coiL ic .;,
grOga
[lll44"it
Is Pen!Med every Wednesday Morning. at 52,00 a
fear. I nvariably in advance, by_
COBB & VAN GELDER.
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AID — sr:ER.TISIINT6RATES
Lmrs OP M1.[103, OR 1:46, =XI wsz SQRSEX
, Sq'rs In. .3 Inol4 1n0..2 11101.8 Moll • eor
81,0 0- 27 -2 , 00 82.90 $2.00 277,00 $12,05
-.looms— 2,00 8,00 4,00 8,00 12,00 18,00
ilaif CoL--/10,00, 15,001 17,00 i =OO, .10,30, 80.00
Col--. 1 18,00 1 26,00 1 30,00 1 40,031 60.00 1 90.00
css.linetness Cards troarted at the ^ate of Onesle
r a line per year ; bat none for less stun than • - •
•rr Spectra 110iiCPR, Fifteen Cents per line; Ed:torlel VOL . XIV.
nr Lord Notice/, TVPISty Cents per line.
iIISINESS DIUIOTOR!.
w. D. TERRELL & CO.,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, and dealers in
Wall Paper, Kerosene Lamps, Window Glans,
Perfemery, Paints and Oils, k.e.. &c.
Corning, N. Y., Jan. 1,1868.—1 y.
I=
NICHOLS & MITCHELL,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW
Office formerly occupied by James Lowrey, E iN
Wu. A. NICHOLS. JOHN I. MITCHELL.
• We'ldiom, Jae. 1, 186; ly.
WILLIAM H. SIIHTII, .
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
Insarance, Bounty and Pension Agency, Main
Street Weßebnro, Pa., Am. 1,1866..
5 F. Wasos
WILSON & MILES,
ATTORNEYS & COUFfSIILOAS AT LAW,
tret door from Bigonere, on the Anenne)—
Wdi attend to busiaen,entrueted to their care
m the cocottes of Tioga and Potter.'
Welleboro, Jon. 1, ISBB.
D. ANGELL & 00.,
BANUFACTDRERS of, and Wholesale and De
tail Dealer in Doors, Sash, and Blinds. Also
Planing and Turning done 'to order.
Knoxville, Tioga Co , Pa., Jan. 16. 186771 y..
F. W. CLAM
ATToIitISEY AT LAW—Mansfield, Tioga co., Pa
May 9, 1...,866-ly
GEORGE WAGNER,
TAILOR. Shop first door north of L. A. Sean's
Shoe Shop. je3`Cutting, Fitting, and Repair
ing done promptly and well.
Wellston°, Pa., Jan. I, /865.-IY.
JOHN B. SHAILSPEARE,
RAPER. AND TAILOR. Shop one door above
Smith's Law Office. 1:13. Cutting, - Fitting, and
Repairing done promptly and in best style.
Welleboro, Pa.. Jan. I, 1566-Iy
JOHN I. MITCHELL
AGENT for the iSolacdoit"erboeM6h, hackney
and poneione dne soldiers from tho Govern
ment- - Office with Nichols and Mitchell, Wells
curo, Pa. m3O, '66
WM. GARRZTSON,
~TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
and IRePriatce , Agent; Elorsborg, Pr., over
Caldwell's Store.
MAAR WALTON HOUSE,
Gaines, Vega County, Pa.
tl C VERMILYEA, Paopamon. This ie a
new hotel located within easy access of the
Last fishing and hunting grounds in North
ern Pennsylvania. No pains will be spared
I,r the anoommodation of pleasure seekers and
the travning public. [Jan. 1, 1866.)
AMARIAH HAZLETT PROPRIETOR.
T 1.9 popular hotel bag been lately renovated and re
tarnished, and no paint all be spared to render Its
hospitalities acceptable to pawns.
Wellsboro, May 9,1868,
PETROLEUM ROUSE,
WESTFIFID, VA., OHOltot3 CLOSE, Propri
etor. A new Hotel conducted on the principle
of live and let live, fur the necommodnorn of
the public.—Nor. 14, 1886.—1 y.
J. 0. STRANG.
ATTORNEY AP LAW:. -Any business vritrcst,
A to his care will receiveEvoisir attention.
K ox ‘.ll le, - Pi.. Noff:l,4o *6:1!
GEO. W. ETON.
ATTORNEY-1 COUNSELOR AT LAW, Law
renceville, Tioga Co., Pa. - Bounty, Penriou,i
and lu.urance Agent. CollectionB promptly
attended to. Office 2d door helivir Ford House.
Dcc. 12, 181$6-1y
C. F. SWAIN,
A GENT for the Lycoming County lusaranca
Company, at Tioga, Pa.
Jane 5,1565-3 mo
FARR'S HOTEL ,
Ti o G T I VELA COUN T.Y , PA.,
u„ al tabling, rittaebod, and an attentive hos
tier alway I in atteodarien.
E FARR ..... Proprietor.
'UNION HOUSE
[Parma.ly Hart's lintel.)
MINOR W ATKINS, Proprietor. Tt.i• house
is 'lto tel on Main Street, in Wellsboro, and is
surrounded with beautiful shade trees, and has
all the necessary accommodations for man and
beast.—sug. 22, ly
Blacksmith and Farrier.
JOSEPH MANLY would inform the citizens
of Wellsboro and vicinity that he has leaned
tLe old Mack stand s on Water street, lately on.
,apled by Mr. Ritter, ahem be may Le found
prepared to shoe horses and oxen. and do all
work pertaining to his trade. Ile also is a prim.
ocal Farrier, and will treat horses for &babes.
(ictobvr 24. I 51-X-tf
Hairdressing K. Shavilig
over Willcox k Barker's Store, Wells
, ro. Pa Particular attention paid to Ladies'
Heir cutting, Shampooing, Dyeing, eti Draida,
Puffs, coils, end scvicher en hand and meth: te or-
H. H.W. DORSET. J. JOHNSON.
OW resolved on deposits, for which oarliti
G
caul; alit belasaeararariag istleretrt i* gad
E. W. CLARE 4 CO; Hanker.,
No 35 seioth Third street, Phila. -
\FEW PICTURE GALLERY.-
FRANK SPENCER
the pleagure to inform the citizens of Tina
~ ety Om he Kos complelea his
NEW PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY.
. I sl ,o band to take .11 kinde.sf Sun Pictures.
•L , t, an kmbrotypes, Ferrotypes, Vi:nettes,Cattes
in Vssite. the Surprise and Eureka Pictures also
else
particular attention paid to copying and e erg
:n_ Pictures. Instructions given in the rt on
re..p.nable terms. Elmira St., Mansfield, OIL I,
ISese.
ATTENTION SOLDIERS.
IXT;11. B. SMITH, Knoxville, Tiogrs County,
TT
Pa U. S. 1106Ilied Agent. and Attorney
her soldiers and their &mode throngbent all the
loyal States,) will praseente and collect with no
n, ailed soneest o
z
tot-WEBS' CLAIhIs Arl! ,
all kmds. Also, any other' kind of claim
agaiurt the Government befolo'au . ,,i of ibc. De
partments or in Congress. 1 ertu, Inwivretc, All
, mmanieetions sent to the shores:hire:, will re
cal on prompt attention. 17.1=fie.
DENTI•TH
lai k :ai C. N. DART I.
EI,OFSEJ.II:O,PA
,
Wo-
n U e, L a D h. T oy, y t a l
t r n } k .
lt - herey
o tin Ilwn,ys find the rest itt;r etl
adeuen.near the Land Guise lond bpi-cop! stork of
'.'ll tack ) whom he will cowman to du all Auld , ••1
tr,,rk sonfided io hie core. goursniseing,ta.topien.. DOME'I•IC & FANCY . DRy - 400DS,
•Iti:faction where the chill Delot
•I the us.to,lgement of lw euii.,r to the
cm) rus, soTioss, READY
Ile 16 di imer..l,
ARTIFICIAL TE El II
any tonterl.ll
AEx T ..t.e . rl NG TEETH, Manulectered under [inir own 2.upervnleti
VI on ehertest notice, ..t.d done in
Alan Grillo' f0rn,41,;,,y i f
Lent nil moot Appro‘ /•I le.
INErff EXTRACTED - Wrf 1101.1 T -PAIN in their meriintnt hollering estahlishment they defy .
,eont low; kering; the Wee tailors of Ewe-Toes cltr,
ly the the to. of Antesthetiee ethic's nee per- Le n d an expellee/cid cutter. Mr. R. P. Erwin. Vehdlet.iy
fectly hartntepe. and will be adteioittered In atter) .
cote when desired. -' ' ' L ADIES' SETS from $1.60 to $3O, at •
Wellsbore, Jan. 1,18 66 - I y. deo 19 FOLEY'S.
(p. c v.as mars
John w. agoonsev, ,
ATTORNEY AND COErNSBLOR AT LAW.'
lbsoin h returned to this county with a view of
umpringit his permanent residence, solicits a
.share of public patronage. All business en.
trusted to his care will be attended to with
premptness and fidelity.• Office 2d door south
or S. S. Farr's hotel. Tioga, 'Tinge Co., Pa.
►ept. 251'66.—tf.
E=ll
WELESBORO lOTEL
(Corner Main Street anti the Arcane.)
WELLS/107i., 'A --
B. B. HOLIDAY, Proprietor.
T... I .
?owesHlS OLIO of the._,inost populr ln
113
the county. Tbia licitel Is
,the vilicipal
Singe-hointiiin WeAbbot°. Stages leave daily
.
as follow, : -
For Tioga, at 10 a.: m.'; For troy; at 0 In.;
For,Tervey Shore every Tneadtiy and Friddy at
2 p. m.; For Coudersport, every Monday and
. Tbuteday at 2 p. , tn. - -
B,
Spaas daume—Froia Iloga, at 121-2 o'clock
p. m.: From Troy, at 6 o'clock p. Fiorn Jer
sey Shore, Tuesday and Friday 11 : From
Coudersport, Monday and Thursday Il a.m.
8.---4imimy Cowden, the well-known brat:
ler, will be found on hand. ,
*shore, Jan. 1, 1466-/y.
W. D. LANG;
_ DEALER IN
DRUBS -MEDICINES,
BOOKS AND STATIONERY, ._
PATENT MEDICINES, Pertuniery, Musical
Instruments and Musical Merobendhe of all
kinds, Fancy Goode of all Enda, ac.
MANSFIELD, PA.
Pbycician'e Prescriptions carefully compounded
October 31, 1866.-6 m.
THE THIRD LQT
Nei* Spring Goods,
JUST RECEIVED, AT
VAN NAME & WHIM'S,
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A NEW
and well selected stock• of goods ' wbich
we ere selling very
LOW FOR CASH OR READY PAY.
flood yard wide sheeting for
Heavy yard alit,: sheeting tor ...... ... : . 25 "
Detainee,
Standard prints from
OTHER GOODS IN PROPORTION
We oleo keep conatantly on hand okolee
stook of
GROCERIES, 'FLOUR, PORE, SE,,
At very lotr figures
NEW WINTER MRS!
AT REDUCED PRICES.
Great Inducements to the Public !
NOT having a big }tnek or OLD GOODS to
shove off at auction, I ain enabled to take
advantage of the present low prices, and am rea
lly to supply the public with a splendid stock of
NEW SPRING DRY GOODS, LATEST
Styles, purchased to accommodate this mar
ket.
Particular attention is directed to my de•
sirablo slack aP LmHee' MIES- 9 D Q
Alpaccas, Poplins, Prints, Delaines, Ac.,
Added to which I am offering a large
anti splendid stock of t
GROCERIES, BOOTS and SHOES, HATS
and,CAPS. &c , &c., &c., &c., &c.:
at prices to suit the 1,000,000, at Osgood's
old stand, Wel'shorn, Pa.
C. B. KELLEY.
April 4,1866.
LAWRENCEVILLE. DRUG STORE.
THE undersigned having purchased
the Drug Store of W. U. Miller, will
ig keep ,i full stock of
it DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
PATENT MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS,
Dye Stuffs. lieruseue OS and Groceries, wbieh
will ha sold at as low prices se any other estab
lishment in the country for cash.
C. P. LEONARD
Lawrepcoine,Nov. 6, 18e1) -
To the Farmers Of Tioga County.
4171,
FANNING MILL,
-ihtch possesses the follospogodcaotages over all other
mills •
I It separates oats, rat litter. and foul seeds. and
chess and cockle, from attest
3. It cleans flax seed, takes ant
other -it • < 4
3, ft Clear. timothy seed.
4. It does all other eeparet;ng required of a mill.
This mill is boat of the ~est and /13051 durable tim
ber. in good style, and is told cheap lot cash, or pro,
dace.
I nill fits - patent -lege. for separating oats from
wheat. to other mills. on treasonable terms.
.1., U. MATII . 6B.
Laseresoer.ila, Ortober 10, IBll—t
-- 1 AVE YOUR GREENBACKS! 1
;••
iND CALL OPTEN AT
Nast & Auerbach's
CHEAP CASH STORE
i 4.1.14-__. ‘:/,'1",. --------
, -
(f t:l_ li
b :
nitillii i
11 fp(
OF
TIOGA, PA
20ct8
ETES
May 3Q, 1866
MADE CLOTHING
..41a.g . Ita.ticoxo: of ria]sought Mtegi...12.231.35ig of li7Criatacozza."
.SPECIAL NOTICE! _
READY - MADE 'OEGTEING
=•FOR THE MULTITUDE.
OVER : COATS I OVER AT'S
HEAVY BUSINESS SUITS, EINE 'ELK
SUITS, DRESS SUITS OF ALL: •
GRADES;
FURNISHING GOODS IN GREAT VA-
RIETY
la fully stacked tvith . the 4Riges ,a 124 iwvest
styles' ot Garments, equal i
r n styleororkmarisbip
and material to the boidenitortylfort - ; both for
BEAU-T-Y OF FIT, QUALITY 8; ECON
-
• OMY IN PRICE
shall he unsurpassed.
NEW STYLES CONtINISALEY RE
CEIVED,
= _
All Goads dill be told atllki,
LOWEST CASH ,PRICES
under the Agitator Printing °Moe, next door to
.Roy't Drug Store. -
Welleboro, Sept. 28, Is6B,
JIN.
• c!) ij V V ••• • • •
Patented Nay 290864,
FllB is en article far washing without ini,bLng,
eS—
T
cept in I Pr} dirty places, which will revara a very
slight rub, and unlike other preparations offered fur a
_like purpose, wa.t.no,SLOT tits =SW, but will leave
them ranch mama than ordinary methods, without the
naval n ear and tear.
It removes grease spots as if-by magic, and softens
thedirt by eeehtng, se that taming will is ordinary
cases Filtiray remove it
That powder ie prepared to accordance with chemical
science, and upon a process peculiar to itself, which is
secured by Letters Patent. It hasbeen in use for more
than a yearood has proved itself an tiniv'ersel favorite
wherever It has bean used.
Among the advantages claimed are the following, vb.
It saves al/ the expense of soap usually used on Cat
on and linen geode.
It saves most of the labor of rubbing. and wear and
Galt.
Also, for cleaning windows it is unsurparised ,With_
oike3laarter the labor and expense usually required,
Imparts a beautiful Mtw and luster, much importer to
any other mods. 170 unterrequfred except to' moisten
the powder.
Dinah:ins with each package.
dams be readily appreciated bye single trial. The
cost of washing fora family of fire or six persons will
not exceed nu= COTS.
Tim menofecturen of this powder are aware that
manyonseless comp:mods have been introdocad "to the
pob;te which have rotted the cloth, or failed in remov
ing the dot; hot knounag the intrinsic excellance of
this article, they confidently proclaim it as being adapt.
ed to meet • demand which ban lobg existed, end ablele
has heretofore remained unsuppliod. "Idannfactnred
110WRa STErENS,
200 firoadway,ilostoo.
Also, mannfectorers of family dye rotors For sale
6/grocer:land dealers everywhere. octl7.'dfrZto
Claim Agency.
lIENRY SHERWOODg, & J. HARRISON
~ 1 1 collect Bona-ryas, PaitSIORS,
and all other claims agattlitThe Government.
tinder the provisions of late acts of Congress
$lOO Extra Bounty -
wifl he paid to every three year,' maxi who served
out hie full time, or was wounded In aerviee, or
Was discharged by reason of the termination of the
war, and to tbe.widows, minor children or pa.
rent! of three yenta men,
$5O Extra Bounty.
will be paid to all two years' men and their heirs
under like circumstances, and to three yearn' men
Who served two years of their enlistment.
In no coca wilt any extra bounty bo paid when
more than $lOO bee hen previously paid.
No claim will be entertained tmlesi Presented
under Rolex AND REGULATION') istned, by the
War Department Sept. 22, 1866.
The Department will receive claims from Oct.
1, 1846, until April 1,1662. In case of claims by
parents under tote acts of Congress for bounty,
the FAxuan and Mornun must both join in the
• '
application.
Increase off' Pension.
$l5 per month to lively 'Taaltd to
tally disabled.
$2 per month for each child under 'l6 years us
nge of widow Pens,...f.ro.
ri
procung Extra lionLiti .
Original Pension,- ' 110
collection the 4th of Sept. and 4th of
March payments of - Pensions,— . ... --$1
COBBLER'S EMPORIUM.
t.
, . BENJAMIN SEELEY, shoe
maker, over Jerome Smith's storo
ei bi,,,v 4,411 no Main Street, would jail! say to
tb
--- e`Shbeless and Boot:eta-that is,
- that portion of them who have the
dusted. to change their condition—that he is
low 'prepared to manufacture cosine gentle
.l3lol3'S fine Bobts, or fine gentlemen's coarse Boots
in astEnngling a manner, and at 118 dear rates as
any other establishment this side. of Whitney's
Corners Anything in the lino 'Of Shoemaking
or Cobbling will be admirably botched on the
shortest notice. Don' t examine my work; it
won't bear inspection; but "go it .blind." Re
member the "place; next doer to Shalrepeare's
Tailor Shop. ' - ' D. £,P.ELEY:
Nov. 14, 1868.-tf.' , -
PRESERVE YOUR TEETH
RANDALL; Surgeon Deutizi;wou Id re
t,P spectf a I ly inform the citizens of Tints, Law •
renceville, and vicinities that ha bid located per
merit:alp ntjlogainffice over 'X aUees IltagAtoze.
where hq may be.tband the kap three weeks o
eacit month, and WM be iltlawtencezille the las
week iti each month a t the iiatcletrie of Chas. Van
gorder.
Particular attention given to the treatment of
ofall diseases of the Teeth, Gums, and Alveolar
process,
& Extracting Teeth
and to regulate irregular Teeth in young
-persons. Also,especial attention given to Pitting
Artificial Teeth, Palates, and obdorntors on any
bind of plate desired.
Antnetheties administered and Teeth Extracted
without pain in every case where it may be eon
sideredadvisable.
All work will be done with - promptneer, and
w &unwed. and at priced consistent with the times.
Let every OM, 'Call who may need or wish for a
good looking sell of teeth.
Tioga, Pe., Nov. 7, 1866.-47. -
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTlCE.—Letters of
adminietration on the estate of Hiram
:Saxton, late of Tiogn, deed, have been granted
to the subseriber,ali personsitfidebted to the said
Estate are requested to maim immedinto pay
ment, and those having claims- or demands
against the estate of the said decedent, should
Make the same known to
L MITCHELL, Adm'r.
Wellohnro, Dec. 111, 1886-fin,-
FLouit FROM CHOICE WHITS WHEAT,
buck lieet flour, corivute.+l avid feed, utweye
on band. Call ul the Churleeton Mllbeftd buy
ing your flour and feed. f. can make it 101 object
fur you to buy.
May 16, 1666-tf
USICAL INSTRIDIENTS.—.I. B. Shoks
ffl, pair. dealer in Decker Brother and
Humes Brothers pianos, Mason .1. Hamlin cab—
inet omens, Trent, Linsey tt Co. melodeons, and
the B. Shoningor melodeons. Room over J. R.
Bowen's store Sept. 12, Ma.
LAMP S.— A new kind of lamp for Keroretie—
no breakage of ohimnays—at FOLEY'S.
WEJ,LSBORO, PA., FEBRUARY 6, 1867.
stiert
PATIFEIII, TAKE MT RAND.
_ !
The .dark, my Father! Cloud on cloud
It gathers thickly o'er my head, and loud
,The thandesing roar shore me. See, Istand
Like one bewildered ! Father, take my hand,
And thiough the'gloom
Lead safely home
, Thy child.
The tiny goes WI, my Father I . And my soul
Is drawing darkly down. My - faithless sight
Sees ghostly vision:.
_Fears, a spectral band,
;Encompass me. Oh, Esther, take my hand
- And from .the night.
Lead up to light
'Thy child.:
I
The way.la long; rather ! Andaay 4uttl
Longa for the rest and quiet of the koal;
Nhili7y - CirjOViney - ffiithigh the4iiiry - laid; -
,reep,ll2o fromomdering. Father, take my hand,
Quickly, and atrait,
Lead to Heaven's gate
Thy child.
The path Is rough, my Father! litany a thorn
bias pici•eed*l and my weary feet all torn •
And bleeding mark the way. Yet thy command
-Bids me peeeroriyardr— Father,lako my hand,
Then, entailed Meet - • -
Lead tip to rest :
Thy child. _
The the throng is great, Iny. father! Many a doubt
And fear, and danger, compass me about,
'And foes oppress me so. I oannot stand
Or go alone.' Oh, Father! take my hand,
And through the throng
Lead safe along
Thy child.
N. ASHER
The CSOSS is heavy, Father! I have borne
It long, and still do bear it. Let my worn
And fainting spirit rise to that blest land
Where crowns are given. rather, take my hand,
- And, reaching down. -
Lead to the crown
Thy child.
_lfistellautons.
JACK SPROUT'S CONVERSION.
i Jack Sprout sworea terrible oath. In
fact, he swore quite a number of oaths,
for he was very angry. It was nothing
wonderful for Jack Sprout to swear,
even in the presence of his wife, for he
was sadly given to the habit of using
profane language. And yet Jack was
a good husband • an indulgent father;
an honest, industrious man ; an accom
modating neighbor; and he possessed
many other excellences of character
which might have made him a valuable
member of society, had it not been for
certain loose habits which had marked
his course from childhood. His parents
had been careless and profane before
him ; his father had been atough, rough
customer; so Jack naturally enough
Caine up in the same track. Buthe was
good looking, and kind hearted, and
genial and social,and so he had gained
for a wife one of the very best maidens
o f .4x foam, ast-weiLwa.ano of the band,
Master Freddy Sprout, aged live
years, stood by his mother's side, with
a sadly begrimed and tearstrenked face,
and his story was that Solomon Gordon
had whipped him with a stick, and the
boy's legs still bore a few slight tokens
of the castigation. Two other boys had
come home with Master Freddy, and
their testimony corroborated that which
the sufferer had given. Freddy, with
some of his playmates, had been throw
ing stones at Mr. Gordon's dog, and one
of the missiles burled by Freddy had
bit the animal and caused him to. howl
with pain. Of course, the stone thrown
by such a tiny hand, could not have in
flicted much injury upon the canine
brute ; but Solomon Gordon loved his
dog; and whetthe saw what had been
done be caught Master Freddy and gave
him a thrashing; for, be it known,
Solomon Gordon was just such another
man as Jack Sprout—warm-hearted,
generous, and neighborly; but rough,
uneducated, strong-willed, and impul
sive. •
Jack Sproutput on his hat and pre
pared to rally forth His 11.: were pale
an d- • •
inalsC . - • e sun,.
ropes.
"Dear Jack," pleaded his wife, "don't
go out now."
"Let me alone, Abby. No man shall
strike a child of mine without having a
chance to strike me. I shall go and see
SoL Gordon, and I'll give him. such a
licking as be won't forget in a hurry!"
And Jack closed the sentence with a
terrible oath.
"No, no, Jack—don't go. What good
will it do? Wait until you -are more
cool I" _ .
"Fshaw ! Go away, Abby. There is
npt power enough on earth to save Sol:
Gordon from a dubbing; and I'll give
it to him before the sun goes down!"
And as Jack Sprout looked at that
moment he gave awful evidence that he
was physically able to make good his
word; for a more magnificent structure
of frame-work and muscle was not to
be found in the town.
• "Dear Jack," cried the: wifel, .taking
-her husband by the arm, "Oh, do listen
to me one moment. Freddy, is not
much hurt; and he - ought not 'to have
thrown stones at Gordon's dog. You
know both Solomon and his wife set
everything by the little animal, and he
:would not bark at the boys if they did
not plague him. If. you n .go and .find
,Gordon yOu are now, You will only
make matters worse. Oh, I wish you
would dospit.'! • ; 7 . •-
' Jack only shook his head, inuf smiled
one of thososmiles which are terrible
-upon the face -of an angry man.
"0 Jack, If you only try the effect of
kindness upon Solomon ! He is a good
man at heart'
Jack interrupted his wife with a de
zisfve-sneer.
.
"Don't laugh tit me, Jack. I tell yOu
it would be better to . do so than resort
t 6 blows. If you were attacked I should
not blame- you for fighting to protect
yourself; but this is not a case that calls
for your etrength of muscle. There is a
bigger and a nobler strength that you
can use now."
"Oh!" uttered Jack, ''you are preach
ing. You are giving me some of your
Sunday , School lessons. But I don't
want 'ern'. You may experience relig
ion as much as you please: but you
musn't preach the stuirto me."
"Jack," spoke the wife, with stern
solemnity, "have I been any the worse
sincel began to have an interest in re
ligious things ?"
. "No, Abby-you were good, always." '
"Then Why will You not listen to me?
If you will stay with me now—if you
will wait until. your anger is cooled—
and then goad speak kindly to Sol
omon Gordon, I give you my solemn
pledge that you will feel a thodsand
times hetter than you-will if you—'
But Jack Would not hear his wife out.
He had sworn 'that he would thrash
Solomon Gordon, and he would keep
his word. Bla temper was at the boil
,ing point; 'and - he was fairly aching to
get his hands upon the man who had
dared to strike his boy; for Freddy was
DEMME
A LIFE SKETUI
hispet, and every blow that had been
laidupon the child's body had made a
mark of fire upon his own heart. So
he pot his wife away from him and
hurdled from the house, slamming the
doof after him.
Array went Jack Sprout with rapid,
mealy strides; and had Solomon Gor
don,fallen in his way just then he would
have most assuredly been severely beat
en ;Ifor though Solomon was a stout,
bold man, yet Jack was a very Her
culd3.
Bat Jack was destined to get pretty
tholotighly cooled off before he met the
object of his wrath. As he approached
the bridge that spanned the river just
belew the falls, he-heard loud cries of
sham, and upon hurrying forward he
found that a boy had fallen from one of
the projecting timbers into the mater.
He looked over the railing, and saw the
little fellow coming to- the surface of
the:. foaming, boiling flood—a-curly
headed boy, just about the age of his
own. darling Freddy—stretching forth
his tiny arms in agony of despair. It
was a terrible place, that seething, roar
ingpool, where the waters of the great
river came pouring down from over the
high dam ; but Jack did not hesitate.
Heforgot every thing but the danger of
the little one—and only stopping to.
kick of his boots, and throw aside his
coat, he leaped down into the angry
field. He caught the boy in his arms,
and then struck for the shore. It was
a mighty conflict, but the strong Orin
persevered. More than once those who
had gathered upon the bridge and upon
the rocks had reason to fear that nei
ther the man nor the child would come
forth alive; but Jack held his own
agsinSt the mad torrent, and finally
reached the shore where many hands
were ready tohelp him. As for himself,
a few minutes rest so far restored him
Chet he was able to walk and he had
sustained no injury save a few trifling
brdises. And as for the boy, he had
collie forth in safety, for Jack had held
hint high above the water during all
the time of his.strtiggle.
And when Jack Sprout had regained
his strength'and was able to speak, he
looked to see the boy that he had saved,
and he saw that it was Andy Gordon, a
bright eyed, curly haired, fair faced,
boy, not a year older than was his son
Freddy.
"Where's papa ?" asked the dripping
child.
4 'He is coming," answered some in
he crowd.
Jack looked up, and saw Solomon
Gordon coming—Solomon, pale and
terror stricken—and with all possible
haste he seized his coat and boots, and
hurried away. He could not meet
Solomon Gordon then.
"Mercy! What is it, Jack!"
Mrs. Sprout was alarmed. Her hus
band was dripping wet, his step was
tottering, his breathing 'was labored,
and there was a livid mark upon his
forehead as though he bad received a
heavy blow.
"It is nothing, Abby."
"Has Solomon—"
"Pshaw ! D'ye think Sol. Gordon
could have done this? I have been in
the river. A little boy had fallen from
the bridge right into the flood beneath
the falls. I jumped in and brought him
out."
"Alive ?"
"Yes, alive and unhurt."
- NYttcra-e-eitild- srcryit,
Jack."
Jack hesitated.
"Don't stop to ask qiiestions now,
Abby, but make me a cup of hot, strong
tea, while I get on some dry clothes.
My soul ! I think I had a narrow dodge
of it !"
Jack put on dry garments, and when
he had rested awhile be drank his tea,
and in the course of an hour all traces
of exhaustion had passed away.
"I tell you, Abby, I have had a good
many tough jobs in my day, but I never
had one like that before. A weaker
man than I could never have brought
out the , child alive."
0, how grand it is, Jack, o axe one's
strength in such a cause. But whose
child was it? Do you not know?
Before Jack could answer, the outer
door was unceremoniously opened, and
Solomon Gordon entered the apartment.
Abby shrank back in alarm whbn she
saw how pale and excited the man look
ed, and how he trembled, for she did
not notice the moist, brimming light
that shone in his swollen eyes.
" Jack !" spoke the new comer ' in a
g
gaspin mer , ..e.. at the same time hold
ma out. uoth his winos.. ime 1:111,1itti
StorkilWtO ads; •ItY,*—firesently gained
I say ? Jack ! Jack !' Here them;
man broke fairly down and burst into
tears.
• • -
Jack, almost as much affected as. was
his visitor, arose and took the extended
hand.
"Never mind, Sol. It's all right.
"No, no," cried Gordon. "It isn't
right. It can never be right. 0, what
can I do? Jack, if I could only , go back
to where Iwasthismorning! My God!
I beat your child for a trifling thing, and
you have saved mine from a terrible
death, saved•him almost at the expense
of your own life. Kill me if you will.
Beat me, Jack. Do anything you like,
only—forgive me for wliat I did to your
little Freddy—forgive me, so that this
saving act of yours shan't be always like,
a heap of coals upon my head I"
And then with sudden impulse—un
der the influence of an emotion such as
he had never before experienced; Jack
Sprout said,
"Solomon, I tell you it's all right.
You have no more reason to thank Clod
that I saved your child than I have.
When I went forth _from my house I
was full of wrath ; madness and cures
were upon my heart. I should have
sought such revenge as" the wild beast
seeks. Is it not better that I found your
little Andy in tilb' flood? And is not
better than my great strength was, used
in saving his life? I forgive you, Sol.,
from the bottom of my heart. And now
I say, it's all right !"
And so was cemented a friendship
holy and lasting.
Seemingly slight perturbations in the
current of ,a man's life sometimes work
marvelous changes for good or ill.
"Abby," said Jack Sprout—it was
late in the evening, and they had been
sitting for some time without speaking
—"I believe I am converted."
"Jack!"
"Yes, Abby, I aM converted. Saul
of Tarsus, that you readto Freddy about
last Sunday, was triot more suddenly
brought to light theta have been. Re
ally and truly, there is more virtue in
kindness than in enmity ; it blesses
everything and everybody. He who
bestows it is as tench blessed as be who
receives it.
And then the wife with her arm placed
-gently around her husband's neck, gen
tle, kindly said:
• "' Dear Jack, wouldn't we both be hap
pier if we would try to live by the bless
ed rules laid down by the Saviour? Oh,
I know that they were given' by one
who sought our highest good,- and I
think we should find much joy in try
ing t( square our lives by the golden
rule."
Anil Jack, with a kiss, made answer:
" My darling, we will try."
A few days ago a tree was cut clown .
in the edge of Boone county, Mo., con
taining, in one hole, two coons and six
large black snakes.
•
Ql;nrrespontttnte.
[For the Agitator.]
A SHORT STORY, WHICH IS NO
ROMANCE,
You like stories? I dare say, yes. Let
me tell you a short one, which not only
contains tragedy but truth ; and I will
tell it as it was told me by one of the
principal actors, (a mild, straight-for
ward Berman,) and vouched for by his
friends and neighbors, who know all
the circumstances right well. In 55.56
there came to this country a German
family by the name of Schultz, whose
destination was New Ulm, Minnesota.
Now it is a fact that New Ulm is settled
entirely by Germans; there is but one
American living in that community,
and he is married to a German woman,
speaks German, drinks much lager,and
is said t,n be fond of sour kraut.
The family of Schultz consisted of
himself, his wife, and three children ;
the eldest, a sturdy young fellow, who
afterwards did good service during the,
Indian raid in August 1862, the second,
a daughter of eighteen, and the young
est, a beautiful girl of sixteen, who is
the subject of our story. The eldest
datighter had been affianced to a young
Getman farmer who was already settled
on 'a branch of the Cottonwood near
Nevt Ulm, having come over the year
before, taken a claim, and Improved it.
Of course there was a Dutch wedding
soon after the arrival of , the Schultz
family, and the plump, practicarG retch
en, dropped from the dreamy regions of
romance into to the sober ruts and rou
tine of backwoods matrimony.
In New Ulm, and, in fact, through
out Minnesota, the male element is dis
proportionately numerous ; add to this,
that the pretty Katherine was at once
pronounced the • most beautiful of all
the unmarried feminine arrivals for the
season, and that old Schultz was known
to be the possessor of two or three ,. thou
sand hard dollars, and it will readily-be
credited that the young beauty from
Faderland was besieged by suitors in a
way to tarn , to turn the head on an ol
der pair of shoulders than hers. It did
not turn her head at all. In A t i t he
baker offered to share his home r
tunes with the fair Katherine, alt gli
his business was good, his person pleas
ing, and his habits unexceptionable.—
In vain the proprietor of the best brew
ery in New Ulm (and they have seven
breweries there) laid profits and princi
pal at her feet. Even the village mer
chant, Yohan Miller, sued iu vain.—
Old Schultz was desperate ; one strong
inducement with him in emigrating to
America, had been _the separation of
Katherine and Jacob Kohler, the young
schbolmaster of the little German vil
lage where Katharine was born, whence
Old Schnitz had emigrated, and where
Jacob was still diligently teaching the
young Teutonic idea to " shoot" on cor
rect principles. The father coaxed,
wheedled, and promised her a thousand
dollars on the day she became the wife
of either the baker, brewer, or merchant,
but she remained obdurate as a rock.
Could it be that she was clinging fondly
to the memory of Jacob Kohler, whose
name she had not been heard to speak
since the family arrived at their new
home? Hardly a probable story, that
ayoung-girl would keep hasown coun
sel so wisely and well, in a love affair ;
however it would do no harm to know
how the matter really stood, so the father
went to the Post Master (who was a re
jected suitor) and there he learned, with
out the least difficulty, that a letter to
Jacob Kohler went from that office ev
ery other Monday with the regularity
of clock work. Ina woman's hand-wri
ting? "-Yes ; in the hand-writing of
the fraulein, your daughter." The post
master was avenged ; if he could not
succeed with the handsome Katherine,
he rather preferred that nobody in New
Ulm should be the successful rival ; a
prior attachment in the fatherland was
another thing of course; a thing which
broke the fall of self-love and pride
wonderfully. As to old man Schultz,
he went - home in wrath, and at once
called his refractory daughter to ac
count; the first question he asked her
was rather a business like one. •• How
many letters has that rascal Kohler sent
,you since you came onbere ?" Now,
in any " well conceive and faithfully
executed" romance, the proper thing
for a heroine to do under such circum
stances, would be to faint dead away,
bumping her head uncomfortably
against me corner of the dining table,
and only reviving after the sedulous ap-
• • ••• • —of __lmerrialbearn I
tent of a waterfall or two on reviving,
would add to the general effect, and
when I record what my heroine really
did, you will agree with me that there
was not the least romance about it. She
turned a pair of bright, candid blue
eyes on her father's face for an instant,
and then answered with the utmost se
renity, quite as she might have answer
ed any ordinary question, "between
fifty and sixty—l don't know exactly."
" Der Tuyfel !" ejaculated the - old
Man ; and then after a minute's reflec
tion, "Go and bring 'em—all of 'em ;.
I want to read every one." Instead of
going into hysterics, the dutiful Kath
erine, who probably Knew her father
better than you and I—marched off to
a plethoric Dutch trunk, whence she
returned with two bundles of letters,
tied—not with blue ribbon, but with
substantial buck-skin strings, which
she handed over to the old man, not
'without some blushing, and a little
trepidation. All that afternoon, all the
long December evening, old John
Schultz devoted to the faithful reading
and analyzing of that pile of love letters.
Long after the family were abed—all
but Katherine—he sat and pondered
the case with such utter obliviousness,
that he not only failed to observe his
daughter sitting in her favorite corner,
patiently knitting and waiting, but even
forgot to fill his long tailed China pipe,
without which he was never known
to decide any important question in a
manner at all satisfactory to himself or
others. At length he rose hastily, tilled
the big pipe to the rim and smoked fu
riously for five minutes, at the expira
tion of which he beamed through a blue
cloud of tobacco smoke and ejaculated
" Katrina!"
" Yes father," (interrogatively.)
" Don't go to bed yet."
"No,father." And Katherine went
on wit her knitting, while the old
man smoked slowly, and yet more
slowly, as the vexatious question began
to mix and dissolve with the gently
curling smoke, and thought, sober, van- I
did thought, superseded prejudice. He
had always opposed Jacob Kohler, had
said many hard, and some;, unjust Lb nisi
about him, and for what? Jacob wa,
poor, hut his conduct from ahoy up had I
been of the best, and as for learninv, I
what comparison could the brewer, the
merchant, or even the post master pre
tend
to hold With him ? And then. his
letters ; so kind, so full of earnest, man
ly love, with not a peevish or disrespvet
ful word about the man who stood be
tween him and happiness.
Between? Not so certain about that;
for did he not gather from the letters
that the whole affair was arranged, that .
Jacob was to come out in thb following
April and marry the fair Katherine out
of hand? Well ; and ought, not a wo
man who is to live with a }wan us his
wife, to bar: her choice as to the man—
NO. 6.
that is if she can get it. Then, the cool,
quiet business like manner in which
these young people had managed their
love affair, looked very much as though
they would be able to manage their own
affairs after marriage. At all events, it
was a course of true love, and bid fair
to run somewhere—if it did not run
smoothly, whose fault would: it be but
his, John Schultz's, standing between
his favorite daughter and her happiness,
like an obstinate old Dutcbrdan, as he
was; he admitted that, (to himself ).
Finally, taking the pipe from his mouth,
he knocked the ashes out gently—very
gently, and spoke.
(To be Continued.)
for the Aptator.]
DIARY
Of JOHN L. POND, Co. A, 149th
.Reg't P. V., while a prisoner ii: the
haw], of the Rebele.
May 4th, 1864.-We left camp at 2
o'clock this morning, crossed the Rapi
dan without opposition-at noon we en
camped near the Chancelorville battle
ground.
sth. Were called up at 3 this morn
ing, marlied about two miles and found
a line of attle ; advanced our line about
10, clot and found the enemy in force;
we et old ed to fall back and I was La
i
keir pris ner while getting off the field;
creme to- range Court House to-night. -
13th. Fell in about noon and gave our
names and regiment, then came on to
Gordonsville this afternoon.
7th. Got on the cars this morning at
10 o'clock, reached Lynchburg about 4
this afternoon, marched a mile nut of
town and went into camp.
Sth. All quiet in our prison camp ;
we can get no news from the field of
battle. Another squad of prisoners
came in this evening.
loth. More prisoners came this morn
ing, and another squad this afternoon ;
the weather is pleasant but looks like
rain this evening.
10th.,..,5ix hundred and forty pris
oners Mile ha this morning. Their 1-,
no news beer we cannot here anything
that is goieg oli e llth. We left Lynch
burg about 7 ock to-daybu the Tenn ,
essee and Virginia Itt R. and are now
at the junction of the Richmond acid
Tennessee R. R.
12th. Staid at theEnaction all Mehl
slept in the cars, cat a on about forty
miles and are halted again for the litt•iit.
Rained to-day.
13th. Laid by on the R. R. all meld ;
slept in the cars-came on to Danville,
Va., drew the first rations we have had
for three days, We are in large le ieli
factories.
14th. Our first day of prison lire lie;
passed offs:lowly : we can get no in A
from the seat of war. Plenty to eat hut
not of the finest quality.
15th. A dull Sunday with us to day,
nothing to change the routine of pit=on
life, no news from the Army. The day,
are very long here. Orders came to pct
ready to go to Georgia.
16th. Did not start to-day. Another
squad of prisoners came in today. Ti, y
say we are to go to-morrow-we hio.,
drawn our rations and- are to lea: i in
the morning.
17th. Left Danville this illumine -
came avel•thelS'ortli Carolina line, 1,21: -
eci thrOugh a fine open country to-day.
The Railroadis not finished and - ve
had to lay by 6 miles this side of Green:
burg. Expect to go on in the night.
15th. Did not get to ,Greensburg ie •t
night as we expected ' • are wahine for
the train ; came on to Greeueburg. then
on to Charlotte-have passed through a
fine country and saw some small villa- tl.. ,rkreu hundred prisoners came
ges on the road. We drew ranee et in tn „,i sy , they brought no news; the
Salisbury.
tockade is getting so full that there is
19th. Came on to Charlotte last nveli i , ,
hot room for the men to lie down at
Staid until 4 o'clock in the afternoon 1u ie lit. It .- raining quite hard.
then on to Columbia Junction in em it, , eel.. There is agreat eeeitement in
a
Carolina._ -
.1 out the raiders; the rebel MR
-oth. Left at 10 to day ; Caine un tot ' ~,,i ::. L ' i '4 - ! 1: avlii ~ our own men point them
Augusta Ga. and laying over here. out the evitcrnent is at a high pitch,
21st. Left Augusta at one o'ele. 11,
-sine;, thin are vetting terribly beaten
were on the road all night.
ieith clubs as they go out.
•e'd. Came through Macon to =l..:= ;
,
30th. The excitement is , more intense
arrived at Andersonville and mi.,. , than ever to-day ; they have been ta
found our destination ; things look .1;:i i. ; kir. , out raiders all day: Marge amount
here. Our prisoners 'look Very 1,-ft,it of Money and watches have been found,
and are dying off fast. , i
. al-o the bo.hes of two murdered men.
238. More prisoners came to day. a;ii. 1 Juin - let. The rebels moved us into
weather is very hot, but have pee. ,
the night more comfortable than I ex- i the new stockade to-cley ; it is very bad
1 here on account of water, we have to go
peered.
24th. More prisoners again to (la.!, a long way for it, and it is poor; the
: ; weather le very warm.
it looks as if they intended to pile rue 2d. It has been very hot and sultry
upon the other; they say there are 11 - i
teday. Nevr rumors of an immediate
000 prisoners here already ; God knee -1 exehiroge are all through camp, Clod
what will become of us If they p ut in ! grant they may be true, but I aen fear
many more.
t ful they will prove false.
25th. Still another lot of prisoners 1 Od. We drew no rations to-4 • the
- "see ----ie- 'U . Stc is about the :.ante
liable from any source nirea.,__ _ , , rebel c ommissary must be a o horse
28th. No prisoners came in to day, ' 1 i,y - iw g liti t his r latieie4 n g i ct ,out order
there is a report in cam that six limn- ! 4th. This has been a gloomy otirth
deed prisoners are to be sent off
to l '''' 1 of July to us in this intolerable place, I
exchanged. weather s ry warm, not doubt if any man here ever saw so sad
news from the front. ' lan one before and I hope we may never
' 27th. Another lot of prisoners cattle e-ee another like it.
to day. Our place of confinement ie ‘ sth. The boys celebrated the Fourth
very much crowded. L alai afraid :e.Ultle : last night by giving three cheers for
pestilence will break out amongst us', Grant, three for Butler and three for
when the weather gets warmer. 1 Lincoln. To-day has been like all
25th. The report about exchange, as .
other?. ,
usual, proved false. No men have left 1 oth. Every thing is very quiet to-day.
yet, and I fear it will be a long time
fore any of us get away from here. be- 1 As I lie here In my tent my thoughts
, are of the lowed ones litsndreds of miles
29th. Got up this morning at three :
away, and I ask myself - will I ever see
o'clock, and took a bath in the brook them again ? or, like thousands of our
that runs through our prison. The day men, will the sands of Georgia cover
has passed off slowly, as do all days in ins hones?
captivity.i 1 7th. A few prisoners came in last
30th Another lot of prisoners came . night, they brought no news from our
in to-day from Gen- Butler's army.- I
army. This was the day that waa re-
The Colonel commanding this post also i ported the parole was to commence, but
came in to-day. He said they were go- , there are no signs or; parole or exchange.
fug to make the stocktide larger. ' sth. A few prisoners came in to-day,
31st. The day has been very
warm 1 they were taken the 28 of June while
and very long. We drew our ration:-
trying. to burn a bridge south of Peterre
raw to-day and got a much larger quan- bare; they are from a Wisconsin bri
tity than usual. glide, -Ith division, sth A. C.
JuNE 1. Another lot of prisoners i 9th. The sick have had no doctor to
came in teeday, They are from Butler's 1 ere them fin• a week, and no medicine.
and Sherman's forces. A bard,'-'--to
nn l -net) i- the humanity of our enemies ;
during the afternoon. Drawing rations 1 men O n , h e re by hundreds every week
without salt; a pin and a quarter
°I- I
for lack of medical aid and proper food.
meal, and a - piece of meat about three! The day has been very warm ; 400 pris
inches square, is a da - 's rations. ' ()nerd Cattle in to-day, they say that Pe
2d. Theeday has b en extremely "), 1 tersburg was taken eu the ?Bth of June,
but we have just had a hard shower thin
but we has. e had that taken so often
evening. Most of us are well drenched, 4 that we du not know what to believe.
as there is not much protection against i 10th. One thousand prisoners came
the weather in this place. in this afternoon ; they . were mostly
3d. More prisoners again to-day-
! ( Cavalry; there are nearly thirty thou
their blankets, and everything hovel sand men in this pen now, and more
been taken away from them. Raining are coming every day; how long this
again this afternoon, and hundreds on
-state of things a ill last God only
men without shelter, and no way to 1
I
knows ; it seems our Government has
make any. 1 left us to our fate.
4th.-It has rained all day ; there art.
1101. I have seeu a -olemn sight to
men sitting on the ground all aroutl day __
it six oi the rineleadereo_f the rob
the camp. Many are dying from expo-
her that were taken out of here some
sure.
• tune a.o wits broUgt,L into the stock
-sth. The weather more settled and 3,1, alol tall). t. , 3 out Melt iii eight of all
quite warn[. Weut outside to hell/Jakeo ,
ttle. i., ft
I oeN in the priem.
out a sick man this morning. A gi, at
i .71/ be COntinuetlo
many are g,etting'sie.k. One hunched
were buried today, all dead within the
'bet e.4.houre. •he wore a t lothe water-1311, and
11th. Rained all day. Rain io k ,:,i -. like a: ibley tent, and her back,
l'-'
:I ivery, a tee elieili clanked , as she
very
this month, but the sun come- ..k
'1:
' ' •. - iti ' edie , Lou, h t Lee' waterfall new
very hot between the showere. ..., 'i
"
ma t= from the scat of war. le built. inethine- we can .cc her yet,
7th. Thou prisoners eanie in to-d..... ' tnotiell NV: -.Ca' 1 . ...‘t nut a moment, with
George Dewy and Reuben Carter, of me- : a
l b t ig - black chaei oi , jet. She wore fora
company, are among them. They v were h. a buttereli-h-ne large as a three cent
captuied on the irel of May. pie, and we elioueloi we should soon ex
ry to see then' here, but glad \ to us hear ' " r- - Aire u as tier bee chain rattled by. A score
ry
from the company. , or more ot =elver doves held her dress
Stle Have been fixing up a tent this , from mud and rain, innocent birds.
d a y. Wetook two blankets and sewed i were frightened ri
. by ibe tsee e es. ut g ta ,ras pe h reha ron,
them together. chain. Ole t i e wee ra n. , fashion,
9th. Have just finished my supper (n i l have pity on Mary J , ,lane •we love thy
corn dodgers baked on a tin plate ..vi-r tilt and saw dust calves, but take back
a fire of pitch knots, which Is all the thy jetty chain.
JOBBING DEPARTEZNT.
The Proprietors have stocked the eitablahmeet with
a large sieortmeritormodernityles
JOB AND CARD TYPE
AND PAST PRESSES,
and are prepared to eixnta neatly, and promptly
POSTERS, lIAZVDD/LLS, CIRCULARS, CARDSJILLI
RADS. Lit.linß nzAps, STATEMENTS,
TOWNSUT ORDERS, &c., tc .
Deed., Mortgages, Leases, taut a AM aasortsnant of
Conatablas' and Jnstices , Blanks, constantly on band.
Pooptalbrick clistaccocaadcbrad on halt/Mihail
work done promptly,and sent back in return 3=ll
air - Orncs—Roy'sblock,Se
•ndPloos
wood we get. Rained again—we get a
shower every day.
10th. The day bas passed as all days
do here—the same tontine of prison life.
The universal theme of conversation is,
" when shall we be exchanged, or parol
ed ?" Carop rumor keeps a clay for it
to begin, but it is always a little ahead.
11th. Did not rest well last night;
suffered with rheumatism all night and
it still sticks to me like a brother. The
weather is very warm, but have had our
usual shower this afternoon.
12th. My rheumatism is better to-day
—camp full of rumors of paroling again,
but presume they will end like all the
rest. We drew uncooked rice and no
bread for rations to-day.
13th. It has rained neatly all day
and most of the night, and is spit rain
ing at ten this evening—the storm is
very cold for the time of year.
14th. A very disagreeable day, hun
dreds of our soldiers are without shel
ter, drew raw rations with no wood to
cook with.
15th. The rain still continued. More
prisoners came to-day. Serg't Barnes
and a man by the name 14 Fairbanks
from my Co. came in with the reel, was
glad to see theca but would rather not
have them come here.
lath. Rained most of the night, a
few more prisoners came in to-day;
there are over 2=o prisoners in this place
now, and they shove in more every
day.
i;th. Rained all day very bard; the
men are suffering very much for want
of shelter from the storm; God only
kumrs the suffering in this hell upon
earth ; men die unnoticed and uneared
for every day.
lath. Rained nearly all night i but
broke away this morning. A lot of
wounded prisoners came in to-day; the
rebels would have done them a kitid
'less to have shot them instead of turn
ing them in here stripped of every
thing.
Pith. Rained by showers again to
day; a man was killed by the caving in
of a well last night ; the guard fired
into camp and wounded two men.
Cloth Rained very hard again today,
nothing to change the monotony has
taken place to-day:
Rain again to-do but has been
more fair than usual. The guard shot
one of our men without any reason
whatever, I heard the poor fellow moan
ing piteously late in the night.
:LA. Strange to say it has not rained
Co-day, but is very warm. They carried
the loan who eras shot last night to the
hospital this morning, they say he is
shot in the body and must die.
:.1. The weather is fair and warm.
The rebel officers confiscated a large
illxl ,, Llllt of vegetables that our men had
bought when they were out after wood ;
they lost everything they bought.
2ttli. The day has been extremely
warm, I think the warmest of the sea
,on. t h aw a rebel paper to-day, it talked
loudly of Gen. Grant being whipped
and ui the North going to ruin speedily.
....Alt. Weather Mill very hot. Ru
&not ate pryalent its camp that a gen
eral elchanga.ia to take place soon. God
eraiitlla may not prove like rumors we
ha%e heard kclore.
.• ti, - ‘‘ - eittlier saute a-, yesterday,
.tutu a tittle hotter. We have been
dr.&whia.' better rations and more in
quazittil.
27th. iew more prisoners cause in
to-day, they ray our forces have taken
l'et's-burg about a 's eek ago; there Is
no it:lll,e in our situation here. we are
„It looking, an.,:iously for the time to
conic we =hall get out of I this
place
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