
"To be sure I will. I understand my
business perfectly."' , •
"Well, I don't care if ye du • rattess
you may write to Sally." b
The Londoner procurpd pen, in t ik and
paper, and the Yankee commenced dic
tating after the: following style,:
"'Dear Sister Sally.'.
"Hay ye got ,that down 7" ''Yes.".
"''Rived irr London last werek."
"Hay ye got that down and spelt right?"
"Yes—go on." " 'Thought I'd go into
the country and take a ride.' . •
, I "Got that down right ?" •
"Yes, yes—to on, don't detain mle so."
"I'm to pay ye five shillings, ain:t I ?"
"Yes, yes—hut you need not ,detain
me so." '
"That's -my busines, and not .yourn.
'Wel the old mare baulked,' Bulked is
a hard word; can you spell baulked so
that Sally will know what it =nil"
"To be sure I can." ,
"Wal I don't care if ye du."
" She wouldn't go, so I licked her.'
"Well, go on." '
"'Licked her—licked her—licked her,
"Well, go on." • , '
"Licked her—licked her--licked her,
"What is the use of saying it so many
times ?!" • : - ,
, "None of yet business. , I pay you fire
shillings—'licked her—licked liek
ed hor—lickhd her—licked
her—' , "This page . is full of licked her's."
"Turn over then ; 'licked her—licked
her—licked hei—licked her—licked her:
She wouldn't ko then, so I got out and
kicked her—kicked hei—kicked her—
kicked her—kicked her--Jricked her.'
"You are net intending to say that as
many times as You said licked her" 1.
"None of yer business.; I pay you Eve!
shillings ; 'kicked her—kicked her—kick-1
ed her—kicked her--kicked her:' She!
'moulds% go then, 130 I sharpened the end!
of the whip handle, and II pricked her—
pricked her—pricked her--prickgd her
--pricked her.' , , t, L ,
'1 - cannot see any sense in all tins."'
"Never you 'mind, I pay you; furl what 1
you do; 'licked ;her,kicked her—P 'cire - cl
her—licked hex—kicked her--p "elredl
ber—pricked. her—licked her-kieked;
her—licked her—kicked ; her---pr l icked.l
She wouldn't p then, so I got in aad I,"'
(here th 6 Yankee i made a cniqnpping
noise with his tongue and lips, !which
bids defiance to orthography.) ' ! ' , •
"I cannot spell that," said ;thO Eng
lishman.- I . , - I
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"0, ye-can`t spell that, he?i Walie
needn't write any more for me, if ye can't
spell that." ; . . 1
"Need not riteW any.more Pr Eialid Me
astonished cockney r "No more, said -the
Yankee, perfectly composed. 'l •
"Not a word to close with?" 1 I
"Nary wore 17 ; •, •
'Ton will paY me for what I halt one?"
"Not a red.! Yoti didn't Write; down
all I told yon.tu." • _ ;., 1 -
!what, am I to .40:with all
this paper I have spoiled,?"
I ‘,Keep it to tic up gape
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. prow !the 53d Peoria. ,
- ..Cimb przot Hattarsoas Laannto; VA4.
1 'I. , r July 11;',18+62. .1
Pali::1 nig': Owing to posytis
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andilll health, I hava. neglected. "bo :
ing,"'': Yo l u - Aviili E ,' regard to "
nsat!tere: and
things on thisl"sacred soil,natil the late.
eX - citing events are becoming rather. Stale;
the nittel days ; having 1 alreadY:passed by,
a n d' wc auppose the great publiC has once,
more., resumed .a trantmil state. To go,
back and give you a slight sketch of our
wanderigs will-require but in . few, mo
', ments. , Fridt i y June 27 changed, the
dull monotony, to whiPh,:we for, so.long.a'
thne had beesobjee. On ihe mbrning
of this d'ay w had at an early heur'been
il
"toted"' off to the front, and ikept under'
the broirm ,, sun until) near night-fall, no
other incurent transpiring 'in , our mingle.'
diate front than the' firing e.fa i feiv shell;
which ;Mostly passed II clear , over and . be
yond as,- and an oc casional;.unfruitful {
demonStration on our i •picket'lihes." As,
the . snp was zuovinn. down the Western
horizon we,were or&ed to the support
oflPorter and McCall, who were hard
pressed on the right. Plloving ae a'quick
step, wearrived on the field just as twi
light was ebbing aviny into the dark
IshadeS of night. For two roles bank we
had cat hosts' of wounded and stragglers;
a s ig ht none the beat calculated to in
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, spire Co urage in the hearts of those who
[ were expecting seed to enwage in the
, deadly strife going onl in the front. As we
' d a"
,
neared G ineS' house .ituate on a hill,the
I enems.:lmissiles began to shriek• over our
heads,i Many Of their 'shot and li.ell pas
sing beyond qur batteries . and striking in
tlae immediate
.viciniiy of our advancing
column. BrOken inasses of men came
surging in wild disorder over the hill and
I h , ' ...'i d
to f. e rear, ..,n it was only byithe most
stretinens eitorts that our ranks were
preserved unbrolteni" Many of those
coming off the field cheered us; Saying we
wore jast in time to ',save another "Bull
Rt i ni. 1 other, more Sannuine, contended
the Rebels were whipped and needed
a s lig ht;lt touch to utterly annihilate them.
Marching, steadily over the ihill' we 'de
played at "thauble quick" into line of bat
tle, forming obliquely across it deep-ditch
skirted by a rail fene,6 l , and .a aliglit under
growth 'of brush. It' was no* abont - 8 o'-
elect: P. M. and the firing of musketry,
which! had been fierce, nandtially became
, •
bdatitifnlly kiss anA receded very percep
tibly ; an oceesioAl missile from the en
emyslatteri6s, r,ixstad on oar right, still
tell in ,
uch I too close promin
T diy to create
,
_pleas= hie emotions:l Soon firing in, our
immediate vibinity had ceased altogether,
and ihel men, were allewed to lie down on
, , ,
their arms.
Abouit I o clock A.I. M. cf the 28th, up
th which timle everything had remained
cOmparatively quiet, orders came to 'with- ,
dew,
, this we did in quick time ; our own',
regimet being the lait on that! Portion,
of the Ifi6lii and brin c , nin n n: up the rear
,
until we arr i ve d at our own camp at dav-
Hight: At about three the "Secesfi",
tirade a lic igorons attack. along Our whole ,
I line, and fora short ti.me the cannonading
was immense'. I Of dourse as , it seemed
heavy, on the centre—our position—we
, %fished lonrselYes in supporting distane l
of "Old! Dick," as tlhe boys familiarly'
term 'Gen. Richardson. For, a period , of ,
, •
' perhaps; an hour and '
a-half the iron bull- ,
dogs'belched forth .4 fire both hot and
I heavy, then once moss quiet;resuund its,
stray.]
,Arriv l ing. a i t our quarfers. we has
tilt' threw o i urselve into positien and
soon were in Ithe arms of Morpheus: Not ;
lieno., hOwever, were !we permitted. to en
-4,y: repose before we were:' once more
lordered ,to the fr.ont,iwbere" we again lay
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, beh ind the works in the broiling sun.--At
about noon commenced to mdve our heavy
ordnance to the rear.l Ali tilie afternoon!
and' night was employed-in sending away
the ordnance and baggage; trains. At
abont:2lo'clodk Sunday morning• the wort:
of destroying all stores not worth moving '
clomniedeed I At daylight t" z he last, long
lines of troops began to more ; moving
al distance oflperbap i three ,miles . to Al
len'a farms, we formed in line of battle ;
and awaited the onset ef the 'enemy. Not ,
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long had we towatt. ; At aaout S o'clock l
A. AL,' the , enemy made a fierce dash
attempting-to break Our lines. Our own
regiment was formed; in _front of l'ettet's 1
BatterY, resting 'on some buildings which
we were .ordered to nold.at 011'hazards;
anti,iedid hold thetn.. In4his engage;: ,
merit oir;losi was severe and tiaat/tif the
.B.ebelsmust" L i have been beavy. We had
to repulse the enemy a second, time, before
he,vireuld be content. I Then' We withdrew'
at a "quick step" andmarched to Savage,
*Station. &Ire, agai., the Men formed in
line, and again the enemy threw hiinself
fiercely' on otar rear Only to ;Meet with a
severe repulse.. We !moved:from here: at
abonC 11 o'clock of M i nutia) , ; Morning, our
regiment betg "rear, guard,lf crossed the,
bridge at White Oak' Swanip,at daylight;
tyre upl and' burned .'the bridge—,-a.,..duty
destelyi lg upon the. 53d. . At'about 1 o'-
clock F'. Itik . thp,,eriernY, :nlio..pertainly
Showedlpluolt, opened a tremendous fire
of shot awl shell on our position. l'nftve
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minutes riderless hentes;*driVerl6ii mules;
and flying:Men showed slightindicatiens
,of a panic. was confinedp. a few bow;
ever, and - -soon -the icing.,line.v:of steady, -
nnwaizering -; men Showed- that- ne panid
was there: ashort lime our batteries
got to • work and-for three liotire. every ,
t hing. was vocal. with the .mtisid ithd
-iron-throated , monsters ;. shell •And Solid
shot flewthick and fast.,.; :Nearly 'albtild
wounded. in our immediate vicinity were
Struck by solid shot. :A - 6:pontidtWbrokci
;the shoulder , of private:A. J. Bade, af
G, struck and severely hurt the band
of Nelson Clowell,and pasSed clear Beyond
the ranks.,, Radio is in Hospital at Wash.
Crotvell-left the ranks and Mucci
then. we have no information of his wherw.
abouts, he -probably- is a prisoner.:: John
D. Earl and Wur."Werley, are; sled
missing; Lyman e. Perry, wounded id
the shoulder- and. a prisoner. • !!',The . : bag
of our regiMent was 1 killed,lB wontaledi
and quite -a nun ; the dna
Unmbet I do.! not' know. : 1 330me of-the
.tvNads will prove fatal...
firing continued long after 4:o'eloaki
I and fhe neat day our: boys were- again
under fire, hitt I was :not 3iithille`Wz
meet _after 4 P. M. of. the 30th :until thd
evening of the 2d of July.. Can only say
l.they suffered no loss:after - -my -;depatturd
from them. ; .a, : .
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The tigne.of a newt-it - I' which yod
fight, days' and march, mghtti can knot bd
described..-- One needs to_be4n it; to see
its terrible, wearing offects!on -the .men';
to feel them himself; to appreciate folly
this business of "sojering.". But, thank
God, it is over now, - and -we. trust . and
hope future movements will be tower&
not from: Richinond.,:,. That we: . were
greatly. outnumbered there is not a.doubt
That in • every - engagement„ we :whipped
the enemy - we knox, so do they:- • Had
they, as they _claim, : whipped. us, why:did
they not attack and annihilate as after
our-arrival bn the James Paver 7 Simi
ply becauSe they dare not. The
.Yankeed •
.have proved tbemselves through seven
days' harifighting, more .than. theft'
equals,
,and they dare not ,risk a defeat
so far from their stronghold. I. believe
the soldiers have more confidence. in Mc.
Milan to-day than- ever , before., . He
labored, nobly with them and for them,
he showed a sympathy for their sufferings
Such as few of our great men condescend
to exhibit. I saw him sitting on
,his
horse covered with mud; watching -and
giving directions with„,almost a parent's
solicitude, tor the removal, of long files of
wounded from the mud and filth; to the '
cleanly hospital boats, not disdaining:td
utter words of cheer to.the wounded *4)l
- as he passed down the- slippery -
bank towardi the wharf, .stooping from
his saddle to grasp'the proffered hand of
'the rough private. Such. man must
command the respect of - his soldietsi
under him they will fight to. the. bitter
end. Z.
A. PROSAIC PAPA.—The "Once a
Month," / Tor July, has a very interesting
article on the - subject Of "Home Mu ,
sic." As an illustration of one of tbd
lights in which the subject is viewed,
the following f'domestie detail" is given
"We lately heard of an indulgent father,
who had spent what be thought a liberal
final—a thousand dollars or so---upon his
daughter's musical
_education. The net
result of this pecuniary investment seem=
ed, to his mercantile apprehension, to be
summed up in three music-pieces, which
he found his dal:Leiter was able to play
when she came from the - hand of her
teacher—namely,'a waltz ' a mazurka, anti
a polka. But she soon forgot the scald ! ,
and afterwards "the mazurka, so that at
63 the polka was all that was .left to ber.
Theo, to the evening, when her father
came - Louie, he would throw himself lan ,
tzuhily on the sofa and say, 'Come my
daughter, yiee us that. thousand dollar;
polka.' "
WU.4T Ii.INNEttS RAVE You:—The
"Country Parion" thus gives advice as
to your manners in your own family
"Let us try to be like the sunshiny niem--
ber 'of the family, who has the inestinia- -
ble art to 'make all, duty seem pleasant
all self-denial and exertion easy-and de- -
Sirable ; ,evendisappOintment not so blank
and crushing; who is like a bracing,crisp,,
frosty' atmosphere
,throughout the home;
withotit_a suspicion of 'the element that
chiW and pinches. 'You have known'
• _
People within whose influence you felt
cheerful, amiable, hopeful, eqtial to any .
thing ! Ob ! for that blessed power, and
for God's grace to exerciSelt ! I
do not kncivr a moreeuviable :AO than the
bnergyto sway others to-good;te diffuse'
around us an atmosphere of cheerfulness;
piety, truthfulness, generosity;
unity.:.lt,is not.a matter of greavtalent;
not entirely a matter of groat'eneitri, but:
'rather of earnestness'and lionestyand of
that quiet, constant:energy which is l i lts
r soft rain zently onetrating the SOLI: -
rather a - grace than a gift ,
know where grace is to be had freely fei
the asking."
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