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SPOT81WIA ON TIE 11TI,
BY WANDRVR.
A dreary mi lay o'er the classic land,
And implen its of war, lay strown at eith
er ha4
And gallait veterans, in slumbers deep, lay
hushaS.
Nor dreaed the foo a- outed, they had so
ofter crushed.
Hark ! Agoin! A shrieking shell passed by,
In sleopt he rising arnv, may no longer lie,
But gr,sping ea3h. hin ready gun in hand,
Rushel into lino, to defend his dear-loved
luid.
Soor, volley after volley, soared the coming
dlawn,
Ad showed thie work of death had well he
gall.I
11ark! That yell! That rushing trampling I
sound
Shows that 1. Johnson's driven from the
grouil !
O'erpowered by -numbers-taken by sur
.prise.
lie struggles, loses ground, then turns and
tlit'-.
Great God' ! must our victorious legions
fly? '
Better the eyes of t.ations, a die!
Vorward! retrieve the da. Itand we
still?
Forward! and win yon Yankee bristling
hill I
Onward we dash, thro' the scarce breaking
) day,
Snatching from the foe, his hard won prey.
Then by the "Southern Cross!" the work
- of death begun!
And hid with wreaths of euvh n - *"
Hand to hand, we struggled up the hill,
While Death ! looked grimly on to see his
m4 well filled,
Evoll, brave Jackson's successor in com
mand.
Bare-headed-bold-leads on his veteran
band.
Nor pauses in his onward bloody track,
Until the foremost Yankee corps, is driven
back.
Small time for rcst,- the foeman gathering
thiong, *
And still the doubtful contest. fierce pro
long.
Thousands on thousand-, hurry to the spot,
And falling here's answer for their shot,
,. e eh havoO made,
IF r i calls, (nor calls :n vain) for
aid.
Thrice glorious Lee! still answers to our
need,
And hurries up brave Hill, with ready
speed.'
Like hungry tigers, rush they on the foe.
-And soon the fields and woods, are blushing
red with gore,
Still inch by inch we drive the vandals back,
And Death! delighted, marks our bloody
track,
'rom dawn till night the contest doulttul
stood,
And then, at lat-we won their shelteriig
wo'od,
Then tank exhausted ot. our -ory bed,
While ,i djory.1 wav'd her bannors o'er our
dead.
rtft POISONED FLOWER.
There are various traditions as to
the origin of the Golden Lilly upon the
shield .of France. Among these isthe
following incident, said to have oc
ourred in the latter part of the elev
enth century, during the reign of Phil
lip Augustus.
The Prince was only fifteen wlieri
hie ascended the throne; but the stronj
hand with whieh he seized the reins
of Government, awing the turbulon
'nobles, and protecting ,the ,commnol
poop1e against their aggressions, seo
convinced them,thtat he was not to b
desf sed for .his'youth,
1 bough by this course-he grea
endeared himself to the mass of
subjects, his lif'e was morg than
threatened, and even-attein pwd y
Sthea plots invariably originatE
the haughty nobles, who were restive 1
under the restraints imposed upon t
Lbem by the King's strong arm, and
his jupt and kindly heart. t
In the summer of the eleventh year 9
of his reign, weary of the cares of f
;tate Phillip retired with his court to v
,is royal residence at Chaumont, which a
was a favorite resort to him. N
Among his train was Geoffrey, e
Dount do Neville, the natural son of t
Louis VI., the King's half-brother. h
He was a mild and inoffensive man, s
ipparently well contented with the ti- g
lo and estate conferred by the late t
King upon his mother, and which ho c
iad inherited upon her death, but un- a
rortunately lie marrieda haughty, am- b
bitious woman who was but illy in- 1
-lined to forego her claims to royal
ty. t
At the doath of Louis, she openly <
iSerted that there had been a secret
inarriage between him and the late s
Dountess do Neville, and upon the r
lead of her son should rest the crown <
)f France, he being the eldest born,
md urged her husband to assort his I
-laims. But this the Count refused to a
Io, being Il fitted by nature to act a F
pmrt reguiring more than usual ener- a
gy and ability, besides entertaining
,oo strong aI affection for the young v
King, who had treated him with unu- v
sual kindness, to seek to deprive him 1
of his rightful inheritance. f
If Phillij> heard of the pretensions t
which the Countess set forth, he mani- t
,ested no outward token of displeasure 1
)r distrust. On the contrary, he gave I
his brother many evidences of regard, f
appointing him to honorary offices I
near his person, although he took care I
that they were such that they conforr
ed but littl t
to the haughty Countess, who never re
linguished the idea of becoming a t
Queen, and had fondly imagined that, t
on account of Phillip's youth, his
brother would obtain such a strong (
asendency over his mind as would
make him King in reality, if not in
name.
This disappointment was felt with
increased bitterness when she beame
the mother of a son, in whom 0e eon
tered all her ambitious hopes/ and all
the love she was capable of feelIng for
one.
Unlike our modern fine ladies, the
d ames of high degree of that relote pe
riod were early risers ; and tie Count
ess de Neville often took loig rides on
horseback before the dew vas off the
grass, unattended, exeq)t by her
groom, who> kept at repectful dis- p
tance, just near enough p be withi;
call, should his lady Pquire assist- f
ance.
One morning, she used in front of
a little cottage, situJd in a perfect I
wilderness of bloom As an involun
tary ejaculation of 1prise and admi
rrtion escaped her ,, a pretty, intel
ligent looking -gir7aised her bright
eyes from the rosbush she was prun
ing.
"I have some Andsomer within ar- v
ranged in boqui," she said smiling, 9
"if madame w0ld like to examine I
them.,
Throwing ,e reins of her horse to <
her attendatthe Countess alighted, i
much to th.urprise of the servitor, v
who had 1er known his haughty I
mistress le gnilty of s much con
dexeensi betore. -s
As tbountess entered the little, I
low rs te pretty flower-girl dis- I
la i o r beautiful collection of i
n with pardonable pride.
u rany of them are at your ser
vies ich the exception of this," she 0
sa 1.ointing to one composed of gold
et les and white roe,andrhve i
IWfew leaves of green ; "It is for a
89Iin hilpbuys t41 flomrs
", es, madame ; I have orders toi
%ring them to the Palace daily.- The u
blden lily Is his favorite Io*qr arid .
bheria are,only those in blot to-dsy.' <
"I will take th4s," *a14 h Ooun-..
see, seleeting one of the bosquiet., amnd
~asingtfvomi.hepusews d w'et 1
isrt- tham domblE4he @
ring me a cool draught of 4ater from fa
he spring yonder."' fr<
With a light stop the $ung girl
Dok a pitcher and passed okt to the ps
pring that was but a ho0 distance ta
rom the door. As she glilid by the
rindow, on returning, she glanced in
nd saw, much to her a prise, her
,isitor bending over the st d of flow
re, and apparently sprinking some
hing from her hand upon t ose she
ad laid aside for the Ki, g. When te
he took it away, her ey caught a ti
leam of a siqall golden fZ , such as to
he ladies of that period usid for their t1i
osmetics and perfumery. But when fa
he entered the room, she f nnd her in 1y
or in the same position I which she h4
3ft her.
She could not fdrboar an exelama- li
ion of surprise as she observed how fc
eadly pale was her countenance. ti
"'Tis but the odor of the flowers,"
aid the Countess, as drawing her iT
obes around her she turned fs the
oor. ti
"Take my advice, -my good girl : b
lace the stand nearer the window d
nd be not much over them; their g
erfunme is quite too strong for so sinal
room." f h
There was something about those d
rords, carelessly spoken though they
rere, that deepened the undefined sus- n
icions in the young girls - heart, and h
ollowing her suggestion, she placed it
hc'tand of flowers directly in front of h
he window. Then, by a close examni
ation of the bouquet destined for the u
Cing, she detected the presence of a y
ne white powder, impalpable. to the c
ye upon the white petals bf the rose,
ut clearly visible upon th 11lics,whose a
>eculiar shape, by exposing the leaves e
o the fnll rays of the sunFs..ell as v
trbng reli'ef ; and as she bent over y
hem the faint but penetrating odor o
hat arose made her so giddy that she
vould have fallen had it not been for
he tall shapely youth who had just t
ntered and whose livery showed him e
:o be in the service of the King. u
It was her lover, Francois, King b
Phillip's body servant, and who pass- i
ng by the house, called to have a chat
vith hisbetrothed. p
"IH1ow, now, Marie " he said, look- i
ng into her face. "What has fright- p
ned the roses from your check, and
;iven you such a strange look " s
The honest hearted fellow was sin- u
erely attached to. his royal master,
ndl he listened gravely to Marie'san- a
ount of the strange conduct of her s
,isitor, and the suspicions to which it
ave rise. S
"It hats a bau look," hesaid thought- e
ully ; "though I believe there is v
mothing in it. By good luck, I have ii
rders to attend His Majesty in his I
'rivate apartments an hour hence. I
vill put him on his guard ; then sure*
y no harm can come of it."
Somowhat to the surprise of Fran- t
ois, the King manifested no disquid- y
ude at this diselosure, though the
rave look and attentive tranner with
vhich he listined showed that he con- d
idpted it of no light import. He
ade him charge Marie
"To tell no one what she had dis- f
overed, but to come to the Palace tj
rith her flowers rn hour earlier than 0
ras her wont, by no means forgettin$ n
ier golden lillies."
King Phillip sat in his audiencehall a
urrounded by his retinue. A num
er.of the royal family stood near
Im-among them the Count do No
'Ill, his i ie, ,and the little son, a
wect boy of three, whose winning and a
prightly ways made him a favorite, a
rath the King. al
"And please your Miajesty, Marie, tI
he flower girl, is awaling without," ii
aid one of the guard.- -
"Admit her," said the 1~'. ti
Marie had, neveut a Phillip
a his relbsof state; and.,g royal ti
olup surrounded her with a e*ling.of ti
are as She; entered. lut .$Is.,ya el
ltniokl$ disipated by the KI4'a re
Ious manner .eb.d het~pO~ ei
Ays oe ey sot fmtea4my h
avorite lower," he said a dei i
"35is$4tmit tbese qwW9I gI 11
UG
ir Countess, and inhale the fragrance
)m the roses."
"But why do you start anio turn
le V he added, as with an involun
rv shudder she drew back from the
he would have placed in her
-c crave your Majesty's par
' she stammered, "but the odor
.,o roses affects me thu.s."
The King's eyes followed the Coun
as us she retreated to the window, at
e further end of the hull, in the pre
et of obtaining air. le then fixed
em searchingly ' on her husband's
cc, whose mind seemed to be entire
occupied by the laughing boy he
,ld in his arms.
Attracted by the bright color of the
lies, the child stretched out its hand
r them. A sudden thought struck
1e King as le observed this.
"See how eagerly Louis is regard
ig them !"
With a fond smile the father took
ie flowers and held then before the
)y, who, catching then with both his
inipled hands, raised them with a
tceful shout to his lips,
Instantly a deadly palor overspread
is face, and with a faint gasp he fell
Dad in his father's arms.
The Countess had kept a furtive
atch on the King's movenients from
er retreat, and forgetting everything
i her terror sprang forward to arrest
er husband's arm.
"Monster !" she exclaimed, glaring
pon him like a tigress robed of her
oung, "you have destroyed your
hild."
"And you," said, Phillip, pointing
gnificantly to the flowers, still clasp
d in the child's rigid fingers, "ycu
!ould have murdered your Kig."
our cottage this morning," he inquir.
d turning to Marie.
"The same, your Majesty."
As soon as the Count comprehended
be full meaning of these words, lie
ist a look of horror and detestation
pon his wife, then taking his dead
oy, he laid him on the pile of cush
ms at the King's feet.
"I can lay before you no stronger
roof, sire," ho faltered, "that I was
norant of the existence' of the base
iot against your life."
As Phillip looked upon the still
iveet features of the child, and then
pon his father, his eye softened.
"You are right. God knows that T
lould fain have spared your loyalty
ich a severe test."
"I wish you all to bear witness," he
tid, addressing those around him,
that I fully exonerate Count de Ne
ille from all complicity with his wife
I this attempt upon the life of the
ling."
"As to you," he added turning to the
uilty woman, "I give you twenty days
> leave my kingdom. If after that
mec your are found in my domains,
ou shall suffer the full penalty of
our crime."
King Phillip did not forget the
ebt of gratitude lie owed Mario and'
is faithful attendant. He was pres
at at tha marriage which occurred a
)w days after, bestowing a dowry on
i0 bride, and other substantial unarks
F favor ; and ever afterwards, in com
kemoration of his Providential deliv
rance, he bore upon his shield the
Golden Lily."
A Sorr ANBwER TURNE~T[ Aw-AY
ITRTH.-It is related that. rece'tl y, in
sleenping car coming from thet \Vt.st, a
ian in-onusof the berthis became greatly
mnoved by the cr'ying of an infant and
ae. ef'forts of its father to pacify ii. The
ate individual at last shonted out:
What !he devil is the matier with
uat youn one ?" A nd soon again :
Wbere is thq npdther of that child,
me she lsII9 tC Mpani it ?" A t
is th* poor gentlea ' in efherge of t he
iild steppedt up'to4h h,rth an4 said :
sir, the ,gotheyr .of tht child is in hery
'Mn in' the baggange earlI" The grim
or immed1ately, Arose and oompeteea
e lBoe airt ira. hi.s herth,
00frm ubstp . hse de. mor"ng too
From the Philadelphia Convention.
ILADELPIIA, Angust 15.-Tho Com.
nittee on Credentials reported in favoe
)f the admission of General Crosby's
Waine delegation.
The letter of Mr. Vallandighiam met
vith great applause. After stating that
he Ohio delegation had passed a resolu.
ion endorsing him as a duly elected
lelegate, his patriotism and fitness to
*epresent his constituents, and declaring
Jheir reuiiness to stand by himu in the
assertion of his rights as a delegate
5iould he deem it. proper to present, him.
self to tihe Convent ion, he says - Yield
ing my .own debberate conviction of
duty and right to the almost. unanimous
opinion and desire of friends whose wis
don and souidnes of jlXmentt. and
sincerity und purity of motives I may
not question, to the elif that there shall
be no pretext, even from any quarter, for
any controverted qtuestion or disturbing
el-ment in the Convention, to mar its
harmony, or hinder in any way the re
snits to the cause of the Constitution,
tite Union and public liberty, which
shall follow from its deliberations and
its action, I hereby withdraw from the
Ohio Democratic delegation, and declino
taking my seat in the Convent mon. I
am profoundly conscions that the sancti
ty and magnitude of the interests.involv
edl in the present political canvass in th
.United States. are too immense not to
demand a sacrifico of every personal
consideration in a strugglei upon the
issue of which depends, as T solemnly
believe, the present peace, and tdimniate
ly lhe existenlce, of a flee lepiib.licanl
Government on this Continent." In
conclusion, lie "trusts the proceedings
will be harmonious, the action wise, and
that the results will be crowned with
ti011
Wi fo lowine despacth was receiver&
from the President :
"WASHINGTON. D. C., August 14.
1866.-Hon. O) H. Browning and Hon.
A. W. Randall, Convention, Philadel
phia :
1 thank you for your cheering and
encouraging despatch. The finger of
Providence is unerrin g, and will guide'
you safely through. The people must
be trusted, and the coutitry will be re
stored. My faith is shake~n as to its
ultimate success.
Signed A.nR.v Jotmox.
Tux, RF:ronT REt.ATIVE TO THP Rv.
1.,eA8F or NN. D-ts.-"'Drmnd," writ:..
ing to ihe. Netvs from Washington, snya
of the reiorts relative to te release of
Mr. Davis "'Theso reports have the
following foitdation, and not. more.
The lapse of time has entirely dispelled
the assi.s-ination charge against Mr.
Davis. For eight months his bitterest
enenies have been dragging the sewers
and gntters of society for creatures base
enough, degraded enough to swear to
filsdahoods ready nAd(- to put in their
mouths. They have fond a few such
creatures; but. as Mr. Rogers' masterly
reportshows, they have not found one
shrmd cf evidence. that cottld go before a
jir'. The President has been feartullyde.
eeived by these met,. They have con
stantly assured him that there was
abundant, evidence to convict Mr. Davis
of complicity in tho assassination. But
now. when they have confessedly failed
to make good this assertion ; when it is
evident that Mr. Davis must be tried
for treason or not tried at all, the Prosi.
(lent has determined that ie shall no
longer be held in military cnstody ; for,
be it ronifmbered, Mr. Davis is held as
a prisoiter of war-a prisoner of wasr
sixtieen mont.hs aft.er the terminatioti of
Iho wvar. It is a gi'ave offense against
thes laws of nations to hold prisoners of'
war after this war has ended ; and, there
fore, it is said the President lhas deter.
mtinied that Mr D.rvis shall be either as
onace released1, or else handed 'ver to the
custody of the civil autho.. -s. Such,
I believe, after. diligent' isquiry, to he
the fonndation of the tdpout thai. Mr.
Dlavis is to be released."
General Grant i's reported to' have
said that u'tler stole gongh silvesr wok
while ini New Orleants,..noo a
tew residence wi.tl1 a silver rbheg
'Lhis remark #ould have.hb'rdlr b'een