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RICHMOND ON THE JAME3.
A Boldierboy from Bourbon,ley gasping on the
field, ' " - 1
When the battle shock was brer and the foe was
forced to viold:
Ho fell a youthful hero.bofoTe the foeman's alms,
On a blood red flald near Richmond, near lucn-
mood on the James. . 1
But one still Btood beside him, his comrade in
They bad been friends together, in boyhoods
bllTDT dttV. v ' "
And side by side had struggled o'er fields of
blood and flames,
To part that eve near KiChmond, near Richmond
on the James
He said "I charge thee oomrade, the Mend in
days of yore,'
Of the far, far distant dear ones, that I shall see
- no more, : - ' - -
Though scarce my lips can whisper, their dear
well known names,
To bear to them my blessing, from IUehmond on
the James. s
"Bear my good sword to my brother; and the
DaagO upon in y urounir, i
Tnti vnnnir and irentle sister, that I used to love
t .. I
But one lock from my foiehead.give the mother
fcti 11 that dreams
Of her soldier boy near Richmond, near Rich
mond on the James. .
i
"Oh I would that mother's arms were thrown
. a I
aronnd me now.
That her gentle h.inda coo Id linger, one moment
on mv brow:
But I know that ehe is praying where our bless
. ed hearth-light gleams,
Foi her soldier's safe raturn, from Richmond on
the James.
. . a ' i. ti,n
"Bnt on mv heart, dear comrade, close lay those
fimoDmjuwa ... - ' -
nut brown braids.
Of one that was the fairest of all the village
maids; .
"We were to have been wedded, but death tbo
bridegroom claim.
And bhe iB far, that loves me, from Richmond on
the James. .
"Ob does the palo face haunt her, dear friend,
that looks on thee,
j is bhe laughing, singing in careless girlish
glee? .
It may be that she is joyous and loves but joyous
themes,' '
Nor dreams her love lies bleedicg.near Richmond
on the James.
"Again, 1 know dear cornrado, thou'lt miss me
for awhile, "''..''
When their faces and all that love :hee,' again
on thee thall smilo,
Again thou'lt be the foremost in all their youth
ful games, ' "
Bat I shall lie near Richmond, near Richmond
on the James." . "
And far frvm all that loved him, that youthful
soldier deeps, ' "
Unknown among the thousands, of those his
country weap?; . .
But no higher heart, nor braver than his, at sun
set beams.
Was laid that eve near Richmond, near Rich
mond on the Jamea.
The land is filled' with mourning, from ball and
cot left lone, - ' " '
We miea the deer well known face that used to
- greet our Own;
And long poor wives and mothers shall weep
and titled dames, '
To hear the narao of Richmond, of Richmond on
the James. - -
Wool.Aww,Bathco.,Ky.April 11,'54. -;
Undoubtedly
woman fs heaTen'B otter-
most work.
Tv - o,hn triad trt r ad hr the lizbt
efother dy, sabseqaently took eampbene
lamp.
wl ... Rnvtrnmtnt DOriCS IlKS
the
Secretary of State? Became tbey are oft
en brand(i)d - - -
Thompson aaya that a 'widder 1 i maV.
ried woman what's got no hasdaod, ko a be $
dead, and a widower i a feller as runs aftr.
er widdrrs. , .. -
f .r. rr.net mi du9 to marry when the days
acuu BT u
J 4 k. rl.vra
are most anxious to marry
are ihortest, ia that then tne Digu
Ion
lest
. . I
the Influence of
woman's gentlest thoughts, astbe mightiest
i II n biruuODt uimu I
l I Ka flnftAt hnitsa. i
; T- f - '.-
The mother of one of the young ladies
killed by the explosion at Washington has
j! j - w-w l.i
died of a broken beart
Why does father call mother honey?'
asked a bey of his eld er-brother Cao
tell, 'cept its because she has a large comb
io bar head. v . -" - ' - ' - " "'
ACanndian Review of the Campaign
- ol '1864 How the Military Situation
.Look t to . a Forelguer The Federal
i campaign oi isu. , . ,
fFrom che Montreal Telecrraph.l
So far, the Federal campaign of 1861 bas
laiiea more completely man any oi ica pre
A A fcm a A rrf 'I'll a t n 1 r-vl a Sv w M m An a ' V nw
been sufficiently developed o 'enable ua to
speak positively of. the general plan;. the
design was ot magomceut proportions, tne
fnroaa nn'A maforlnl mnlAOft(1 tmmAniA1 l.TlA
results have been many disasters, numerous
repulses, ingbtiui waste oi me ana treasure
and not a single victory. ',' ; I - i ' :
' The grand objective point of the design
was the isolation and capture of Ivcbmond
The operations in the . Southwest were de
signed to assist thss object. Banks in North'
rn T.nilini.nn and Smith in S,mt horn A r Iran
eas were directed to clear the right bank-of
me Mississippi oy an aavaoce witn forces
federates In those Slates, destroy them or
drive them into Texas; thus leaving the
C..V.. t TTT. - f A
i twnui t. Micro nco, auu rjrareiuiug uuy
co-Onerat!on between the enemv pnnt and
west of the Mississippi. Later a small force
was to issue from Yicksburg and march to
wards Selma, threatening the Confederate
army in Georgia under Johnston in - the
Sack and rear; Sherman with the main west
ern army was to break . up at Chattanooga,
Anrl mr0A arAv rrtus.ri A tlanla in , r .
ftrirvA nf A fmatrit .TnVinatftn nA r. rttti ri rtrv
f - - a
that impoitant ardonal and depot or at least
from that quarter to Le;, while Sturgis was
to move from Memphis towards Chattanoo
ga, covering Sherman's communications and
preventing any dangerous interruption of
his nnnnlia. Northward through Tunnm.
aee and Kentucky the railways were guard
ed bv lafee bodies of Western Militia called
ont for a hundred days servive. The forces
employed in tneeo operations numoered
full 9SftlVYl m.n rtf twhnm nnA.Kul f uorn
under Sherman's immediate command.
At the beginnifg of May, Grant proposed
trfc Krpalr' tirk .1 l"7n 1 -i . nra r tL.tprA rt a lav a
few miles Dortb of Lee, move rapidly by his
left, east and south, to the juuetion of the
Central Railways, thus getting between Lee
ana Aicnmoua, ana inreatening mat cuy
from the north-west, while Sigel was to ad-
uuui uo uvuu-weoi, wuiio uigoi was vj
vance down the Shenandoah, and with the
rAt-rraHrrt nf r!rrtnlr nrl Avprill Aaatrty
ca-tperat!oa of Crooks and Averill, destroy
and Tennessee, capture LvDchburg and the
6applies gathered there, and to break ap the
railway lines west of Richmond. Simul-
i w a1! J uua j Kt abu vwiw aBo.wu
the James River, destroy the Petersburg
Railway, and caoture that citv. break ud the
Danville aod R.cbmond line and isolate and
threaten the Confederate capital from the
. iouth. 'The bet laid schemes of mice and
Uan, by d"int of numbors made resectable
JoanSton comoeUed. him however.
Lmen gang ott aglee. in the West, atier-
p "j r
progress; Johnston compelled, him however,
t. nuv 'ar'o fnr pvrv mil A nf a'lvanrii
f fio'htinir bim wherever the ground was favor-
juu".u ".. . &
ab . inflicting immense losses on him at
trifling cost; dexterously evading all his
flanking movements; thrashing him hand
somely at Resaca and Dallas, and finally
bringing him to a stand still north of
Marietta, where the two armies now con
front each other, Johnston offering battle,
and Sherman seeking to avoid it.
The co-operatirg expeditions in this quar
ter have all miocarried. In the Trans- Miss
issippi district Banks and Smith were de
feated with enormous loss io men, guns and
materials; 13,000 prisoners, 27 armed, and
tiaosport steamers, 53 guns, and ovor 2,0jO
wagons were among the trophies of the vic
tories in Ibis campaign. The political re
sults were the recovery by the Confederates
of the whole of the State of Texas, Arkan -tas
and Louisiana except New Orleans.Little
Rock, and a few garrisoned ports.
.The expedition which went out from
Vicksbnrg wait repulsed add driven back;
that which is-ueJ from Memphis as deci
sively defeated,' wjth the loss .of more than
half its numbers ni nearly all its arms,
artillery and material. With the exception
of a few armed posts.the Confederates have
recovered the whole of the Mississippi, and
the river of that name is again blockaded;
communication is established once more
between the sections of the Confederacy, and
men and supplies freely piss from one sido
to the other. Morgan bas made a success
ful raid into Kentucky, and Forrest is mov
ing in force against the Federal depots and
lines of communication in Tennessee, while
Wheeler ia effeottally stopping transporta
tion between Sherman and his base of sup
plies and giand depot at Chattanoogi.
Jo the East the campaign has been bnt
little more successful. Sigel waa defeated,
and Hunter, bis successor, with bis coadju
tors, has' accomplished nothing more than
tearing np a few miles of railway, and ra
vaging the country through which they
parsed. , , . . ,
Butler and Smith were defeated with
heavy loss, and compelled to intrench them
at Bermuda Hundred, under cover of the
fire of the gunboats. . . . . -
Sheridan'a raid, first to destroy the railway-communications
north of Richmond,
and next to oo-operate with Elnnjer, Crooke
and Averill, failed completely, effecting
little beyond the diminution of his force to
one-half, and the exhaustion of the remain
der. And this brings as to the operations of
the Eastern aamy under Grant aod Meade.
At the beginning of May the grand army
of the Potomio lay around Culpepper; the
n " f v;-;nia .in, tar Lea. was in the
HtUlJ V" ' o ' I
neihborhood of Orange Court House, us
nnrlnd eastward toward Fredericksburg
lenaeu , . o,j.. .v.
tK;r.r fh fnr A a of the RaDidan.the wag
ons of the whole force packed, and the men
i a moment's notice
io ins
' noint- The Federal force under
inraai
M8ld.a command numbers,
as Dear as can
be ascertained, 210,000 men, irrespective of
Burnside's Corps, ana consisieu u. iu. i- ..o
gec&nd Third Fifth and Sixth army Corps,
which hi baen consolidated into . three,
jtj;r.u-rtfitTrh?the second
..11- Co.n Wifth and Sixth: the second
was commanded by Hancock, the Fifth by
.if ..i ,r.a Rirth h Sedzwick: Burn-
aide bad the Ninth to act as a teserve. . At
daybreak on the 4th of May. .Grant broke
up at Culpepper, and marched southeast for
uermania and Lly a Fords, where pontoons
bad .been laid, and crossed the - Kaptdan
without resistance; Buruside remaining be
hind, to cover the trains, and by a show of
force to disguise the movement from the
enemy as long as possible. ." , i
As soon bs the movement was pronoun
ced Lee moved east . by north to intercept
tne federals on. the Spottsylvania road id
column of march. Tho second corps under
Hancock having the advance on the morn
ing of the oth, had got past the iotesection
of the two roais from Oraoga Court House
on the Spottsylvania pike, .by. w.hioh the
Confederates were advancing, and was push
ing rapidly southward; but the head of the
Confederate columns came upon , the- flank
of the following Federal corps now joined
by Buruside, who .bad marched' all night,
and . threatened to cut the array in two.
Grant did not know that .the advance con
sisted, of only, a few weak brigades, the
dense jungle of the Wilderness concealed
the magnified numbers; the Confederates
attacked him with great vigor, end he be
lieved that Lee and his. whole army were
on his flank. He hastily determined that
his scheme to set past Lse's left flank, and
into his rear had failed, and that the only
course was to halt and give battle. Han
cock was recalled, the trains hurried to
ward Cbancellorsville. and the line of bat
tle formed west of the road lsadiuz south
ward to SpotUylvania, and on either side
of the two intersecting roads from Orange
Court House, by which the Confederates
were advancing.
Ibua the Confederate advance, only two
divisions sironz, found itself enzaed with
four Immensely strong army corps of the
enemy; in its hands was the safety of the
whole army, and if need be it must perish
to a Qio to secure time to concentrate. No
bly did they do their duty; with a persist
ence, heroism and devotion never excelled,
if ever equalled in war, they devoted them
selves. Ddploying in the chapparel, taking
advantage of th cover of timber on either
side of the roads, they prepared to die.
ibe Federals attacked in missive columns,
charging up the road and across the open
glades; the Confederates behind their cover
apposed a thin gray line, which, had, the
ground been open, would have been swspt
away like chaff; but now almost secure from
danger, that thin line kept up a rolling fire,
its bullets crashed through the dense array
of the enemy, searching it from ri 'ht to
left, front to rear; shattered by a
terrible slaughter, impeded by their
dead and woude-l, again and again were
the Federal columns driven back in utter
rout, leaving the ground absolutely piled
with daad. - But it is not our intention to
follow the fortunes of corps, or the surges
of each individual combat; but to deal with
results. For two days the battle raged with
varying success, closing on the second with
decisive aivantage to the Confederates.
All the Federal attacks hae been defeated,
the Confederate army had concentrated, the
artillery and baggsge trains were well on the
way to Spottsylvania; the Federal attempt
to turn Leefs flank had failed and the latter
satisfied with ruch results, all he had been
fighting for, proceeded to take up anew
position, covering his communication with
Richmond. -
As this movement was begun on the eve
ning of the 6th, Gordon finding that his
flank lapped Grant's left, mada an attack
upon ' it, drove it across the main road in
utter root, and brought the Federal array to
the verge of ruin. Gerraania Ford road was
lost, and had the success been followed up,
Grant's defeat at Wilderness " would have
ben as complete as Hooker's at Chancellors
ville. But the Confederate army was al
ready on its march to Spottsylvania, and
could not be recillel in time to tak9 ad
vantage of the event. The Federals passed
an unpleasant night their line of battle was
withdrawn and concontriteJ, and in the
darkness ax and spade ware applied throw
ing defeoses to break tha asrault they an
ticipated on the morrow The morning
broke upon their trepidation, and found
them watching, digging and chopping; all
nirht lonsr thoir trains hid toiled toward
Fredericksburg, now looked to as a place j
of retreat; noon came, and still no attack, a
rRonno';sance was pushed forward and it
was found that the enemy had disappeared.
Grant immediately telegraphed a decisive
victory, tne enemv rouiea ana uyiug id
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every direction, uanoocit pursumg, Uu
the usual Federal embellishments. That
niht. Saturday the 7th, the whole line fol
lowed on Lae'a track, leaving its dead uu
buried, thousands of its wounded unfather
ed, to die miserably in tho Wilderness, and
its fiald hospitals to tne mercy or me ioe.
Six weeks afterward parties were sent out
to recover the survivors of one ot the most
cruel abandonments io the history of war
fare; some hundreds of the wounded suc
ceeded io reaching the bank of the Potomao
od attracted attention, but many hundreds
moe perished slowly by the most horrible
of deaths, hunger, thirst, and the mortifica
tion of wounds, in the glades ana jungles oi
the Wilderness.
After a severe encounter on Sunday, the
8th, Federal Corps was severely puntsnea.
both armies again confronted each other,
the Confederates facing north, and the Fed
erals south. In the center was bpottaylva
nia, through which west and east ran the
road from Catbarpen to Bowling Green,
outh the road to Richmond over me ro
river to the rear; in front looking norta
where the Brock, Pine Grove and Frederick
burg roads, diverging from the left, center
and right of the town and the communica
tions in the rear was the Confederate army
strongly posted, and opposed to them the
four Federal corps d'armee forming the seg
ment facing inward, as the Confederates
formed a small semi-circle facing outward.
T. wanted lime for bis wounded and
trains to retire on Richmond, and he fought
to obtain it. So far be had net lost a gun
nr a waTon. as d he had carried off all his
wrmndaJ. His total loss in the battles of
ih. VViMnrnesn killed, wounded and mis
ainr was onlv 6.030: while the enemy had
baen weakened by a loss of over 45,000;tbe
disparity being occasioned by the dense
Mlnmmi of the Federals charging aver open
ground, while, tae. Confederate line fought
nearly- all the time in the screen of a 'dense
forest. ' In the battles in front of Spottsyl
vania the -Confederates had the same and
greater advantages; they were posted oc
hills, covered with timber; the Federals had
to advance across clear ground; exposed to
the sweep of batteries firing point blank into
their masses." Grant attacked on the 10th,
and fighting continued every day until the
19th;. the only result favorable' to the
Federal was the assault of the latter on the
11th, with a thousand prisonersthe advant
age which was neutralized immediately by
the recapture. of the ground lost; and the
surprise of the right on Thursday morning
under cover of a dente fog.- which cost the
Confederates between two and three thou
sand men, and eighteen guns. The ground
lost necessitated a concentration,' which im
mediately took place. Having successfully
resisted every attempt to force his position,
aod secured his trains, on the 19th, Lee,
under cover of a furious assault' on Grant's
right, withdrew across the Po, and retired
to North Ann.. Here ha again baited, and
gave battle; for three days Grant hurled his
forces upon him to be rolled back with terri
ble slaughter; - then he sickened of hia
pledge "to fight it out on this line If ittakes
all summer," Hitherto Lee had succeeded
in keeping open his oommunication south
aod west, and Grnnt saw that if he was to
succeed in planting himself to the north of
Uiobmood, and thus cutting Liee off from it,
he must fight with the legs instead of the
arms of his soldiers. He had been obliged
by the . loss of the Germania Ford road to
abandon bis base at Culpepper and establish
it at Fredericksburg; hia failure at Spottsyl
vania threw him back from this on Port
Royal; and now he determined to cut loose
from it, aod try a race for Richmond by
Hanover Town, with a new base at White
White House above the confluence of the
Pamunkey with York River. He. moved
rapidly to the south-east, but the enemy
had the shorter line, and when be turned
west and attempted to reach the north of
Richmond in this direotion, he found Lee in
front of him ready to give battle. Iu the
meantime Smith has been detached with
the Eighteenth Corps from Butler's com
mand, and sent by water down the James,
au i up the York River, to White House to
re-enforce Grant, and the supplies of the
army followed.
.There was severe fighting in the neigh
borhood of BethesdaCuurch, until the 30th,
with the general result that all the efforts of
the Federals to force their way to the north
of Richmond by Mechaniosville ware de
feated;and Grant again began moving south
east tofiod a more vulnerable point, fight
ing again at Coal Harbor on the 31st, and
on the 1st and 21 of June, with no better
success, the Federal army having now
reached Gaines' Mill.its line of battle cross
ing the ground occup el by Stonewall Jack
son when he crumpled up McCIellan. On
the 3rd of June the Confederates made a
furious attack on the Federal right aod cen
ter, the result of which waa the withdrawal
of Grant's army to JamesRiver on the 14th,
and the abandonment of the White House.
The withdrawal was managed with much
skill, the Confederates not, pursuing, bat
guarding the bridge over the Chickahomioy
east of Richmond, and massing their, forces
on the left bank of the James, covering the
city from the southeast in anticipation that
Grant would make for Malvern Hill with
the design of reaching Richmond from that
quarter. Had he done so, he would have
exposed himself to a blow which could
hardly have failed to bo fatal. . But the
Federal commander hid no stomach for an
other fight wi th Lee on ground of that Ge n
eral choosing, and hopai to secure by sur
prise in another field the successs which had
eluded him on. thU. The object of the
Campaign, a lodgement in force north of
Richmond, was given up tor an attempt
from the south. Troops were moved rapid- j
ly across James River, and as soon as land
ed, marched at once on Petersburg, only
garrisoned by a few companies of militia.
Before the point of attack was developed,
aud Lee could send reinforcements, the out
er line of detences was carried, with 18 guus, i
14 of which were recaptured the same day,
but much of the ground lost was cot recov
ered. Simultaneously with this attack, But
ler sallied out of his intrenchments, seized
and beun destroying the railway between
Petersburg aud Richmond, but was inter
rupted in his work, defeated, and driven
back with heavy loss. Oa the morning of
the 16th Petersburg was io the greatest
danger; when the sua went down -it was
safe. Beauregard was there with all army,
and Lee was on the right bank of the James,
his left resting on Fort Darling,, and-his
ri"ht on the Appomattox,' his guns com
manding the right, dank of the federal ad
vances before Petersburg. - , -. ... - :
The attempt to take Peter burg by assault
have beea repulsed with great slaughter;
the Federals admitted op to- Wednesday last
a loss of ten thousand jnen; their actual loss
ia nrobabiv double that cumbsr; aod. if this
covers it, it is the first time they have eome
so near , the truth. Of recant ops rations
before the city we know nothing more than
that they have culminated in disaster after
disaster, the latest being the repulse of an
advance by the left toward the Richmond
and Weldon Railway with a. loss, according
to their own accounts, of five guns and 2,000
prisoners, and the apparent . abandonment
of the siege. .--
A new series of operations is announced
on the left bank of the James ..River, the
onlv point yet untried, and by some deem
ed the weakest; but there is little reason to
suDDOse that the enterprise. of Reducing
Richmond from t hid quarter will .be more
successful than those that proceeded -it. :
So far, we repeat, the campaigned has
failed at all points; the Federal armies have
baen, hurled to certain slaughter with
cold hearted oess worse than devlish. No
general. ever exhibited so great au indiffer
ence to the lives of his soldiers as Grant;
do general ever achieved a little by such
sacrifice. . It is impossible to say that his
array bas cot fought well, and endured all
the hardships, daugers and labors of the
campaign with "heroism aod dooilityi They
were directed by a butcher, and opposed by
the greate.-t general of this or any other
aae.. Poateritv will rank. Gen. Leo above
Wellsngton or Napoleon, before Saxe or
Turenne, above Marlborough or: Fredrick,
before Alexander or Csesar. Careful of the
lives of hia men, fertile in resource, a pro
found tactician, gifted with the swift intu
ition which enables a -commander to dis-
oern the purpose of his enemy, and the pow
er oi rapia combination which enables him
to oppose to it a prominent resistance?
modest, frugal, self-denying, void of arro
gance or self-assertion; trusties nothing to
chance; among men noble as the noblest, in
the lofty dignity of the Christian gentle
man; among patriots less self-seeking, and
as pure as Washington; and amonz soldiers
combining the religious simplicity of Hav
elock, with the genius of Napoleon, the he
roism of Bayard and Sydney, and the. un
tiring, never faltering duty Wellington.
If this great soldier had at his command
the forces and material asainst which he is
called on to contend, the superiority on land
and tbe supremacy on water, in six months
the whole Federal States would b prostrate
at his feet. As it is, he has made his own
name, and that of the Confederacy he serves,
immortal. .
In estimating the future prospects of the
campaign, it must bs born in mind that the
r ederal army is being rapidly reduced, in
numbers. Its losses in Virginia ' since the
4th of May cannot be estimated at less than
one hundred thousand ; it is being also re
duced by the return of the three years aod
two years men, whose terms are daily ex
piring. 'By this rdaans over fifty thousand
man will be withdrawn from the Army of
the Potomac alone before the close of the
next month, and these are tho best troops
in it. The term of the one hundred, days
men expires also during next month. The
Army of the Potomac, which at the com
mencement of May numbered with its co
operating corps" in Virginia, over 300,000
men,-Is now less than 2JO.O0O. The re
duction of the Confederate force bis cer
tainly not been more than one fourth ,of this.
Geoeral Sherman's loss in Gaorgia has also
been exoessively heavy. : For the next three
months the climate will fight against the
Federals; already in Virginia (the Federal
troops) are suffering severely from this cause
from this cause. In the attack on Rich
mond the hope of the co-operation of tbe
Federal fleet appears to have been abandon
ed; vessels are sunk across the stream be
low Ft. Darling, which equally prevent the
descent of the Confederate rams, and the
ascent of the Federal gunboats.- ', '
Ou the whole, the situation of the Con
federates is more hopeful than at any pre
vious period of the struggle. They never
were stronger men and material; the gloom
of previous disasters has been dispelled by
long uninterrupted success in every quarter.
To restore their strength, the Federals must
soon resort to another conscription, a dan
gerous experiment at this time, which may
fail, and, in failing terminate the war., "
Cube tor a Felix. As soon as the part
bogins to swell, get the tineture of . lobelia
and wrap the part affected with cloth,
saturate it thoroughly with tincture, and tbe
felon is dead. An old physician says be has
koown this to cure in scores of cases, and it
never fails if applied in season. .
How to Pbepars Tomatoes. The fol
lowing method of preparing tomatoes) for the
table, we are assured by one who has made
the experiment, is superior to anything yet
discovered for the preparation of that ex
cellent vegetable; Take good ripe tomatoes,
cut them in slices and sprinkle over them
finely pulverized white sugar, then, add
claret wine sufficient to cover them, .To
matoes. are mostly prepared in this. way
with dila ed. vinegar, but the claret wiue
imparts to them a richer and more pleasant
flavor, more nearly resembling the straw
berry than anything else. , .--
We protest against Butler being called a
Beast," as that is a base insult to the Brute
creation." Hamilton (O.) Telegraph." ;
A Republio paper says: 'We see - the
hand of Providence in the re-nomination
of Mr. Lincoln.' - But people who have a
great deal better vision than' you, see the
cloven foot of Satan m it. " -
Fine sensibilities are like woodbines, de
lightful luxuries of, beauty to twine round
a solid, upright stem of understanding; but
very, poor things it. tuey are ieifr to creep
along the ground. , . ; - ? .t --
A. bride's , veil, worn the other dey at a
Paris wedding, cost $20.000. . Jimmmyl .
Straw-hats are. making in Paris of rice
straw, without any crown, the place of the
crown. being supplied by two laws oi lace
veiling the hair. . . - .
A buck niszer, rejoicing in the name of
Henrv W: Johnson, was admitted to tne
bar. to practice law, in Rochester,, N. Y,
last week. . . .
In Europe more than twelve millions of
acres are devoted to the grape nuitnre, and
the wine produced J estimated at buo. per
gallon. yeilds annually . 51,600,000,000.
""The new Russian railway, which is to
connect Moscow wih Sebastopol, as a free
port, will cost 21.000,000. ; " ;
If we had not within ourselves the prin
ciples of bliss, we could not become blest
The grain of heaven lies in the breast as the
germ of the blossom lies in the shut seed
' - Tt ti i foolish Idea that we mntt lie down
and die. because w are old. Who is old?
Not the man of energy nor the day labor
er in sciecee. art or benevolence; ou nouu
ly who suffers bis energies to waste away,
and the springs of r.ie to Decomw ujuhuu
less. ' ' - "'
The tongue blessing. God without the
heart is but a tinkling cymbal; the heart
hi.cin. dad without the tongue . Is sweet
k.,, i;fi mnsic: both in oouoert make that
harmoov which fills and delights heaven
and earth. . . ; -. .
; Women's love for military officers is gen
. erally anifoTim - -, . ' . -.- - i - x C
' : - i- - , .: ?
Amnsins Proverbs About Women.
As the good man saith, so say we but asT
the good woman saith', so it must be. .'
A woman and a greyhound must be small
in the waist.
A little house i well "filled,- a little" land
well tilled, and a little wife well willed.
All women are good; good foif something'
or good for nothing.
r A virtuous women, though vCglt, U tkj
ornament of the house.
An obedient wife commands her hrisband.
A man of straw is worth a' woman of
gold." " ' ' - - ; - -'
A woman's work; is never at an ehct. v
I .-A good wife is the workmansblp of
gooa nusDand. ... .. . .,
When the good man's from horrie; the
good wife's table ia Boon spread.
Aman's best fortune or his i worst Is at
wife. ' ; .- .-. . ' -.' . . . .- r-
, An enemy to beauty is' a foe to' nature. .
. All are good lasses; but where comes the?
IU wives frae? .
AJwoman conceals whsf ibe knows not;
, ,A Jass that has many wooers 6ft fares that
worst. ,
A ' man must BBk his' wife leave to thrive.'
Fools are wise men In the affairs' oT wo
men., - . ' . . , .
Every man can tame shrew bat be that
has her. T-
- Ladies will sooner pardon want 6f senia
than want of rrianners"; .. ..
Bare walls make gadding housewives.
You may know a foolish woman by bef
finery. . . ,
Women are wise on a sudden,- fools ori
premeditation. " '
Baauty will buy no beef.
; Choose a wife rarher by your ear, than
yod. eye. . ... .
Many blame trie wife fortheifowd thrift
less life.
Prettiriess makes no pottage'.' "'.'.-
While the tall maid is" stooping, tiio lit
tie one hath swept the bouse. -
Women laugh when tbey can,-and weep
when they will. . ...
Beauty. in women is like the Bower ia
spring; but virtue is like the stars' of heaven,
. Women growth bad are worse than men;
becase tbe corruption of the beat turns -to
the worst.
Beauties without fortunes have sweet
hearts plenty, but husbands none at all;
. Beauty is ho inheritance. ,
Fire dresses the meat, and not d sm'sri
lass. ; ,
Far-fetched, ahd dear-bon'ght, is good tot
the ladies.
Three women and a goose make a mar
ket: ... '. - .. .
There is many a good wife' (Sat can't
sing and dance well.
The society of ladles is a school of po
liteness. . ..
The rich widow cries with' one eye and"
rejoice with the father.
He that tells bis wife news' is bui newly
married. - - -
'He who wfshes to chastise a fool, set hied
a wjfe. . .: . . " . -
Next to no wife, a good wife is best:
No woman is ugly when she is dressed;
She that is born a beauty, is half mar
ried. "
She that has an ill husband shows it la
her dress.
Saith Solomon the Wise; 'A good wife is
a good prize.'
Who bas a bad wife, has purgatory for a
neighbor. . - '
The cunning wife makes her husband
her apron. c . . - . : ' .- .
Tbe more women look in their glasses;
the lass they look to their houses;
There is one good wife In the country,
and every man thinks he hath her.
General Butler, at the outset of this of
this war, in the ' preliminary engagements
was a private in the ranks of Jeff Davia '
It is believed that this is the only instance
the world's history where a man com
menced as private on one side and rose td
tbe rank of general on the other without
fighting a single battle.
The paners affect astonishment that Lih
coin has pardoned the notorious rascal, Col;
Fish. It ought to surprise nobody.. Why
hould not Lincoln pardon rascals? Wei
should expect him to have a fellow feeling
lor nobody else. ' - - -
Since General Grant - bas ordered the dls-7
tribution of a ration of whiskey in his army.
it is said .that Secretary . Seward thinks ol
enlisting.. , . v - , - . . - - n
To the child every bit of wood fs a gilded?
flower-rod on which fancy can bad hundred
leaved roses.. , -..
PA young girl loses ber freshness by ming
ling with fashionable . society, as a bright
stream does by mingling with the sea.
It is a curious fact that the Cathedral tt
Notre Dame, in Paris, although 500 year;
old, was never consecrated until aew week
since " . '
the first nart of married life is thesa.Be?
of the honeymoon; the rest too often com
mon moonBttme. .' -
If yon crack rough jokes at other people'si
expense, yon may getyohr head cracked at
your 6wn.- ' "
A mi is better pleased when be' has s
good dinner upon, bia table th when bis"
wife talks good rrencn.
. " "i '. .
LaCOKio. A Major in Grants army writes'
home that. 'we have met the enemy soma'
dozen times since we crossed the Rapides
and came damned near being, theirs.'
The currency is unlike other substanesf;
the lighter it is; the faster it falls.
A' dry g'oods house in New York sold '
$12,000 worth of dry goods to one lady last'
week. Shoddy;
' - A Week filled xrp with selfishness and";
the Sabbath stuffed full of religious ezer-j
cises, will make a good Pharisee, bat a poqR-
. Christian . . -
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