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ETEIINAL VIG
VOLUME 32, ; N0,-: 3,'
CADIZ, OHIO, WEDNESDAY,-mY.;i7,.18G5. ',,'
TERMS-S2,50 ,PER ANNUM
Ilk
The .Death. Warrant
i - AaAionr Mrtii if as 1irv yomiR sol
jicr i erer boro ruut on tlie battfe-fkld.-?
Ua an nlmost favorita in his regiment
He Joved hi country; and u maiden (,'adc
fine, irho was coutnered the prettiest in
Vjaaell and lunn.T T"ere Jie hi artt that
Wi with lave und joy wheil the t'aif Cdde-
iino turneu uvr dchuhiul ryvn ujHm inui,
nil rmmipH their sxIiitntiiiuH villi k, will-
irinr gmiio: There wa not a hrave soldier
"Snjha mhde torment, bnt would have been
ri'Oud.fo shed his last drop of blood to re-
nt an intUlt to the Lriehr nt-iV'of Viswlir.
Wahy were they who womhiped at' ; her
timae, hut there was only one who received
atir return fo hi' passion;' and he was the
Ctlant Anthony M artel. -; -' f
iftljnJtJ;, lhg..riuj('ii( "Iffwhith i hf
beronged, was a ninu.g. j ioltut jaSoion, ni
oli'nt Hud bYvlUiarint; )H tho. extreme lo
. h w aubrdjtji!its; wid wa as uuiyerally has
tt.iasMaitelwaslovcJ... . .; . i "
Ota- several oiimFiona ho .had .wade .infn
Wous p!opo!lj to Cndclinc, which alie hud
tei iite4 with oorii. hut still he beeaiiio-im-jpoilunate.
until fincliiig hini.-elf baffled iii
all Iiia endfavoi!', he determined to adopt a
new proeedure4 hoping to bi more eua-oss-tu)
in hi doifine. ,: Accordingly, he tailed
0B'Oad14ne when phu was alone, and made
ti apolojy for his former Tudenesii, and
tl'ji Jir forfiivtursr, which che reHtlily
planted, presuming that lie would not trou
LW.her any farther, but in'tliis the was dis
ppointed for he .iiuniediately niade new
vrturi of love to her.' proiuininjr if t;lro
vtHild listen to his uit. he would load her
with prtrents and also make her his bride.
iut all the tlutteiinf inducements had no
virei upon her; for the was tine lo her tiret
lore.; . . , "
' "Contider, Cttdeiine, tny rank and Fta
tien, and tiutn jour portion would be hijih-
r riiart the- prmidest lady in the village.
leide-, yoa Mia!) Iiare the-' attrndants and
all tli .luxury- ud te&ieuifcliC. that wealth
Mil litriiikh. ''
"Ah, Colonel j.nvifiitr v. hat wouhi tliose
4fitt! be without jt he heiiriV' feid Cadeliuo.,
"i'lui vim! J toon h tiD to lore uie," mid
tW (.viou. i, - '
V.No, Cii'.ontl, I cttij nster love but one,"
":lhil hv not love niof
."li'Cuse 1 alrf ndv lore 'another."
''Indsi dvwy fair etiifH(or," 3id the Col-'
iitl irouitully, "may I be permitted to ask
iliVi:nie if tlie Kiil ant?''
"Anthony .Maitul,"' wu the imiouent rc-
','What. a I'Pininon noldier a hireling for
rivall.' My Uvaventl" he exclaimed i:i
"terrible j si'in. "uitlefa you 'iiitantJy ae
wjit my uif, and reject tlie bcfif'arly churl,
i wilk have him ihot like a doR: tor his au
tioia pn auuiption,: htid I ;wi!i give you
but a moment to decide "hi fate." ' " '
"(Jli, tir!" etuhli'iiied Cudeline, "he" is
luiltv of no crime, and he baa never injured
i"i?as he tiot ian-d to rurplant a Colonel
in lie -St'tiith ainiy, ai.d bo' in (ity u tol
fl& -fi''; -
"ey, CoImiH ,avil!(er, I lovtd him ere
iUi,' "lie ii' aci.iouii, noble, and
Wi'tld iiijure i;o nif."
'"X6 'nA J-trt-tiu'ie-' mid idle word; con
ut'lu be tuiiie, or ere th nirtruins cuu has
y'mHt ht hrt tball ccane to beat!" ,;
'.)hi havtn, r, nie l.iir.i ' id (.'adeline
in Hjjuitb.
"iou plead in tain. ' . ;
" "Uine toe but a mngle day to decide." : ;.
"Not an hour." . -, ' . ',
. At this moment a majestie form east ils
ilidow in the' outer dooiwny, but it was ob-.enf-d
by neither; of the persons Wifliin- tiie
mom, so absorbed were they in their-own
t!irf. iS(er)iiiif! imide no-as to bu unseen,
fbe (ttrarittTremaihed a sptetntor toall.
"Ifiiiplore you to let me ipeak to Antho'
uy before 1 give you an aiioWer."
word to him; iimtantly ew-wiit ' to
lieevme my wife or aign the- death fwarraut
i,f Martel." ; .. - v j,
''Inhuman inonsteil I. would rather die
ho'Jfrand deaths than to be your wife
even if you were the proud Kmperor of
JVauoe. . Anthony fears no death, and he
vould lather give away his life than have
me prove false to him. " . .
"Jad girl! you are in my. power and.
will iiH you as I please since you have so
insultingly spoken.", . .
'Ntvex-ll ti t f-i irr :' ($--
.'JJare you daly iue to my faeeY J mm,
then, let me pry ve hiy words by t uatching a
Lreiith of,, the sweet frograiee of your
aooinfulJips."
. And clasping his arms around the' form
oT Cadeline,' Lavillier endeavoring to put
his threatinto execution. . -'..-
, "Ilelp, nierey,1' esclaimed sho.
"-. At that.moiuent the report of a pistol in
the hands of the stranger we hats before
Inentioned, was heard, and the bullet shat
tered the arm of the, aggressor,' rcndeiing
iim powerless.1 Hut whence the shot catpp
both were unable to tell, for tio sooner- was
the -weapon discharged, than the deliverer
it!pncred, . and Anthony Martel rushed
in'to ftia room by another door.' Observing
the wilt) appearance of Cadeline breaking
f roui the 'arms of the Colonel, in an instant
he divined tho whole,. aud with a foweiful
idow he laid the intruder at his feet.
" By this time the report of .fire-arms -had
tirOuKht a detachment of. roldiers to the
Jrppt,' who,' on entering the rwrtn were im
jnedja'tely ordered tQ arrest Anthony, -for
, Ufiiu2(iRg' to tiiurdcr his superior officer.
' ia iaiB.iMoliiM pro(e6ite.d his, innoeence-1
S ithow, put hii under etronpxird,', j '. '. ? -rr-r
-iiOn'the following momhiff m, .unusual ad
Iftit'y among the officere told that somcthiug
?if more than ordinai-y- liiwirtance. was to
. Jtake place, as each one hastened to the
Hjuarte.riB of the oUimandant. , Though' a
Wrt,birtial is not very unusual thing-, 1
f et it-is suJBeiuntly rare to attract attentitui
, in-camp,. .-n ... ...
"'"'SftOn 'the nuiet of the dr:1n iroM t Imf..'
ihe court bad convened and was ready 'to
ir.t. - .... . .T i z
tiiiiiiiiai, . nnin a spacious icot,
gathered a largo Dumber of officers in
full uniform. Seated on a raised plutforui
"wafrOeneral Lbviek, cting as judge. ' An
other'Toll of the 4''U'a auuounccd the en
Irauce of, tbe prisoner. '' , . .. -
-7i,Of.'wIut ithe man chargei?". akiked
'"br -atteWptinfT to destroy the- lifd of
fiu ,uparior,.fpcer, fojont-l ijmilier,:' said
ailvocjite., ,4 ;. ' -cvAM
WWW tfie,' aocuserf ' continued
itae judge.ij i.-, fc,,7dJfa..4af J, '"-," . .:, -'ttitymwkf
it please your osc'ellcncy,?
lich Colonel, whose" arm w done up
jj a sling.,. .; : !" ''.c.i'j - t.
ofi5JitftcKfo.Hiip vour mc?"
haSl'S-noLMiid Javillcr., i-- -. "
iWSWeKa-Ahftinsul9,;": i
' 4a)itv4ioB with .youoff BirJowtii;
ti
atrrwWinit
ri
iareieelTerma but Y.A.Z3.
'After a WioniTtltam'tlwltFtliRftrd
ofTieers, the Judge turned to the prisoner!
and ll us addressed him:
Anthony Martel, you have been found
guilty of an attempt to murder a superior
officer of the French Army, the punishment
f Jf liieh js death -AVhat have you ,to say
thaljvbn r(ould.ni(CerlJiosextreiife pen
ahr rf tlib'law wTnfifoa offended. '
Muriel who stood as though unconscious
till now, raised his manly form; ho bent
his eyes searehiiigly upou the Colonel, and
said m a firm voice:
"Your excellency, I am aware that any
vindication which I may make, will be of no
avail, lot,, being perniiued, I will speak le
truth,' that my fellow soldiers miy. know
that I am innocent of tho charge bronglit
up asainst me. I did not fire upon Colonel
Lavillier, and had no weapon when arrrest
ed. At the moment I entered the dwelling
of Cadeline, I found her struggling in his
arms. I stopped not to inquire his rank,
but struck him witlu m,y double. fis$ tojh'e
ftrfWjJJJuj ti (11 I Mi4 Mono; -and1; b Jl
lienllie Kmpeior Tiimseif in his placs T
would have done likewise. For the duty of
a true soldier is to protect the iinoccnt anil
defenceless.- I am willing to die but my
death shall not be unavenged, for the grass
will not have covered my grave before my
iOjArades slVall have found thelirart of my
nitiK(IereKxbr thereis not im who"i.'wil
shrink when the hour comes. I nm ready
pass your sentf nee."
'Martel your language does not bcernie
a man who is on the threshold of eternity. "
"Truth becomes a man at all times," "le-
l lied Anthony. ,
- 'CVlnneliwvifier: dnrWlhtinietdc pris
oner was sneakinir. seemed iTCfitlv v.ifnd.
and turned pale; lie knew that Martel was a
great favorite in the regiment, and he fear
ed his ow n life was in dancer.
"Anthony Martel, said thejudge. ''the
sentence, of .the court is, thnr, vou ' be
ofhyeK-efif'yrtwr'eV'niraiH'..'11 -4 ' -Again
tbe roll of the drum told that the
ease had been deemed, and they weru about
to coniluet the prisencr to his quarters, when
a young girl rushed pust tho guard into the
tent, aud prostrating herself' at the feet of
tne ores d ng f flicers, exclaimed:
Jle is iimoeeiit. Minre him! lie Hid imt
shout Colonel Laviller."
As the team .flowed- down her .heanttful
fiiec- every heart was touelwd with pity, save
one. jle stood unmoved hv her supiiliea
ri l . 1 - i. , . , . 1
nous, i ncjituge uimrmcu tier mat it v.as
. impossiblu for him to alter the sentence of
the court, and tbat.the only jiojo- (bat was
left her was in Cnl. Laviller. whc was the
ii.juied party, who had power to ask for his
paidon or recommend linn to mercy.
in vain Lauoiinu picaa wit li linn: lie was
mesorable, and she-was-poriiefpiiselrfRfVimi
ins tent, - -- - '
wn me loiiowmg morning, a little t.eiore
funrise. some soldiers were l usily ri-gaged
in placing red flags at short intervals on a
b n'ltil'ul plain not far from the camp. 'No
Soulier had rhisbeen accomplished than the
nii.filcd drum and band playing the march
was beard. A eomnany of- tol liers drew
.near, aeceuipanied by a large number of
, officers, who came to witness the puuish
meiit of..deatJi. JuithniiyIarttJ was walk
K g. y.Hh a;rinn sjeo to;il:(ji t hin df fia!,,; Art
rfvlfi'af tlifspol'iMjIiiated Tor Kim'to dief
he v as calm and unmoved at the approach
iug crisis. Twelve of his fallow-soldiers
were brought ltifn I nc. J-,verv inoven ent
showing their unwiliiiigrest to pcrfeim the
odious duty which had been assigned to
them.
All being arranged, the commandant walk
ed up to Martel. and taking him by the
hand he shook it waimly. Bidding him
faiewell, he gave, him permisiion to address
his companions in arms.
'J'his mark of Jdudness moved the con
demned man, and a fear started to his eve;
but luckily rogajnii:g his composure, ho ad-
aresscd those wlio were to Jay him low in
death.
' Comrades. I have come here to die like
a yuan and a mlilier; I rhi guiliy of no
crinie; J haye never liishnnored m.v country
or regiment; l have fouelit bv vour side' "in
the thickest of (utile, v,hm the guiis of tl.o
emuuy Joureu jioi . icaa in-oi:r rUKSr ana
swejit our brave countrymen like chaff e
fore tlie whirlivind. liut you can all afl'nin
that 1 did not qui.il or falter when the grim
monster stared me iu the face. . And should
T trcntMe,' now ' when I am 16, die hvitjbe
1 1 . ! IT. 1 - j 1 a v i'rl
nuimooj iiij-, (niuyeii eonirnoesr jxm s
consider it an honor, and the last siund that
will ever greet my ears will be glorious dying
music of your own true guns when 1 tall
I know you will not wilier my ahes to go
unavenged. Let not vonr hand tremble.
but with a firm, steady aiuu level ynurpics
at my nreast, when. J, give the. word hie, for
I would have the mark of every man, if you
love me. Comrades, farewell! and may we
all meet where the warrior re.its .fiom his
battles and his victories."
The soldiers brought their pieces, to their
shoulders, hut slopped Miduenly astnc f naq
tie, Cadeline rubhed iuta tho arms of her
lover. -;. '' -m i i . . .-: 'i
Oh, Anthony! Anthonv! yon must not
die, Colonel Lavillier will have mercy; he
can not Le so cruel as to murder you."
Madeline, there is no hope. 1 am prc-
fared to die, but this lneotinjr unnerves me.
could have wished you had acen snared
this scene, but calm' yourself and do not
weep, when x am gone, " lou will not want
for (lefsrlders, for my regiment, will go hard
with him who dares to insult Cadeline, be
his rank what it may. " '
''Couiuiaiidaiit,.,,'.'.said CoLXavillief in ap
impatient tone, .''it, is past the. j.inip ordered
tor tne execution; separate ; laenir una per'
foiin vourdutvi','.
Wi'th;trreaedWioiitrv - Cadeline was torn
1 from tho embrace! of Marte), iand conveyed
-T . .lit.ai.rta i't-r.m tlin Clint
The word ready, was given, and quickly
follpwdi by Ui, ,coud . command, Wjitcf
'aim, and the fopr.tli aud last fatal wbi;d' five
was -on tire lips of the eonimandant, when
a stern voiee -. from a person who- Mood a
short distance apart, closely muiHed up, gave
me coniinanu to rcravtr amis.
So suddenly was the order, that every eye
was turned to the tierson who had thus
dffied nticerewotuowsly to cpuoterniaud
order dn so important an oeciiipion. U ' ? J
"th-der that Bian under arrest, eaid Col.
Laviller." " -
As the perron npproaelied rapidly to
where he stood, throwing his cloak from
his face, the astonished officer beheld in him
Fiold Marshal Muedonald,
, , ','WiJl.ColLavif for inform,'-' mo. Jo? what
crime the culprit s.ufl'crs?" ,,'' " '
-'-For ai atiempt oa'juy life with a pistoi"
was the answer.
"Are you sure he is the guilty one?"
"Will you not pnrdon him?"
"lfhas been deeidedr hw - a eotirt mrtiiil
SdllJroti hao tbe same i liowor. ,io..par-
"I deehne oil interference in the
course
of justice, said he,
"I do not." said Macdonald. "therrflim T
ston the execution. Anthnnv MrtJ it, nn
r . I - j . u , v. . .o
y.ywr exoelIer)(f.t Who it?".
a jjaniiier.-wirn up uneaw air.
"I am," saidilrfcddnald?
' "'Will you "please to cxplaia to me thi
this mystery? ' '
. "1 will. . II.tvingthiiRiness of importance
with vou on the evening of the asanlt, I
cailedat your headquarters, fnnnd you not!
On inquiry I learned the direction you had
taken, and followed in pursuit. Find in c
that you had entered Cadeline's eottaire. I
arrived just iu time to be an unobserved
witness of yonr villainy, and the ball, which
only shattered your arm was fired by 'me.
and had it not been for endangering the hfc
of the till, it would have reached vor
tni,
. v . - - - ......
heart. Col; Martel, I greet vou in behalf
of the emperor, to . whom 1 have related
yonr ease, ami who has leen pleased to con
fer this honor and title u pod yon;' Colonel
Lavillier, your sword;-henceforth vou are
no longer an officer in the grand (.rmj', and
now take .visiters place and receive the
guns that a moment, since,' were aimed at
the breast of an innoeePt man! 1 '. " '
' Kucry heart heat with joy at the sudden
change. ' Foor Laviller, trembling with Tear
and shame; was led tO'tltc red flag. - Again
the fearful orders Were givni, but the heart
of the culprit sank within him, and he im
plored foi-mercy. '.
; '"."How 'can yoti ast for that which but a
few niomcnts since you refused an iunoecnt
man?"
"I own my fault." was the reply.
-"Then I refer you to Col. Martel who has
full power to pardon or not, as he thinks
proper." said MaednnaM.
'"Col.-Martel." said the disgraced officer,
dare 1 hope f or mercy?"
' ''1 grant you full and nncniiditiynai' par
don.. You are at. liberty,'' was tlie willing
reply of Martel, "and do riot forget to show
mercy that you may receive the same."
Jsy this time Cadeline heard the glad ti
dings which epn ad rapidly through the
camp, and hastily returning, she was in his
embrace. That, day was a glorious day to
the regiment, and there was a grand celebra
tion given iri honor of Field Marshal Mac
donald and Colonel Martel.
Jn the -course of a few weeks after this
event tbe church at Yisselle overflowed with
those who assembled to witness the niuptials
of Martel and his loveiy bride Cadeline
I'ur.ec. ', And many were the little preseuts
and keop-sitkcstlie happy pair received from
the regiment, who loved their brave and
generous commander.
TO
THE OMEO I'KUSS.
y., .: . .TUK.STATHOP OtllO, ,
KXKtTTlVK l.)EPAimiCNT,
, Columbus, Mav 8, JfC,
!No greater service can be. done to the sol
diers, of Ohio, nd .their families, than by
the publication of tho following circular,. in
relation to tbe collection of soldiers' claims.
Widows aud relatives of soldiers, who,jie
ignorant, .of the provisions the Slate has
made in this particular, are daily victimix
etl. in large, fees taken tioui thcni for a ser
vico that will be piomptly pufoiined by the
Commissioner free of eh.-uge. I therefore
earnestly appeal to the pri s--, us an act of
kindness to our soldiers and families, to aid
in ilisKi-niii'iiting information, tliat will save
them from imposition. ,!.; ...
;-,Vcry respectfully, Joas Bkouuii.
.Tfltj.SifATK pjOni.o,'. 1
.'.! ..;: - KjCKUTFVK rPA4liaiKT,.
,ClumUs, Aprils SvU'Qq..J ', ',.
la Oho Sohlnrs ; , , , , . ,.
r'J.he Ohio Legislature... at its- prosciit fes
sion, has abolished the Ohio Military Cliiim
Agency at Ciily4ul;usjJiiM-et,oine under the
chaxgjif, 5Ir..,,'IamcirjLeyrfvaiid rstuii
lished iri ft? ji!acf,l depaihiictft'ftir,tthcr)'
lection pft-la'niKS-of Ohio toldiersagainst the
yoveinment, the procuring of'Feiisions otid
Blatters of similar character. Colonel Uoy
al -.Taylor, fornioraly Ohio Military Claiiii
Agent at Louisville, Kashvillc and 'Chatta
nooga, has been -appointed as chief officer of
this Department and is , designated as,
''Commissioner pf.rtyoldier's Claiins.'.',', .. , ,
.- AH pcmliiig elaims, books, papers
and record of the old claim agency, aro pass
ed ever inio the l ands of. C'ohuiel Ta.yloy,
and will ba.ftdjusted by, him.- .
-. Tho uiiiney transactions of the Cotnniis
Moucr will pans through .the State 'freasuiyv
and no fees can be charged or exacted for
theperfoimaneesof of.icinl dutiesi And all
moneys to collected and pnid to state, Trea-
ury, will lie immediately. sent to the Audi
tor of the county in which the claimant may
reside, to be paid to such claimant bv the
Treasurer of such county, without fees or
cost of transmission.
The object of the Legislature: in, Una en
actment, hr to render all. possible. aid tqoar
toldiers in tho collection of their claim a-,
gainst, the Government, and, ty remedy dif
ficulties heretofore existing; in this particu-.
lar. , No little-nibarrafsuiont ;fcas arisen
from the want of recognition, at Washing-,!
ton, of the claim agtiiey as a strictly State
Department. That, is now removed, and
the acts of the Connuist inner will meet with
pumpt recognition anil attention, . , . ;
j. The Bureau af Soldier's .Claims is heinc. I
organized by Col. Taylor upon a system that, J
will grcutly expedite, tlie, settlement ot these
claims; and much Of the delay heretofore
experienced, it is hoped, will bo .remedied.'
Correspondence will be pwpiptly! attended
to, and the situation of claims' he reported
when required. I fefll warranted in astur
ins our Soldiers that their elainitfwill hd eri-
ergeticully prosecuted, and tliat as little- de
lay as possible will occur in this particular.
An assurance ' fcjis I celt given by'lho Thy
master 'General thattitti Assistant Fevmas-.
ter at riiis station,- sball be iwnntly' Itept
m tunui to ay claims ot dnchaiged men,
when rn-ftrieily aditiMed.' lliirfwill romedv
a-delay Iiej-etuitiro vciations, and prevent
counting or shaving their claims with banks
or hrencvu.,,,,. .... .. .
It'is ncivv clearly (be iiffetesf ofmirsol
diers to fbiward their claims nsainst the
Government for collection to.'the Conmiis
,,:,.., u,.u:.' i. .jri.:. i.
nu.nri ji fc-uiuiei d . tit. ins. iiis-cuu ua
done by mail orxprcff, or fluough any of
the IMimiuv I lann Afptirn ot IhpNtfltA ,
' ' -,. Claims depos
ited with, or, sent to Mr. J. C. Wetmore,
Ageiit jit AVashington, will be collected by
him direct, and. remittances wade to the
claimant.'- This agency also embraces claims
for pensions of all grades. ' 4 " ,'
io ices or charges, excent for revenue
stamps or similar expenses iu perfecting pa
pers, can legally be made by the Commis
sioner or any of theAgeiita; and any viola
tion of this reeulatiot) should bo recorted
t opec to this department. r ,..
1 he otucial character ot this arramiement
secures it great advantiiges over all individ
ual or local claim agencies, and our soldiers
may repose in it entire confidence. Their
claims will be adjusted, through its agency,
more promptly , than in nuy other m.anuei
and w.itbout tfxpense the claimant
'.Co'uioiviucations should be addressed ,tq
Col. ,1'oval TaTlor.l Coinmissinncr rif J'oU
diei'aCwuasVXol.umliusj Oluo..),, 1.. , .-ii
Very respectfully,, ,
. I,, TlnA,,.,,. " "
JoHNBuouorr.
Qot crnw qf Oluo.
vt iht-is mutimvihx i&A long maagc
ifntin which't person ofpn Jtijhtini
e fnmlenj h pman bejffifgBe:mHrtJt8
pleader. 'viW - i-J
Xote From Hon. Wm. saw j -."'
-j Vt om the Celiim Btandard.
St. Mary's, ()., 17th April, 186jj"V
Erf. (.'(Una Standard : s - ' . ,i
i Tegret, very, much, to see tlte course
pnrsued by many of the Abolition papers re
cently in relation to Andrew Joliuvm. He
is now denounced by tlicmaa.a drnnken. il
literate, low vagabond. ' Now, Sir. Editor
I happen to bo well and intimately acquaint
ed with Andrew Johiifon. il had ahnosti
c,Um - ." n.f on.- i i had ,
"a" "''": wiui mm lor lour years ir1:
, . ,. n.,....,, . . . i . i-.. . i
Conei-ess. lie was then as far from l-infr
drunkard as any of his present traduoers.,
Iu my daily intercourse with-him I never!
saw him diing , drop of ardent .tjtirits, nor
did I ever hear it intimated'' that lie wasa
sot or del.aneitee ; and 1 do know that if he
had been addicted to the rimc ha is now
chared. with, he would not have cseaptid
censures, for he was then a man of murk
and prominence; and I know ot'no man who
wus more radieal and firm iii-. his political
views. What he him become of late years,
since he.' has partially joined himself to the
lliipnblieancauso, I have no means of know
ing.' It may be that evil asaoeivtious with
the Abolitionists may have, corrupted his
morals. , If he i that, same illiterate vaga
bond he is now tried lo he made-out to be,
1 tiling the people. of 'iennessee would not.
have elected him to the many high and hou
orahle position which he 'has tilled. He wis
elected to Congress at least, eight years, be
was them elected Govtrnot of- the Sta'e,
then U. S. Senator, and was recently elei ted
tee J resident, aud no', by tbe death ot
Abraham J.ncoln suci eds to tlie Presi
dency ; ' and 1 firmly believe tLat. the- peo
ple of the United States are fully as safe in
uishandsas they were iu that of bis prede
cessor. ...
liut it is said that he is an iUiternte dem
agogue, lie told mc that hw.wife, attrr
their marriage taught him to read and Write.
'That he had not the advantage of a collegi
ate course, is most true,, but with these
great disadvantages, he lias made a. very
enviable showing thus, far, and ! pr diet
that he has yet a future be ft ira him which
wiil.show him tobo not inferior to anysintea
man of modern times. t is common, lor the
swell-heads of our day to try to. .disparage
every matt. (who appears to succeed,) if ho
has not passed through some college. -. If
these men who now sneei'-at Andrew Johti
ton on account of his want of education had
been liiaced iu -his situation they never
would have soared alof t as Johnson has.
There are too many fools now afloat, that
have passed through college. . I do not won-.
dor that the- Abolitionists . and shoddies
should regret the demise of Lincoln, and 1,
nm not surprised to. near tueni inrinuate
that Andrew Johnson bad . a hand in put
ting him out of the, for I predict that niany
(il'thcm, knowing him aswell as I do, know
that in Aiidrow-Johnson. the.yiave caught
a tartar; and before another yarrolls round,
the people of the Uni'ed .Stttca will thank
God and tak courage.
, . W.M. Sawvkr. ' '
Won't Like tltc MiIiary,Ce(Kt
'intsislon BusImcsn. "
The Now Yoik Ertm'ng Past, an ardent
supporter of the Administration is not satis
fied with Military Commissions for the trial
of .criminals at the present : time. It says:
; , ' , ;''. Mii.miiY.TniAi..-
The 'Government, is disl'n'riiltng its armies,
(ho J'rovost Marshal:! have gone liein, con
: ti ac.i'ors ic.linqidsh tbt-i- jiibs, eipm-es arc,
reduced,,. because jieace has tome. A11 the
Ibices opjioi-ed to the ilatipn'arc now eitlier
surrendered, or in a state of crmolete dis
organization. Peace reigns; but that bcim-
uio case, we snouiti use to Knew wtiy the
niiiitaiv tributmls and Commissions are nut
dispensed with, along with the other agen
cies ot a state ot war. A correspondent,
whom we khow to bs a most ardent suppor
ter .of the. Administration, suggests this
subject to us iu tho following coniriiuriiea
tiud: -" ' , ' ' ; '
"To ilic' Editors of flie Etnn'nr Prs': '
"It feeuis to be asKumed that the persons
charged with the late President's nstttsiiia
tion ate to be tried by cburt-niartiul. Not
doubting that the Administration has war
rant for 'this, both as a question of legality
and ot expediency, I atn,"neverthclcss, un
able to explain it to some of my duubting
friends,.'; They tell me that when William
of On.nwa' as. a b ' av.d, whihlleury the
Fourth was murdoied, when George the
Third was shot at by an assassin, and when
Napoleon (lie 1 bird nearly fell a victim to
the plot of Orsini,. the offenders were tried
by the civil tribunals. V.Ciib you explain the
difference, and if you enni will tou tell your
readers why a military tribunal is allnwabk;
and, if so;, why it is pi'dferrtd to the civil
tribunals. ' ' ' ;
"You recollect, of course, this provision
of the Constitution: 'No person shall be
held to answer for a;apLtal or or otherwise
infamous crime uuless on a preentnicnt or
indictment of a 'grand iuvv. weent in eases
arising in tho land, or naval forces, or ih the
uiililia, when in aetual eertico. in time of
war or 4'Ubhc fltlnger. ; " 1 " ,; 1
','Tbe wrefclies who eenimitted the atro
cious murder at which the fietion stands
aghast, and all accomplices, can be convicted
in any competent legal tribunal, and there
cah be nV reason for going beyond the 'strict
letter dfthelnw.'' -1'-" ' "" Q." -
W'e do not k'nwt$iwt)at arttanriry a mil-'
itary tribunal is preferred t6 arVrl-'bnt we
.rc.frcp .to ey"TT.jlf, llaSttfhe authority
iilvrnf'b flioVcSatiaficWry'U the TuWW
more cousf ntnt to the1 'dclnaLda of justice,
. more? fn k'ecorcflloo . with the spirit of our
institution, to Iiave these felons tried ii the
regular way.viJn times hf actual war mar:
tial courts are oftonahsolutelv indjupeniMible
but in times of peace the old accredited time."
honored procedure ig tbeWt.t) I
' Ft-HLOirtiHR, Our ,' Ibng 'absen't soldier.s
are soon to get what ' aoldiers so much like
to have fuiioiighs good, Jong ones, and
phnty of them. They used to think tlie al
lowance rather scanty when thoy were re
itrictcd to ten percent of the men, and each
for only ten days. IWf a million of men
are soon to go their homes, ' Jt is pleasant
tojthink of the, meeting and greetings ot
husbands and wives, of fathers and children,
of brothers and sisters, of siildier boys and
sweethearts. ' -.What crying and ' kissing
there will be ; what marrying' and giving in
marriage will enter into tho history of the
coming summer ! Cin. Enq, . ' v '. .
The editor of a papifr ia Nevada, speak
ing ot kissing a bride says : y ...
We never had a bride that we f6niember.
for the reason that we are too poor and in
telligent, buthQuldftlioTuluie have ono in
store for isar4diany map. should, attempt
that; .privilege, . we'll, knock clip enough
from his noso to exempt him jroin 'the next
arafv-fii -,( ;
On one' occasion,: the Colonel , I'.uL'i
by some -ladies if it was not: worse, for .the
gentleman to drink than for the lndl ...
anuffr The Cnltmel replied th iboth
very bad? and - thatiif -big wife.ahouM 2
take unmuffi htfd ikktir oemio.- v;
1'rflrlammlou hy tb I'rrtifdent
Settee; lo ( ruUem on lli
inrn scan warniiiK lo For
rien I'orls
-Tbe Mute oi lr-
pint a. ...i
WAsiirxnTOK, May f.-lVesident John
son has is-ned a proclamation, declaring
that whereas the nnned resistance to the
authority' of the' Governnient, iti eenain
States, heretofore declared to l in insur
rection, may le regatded nr virtually at an
end, and the persons by whom that resiij-
tiinie.' as well as operation of insurgent j
eonmancer, were ei-octcd, are tngitives or
captives; and whereas it is understood that
some of thcTOUimanders aro mill jufextiug
the hi.ifh cas, tind uihei's arc pivparimt t
sipture, mini or aestrov vessels ot the L ni
ti'd States, he' enjoins allne.vnl. military and
civil officers of the I'tiired Urates, diligent
ly to endeavor by all lawful., means, to bi:
rt,t said cruisers, and bring them into the
ports of the l.'nited fttnten, in order that
they may be prevented from committing
further depredations on commerce, and that
persons on boavd t hem may.no longer en
joy iuipuuity fur crime.. .
J.ietuilher jiiocluiuis aud declares that if
altera reasonable time shad have elapsed
for- (he proelaination to become known in
tho ports ot nations claiming to haye been
neutral, said insurgent, cruisers, and , per
soiison board them, thall .continue to re-,
ceive hospitality in said ports, this Govern
ment will deem itself justified in refusing
hospitality to public, vessels of such nations
in ports of the diked Huites, aiid in adop-'
ting such other measures as may be deemed
advisable toward vindicating, the National
sovereignty,
.The Tiusident. also issued sn . Executive
order tii ve-establ sh tho authority of the
United .States, and execute the Ifuv withiii
the geographical limits known as Virginia.
Ill is ordered I but all acts and preceedings
of a political, military and civil organiza
tion, which have been in state of insurrec
tion against the authority and laws of the
United States, and of which Jeff Davis,
John Fletcher and William Smith were the
late -respective chiefs, are declared null and
Void...: 1 ''.:
AH persons who shall cxerciso or claim
liberty, may bring tojiidgment, confisca
tion and sale, any proierty subject to con
fiication, and may enforce, ..administrative
justice . wii bin stud Stale, in all matters,
civil .-mid ciiiiiihal, It shall be witiui) the
cuguizMiice.of the Federal Courts to. .carry
into .effect the giifiiantees of the Federal
Cunstittuiun (if a I'epiiMiean form of h'fate
Grtvernnieiit,'and ull'ord security to domes
tie laws, as well as to complete there-establishment
of the authority of the laws of the
United Slates-, and a full ami complete resto
ration of 'the law s of tbe United Slides, and
a full' and complete restoration 'of peace in'
tne ininrs tuoresaiu. . : . .
Freiu-isil. I'ierriont, Governor of Virgin
ia, will bo. aided ny tin) . Federal Govei n
nieut, S(i far as 'may be ik cessary, in the law
ful measures which be may take fur tbe ex
tension and 'administration of the Stale
GoyertiMient throughout the 'geographical
limits. of said Slate... : . ,
I lie Lilit Oiito lgislutuic IMio
tf;i';iEitttcJ Ivy one of Us Sitiss.
hvrt. " l -i-
The linn. J. IL-Putnam, a nlehiher" of
the last litgislutiii-e, and now editor 'of tlie
Cbillicothe Adrertt'sir,- thus, pliotographs
the body of which be was a member. , In
asiiiueli as, we have a Legislature" to elect
this fnll, ir may bo wvll to preserve ibis nho-
togrnpKie view lor luture relerenco: ' ..'.-.
AIMI'l'KN.MKNT OV THE I,KGISI,A'1THE.
That, itineiHitfc IhhIv knoa-li t- the Ohio
lAcislafiire,.has at last, ''spun out.'' lto-;
hMUsted its ftoeli of K-ool, - and tho factory
was f'orcsd to susjiesd operations fiir want
of the raw. material to operate upon. It
was too lavish iu its expenditure, and used
it with mi. extravagance not .warranted by
the voice of prnjier economy. - Jt asserted
a "bunch" if it into our , election .laws by
auieuding them so as to allow niiilatloes to
vote; it threw a whole "sack" into our poor
laws ly roni);cTii!g the tr Js'.ees of , oi r
county infirmaries to receive negroes and
place them on an equality, with the destitute
poor; it squandered a "ieecey in endeavor
ing to compel t'tc Directors of our Common
Schools to receive negroes into tbe schools
on an equality with white children. Hut a
few of lb? brjjal had hot been fully educated
up to that high stand point; they bad not
been initiated into the inner mysteries of
Abolitionism, urd the measure failed. It
flung the remainder, .of its stock on hand
fo.ua rely into the measure providing a home
for dbabled soldiers, and nearly defeated
the bill by endeavoring to iusert an amend
ment that negrcrfoldievs should be received
in. the institution on an equality with white
soldiers. A large majority of the abulition
ikta voted for it. and it was only defeated
by the votes of the Democrats, faking it
altogether it was a remarkable body.
Like Wolford's celebrated cavalrv. mem
bers might have Tjcen found in everyplace;
except.where they belonged, iNme were at
Oil Creek with the "liiiuid rn the brain."
others were , at Toledo, running flouringl
nulls, others in. jew lork looking after
pork transactions, others in Dixie, specula
ting in cotton, aniiwhcrcvcr a "loyal" man
could peregrinate the august ."'assembly was
represented. It. has trebled our taxes, dis
regarded constitutional obligations and per
petrated, Biinc fcilly tnff which it dignifies
with tbe title of legislation than any other
body of lawmakers that ever convened.
But it ie defunct. Peace to its ashes, and
may wc never see its like again.
Attempted ANsstKMinatlon of Gen.
;Warttingoi iii -"ye."
Tn a bonk published by Mr. Teorille, call
ed "The Old Merchants of NTcw, York," is
the fuljowiiig account of, an attempt to as
sassinate Geoi Washington. One of the
conspirators, Thomas Hickory, a private in
the body-guard of Washington, was convic
ted of this atrocious plot and hung:
, "In June, 17TG, Peter Curtiacs, Conntii
sary General, wrote to Colonel liichud Va
rick, a letter rcgai'ding,. .the, pjqt, in which
the writer said: .
"Nkw York, June 2fi. 1TT6.
"Sir: . , Last. night was
discovered a most infernal plot against the
lives of Generals Washington and Putnam,
&C. 1 Some of the villinns concerned aro in
safe custody. Among them are Mathews'
our Mayor; "Gilbert F.'.rbes, a gunsaiith; a
filer and drummer of Gen. Washington's
guard, ka. The particular are not yet
transpired (frrmi officers whowerc employed
to apprehend them) that, a great 'sum was
offered to assassinate Generals Washington
and Putnam that a plan was found in their
possession of all the fortifications; that
whilst the regulars made-the attack; some
persons were to blow up the powder-house
and others were tn destroy King's bridge to
prevent reinforcement lrom doming in from
New England. In short, the plot was a
most damnable one, and I hope the tillians
may receive a punishment equal to per
petual itching without tho benefit of cratch
I''pattii your most oVt servant, r ,,i'
'FF1XK,T.X'UTLVIUSVKJ
Hitrllingftctieol.
TTlTVA trtti fMWnllan tk.mt ll'l C ,.
1 o -i . . . . . . t .
ii me region aoour tn7 gatticrril to .be
log school Jiuiisu, with it huge lite place.
which jraxiii'd like ine main .entrance ot
Avernus. How the sleigh' bells the old
fashioned Lt lis, Hg in the middle of the
string, and growing snmli by decrees aiii
beautifully has . toward the broad bra-ss
bueklu chimed in every direction kuif be
fore night tbe gathenng of the clans:
There came to iurr school "the Mas'er"
cive him a capital for he is entitled to it
Master, and all bundled into one huge, red,
double sleigh, strewn with an abundance of
straw, and tucked up like a Chri-tian vie,
with a scire of Buffalo robes. There were
half a . dofon- icBtters. . each -with a . young
man and a maiden, they two and 410 mora.;
Aud then ngiun u pair of jumpers,' moiinf-'
inga gr.eat outlandish' looking bin, heaped
up, pressed down',' and running over," Serin--ture
mtuiriiro. with a uniall collection ot hu
mdiiiiy packed up rt rout, from a dozen
hnnics, aud all astnerryaskitteus in alasket
of wool. And the briirht eves. rine. re!
lips, that one ra'ught a glimpse of beneath
those pink-lined quilted hoods, and the fib
very laugh that escaped. the mufflers and fur
tippets tnev wore theu who does not re
member? . Who can ever forget them? ' ,
The school house destined to be the are
na Of the conlliet has been swept and gar
nished; boughs of evergreen adorn the
tuioke-stained and battered walls. The
pellets of chewed paper have all been fwept
f rom the coiliiir, and two-pails of water
been brought from tliesprinc; and set on a '
iiencb ia the on try, WJtli an immemorial., tin
cup, a wise provision indeed, for warm ig
mm. spelling room!
The bitr hov ha ve fanned and repleui1iid
lliefire, till the old chimney fairly iars with
tho roaring flames,- aud the sparks fly out of
the top, .iike a luruuoa, the oriliamc of the
battle. ......'.'
'fhe two 4 'Masters" an?' there; the two
schools are there and such a hum, and such
a moving to and fro I Will they -swarm? ,
.The ferule comes down upon the desk
with emphasis. '.What the roll of fhe drum
is to armies (hat (Tie "rule" is to this whis
pering, laugbii'i''y;oiing coinpany.
The challengers are all ono side of the
house, the challenged on the other. -'Rack
seats, middle seAts, low, frontseatsafl filled.
Some of the fathers 'and grand-fathers,
who could, no doubt, upon occasion
'BhonUler tho t-eulcll and. show how fields
are won,,' . ,
occupy the bench of honor near the desk.
Now the preliminaries; the reputed best
spener on enct). , side choose; ftasliu
Urownl" Out comes a round .eyed little
creature, Mushing like a peony, Such a
little thing chosen first. - -.
"Moses Jones!"- Out comes Moses, an
awkward fellow, with, a shock of red hair,
shockingly harvested, sui mounting- bis
broad brow. The girls laugh at .liini; but
what he ,dont know' in the "Elementary"
isn't worth knowing.
"Jane Milriay!' Oul trips Jane, Gut
tered lis a bird, and. takes her place next to
the caller. Slia'sa pretty girl hut a sorry
speller. Don't you hear the" whisuers
around the house? "Why, that's John's
sweetheart.". Joluiis the leader, anda battle
lust with Jane by his side, would be sweeter
than a victory wrr. without h.er.
Ahd so they go, "calling names;" until
five or ji.v chainpirins stand forth to do bat
tle, and the contest is fairly begun.
Down goes one after another, as words of
throe syllable are frllujved by those ol four,,
a-jd these again by. words of similar nro-
nuueiation and diverse signification, until
Moses and Susan remain.':' .
The rpelling book-has: been exhausted,
yet there thoy stand, Dio'.ioi ariesi are turn
ed over, memories ransaeked for
''Words of learned length and sound," '
until, by and by, Moses Jones comes down
like a. tree) andjS isan flutters there still, a
little leaf aloft, that tho forest and 'the- full
have forgotten. , " '
Polysyllables follow, and ly and by fu-:
san hesitates just a breath or two and twen
ty tongues are working their way through
the labyrinth of. letters in a twinkling. Lit
tle Su an' sinks into the chink left for her oh
the crowded seat, and there is a lull-in the
battle.
Then thev all sfand in solid nhalanx bv
schools, and tho struggle is to spell each
cither down. And down they go. like leaves
in winter, and the victory is declared for
our district, and the school is dismissed.
Then comes tbe hurrying and bundling,
the whispering and ghm-iing, the pairing oil"
aud tumbling in. . There are hearts that
flutter and hearts thatacho; "mittens" that
cannot be worn: hones that are not realifcsd.
and fond looks that are not returned. There
is jingling aiunmr the bell" at the door; one
alter another of the s'eighs daah up to re
ceive their nestling freight and are gone.
They ling faintly in the woods, over the
hill, in the valley. The school house is
dark and tenautless, and we alone with the
night. ' ,
Hezcklah
HelwrinMe's
Proverbs.:
Seven
1. That onions are good for bad breath.
?. That clams air a good openin' fur enny
young man.- '. -. "...': ,
3. That air called ulie bekar.e tha alius-
keep a man kinder sorter on tbe lookout.
Not, snyin' ennything disrespeefcful of fc-'
mail weemen. 1 : - 1;. ..-i
4. That "turnin' waiter intu wine'.' u a
mcrricle in these days worth at least tlu'ee
hundred per cent.
fi. That boys a!n't apt tu :turn oet" well
who dont git up 'til ten o'clock befoar breck
phast in the morning befoar dalight, .
C. 1 hat if a man that ii g in tu make a
bizness ov sorvin' the Lord, we like tu see
him du it when he mcashtires onions az vVell
ar win n he hollars glory halleluyear. ;
7. That wisdom aint what its cracked up
to be; itsnothin buttdgikatcd kunoin. .
' CM.
Sumner's Bopy Gcard has been remov
ed and he despairs no longer of his life be
ing taken at the hands of foul assassin.
According to tko Springfield HrjMifin,
the, two "suspicious looking character who
called at hi lodgings and anxiously iaquir
ed for him, turned nut to be hii fallow Can
grrtnncn Dawes and Gooch." Thus is an
other canard eiploded.
"Y.iu are a scoundrel, ir."
"What''" , . - . .
"i aay jou are an infernal aeoundrel."
, "Do you mean ihat as a joke?"
'"No, sir." ; ' '
"You're lucky; I alway resent each
jokes." ... . ,, ,
John said a stingy old hunk (0 his hired
man, as he was taking dinner, do you know
how many pan cake you have eaten? No.
Well you have eaten fourteen. Well, said
John, you count and I'll eat. . ,....,
A small quantity of, vinegar will g,her
ally destroy. , immediately' any insect that
may find it way ifito the stdmach; and la
a drop salad oil will kill any i.&Motthat may
entc$.0iw.wv;, ui '1 t:-w a ta;
Rational Debtaantf C. & liocke.
Tne creation of national deb'i is not
"H4? invrrovtment. bqt the ftHitJof
great nation to prqfkiw. for great"deT,.1 '
andto-iustt it tU piost coHVemerft and m
bet f w-ai opersinal prrpefty1j'lriri'SIertti'
Weiiderz-ZThcUtt'Ttiret-lriaiorwafl
began b,vjaitiTBJf a milltj steeling, ky'lipiJ
in lt'J2;iid when Ler..great contest wuli
lj0ui4j.IV, w termiii(l' he-detX -haj
rtactieij Jiflv miUws.r .linr atatetmeo a
and FMtroiQiHts were then alariued ' a( th
greaf litirdeti which had been hnp'oeed opoit
tbciniius'ryof the couatry,' but. '.when" tb r
warot the Austrian succesiop had WelW f
this.ainount to. ighty ujUlioftar-taulay
says that historian and orator prpoowiotd
tbe case t be dasperate. ,t '. whan, wari
agijn broke out, and the TiatiotiaV deut,Va
rajdly carried up to oni btidieiu4 fcrtv.,
nnilb.iK nW.ir of theory aridlbuahesilioth
prnnoiuiced-tbiat- the fjtaVJiy'tiiaierta!nJy
aiTiveff., jTavid Jluiiie Said that, ilrhdugW,
by taxing ks- 'enerples to the utmost, tho
country might -poSsibly!i?e" throTl5lrtt4be
exjieriwmt must never be epeted,--everi
a Miiall jnerea ntighi be Utl. -. : GriDsillo
raid the nation must Aink . under it 4ilef.
some portion of It was borne. by the. AtD.sr
iean CVilonics. and ths attempt- t inaposal r
this load prodiieed the Warof-tlle revohitiorf
and, instead of dimva'Aiiigf added another, -hundred
millions to. the burden.. Again,. !,
says Macaiilay, wa England given ove.rkbut
agRi'n she was more prosperous ithsn-eflr" -before,.'
But when b tho chiso''Of nei Na
nuleouio.wars in 181t.: this debt had hocir
swelled up to . tho onornioun- utn. of veuj,
eii'lit hundred uiillions ' s.tMiiing . or four
thousand three hundred inilltori 3oI'TH,TTr
.A..1 AW V.r.U'l, 1 .
mjrt.jv vou- into vnv nuiru jTUieny 01 wiv
United .Kingdom, the touteaf.;heart.;1h ;
firmest believer iu rational frtogrsss and nv ,
tional development, might., well have beei
appalled.' liut in ttUi vfy face cf thLi
mountain of ' obligation to ny 'nothing of.
her vast otonia! poasesons--the propei,trr'
of the British nation has been-inore thaor'4
treb'edi arid her delrt is liow a charge of but-l-i
per cent against if.' AIU thut Crroalr"
Dritnin has done in -paving' her debt, w4"
shall do, and wore, with our?.; We bar
vast territories untouched by 'the nlow,'
inines'of all pieeious metals of which we ?
have liardly opened the door, a population
full of life, energy, enterprise anif industrT; ' "7
and the aecumiilated wealth of money ami-,
labor of the old countries pouring into the
liip-of our giant and ever-to-be-united ra-'!:
public. During the fiercest and most eif
hausting of all possible wars, we have de- '
nionstrated our nattonsl -strength and all -the
world over, national strength' id but n-"3
otlier name for national uredk.- "'As good1'
as United Stocks" will b-yiiorryumn 'th'"-
world over witn "as. good as British Con '
sols." For our nart. we ttiitife- a fD -ft':
Treamry note, bearing seven and'thtW,
tenths annual-interest, is just as much bot- "'
ter than Hritisn Consols as the -rate of InJ- l
terest is higher. Home of oitr timid breth- 7
ren, who.Rbipped their gold-td Lotidon and
invested iu consols, are' bow tlad to soil oul "
and invest at home at a round Iosi-nd ''
serves them right. Ait Yorker. - .. TT
Era orb Ardeu In Iona. i
An Iowa paper h the following start -r,
which recalls the inoident of Tennyoa'
poem, .:'''
"Thil tv months SffO'a German hVini nm. '
White Street, in Dubuque, Iowa, volunteer- -'
ed wiilvthe twenty-first Iowa infantry and
went to- the war; Vq shall call him ""
Schmidt for short. ' He left a wife who w
rather good looting and quite industrious T
very frugal, and childless. '-.Time rolled on, '"''
and Schmidt. Tay the- Tunes, weut with hi .
regiment, to Yicksburg. Theie ha was shot '
one day andlofl for dead 011 the field. . The
sadiirtelhgence 'was seht to 'his'' wife by. hit -captain,
and she immediately obtained- the
assistance of a lawyer, tecurud his back pay
and a widow's pension. She drew the Jr f
ter,. iefiiai',.ta!idJ). with what she earned, f
managed 16 Ine cbiiifoitably.' . Iu a fef "
months she aftraoteJ the attention" of one"5
Scliones, a miller by o-jcupation. ; Ilawooed-
and won, and forhuu she gave, up the pen.,
sicrn. . Thoy were married bet .summer.
J he cout-se of triie. love ran smooth with
them until Ias't Sarnrdnv- niorninr-.- hn "
just after they had finished breakfaft, : Mf --
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uuiiiiiiiii, mc urst nuseanay wameu ml
."Here was a fix! Mrs. what would her
name be in such a case? shrieked: Mr. .'
Scliones turned pale and trembled, " for '
Schmidt looked vengeance after ha had Mir-
veyed the scene moment and taken all it -meaning
in.,,, After several minutes of si-.
lenee, Scliones revived, and boldly asked,"
Yv hat is to be done?' Schmidt sat dblrtl '
and told his Btorv. He was wniihdud , nnt 1
severely, near Yicksburg, aiid taken pron- :
er, aud the rebels carried him away w.tk "
them. From time to time he had been ia.-.
Southern prisonE iintil threeweeks sinoe,'.
when ho was exchanged. He came to Do4 '
buque as soon as lie could, and hastened to
his home.". He received no intimation of' -his
wife's marriage until he entered the '
house that morning. As he concluded bia
story, his feelings overcame him, he wept,
and she wept also. But it all nded in tW
secand husband's refusal to give the wife up. i
Shq, we are inftruied, refused, td ex-.'.'
press a preference, and said til two mea ';
might settle the matter between theuiselv. "
For fiiur daj-s both men kept verr close t;
thehoiise, aid had many ardent discussion '
over their difficulty. But the matter ended .
on Wednesday last. The returned husband ;
offered Scliones twenty-five dollars to evao-:,
tiate the premises and leave him in posses
sion of 4 Annie.".,' He"1 accented the. offer,
pocketed the money and .left, 'Schmidt ie
now with his wife. ' -t... ' t :
':-'" ' ' an.
Jacob TurorrsoN Tni rnxsmitiT'i
Last Story Jake Thompsoh yo bi At.
lowki) tc jq Throuo Mains. One of'
the last, if not the Very last etory told hf
I 'resident Lincoln, was to one of his Cabinet; 1
who came te see him, to k if it would be"
proper to permit. Jake Thompson to ilia,
through Maine in is;uie, and embark
from Vortland. The President, 'as usual, " -was
ispo3 ,1 to be nieie'f ilfad te permit In'4
arch-rebel to pas unmolested, but the 'See
rctary urged that he should be arrested a a
traitor. "By permitting hira to escape the.
penalties of treason," persistently remarked
the Secretary, "you sanction it.'' "WI1,"
rephed Mr.. Lincoln, flkt me tell you a
atory. -; ... ...j, K-.
"There was art Irish soldier htr last sum
mer, who wanted something to drink stron
ger than water, nd stopped at a drugstore,
where -he espied a soda fbuntain. 'Mr.
Doctor,' said he, .'sire me, plase, glass of
sodawather, an' if you can put in few drops
of whiskey unbeknown to any onf, I'll .pa
obleeged.' "Now," continued Mr. LtDoolnj
"If Jakc'Thompfon is permitted to go".
through Maine unbeknown -to any.- one. ,
whst's the harm? So don't have him, er '
rsstetL" Bnttm Journal. , , , ,.,
A'DAMSIL was asked, Nhen a lady arid '
gentleman have quarreled, and each consid
ered the'olTier in fault, which of the W
ought to advance towards Weonolliarinjv,
Her reply was, i'the besU lUiu-irt.add err-'
serof the two." , . '
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