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VOLUiffS XVIII. - NUHBEBU
TIIE
POTTER .JOURNAL,
PUBLIBHKD BT
11. W. Mf AL,4H\ FY, Proprietor.
IF?** I>evrttcd to the cause of Republicantpr*, t v 'o in
tc- ts of Aiirio"lture,the advancement of Education,
an t thn hest <ocd <>i Potter county. Owning tie ituide
i :ept that of i'ri icipte, it will endeavor to aid in the
*-t of more fully Freedoinizlngour Country.
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All transient advertisements must he paid in
idvance,and no notice will be taken of adverti omenta
frorn a distance, unless they are accompanied by the i '
tnoney or satisfactory reference.
B?~Tob Work, of all kinds, executed with neatnese
And despatch. i '
BUSINESS NOTICES.
Free nnil Accepted Ancient Yorlt Musoiis
nULAMA LODGE. No. 342, F A. M. Stated
I J Meeting'* on the 2d and 4tli '"'ednes uiysotsach
tuofith. Hall, in the 3d Story of the Olmsted Bh'Ck.
I>.C.LiKBABBK,Sec. \VM. SHEAR, W.M.
O. T. ELLISOST, >J. !., I
T)RACTICING PHYSICIAN. Coude sport, Fa.
respectfully informs the citizen-* ot the village and I
vicinity that he will promptly respond to all calls lor ,
profession .1 set vices. Otttc on First street, tirsl door
west of his residence. 17-40
JOHN S. MANN,
k TTORNF.Y AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
A - \_ Coudersport, F:, vv.ll atie ,d the several Courts
In I'otter and Cameron counties. All business en- J
trusted to his care will receive prom p. attention.
I'rtice on Maui street, iti residence.
OLMSTEI) ami I.AItKAKFK,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Coudersport, Penna. ,
Wilt attend to all business entrusied to their
care with promptness and fidelity. Will al*o attend
the several courts ill the adjoining counties. Otlice
In tlic second storey of the Olmsted Block. (
IS i.lt BE.VSO.V.
VTTORNEY-AT i.AW, Cotider-port, Fa , will ,
attend to all business entrusted to Inn with care
anil promptness. Attends Courts <>. anjoming eoiiu
ties. Olttce ou Second street,near the Allegany bridge
r. W. KNOX.
VTTORNEY AND COUNSEi.LOR AT LAW.
Cou tersport, l*a., vv II attend the Uouits ill i ot
*rr and the adjoining count es.
JIII.LEK A McAS.AItXKY,
i TTOR * EYS-AT LAW, IURUISBCRG, Fenn'a.—
\_ Agents for ihe Collection of CI dnis agaii st the
I'mted .-Rates and Mate Government , u •as I'etisio •*,
Bounty, Arrears of Fay,Ac-Ad Iress i> \ 'JS, urn-inn!'
W B MtLLKR, J- c M At.AKSKV
.n. w. ?I<-AI.AKM:Y. (
I">EAL ESTATE and IXSUIt iNCK AGENT
\ Land Bought and Sold, Taxes pajd and Titles
investigated. Insures property against rtie in tie- liest
companies in the Country, and Fersoni- aga nt Acci
dents In the Travelers Insurance Company of llart .
tord. Business transacted promytly 17-29
I. A. ST F. 14III\S A Co..
M ERCHANTS—DeaIers in Dry Goods, Fanev j
Goods, Groceries.Provision-,F'our,Feed, Poi k.
and everything usuilly k-pt in a good country ~t" ie ,
Produce bought nd s<dd 1 '
f. 11. SDDIfiXS,
-m r ERCn.V b'T - WELLS VI i.LE X Y , W! ,v
3JL sale and Retail Dealer in Dr.\ <iu> s, i- wiry and
Staple Goods Clothing, Ladies Dre-nG •od* Gro o-ries.
Flour, Feed, tc, R tailers supplied n liberal terras
<TIAHI.FM S. JONES.
A fERCNANT— Healers in Drugs M dicines, aiuts,
.M Oils, Fancy Articles, 8 ntiotiery, Dry Goods, |
Groceries, sc.. Main Sir<-rt, ' oudersport, Pa
l>. E. OLII.STEI).
MERCHANT— Dealer in Dry Goods. Ready-made
CI thing, Crockery, Groceries. Flour, Feed, i
Fori, Provisions, A-e., Main street, Cou lersport, Fa
COLLINS SMITH,
MBKCH AN r—Dealer in Dry Goods. Groceries, i
Provisions, Hardware, Queens ware, Cutlery,
•ml all O'Hjis u-ually found in a country slore. n'6l ,
11. J. OLMSTED,
HARDWARE Mcrcuant, and Dealer in Stoves,
Tin and Stieet Iron Ware. Main street, Fonder
snort, Pentii'a. Tiu and Sheet Iron War made to
• r ter. i good s'vl', on Abort nt c ■ i
cou DEBSPOST lIOTEL.
HC. VERM ILY EA.FKOPRH TOR. Corner rf Main
and Second streets Co .dm sport .Potter Co. Fa.
A Livery St ilile is also kept in coil eciion with tins
Hotel. Daily Slaves to and from the Railroads.
Cotter Journal Job-Otllre.
HAVING lately added a fine new assortment of
JOB-TYI'E to our already large assortment.)
ere are now prepared to do all kinds ot work, cheaply
•nd with taste and neatness. Orde s solicited.
"LYMAN HOUSE.
Lewisville, Potter county, Pennsylvania.
BURTON LEASTS. Proprietor. H l ing
taken tliis excellent Hotel, the proprietor wishes
0 make the acquaintance of the traveling public and
eels confident of givug satisfaction to a.i who may
all on him.—Feb 12.66 tf
t~ MARBLE WORK
Monuments and Tomb-Stones
of all kinds, will he furnished on reasona
ble terms and short notic** by
Ilroniile.
Residence: Eulalia, I,'i mih-s south of
Coudersport, Fa , oil the Binneniahaiiing
Road, or leave your orders at the Post Ollicc. feffii
II AN BAKEIt.
"OENSION, BOUNTY and WAR CLAIM AGENCY
1 pensions procured for Soldiers of the present
War who are disabled by reason of wounds received
or disease contracted while in the scrv.ee of the United
Btates ; and pensions, bounty, and arrears of pay ob
tained for widows or heirs oi' those who have died or
been killed while in eerv.oe. All letters nf inquiry
promptly answered, and ou receipt by mail of a state
ment of the case of claimant, I will forward the ne
cessary papers for their signature. Fees in Pension
cases as fixed by law. Refers to lloi-s. Isaac Benson,
A G. Olmsted,"John S. Mann, and F W Knox, Esq
DAN BAKER,
JuneS 64 Claim Agent, Coudersport, I'a.
~f A Per Year' We want agents
<PJLaiIJV/VR everywhere to sell our IMPROVED
|2d Sewing M ictnnes. Three new k nds. Under and
upper feed. Warranted .fr v l years. Above salary
r large Commissions paid. The nxi.r machines sold
In tha United States for less than .*4O, which are luily
licensed by Howe, Wheeler .t Wilson, Grover A. Ba
ker, Siuger A Co.. Jk B ichelder. Ali. otlier cheap nia
ehines are infringements and the seller or user are
jiahle to arrest, tine, ami imprisonment Circulars
ree. Address, or call upon Shaw A Clark, Biude
ferd, Maine, or Chicago, III.Do". 26, 1860. iswly.
Itch! Itch! Itch!
SCRATCH! SCRATCH ! SCRATCH!
WBEATO!¥'S OI\TME*T,
Will Cure the Ileli in 48 Honrs !
Alto cures SALT RHEUM, UL< EK"\ CHIL
BLAINS, end all ERCFTIONS OF THE SKIN.
Frie 50 eMKti. Fm P.\ r**ndnfir
M cents to WEEKS A POITER, Sole Agents, 170
ashiugton street, Boston, it will be fo warded by
* Ml, free of postage,to any part of toe United Slate*.
• 1, IRM. sp.notice wky lyr.
4i i i Jit UtiV.u .J. A i A
FOR THE JOI RNAL.
The Northern and Southern Johnnies.
There's a party that stubbed at our nat ional life,
And fought for years to destroy us;
Having failed, they 're now prating of justice
and right,
And they hope by this means to decoy us;
And their northern allies, to help them along,
With murder and burning ran riot;
For aiding treason '* their regular worJi,
And whiskey their every-day diet.
O, they're all Old Nick's own darling brats,
And the same mother's sonnies;
At the North they say they 'rc Democrats,
At the South we call them Johnnies.
They murdei'd our boys who foil into their hands
By poison, exposure, aud famine;
The r *cord they made is so horribly dark,
That it sickens the heart to examine;
This the northers have scarcely the clicek to
deny,
But't is clear tliat they do not regret it,
For theyprate of the injuries done to their friends
And they say our bereaved should forget it.
O, they 're all Old Nick's own darling brats,
And the same mother's sonnies;
At the North they say they're Democrats,
At the South we call them Johnnies.
And once,when a northerner went to the South, |
Who was n't their sneaking vassal,
If he ventured at all to open his mouth,
He furnished a rope with a tassel.
And now, that these outrages surely must cease,'
Is demonstrated bv figures;
The northern rebels loudly applaud,
While the southern rcbs murder the niggers, j
O, they're all Old Nick's own darling brats,
And the same mother's sonnies;
At the North they say they're Democrats,
At the South we call them Johnnies.
The various tribes of this long sundered host,
Lately met in the city of Phi la.,
For sitting with muzzles and swallowing blind,
The doings of Andy end Billy;
Midst the kissing and crying this fact came to '
o j a
light, j
No eflori could longer postpone it:
That the bet of this party reside at the South, I
And the northers are happy to own it.
O, they 'rc all Old Nick's own darling brats, '
A"d the same toother's sonnies;
At the North they say they're Democrats,
At the South we call them Johnnies.
VVM2I.
CONFEDRIT X IIOADS J j
(wieli is iu the ."Stan uv Kentucky.) V
XoveniLer 7, 1860. )
1 wuz called to Washington by our pat
ron Saint, the President, to comfort hi
wounded spent. There aint no disguisin
the fact, the sperit of Androo Johnson is
wounded. He hez endoored the slings
and arrers uv nio r e out raj us fortune than
any other man who has lived sence the
davs uv Hain'ick—more, indeed, than
Ilamlick endoored —twict over. I lam lick's
father wuz pizeiied and his mother married
agin afore he mournin clothes wuz wore
1 out, suthin no savin, prudent woman would
do; but what wuz that to wat A. Johnson
endoors every day '! Nothin.
The cabinet meeting to wieh I wuz
i summoned wuz called for the purpose uv
isheddin a tear or two over the election re
turns, and to consider a variety uv letters
wich His EggeeHeucy lied received within
a few days. 1 may remark that the cabi
net lied a gloomy and mildewed look.
The fust wuz from Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher. Mr. Beecher remarked that lie
lied the highest passible respeck for the
oflis wunst held by the go >d Washinton,
the great Adams and the sainted Linkin.
lie omitted remarkin nnythin about Peerce
and Bookatian out of regard for the feelins
uv the present incumbent, wich, ef he lied
read History correct, wuz a ardent sup
porter uv the Aduiinislrasheus of both of
them men, wich he considered stains upon
the pages uv American history wich he
cood wish mite be obliterated But wat
he desired to say wuz that he had a higher
regard for the good opinion of mankind in
general than he bed for the good opinion
uv the accidental incumbent uv any oftiis,
and ez he lied, in an hour uv temporary
mental aberrashen, wich he bed happily
passed, endorsed the Adrninistrashen, wich
insanity lied worked evil unto him, he re
kested ez a simple act uv justice that the
President shood cause it to be known that
he (Beecher) wuz not considered by the
Administrashen ez a supporter thereof.
"1 do this," sed the writer, 1 becoz the
impression that I am in the confidence uv
your Eggslencv, wich is onfortunatly
abroad, hez seriously DAMAGED MY KEPL*-
TASHEN. Trooly yoors, et settry.
The read in uv this letter wuz follered
by a miuit uv profound silence, wich wuz
broken by the President.
'"Let him pass,' sed the great man who
hez the dispensin uv the poste olfisis, "let
him pass. But here is another," said he,
burstin into teers, "read that."
i It was from Gen. Custar, him uv the
yaller hair, wich bed some reputashen
dooren the war ez a cavalry commander.
It wuz to the same effect. Ife lied when
he sposed that the policy of the Pres
ident, wich lie esteemed ez he must auv
man who held the exalted position wunst
iicmit to U)i iViifjipu? of Jrijw DAiVJingii, qi>d if EfaftfrH # jflfr.
COUDSR3POBT, POTTER COUNTY, PA., TUESDAY NOVEMBER 20, 1866.
| occupied by the good Washington, the
! great Jefferson and the sainted Linkin —
"The ongrateful dog doesn't respect ME,
sed Androo, "its the offis I lil!," and he
burst into a fresh flood.
When he sposed the President's
wuz such as a soljer and a patriot cood en -
dorse, lie endorsted it. But he diskivered
that it led him, back foremost, into compa
ny wich, dooriu the late war he hed a'luz
visited face foremost and on hossback, and
therefore, to SAVF BIS REPUTASHUN, he
must beg that the President wood give it
out, that lie (Gen. Custar) wuz not nor
never lied bin a supporter uv his policy,
and oblige Yours trooly, ez before.
o * '
I wuz too hart-broken at this to make j
any replv, and Cowan and Doolittle wuz;
in the same fix. The Kernelcy wich wuz
given to Custar to keep him in posishen, j
hed been promised to a Demokratic captin,
who wuz led by a company in the first Bull j
Run fight, and who threw up in disgust |
next day, not liking the manner in wich
the war wuz bcin conducted, but now the'
Kernelcy wuz gone and Custar too, and |
wat wuz worse, there wuz no sich thing to]
be thot uv ez dismissing him. The entire
company yoonited in minglin their teers.
The next letter wuz read by Seward ez
lit wuz addressed to him. It wuz from
Raymond. He opened with the remark
that for the Presidential office lie hed the
highest respeck. Aside from the consid
erashen that it hed bin wunst okkepied by j
! the good Washington, the great Adams,
and the sainted Linkin, the President mite
be considered the Father of his country,
hevin so large a number of helpless chil
i dren to provide for, and besides he lied a
instiuktive respeck for the dispenser of any
thing. It was difficult for him, Lein a
simjue minded man, not to auDere to the
President, hut—
"Good Heavens!' si i reeked Johnson,
"that little fox ain't a goiu to speak uv ins
reputashen ?"
"Booty requires the reedin uv the entire
dockeyinent, painful to my feelins ez it ma} j
bp," sed Seward. "He concloods tlinsly:" 1
"I am forced to ask you ez one enjoy in
jconfidenshel relations with Him who occu j
pies the Presidential chair, to hev it given !
jout that I stand in opposition to him. A
doo REG AUD FOR MY REPUTASHEN impels,
me to this course. I remain,
Yoors Trooly."
There wuz 2or three more. Gen. Carey,
, uv Ohio, requested the President to remove
; him from his Collectorship, ez the holdin uv j
it wuz INJOORIN HIS REPUTASHEN; a editor j
out west, who wuz sedooeed into takin a!
Post Ofiis, begged to hev it taken off his
hands, that he might save his circulashen
before it was everlastingly too late; and
fina'ly we cum to wun the seal uv wieh
wuz a coat uv arms, bull dog rampant, 1
bow le-knife coudiant,supported by trotting
horses, on a field uv green cloth. It wuz
from Hon. John Morrisey, who hed jest
been e'ected to Congress in Noo Yoik.
Mr. Morrisey remarked that ez one uv
the pillars uv the Democrasy, lie felt he
had a rite to speek. lie wished it to be
understood Lnat he washed lus bauds uv j
any connection with Johnson or his part} - .
He hed seed a lite. In states where the
Democrasy, uv wich he wuz a pliler, lied
tied themselves to Johnson, they hed gone
down to a prematoor grave. Respeck for
the high offis restrained him from savin
o J
that the Democrasy coodent carry such a
cussid load, but he wood say th i the re
. • -r
suit uv the election in Noo York, where
they depended solely on muscle and nigger,
wich is the reei Democratic capital, and sue
ceeded, while where the Democasy wuz
loaded down with Johtisoniauism they failed,
satisfied him that the President wus a ink
nbus. lie said this with all doo respeck
for the oflis. Mr. Mossisey further remarked
' that he hed also personal reasons for makin
i his request, lie commenced in a humble
position, and hed filled the public eye long
enuff to satisfy his modest ambishen—he
hed walloped Sullivan and Heenan—hed
owned the fastest horses and won more
money at faro than eny man iu Amerika.
His ambishen w uz satisfied so furez he wuz
concerned, but he hoped to leave behind
him for his infant son, (wich wuz only
twelve years uv age anil wieh hed a devel
opment uv intelleck afld inusc'e remarkable
. for one so tender, hevin already walloped
every boy in the skool to wich lie wuz a
. going,) he desired to leave that son a hon
orable name.* It hed bin given out that
lie wuz a supporter uv the individooai who
okkepied the Presidential ofiis, and it wuz
injoorin him. He wished that stigma re
. .moved — A REGARD FOR HIS REPUTASHEN
forced him to insist upon it.
And this epistle wuz dooly signed,
A his
JOHN X MORRIS Y, M. C.
, [ murk.
There was siience in the Cabinet. This
last stroke intensified the gloom w ieh hed
settled onto the government, and as 1 turn
■ ed my tear-bedewed eyes I saw the great
drops cou nun down the cheeks uv every
one present. Mr. Seward retired without
i saying anything about ninety days, aud one
by one they departed.
It wuz a solemn time. There wuz oilier
,' letters yet lo be read, but no one hed the
i
heart to open 'em. I made a move in that
direckshun, but Androo prevented me.
"I'm sick*," murmured he in a husky voice,
wich showed that his heart wuz peerced—
"Help me to bed." I saw the great man
burv Lis intelleetooal head boneath the
snowy kivrin uv his oneasy couch, all but
his nose, wich with liitn is the thermometer J
uv the sole, and w hicji accordingly glowed,
not with the yoosooal brilliant hue, but
with a dull, dearl and ghastly bloo. Notic
in the convulsive heavins uv the kivers
which betrayed the agitashen uv the breast i
beneath, I whispered in his ear ez 1 handed
him his nite drink uv rye whisky flavored
with bourbon, that he hed one hold, ez
! Delaware hed sustained linn. A flush uv j
[satisfaction passed over his nose, but it. sub
[ sided in an instant. "Troo," gasped he,:
y'its ourn now, but before the next election ;
la couple uv them Massachoosits ablishnists
| will buy the cussid State and re-people it
Yo soot 'tin," and he gave a convulsive ;
! gasp and sank into a troubled slumber.
It wuz a tec iin occasion.
PETROLEUM V. NASBY, P.M.
(wich is Postmaster.)
Our \ext I'uiled Slat©.* Senator.
Other things being equal, the first fcon
sideration in the choice of a Senator to
succeed the ingrate Cowan, is to avoid all
danger of the qualities that made that man
I betray the party which elected him. Nu
one doubts that Stevens, Forney and Cam
eron, would "lill the bill" of Radical ex
pectation; but there is no denying that a|
wide-spread distrust prevails in regard toj
Governor Curtin. After having formally
declared his determination to retire from
public lite at the end of his second guber-;
j natorial term, (which he did before assem
bled thousands in Indiana county, ttvo
| years ago,) he has remained more than
ncut'al during the terrible struggle be
j tween Andrew Johnson and Congress, and
when that struggle was practically decided
by ihe nomination of General Geary, ou
the 7th of March last, Curtin became at j
! once a candidate for Senator, and made
I •
i himself prominent. Ilis annual mess a ire to '
. . i
the Legislature in January last, did not
contain a single reference to the noble at
titude of Congress, but was silent in re
gard to all those tremendous issues which;
| were exciting and dietratting the public,
min i. The following is the only passage'
from that paper, all the more remarkable,!
because it is the only instance in which a
Republican Goternor fearlessly refused to
meet and discuss fundamental principles j
during the progress of the rebellion. Ilis
promise to continue to "pursue the same ;
eouase during the embarrassments necessa-'
rilv connected with the entire restoration
of the country," would unquestionably
have been fulfilled if he had not changed
his views and become a candididate for
United States Senator:
"My uniform course, during the late war,
was to avoid the discussion of the policy of
the General Government, while giving a'
hearty support to the National authorities
sn all their measures to suppress t the re
hellion. I shall continue to pursue the
same course during the embarrassments
necessarily connected with the entire resto
ration of the country. The principles ex
pressed in the message of the President, at
the commencement of the session of Con
gress, will receive mu cordial support."
The message from which we quote was
not sent to the Legislatuie, owing to the
1 absence of the Governor, until the 26th of
January, 18GG, while Congress was iu the [
!: midst of its troubles with Johnson.
Governor Curtin is naturally a conserv
ative, and while his speeches during the
} . campaign were sufficiently patriotic, there
• was none af that breadth of view and se
' verity of argument on great principles
' which should characterize the next Senator
from Pennsylvania. His avoidance of all
allusion to Andrew Jonuson's treachery,
■ till reminded of it bv his own friends, wa.-
' to say the least of it, "eloquent silence."
1 He was kind to the soldiers, we are told—
" so wa* Gen. Cameron, and Mr. Stevens,
L and Col. Forney. Gov. Curtin visited the
J soldiers, and made speeches to them Col.
1 Forney wrote and spoke for them daily,
and ministered to their wants in many
ways; he was the first to insist that soldiers
should be notninated for office, and his ad
vice has been followed in a majority of the
loyal States. In Pennsylvania he was
General Geary's earliest friend, as well as
Gen. Owen's. Mr. Stevens did not visit
s the camps, nor make speeches to the regi
-1 ments, but he gave munificently from his
- purse. Shall we compliment men for sim
t ply doing their duty ? The next Senator
)' irom Pennsylvania should possess uncom
t mon ability—he should be whole-hearted,
e progressive, far-seeing, and radical —lie
should be a statesman. Nothing Fss will
r meet the exigencies of the day. Is Gov
e'eruor Curtiu such a man?
i
A SHARPSHOOTER DISLODGED.
INCIDENT OF TIIE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
The late Joshua R. Giddings, of blessed
memory, was a dead shot—not only era
torically considered, but with a rifle. There
was not a man or boy in Ashtabula count},
(and that county was celebrated for fine!
marksmen,) that could excel him at a
squirrel hunt or shooting at a target, lb
son George R., is a veritable chip of tin
old block. On these hm ting excursions
of the elder Giddings, he was invariably
accompanied by Grotius, and it was these
lessons in politics and wood craft which soj
well fitted him for the career which the
shadowy future had in store for him. On j
these occasions the elder would say to him: j
"Grosb, my boy, never be guilty of an
act or word which will give aid, eounsel, or
comfort to the institution of slavery and
its attendant iniquities, or close your door!
or heart against the hunted fugitives from!
oppression, or bring home a squirrel unless
shot through the head."
As each of these maxims harmonited
completely with the natural bent of the
youngster's mind, he treasured them ac
cordingly. His returning at the age of 1 L
o * c r?
from a match squirrel hunt of two days'
duration, and bringing with him 180 of the
"small deer" with their heads otf, proved
that the wood craft was well learned; and
his subsequent career, both in the field and
in the office, showed that the political por
tions of the lather's teaching were well
stored by the *on.
But 1 started to tell you an incident of
the battle of Gettysburg. Be patient; 1
am coming to that. I must reach the
point by regular approaches.
At the breaking out of the war, "o'd
j Father Giddings" was Consul General to
Canada, stationed at Montreal. Grotius
R. was in his office as Vice Consul Gen
; eral. W hell the first news of the struggle
was received, voung Giddings became rest-
.
: less. Ilis father noticing the fact, remarked
to him one day, "Grosh, what is the mat
ter with you ?"
"Father," replied the Vice Consul, "I
think 1 want to go home."
"Well," said the elder, "I've been think
ing it was the best thing you could do;
and the sooner you go the better. When
can you get ready ?"
"By the next tiain," answered the junior.
On the next train he started for the
Buckeve State.
Passing through Columbus, lie called on
Gov. Denuison, who was then in the guber
natorial chair, obtained a commission, and
left for home in Ashtabula county. In
three and one-half days from the tune lie
left Montreal, he had his company fud and
sworn into the Unite 1 States service. That
company lie commanded iu person until
the battle of Pliillippi, when he was pro
moted to a Maj uity in the 14th regulars,
which regiment he led at Gettysburg. The
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14th was close to the front and lying un
der the fire of the enemy. The Major wa>
standing behind his command. Behind
him was a large rock and behind the rock
a sharpshooter, with his tele copic rifle
vain v endeavoring to silence a sharpshooter
of the rebel persuasion, whom the Confed
erate Gen. Wilcox kept upon his stafl* to
pick oft'our officers A large r<*ck on the
rebel right of Round Top afforded a sale
cover for the Alabamian—(who, by the
way, was considered one of their crack
marksmen.) He would load his ritfe be
hind the rock, then jump on the latter and
take deliberate aim at any officer he could
see on onr line; the drop behind the rock,
and again re-load. This he continued with
fearful rapidity and precision, Maj. Gid
dings, being rather conspicuous, came in
for a share of the rebel's attentions. At
last, sick of the annoyance, he turned to the
[ sharpshooter in the rear:—
"Here, you man with the telescopic
! rifle, can't you Diing down that rebel rifle
man ?"
"Well, Major, I am trying to fetch him,"
replied the man; "but it is a long range."
"It is no longer for you than it is for
him; and if you don't thoot him, he'll
shoot me," said the Major. "If it's all the
same to you I'd rather you'd shoot him."
"But," answered the soldier, "the Johnny
has one of those long range English Whit
worth rifles, and they beat ours iu bearing
up at that distance."
"Well," remarks the Major, if you can't
hit him, s op tiying, for you only draw hi>
attention this way, and if you don't stop
I'll shoot him myself."
The soldiers and others in hearing
smiled at what they deemed the boasting
speech of the Major. Just then, whiz!
came a shot from the rebel sharpshooter,
which completely shaved oft' one-half of the
Major's moustache. Now this hirsute or
nament was a particular pet of the Major;
in fact, his monstache was his pride. Feel
ing something sting rather sharply, in close
proximity to his nose, he quickly clapped
his hand to the spot, and behold one-half
of his upper lip was shorn of its glory. To
say thai the Major was mad would be draw
ing it rather mild.
Quickly snatching up a Springfield rifle
from one of his men, lie dropped behind a
small rotteu stump, aud literaliy laid low
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for the Johnny. In ;i few moment* the
game appeared, and quickly drawing tii
piece to his shoulder, the rebel sharpshooter
sent his ball crashing through the sknll of
the color corporal, within ttiree teot of the
Major.
But it was his last shot; (or before lid
could gain his covert, the Major let drive,-
and the rebel was seen to toss his anitf
wildly, throw his ride high in tlie air, and
fall headlong down from his rocky perch
dead as Juhus Caesar.
A stunning cheer from the entire line in
sight of the roek, greeted the Major's fesf,
while he coolly proceeded to reload his rifle/
Just at that moment the rebel color
guard came up to the rock close by where
the rebel sharpshooter lay, and planted
their colors b.-side it. The Major again
dropped behind tee rotten slump; taking
rest over the top, he sends the color ser
geant one, and the rebel flag was brought
to the dust. Again cheers broke from our
line; but by this time the enemy's atten
tion was attracted to his point, and a squad
of sharpshooters was beought up as near
our lines as their cover would allow. They
had evidently sighted the Major's position.
Capt. Coppinger, of the 14th, who ha i
been watching the movement on the part
of the gray coats, suddenly called out:
"Major, you had better move off front
that stump, for the enemy have got range
and mean mischief."
The Major moved some 10 or 12 feet to
the right, when, whir r came a valley, and
I some eight ha.ls passed through the stump
directly in range of where the Major's heal
' was some seconds before, lie coolly re
marked, "A miss is as good as a mile," and
| walked away.
After the battle, the General command
the division remarked to the Major:
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"That is the first time I ever saw a tel
escopic rifle beat by a Springfield musket
at 400 cards. When and where did ymt
! acquire such skill as a marksman
"When I was 10 years old, in the wools
|of the Buckeye State," answered the Ma
jor—"the military school of the north west."
During the day's fight the 1 4tl captured
some of these sharpshooters, an 1 fro n then*
learned of the consternation produced by
the fatal accuracy of the M ijor's shots.
I'hey told us that the fi-st shot passed di
rectly through the sharpshooter's throat,
completely severing the spinal cord. Tile
color sergeant was mortally wounded in the
chest.— Detroit D res s.
Lorelfto Dow, belated one night in his
travels, unceremoniously entered an out oi
the way house and requested lodgings.
The woman of the house objected, having
for a companion a man whom Lorenzosoou
ascertained was not her husband. But
Lorenzo insisted, and she at length con
sented —immediately fastening, against
! further unwelcome visitors, the only out
side door of the house. Soon a loud knock
was heard. It was her husband, unexpect
edly returned. Unable to leave the house,
the friend, to conceal himself, jumped into
a large box conveniently at hand, and has
tily covered himself with the hatchelings
•of flax it c ntained, by which time the
wife had unfastened the door and admitted
her husband. Having spent the e l . ening
it the tavern, he was just tipsey enough to
be noisy and Courageous, lie soon made
the acquaintance of Lorenzo, whom he had
heard much of but had never se-.-n. He
had been toi I that he Could raise the
devil, and he insisted upon his immediate v
j doing so —not that he believed m any, hut
if there was any, he wanted to see bin.
In vain L->reuzo objected, protesting h.s
i unwillingness and the danger attending Uj
&c., but the more than half-drunken IIU-J
--j bati'i insisted. At last Lorenzo said, "if
you are determined to see him, open (ho
} door, put out the light, and stand out of the
way, or he may take you with him; t* >r
when he comes he will be in flames of b-e
and I warn you of the consequence'
Lighting a bunch of matches, tout in. e
might be a great smell of brimstone; and
muttering over a few unintelligible sent" i
ees, Lorenzo set lire to the hatch-dings, an t
cried out, "Come forth, thou evil one, I
begone forever!" when out sprang t is* ma
completely enveloped in flames, and put
for the open door, leaving the house with
a mo-t nuearthly yell. To his dying day
the husband was ready to testify thai L
renzo not onlv could, but did raise the
devil, for he "had s-een and snielied him.'
"They say I am growing old, because
' my hair is silvered and there are en w's.
feet upon my forehead, and my step is u .t
I so firm and elastic as of yore. But th--v
. are mistaken. That is not me. Tiro
• knees are weak, but the knees are not mo
The eyes are dim, but the eyes are not rue.
; This is the house in which L live; but I
am young, younger now than I ever wae
J before.— Dr Guthrie.
t It is related that the clerk of a r>?al
> church in England recently made tire tbl
- lowing announcement to the congregation :
"You are requested to attend a meeting in
1 the vestry at four o'chx'k, to consider <>a
t the means of 'eating tue church, and to
' digest other matters."
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