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And in our hearts their names shall dwelL So long as we shall live. The first to press Virginia soil, :Although with weary feet And hands made hard with mouths of toil Through cold and sweltering hent. The cannon's roar nor rifle's ring Nor bristling bayonet; Nor clashing swords of hurnished steel tioull cause them to forget That in the old Dominion's soil. And hor.lers fair and wile, A fierce vindictive enemy. R.ige.l as a storni-lashed tide That matrons grave and maidens fair, Their childht'od's homes would save: Fr it the ripacilus spoiler's hands. The reckless hireling Zouave. A uAlcome then to one and all. Spontaneously must rise: From every patriotic breast And all who freedom prix-'. The bounteous Giver of all good Oumr anxious hearts hath blest. With wide spread fields of ripening grain A nd promised hours of rest. Then when with b'les-in:s an the'ir hen-os Our soldier hoys will gome; &iall every 1.,nging heart rejoice Whi- wail far them at home. But ihunul. a vengeful tyrant =till. Ilis vene'na trive t , hurl Up.n aar laul, their paltn-wreathe, a):lg A~raiu they will unfurl. The m->ther's h ids sla'l backle :.n The armur wa'r:a baefore: An.. wivee :ea:a sister; ...miles shall cheer. Their lvel ones from the daor. Anl one and all will pray that leaven Their cheri-hel ones mntintain: And welctmes sweet b:: lkpt in stre Shoull they return again. Ru-e Cottage. .June 5th. For the Aivertiier. Virginia Corresponteln ce. '.' E P :Ns near Iichmrnond. Va., .Iaune12th luiti. Dea' fr'iends all o /rer o ldylie!I'l: (igg inure I beg leave to appear l.efore you s ait ..ossiping letter writer. I know you will all of the brave hearty who have so novly quit their homes and lireides for the' scenes of danger and bard5hip ;if the gallant. anl who have stored away their /ar:: :nd penia.s anal come forth to face the world and wring the hard held honors frem stern tfrtune's hand." If withou: fear of b.ir. thiamaeht n-itn or obtrusive, I begin. The Seventh Regiment Lavin:.; i".n au: tered into the, Confederate service on Tuesday the ith .uMne, It ft C'atp Butler the same evening for Virginia. Tii. ;:ite T'uesd:y ' will ever be a omemorable day to the men of this noble Reg~iment ! -reom :he riind. of the sun on that day until the day on which I write, Tuesday aigain, all has beeni incessa~nt n'i ranid excitent-at. (Our trip, l' ate'i four' nights and three days, and piroved1 'onidera bly fatiguinig, hmt at the same tie iloriously inspiiring and exciiitg. The .itahrney: was in fact a triumphal procee-sion th rough three StateN. Sounmtimes we went in one long trainz ti4. cars,) somettimes5 in two, somietime<~ in three ;each comopany hadI from three to four ('ars, besides oane :br th.-ir re1.cetive baggage. The Colonel and Stall'had onea to thenmselves. The negroes. of shown thte re, me a thln suat with and tended the baaggagc. Im ides all this, there was a car withI eight hoerses ! The nathau~masm along the~ whole line of the rail way~ was boundless: the inumatr.s; of every :ariivate dwellhng within m seeing or hearing di+ tantce of t h: train,. ru-hedi fortht at its approach, wavinig, l.nzz:tit.r and chea'riug in the miost excitid mtanter'. \'ery often indies wnh~ the whole bondy of their hotuse. .ervants. would be trathuered upon the euanbankmaent i >WnaVe nt m ;od-stea'd. 'ti all-I rrad ing wvas this fieling hat eooks ftlaun' I dish rags from kitchent wi-ndowvs andh ebony plomgh bo let 110l the plhh ha.de anad tt5ed thet~ir ::rms~ abo~ut with frantic gest ares. At the- promiinaet sta t :ion noe ero-.ds w..re inv~at inby asembled'. compose moore thain half of hiadits. Thesea latter t ame I 1. en with bade~Kt. taf bciueta and refres' ments. wit-h t handled atkng the line w i. h thiir-own hatnds. esuatti::g the while withi great alirit and animationi. TIheirs have been theo words to cha e~r us ott.the htands to help, th:e prayers to protect' 'lhi.; wats piartitcularly the ease at Greensboro. N. C. At salisbury, Greensboro and Lexittgton, ('ol. Ihtcos1 wva. loudly. <-.ied t'or and neknowl edged this gr::ef .l den onstraition on each oe casionm by a short spth--.t-th- burdenc of whict wats 'omea (d. B it spa aki..: of lh~u;uets. let me tell you a little taic. A certain young gentleman, weair ing a l and~so:ne unitforn. wem.t forth :at Greer.s b ,o n. tec -i edl rotm th~e hanmds of a dame~ du, gran-I ma eu a I tuge bioualtet wo a ti of ia; er I at I. g * n it : Foar the handsomest tCap:ain in tl e Rteginn ntr. The saiud gentle moan, < oatii h. ring that he had recivetd it uin dler fdlse-1 rtert e-. proaposed to hand it over to the~ b:.ndso:m.st Captain. I admired the plan, an I immil diat..'y < i.:r.a d te ot ovey it to the Capt dul ofCo aany II. whereupon anotAher sai l it must go to :l.e Ciptain of Ca mil'ny K, who undcoubtedly l.a I strong claitms ; here. upon .so mo ay c'aims wee put in that in the ela-n or I :o t ,ight ii t lie bamitet. and only know it wen- stray of its des:iny as it failed to falhl int > t:.e hands of thme ('autzain of Coin pany II.: 1mn Raleigh the ex itetm ait and liberality was beyond descrK pthii ; I verily feared each individual soldier would be stuff'ed to de'ath with dainties and then carried to the cars in the at ms of th.: laidie~e. In timnes of peace adies are the aujict of poetry anid romrance, but in times of war' soldiers: From W.:lden to Petersburg the inea mode in open tlnt cars, t.. roua.l ha.... the a iali, in a ceie ca I and a passenger train bringing up the rear. Atei This was the grandest day of all; so spirited hours, and beautiful a. picture I have never seen. DAvis) The men were tricked out in their fanciful lie can shirts of all bright colors, and besides their by Col ;listening guns and bayonets, were armed thin. pl with huge bouquet , wreaths and little ban- inspire: ners that had been thrown to them along the We way. A- the train would pass a depot, a (o not village or even a residence, they would rise most p: almnost en manc and wate and cheer until the news: welkin rang. Indeed the very glimpse of a We hia petticoat, even two miles off on a rope to dry, fairs at would create a perfect burst of enthusiasm! movem On this day too every Company kept its beau- commin tiful banner floating to the breeze. As for and in old C. M. G., the standard bearer of Company and ti I. his apuoheosis has literally taken place in free, fr his lifetime ! As we neared Petersburg the length ladies and the bouquets became almost in. every sufler:able. Dug that I nut to say so ! Upon that th stopping before the .Jarrat House, in Peters burg, we found the whole population (apps rently) assembled t.o greet us; every body was out, foim the g,'(rlm vionde down to is Ever plu. pdtil. After very considerable marching handle and counter-marching, flirtation and personal lroperl exhibition, the gallant 7th'' was marched to time, l t: public na:rket, where a supper was spread duty w in welcome. Really a delightful supper, well to say conducted and most plentiful- ready Leaving Petersburg at ten P. M. we arri' their li at Richmloud somewhat past midnight, and many not being expected until next day. we found brother ourselves perfectly evangelical so far as we righter had not where to lay our heads. A hospita- will b ble merchant however opened a large tobacco tieel ti warehouse, where we Livouacked until next ;ielple :norningr, when we marched oat to the 1lser- see Ith: voir. where we are now encamped. The o1. :awl th, dliers upon a rr~ving' at a resting f.l. ce found themselve' well and cheerfell. Indeed the arms: only privationS we h:ad along the route were I.".t us itautliciencv of sleep and scareity of fresh r piste water. Sometim es upon coining to a well or ;ng a string which was tccess:l'le the whole Re'gi- oar-er n ent wonid dismiount and, each individual ten or man would dirink as much water as Jol's to keel Ij,-hemo!i. which unaccountable animal dr.nk key, a <.r cold drink, the river Jf rdan at a draughet ! vant, Could yon only have seen the opening of place 1 the " boxes" on the way i BI.iY 3rtini: We the Colonel's Orderly, opened one sent him by at all t his hind friend, Mrs. G. P., an I treated the . f ('oners Staff nost ha;ndsomie.-ly. Ile re- 'd served oure lig (ise until he should get htre. , an 1 iesterday 1 was ,unnmoncd to the e.ttirg of tl.at. Alas ! that we are out of the reach it f liboxes ! Alreaiy I feerl n i earful ;'or hunrry) ,ee.\ o+ s.,m 1 p eL t mot Of the tie inrce ,.rr ,arriv:c, in the e:v, whiacre all is ex iin: and delightful. Every h- e and corer i hrongld with military. potiticians and la- s . e C.s. The strec:: a-r alivee with brilliantly a'. it .I m-it' irncl and =1plemdilyv dri'.edi C emplanies tihr ibr: r1 n atlmiost "il part of the Southern Con- mll en led sraey. Th lions seen: to be the New It i Or' -. a / vy Battalion, six hundtei ill seeo:. nnnie-br. lately art in-del I in I'onsaela: and . m e the New Oreans Washingtin- Artillery. On .\ t1:n:i Satu .iav hist . /.o:a::::ve battalion front Balti- <,I:ty I tiore wsas rceive'i in the Park, and a tiag own y paes uted (on behalf of the Blimore huiie~s e by St nator Msee:,-. There is a eam p on eve v .ili 1 licmoend is one li- camenp our Ip i.. a we.-Id (mi a \'anity F'ai: too . of iis.!. 'Within i stone's throw ii:. oene' sid we .ae- Ccci. ta'i1 v.1th the trh Rieg.-e , and itt'. bnt littlh, ftorther ,.' ont the-i osin-r ?ide.C. .h: aiss with the' 5th. A la-.:. Alahra-atc le-.tmment Gv. W' vo-:'loue. secm ed heeire u;. I n Sundlar aft-rnr'-cn, Cu:. W mau vu . e'i j hc f".t, as ::c::1 as it wi-as m-: t i'o eiI, 1 ...oie:h wve-l nigh tihe wholeI i imen it :-ondeu the Coloneis <,en'u-r.;.. Col. h' s. heedl- e alled' fo: and m-eamr!s~ri n el' eyeIitoiJna specCh, in w'hih h., :,ss.re all the South Catroinianst tierether. that they.eel( eiht 'gh. -Ahou'-l(r: to shuler anid he-e I to hert. Never in. the anyis of N er-ueid thecam :e our'St korth -: t this ruml ,~- ueeclit -1:i we.erfie! toe cont r epate~ in t h"--" times thiat "act v t eu'c of natuire which p-rednees amiongt so, ti~ iers a 'nui'rsal brotherhtood. Tis in :.e'ch tIi:'S too, we find that advienit~ -i : 1111 'um- e ~tac.~ ief irth. t.reediin;; :::dh -seaehi do nti~ mak~e: thl..:na Nev-er in1 O::r d.ry n::d ye- c'-Li at~m 4trinds. was mcaniinIess a suc~h a p-rendii muCI . Tis :dte noon, bet ween fiv e andle '.i. -1i . '-Prieient~IA s~ is to rev--w th~e iegimenta. ~L Yoc ur corespoenelItt ha..: .se: lie his rest; ..i cpi. J. eef the '% ile ics, noew numbher- ; . ig nme heumbce I an-] twirly mn.:m ne 'ars , - (the oreqlonl,*elt that l.... hettens if roi tinael. will le rat her onee-si~d ase~ hr e natural- hre ~loves all the N inety-Sixerm~tpoial. . itd knows the others butt litle. Captam 1 inc. i -hard e is energetie aned ineetigablce o mrwe P - hc, xc n! tin thlt'e -ite is: teiee roble. e ee \ et. nly lhas le the nerflect conefience of his ] ie '. aerd m itl a, a ineperr oteerc, but also th.ir wamei ttaChe.t as a kiend and watchful friend. erened {e is illustratinlg the trueth of the he~attiful l1e ohe ine.Oiett .The bravevst aere e tenee~e, e The leeing arne the daerile." baeck. As I witie, I ami se-ated uepen the groundi ctt a w iril h emy Irper tupeoe ai camllp steol The " Pe-t lelo-ade .-niils soe thec Ninety-Sixe-r. are cailldicvtur cc k enow the edestinlatieen ocf the muissive. and di' ers5 s ii f th sing ont to me: " l).e.1 -in, tell thle w hoel people !.ow kind Col. andle Mr. M13s of the. w ere te es in \ikene C' (:ould 1 render t hese a lettet hnks c-ore graceidlyt th an bs giving themr .. his i theus verbatim l Stale'' Since bcgining, I ha' e shifted my seat 0me tr-iatie i dozen times to avoeid the smell cf oniins; greenl I fried onions, boiled onions, rawi oniones. What the sau re tec horrors ofC war compared to fried culone iois I magine the " chivalry" feeding uplon Gvr OitesI Almost every one devours utotxld Ii .r qunetities, anld mey tinegers blush to their veryv I n. tips as I record this~ grievouls wounid to comi- i .;n mon decenc'y. Camp life is really delighetful. ci-ggi There is nlotlmore sin amcong the "esceger boysc" \i tlan in sot i il life---not so much by3 far. But patch tlen te dn :n Camrp is v~ithouit any grace. April Wheat a pity it is th-it so fLew peopIle know hoew ee a tee sin with a .roper rggeprd for tiie bisecer: . ..vcry iow much of thle sinfulness of inla Id ~eo to fai a..... by snning gracefullt ! well tn resting upon my oars for a couple of [ resume the pen to say that. President )as been and reviewed us and departcd. te on a white charger and accompanied W WFAL.. The President is snall, dle and nervous-looking. His presence great enthusiasm. o to Manassas Junction, but when we as yet known-the first of next week obably. I shall not give you tho war it will reach you sooner by the papers. ve just this moment heard of the af Newport News and Bethel. Military ents are kept dark. Trying times are Liberty is burning upon the lips the heart of every true Southerner, at the bright and beautiful South he ro as God's- air, in all her glorious nd breadth, i, the holy aspiration of patriot bosom. To arms! to arms! is glorious and holy hope be realized J. T. B. For the Advertiser. A Word to the Women. y lady shonhl. I think, know how to tire arms, how to load a gun or pistol y and fire it fearkssly. It will require atience and perseverance, but it, is a e owe to ourselves and our children, nothing of oir brave men who are at a moment's warning to lay down yes fur the good of our country. Very of our husbands., fathers, sons and -s. have gone to do battle in a just and us cause. Many more in all likeliho'd malled up':m to go. 11.ut let them it they are kaving behind them weak. , ineflicient women. Better let them t we are capablle of prmtecting curselves " hlpl s' 2 mti of the h ihld. I.-t n at ollc toi p.-actitC the u'e of fire with gremat care and cauitioin of Cour5se. aCemutOli OUielt':s to loading our mn d and shooting at a tmark : by practic or; tme each cay we sh:all soon timi es able to lit a am:diuin sized marl; at. even iilieen lace. Evry holy Ou;.lt > in so'me secure piamtce ntler lock and loaded , ismtil, :nl ie ter allow a ser uder any eircU :.stances, to go to the here it is kept, for fear of accilent. cnnot expect to have male protectioni imnes. atm 110w that so large a portion - .. ... o nn military m1o 1mi, be. Tit::ts like the prm - :tnt call s-at- eeei women. ogual to screene . Ourt dt!! t" f''ei ft!:. our- !''.ve as fraI:: :i, h11!. 1! i, 1i:m- w camnnot ii._ for mtry., nor guard ;,h ,a-1ast :f ;mur j.: states, :1 :ur 1:orom home on patrol ,at e .:y cla n ats1 a- rbt 1 " l her rd nl in :his m1:.. Iianne b..eomie a very *1 ivi-i prt teit mmi. IIuirrahl b'r told Sailuda t 1 or, Jmdrer/..';.-- .i you nt know i over here n.i Salu-la are getting~ as m.s wasmis abmi the way~ we are sep d ini youmr c. bumais lAt~l year we ear not min g :moit wla-'rt, omnts. rmre. !' enbagesii~ , i rish1 j (tatoe, corn or e- 4 t it wms mun the- Ridie-every thming war:i. R:ige that was w' :-thI se'ig Ior lving' ':,.w lh; l'ived omit nai the o'aky landmse. perially~ a-mrC :in jtur Saii hia. we*re '. n knomw ymm .\r. Edit or, tha. we must higher plac:1 in yoP ur. picture. . lay ml.:it m l.he h'ht '.' Now look out ye ser:1er-; of' e iidre! Saluda is : iare yoiu raiwd aind :eaped. any t'er knavmn "mueh a hleavv im han st. Int heat is .so plheitiiithat wei are feeding I hmOsem:. 1heside we tne. er saw'. such .fots. Mri. iFdhorr. is youjr hotrs.- iii ? O.<.riveove and~i stay a nmnthi with I ourm zreat dlii ticulty will he to ke ~ep limi suddelyi t urninig round amnd rumming gt! biuii' to our land! of plenity. p*enrious it iniust seem to the ~anikee-: e have'i si- im roi ps vmhii nearly allm our men have'm g'oiA tm lihe wars. Byv the ia lleme Gnardi' Xulihinteer Ciom many', I aboli a mionthi or' Sm' agor. TheyS mani' Ile ('aptaini is a elkriicai 'rienid of yours, bieu hie drills mien lie holds the seah-lm I his sword in his left hamndl. (o mine mu l.e was asked why I '. did som ? lie. " 0 p.hmaw, 1 .vyuoly anike their ekt o i-ming calledml Ca~ plamin" unless .till be is "belted."' hadm~ Coln. Ihs:ss to 10ril us ai few weeks )u (Conimpany iS comiposedl of qunite re nle material. W~ouild it not atrousem yoi~rr o sem -such grave'. amid venerable meni as d I ietnd. ..S. lhzomt a'.inmiso imany o 1mmr amy', hi mnsel onei ohf our imtlicersn. iav'e thle presence at our* drill mu lst ers .llnt Col. .\. L. l.I:Amsmm. We r cad -fmrim ov. Pte'im ms which say s lihat aik.'"' as well as the "ilaniks ofi the re due himi for his " gallant amid pa ~odct in po~sitioni at one of the iDl >altteries." All this aund imumch more o1' i sort, enough to mke the nimdest blush to reaid in grint, we read ini thme (rs l.tter, bt.ur:ing date the 20th May adm besides kimow.. yn that otur Coil. was THlE FIRST MAN TH'IATl RAISED) 'TH E PALM ETT'O( FL"AG FOR T SUMTfll.t'S CON QUElmDI S. This I read in a telegraphic dis i'ected to Mrs. D)., diatemd Charleston. i' 1861, in thes~e words: w Alfed yesterdayii3 in Fort Suiter wel-and he raised the' first Pahnret ui i'Ii ab Ilem hasc acted nobly--id to-nightm '. W. PJFegs These glorious things of our Colonel, we wish you to print in great large Capital letters, and then we will take the A.'di:=r/ise' and embalm it away ac an historical docu, ent for the reference of future generations. ~ Cul. DE.RING has some fine boys. We are proud of him and his fame, and as he doe. not know who ini this present writer, we will take our advantage in boasting of him which, doubt less, he would forbid didt he know. Now let all readers of our Edgefield paper. and all writers to it, know that when they ever think of our region they must take off' their hats, or throwing them up cry out "i Hurrah for SMuldt'!" BUTI.ER. THE OLD FUSSEE. A Story of the Caribbean Sea. 3lichael Conway is an eccentric old man, who about three summers since made hit first :appearance in our n.eighborhcod. Whence he came nobody knows. Hie seems to be without kith or kin, and equally destitute of propetty, with the exception of a quaint-look. ing old res.usr, for which he exhibits a most singular r.ttachment. Thinking there might be a tale hanging thereby, I one evening got Michael into my olliee and thawed his reserve with old monongahela: when, sure enough, a tale he did unfo d in this wise: That old fusee, Doctor, has memories con nected with it, said Michael, and I'll spin-you a vara out of 'em. In my younger days I be came a sailor; and indeed for the greater part of my life I have followed the- sea. The sailor's life was but new" to me, when I ship pod at Liverpoo!, on botari the brig Admiral livron, for a vov:ae to Trinidad. We had a rich eargn of Flngli-h goods. bat neither ven. Ssel nor cargo ever reache'd their destinatiou. A little to the wind.ard of Tu!rno, we were overhaul bv a rankee pri:ateer. and car ritd into M3rgarit a, on the Spanish Marn; where the goods were sold, atnd the brig burnt ; while our ere-w consisting of eleven Men, beside= the ca;aini, were sent on boarl a Margarita smuggling raft: to Spanish Town, the capital of Trinida.i. Here after a few days, I shipped again on board another merchant vessel. for E:ropu. lia bad luck again fillowed tme. for searcely permitted to retitrn - .....-- -- a. we n..ared the :oast aitn:t, we waere re. c<.ived on board a .hoimnt-r boundl fromh .ar matita, which oon ic:: d 1 : o: tie coas'.e . miile. ; to the: We e f S-.':rjiu.:;'l . in th:" i dalxd of -'.1:;i.o. This was une of te . the ais, t. where the smuggler way aee-i tomed to land her Spaiisah freight, peeiote to running ita the harbor to rveNeir. such Enlah goi ods i.s 'lie smcugl .. inc retuartn to :1 . Spaniush i.dian-h. While un board ; his c. the dipi er, who spo'ke Engp-dhtt ab'heough h.* watci a Floriiin: Spanilard, pr~opoed thlait I .hould .oin his crew ; and to discourage- my n-turnl to the English marin, a -ur-d m-e thit now the lor had c''a'ed- abou'.i- vertadiVh aoverhaubl by the - "an...of th i:h:i. if' 1 venctured to thei p i . This :trtetamenit was enough t eide mec. fe:- th,'oucgh I was willn-g imnhil igt . i :'ntmtry, while it waU maner o ch....le.;- I was 7-ant!: ('p po(sedti ito beingr- intcc. . m::::res-; arnd ihr Tic-i Ifounrd a ve y ph-isianit ao t of liie at. ib-4: for tl hi-r the Spa,.ah nor F~tnglish authorit ies ot the' hla;.d'. tiok very active m.--lstures to pre-ve't thle con~trab!andl t-ade ci .,cv.,..-inised i. I r~r grea~est dlanger wa- f:ucm :ha'. lBu,-iii a c1 r, 'ca ho'e . will we had mr:.ethnecs o U-:y rienriy f->r. ic-le'-d, ';o eav:'c t 'iWa.; theUi r dh'tandsal at times hat they -tiripped ; : al ico. tentcticrely of our enroe lei-~tavin :c. *M e ael ~'ecngh for I allast. .\ t I. igt h ibe antr a and i-as dletertiined to pacy ima k milo 1 ilngcr, iner.. a.--:d thir crews, and caned for da ; ife n aainust the piraes, mid nany weire thle dl.-adh-v enccouniters that worrre hIIet vt een themii. One' dla. al. ot a ';iear acnd a half after I he. Icamei a runaozrer. we were running to the I ou;t h end of thIe Test igos ;when a couptlei of' boat' loadledlWi w iit un. put til- fromn ocne of tho islandsl. andc Ilaid raero--s our 'ontse'. with the iintent ion of boaarding us. We kcnew the wre piaateS : and t nia~ Painelc', oicr skii - p~r, det.-rmined to give them a fighct, raihior hcn si~lbmiit to' their ...orblitaint demunicdi. ltnt as is fra-gnent ly thle case cin this coast, e lbctv.. .studda cly fcailedl is, and we found it imible 'I to escape the aipi rocachcintg bocats. A hot Cegamel cnow took place, in wich we lo1st most ot outr tienc, andl at last were forced to yield to the pircates. I wats takeni on shorec to their renudi :,.voucs badly woundedl, ad it was uany weesks before I was ab'le to lcave cmy hammack. The piirates traated meiL with great kicinecias ; and after my recovery, finding I was a youmng man andl a good sailor, pr-ssed mec into their service. Reptugnaint to meii as was the thought of biecotiing a piratea, I ccortt confess~ that I be cameII at length attaebed to the dangers and ex'citeent of this ccew life; and before three mothis hadl passed I was on the fair road to prootioni. it iicfortucnately, about this time, while cruisicng on t he south side of Cubia, we felIl in with a disguised Enighish privadteer, anl were taikeic. The Spcaniards of otcr crew weec stretcehedh at the yamrd arm, but claiaimg to e an En~glish seamen, myscelf with three othecc ofC the crew were taken into Kingston for trial, where we were condlenmned to lie hung. But my timce had not yet come: and thiree days pirevious to that pioinctedl fr my exen tio, through the assistance of our sentiniel, who was a cochutrytnan of mine. I sneceeded in2 vemonin from thme nrison. and found shelter in the house of another o::iltryman.t wt:ere I remained till m} poor comrades had paid the penalty cf their erimcs. I then was furnished with a .small ar.ii boat. is which I loft the harbor. d-,r g a dark night, and struck out bolllly to !e-a: krowing I would soon fail in with some vssel boo nd for the Spanish Main, and by a singular coin. eidence I was taken in by a small schooner, which proved to helongr to the same pirates with a party of whom I had been arrested. I told my story to them, and once more I f'ound mysdf enrolled with those lawless men. It seemed to be my fate to be a pirate. and making a virtue of necssity, I pretended to be greatly elated at my re-union with then. But notwitlhstanding. I was deter mined t- leave them at the first favorable op purtunity. Aft'lr a short eritise, during which we took r. number of prizes, the schooner returned to the rendezvous of the Buccaneers, which was among at cluster of low islands on the Vene zuelian coast, called Los Royu':a. Iere, after the excessive hard labor Of! landing our cargo, during the hottest days of the summer, I was thrown into a fever, from which I did not recover for weeks. I was therefore left on shore, while the schooner sailed away again on another cruise. During my sickness she returned ; and besides much rich booty sent on shore, T learned that a Spanish lady and her servant, were also lan dcd, whom the pirates had reserved for a lar'ge ransom, as she was the wife of a wealthy planter of the Island of Margarita. As soon as I was able to leave nay hut, my curiosity impelled me to get a sight of this lady ; and her youth and beauty immediately intterested me in her favor. I determined, if pasible, to be of service to her, in assisting her to escape from the: island. The schuoner would probably be absent so .n some two wet ks longer; and those left in charge: of the ri-ndezvous, numbering some i::n tersons. were not exlremcly vigilant. It occurred to me ih.:t if I could get possession of t lie launch, the only boat on the islands larger than a skilT I might make for the neighboring coast of Ventzue-la, which was searctaely more than a day's sail di-tant. Watchang my opportuaity, when unnoticed by the people of the lraee, I approached the but occaied by Donna Paulina, for such I had leatrd her servart call her, aad respectfually . -_-..... 1 it he desired it, I she was;-:and' net only rue :ut)a:e mu- .. chief Lad dem-aandieed for hiir rel--a'e. i ihauhd bae taiu-., isat anl I de~iredi : fir her h-bamer, Don (;ieono. ,:ttiid pay mie Wore t!.an lih e-al!y for r. a-ciig her fromi tile bands of that ttnprintip!td villain. who -- t!:.s dietaining her from h:im. I a .-ured her it wa. nalot for the !-op- of re. wYard tI.at I tndet took 'a ret:rna h->r to her friendse 1,but fo~r the re::pjec-t my counatr-mena had alwarys b,~een taug~ht to Nei for a lady in distret'.. I: wa for her~ sake nly ar~ n for- :lr -old, t ha' I woud iaae i... :- :: 'at. a eides, lady."- said L. - it i.- not from mya own ehaniec ! am hetre : an'i I :n as dai:onas to leave these- robb'-' - the %:h ~--a3. as voairself' (:m hr. I atcco:-dingaLly naWanged w ih D?.a nr. Pcantie :o meet mea :.t t:- haunch, 'an the folhewi; y nighbt. ji :n the tmoon v:-- iinimothe en:.,r at that li i n:ew te t td !i' wontYd enal.!e me th' I-i:t er to . t Ih:. h-.:-.'h allon:: anid athen. to-:, thi: setn v:.n'i ! mlost apt. to naegZ.et t hoir 90.it5. Ali the at xt day I was enagageu. t:e-r tily, at c.t' '-e iing watt':ad utb h- rticles a' thae lauiae-. ireparata.ry to) :etti:- ouit unt igh ami .-ueir-eeded ina accom,'aplisinga eve."ri t hinag to my sati:-factiona;andl '.s thae. y'-.ig iimoi wvas l diping her ar':'na.a.t ii;:: ihe woaves ot .f the Caibbeana seat, all wcas retady fora onta depaa ture~, buat the arri -al e t he haly vand her ahil. Whaile I wa- urm:riani eve-ri aeibt to pn~ish the h'e-y becat over alae sands into da'ea'e water, thaey naade thlir a,.par;ance. WithtO deh:iiy, I liiead t hem ii.tai the botat. and as I did so. I r~bst rved that the lindy car a ied in her hand a lontg t'u.s'e--he -amae, sir, th-at haang~s tht-re-anid whichl bhas just ntow attraicted your attention. 'a What haave -jou hecre, lady '.I asked on seeing so strange a wetapon in lonna Panralina's han ad. "It ise a loaed guan. I lhtaced to fmi in the hbut," shen re'plied, --and not kanwing b.ut itas srvice maighlt b-- r-euiredl. I hatve broenght it aong ! Thlisa reamined -a ime athat in my haste t oget meverthing itt aeadinie.s, I hadJ n-glected to pro(vide' may.--elf ncit h atinieanis of dhefenace, if on diseov-eriang our white -nil fromti thae shore, the peop'lle .shoueld tattemptht to overahaul use. Pushaing the botat therefbre, inato dee-p wa tr, and throwing a ro; e airoma.d a hlarge rock, I be--ged the lady to remaain iaiet for- a mo meatnt, a hile I returned to myti r11ua.rter-s, aami a-ning myi self with pistols andl a sabare, r tirnaed again tao the boat, and was soon und~aer weight. As I feared, the creaking of the baly-ard bloc-k, as I htoisted home the sail, was heard on sliore, and scarcely had we caught .the breeze than the alaran was given, anid soaon i could see lta'. the two .-kitl, -ontaiuing Iour metn eachl, were pnutinag omit fr-oma the shore i purenit us, while the fierce oaths of the pirate's, ordeintg us toa lay to, we-re borna over the: wate'rs to oaar starS with frightfutl ditinet I had proavided the lauinch with bamllast, auid imed lay runtttnig freeo before the winda to utsail ouar puarsuers; but to my chaugrin. I pereaived they wera gaining ulpona uts. 'lTheir ight skiffs, eatch pjroplelled bay oars, tiew swift y over thae waves, amutd in ia few minutes w'uld e aboard of us. At fir.,t I deterinaed to give upl. the race, aunorda- toa save the women from the assault at was inevitale. Myown life wouldno be worth a straw. I k::-w. But the'. migt only he the longer detained, for the ransom claimed by the c4?ief. I was therefj.re about t. put do*n the helm. when I chanced to cat.ih the eye of the lady, who. withou' the ieast sign uf fear, stood upon one of the eats, while with one hand s he steadied herself by the mast, and with the other clutched the long gun ready cocked for the assault. This determined and fearless manner of the senora, at Cuce derided me; and bracing up the sail, so that it might hold eTery breath of the light breeze, I :nade tip my mind to fight if I could not escape without it. Still ti.e "kifl apprnached us. and whin within two or three lengths of us, the pirates ordered us to yield, or they would sink :s. But without replying to their thrent, I kept n our course. They now poured a round of pistol.shots into us, which riddled our sail, but without causing any other damage that I could perceive. " Down--.down-for your lie, lady !" I cried to Donna Paulina. " Getinto the bottom of the boat ! Another discharge like that and you will be killed!" "Think you I am a coward, Michael?" re turned the lady. "No! It ia my duty to as aist you in the defence of our boat against those bad men ; and I shall do it, or die in the attempt, like you, my brave, noble sailor!'' And fight she did. Never did woman, or man either, for that matter, show more hero ism than did that beautiful young Creole on that night. Her nature seemed suddenly changed; and taking deliberate aim :.t the approaching pirates, she picked them oft; one by one, each time re-charging her piece with the coolness of a sportsman, till when they finally pulled up along-side of our launch, their number had been reduced to lut four. The remainder, futh us with pas-ion, dis harged their pistols alnost in ;:r f;cis. The hall of one passed through my le'i shoulder; and a cry from th lady's maid told the she had received at:other. The itur were about to leap into the launch, when, with my pi. tuls, I laid two of thtn in the bottom of their skitls; but as 1 was raising -my sabre, to strike another who stood over me, I felt a crashing senasation through my Lead, and from ti at momtent I knew no morc of what oceurr el :loutt me. D)avlight was streauin' over the quiet Wa tcrs when I r.viecd. and funid nt .sl :i on hoard the launtch, which wa- now hlound. -. ...... . ...w s...,.. A .--. - turned her tyes upon m., lace, and perceiving tha:t I ha ret urtl to con-iou'ness. gave an e.u:l wo it.' of , j")1. and Pane to my it, and held wat.-r to :hy lips. The dramth!. still nore revived mu, aid I iieg"gd to kno '.. ow we,, ha! '.scaperd sI - pirat:, at.er my last - Yur sa bre stra.," said she. was true to its nmark, and the piratre fell into the sea as his comanion lei eih,.d his pi::tui at your hin d and !ired. The ba!! panet'd t hrogh tha nal , andi knockedl yo; inas'onsib!e;:i-. n~aessed fromn :Le antmout of blood' thatmm. dia:e'sy folowed. Taeking advantaur.' a. f~ I'an's pito::. I r.LiStd :he 'stock of *ihe :: I .renlgth in't o h: blow, I knce hitn &~om the launch, whein he sat.!: -to th rn-a to [sin It1:o ~ tt;'o h uor'-, we wer -:m.mgn~ o Lidyt'a. frie.nds. at f.:: feny' ra. WAhen I Wa- u~!i-le:!y reco-;~erLed fro n my wounds.' to b': moved.t, TDo Gr -gorio, 1.lthe husandl ul lIon tna Paulina, culn veye~d me., in cm~ywt i rv .f-rn .a vantt, to li estate.1 in t islanid or~iargta i tai. where I spent -i:: f :he happ1:ies :.oths o. my life*. a t a :kof idicnesa d' I :at ionrer suit me. soil I niotilledl a: f: loda of 9. te21t ion '->!eave themtr. Tire panter .secnded y ih.- hetroic Dr woutld h~ave heapedl ::od upon m:a b-:: I ret fuseda all. a~king thr no other reemman c ;~'e of hbe eventt t hat hrad L'i',ni me two such warm fiie.ds, than the Spani..lh fusee* you~ tnow fn in my; posesion And .such, sir. isa the .story belorging' to it. And now, poor atnd homu les a.s I ami there is no jnoney that wonld tempt :tie to part with that uldi companian and soutvenir of the past. Smxs-It is a good signt ta e a man en te- your sanctum with n friendly greeting: IIa lre is dhe money to pay you for moy pap~er the coin year.' It is a bad' sig~n to hear a tan say he' too poor to take a paper-ten to onte he take, home a jug of " redl ey, that a'net him half a dollar. It is a goutd signi to see a man doing an tact of charit y to one of his fellows. It is a bad sign to hear hint boast of it. It is a good .sign to rsee the color of health in a mian's face. It is a bad sign to see it all cotcentrated in his nose. it is a good sign to see an honest mnan wear ing his odld clo~thes. It is.*a bad sign to see themt filling the holes in his windows. It is a L'ood sign to see a mnt wilping the perspiration from hi-t face. It is a bad sign to see a inan wiping his chops as he 'smes out of n grocery. It is a good sign to sea' a woman dressed with taste and neatness. It is a bad sign to see the husband sued tor fin'ry. It is a goodi' sign to seae a man sendting his children to sebool, It is a bsad sign to seea thenm educated aitevenuing schools o'n the court house stepe. WtAT- A F. was Tns aasni-The handsome, the talented and galiatnt Maj. L.. Mimns. of; Hinds County, is doin'g dutty in the Quarter naster's De~partument at Corinth. The other day he received an order fromt Brigadicr Gen ral Barksdale, which was to be comun'tca ted to the troo~ps. Th'le Major selected a dash. ing fast horse to facihtate thei mission. As e passed a grotup of sweet sixteens, he heard am~ nf thu im bfnnit,". a mkne thtt -MAnot he. repliecd that it wa; Gwr:eral ta"-regnr. w" had just arrived in town. This. of course, we.5 highly pleasing tcn the e: r1 of the Mi.r; hut on resehing a romp any from Tib.. on of the pri:.tes stopped blir. and irrlunir, . l say, :-ter. is that' a w.r' 'ie rr" r- ' on T' .imagine his r .M itik .-- Viik an S.un. Arkansas Incident. A western writer gives the fillnwing .c count of the military spirit in Arbn.urs. Make room for the " Bar ITuntcr ' ".Arkans.i is in arms and eager iur : he fray-: Men ar rnuring in from ill dir-ctions. The Stite carn be relie.1 on to rut in the' tb!d vn:" half of her voting population. Lawyers, doc tora, ptantert and nterheies re.spond---th great trouble being that the Gs:overtnor 'las riot receive thet as fastas offered. on acceount of not having received rPui-Utions from the President. One incident I witnessed the other day, when visitiii Fort Randolph, above Memphis, will give an idea of the c.sprit which pervades Arkansas. An .rkansas river boat arrived with about 50 rough looking charaeters, headed by a man of iron frame, who stood full six feet four inches in his brogans: each man was armed with a rifle, powder flask slung dyer shoulder, and knife in belt. Walk ing up to the edge of the camp, the leader addressed the sentinel on the gruard: "Say, stranger, whar's the Captain. Kurnel, or the Gineral, for ine and the boys has come along for a fight." The sentinel, surpr sed, called the captain of the guard, who, learning the charncter of his visitors, asked the leader what company he had the hon r of receiving. " Now, Capn, you have us thar; we ain't be lonring to no company - we hn:'rn th:r was fitti' to hi .inm :m inst t hit tr Yankee, ar.' we up rifie n:d en m." Capt. R. ventured to Eay that it was necessary to be accepted by the (overnor bafor he h ,iid receive thtmn into camp, wh.n he w: interrupt,-d by six foot.-, snyin:r "hook h.re, Cap.'n, we are notlin' but a crowd of bar hun:ters; nary a one but can flit his tm:ark at live hundreiyard:! aind you see that ar plase." pointing to a clump of trees, well, as you dottn't wnt us inside your prace thar, our buys '11 jus sctter outrels around thar. and ;,hen the G;iner:l 1:S vou to muach. we aiarch when he -avs, boyS, thar' itin' to : don',' we're tha'; ani is we cat't whnl'. a regi:aneu '.of thoe hne bellied cnsses, tiny we he-. 1- set l at in Xi - ant andti tine Pri:ate. At a mcting of the abowv Com*.pany on the - Ai. ultimtio, the flluwing re .!,ti-on. were : Re"-.'ed i . Thannt this Comp.1~any.' .hl' be -inown as the t:0x' S:nrmp Ll3hes.' -I . d v '. That the :itor in ref thia Con. panty sitI he iiecl 'ioth1Een a! we nn get. 1-- ~. /, 3. That tihe -.,rms' of this ': pa .y sh. 'e, su'ch' ::s we c'an~ find r havo' pre an -'n3 nt. cet :hey migh:dt otherwise hi: som i he rani- a::d 'ie while on' nle an.i.......peialy tnhemn 'ha;. WO:t cat. cet ;i'e it o alarm or dantgc-. .h:dl hie tin thar ,'n th. Di; f':,es~ in "Black Itini r." TheL C'ati-~ wil in* !'myt. jetnce !e'ad the C. :::pany. 1 . ir -.: That as it isthe du of hrn-:e men t tigh for their cotutlry--if e-:e~r th~e in imy . hoss -w.ip ,tt ! r i-: 'emfi a'n ihon ure he1li saattered i nn tait s '. t e ralyn ig i wnds t or n- i~m~rant sad -c,m ii. ii h i t t~in 'iComa ny gt: r. th e,-y-n2 .t ti -: i' lr..olrwl, ''. That.e nearny iniIhvte thd uear~fnieiy renii t. ht uries. o.ute more: ei;.eiall. the youned whagn d ro i jtnr~ us. ' ~p~iena Domtestic lhappine~s -ha< intrinsiP worth ; it imay hie* reali.d iin power ty; it is internal aove' the c.,ntrol of circumstn~ance.. Such hap niss5 is a (lower of paradise that has been siu red to at Ly beyvond it' walls; and though~l withi us it dun's not blom ill iginal perfe.c lion0, yet it.- h!nsot:::, as we gnthe' r th..mn, nr. too hwvay ton ln'ave ius in doubt whet her it i. worth our cult tire. Of aill earthly gooid., this is Hea.vdei' best gift tin man. Wt!Mt there is no othe'r kind of jny thato caniC)t cameint :o. its ablsence, it :nay alike gild the mudn' wtli n f the ceabin, or shed vitality andt wtrmthl o.ve.r the cold .tate of tihe palace. There is no con ditioni of lif.e to which it mnay not adid un~ol. prce. Mfonarchs there have been, who hav, beard the exallting shout of victory, havn'jo n ed it for a maome-nt, the'n itnly sighed: rebnelious sons were a thorn in the heart whose riink! n~ prick was felt to kill all jty. erehants maity have amaznssed their muilhouns; their na-nes may have beeun honored ill varioiis partsi ol t e gloe: but in a mnomeint when succes~ a .d se cnrity have attended some fanvorable scheme of azardeons enterprise. ini alt the l.intn'ret as of ingtiish the sonul hasq whis-pered. "Thnis is] bnt mnockery to, him ivho wouldl ask it to atone)j for the absence of domtestic love." Pets--t. have live.d whose brows have been 'oeathetM by a fascinated nation, but wihose spirits have loathn d the laulrei., (';- thiorns grew at hotng iut netnr at* inrch, nyerebant. no~r post,1 fotud m'tie bliss a ijny t~o.o m'aeb. I~e ahnn n..! a ;ouitcr gi:"rltil":C^n of i;tie .'.lu 1Ci t:;" U..r ef t the . foVe Is-um-d.; from. F ::rt"n:. r ' -.'iVr 1 . -.t ti "c: ; ?:1' .:., * i:.. '':Ifr" Ir't: ih' c"Y.rl n., -.u"-e hi:';a:.. :T-:'". ilc i.rr. ..n.:a :;! :?T," ..: ; an ttrcl,,' ;-:7 )"t :f: 1ir'"'e ..r rl:: Yt'111I1 l:!t:+'' ..' \ !lr'171"t. r:!:i c. 1:!rd r'.ii r 11%;'tint'1:a7 t') ill I3ilrt w !t hail. 11. 6-li."r:-4 ti'3t: i 1ri 11: -31 ?N1"fiino.l.;. hip ll."'I li"hiir s*.: av. ^::.1 v 1 t!:ruvnV'. .t':iI) i'r:'::, ;!:'.;nr, in :tr. T}: 0 r uraii:net : t:71 ".is'r.ti: rte G !'r"trfi:i, A ! ti' ^l"1c rif"-;r"rt"'l. flee hc"'i:('fi is:; rt'lt:ra:'("'. tlrr1.t) -:f:rh(-.. alas. the I/:1.!-:1el1 r' ,it'"'1t i ti" t be ael.;': I Hi: l a:,.i: 9 e"r^ :'""'Url:t': n,: slo:s'i:ir !i" r. )<l""'m !',Uii::rly p. i:"'i:1 = tU . 1 f ." "ir:atl (tr (nn :f.,i!il." when he :l a :11' :i LL':"'1 Ilf rid: ":t- rr rat+ Ai'S". :\t-isbl rt'- 4t:n Iiti7 F{Y I LIr:'Iiu .--- L :1 1in'.?"I:n:: l:L Saturdar of the vuluniter" C('ur sav reci+nlly raised in thi- i)istrict, tiir.tl.e :he lt 11..w i:,g gertll'rnen Were Ovcted: Jiluic"a M. Perrin, Captain. John G. F".Iwa:ds, 1 "i Lii'utenaa'. 'Win. C. Da:i,. 2,1 l.:vutcii;!Rt. J. 'rotsn: R',I.t"rt:?4'11, :t.l L:t :ac"!: :! 1.1.-cille Banter, '10th ME311'Hia D1:F 1-::3,--The 3lculpiis:tp ct: says: We bappr:ntd to be prc::c.i t yveerd :} . when Sl:iy,)r ltllugh test.td S::Irrri n:oalited iilir ei:iatl:lc opposhe th'" !:xc.hi rrt buildhi . Revrid shots Kern disel131riad to the direction of the p !(:t or. the Atkp.ni;lt. short!. about ctle tttihi tan'1 a quarter up the' river. They a'(rre tin),t"r. to the plaec ,=.t which t::ir; :re '3i:"eeteti Vvi)h remark.-W. skill awl ::: cur::r". , l e ?t"I:rtl -hat cai: fit"gablt: avll:" 1:1t':11?13 11i0i1t:t t:1911;,''i': " :I::y " dan r!r'Vii .'i{$t')'.I:1 t' :.t:r tO(ll c T :': " , f.:i inirig a :rlit t'1:"i !!ti 111!!i: awl hatter y. in :: !diticn I.C. r?a'i} '. ndt: b,: !;en. r'11 i'i!:' , t: ;;; Pi i'r"'h - f;1 ut l :tlll3iii; i:.:1 '."r?'\' e'a+: ivn. safe that i. 'ee: of :: "" hua!;; '::"i i -!."t. n").:. 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