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M ISCELLANEOUS.
I OLIVER GIBBS, JR..
I Prescott, W isconsin, will buy and sell lands
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interests of non-residents generally, buy
cT' nr ar " tenants, negotiate Loans,
A!so Commissioner of Deeds for all the
I Dorthern States,
| Prescott, May 6, J 861. nltf
I C. B. COX,
I D, d™ Fl ? ra ' GBAIJf ’ CTC - Cufc, °n Work
done t° order. The beet brands of Flour
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Sflcttcit |)octrii.
The Brook-
BY ALFRED TENNYSON.
I come from haunts of coot and hern,
I make a sudden sally;
And sparkle out among the fern,
To bicker down the valley.
By thirsty hills I hurry down.
Or slip between tlie ridges,
By twenty thorps—a little town—
And half a hundred bridges.
Till lost by Phillip’s farm, I flow
To join the brimming river ;
For men may come and men may go,
But I go on forever,
I clatter over stony ways, -
In little sharps and trebles ;
I bubble Into eddying bays,
I babble on the pebbles,
•
With many a curve by banks I fret,
Bv many a field and tallow ;
And many a fairy foreland set.
With willow-weed and mallow.
I clatter, chatter, as I flow
To join tbe brimming river;
For men may come and men may go,
But I go on forever.
I wind about, and in and out.
With here a blossom sailing ;
And here and there a lusty trout,
And here and there a grayling.
And here and there a foamy flak®
Upon me as I travel;
With many a silvery water-break
Above the golden gravel :
And draw them all aiong. and flow
To join the brimming river;
For men may come and men may go.
But I go on forever.
I steal by lawns and grassy plots,
I slide by hazel covers ;
I move the sweet forget-me-nots
That grow for happy lovers.
I slip. I sHde, I gloom, I glanee,'
Among raj skimming s.vallows;
I make the netted sunbeams dance
Against my sandy shallows.
I murmur under moon and stars.
In bratnbly wildernesses;
I linger by my shingly bars,
I loiter round my cresses.
And out again I curve and flow,
To join the brimming river;
For men may come and men may go,
But I go on forever.
stlttftb Stale.
A Student's Adverture.
Some ten years aero, I spent the long
vacation on the northwest of Antrim; —
somewhat disappointed with early fail
ures and with myself, I affected the sol
itary. I tried hard at twenty to set up
the then impossible character of foolish,
misanthropical old Timon. I soon, how
ever, discovered the unplensantness and
practicability of this. The wild precipices
and mountains of the grand coast exer
cised mv demon, and the limitless full
Atlantic, beating restlessly on its iron
bounds, rouse me to action. Presently
I dropped into the doings and crafts of
the rough fisLermen and cragsman of the
neighborhood, and soon gaining their
hearts by some unusual feats, I acqu red
the high character of being a “gay, ven
turesome lad"—no unworthy fame.
Mv rather confident address and cour
age, such as they were, underwent a
peculiar trial, where aifd when I least
expected. I was living in .the vicinity of
the celebrated swinging bridge, Carrick
n Rede. The trgops of tourists visiting
it leminded me of the world, from which
I was, after ail, an unwilling exile. The
danger of crossing the bridge with my
dog ami gun, afforded some excitement.
Tho glorious views of shore, sea and isles,
delighted me; the deep, mossy heather
on the headlands made a luxurious
couch for dozing upon, under tho sum
mer sun.
One day from my favorite eyrie. I bad
watched a gay party descending the
slope to the bridge, mixing and chang
ing the colors as they went, like tho
view in a keleidescope. I could distin
guish hughterand sweet voices pleasant
ly ringing out, and I confess it needed
tbe solace of my favorite book and all
my fortitude to render me contented in
my solitude up among the sea gulls.
I resumed my last place and stretched
myself very comfortably on tho moss of
my tall, out standing, piljar-liko elifliwben
suddenly my dog Tasso, rushed close to
mo, and fixed his big. dark eyes anxious
ly in the direction of tbe bridge.
We both trembled at that moment, for
a piercing scream smote us. The sea
birds darted out from tho rock face, and
after a short, silent flight outward, cried
at their shrillest and loudest. Could 1
be deceived! It was surely human! It
was a woman’s voice!
“Han it he,” I thought, “some of them
over the cliff.”
Grasping rav gun, 1 rushed down the
hill ns men only run to save life. Again
and again, as I flew over the broken
ground, I felt the same bitter cry, strik
ing, as it seemed, into my very heart.
A few bounds over the slippery sm-grass
along the edge of the precipice, aud 1
stood at the head of the ladder, wlrch
led down to the swinging bridge.
Heavens I wbnt a sight!
Right in the midst of it was a young,
fair-haired girl. With her two small
white bands she desperately clutched the
slender cord which tbe fishermen used as
a balance or guide; the preesure of her
PRESCOTT, PIERCE CO., WISCONSIN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1801.
whole weight drove it out from the float
ing strip of boards on which she stood.
Sometimes with her hands stretched out,
she swayed, face downwards, over tho
abyss, with its white raging waves a hun
dred feet below; sometimes the wind
and the double osciallatiou laid her
backwards, with her hands clenched up
on that worthless cord, and her pile,
sharp face straining upwards, as her long
hair streamed, pointing down to the 6ea.
The bridge itself was shaking and sway
ing giving forth that clank and moan pe
culiar to it in storms, wreathing about
like some serpent struggling with the
poor gill’s efforts. On the platfoim of
rock beneath the ladder stood the rest of
the party, each in au attitude of silent,
horrified expectancy, incapable of the
slighest attempt at rescue.
At a glance this never-to be-forgotten
scene was all understood. Another
ssrearn, another look of wild, appealing
despair from the poor girl, and I was
out upon tho narrow plank. Under
the double motion the lopes shook and
were depressed, so that I could scarcely
walk.
There was no time to think or pause.
With rapid strides 1 came on. 1 could
hear her praying now. But I saw also
that she was fast losing her consciousness;
her courage and strength had given way
under the reaction of hope; she was
about to faint. I measured the terrible
vacancy into which sho was about to fa!i
headlong. I was prepared to abide the
desperate plunge the bridge would gi>e
the moment that she dropped.
In the last extremity of fear and hope,
I shouted in a voice that stirred my own
heart too:
“Courage, brave girl: courage for one
moment more.
Just then I was within six feet of her,
standing on six inches wide of a deal
plank that bent like whalebone, my only
hold the loose cord swinging from rock
to rock across tho gulf, below a black
walled chasm of rugged rocks, with a
dizzy whirl of roaring foam between
them. Judge, then, my dismay and as
tonishment, when I saw this girl, as I
spoke, leave hold of iho hand rope, and
walk unassisted towards me along that
narrow, shaking path hung out in air.
I could not credit my senses, it was un
heard of; it was too daring; it was im
possible for any human being. Before
I could recover or decide how to act, she
flung herself upon me, her arms about
my neck, and her whole weight resting
upon me like lead ; I scarcely retained
my balance, and I could not attempt to
relieve myself. I felt she was about to
faint ;I felt, for from his position 1 could
not see; I knew no human power could
save u* i f she did. Moved, then, by my
own life as well as hers, 1 whispered in
that stern, strange, inward tono which
arises in the extreme of anxiety or per
il:
“If you faint or give way we are both
lost!”
The effect was wonderful. Bravely
the poor, young, frail creature fought
with her weakness, beating back the
faintness there on thin, quaking piank,
with the fierce eddies rushing far below,
and their hoarse voices filling tho wide
air below us; only mv arm about her
waist to stay her against tho swaying
ropes beneath.
“Now, are you ready to try it?”
“I am ready,” said the brave girl.
Gently, and gradually I loosed her
hold of my neck and arms; I put the
hand rope into her grasp, with direc
tions to let it slip through her bnnd,
merely resting on it as sho walked, and
with her le!t hand clasped in my left,
which was stretched out behind for her
to hold, inch by inch and foot, without a
sigh or flutter, she reached the platform,
where her friends stood liked statues,
waiting us in tho breathless awe.
I had only time to lift her from tie
bridge when she gave way in earnest,and
for a longtime she lay pale and rigid
as a drown corpse, on the black rocks.
Whenever symptoms began to appear,
her friends were profuso in their acknowl
edgements; one old gentleman—tho pat
or fatuities. I supposed—eyeing my
rouL’b, shooting coat and worn leggings,
began something about, “any remunera
tion I could fairly ask,” fumbling at tho
same time in his pocket. I fear I con
signed him rather abruptly to tho tender
care of a certain unmentionable person
age, and in great dudgeon with what I
conceived, I called old Tasso from ad
miring and noosing about the young girl
I had assisted, and stumping up the lad
der with him in my arms, flic could nev
er climb up though he ahvuys got down
splendidly, poor fellow!) I reached the
top. A sweet, faint voice followed me:
“Oh, sir, I wish to thank you.”
This sounded soothingly and real; but
stay, niv hot, bashful young blood could
not. I dimly remember taking off my
bat and replying with mv blushes:
“Not at all—don’t mention it I beg,”
and I moved away.
I suppose you think tho above named
young lady is now Mrs.—. It should
have .been so, perhaps, but it never was
or is likely-to be, unless she turns up and
rewards me after this long delay. I nev
er beard her name or auything of her
beyond this adventure on the swing
bridge; and as I am far out of the
world’s notice, it is improbable we will
never know more of each other.
But let no one disbelievo on this ac
count the simple truth of our strange
meeting on Carrick-a-Rede, to which I
have added nothing.
“LET ALL THE ENDS THOU AIM ST AT BE THY COUNTRY S, THY GOD’S AND TRUTH’S.’’
From tho Hudson Nortli Star.
A Visit to Pierce County Seat.
Most everybody hereabouts has heard
of the little revolution tho good people
of the county of Pierce got up amoim
themselves—bow tho people of tho coun
try took up arms against ihecity of Pres
cott, and by a majority of two or three
hundred, voted to move the county seat
to a place in the “ big woods,” known
only in history as “ T. 26, R. 17.”
Having a curious turn of mind, we
were somewhat anxious to visit said lo
cality for tho purpose of taking observa
tions, and ascertaining as near as possi
ble tli3 prospective value of “ city lots”—
and as Judge Wetberby had signified
his intention to hold court at the “countv
seat of Pierce Co.” commencing on Mon
day last, thought it would bo a favora
ble opportunity for us to reconnoitre in
that vicinity. Therefore we packed up
our little artie’es of necessity, pulled on
our tall hoofs, and embarked cn the old
steamer Alhambra , for Prescott—at
which point we arrived in duo course of
time. At this place wo found that all
manner of rumors were afloat as to the
dangers to bo experienced in reaching
the county, seat —that tiavelcrs were lia
ble to lose their way in the wilderness,
and to be murdered by “ bloody Injins,”
or perish from hunger. After listening
to the marvelous tn'es with fear and
trembling wo resolved before turning
back to consult our old frieiul, Late A.
Taylor, as to the probabilities. We
found him in his sanctum, and he at
once informed us that the reports were
not to he relied upon—that guides under
the supervision of Jay Whipple were to
be placed at regular intervals along the
route, and that a military company un
der she command of Capt. Isaac Foster
had already received orders to march
with arms securely packed and marked
“ Derby and Day,” to prevent suspicion,
lie further stated that if it was our inten
tion to proceed that he would cheerfully
consent to be our body guard, and share
with us the dangers of the’journey.
Tho whole night was spent in consulta
tion and p—reparation for tli j morrow
—and at early morn, with arrangements
ail compete, and with a spirit of resigna
tion which patriots always evince when
duty calls—wo bid our friends an affec
tionate good bye, and—started for the
county seat !
Nature was docked in lion finest robes
—the sim rose in all its majestic splendor
and the dew drops upon tho dark green
foliage sparkled like diamonds set in si]
ver. The cattle grazed ns leisurely and
iho birds sang as sweetly upon that beau
t ful May morn, as though “ tho whole
worjd and all tho inhabitants thereof”
woro at peace one with another. As
though editors had no troubles, and do
linqucnts paid tho printer. As though
county seats were not to be considered,
or dangers in finding them to he avoided.
The tranquility of the scene in a great
measure trnnquilized our minds, and we
experienced that degreo of calm security
which visions of approaching dauber
could not deface. But enough of this—
we proceed with the “stern realities.”
The Trimbelle, swollen bv the great
rains, presented anything but a favora
ble appearance to persons m search of tho
county scat, which a guide informed us
lay six miles beyond.- However, “ duty
called and it was ours to obey.” Float
ing bridges aud r, deceptive tra< k was no
barrier to men in pursuit of knowledge
under difficulties. The opposite bank
was reached in safety, hut only to expe
rience new difficulties in the way of a
“ woods road.” Those who have trav
oled one after a heavy rain know what
we mean ; for the benefit of those who
have not, we would say that this an is
wide enough for one vehicle—with one
endless variety of stumps, logs and brush, j
At right angles with the root of each
stump and about four feet distant is n
mudholo of from two to five feet in depth,
according to the chances for avoding it. ;
These holes are generally filled with wa
ter, and the exact’depth of them is four.d j
out after you lose your equilibrium and
the wheel of the vehicle disappears from
view. We were only surprised to find ;
any bottom to some of them.
After a few miles wo met a man with
a short frock and a round cap, and asked,
“ How far to the Capital ?” “ Vat you
say—me talk not much English—all
Yarmen about here.” “ How far to tho
new county seat ?” “Ah ! mo undcr
shtand dat goot —bout tree mile an a as.”
“ How is tbe road “ Dor roat yer
spheck of—ho be e-x-c-e-l-l-e-n-t, yust
like vat yer seen before.” Perfectly sat
isfactory —we proceeded, and found the
Dutchman's description of the road cor
rect.
As we approached a clearing in the
woods we descried a flag, which looked
like a signal of distress, waving from the
top of a log shanty, which was to our
minds evidence conclusive of the where
abouts of the long-looked for “ county
seat.” A long building erected of groen
basswood boards, after the stylo of a
modern sheep-shed, appeared on a rise
of ground to tbe right, which we were
soon informed was the “ Court House.” ;
We inquired for the Hotel where the
Judgo and tho rest of tho big men
stopped, and were directed to a small log
cabin near by, where wo found some five
dozen individuals already “booked” fov
bed and board. Meals were served in a
new building adjoining tbe cal in erected
for the occasion, and we must say that
the provender was first-rate-good enough
for anybody. The sleeping arrange
ments—tho soft side of a board—we do
not feel justified in recommending—tho’
it does well enough for a week or two at
a time.
The county officers quarters aro not as
comfortable as some we have see>; yet
they answer the necessities of tbe pres
ent case tolerably well. Tho officers fol
low a regular camp life—do their own
cooking and .deep after the manner l>e
foie described.
The interior of tho “ Court House”
was in keep ng with the exterior. Rough
boards constructed into rude benches for
seats and a load or two of sawdust was
scattered on the grass for acm pet. A
platform was erected for the judge, clerk,
and sheriff’. The jury after receiving the
charge from the Judge retired to the
woods for deliberation, where a picket of
officers were stationed around them to
keep off intruders, and where they were
compelled to remain until they agreed,
which wo noticed they did in short or
der. There were scarcely men enough
to be fouud to cmpannel a jurv, and the
most amusing part of the performance
was tho sheriff'chasing them through tho
woods to summon them for talesmen.
We could not remain until court ad
journed as we should have been glad to
have done, in order to ha\o heard the
grand winding up ceremonies which we
understood would be as follows : Allan
Dawson to bring the majestic oaks to n
complete understanding of his “logical
deductions” in a speech of four houis—
to be followed by Judge Humphrey in an
eulogy upon the “ American Eagle.”—
After which would bo in order a disqui
sition by J. B. Gray upon tho “ Heroes
of Plymouth Rock and the Sagos of the
Revolution. The whole to conclude with
a grand farce from J. S. White, eutitled
“ An Appeal for Peace, or An Apology
for the Prescott Guards.”
Feeling on (lie Hattie Field.
The following is the experience of a
wounded Frenchman, in the Crimean
war, in regaid to the feelings of soldiers
iri conflict.
“Before tl o battle begins it is usual to
foci no little tremor, and many checks,
which are known to bo in communica
tion with stout hearts, blanche visibly.—
As the conflict becomes imminent, cour
age returns, and with tho first flow of
blood an enthusiasm is raised which con
stantly increases, and very seldom flags
in the least until the last shot is fired.—
The effect of seeing a comrade shot down
is generally to excite an unappeasable
thirst for vengeance against the foe,
though in tho end one ‘gets use to it.’
“When wounded less than martally,
it is not usual for the soldier to bo im
mediately awaio of tho fact, unless suine
bones aro broken. A sabre may be run
through any fleshy part of the body and
even a bullet lodge in dangerous prox
imity to the vitals, ar. I be for some tune
be totally unconscious of even a scratch.
When life is taken by a single blow, the
effect is varried with the nature of the
wound, as well as with the tern per men t
of the man. Sometimes the poor fellow
will leap high in the air, giving a pierc
ing scream, and again ho will lie down
quietly. Cfiener, however, he simply
falls dead without a struggle. In most
cases the features of the killed remain un
changed for a long time after death—
eyes open and brilliant, and, perchance, a
smile illuminating (be face. To see such
a one it is difficult indeed to realize the
presence of grim monster Death.
A Wonderful Watch. —During the
reign of Catherine 11, of Russia, an in
genious Russian peasant named Kalubin,
constructed a musical watch to preform
a single chant. The machine was about
the size of an egg, within which was the
representation of the tomb of our Saviour
with tbe Roman sentinels on watch. On
lightly pressing a spring tbe stone would
be roiled from tbe tomb, tbe sentinels
fail down, tho angles appear, tbe holy
woman enter the holy sepulcher, and
the same chant which is sung on Easter
Eve bo accurately performed.
The Washington Republican , referring
to the rumor that tbe mammoth steam
thip Great Eastern is to bo offered for
ssale to the Government, or chartered
as a transport, says:
“The Great Eastern has too much
draught to enter any Southern port ex
cept Norfolk. If the Government hires
her, they will have an elephant on their
hands.”
Much excitement exists iu Warsaw,
Missouri. Seven hundred men have
been organizing thoinselves into a military
company- threatening Secessionists with
summary punishment.
LouTsville Journal Paragraphs.—
Wo guess Kentucky will stay in the Un
ion. Our Legislature has passed a “Stay
Law.”
The secession party in Kentucky was
a very lean party,but, in getting Hum
phrey Marsha 1 it got fat.
We hear that W. C. Bowling, every
time he gets drunk, says he is coming to
Louisville to shoot us. But always gets
cither not quite drunk enough or a good
deal too drunk,
Artcmiis Ward in tbe South.
HIS TRIALS AND ADVENTURES.
I had a narrer scape Room the sonny
South. “ The swings and arrers of out
rajust fortin,” alludod to by Ham lick,
waru’t nothing in comparison to my trou
bles. I cum pesky near swearin sum
profane oatbs more’n onet, but I Lope I
didn’t do it, for I’v a promised she whose
name shall bo nameless (except that her
initials is Betsey J.) that I’ll jiue the
Meetiu House at Baldins\ille, jest as soon
as 1 can scrape money enuff together so
I can ’ford to be piuss in good stile like
my welly nabers. But if I’m confisca
ted agin I’m afraid I shall continuer on
iu my preceut benited state for some
time.
1 figgered conspicyusly in many thill
in scenes in mv tower from Montgomery
to my hurusted, and on sevrii occasions 1
thought the “ grate komie paper” wild n’t
never be inricbed no more with my lu
brications. Alter biddiu ndoo to Jeffer
son D. I started for tbe depot. I saw a
nigger sittin on a feuee a-piayin on a
banjo. “My Afrikin Brother,” sed I,
cotin from a Track I wonct red, “you .
belong to a very iuterestin race. Your j
masters is goin to war excloosively on \
your account.”
“Yes, boss,” lie replied, “an’ I wish
’em honorable graves !” and lie went on
playiti the banjo, larfin all over and open
in his mouth wide enuff to drive in an
old-fashioned 2 wheel shay
The train of cars in which I was to
trust my wallerable life was the scaliest,
rickytiest Jookin lot of eousarns that 1
ever saw on wheels afore. “ What time
does this string of second-hand coffins ,
leave ?’* I inquired of tho depo master,
lie sod directly, and I went in and sot
down. I hadn’t mor’n fairly squatted
afore a dark Jookin man with a svvinister
expression onto his countenance entered
the cars, and lookin very sharp at me, he (
axed what was my priucipuls !
“ Secesh I” I answered. “I’m a Dls
soluter, I’m in favor of Jeff Davis, Bon- :
regard, Pickens, Capt. Kid, 31oobeard. !
Monroe Edwards, the devil, Mrs. Cuu- j
niogham and all the rest of ’em.”
“ You’re in favor of the war ?”
“ Certingly. By ail means. I’m in j
favor of this war and also tue next war j
tor over sixteen years!”
“ War to tho knife I” sei the man. j
“ Blud, Eargo, blud I” sed I, tho them j
words isn’t original with me. Them I
words wasn’t by Shakspeare, whoisded.
His mantle is onto the author of ** The |
Seven Sisters,” who’s goin to have a
Spring overcoat made out of it. We got j
under way ar larst, an’ proceeded on our !
journey at about the rate oi’ speed which
is ginorally obsarved by properly condue- j
ted funeral percessuns. Aha a sum yung
gal, with a red musket ur bar on the back
side of her hod, and a sassy little black
hat tipt over her forred, sot in the seat
with me. She wore a little Secesh flag
pin’d onto her hat, and she was a going
for to see her troo love, who had jined
the Sontberm army, all so bold and guy.
So she told me. She was chilly and I
offered La my blanket.
“Father livin !” I axed.
“ Yes, sir.”
“ Got any Uncles ?”
“A heop. Uncle Thomas is dead,
tho.’
“ Pence to Uncle Thoma’s ashes, and
success to him ! I will be your Uncle
Thomas ! Lean on me, mv pretty Se
cesber, and linger a B'isful repose !”
She sl'-pt as seeoorlv as in hei own hous
en, and didn’t disturb the solium stillness
of the night with ’ary .-mro.
At the first stashun a troop of Sojers
entered the cars aud inquired if “ Old !
Wax Works” was on bored. That was
tbe disrespective stile in which they re |
ferreol to me. “ Becavvz if Oid Wax ■
Works is on bored,” sez a man w ith a
face like a double-brested lobster, *• we’re !
going to hang Old Wax Works !”
“My illustrious and patriotic Bum
mers !” sez I, a gittin up and takin ors I
my shappoo, “if you allude to A. Ward,
it’s my plensin dooty to inform you that
he’s ded. lie saw the error of his wavs i
at 15 minits past 2 yesterday, and stabbed I
hisse f with a stuffed sled-stake, dyin in
five beautiful t. bioos to slow moosic I— j
His larst words was : *My perfesher- !
nal' career is over ! I jerk no inoro !’ ” ;
“ And who be you ?”
“I’m a sto-alent in Senator Benja
min’s law offiss. I’m goin up North to
steal some spoo s and things for the :
Suthern Army.”
This was satisfactory and the iutossi i
cated troopers went ors. At the next
station the pretty' little Secesher awoke
and sod she must git out there. I bid
her a kind adoo and giv her sum provis
ions. “ Accept my blessin and this
hunk of Gingerbred !” She thankt me
muchly and tript galy away. There’s
considerable human unter in a man, and
I'm fraid I shall aliers giv ade and cum
fert to the enemy if ho cums to me in
tho shape of a mco young jjal.
At the next stashun I didn’t get ors so
easy. I was dragged out of the car and
rolled in tbe mud for several minits for
tho purpuss of “takin the conseet out of
me,” as a Secesher kindly stated.
I whs let up finally, when a powerful
largo Secesher cum up and embraced me,
and to show that he had no hard feelius
agin tnc, put bis nose into my mouth.—
, 1 rcturnod tho compliment by placing mv
1 stumm ek suddenly agin his right foot,
, when he kindly maJo a spittoon of his
; able-bodied face. Actooated by a desire
1 to see whether the Secesher bad been
* TERMS: $2,00 per Annum
vaxlnated I then fastened mv teeth into
his left coat sleeve and tore it to the
shoulder. Wo then vilently bunted
our beads together for a few minii®,
danced round a little, and sot down in a
| mud puddle. We riz to our feet agin
arid l>y a snddin and ndort movement 1
placed my left eye agin tbe Scceshcr’s
fist. Wo then rushed into each other’*
arms and fell under a two liorso wagon.
I was very much exnustcd and didn’t
care about gettin up agin, but tho man
said he reckoned I’d better, and 1 conclu
ded 1 would. He pulled me up but I
badu’t been on my feet tnor’u two sec
onds afore the ground flew up and hit
me in the bed. The crowd sod it wn«
high eld sport, but 1 couldn’t znetly W®
where the laftu ccum in. I riz and wo
embraced agin. We careered madly to
a steep hank, when 1 got the upper hand*
of mv antnggernist and threw him into a
raveec. He fell about forty feet striking
a grindstone pretty' hard. I. understood
be was injured. I havu’t hea d from the
grindstone.
A man in a cokt hat cum up and said
he felt as tho a apology was doo mo.—
There was a mistake. The crowd Lad
taken me for another man I I told him
not to mention it, axed him if bis wife
and little ones was so’s to be about, and
got ou board tbe train, which had sto}»-
ped at that stat ou “ 20 mniits for re
freshments.” I got all I wantid. It
was the harticst meal 1 ever ot.
1 was rid on a rale the next day, a
bunch of blazin fire crackers being tid®
to my cote talcs. It was a fine speetycai
in a dramatic pint of vu, but I didn’t en
jov it. I had other adventures of n
startlin kind, but why container ? Why
lasserate the Public Bqpzum with thcs«*
here things ? Sutfyst to say J got across
Mason and Dixie’s lino sate at last. I
made tracks for my humeted, but she
with liume I’m liarnist for life failed to
recognize, in the amas!dated bein who
stood before her, the gushin youth of for
ty-six summers who had left her only h
few months afore. But I went into tho
pantry, and brought out a eeitain black
bottle. Kisin it to mv lips, I sed, “lleios*
to you, old gui !” 1 did it so mitral that
she knowed me at wunce. “ Those form.
Them voice. That mitral stile of doin
tilings ! ’Tis he !’’ she cried, and rush
ed into my arms. It was too much for
her and sho fell into n swoou. I cuiu
very near swounding myself.
No more to-day from yours for the
Perpetration of tho Union, and the
bringin of the Goddess of Liberty out of
her present bad fix.
Ahtkmus Ward.
Parson Browii!ow*s Daughter.
A gentleman just arrived in this city
from Knoxville, Tam., tilings intelli
gence of affairs in that city. He in
forms us that 2,500 Secession troops are
stationed there, fur the express purpose
of overawing tho Union men. It is a
part of their business to engage in quar
rels in saloons, and in street lights, with
ail who are not friendly to Secession.—
Two men were shot last week tor no
other offence than speaking words of
loyalty to the Federal Government.
The house of the celebrated, hold
hearted and out-spokeh Parson BrownJow
is the enly one in Knoxville over which
the Stars qnd Stripes aro floating. A
few days ago two armed Secessionist*
went, at 6 o’clock in the morning, to
haul down tho Stars and Stripes. Miss
BrownJow, a brilliant voting lady of
tvventv thre , saw them on the piazza,
and steppi i out and demanded their bus
iness. Thev replied they had come t •
“takedown them I —n Stars nnd Stripes. ’
She instantly drew a revolver from her
side, and presenting it, said, “Go on !—-
I’m guo l for one of you, and I think for
both*!”
“Bv the looks of that girl’a eye. she'd
shoot,” one remarked. “I think wed
better not try it; we’ll go hack nnd got
more men,” said the other.
“Go jwid get more men,” *aid tbe no
bte lndr; “get mere men and come and
take itdown. if you dare!”
They returned with a company of nino
ty armed men, nnd demanded that the
flag should he hauled down. But on
discovering that the house was filled with
gallant men, armed to the teeth, who
would rather die as dearly as possible,
ihan to see their country flag dis
honored, the secessionists retired.
When our informant left Knoxville,
the Stars and Stripes floated to the
breeze over Parson Brownlow’s house.
Long may they wave! Chicago Jour
nal.
Such is Life.—So Into dead! Ti*
the way of the world. We flourish a
while. Men take us by tho hand, and
aro anxious about the health of our bod
ies, and laugh at our jokes, aud we really
think, like the fly ou the wheel, that wo
have sometime to do with the turn
ing to it. The sun does not stop
for our funeral: everything goes
on as usual; wo are not missed in tbe
streets: men laugh at new jokes; and io
three days the great wave sweep over
; our path, and washes out the last vostiga
of our earthly footprius! Such is
j life!
A distinguished clergyman being r*«
| quested to open services with prayer, but
i not having been invited to preach, d*-
! clinad, saying, that “as his friend was
j going to do tbe mowing be rr’ght wWt
bis own scythe."
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