THE PILOT is PUBLISHED EVEY TUESDAY MORNING BY JAMES W. M'CRORY, (North West Corner of the Public Square,) at the following rates, from which there will be no deviLtion: Slugle subscription, in advance $1.60 Within six mouths 1.76 Within twelve months 2.00 No paper will be discontinued unless at the option of the Publishers, until all arrearages are paid. No subscriptions will be taken for a less period ban six months. [FOR THE PILOT.J 'VICE BEBS IN (ifi--LL.:; INCIDENTS OP THE INVASION tts 1 ,, .r;' , l"r7 HIIDIBIIAS. [eaktlNCED' FII M LAST *Su.] The Clarke bad scarcely .titolk t . o'hitlec;lr The peni"noresoures,been ts'efr abide When .s targesquad.of Grey-baoke , eame, , With , vengeftd hzookmandThaughtyvmein: „ Where Ass thoge mien you.took•totdaytt 4.:1 Where are tike.blacks you stole away ?, Where ars the horseseavagone --, yea, . •i; The men.whepiteok themv—where are . .they 7, :1 If eylry thinpita not returned: • Your town' will:certainly-be, burn!". My bl ' •ight4yed anList , ree Wow; To telt'this"tale or 'fright riroct`holi We all did reaeon, pl ' e ' ad and Our town frotii fire (4 4 have to=itap Must G=-- be Intitned ? It catinOt'bel t4 I, Daer robe io/orice'liaAte pity l" 'we Are not:the guilfi party.' No! Men from the cOhntrY; toO, Who in tkernielves have naught at They thonghtlelslithese men dietake."'‘‘' 'Well, give 'de back our men ariailaitis, 4 .' And eke the men, or rather knaves;' Who etopliedilie train while passing by '/ A'The pris'nors,lOrses, tiegroa---$ll, Arc tai'awaY;lieietid!" ...Then hunt them up, or well; And wher'e'th'elita4eli4hoi took tlietit, tell:" MEM • One of 'the knaves V' was standing by. As this.wss said, .1 caught ,his, ?yet , Dids't,ever.see a frightened , bull„ , • Hew rolled his.eyes sockets,. -.- Then tur.ned pout : , andrraa away,. ~ Fast. fie a deer,",„ ae people say, 2.,,,, : ., ; .„ Thus rolked . just now "knaves IN orbs ot i sight, Almost ftuiting ran of, light, . . Thus turned he, leo, and ran away,, "Fast as a deer,” ,as„people,eity, Some say that he, is pinning yet, , Ettileay'riog to the-Pole to get, w 'Ellie CILP:t be true, as others say, They saw him here on yesterday But where liit'ireirane the other braves? (i'd l rather call them bravis than "knave's:"),To w see a' friend G r anada;` ;* of' And eeirie to Ceffe.; , 'ti Cave thei`say: "Aug' ieliiains not a hirigle'onii Of:tilose who ieopardized otir town. Their did the'deed;`tlieillak'aiiity, Andi us eftt4iihatia a "" 1 "" This being i'erLttheili r u rf re . witl press A mini toi'eri6;' 434," 'Meg pliWaa stOakl i o' But adariietrini *.11; our of siOiii" L ' "Wheit he itifisedl bjt rebeta dread; 4b " And'callea to hilt, or loose his head: liger!' in dlaaillV b Visa' ihinikfit euepreicias lilr' theie Andwai a!iresteir That innocence would bolder be. When "12iiht. her'reible'curtains Then all 'hiiiha—the panic stops—i- '• The foin'authorities appear Ahd eohnsel.'w?th'the rebels 4 , cloair: 4 Thy 'fix'th'ings 4, and Th'us einla thid terribly big Old Jenkins now returns again, •• With all his nasty. filthy train: , 0,0- But first before they take their leave, „.1 They must a few more horses They ttright ..bout,!' and search ali iround The hills, if some there may be found. ; From barn to barn they go and In ev'ry vale, in ev'ry,nook. . A story of some note is told, • •' Of one who would hiti horses hold. A squad of Greys came up, tinditaid.:-, "Give us yours horses and. some bread;!! "The later you may welcome•have,": ; 1 : '; And kink, if you the Ntiner "No compromise with .traitors; sit, • v :•1 This is the doctrine you aver." "Dear, sir, you know not. who ;, A friend to Jeff", a foe ttr'Sam. Yoti've alweys had my ayak a thi e i ' And alivitYti will, if Davis lives." ' "Give here YbUr'ere hand, if this he's 6;• Abd ytiu're a friend lets go "- And get your horses. Why vo sad ? • Youtfriend "Yeti:" needs them 14iryliad. It we go out to fight and bleed f 'yOu refuse so muelvae feed ' 'Proni'faes" We don't; expect a thilig But friends of'course 'ciAnforts - bring."* lohieihmArie of my house, 'and all 'Aie'Yeults ; but don't foit'hOises qty. friend,' yoti might'. as 'Well foe; tt If AG 141 all you wish'to do. Nit' failed or ftie=none will avail ; We'll'tak oar hoises, ev'ry' tail. To-day, ai Jenkins passed through town, A scene came worth putting done, A squad of relisstapped st!: a door - 7 .1 N. "Dismount, riiTtuten; ransack the store," Was ordered by , their captain brave ; And in they went some fun to have. They took all goedsi o lUtt they could use, Destroyed the rest and f:utyed Prom house to houseAt'ey, went around, Tilievery store in town was found, They, gutted all; then went. aWay— "Good-bye; we'll come another day;" TO BE CO*TINt'iD voL=lnt' [FOR THE PILOT]. REFOSMATION .01" THE COMMON „ SCHOOL SYSTEM. The subject undeicousideration of primary. importance % dniii not-receive that at tcritititr 'WhiCh its" claims` hive -4 iC`Ont-hoiiies 'and l edliCah r ek , j i oar children—the l e gi s l ature, have given us ) 14,t pct , several, stiketupiial evittengs,9l„,,the,,ln;eress they feel s 43utv-440".. the peoplei,generally acquiesceAn..tbetefortriatioi.vf athe system.l— Aiot, fin ibdifferiteerbadifeetect:`by iteifly" - 01a4Ses,'WhIcit. it'litigrehtry bh feared WM waY cal refortuatioul...l,f,khcse....things be 'so, and tbdy 'certainly ire,lth n Why areßliey -'' 4 iWVe iiiisWer'th'il'itre, id and tifirai's • t POLlie f tw J O, an application oftue,proter.remedy be made • trl # In '1 1:11.4 •1 4,* simply, bpolusc,tls.,ll:oBsp4,9 ,not,,couceive t,heinselves,,to tbe,,iwarAiately in-' terested. :They cannotihelp knowing that.they are Idore or tlessinterested,,et This' interest' is lhOked upon as- beifig't&l' ife l tuotg'iii be Wbrili _ ,il4O. 7 it fit 161 % .°•4 ' , attending 'to: Ent' conienting ourselVes with Altf ,, L 7 ll,t a knowledge of the sad filet Asae case let us at once begin .to.-inquire what the' remedy A 7111 11 ,441 '-4(71111 11111111111 =I If ' radinal ever 'doeti k Plage in • 1 :4 , •• • ••• TAi •r 9 ,• ~4 ") commonscnools Concern, which, 111 Our siwpitc• • it hA Wg sail a SYs;Vlat?' ClePso,l l P,Ou , ,kt reftirni, ,musti begin I among t hose twho,,,,,,arm ; lye, McknOeledged exponents Ith the ipratession.-xit Must - begin 'airibmg the teaelfbis. 'lf 'they' id fdie' to be interested ihri 'will' lie iriteiestea ; • • 140 .W 1 It , L. I I,,ertainly, nobody. But it may be sat. , , 4(1 , 614 , 4 .4,, compensation is inadequate tea manifestation „; ,I 1 It• tt4 ••• £t,.• f .1,4 • t • • ot M mgrg zeal: jt; is,.true ;;; the oPM Reuss- I teacherm is; amiithe ;matter nowistands,; too stool!: The' •salailihs'dthat 'are no* being, paid;'and whfcli' are 'try The" Piiblic'cidniiiidelbd' fai`r compensation for their service are too; t tt t.t • Ow small to justify an,„inzemof zeal—too shall, to induce' those who have att,ainAdlofam, dbAree, ` of' prbficien ay to remain iu 'the' prizifeggion,*ii'rl l irilmeasurably tad small hi "Ctil I fortil l 'altaf edriAl 4 , 1‘ / .1 • 1 ' I I , P £4 , I talent from other sources. It , is invariably the s ;„ ' r • 1 ,case that qur best te„acbersJeavc pcofessioni just at tb;3;tiine i wheni,ttiey might begin la• ,be useful:s Teachers as , . well , ;a§ obherst , •hieve•ta liteliffoodVand ifniotAblertPfbitritibn "i'Vell 'Wee itY` iir"ocufittrelrelP 7e 11. ktast.fitat pts.k-ivr tlct. aderatum in 'this caiting, and old to one whose; ,v,;;;a (UPI bflid illr IW,r , FIP: rt 4I S FIR I A V A.4, •Mrti A l llS l PUSTlßeiM l fil t il % l it e ; VillingttA:WOrktiiiahe.WArYi&llgir snoloosfarafludi it'gratifying andAbid atifiami tidied tonteachibgs It itt Obtloy objectltn ilst toil! rilecif •kind 'on the'l'cOfifiark,"wifliVitt trieTetigt E ligi &rMy 'condernli' Y it: a's y. .v( 4 )i,lv *n'lrkrici; Ts who, for, considerations like this, feel it theft du ; • tYuuSl•intereatito ougap e to ouSillio.r.s4usta4l , Ye4 would, instead of-deserting ..the, profession; of their choice; 'endeavor •with tvoice , mand lion,z to place the teacher's 4rofession on an equllity viithst,hp,4l3cE pgdessions, t i lle,,,time n ttAillchsfoon :come whCII desertion; from our -ran ks woul be less' ilf labor was compeb'sateiltere 'in the. tiatbe ratitr Fri which 'it ifs' in.the °other Prrifesslnns eifibliefibe the' inoij ~ • ,;; I 'l t tification inedlent upon ,seeing the most pron.; • ;. ; ;,- *• 'cient and talented, roembers leave us, tO engage..in, lessineugenial„but,more,lu.l more, cratiVe. Then if tdesertions would' take place at' till they , ivoulcl'te-ofka' very , differenta char l; actor. '''arriblufeebt is "deNiti med . 1 .4 I , • 4 . ttt "++, :t to effect a radical and 1110 St destrabte chati r tre in; 1.1 the character, „of the, deserting corps Not; tf • • I