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TUNKHANNOCK, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1865,
§9 tied lor p.
THE CALICO CLOAK.
"Have you seen the new scholar 7" asked
Mary Lark, a girl of twelve or fourteen years
as she ran to meet a group of schoolmate*
who were coming towards the schoolhouse :
"she cuts the most comical looking figure you
ever saw. Her cloak is cut of calico, and her
shoes are brogans—such as men and boys
wear.
"Oh, ves, I've seen her," said Lucy Brooks
"she's the new washerwoman's daughter.
I shouldn't have thought Mr. Brown would
have taken her into the Academy ; but I sup
pose he lihes the money that'comes through
sud6 as well as any."
"It is cleaner of course."
And the air rang with girls' laughter.
' Let us go in and examine her," contin
ued Mary, as they ascended the schoolhouse
steps. "I'm thinking she will make fun for
us."
The girls went into the dressing room
where they found the new bcholar. She
was a mild intelligent child—but poorly
though tidily clad. The girls weDt around
whispering and laughing with each other,
while sho stood trembling in one corner of
the room, witnout even venturing to raise
her eyes from the floor. When she entered
the school they found the little girl far in ad
vance of those of her age in her studies—as
she was placed in classes with those of two
or three years her senior. This seemed on
the whole, to make those girls who were dis
posed to treat her unkindly, dislike her the
more; and she being of a retiring disposition
had no friends, but was compelled to go and
return from school alone.
"And do you really think, "said Mary
Lark, as she went up to the little girl a few
weeks after she entced the school, "that
you are going to get the medal ? It. will
corespond nicely with your cloak 1"
And she caught hold of the cape, and held
it out from her, when the girls joined in her
loud laugh.
"Calico cloak get the medal ! I would like
to see Mr. Brown give it to her," said anoth
tr girl as she caught hold of her arm and
peeped under the child's bonnet.
The little girl struggled to release herself ;
and when she was free, ran home as fast as
possible.
"Ob, mother!" she exclaimed as she en
sercd the humble kitchen, "do answer Uncle
William's letter, and tell him wc will come
to New York to live. I dou't like to live in
Bridgeville The girls call me 'calico cloak'
and "Brogans' and you don' know how un
kindly they treat me."
"Lizzie, my dear," said the mother, "you
must expect to meet with those who will
treat yon unkindly on account of your pov
erty. but you must not get discouraged. Do
r ght, and you will eventually come off con
querer.
Although Mrs. Lee tried to encourage her
child, yet she knew that she had to meet
with severe trials for one &o young.
"But, mother, they are unkind to me.—
There isn't one that loves me."
The child buried her face in her hands,
qpd sobbed aloud.
In Bridgeville Academy there were a few
unprincipled girls ; and the others joined
them in teasing the lit tie "Calico Cloak," as
they called her from thoughtlessness or a
love of sport. But they knew not how deep
ly each sportive word pierced the heart of
the little stranger, nor how many hitter tears
she had shed in secret over their unkindness.
Mrs. Lee learning that the scholars contin
ued their unjust treatment towards her
C tild resolved to accept her brother' 6 invita
tion, although he was a poor man, and thro'
his influence Lizzie might perhaps lead a
happier life among new schoolmates. Ac
ordingly at the end of the term sho left
Bridgeville and removed to New Y'ork.
Although Lizzie had been a member of the
school but one term, she had gained the med
al, and it was worn from the Acadamy be
neath the despised garnqent.
Weeks, aud months, and years glided
away to the students of the Bridgeville Acad
emy—and the little "Calico Cloak" [was for
gotten. Those who had been at school with
her, had loft to enter soon the business of
life.
Twelve years after Mrs. Lee left the town
Mr. Maynord, a young clergyman, came into
Bridgeville, and was settled as pastor of the
village church. It was reported at the sew
in? circle, the week following ordination,that
it was expected that he would bring his bride
in town in a week. There was great curios
ity to see het, especially after it was report
ed that she was a talented young authoress.
Soon after Mr. Maynard gratified their curi
osity, by walking into church with bis young
wife leaning on his arm. She was a lady of
great intellectual beauty, and everybody was
deeply interested in the young minister and
his wife.
The following week the young ladies flock
ed to soe her, and she promised to meat
them at the next gathering of the sewing cir
cle.
The day arrived, and although it was quite
stormy, Mrs. Deaoon Brown's parlor was
filled with smiling laces. The Deacon's car-
riage vrts sent to the parsonage after Mrs
Maynard, and in due time it arrived, bring
ing the lady within it. The shaking of
hands that followed her arrival can be imag
ined by those only who have been present
upon such occasions.
"How are you pleased with our village?"
asked a Mrs. Britlon, after the opening exer
cises were over, as sho took a seat beside
Mrs; Maynard. •
"I like its appearance very much ; it has
improved wonderfully within the last twelve
years."
"Were you ever in Bridgeville before ?"
asked another lady as those around looked
somewhat surprised.
"I was here a few months when a child,"
replied Mrs- Maynard.
Their curiosity was excited.
"Have you friends here?" asked a third
after a moment's silence.
"I have not. I resided with my mother—
widow Lee. We lived in a little cottage,
which stood upon the spot now occupied by
a large storehouse on the corner of Pine
Street."
The Widow Lee ?" repeated Mrs. Britton ;
"I well remember the cottage, but I don't
recollect the name."
"I think I attended school with you at the
Academy, v replied Mrs. Maynard. "You
were Miss Mary Lark—were you not ?"
"That was my name," replied tht lady, as
a smile passed over her features at being rec
ognized ; "I am really quite ashamed that
my memory has proved so recreant."
"I was known in the Academy as the lit
tle "Calico Cloak." Perhaps* you can re
member me by thai name."
The 6mile faded from the face of Mrs. Brit
ton, and a deep blush overspread her features
which in a few moments was teen deepening
on the faces of others present. There was
silence for some minutes. When Mrs. May
nard looked up she found that she had caus
ed considerable disturbance among the ladies
of her own sge by making herself known
"Oh ! 1 remember very well when the lit
tle "Calico Cloak," went to ho Academy,"
said an old lady, as she looked over her glas
ses, 'and I think if my memory serves me
right, some of the ladies present owe Mrs.
Maynard an apologr."
"I had no intention, whatever ladies," re
plied Mrs. Maynard, "to reprove any one pres
ent by making myself known ; but as it may
seem to Rome tLut such was my intention I
will add a few words. Mcst of the young
ladies will rcmcmher that little "Calico
Cloak' but no one but the wearer knew how
deeply each unkind word pierced the little
heart that beat benevth it, As I again hear
the old Academy bell ring, it brings back to
my mind the sorrow of my childhood. But
let ho lady mistake me by supposing that 1
cherish unkind feeliDg toward ary one.
know that whatever the past might have
been, you arc my friends. But ladies, let me
add, if you have children, teach them a lesson
from my experience, and treat kindly the
poor and despised. A calico cloak inay cov
er a heart as warm with affection, and as
sensible with sorrow, as one that beats be
neath a velvet covering. Wherever you
meet a child that shows a disposition to des
pise the poor, tell it the story of the little
"Calico Cloak"—it will carry its own moral
with it."
"That is the shortest, but the be6t sermon
I ever heard," said the old lady again as she
put her handkerchief under her glasses' "and
1 don't believe it will be lost by any of us."
The old lady was right. The story went
from one to another until it found its way in
to the Academy.
At that very time a little boy was attend
ing school there, whose mother was strug
gling with her needle to give him an educa
tion. The boys often made sport of his
patched knees andelbowß, and he would run
home to his mother. But when the "Calico
Cloak" reached them, the little boys(for he
was naturally a noble hearted child) became
very kind to their "Little Patchy."
When Mrs. Maynard heard the story of
Little Patchey, she felt that she was well re
paid for all she herself had suffered in her
childhood.
THE NEGROES in Philadelphia continue to
insist upon riding in the street cars along
with white people, notwithstanding the re
sistance offered by the latter. Several cars
were thrown off the track a few weeks ago,
in conseqnence of negroes forcing themselves
into them, and another car was thrown off
the the other day lor the same reason. The
negroes are furnished with money by the
Abolitionistß and sent to ride in the cars
merely to teach the "poor white trash" that
the negroes are their equals. This thing
will go on till a bloody riot ensues, io which
hundreds and perhaps thousands of lives
will be lost. Many ignorant, foolish and
comparatively innocent negroes—tools of
white scoundrels who helped to breed the
late rebellion—will be slaughtered, whilst
the Abolitionists who are urging them on
to their doom will live to plot further mis
chief against the peace of the community.—
Those who hope that the extinction of sla
very in the South, will set the negro ques
tion at rest, hope in vain. As long as a score
of Abolitionists remain in the country, just
solong will the negro be thrust in the face
of the white man. The greatest benefactor
this couDtry ever has had or cao have, it
1 the man who shall invent a plan to abolish
' Abolitionists.
TEnMS 52.00 per. jumVM
SPEECH OF HON, GERITT SMITH.
HON. GERRIT SMITH deltevered an ad
dress in the Cooper Institute, New York
Oity, on Thursday eveDiDg, to a very large
aud intelligent audience, upon the subjectjof
"THE WAT TO ASSURE AN ENDURING PEACE
NOT THROUGH PERFIDY AND VENGEANCE, BUT
THBO' JUSTICE AND LOVE." In the outstart
of his remarks ho took considerable pains In
quoting different author ties- to sustain and
prove bis position to be the right and proper
one to assume, in relation to the rebel cap
tives. The authorities presented show clear-
I ly that this war with the South in one 6imi
| lar to other wars, and should be ended, as it
ha 9 been continued, according to the laws of
war. It will be generally conceded that a
civil war comes under the international code
of war. This war has so been conducted
and all sensible people expect it so to emj.
Mr. Smith's speech is entirely too lengthy,
for our columns, but we shall publish a few
extracts from it as follows :
"All over the North there is a clamor for
the blood of the leading rebels whom we
hope yet to capture. I have no sympathy
with this clamor. The South fully surren
dering, let bloodshed ccaoe, and all punish
ment. [Applause.] * ♦ * *
Let all merritted and punishment fall upon
those who are guilty of these infamous and
infernal crimes. [Applause.] My position
is simpiy that South shall not he punished
for treason. Now Ido not say this because
she has suffered in my judgment enough al
ready ; because her property is wasted, and
she is reduced to destitution. Ido not say
this because the safety of the North requires
no more suffering because there is uot an in-*
terest of the North to be made any more se
cure by any more suffering of the South. 1
do not say it because the South has not been
guilty of treason. * * But I say
she is not to be punished for treason, he
cause we have agreed that she shall not be.
[Appfauße.] "We caino into the agreement
very reluctantly, I admit, to conduct this
war according to the rules of war, by which
I mean the rules of international warfare.
Now I bold that our coining into that
agreement was a waver aDd entire surrender
of our right to punish the South for seceding.
[Applause ] That we came into this agree
ment to conduct the war according to the
rules of wrr is manifest, is undisputable .
That we followed other nations aud accorded
tho South belligerent rights. The Supreme
Court of our nation unanimously acknowl
edged these rights of the South. We heve
acted upon this agreement, aud instead of
punishing the prisoners, trying, condemning
and convictingthem for treason, we havu
treated them as prisoners for those the ene
my has taken from us and there bavo been
truces between ths enemy and oarselves for
burial of the dead and other purposes.—
There have been formal as well as informal
negotiations.for peace between the North and
South.
Why, on one occasion, we recognized her
de facto nstionality and all its outgrowing
rights by choosing for our Commissioners
sf peace the President himself, and the Sec
retary of State himself; and these geDtleman
did not wait to have the Southern Commis
sioners come to them hnmbly and snug'.y,
but they honored (he commissioners of the
South by going more than half way to meet
them. [Applause.] Naw, all this, and
much more than this, Including especially
our blockading of the Southern ports, goes to
show beyond all controversy that we agreed
with the enemy to conduct this war accord
ing to the laws of war . Bnt such an agree
ment is virtually an agreement to treat pris
oners as enemies. Now, how came we to
consent to conduct this war according to the
laws of war ? In the first place, we came to
do so because the laws of war required it."
"Another reason why such a war, a civil
war, and especially such an one as ours,
should he carried on under the law of war is
this; Where great masses of men take very
momentous and responsible steps it is not
only charitable, but just to conclude that
they had a very sincere and deep belief a
in the wisdom and and the right
fulness of such steps. [Applause.] And it
Is proper also to believe that they had in fact
no little reason for taking such steps. A
third reason for conducting a civil war ac
cording to the law of war is this. Vast
numbers of the best citizens who rofused and
would persist in refusing to into a war which
is a mere savage strife are willing to embark
in a war conducted according to the liberal
and humane provisions of the law of war
Now* I do not know how it is with you, but
I feel confident that had our government
persisted in refusing to let this war go on by
the law of war, we should have lot our cause
aod our country, for the people of the North
ern States are too civilized to go into a black
flag war, a war whose motto is "no quarter.'
On the other hand, the lower degree of civil
ization among the masses of the Sontb,would
have made them far leas reluctant to embark
in such a war. and they would have been tri
umphant tn time., Here, then, we see in the
! second place, we had to carry this war on ae-
.; VOL. 4 NO. 4&
cording to the laws of war, Jn order to itte
our cause and our country.' rApp)a&C.]Uw
The defeated bare suffered enough, and the
reason vtiaj s civil war should be conducted!
according to thS rules of war is thif: Wharf
such great cumbers of ipen carry on aW
we may well believe there has been* —flaring
enough in it, especially to the defeated party,
without adding punishment at the doet of
the war for treason: [Loud Applause. A
hiss, drowned with cheers.); At the close of
such a war the voice of compassion exclaims
'Shall the sword devour forever ?' Ppt Bp
thy sword." At the close of such a war God
speaks to the destroying angel as he spoko
to him in behalf of the dismayed and trem"
bling Jews : "It is enough, stay now tKina
hand." iLoud cheering.)
"A word here, my friends, though it may
be a Strange word to you. Proclamations o#
amnesty are in place in a revolt, in a rebell
ion ; but proclamations of amnesty ate not iff
place in an international war or a civil war.-
[Applause.) The proclamation of amnesty
in a civil or international war is an unwar
rantable and offensive assumption. I know
it may be very immodest for me to be guilty
of this singularity of arraying myself against
such high authorities. But lam not alone,
the truth is on my side. This order, No.
100, and this proclamation of amnesty, are
both exparte papers, and can have no effect
whatever to amend or modify io any degree
tie agreement entered into between the two
parties.
Least of all ctn they have this effect to
long as we are continuing to act upon the
agreement, and so long as neither party gives
to the other notice of its discontinuance.—
Now, remember, it trkes two to break as
well as two to make a bargain and this bar
gain cannot be broken at the will of one of
the parties. The current plea that this war
is now coming to an end leaves the victor at
liberrj' to punish the finally vanquished is en
tirely invalid, for the war has not come to an
end. The war cannot be at an end so long
as there are prisoners to try. The peace
which follows civiil and international wars
implies the entire surrenderor prisoners OQ
both sides (applause.) and if either of the
parties persist in holding prisoners, it persists
in keeping the war open. In a revolt or a
rebellion the prisoners are lawfully to be
tried as traitors, but the South has been ac
knowledged as a party to a civil war.
To the case of the rebellion in Ireland some
sixteen or seventeen years ago, that rebellion
not reaching the dimension* or character.of a
civil war, the British Government had the
legal right—l do not say one word about the
moral right—to punish the in surgenta. ft ic
gratifying to me to know that the government
had yielded so far to the progressive civiliza
tion of the age as to punish only seven of the
insurgents, and not one of them with death.
I Applause.] Had a considerable part of the
people of the British Islands risen up againat
the governmental party, say one half, one%
third, or one-fourth, then if the governmental
party had come out the final victors,it would
have had no right to pnnish auy of the finally
vanquished according to the interpretation!
of the law of war by her own publicists. But
surely it does not become freedom-loving
America to say that the finally vanquished
in a civil war ma y be held amenable to the
law of treason ! Would you have had our
Washington and our Franklin, and their no
ble associates punished for treason; if the
Revolution had failed ? Moreover, there ba
not probability many civil wars over the
earth, which are not started in the interests
of freedom. No what if America should act
the precedent of having the qanqnished in
this country tried and executed as traitors 7
[Loud cheers and some hisses] Crowned
heads succeed now and then in suppressing
the parties of freedom ; is it for America to
put it in the power of these crowned beads
to plead her example in hebalf of the sxeeu*
tions of the loaders ?"
GOOD NEWS FOR THE LOVERS or LAW—
President Johnson has tsken a big step ia
the right direction. He has issued an ordpr
releasing all persons sentenced to imprieqiir
ment for civil offences by military tribunals*
This practically does away with coui;ts-ippr?
tial for the trial of crimes or misdemeanor
committed by civilians.
The New York Tribune has paid to G. M.
Muody (who was one of Governor Seymoqr'a
agents to collect proxy votes last fall) , the
sum of §SOO, and made a public retraction of
a charge then made that Mundy was.a, forger
of Democratic soldiers' ballets. Mundy had
been imprisoned dy Stanton on this falso
charge. Thus time makes all things ty^p.
£3T Jones has discovered the respective
natures of a distinction and a difference—
He says that "a little difference" frequently
makes many enemies, while "a little distinc
tion" attracts hosts of friends to the oae on
whom it is conferred. This is the gait Jones
travels on.
, ■■■■— Mill-—.
tST The Boston Pott says the Jovrn*
of Commerc* suggests General Sherman for
Secretary of War, but suggests thai tho
apartments of the offlce be h<fc>g
ny new Secretary enters t^pq^c