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H. ffrr51 IIWL Professor of Instrumental Music, Woaldrespeetfully say to the citixeus ofChsr don and vicinity, that he has now located himself in their village, where he in tends practic ing his profession In allils variouabrsnches. He wulgive Instruction in Piano, MeJodeanor Band (Muiic, in the most approved and modern styles. OrPianos and Melodeons repaired and tuned the best manner, on short notice, and on most reasonable terms. C. M.SEIBKL. Chardon, August loth, 861, 6UMf EMANCIPATION IN THE DISTRICT. BY WHITTIER. When first I saw our banner wave Above the nation's council-bull, 1 heard beuealh its marblo wall The clanking fullers of tho slavo ! In tho foul market-place I flood, And saw tho Christian mother sold, AnJ childhood with its locks ol gold, Blue eyed and fair with Saxon blood. I shut my eyes I hold my breath, And smothering down tho wrath and shame 1'hat set my Northorn blood aflntno, Stood silunt whore to speak wasdoatb. Bosido me glootnod the prison colt Whore wasted one in slow decline For uttering simplo words of mitio, And loving freedom all too well. The flag thai floatod from tho dome lapped mcr.aco in tho morning air; I stood a periled strangor, where Tbo human brokur mad a his homo. For crimo was virtue : Down and Sword And Law their throe-told sanction gave, And to the quarry of the slave Weut hawking witb our symbol-bird. On tho oppressor's sido was power t And jot 1 knew that every wrong, However old, however strong, But waited God's avenging hour. I know that truth would crush the Ho ISotnolimo, somehow, tho end would bo ; Vol scarcely dared I hope to sue The triumph witb my niortul eyo. But now I see it 1 In the sun A true Hag floats from youdor domo, And at the nation's heart nml homo Tbejustico long delayed is done. Not as wo hoped, in calm of prayer, The message of dulivvruncu comus, But buinldnd by roll of drums, On waves of battlo-troubled air 1 'Midst sounds that madden and apalt, Tbo song that Belbluhuui's sbopbords knew ! The harp of David melting through Tho demon agonies of Saul ! Not as we hoped I but what are wo ? Above our brokon dreams and plans, Uod lays, with wiser hand tbau mail's, The corner-stoucs ot liberty. I cavil not with Him: the voice That froodom's blessod gospel tolls Is sweet to mo as silver bulls, Rejoicing I yea, I will rejoice 1 Dear frionds still toiling in the sun -Ye dearer ones who gone before. Are watching from :lie cteroai shore The slow work by your bands begun, Rejoice witb mo ! The chastoning rod Blossoms with love; the furnace host Grows cool beneath His blessod foot Whose form is as the Sou of Cod 1 Rejoice I Our Marah's bitter springs Are swoetonod ; on our ground of grief Hisu day by day in strong relief The prophecies of better things. Rejoice in hope 1 The day and night Aro ono with God, and one with them Who see by faith tbo cloudy hotn Of Judgment fringod witb Morcy's light t The Calico Cloak. in ''Have you soon the now scholar,?" asked Mary Lark, a girl of twelve or fourteen years, as sho ran to moot a group of schoolmates, who wero coming toward the schonlhouse ; "sho cuts tho most comical looking figure you ever saw. Her cloak is made out of calico, and her shoos aro brogaos, such as men and boys wear." "Oh, yos, l'vo soon her," said Lucy Brooks, "she's the now washerwoman's daughter. I sboulun t have thought Mr. 11 row 11 would have taken her into the Academy ; but I supposo ho likes the money thai comes through suds as well as any. it clearer, of course." And the air rang with tho girls' laughter. "Lot us go in and examine hor," continued Mury, as they ascended the school-houso steps ; "1 oi thinking she will make fun lor us. The girls wont into tho dressing room, here they found the now scholar. She was a mild, intoihgont-looking child, but pooi ly though tidily clad. The girls went around her, whispering and laughing with each othor, while sho stood trembling and blushing 111 one corner of the room, without venturing to ruise ber eyes from tho floor. Wlion she entered tho school they found tho littlo sir! far in advance of those of ber ago, in bur studies, and placed in classes of those two or three years ber senior. This seoaied, on the whole, to make those girls who wero disposed to treat hor unkindly, dislike bor tho most , and she, being of retiring disposition, through her influonce bad no friends, but went aud relurnod from school alono. "And do you really think," said Mary Lark, as sho wont up to tbo little girl a fow weeks after sho entered the school, "that you are going lo get the modal ? It will correspond nicoly with your cloak I" Aud sho caught hold of tho cape and held it out from bur, while the girls juinud in ber loud laugh, "Calico cloak got the medal? I guess sho will I I should liko to soe Mr. Brown givo it to her," said another girl, as she caught hold of bor arm and pooped under the child s bonnot. 1 bo little giri strugglod to roloase bursolf, and when sho was Iroo, ran home as fust as possiblo. Oh, mother," she said, as cbe ontorod her bumble kitchen, "do answer undo Wil liam s letter, and toll him we will come to New York to live. I don't like to livo in Bridgevillo. The girls call mo 'calico cloak,' and 'hrogans,' and you dou't kuow how unkindly thoy treat mo." "Lizzie, my dear," said the mother, "you must expect to meet witb those who troat yon unkiudly on account ot your poverty, but you must not bo discouragod. Do right, and you will eventually come off conqueror." Although Mrs. Loc tried to encourage ber child, yet she knew that she bad to meet witb sovore trials lor one so young. "But, mother, they aro all unkind to me Ibere isn't one that loves me." And the child buried ber face In bor bands and sobbed aloud. In Bridgevillo Aeademy there were a few unprincipled girls, and tbo othors joined tbem in tossing tbe little "calico cloak," as Ibey called ber, from thoughtlessness and love of sport. But tbey knew not bow deeply eaob sportive word pierood tbe bear! of the little stranger, and bow many bitter tear tbe bad tbed in teeret over tbeir tin kindness. Mrs. Lee, learning thai the scholars eon- tinued tbeir unjust treatment toward ber cbiid, resolved lo aocept ber brother invi tation, although be was a poor man, and I a fiorhaps through his influonce tho might oad a happier lifo than among ber school mates. Accordingly, at tbe end of the term sho loft Bridgevilln, and removed to New York, Although Lizzie had boon a member of tho school but ono term, sho had gainod the medal, It was worn from tbe Acadtuny bononth tbe despisod garnionts. Wocks, months and voars glided away to the stu- dents of the liridgevillo Academy, and th9 littlo "calico elouk" was forgotten. Those! who wore at school witb hor had left to outer upon tho businota of lifo. TwuIto, yours alter Mrs. Lee loft town, a Mr. May-j nard, a young clorgyman.caine in to Bridge- ville, and was aottlod as pastor of the village church. It was ropnrtud at tho sewing cir-1 cle the woek following his ordination, that it was expected ho would bring his bride; into town in a few weeks. There was a irrnftt iriirinftilv In inn lier f,nil nnnninllv f j 1 - r - alter it was reported she was a tulentud young authoress. Soon aftor, Mr. Maynard gratinod thoir curiosity by walking into church with tho young wifo loaning upon his arm. Sho was a lady ot great intellect ual beauty, ard ororybody was dooply in teroslud iu the young minister and bis wifo. Tbe following week the young ladies Hocked to soe her, and she promised to moot them at tho next gathering of tho sowing circle. Tho duy artired. and, although it was ojuilo stormy, Mrs Doiicoti Brown's parlor was filled with smiling faces. The Deacon's carriuga was sont to tho parsonage aftor Mrs. Maynard, and in due timo it arrivod, bringing the lady with it. Tho shaking of bauds thut followed bar arrival can only bo imagined by thoso who have beau present upon such occasions. 'How are you ploasod with our village ?" asked a Mrs. Britton, alter the opening ex ercises wore ovor, as sho took a seat busidu Mrs. Muynnrd. "I like in appoaranco much; It has Im proved wonderfully within tho last twelve years." "Wore you ovor in Bridgovillo hoforo ?" aked another lady, us those uroutid looktd somewhat surprised. "I was here a few months wben a child," replied Mrs. Maynard. Their curiosity was excited. "Have you Iriunds hore ;" asked a third, aftor a mouiont's Bilonco. "I havo not. I rosiitod with my motbor, tho widow Loe. We lived in a littlo cottago which stood upon tho spot now occupied by a largo store, on tho cortior of I'ino street." " 1 no widow Loo T' repeated Mrs. Britton ; "I well rotnombot the cottago, but 1 do not recollect the numo." "I think I attendod school with you at tho Academy," replied Mrs. Maynard s "you were Miss Mary Lark, were you not ?" "That was my name," replied the lady, as a smile passed ovor bur features at being recognized; but I am quite really aahamod that my memory has proved so recroant." "I was known in the academy as the little 'Calico Cloak.' I'urhapa you cao remem ber ino by that name." Th (mil faded from tho face of Mrs. Britton, and a doop blush overspread her features, which in a few momonts were soon dnopeuing upon the faces of others proBont. There was silonce for some minutes. Wbon Mrs. Maynard looked up sho found she bad caused considerable disiurbanco among tbo ludioa of her own ago by making borself known. "Oh I I remember very woll when the littlo 'Calico Cloak' went to the Academy," said an old lady, as sho looked nver glasses, "and I think, if my mumory serves mo right, somo of the ladies preseut owe Mrs. May nard an apology." "I had no intonlion whatovor, lad ios," re plied Mm. Maynard, "to roprovo any ono presont by making mysolf known ; but, as it may scorn to initio that such was my in tention, I will add a few words. Most of tho young ladies will remomlier tho littlo 'Calico Cloak,' but no nno but tho wearor know how doeply each unkind word piorood tho littlo heart that beat bonoatli it. And, as I again hear the old Academy bell ring, it brings back to my mind the sorrows of childhood. But lot no lady mistake me, by supposing I cherish an unkind fooling to ward any 0110. I know that, whatever tho past may havo boon, vou are now my frionds. But, ladios.lel me add, if you havo ehildron, loam thorn a losson from my experience. and treat kindly the poor and dupisod. A calico cloak may covor a heart as warm witb affection, and as sotisiiive with sorrow, as one that boats bunoath a velvet covering. Whorevor you meot a child who shows a disposition to dospiso the poor, tell the story of the 'Calico Cloak ;' It will carry Us own moral with it." 'That is tho shortest but the host snrmnn I ovor heard," said tho old Ijidy, again, as sho put hor handketchiof under hor glasBos. "and I dou't buliove it will bo lost by any of us. The old lady was right. The story wont from nno to annthor until It found its way into the Acadomy. At that very time a littlo boy was attonding school there, whoso mother was struggling with hor needle to elve him an education. The bovs often made sport of his patohod kneos ind olbnws, and he would run home to his mothor. But when the "Calico Cloak" roachod the schol ars, the little boys, for be was naturally a nnhlo hearted child, bocaino very kind to "Little Polcbey." When Mrs. Maynard hoard tha story nf "Little ratchoy, she folt that sho was woll repaid for all she bud Buffered in her childhood. A New Department. t a An order of tbe War Department, issued yesterday, created a new Military De partmetit, to comprise Ihe States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois Missouri and Kentucky, east of the Tennessee River, and including Uumberland uap, and the Union troops operating in its vicinity, and lo be known as tbe department of Ihe Ohio. Major General Horatio Gates Wrigbt is assigned to lbe command. Gen. Wright, to whom ibis important military district has been entrusted, was appointed to West Point from Connecti cut, of which State be is a native, in the year 1837. On the first of July, 1841, be graduated as Second Lieutenant in tbe Corps of Engineers, and from January, 1842, to July, 1844, was one of the Assistant Professors of Engineering at tbe Military Aeademy. In February, 1848 be wai promoted to a First Lieu tenancy ; attained tbe rank of Cap'.ain in July, 1855, and on the 6th of August, 1361, waa promoted to a Majority. On September 14'.b,lB61, be was made Brig adier General of Volunteers, and was sub sequently advanced to the honorable and responsible position of Major-Genera!. Terrible Story of the Rebellion. j ' I i t A corrosnnndont of the New York 7'tmn. who dates from Springfield, Missouri, lulls iiiu uiiiownig sau mm 01 iui suustiiueiices of rebellion: "Tho lender tnorcles of lecossion aro' cruol. I havo just heard tho sad story of a widow who hat buried two sons and daughter since the outbreak of tho rebellion. Hor three children all fell by the band of violenco Sho lived In Whito River country- land of hills and ignorance. In that county, sho and hor family stood almost alone on tho side nf tho National Union. Hor neigh-1 bora wero advocates of rebellion, and even boforo tho arrival of our army In Spring-j field, all loval citizens wore warned that they most leave thoir homes or die. It was little that the uonr widow had to leavo-a' iltlo log cabin and a small patch of hillside but suoti as it was, sho was proparing to leave it, when her son Harvey left hor In soarch of employment. Sho psckod his bundle with a heavy heart, took a silk hand kerchief from hor nock, gave It lo him, and kissod him good bye, never expecting to sue biin again. Ho had not gone many days when hor persecution began. Dor little boy was one evening bringing in wood for the fire, when a shot was hoard a bullet struck the log tinder bis arm, and ho dropped it with a scream. The ball had just missed his heart. Joy at his escapo from death wss honcoforth mingled with glonmy approhension. Next, she heard of the doatb of Harvey, IIo had found a home, and, fancying him sulfsncuro, was alone at work In the field. Tho family witb whom be lived were abjont. Wlion thoy roturnod at noon they found his dead body in the bouse, pierced by a bullet. His torn cap and otbor signs witnosind to the sovority of his struggles buforobo yielded to his murdoror. From this time the family of Mrs. Willis lived in constant fear. Ouo day a gun was fired at thorn as thoy sat at dinner. Ofion thoy saw men prowling about with guns, looking for the young men. One man was bold enough to come into tho cabin In soarch for tbem. At night they all hid in tho woods and slept. The poor woman was ono day gathering corn in the garden, and William was sitting upon tho fence. "Don't sit there, W'illinm, "said his mother, "you aro too fair a mark for a shot." "William," said his sister, "you are not safe there. Come into tbo house" He oboyed. He was sitting between two bods, wbun suddonly another- shot rang on the air, and tho widow's second son, Samuel, whom she had not noticed silting by another door, rose to his feet, staggered a few steps towards bis mothor, aud full a corpso before bor. "1 novor wishod any ono In torment bo fore," sho said, ' but I did wish tbo man who killed him was there." Her tliroo oldost sons at once loft tbo cabin, and fled over the hills. Tboy aro all in tho National army to day. Samuel's sis tor washed tho eold clay, and dressed it for tho grave. Aftor Iwu duys tho secotsion neighbors came to bury him. At first the frantio mothor rofused to lot them touch tho body. At lost sho cousontod. Tbo clods wero falling upon the cnQln, oacb sound awakoning an ocho in hor aching heart.when a whipporwili fluttered down, with its wild, molanchnly cry, aud settled in tbo open grave. The note so terrified the conscienco strickon, suporstilious wrotobes. that for a momont Ibey flod in dismay. ifto ot lier ehildron wero now in thoir gravos. 1 hi 00 bad oscapod for their lives. The unhappy woman was left with hor two daughters aud throe small children, helpless and alone. She was obliged to eo 30 inilos upon horsohack to tho mill for fond, and afterwards to return on foot, loading bor norse by 1110 bnuio with tbo sack ot tnoal upon his back. On hor return she mot hor children about a mile and a half from hor own bouse. In ber noighbor'a yard hor two boys, agod ten and twolvo years, were dig ging another gravo tho grave of an old man, murdorod in hor absoucc-, for tho crime of loyalty to the Union. Together with a wnilo-huaded patriot, who tottered witb ago, thoy placed tho oorpse upon a board, rolled it, unprepared for burial, and uncofllued, into the shallow pit, and then covered it with earth. Such aro tbo trials of loyal citizons in tho bordor slave status, and in placos wherever robellioo has been in power. Tbo widow now escaped for refuge to this city. And hero, to orown her sorrows in tbo abieneo of bor throo oldest remaining sons, a drunken soldior of tho Kansas regi ment shot ber daughter Mary, as she was stunding in tho door of hor bouso. Is it any wonder that this woman's hair Is gray, her forehead full of wrinkles, or that she should say in tremulous tones, 'I feel that I shall not live long? The only thing wbicb sus tains me is the love of Christ:' Northorti poopla know nothing of the horrors of war." The Pursuit of Fugitive Slaves Under Difficulties. The Memphis correspondent of Ihe New York Tribune rotates the following amusing incident : Yesterday a boroaved patriarch applied to Gen. Sherman, to learn how he cou'd re claim his runaway slaves. "I know of only one way, air," ropliod the Gonoral, "and that is through tbo Uoilod States Marshal." Tho unsuspecting planter started iu anxious pursuit of that oflicur, and was at last di rected to Hil Iyer's quarters, whore beaskod "Is this tbo United States Marshal ;" ... . r, t . . tt "No, sir; the Provost Marshal. "Whore can I find tho United States Marshal ?'' "Havo you business with him ?" "Yes, sir; I want my niggors. Gen. Sherman says bo is tbe propor otticor to ap- ply to." Oh, yes," replied Col. Ilillyer, who per- ceived tbejoko; "be undoubtedly is; so tbe, law nresoribos, "Is he in town ?" "I don't know, but I suspect not." "When do you think he left ?' "About a yoar ago, I funoy." At last it dawnod upon tbe plantor's brain, that, since tbo Unitod States officers were driven out, and tbe National courts brokon up, lbe Fugitive Slave Law it not in opera tion. Ho went back to Gon. Sherman, and inquired sadly if there wss 00 other way of recovering hi chattels. Tbo Genorat re plied 1 "None to my knowledge, sir." "What can I do about it r" "Well, sir ,tbe law provided a remedy for you slaveholders in cases like this, but you were dissatisfied and smashed tbe machine. If you don't like your own wotk, you'd bet ter restore it and set it running again. Uq lost you do that very soon, you'll bare no need of a Fugitive Slave Law." Tbe planter left, with his admiration for tbe beauties of (Secession a good deal diminished. For the Jeffersonian Democrat. THE SOLDIER'S MUSE AT EVEN. : I 1 a', 1 I I j i 1 ' Tho riling moon surveys our camp, a thousand stars in heaven appear Each soldier rests in sleep profound, 'Neath Iloaron's rich robe bo knows no fear. , . , , .... lo ?p ' on,,,r18f wu C4r"od b, . To homo and friends. 10 native dells 'D 'rom wo oft our pari act 0 or, Iu """J ,u,t tl,rillud e Uan'a deep c ' But difTuront sconos than these am ours, When long-roll boats at doad of nighl ) From sylvan dreams we form in lino, Kach'grutps tbo stool, prepares for fight, T... .u , ... . ... T'' npw ,ho ou ",,h " '". Tho h.rt ,' ''." .!. . T". . . T .? , . (Standi stout and firm, the foe to moet. Oh, than, may He who rules tho world, Mako strong the arm, sustain each heart Protect, direct, on ovory hand. That each act his J. H. WARNER, 41 st Reg., O. V. Written in Camp Houghton, south of Athens, Alabama. Gen. Butler and Gen. Phelps. The Dopartmont of the Quit is porturbod by tho negro question. Tho facts aro de Uonoral Tholps madu a requisition for arms, rived Irom the correspondence as follows 1 equipments, &c, for "throo regiments M j Africans," which bo proposed to raiso. He said at the same timo that ho bud already "upwards of three hundrod Africans, organ ized into five companies, who aro all willing and ready to show their devotion to our causo in any way that it may bo put to the teat." He says that Southurn society is dis solving, anJ that to prorent the African from being instrumental in a general state of anarchy, bu should bo attached to our sido. To the requisition for arms.&c, Qonoral Bullur signifiod his wish that Uonoral l'bulps oinploy his contrabands in cutting down the trees and forming abatiis between his lines ami tbo lako. Uuuoral I'bolps ref ponded as follows i "While I am willing to prepare African regimonls for I ho dufunso of tbe govornment against its assailants, I am not willing to become the mero slavo driver which you propoio, having no qualifications in that way. I am, therefore, under the necessity of tendering the resignation of my commis sion as au officer of the army of lbe United Status, and respectfully requost a loavo of absence until It is accuptod." General Butler, in reply to this lottor of Ueneral l'lielps says that tho "1'residenl has not indicated his purposo to employ the Africans in arms," that the arms, &c, "fur (ho Louisiana volunteers are, by tho lettor of the Secretary of War, oxpressly limited to whito soldiers," and he orders General Pholps to dosist from his nogro enlist ments. In rogsrd to the engineering work proposed, the General says : "You have five hundred Africans organ izod into companies. You write mo this work tbey are fUtod to do. It must either bo done by them or by soldiors, now drilled and disciplined. You havo said the loca tion is irwhoalthy to the soldiers it is not to tho nogro. Is it not boat that thoso un employed Africans should do ibis labor : To do this tha negroes ought to bo em ployed, and in so employing thorn 1 soe nn evidonoo of slave driving or employing you as a sluve drivor. Tho soldiers of tho army of the Potomac did this very thing last Summor, iu front of Arlington Heights. Are the negroes any better than they ? Because of an order to dn this necessary thing, to protect your front, ihroatonod by tbo enoiny, you londur ynur resignation and ask imuiodiato leave of absence I assure you I did not expect this, either from yourcourugo, your patriot ism, or your good senso. To resign in faco of nn enemy has not boen the highest plaudit to a soldior, especially when tho reason as sigaod is '.hat ho is ordorod to do that which a recont act of Congress has specially au thorized a commander lo do I. o., employ tne Arrican to do tho necessary work about a oatnp or upon a fortification." Oonoral Butler refusod to accept the res ignation of General Pholps. and has reforrod the wbole matter to tbo War Department. Gen. Clay's Farewell to Russia. : 7.7 , '" , f-r, , ' 1 cultivate and strengthen that grat- M'ude for your Imperial Majesty, your ' house and your people. My countrymen know already what you bave been to us I shall tell them of lbe clemency, of the firmness, of ihe sublime courage, which t : . MttieBtv disnlavs in vour We have already anuounced tbe fact that Mr. Clay bad taken bis leave of Ihe Czar, and introduced to him Minister Cameron. Bayard Taylor, in a letter to the Tribune, thus reports Mr. Clay'a fare well remarks: "Your Imperial Majesty will see, from the letter of lbe President of the United States, which I have the bonor lo bear, that bo recalls me at my own request. Had 1 consulted my pleasure rather than siy duty, I should not have exchanged lbe attractions which surround your Im perial Majesty' Court for the hardships and dangers of tbe field of bat'le. By this devotion to my country, your Im perial Majesty will measure the depth of my gratitude that you bave magnani mously stood by us in our lime of need, ol humiliation, and of national peril. That gratitude is fell by every lover of our great Republic, at borne and abroad. Should I eurvive tbe war, to enjoy that more stable vsv uuu a uvucrv ju icon v va iui ,. it .... . nf mo magnanimous efforts for tbo progress and glory of your own people. To have per sonally known and enjoyed the gracious consideration of tbe roost illustrious among living men, wbo will be known in all time, not as lbe Csar of all tbe liussias, but as Alexander II., will be to me lbe most precious of life's memories. Sad, in leav ing your Imperial presence, I go to min gle my aspirations witb the great millions of tbe Western World, that God will pros per and bave in His bolv keeping your Imperial Majesty, vour Imperial house, and tbe fortunate millions of people under your paternal rule. iv. r. Jive, rott Ths physicians of tbe soul, like those of tbe body, should mako tbeir eordials as palatable as they can. The vicious poor often rob tbeir neigh bors; tbe vicious rich rob tbeir neighbors and themselves. Lake Nyassi. Great excitement was occasioned, tome yeaia since, among1 scientific men, by Ihe announcement that that portion of South-1 ern Africa named by map-makers, in de- lault ol better information, the "great in-, terior desert," was in reality a well ...... , , , g . watered basin, having a number of large navigable rivers and extensive fresh water lakes. Two of these Ngami and ??) assi liBre been pretty well explored, the former in the belief that it would prove to oe Hie Head wafers ol the INile, and the Vna.-i or.fl V. n ..naanrl I X. m (, n t i n a I f.mn. the lake to tbe oceans on the east and west, finding to the eastward a fine water communication. He has since explored the lake for about 200 miles, and pub lished in the New iork Tribune a brief rUM b1rle( In August last bkelch of the journey ...o t.. txMioi w iur tir iu miles, past tho Murchison cataracts on Shire river, wbicb opens into Ihe lake. There are Gve falls of from 100 to 150 feet, and a number of rapids in tbe cataract-., '.he entire fall 1200 feet. The lake is from six to seven hundred feel in depth, in many places deeper, and has some resemblance in outline to Italy. It begins in latitude fourteen degrees, twenty-five minutes south, and extends to tbe southern borders of the tenth de-' gree of south latitude being over 223 miles Ion?. It is nearly straight, lyin2 between the 33ihand 3Gtb degrees of longitude; a succession of bays open into il from the east, and a range of high land and mountains surround it. There are several small, uninhabited islands iu the lake, which afford no protection or an chorage from storms, owing to the rocks surrounding them. Five rivers flow into it from tbe west, and, it is thought, one from the north. The shore is very pop ulous, fishing being the chief occupatioo of the people, varied by slave catching. The explorers met no hostile demonstra tions excent from a !rihe called Ainwa other by Dr. Livingstone.in the hope that commerce might t. to.ro.iucea into Al-,(Jal r.ca. Dr. L. spent some five years In his second journey from houth Africa lo Lake whom tbey endeavored to dissuade from catchinr. Dr. LivinKitone sperms enthusiastically!""" of the future destiny of Africa. The soil is luxuriant, and frosts are unknown. The cotton plant is perennial, and re- quires none of the toil necessary to its culture where it is exotic. The greatest drawback is slave bunting, which depop- slave markets world. males the country so much as to endanger u. Ti.i. i.. .iv.. i. .;n .1,; labor. Ibis traffic however, mil ulu- cease, by the extinction of tbe iuruuQom tue civilized The Graveyard Whistle. Tho editor of the Nashville Union, who has as good an opportunity to judge of tbe strength of tho Rebels, as the editor of tbe Springfield Republican says : Witbin the last fow days two or three Rebel plans for tbo Summor aod Fall cam- naign, including a gonoral invasion of the North, capturo of the Capital, etc, etc., have appeared in our columns. That these speculations havo boon, and are now iu- dulgod iu by the rebels, there is no doubt, but they aro nevertheless with vigor and nrnmntrtAii nn inn nark nf ths. invn rn mun r a. little likely to happen, as tbe falling of tne stars, it is a mero pioceof braggadocio indulged in to koop up tbo sinking spirits of the coufudoracy ; it is a school boy's grave yard whistle, to inspire fresh courage in in spiring bosoms. Our own opinion is that no time have the fortunos of the Confederacy so called, beon so gloomy as now. The guerrilla rattling of gongs did not succeed in bringing over Kontucky on masse, as was hoped and anticipated, into tbe rebollion, aud iu this Stato it has mot witb no bettor success. On tbo contrary we bave no doubt tbat hundreds of active, substantial loyal men bavo enlisted in the Fedoral sorvioe in thoso two States, witbin tho last two weeks who never would bave taken up arms in any othor circumstances. In spite of the violont languago of tbe rebols it is easy to see tbat tbeir violence is the languago g,f despair rathor than of confidence. A gentleman of truth, and groat sagacity told us the other day that he had observed in conversing witb woll-informod rebels in tbe interior of this Stato, they bad no confidence in the ability of tho Confederacy to protoct them, and said they wero hopelessly ruined. Tbey said tbat whilo the guerrillas could every now and then dostroy a train, or capture a lew soldiers at a dash, still they always bad to run wben tbo Federal forces eame up, and that such a war was impoverishing the Soutb, and ruining their property. Nature as an Artist Nalure never places two inharmonious colors in juxta position, but every tint is laid on with the most perfect artistic effect, not a shadow out of place. Her colors are contrasted, never opposed, and even in her wildest moods she still flings down her massive rochs, and pours ber foaming water, where the landscape seems to need it most. In lbe words of the talented author of "Tbe Land we live in," "Nature is al ways at work, producing changes which do not show from day to day, but are very striking after a course of years. She disintegrates lbe rocks, and now and then sends down masses, thundering along the ravines, to bridge over a chasm or make a new islet in a pool ; she sows ber seeds in crevices or in little projections, and the bare face of the precipice becomes feath ered witb tbe rowan and the birch ; she draws her carpet of verdure gradually up tbe base slopes where she has deposited earth to sustain the vegetation ; she is forever covering with her exquisi'e mosses and ferns every spot which bas been left unsightly, till nothing appears to offend the human eye within a wbole circle of hills. She even silently rebukes and re pairs tbe false taste of uneducated men. If he makes his new dwelling of too glar ing a white, she tempers it with weather stains ; if he indolently leaves tbe stone walls and blue slates unrelieved by any vegetation, she supplies the needful screen by bringing out tufts of delicate fern in the crevices, and spring coppice on tbe nearest slope. Oppositxs frequently go together chills and fevers are generally associated. A Clergyman's Joke. : ' ' , , f ." mtt" P"I"ion 10 you 1 11 agroe ;o 'M llgln;j(lll' o.Tf ,00 will ki.i lbe pralflei, 1 btfjng tuo dga..) Tne prop. osition staEKred me a little, and I could 1 m ,oU1 10 llme- 1 ' 10 P slave , me who you have been kissing." Tucn ! ! I , " , , "; - "w.ug I cards, and I discovered that my genial com- psDlonwB,a , Episeopiifrn preach matsly L. nr rh..nr.hn.. i h.H cL.n.i. i 1 ...... .1 :.. - .,a nti.1,1 Im - -, Fruoport, Illinois. After breakfast 1 cam into the sitting room, where I met a pleas "' aity, good humored travolor, who. "7" '"r """'" tr"'n 1 We conversed freely and pleasantly on sovora topics.uoti .seeing lw0 , Jiel meBl ,Dd ;' 08oh' 0,ho in tho street, the conversation turnod on kiising, just about the time too train waa approaching. "Co mo," said be, taking up his carpot bag, "sinco we are on so twool a ,uujec, 'o " navo practical application. hardly .lull wbother he was in earnest or In tun ; but, as he would be as doop in it as I possibly oould bo, I agreed, provided he would do tho fust kissing, though my heart failed, somewhat, as I saw his black eye fairly sparkle with daring. "Yes," said ho, "I II tr, rit first. You take the back anj 0 in from tbo front end, whore car, you can see tho tacos ol the ladies, aud yoo stand by the one you think tbe handsomest, aod I'll como in from behind and kiss ber." I had hardly stepped inside the car whea I saw, at tho first gianco, one of tbo loveliost women my eye over fell on. A beautiful blonde, with auburn hair, and a bright.sunny face, full of love and sweetness, aud as ra diant and glowing as the morning. Any further soarch was totally unnecessary. I immediately took my stand in tbo aisle of the car by ber sido. She was looking out of t,)0 window earnestly, as if expecting soma one- ihe back door ot tho car oponed, ana '"PPed my hotel friond. I pointed my "3., 11 1 , would dare to carry out bis pledge; and you may imagine my horror and amazo inent when he stepped op quickly behind bur, and, stooping over, kissed her, witb a relish that made "my mouth water" from end to end. I expected, of course, a shriok of terror, and thou a row generally, and a knock-down; but astonishment succeeded astonishment, when I ssw her roturn the kisses with compound intorest. Quick as a flash he turned lo me and mid, "Now sir, it is your turn ;" pointing to a bidoousiy ugly, wrinkled old woman, who sat in the seat bobind. "Ob, you must exouse met you must excuse me I 1 exclaimed. Do toll me who vou have been kissine. "Well. , or.- Aod we bur. intoK, 'n p-os, 0f laughter as be said, "This is my wife ! I bave boon waiting bore for ber. I knew that was a sate propoiition." He told the ,tory t0 bis wifo, who looked ton-fold sweet- er " ,no UBrd heard. Whenever I go to Coicaeo, 1 al ways go to hoar bim, and heartier, mora natural and more oloquont preacher it is bard to find. He was then but a young man; be is now well known as one of the ablost divines in tbo West. Harper's Monthly. Gen. Rousseau's Style. I i A correspondent of the Cincinnati Oa- teJle relates the following of that nobis Kentucky Unionist, Gen. Kousseau : I was in his tent not long since, when ft gentleman came before him requesting; permission lo go beyond our Tnes and visit ,li8 wife Hs ,iad never ,ken . . "V .8B,n'tlllb" iL '2 and abetted those who had, and admitted that he was still a secessionist. "You can't go !" said the General. "It seems very hard," replied Secesb, that I can't go and see my wife." "No harder for you than it is for tne," returned tbe General. "I want to see my wife. You have compelled me to leave her by your iufernal treason. You surely don't expect me to grant you a favor which your rebellious conduct prevents me from enjoying." "Well, but. General" "It is useless to talk, sir. If vou will go to work and assist me to return to my wife, I will do all I can do to enable you to return to yours." "What do you wish me to do.Genera!?" "I wish you to return to your allegi ance, as far as lies in your power, to die countenace rebellion and treason." "But, General, my conscience will not allow me to do tbat." "Xeither then," replied the Kentucky patriot, "will my conscience allow me to grant you favors which are due only to loyal men." Of course there was nothing further (o be urged, the baffled rebel took up his hat and left. The General turned toward those who were silting in his tent,and qui etly remarked : "When you have rendered these reb els fully sensible of how much tbey hava lost by their rebellion, you bave taken the first step toward making tbem loyal men." ; Wife vs. Ladv. It is certainly not in good taste for a gentleman to speak of bis wife as bis "lady," or to register their names upon the books of a hotel as "John Smith and Lady," or ask a friend "How is your lady 1" This is all fashionable vulgarity, and invariably betrays a lack of cultivation. Tbe term wife is far more beautiful and appropriate and refined, whatever may be said lo the contrary. Suppose a lady were to say, instead of "my husband," "my gentleman," or sup pose we were to speak of "Mrs. Fits Maurice and ber gentleman." Tbe thing would be absolutely ludicrous, and its ob verse is none the less so, if rightfully con sidered. A man's wife ia his wife, and not his lady ; and we marvel this latter term is not absolutely tabooed in suob a connection, at least by intelligent and ed ucated people. It ought to be left for the exclusive use of the codfish aristocraoy. Provident Pott. . Webb tbe true visage of sin seen at full light, ubdreised and un painted, it were im possible, while it so appeared, tbat any one soul eould be in love with it, bat wo'd rather flee from il as hideous and abomioabl. "Yod are writing my bill on very rough paper," said a elient to his attorney. "Never mind," said tha lawyer, "it bas to be JUt4 before it comes into eourt,"