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THE PLEDGE.
: Thou sparkling bowl t thou sparkling bowl t
Though lips of bards thy bnm may press.
And eyea of beauty o'er thee roll,
And song and dance thy power confess,
I will not touch tbee, for there clingi
A scorpion to thy stda that stings.
; Thou crystal glass I like Eden's tree
Thy melted ruby tempts the eye,
And as from that there comes from thee
The roice : "Thoa sbalt not surely die ;"
I dare not taste thy liquid gem,
A snake is twisted round thy stem. '
Thou liquid fire I like that which glow'd
For Paul upon MeliU's shore,
Thon'st been upon my guest bestow'd,
But thou sbalt warm my house no more.
For where soe'er thy radiance falls
Forth from thy heart a riper crawls.
What though of gold the goblet be,
Emboss 'd with branches of tbe vine.
Beneath whose burnish'd Itarea we see
Such clusters aa pour'd out the wine ;
Beneath those Ieares an adder hangs,
I fear him, for.I're felt his fangs'.
Tbe Hebrews who the desert trod,
And felt the fiery serpent's bite,
Look'd np to that ordain'd by God,
And found that life was in the sight ;
Bo the worm-bitten fiery reins
Cool when we drink what God ordains.
Ye gracious clouds I ye deep cold wells I
Ye gems from mossy rocks that drip I
Springs that from earth's mysterious cells
Gush o'er your granite basin's lip,
To you I look, your largess giro.
And I will drink of you ana lire.
TRUTHFUL AND OBEDIENT
Charlie I Charlie!' Clear and sweet
as a note struck from a silver bell, the
voice rang; over common.
Thai's mother, cried one of the boys
and he Instantly threw down his bat
and picked up his jacket and cap.
Don't go yet.' 'Have it out v t in-
ish this game !' Try it again !' cried
the players, in a noisy chorus.
I must go right off tins very min
ute. I told ber I'd come whenever she
called.' 'Make believe you didn't hear !'
they all exclaimed.
But I did hear !'
She don't know you did-
But I know it, and
. 'Let him go,' said n bystander.
You can't do any thing with him.
He's tied to his mother's apron-string.'
That's so ! said Charlie ; 'and it's to
what every boy ought to be tied ; and
in a hard knot too.'
But I wouldn't be such a baby as
to
run the minnte she called,' said one.
I don't call it babyish to keep , one's
word to his mother,' answered the obe
dient boy, a beautiful light growing in
his blue eyes. I call it manly and the
boy who don't keep his word to her will
never keep it to any one else you see
if he does ! and he hurried away to his
cottage home. Thirty years have
passed since those boys played ball on
the common. Charles Grey is now a
prosperous business man in a great city,
and his mercantile friends say of him
that 'his word is as good as a bond . '
We asked , him once how he acquired
each a reputation.
I cever broke my word when a boy, no
matter how-great the temptation, and
the habit formed then has clung to me
through life.
Startling Statistics. Some statisti
cian has been figuring on the cost of an
occasional drink,' and the result is pos
itively astonishing. In answer to the
question : 'How are so many drinking
houses sustained ? he shows that 20
men at 30 cents a day will pay one of
the tippling shops 82.19C a year. A
man who pays 30 cents a day for
drinks,' pays 0109 50 a year. This is
the intereet on 81,564 at 7 per cent, at
simple interest. This sum, 30 cents a
day, amounts in ten years to 31,171.95.
All this is wasted, paid out for an ene
my that steals away a man's brains' and
robs him and his family of every com
fort. Intoxicating liquors give neither
strength to the body, vigor to the mind
resolution to the will, elevation to mor
als, nor dignity to character. Strong
drink drags a man down from bis high
estate, depraves all his appetites, and
leaves him in want and misery, the
mere wreck and semblance of a man.
The constant use of intoxicating li
quors makes hard times for many a man ;
thus, a family of five persons will con
sume four barrels of flour a year, or one
thousand and fifty-six pounds of bread.
This is nearly three pounds it day.
Good flour can be bought now for 87 a
barrel ; four times seven makes 828 ;
and thirty cents a day for drinks is
$109.50, or 881.50 more per year than
tbe bread for a family of five persons
costs. 'But,' says A, I only take two
drinks a day. Very well, you pay then
for your drinks 873 a year; only $45
more than you pay for the bread con
sumed by your whole family, if it con
tains five persons. This sum would
provide tea and coffee for them.
Here, then, we see that the man who
pays even twenty cents a day for liquor,
spends a sum sufficient to supply his
family with bread, ten, and coffee for
the year. Is it strange that times are
hard, that men complain of the govern
ment, and charge that it oppresses them
with cnerous taxes ? The above fig
ures show how men tax themselves, and
how they tax their property too.
SiNQUtAR Tumor. The English journals
give an account of a singular tumor, discovered
in the stomach of a woman about thirty years
of age, who had been under treatment for two
years in a London hospital for a disease, the
nature of which baffled all the skill of the phy
liciaos to determine. On a po9t mortem exam'
inadon; a solid tumor, composed of human
hair, resembling in appearance a black duck
with a very long neck, and weighing about
two pounds, was found to occupy and nearly
completely to fill the stomach and gullet,
forming a tolerable accurate mould of these or
gans, and extending from the stomach almost
to the mouth. This remarkable concretion had
caused great thickening and ulceration of the
stomach, and was the remote cause of death.
On inquiry, a sister stated that during the last
twelve years she had known the deceased to be
in the habit of eating her own hair.
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JUST AND FEAR NOT! LET ALL THE
RICIIMOWI. WAYNE CO., I1VD.,
From the Cincinnati Times.
A NIGHTS ADVENTURE..
A STORY OF THE WAR.
The following story was told me by
Lieut. H , of the Third Missouri Cav
alry, as we sat in his office one winter
evening, smoking our cigars, and rela
ting our experiences ; and I give it as
much in his own language as I can re
member: I belonged to the Western Army. It
was in the spring of 'G3 when Generals
McNeal and Vandever had the pleasure
of driving the Rebel Generals Marma
duke and Price out of Missouri. I had
the honor of being on Gen. McNeal' s
staff during those memorable days.
We had a skirmish at Jackson in the
morning, but the enemy retreated, as
usual, and General McNeal pushed on
after them with his usual energy.
He was expecting dispatches from
Cape Girardeau at Jackson, and, as they
did not arrive in time, he left me there,
with orders to bring them forward aa
soon as they arrived. It was in carry
ing these dispatches that I had the ad
venture which I propose to relate.
The dispatches were delayed, and did
not reach Jackson until nearly dark.
Meanwhile heavy clouds overspread the
sky, and the rain at first came down in
torrents, then continued steadily, and it
promised to be a rainy, disagreeable
night. But the soldier cannot stop for
weather ; neither lor time, bo it daylight
or darkness. So. saddling and mount
ing my horse, I rode up to headquarters
to receive the dispatches and any com
munications there might be for the Gen
eral. As I received the dispatches and
was about leaving the office, Major
R , of the Thirteenth Illinois Caval
ry, commanding the post, took me by
the hand and said :
You have a dangerous ride before
you, Lieutenant. If it were possible,
you had better wait until morning. It
is hard telling where you will find our
army probably somewhere beyond the
Whitewater, as they were fighting there
part of the afternoon. The road is most
likely infested with straggling bands of
KeDei prowlers, ana it would hardly do
tor you to be taken vnth these dispatch
es about you.
I am aware of the difficulties and dan
gers. Major; but the General told me to
come Toward as soon as the dispatches
arrived, and I must run the risk. If I
fail.it will be in obeying orders."
Wiih this I bade him good niyht; and
securing the dispatches so they would
not get wet, wrapiag my heavy cavalry
coat closely around me, throwing my
poncho over my head, and donning my
oil cloth cap, with its wide cape, thus
completely securing myself against the
storm, I mounted my horse and rode
rapidly away on tue road taKen Dy our
advancing army.
li was quit dark wnen 1 crossed our
picket line. There was no moon, and
the stars.were not visbile; the clouds
were thick and heav3r with rain, and the
road ran directly through a dense wood,
with only here and there a cleared field,
so that the darkness wa intense.
During part of the afternoon we had
heard the thunder of the artillery on the
White-water River, fifteen miles away
but long before dark it had ceased, and
the inference was that the Rebels had
again retreated and our army had pushed
on after them.
The country and the road were entirely
new to me, and the darkness was intense
that I must trust entirely to my faithful
horse to keep the road. For an hour I
rode slowly on through the darkness,
smoking my cigar and feeling quit com
fortable under the heavy poncho and
overcoat that kept me dry. But it was
a dreary, lonesome ride, when not a
sound came to my ear except the pattar
ing of my horse's hoofs in the mud and
the dropping of the rain on my poncho
and through the leaves of the forest.
Even the owls seemed to have been driv
en to seek their homes on this dreary
night. I could see nothing, except now
and ihen where an open field appeared
on one side of the road, and then occas
ional objects could be discerned against
ths murky clouds.
I rode a powerful horse that did not
fear anything, and I always felt a cer
tain degree of safety when on his back.
I think be felt that night as if he hart
control of things, as I had dropped the
rein upon his neck and let him take his
course. I think he felt as if his busi
ness was to carry nie to the army ahead.
Occasionally he would snuff the ground
for some distance as he walked slowty
along, frequently stopping as if to listen,
oras if undecided whether he was on
the right road, and then move on.
He stopped at last, however, and all
efforts to move him were unavailing.
He would go a few steps and then halt.
When urged he would move a short dis
tance and then stop again and turn his
head toward me as if something? wa3
wrong. It was evident something was
wrong, although he did not appear
alarmed in the least.
I was fortunate enough to have a
pocket-lantern in my saddle bags an
article that I always carried, and it had
served me well many times before. Per
haps there was some obstacle in the
road. Lighting my lantern with some
difficulty in the rain, I dismounted and
proceeded to examine the road. I found
that the road forked ; and my faithful
horse, coming to understand that he had
been left to take his course, and not
knowing which way to turn, had stop
ped. I, too, was at as much of a loss
which way to turn the right or the left.
I found both roads a good deal tracked
up with cavalry going the same way I
was , but one road might take me into
the enemy's camp, which I knew couid
not be far off, and perhaps the other
would lead me to our own campl but
which to take was the question.
While standing, with my lantern in
my hand, undecided which road to take,
ENDS THOU AIM'ST AT, BE THY
I heard the heavy tramp of horses com
ing down the right hand road. I imme
diately extinguished my lignt, out not
soon enough it had betrayed me. By
the time I could mount my horse I was
surrounded by a dozen or more men.
Of course, in the darkness, it was im
possible for me to leu whether they
were Union men or ueDeis. i couiu
only guess.
What have we here r demanded tne
leader roughly. Who are you, ond
what are you doing here ?'
Not too many questions at once, my
friend,' I remarked, as quietly as possi
ble. 'I am trying to find out which of
these roads I shall take. Perhaps yon
can tell me.' ,
I think very likely I can tell you
which you will take when you answer.
my question,', he remarked significantly;
who are you, and what is your busi
ness?' I hoped this might be a Union scout-
g partv. but was afraid they were
Rebels; and consequently thought best.
in the darkness, to play Rebel, as I
much preferred being taken prisoner by
Union scouts. So I answered :
'I belong to Carter's brigade.' I knew
this brigade was with them, as we had
fought it only two days before.
Oh ! indeed ? I have the honor to
belong to that brigade, too. To which
regiment do you belong V
To the Nineteenth Texas,' I answer
ed promptly. I knew this regiment
was in that brigade, as we had some
prisoners from it; but I knew I could
not stand questioning, as they evidently
knew all about Carter's brigade and I
did not, and they would soon catch me.
So I prepared to make a desperate effort
to escape. I had found out that they
were Rebels, and knew the best thing
I could do would be to get away from
them as soon as possible. To effect this
was dangerous undertaking; but I pre
ferred to run the risk rather than be
taken prisoner. I did not know, in the
darkness, the exact position of my
enemies around me, or how many of
them there were; but I felt as if the
road to my left was open and clear. As
they had they had come down the right
hand road and as I was standing near
the thick woods that run to the very
forks of the road, they had, most of
them, halted at my right and the rear.
It was evident, also, that the right-hand
road led to the Rebel camp, and the left
hand was the one for me to take. These
thiogs flashed through my mind instant
ly, between the questions of my inter,
rogator.
To what company ?'
I belong to Company D ; but may
I ask to what regiment and company do
you belong ?'
Yes sir. I am Captain of Company
M, Twenty-first Texas. I was sent out
here partly to intercept any dispatches
that might be passing to the Union
Army and partly to communicate with
Major Tappan, who is somewhere in the
enemy's rear. Have you seen any one
on the road betwen here and Jackson ?
Yes sir. A man passed me not five
minuets before I met you, going toward
' Jackson. I heard him coming and turn
ed into the bushes and let him pass.'
I hoped I might induce them to push
on after lhi3 imaginary man and leave
me. But there was no such good luck.
Are you an officer in Company D V
Yes sii ; a Sergeant,'
Will you give me the countersign,
Sergeant ?'
This question stalled me a little, but
I immediately replied :
I have no countersign. I have been
scouting for three days, and have not
been near the camp. 1 have important
information for Gen. Marmaduke and I
must not delay. Will you tell me the
road, so I cannot miss the way? Does
this right hand road lead to our camp ?'
'Yes, sir'
How far is it?'
'About eight miles.'
'I must bid you good night. Captain, as it
is important that I should reach General Mar
maduke's headquarters as soon as possible.'
I guess you are all right, Sergeant; but I
believe it is my duty to seod you to head
quarters under guard; and if you prove your
self what you seem to be, it will te all right,
and my men will only bo company for you.
llere, Sergeant Morfrid. he continued, speak
ing to one of hU men, 'Take fire men and escort
this man to the headquarters of General Mar
maduke as soon as possible, and see to it that
he don't get away from you.'
All this time he had been holding my bridle
rein in one hand. Had it not been for this,
I think I should have put spurs to my horse
and trusted to his speed to carry me out of
danger before this time; bit I felt that now
was my time or never. If I allowed myself
to become a prisoner, my chances of escape
would be less.
'Sergeant,' continued the Captain to me, 'as
we are compelled to take you to camp as a
prisoner, jou will deliver up your arms and
submit to a search.'
All right,' I answered. 'Here is my pistol,'
and as I thrust the muzzle of it against his
hand, I fired. As soon as I fired, his hold on
my bridle loosened, and, putting spars to my
horse, I dashed down the left-hand road, fol
lowed by a volley of balls, and the shouts and
curses of tho entire party a3 they came thun
dering after me.
I had the utmost confidence in the superior
speed and bottom of my horse, and felt almost
safe so long as the road was clear, and none of
the flying balls struck me or my horse.
They kept up a running" fire, and their balls
whistled unpleasantly near, f had not gone 200
yards before I felt a stinging sensation in my
left shoulder and in a moment more my left arm
dropped powerless by my side. Still I urged
my horse forward, determined, if possible, to
escape. I could tell, by the firing and noise
behind, that I was raptdily gaining ground.
Suddenly the Whitewater River ap
peared directly across my path. The
rain had ceased, the clouds were drift
ing, and an occasoinal star gave mo
mentary light, I could see the river,
and hear it rushing through its narrow
channel. It had been swollen by the
heavy rain. In a moment more I found
my horse struggling over a hastily-constructed
bridge, which had been thrown
across the river in place of one de
stroyed by the Rebels to prevent our
army from crossing. This bridge was
PALLADIUM
GOD'S, THY COUNTRY'S AND TRUTH'S!"
MARCH 15. 1870.
a temporary one, and had been con
structed by felling two trees across me
river near together and laying on these
some rails from a neighboring fence, i
This only served for the passage of in-
fantry, the cavalry having forded the
stream at another point.
My horse, going with great speed,
was half-way across this precarious
bridge before he began to get into dif
ficulty. The rails were wet and slip
pery, and turned easily and he began to
go through, first with his fore feet and
then his hind, and then commenced a
terrible struggle. I immediately com
prehended the difficulty, and feeling
that it would be impossible for the horse
to get across, and fearing he would fall
into the river, I sprang from his back
upon the slippery rails, thinking to es
cape on foot to the woods " beyond ; but
my foot had no sooner struck the rails
than I slipped and fell headlong over
the bridffe into the roaring, rushing riv-
! er, fifteen feet below.
j I think I must have sunk to the bot
tom ; butl came up again, and struck
out with all my strength. The river
was narrow, and I was a good swimmer;
but I was caught at a disatvantage.
My heavy coat and poncho, and heavy
boots, belt and pistol so incumbered
me that I could with difficulty keep my
head above water. Add to this the
swiftness of tbe stream, and the fact
that I was severely wounded, so I could
use but one arm, and my situation was
certainly desperate.
I had scarcely come to the top of the
water before down came my horse
through the bridge bringing with him
a large quantity of rails,- I had, how
ever, floated a little down stream, so as
to be beyond reach of these.
The obstacles were more than I could
overcome and I went down a second
time, the swift current meanwhile car
rying me rapidly down stream. Again
1 struggled to the top and caught my
breath, and as I came up my right hand
grasped something solid, and held me
up. It was a floating rail from the
bridge and it saved my life. By the aid
of three or four of these rails, that
caught and put together. I finally worked
my way slowly to the opposite bank,
and once more crawled out on terra fir
ma, but completely exhausted.
The Rebels halted at the bridge, and
probably witnessed the catastrophe, as
far as the dim starlight would enable
them to do. They no aoubt thought
was drowned, though the scoundrels
fired several pistol-shots into the jiver
below the bridge.
I knew they would not give up the
chase, and my first thought was to en
deavor to get ray horse, find the road,
and try to redch camp.
While sitting on the bank resting, I
had time to examine my wound, or rath
er to ascertain its location with my
right-hand. I found the ball had en
tered my shoulder and passed entirely
through ; my shirt was soaked with
blood, and it was still running in
streams down my back and breast. The
position cf the wound was such that I
could not wrap it up with anything that
I had, so I was forced to let it bleed.
As soon as I had caught breath suffi
cient, I crawled along through tbe
bushes up stream, hoping to discover
my horse. I had had gone but a few
yard when, to my astonishment and de
light I came upon him, quietly feeding
upon the bank. The faithful animal ut
tered a low nicker as I approached, as if
recognizing me. I felt rejoiced, for it
appeared as if life and safty were again
within reach. These pleasant thoughts
were dispelled, however in a moment
No sooner had my horse given utterance
to his low sign of recognition than I
heard the bushes crack a few yards be
yond, and a low voice said : 'Here's
his horse now: we'll get the scoundrel
yet, if he is not drowned,' and in a mo
ment more the horse was in Rebel hands
while I retraced my stepa as rapidly as
possible. I was determined to run any
risk rather than be captured. The story
of Andersonville and Libbv had been
told in our camps, and I had register
ed a solomn vow, as bed most of my
companions, that we would die rather
fall into their hands.
I must have walked down the river bank
nearly a mile, when I began to grow weak
and faint from fatigue aid los3 of blood. My
wound began to grow very painful; and I was
compelled to sit down on a fallen tree and
rest. I knew that the road turned down the
river, as I had found it in one place; and I
hoped I might, by following down the river;
come upon some outpost of our army.
As I was sitting on the log, I saw a
light glimmeiing through the trees still
farther down the stream. This was a
joyful discovery. I could not think
otherwise than that this was one of our
picket- posts ; if so, I was safe , if not
but I would soon know. 1 staggered to
my feet, and half crawled and ha'f walk
ed toward the light. I was somewhat
disappointed to And that it was not our
picket, but that it proceeded from a
cabin located near the road, and in the
midst of a small clearing.
As I neared the low fence around the
house, two large savage dogs sprang out
and tried hard to make me believe they
would tear me in pieces, but they did
not come outside the fence. I had de
termined to arouse the inmate and get
assistance if possible, well knowing that
in my present condition, I must soon
perish without some aid.
The savage barking of the dogs soon
brought to the door a tall, gaunt speci
men of a backwoodsman, dressed only
in his night-sbirt. I could see him very
plainly as he stood between me and the
light within. He called the dogs away
and I approached the house and was in
vited in. It was a cabin, built in the
usual backwoods style with but one
room below, in which the entire family
were sleeping. A large log fire was
burning on the hearth, lighting up the
establishment, and presenting a very
cheerful appearance.
My host of course was somewhat sur
prised, and not a little alarmed at my
lber 1VO. 1.
appearance, l nan lost my cap, ana my
face, hands and clothing were bloody,
and the latter also soaked with water,
and no doubt I presented a frightful ap -pearance.
I was so exhausted as to be
almost speechless, but scceeded in
making my wants known. .
My host called up his spouse, and as
quickly as possible my wound was
dressed, dry olouiing lurmsuea, ana
some bread and venison, a cup or tea
and a flask of whiskey were placed at
my disposal. I found the settler intelli
gent and whole-souled, and a union
man. Although he lived in a Rebel
country, and was surrounded almost
continually by Rebel influences, he was
true to the old flag.
My wound was so painful, however, I
wa3 compelled soon to lie down, and
blankets were spread for me near the
fire. I had feared that the barking of
the dogs would bring my enemies here
in search of me. and I was not mista
ken. The dogs soon again commenced
a furious barking, and in a few zinutes
the house was surrounded by Rebels.
It would be, I knew useless to resist ;
there were too many, and I could not
get away in my condition, and so I
must fall into their hands ; but I trust
ed that they would not carry me with
them, as I would only -be a harden to
them. My host went to the door and
asked what was wanted.
We are looking for a Federal
spy is he here?' and a voice that I rec
ognized as the same I bad heard0 a few
hours before.
There is a wounded man here,' raid
my host.
'He is wounded is he ? That is some
satisfaction; but I'll settle his hash.
He shot me through the hand.' And
with that the tall frame of the Captain
appeared at the door with his hand in a
sling. I had drawn myself partly up,
and was leaning against the wall.
So we've caught you at last, you
Yankae thief ? lou can say your pray
ers now, as you must die right here,
and now!' said be drawing from his belt,
a large navy revolver, and cocking it.
Revenge is sweet; beside, we always
shoot these Yankee prowlers whenever
we find them. 'Important news for Gen
Marmaduke.' eh? We will look after
that 'important news' after this other
little business is disposed of. 1 suppose
you are ready to die, are you? and he
raised his revolver.
I had not said a word, but had quietly
with my right hand behind me, drawn
my own revolver from its scabbard, and
cocked it, and as he raised his weapon
suddenly brought mine around and fired
Both pistols cracked at the same time.
but neither took effect. One of the reb
el soldiers, who bad come in and was
standing near, saw the movement, and
struck my pistol up with his saber, and
thus saved his cowardly Captain s life.
As he bred, his arm bad been struck up
by my host, who was standing near,
and his ball passed over my head.
'Captain, you would not snoot r
wounded prisoner who can not defend
himself, would you?' said the bravi
settler, stepping between me and the en
raged Captain.
No; but I'll hang the scoundrel,
that's what I'll do !' and this specirnan
of Southern chivalry strode from the
room to give directions for the hanging
of 'that Federal spy, as he expressed
it. Meanwhile my arms were taken from
me, my clothes diligently searched for
dispatches, everything of importance
taken- from them, and finally the clothes
were appropriated, and my watch taken;
but the dispatches I had takeu the pre
caution to hand over to my host, who
had effectually concealed them. Their
disappointment was deep, and express
ed itself in sundry oaths when they did
not find them.
It was now daylight, and suddenly
there was confusion, and the sharp
cracking of rifles, and hurrying to and
fro on the outside those in the hous
graspiug their arms and suddenly leav
ing. It was evident that a party of ou
foragers had suddenly came upon them.
The firing continued unabated and
grew hotter, and finally a fierce batth
raged around the house. The rebel r
fought bravely. Part of them were
driven in the house and part took shelt
er in the oct-buildings, but they were
completely surrounded, overpowered
and compelled to surrender, with a loss
of five men killed and twice as many
wounded. The cowardly Captain found,
himself, in turn, wounded and a prison
er, while I once more found myself free
and surrounded by friends. It proved
to be some of my own regiment, who
were out foraging, and came suddenly,
upon this rebel squad.
The rebel Captain was brought in the,
house, a special guard placed over him
and for satisfaction and amusement I
concluded to taunt him a little.
Well, Captain, things have changed
slightly since you and I met last.'
A grunt was all the response.
I suppose you are aware that revenge
is sweet, and now I propose to settle,
3'our hash in the same way you propos
ed to settle mine awhile ago,' I said,
putting on a determined look, cocking
my revolver, which had been returned to,
me. The coward turned deathly pale and
attempted to appeal to the guards for
protection, but the words stuck in his
throat.
You may as well say your prayers,
for you must die right here, and now,
and I raised my revolver and took aim
at his head.
He cast an Imploring look at the
guard, and then sank down upon his
knees and begged for his life.
Get up ! I would not be guilty of
shooting such a coward. Learn from
this how to treat prisoners, should they
ever be so unfortunate as to fall into
your hands.'
The prisoners were marched back to
Jacksonnnder guard; my dispatches
were duly forwarded to General McNeal
and an ambulance sent to convey me
back to Jackson. And thus ended my
Night's Adventure.'
WholeNni
2020
Don't Fret!
Fretting is . the most expensive habit
that king or peasant can Indulge in.
It is tbe most vexing nabit that sur
rounding beings can be subjected to.'
It is one of the most unchristain-liKe
habits.
If indulged in until it becomes chronic. .
it is then a disease, like insanity, and
should be treated as such. .
It wears deep as grief tad as ugly cs
sin.
Fretting never did. any. good, never
repaid any losses, never affected the
weather, never mended a rent, never
kept a dinner or a heart warm.
If you must fret, go off somewhere by
yourself and do it. : Yon may not enjoy
it quite so well, but others will, vastly
more.
If you have any beauty, health, hap
piness, or friends to lose, you cannot af
ford to fret, else you lose tnem, an tna;
makes life worth having. If any affair
can be bettered by action, act, with all
your might. If rolling and tossing
away a sleeptesa night wui work oui a
redemption, then roll and toss. ' -
You say yon can t nelp worrying ana-
fretting and borrowing trouble? 1 our .
self government is of a poor quality
then. You need to be pnt intoi' subjec
tion unto yourself. J Drive down a stake'-to-day
and burn these words in it: "I
will not fret, thongu tne Heavens seeui
to be falling. I will not fret, though
nothing but plange and disaster be this
day's portion. I will not climb a moun
tain until I reach its base. I will not
die twice, when it is appointed unto
to die but once. I will suffer nothing
in imagination, but composedly accept
the reality if it comes. I will do all I
can to avert misfortune, and remember
what lies beyond my reach lies in the
hands of One greater than I. To fre';,
is to lose in this life and that which u
to come. I cannot afford to fret."
Trying to Make . Chbistaix Nation,
Good intentions, even when seconded tv
brave attempts at execution, are not al
ways sufficient for the accompashmem.
! of worthy ends. It is highly honoralic
for instance, to aim at the reconstruction '
of society on the basis that every human
being is or ought to be a Uhristiau.
But it is a "stubborn tact" a very mule
of a fact that most men are not Chris -tains
and do not really wish to be Chri--,-
tains. Say "ought" to an averago mnn
and he replies "can't,' ' which mean?
won't. Itis idle to attempt to make this
a Chriatain nation by acknowledging
God in the Constitution, or by enacting
laws far in advance of the average mor
al sentiment of the people. Such pro
visions must be generally disregarded
thus making Christianity, as embodUvl
in political forms, a mockery. We hopo
that Christianity will one da' be recog
nized in all constitutions, and law.
and methods cf public instructions and
of private business, but that hope i
founded on the expectation that tuo
whole world will then be converged t
Christ and that such recognition, unani
mously and voluntarily adopted will
have no savor of hypocrisy about it.
We look forward to that time when.ur
on everything shall be written, "Holi
ness unto the Lord as to the day oi
completion, the day when the capstono
of the temple shall be laid by Christ ,
himself. But to anticipate- that day by
Constitutional recognition of God U.c.
Father and Christ the Savior, is like
hanging a capstone high in the air find
fastening other stones to it, instead of
building np from, a foundation in solid
earth. We must build up from tun
Christ within us the hope of glory, not
uown from a unrist nangmg upon tao
vote of an irreligious majority. Cur:-?-tian
Union. : : S-
THE COURSE OF GOT. D. - j
A good deal of speculation is indulged in just
now as to the probable future course of Gall,
and the views of men of equal inteHegence up
on this point are quite diverse. Many contend
that after the balk of the Cotton crop has baun
marketed, an increased demand for Gold to
meet our foreign trade balance will be pretty
certain to carry the premuim up again, though,
it is worthy of remark, that nobody seems to
look for the return to any thing like an ex
treme range.' On the other hand, with the
credit of the Government steadily improving,
and a considerable reduction of our foreign
mercantile indebtedness daring the current
fiscal year, though th material gain in the ex
port trade, of some thirty-two per cent., there
are many sagacious observers, who are of the
opinion that a large demand tar Gold for re
mittance during tbe Spring and Summer
improbable, and that, therefore, there is a littlu
likelihood of any material reaction of the pre
mium. It is conceded that the abillity of
the country to meet its foreign obligations, in
the shape of trade balances and interest of
American Securities held abroad, is rather
better than usual. There will be for example,
an excess over last year of 400,000 to 450,000
bales of Cotton worth, sayi $50,000,000, the
exports of Breads Stuffs exceed these of l i st
year by many millions, while there is every'
reason to believe that PetroUmn, Provisions,
Tobacco and other leading exportable commo
dities will go forward in quantities fully eqviil
to last year. The low premium theory giias
considerable force from the resolute stao 1
whioh the Government has taken, with the
view of placing the finances of the country on
a sound footing, and also from the recent de
cision of the Supreme Court on the question of
the constitutionality of the Legal Tender nci.
This decision, it is now seen, goes much further
than to declare theunoonstitotionality ot the law
as a retroactive measure; its reasoning carries
with it the unequivocal condemnation of law
though that was not the strict letter of the de
cision. By thus imposing a practical bar to
further schemes of (rreenbaok inflation, another
element is added to the depression of tho Gold
premium.
Aside from these considerations, is forsecn
that with American credit re-established, and
commercial enterpsise on the other side of the
Atlantic at a low ebb, a vast aggregate of Eur
opean capital now comparatively unproductive,
must be attached to this country for invest
ment, a movement that cannot fail to have &n
important bearing upon our finances in the fu
ture, enabling us, among other things, to fund '
the debt at a lower rate of interest, thereby
saving to the country many millions of dollars
annually.
A weekly paper in Iowa nominates
Greeley for President in 1872.
A conscientious gambler in Chicago
gives 10 per cent, of hie plunder to an
orphan asylum.
It is now claimed that John China
man discovered America, America is
now discovering John.
Oregon has three soda springs, one
of which has been anaylized byi.au ex
perienced mineralogist, and pronounced
equal, if not superior to the Saratoga
Springs.