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SELECTED STORY.
Stonewall Jackson s Star.
IISf?tt)ENT?OF THE WAll. '
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tn the fall 0^1864,1 was detttdhod from
I?cld duty.in General Lee's army, andvmtrust
cd by tho Confederate Government wilih a mis
sion toonSbffche Northern States,requiring great
sectecy.and ^patch; Dut with this, my story
has nothing to do, save as an explanation of j
n^'jpr^tcqpe at such a time in tlic enemy's ter
ritory. Having rcasou to remain a few days
iu Philadelphia, 1 was surprised aud gratified
to 4&d. sympathizers with our great struggle
pvea ip,t^o most radical and loyal city. Care
fully c*oncVnluig'my position and busiuess there
irVdfn toy <oid friends, who so gladly threw open
their doors and** hcaftsffov"n'traitor'so-called to
isntcr. I enjoyed some plensant hours iu the
society of'thbse! who "wore compelled to speak
with bated breath, but whose hearts throbbed
and eyes kindled u,t,ithc recital of Southern
prongs and Soiffhcrn -Valor.
-Upou descending to breakfast one fair Octo
ber morning, my hostess Mrs. B.. (a Virginian
herself, but married to a Northern man.) met
tue, wreathedin smiles/nnd holding in her
?hand a highly embossed envelope, whoso dain
ty ribbon knot, and beautifully engraved iui
Vud .jtetrtdr?, although entirely different from
anything' of the'kind I had seen for three
years, savored to my mind strongly of matri
mony. My thoughts went buck to tho halcyon
dftys of the pant, bofor? h'o?vy bares and dis
iippointpients hud left their iinprebsion oh my
hourt and brain, and tho exposure of camp
life'added to-tho futiguo and privations of the
lparfih, had ploughed long, silvery tracks in
ilBy-WVenr*ofckS-?-tlic only silver by-tho-way,
tthen'lb my jio'ssession. When I "looked love
jtlto ?eye? that spake again," and; the merry
marriage bell was ready to chime for mo;
whou just such bits of perfumed pasteboard
COvofcd ltiy table, and my services Were asked
by friends, who joyfully culeriug the matri
monial bark, bid me god speed on a like cruisci
The sc(juel of these thoughts, which flashed
?nlo?g the wires of memory, issuod from my
lips in the single word, "wedding?"
"You are a good gucsser," said my fair
friend. "Yes, it is an Invitation to the mar
riage and Tcception of my lovely little pet,
Minnie Norton, whom you met here the other
evening and admired so much. She Wus born
in tho Old Dominion, and eliugs fondly to
every recollection of our glorious old mother
Stato. For two year^ sho has devoted herself
exclusively to relieving the necessities of tho
Confederate prisoners, and nursing tho sick
and wounded in the hospitals here. Listen to
what she says iu a uoto accompanying the iu
vitntiou card;
"Bring your mysterious and agreeable
friend, Mr. W., with you on the 12th j al
though he will not tell if5 the nature of his
mission here, because ho has tho absurd, idea
that a Woman cnunot keep a secret, yet I know
it is something connected with tho welfare of
my beloved South, the laud of Jackson and
Lee. His hearty cordial tones aud dear old
accent are music to my car ; will you not ask
him to grace my wedding with Iub presence ?"
"I shall bo only too happy to accept/ said
I; that note falls liko balm upon my heart;
none but a dear little Virginia girl could have
written such. I hope the man of her choice
is worthy of the gem he has gaiued."
"Oh, ho is a noble fellow ?" roturnod my
hostess) and the eutrauce of the breakfast put
an end to the conversation.
Tho eventful day arrived, and, arrayed iu
the regulation dress on such an occasion?glos
sy black immaculate choker and irreproachable
fitting kids?a costume in which I was some
what puzzled to make my acquaintance, I took
my heat in tho carriage besido Mrs. B., and
was rapidly whirled to the scene of enlivoumcut.
We did not attend the ceremony which took
place in tho church"; therefore upou our arriv
al, tbo bride of on hour had already received
the congratulations of her friends upon her ac
cession to now dignity. Entering the drawing
room, from which the daylight had been care
fully oxoludud, my Canfudorato oyco woro oom
pletely duxxlod by the splendid array of ben u
ty, fashion and wealth gathered there, and, for
some moments, I imagined that I bad been
transported to fairy land. I was, howevor,
awakened from this trauco, by au exclamation
of delight from my companion, and found my
self standing before an impersonation of grade
aud beauty, clad in white satin, orange blos
soms, illusions, aud a dozen other airy nothings,
with which the fair sex arm themselves to stay
their unsaspectiug victiuis.
Collecting my scattered senses, I soon settled
down to a "peace basis," and paying my de
vours with tolerable composure to the happy
couple, gave place to the eager throng behind ,
mo. Refusing for various reasons, the en
treaties of my friends to be introduced to suu
dry damsals of her acquaintance who were
"prOtty and so rich," I retired to a corner,
from which observation I became an nmuscd
and interested "ioukcr on iu Vienna,"
My oyc roved over tho brilliant scene,
The- flashing of jewels^ the nutter of laces,
?Ami odors of tropical iunsk ;
Men and women, Most beautiful faces,
And eyes of tropical duak.
mingling with the witching blue of tbe North
ern olime, until at la?t, like a weary bird, it re
turned to the figure of tho bride and rested
there. Somethiug in her quiet, dignified bear
ing, and happy, trustful face was refreshing
to me, and, ahmst uncoujoiou-ly, I scanned
her whole "person. What struck me'particu
larly, as. I inwardly commented on the tasteful
elegance of her attire, (for 1 am something of
a c?nnoisscur in such matters.) was the ab
sence of nil jewels. Instead of tho bridal
pearls, n singlo highly burnished star caught
at her throat the light fall of lace that covered
her nock and shoulders. My curiosity, for 1
plead guilty to the weakness?was aroused to
fathom the origin, of a fancy, for wearing such
au ornament on tho most eventful day of a
young woman's lifo, and musing upon it, my
thoughts took nuothor direction. The camp,
the battle-field, tho hope of promotion, and the
duwrt of a day when I too, might wear a star,
engrossed me so entirely that I forgot timo and
place. ,nnd was only aroused from my reverie
by a light touch OD my arm, and tho sweet
voice of the bride in my car, saying :
"1 shall not allow you to make statutes in
the corner any longer, Mr. *\V;, if you will dot
join the dancers, at least do the homage to me.
1 intend to throw aside etiquette for a few mo
ments and sit down in this alcove with you, for
I wish to ask some questions concerning nlv
friends in Dixie."
Was ever mortal mnu deaf to such an ap
peal ! It Is nccfllcHS to soy that I complied,
and, though tho introduction of many mutual
acquaintances soon regarded myself on n foot
ing sufficiently intimate h'dd friendly to itiquiro
the history of the "lone star;" "u
Sfie hesitated upon hearing my question.
then lowering her Voice, aaid,:. "I:; this land of
the free und homo of tho bruvo, to., namo one
of tho ,-South's great chieftains -in., tones . of
praise is trcasou ;? but since you .arc a, true sou
of hex's ;I will venture to, relate to you the
story connected with this procious rclio of
Stonewall Jackson and how it came into my
possession." ,
"Some months ngo, whilo visiting the C.
hospital, my attention was attracted- towards
one of the patients who hud been brought in
the day before. He was a young man, appa
rently about twenty years of age, and ulthough
almost wusted to a skeleton, his broad open
brow, delicate, high-bred uocc, and general air
of refinement indicated that his was no mean
lineage. The beautiful browu eye, followed
nil my motions with such a yearning, beseech
ing expression that I was irresistibly drawn
to his bedside. Offering him an orange to
cool his parched tongue, aud seating myself
beside him, I inquired iuto his condition.
"Will you bathe my bead, as my mother used
to do," said he, "and thcu talk to me?it is so
long siuce I have hoard a sweet, low voice, like
yours."
Taking out my cologne, t did as be bade
me, talking in an encouraging, hopeful manner
meanwhile, until by degrees ho revived a lit
tle, aud told mo his history.
"I am a Virginian," said he, and his wan
check flushed with pride ; "my homo is on tho
banks of the Sbcnaudoab, and I was one of
tho first to answer the bugle note when our
fair Valley was invaded. Jackson was iny
leader, and 1 belong to the Stonewall Brigade.
Although only an humble lieutenant, I bad
rather be a privatein the noble band than hold
a general's commission in any other corps.
Jackson was my hero ; for him I would have
scaled any height, undcrgouo any hardship,
and since his donth I have scarcely cared to
live, have by the faithful performance of my
duty to assist in winning fresh laurels for the
brigade he loved so well." He then went on
to toll me he had been taken prisoner six
mouths before, and, accustomed to an open
nir, the confinement of a prison had under
mined his health, and the home sickness and
i' Ohopo ?crerretf" preyed on l?t? mind
uutil a slow fever ensued, which was then
draining tho strength from his youthful veins.
Of course all this was not told at once, but at
intervals, in answer to my questions. Finally,
fearing the excitement would prove injurious,
I enjoined quiet and rest, bidding him good
bye, with the promise to return the next day.
For a week, at tho same time every morning
I attcuded my "Virginia boy," aud my en
trance was the signal for a brightening of the
sad, hopeless eyes. Sitting by his side, with
his thin baud clasped iu mine, ho would relate
many little incidents of his campaigns with
Jackson, always dwelling on the famous ex
ploits of his adored commander, or else pour
fourth a tide of recollections of the mountain
home, of the dear old father and mother whose
pride ho was, the fair haired sister who so
fondly awaited his returu?his horse and a
dog, and a thousand minor details of the sweot
? . ijp-'-'- i._l? _i :.. 1."i>...
iinim; 111U BU UClli iV uCunuivu in 111.1 UOafvi uuv
I shuddered to mark how fast his life was ebb
ing away, and wept nt tho thought of the sor
row that would fall with a crushing weight
upon that absent household.
Upon the seventh day I was shocked by the1
distressing change which had taken place iu
bis appearance, that peculiar pallor and con
ti action of features always the herald of death
having settled upon his countenance. No glad
smiles greeted mo as I approached his cot, but
only a faint pressure of the hand ris I bent
over him. "Will you not taste this cooling
drink 1 have prepared for you ??" 1 said.
"No, dear lady," replied be in a faint voice,
and thcu continued, painfully laboring for
breath, "Save it for riome one else ; I am dy ing.
The surgeon would not. toll me just now when
I asked him, but I feel the death damp on 1113
brow. I urn not afraid, for I am a soldier, but
it is so bard to dio alone, never again to see my
native mountains, and fool the cool nir fan my
chock?never again to hear my father's bless
ing, or receive my mother's good night kiss.
Will you not do mo ove more, favor- write d>
my mother
T assented, and drawing forth paper pen and
ink, wrote ns well as iriy fast dropping tears
and trembling hand would nllowv After speak
ing of bis situation and my kindness, he pro
ceeded to scud affectionate farewells to various
members of his family., not forgetting the ser
vants whom bo mentioned by name. There
was a pause, and he lay silent for some mo
ments, the largo toars gathered in his eyes, End
rolled down the wan chock. Then pointing to
the worn uniforni that hung from a peg on
the op]M)sito wall, he nsked me to hand it to
him. Fumbling in tho pooket he took out u
knife, and indicating a particular place in the
waistbands of his pantaloons, directed mo to
rip it open. I did so and drew out a .small
roll of paper containing something hard which
upon opening T found to bo a military star, tho
wrapping paper bcihg closely Written over.
After Rnkfti{? upon them both for sometime lid
took Up the st:ir, and handing it to me, ?nid :
?'When General Jackson fell, it was my
puiufuf task to assist in Carrying liirn ofr the
field tu a place ol safety. My comumnd was
funning in line of battle, and although n>y
heart failed, and my rjglU arm felt nerveless at
the thought of charging the enemy unaided
by his presence, stern duty called mo to tho
front. Kneeling to takeoiiehiatsilent lookathhi
piile heroic face, I spied the stars ou tho collar
ol bis overcoat, which hung'lbosely over the lit
ter. Quick as tbouglit 1 took out my knife,
und? cutting ono away, concealing it in my
bosom; witb it on iny heart, I hastened to the
battle-field, and ' no sword did better service
that day than mine. Here it is ; will "you not
keep it fur the sake of oiic, who, dying
nfnongst straugcrs ami enemies, has had bis
last moments soothed by your gentle care !"
Completely overcome by grief, 1 took the pre
cious gilt and murmured my thanks. Then,
holding ?tut the paper, lid asked nie to enclose i
it iu the one to his mother. ''Tell her it is the
last leave of absence I ever received from Gen
eral Jackson, signed by bis own hand?a hap
py furlough spent'at Home. T shall soon have
another, endorsed by h Creator Captain than
he, to go a dwelling where pleasures arc end
less."
Exhausted by tho effort of speaking he sank
back motionless, while I smoothed the damp
curls, and moistened the dry lips. Riveted to
tho spot by my atlcction and sympathy for the
sufferer, two long hours passed away, and 1
watched with sickening dread, the death film
dimming tho beautiful eyes, and bent to catch
tho first Faint breath. Suddenly a glorious
light shone in his face; partly risiug and
pointing upwards, he exclaimed, 'T seo it?
the star, the; General, Iain here;" and heav
ing one farewell sigh for earth and friends, tho
youug hero rejoined his beloved commander.
Her voice faltered nnd she ceased speaking,
while I was too much moved to make any com
ment. Regaining her self-possession, she said,
'Can you wonder now, Mr. W., that I should
prefer wearing the gcui, hallowed by so many
sacred memories, to the costly jewels that lie
in my casket up stairs ?"
i ?ttfejffHO** T -*r tint," I "ami I hopo it
niiiy bo a beacon on your pathway through
life, and then, when transplanted to tho realms
above, tho owner intvy sparkle as the centre
star in the Victor's Crown."
V A RI O IT S._
[r'rom the Charleston News,]
Political Straws?Bow the Wiutl is
Blowing.
Within two weeks two Radical papers in
Wisconsin have hauled down Clout and put
up Seymour.
So man)- Republican papers iu all parts of
tho country aro joining the Democracy that
wo cannot find room to print their names.
General Bucll, who saved Grant and his
army from utter destruction nt Shiloh, sup
ports Seymour and Hlair.
Fivo hundred Republicans in Montana have
renounced their adhesion to tho Radical party
and come out for tho Democratic ticket.
The Illiuois Cost, a German Radical paper,
has expired, in consequence of the detection of
the respectable Germans of the city, who have
heretofore acted with the Radicals.
There is a Gorman Demo, ratio club in New
York, nearly 500 strong, nearly all of tho
members of whichnro said to have heretofore
voted tho Republican ticket.
Tho Grant electors iu Alabama haVe de
clined to serve, and have taken the stump for
Seymour. A Radical paper in Montgomery
has ceased publication ftrt* Want of support.
The Pittsbnrg Pott says it has the names ol
eighty-two Republicans ofthat city who have
joined Seymour amlJllair clubs, and will vote
tho entire Democratic ticket at the next elec
tion.
Two thnUsind Germans residing in tho up
per port ions ol Philadelphia have formed a
Seymour and Hlair club. These Germans
have heretofore acted with the Radical party.
Philadelphia will elect the Democratic ticket
by nt least ten thousand majority.
The Quincy (jUljnpisJ I/eiuthJ says that iu
that city there lwv.O not been less than fifty
changes of German Rudiunls. from Grant to
Seymour iu the course of tho past month,
and iu Adam.-: County not less tluii two bun
dled.
Ex-Governor William F. Johnston, of Allu
ghany County, Ppjifwylyaitja, formerly a Rad
ical of the strongest kind, has come out strong
ly fur Sey::*our and Blair, lie made a Demo
cratic speech iu J'ill.-dmrg a few night? since.
Dr. Alonzo Gnrcolon, of Lowiston, Maine,
lias always boon a radical till siucu the nomi
nation of Grant. He is one of tho leading
physicians ,of that State and has hold the office
of Snvgeoii-Cuueral under tho Radicals. He
now comes out for Seymour and Blair.
The ?'ditor of the Danbury 'Conn.) Times,
1Mb yo?r It?dical, shy* tho (Jcncrnl brttfo
Army and lladical candidate for tho Presiden
cy has "lived in smoke and will cud in sinoku,"
while his name in politics has not added one
convert to the cause he has sudd lit to shoul
der.
Mfs. Ell/abolh Cady Stanton. iu au editorial
article published in the Revolution, a New
York paper, says': "In closing, we nppcal to
every patriot (including all tho conservative
elements; wo especially mention them as their
patriotism is doubtful, and excluding the Rad
icals, i\h theirs is certain) tu forget all past
differences, aud unite with up In tho great ap
proaching struggle to elect Horatio Seymour
and Frank Blair, that the war for the Union,
the constitution and the laws may bo com
menced in earnest."
11 curt This, Colored Men.
A correspondent of the Macon Journal and
Mcsscnyer gives the subjoined account of a
speech delivered by a eolorcd man, at a Dem
ocratic barbecue, in l'?laski County, a few
days ago:
Next followed a colored man by the name
of Sherman, who gave, iu a conversational,
style, a most interesting history of his trip to
and his stay in Liberia. He was not at all
complimentary to the agents of Hie Colonisa
tion Society, on account of the meagre supply
of provisions .oil the voyage. He says they
were compelled to subsi: t for days on rations
consisting of ft single cracker und a pint of
water; but wheu they reached their destination,
on account of tho many deaths occurring in
their part)-, their rations wore increased to
throe crackers per day. He said he was told
by . the Colonization Society that, when ho
reached Liberia, he would find a species of
fruit kuown as the bread fruit, growing in
great abundance on the trees?all ol which ho
found to be true, but neither he nor any of
his party cculd cat it. He says the natives
live on snakes, frogs, lizards, or any sort of
animals they' can capture' and slay, but they
prefer animals that have died, and arc in a
putrid state.
He said he determined to leave as soon ns
he could provide himself with money to pay
his passage to New York, which he eoou
obtained, and .ook ship for Now York, where
ho felt confident of meeting many friends.
After arriving iu the city*, he made application
to somo men on the wharf for work, was told
they did not employ negroes, and driven away;
he made several other applications on the
wharf, meeting in every instance unkind re
pulses. He then made applicaf.it a at two car
penter shops, from which ho hardly escaped
with his scalp. He returned to the wharf in
despair, when he fortunately found a gentle
man from Savannah, and rftor having to work
foe his food until he coidd get a situation, ho
proposed to work for him ia tho same way; he
gave him his food, and aftcrwads paid tho full
price of his labor, which enabled him to reach
Savannah, wbero he met with Southern friends,
who furnished him means to reach his old
home, whore be hopes to live and die, for he
says the black man has no fricuds only in tho
South. Ho advised tho black man to be peace
able and industrious, and be governed by the
advice of the people iu this country. That
slavery nt the South, in its worst form, is
bettor for tho black man than freedom at the
North.
Matrimony.
"Sita 11 I got married?" is a quest ion which
a man often puts to himself in the pre ont dty.
Nothing can bo wiser than to make it n ques
tion; but wheu a man docs he .should examine
and weigh the thing fairly and fully, nnd not
consider that be has found a solution to it the
moment he meets with nn objection to contra
vene his wishes.
It is not for his father or his mother, his
friends or his books, thnt he should ycild to,
in n case that \m really too groat for their de
cision.
Hear them, or read them, he may to gather
their opinions; but if bis own conscience
prove stronger than their arguments, and that
his spirit still erics out "marry," why, marry
ho should, with duo deference to many sapiont
advisers.
Is marring? (v desirable stafet* This is thjp'j
tirstqucstioiv. Almost every man and woman
will answer it in tho affirmntivo. When
should it be entered into ; is tho next question!
To this the reply is. as soon ns a man hav
ing reached a proper ago, say twenty-five, is
able to support u wife. Then comes the ques
tion of children. A man, -by pinching ? little
here, attd u good deal there, can support a
wifo : but the poor fellow is afraid of having
a family to feed, and clothe, and educate, with
out money enough to bear the additional ex
pense.
This ia l'lio tug. W? bolievo few young
?men would be such fools as to remain in a
state of "single blessedness" if the image of
coming children did uOt' haunt and bcwildcu
them. But this npproiScnsuuj ?iJ qliil? ?s
groundless as ihu other. Children have liarlds
to work with, tind may he rendered a soilrcc
of profit.to a prudctlt father who knows how
to roar 'them up. r
Bo pot listen, therefore, yoUug riiert; lo these
frivolous objcritloti?. Do your friends advise
you against -Ihnrflngtii Look at tticir owri
coses. You Will find that most of them got
married themselves^ s?orj?r or later, and that
they did very well iu spite of the luirdeti. If
you rtJally do discovor among them a fow who
have lost their position, and become poor since
their having tnken tu themselves a wifd, in
nine cases out of ten yoil will find, by slfVttig
the matter, that it was not tho wifo anel cliil
*ilttiu who brought down, but their own covct
ousness, vanty, and ambition. For if a man
will risk upon a card or a die, or UpoU aspoe?
latinn equally hazardous, all he possesses, iu
Order to double his fortune, he must bear the
consequences; and his example should servo
to deter you against such ventures, but not
against lnalriuioliy.
To the Colored People*
We publish below rth extract froni a speech
made to tho colored people of Georgia by an
eminent goutlomau of that Stato. It contaius
SOU.J excellent suggestions,-aud iB worthy, of'
a caicful perusal. Wo commend it to the
carolul eonsideratiou of the colored people of
this SLtte t
What n gloi'io?B future there is for you in
these So?th?ru States. A ntjld winter, a .
fruitful spring and summer, and autumn, with
its rich aud nbundant yield. Acclimatized)
and accustomed to the culture of the soil; and .
in tho midst of those *who from iufuncy have \
lobked Upon you, with fecliugs of affection j
and you, with gratitude, ns the recipients of
their kindness. What tan prevent your, ad*
vance in all the blessings of life??Surrounded,,,
With all its comforts and assured of its safety;
Nothing! nothing I but the evil advice of bad
then; contemptible aspirants for political .
position, who have come ninongBt aud are,
hurrying you to ruin aud destruction^
by arraying you in. Opposition t0_ yqUf_
friends and former owners. They loll .you
if tho Democrats gain tho elections yvju.
will be made slaves. This is false, and they
tell it with the energy of truth and wattl you
to believe it. Believe them not, fellow citi*
zena. You arc free; never, no notor, to bo
slaves again; save lo your own passion and
their evil advice. Frco as the white man,
protected as the white man by the same laws
of your country, in all that is right, just and
honorable But this Government is a Whito
man's Governn.out. Tho Indian never ruled;
tho negro will never rulo, and it ia madness to
think otherwise. Do you think, that eno
million and a half of people, two thirds
of whom cannot read, nor do they know the
simplest letter in the alphabet, will govern .
thirty millions of men who have made laws for
these States; led armies to battlo, and whose
eloquence held in breathless suspense tho
Congress of our oouutry. Are such men as
these to be governed by you ? Believe not
their falsehoods. Listen not to them. Oh I
that my voice could reach you from the Boa
beach lo the mountain of every Southern Stato,
nnd convinco you that your only friends are
those who will give you employment and offor
you the protecthvn of life aud property, under
the same laws that guard their own, and that
only a quiet submission to those laws, which
wo must all oboy, will give peaco and plenty
where want and oppression now reigns trinni*
pliant. Now make 3'our choico, and God
direct you to make it wisely, for it will be
want and exile, ?v life, peace and prosperity.
HOW TO JFORBTEtt THE VYB?TttBft.-?A
corresponded nt of tho Augusta (Jirdnicle, makes
tho following asscrtious relative to tho weather*
A ted sky (mind yoa, new, sky,) in the
morning signifieth rain. Lightning in tho
North .signifieth rain.
Snails crawling to and up trees, signineth
rain; tho higher up the tree they ernwl, tho
heavier will be the fall of rain..
Light cob-webs across the road, Cr bushes-,
etc., at early morn, signifioth fair weather. .
A ro,d. sky (mind yunj-now, sky, not clouds,)
at stTn-sc.t, signifieth fair weather.
? A-new moon, with its horns turned down,
indioirteth a rainy moon.
A now moon, with its hoVns turned up, in
dicatcth a clear moon.
Ants working at early dawn indicatcth a
clear day.
Evening red and morning grey , will light
tho traveler on his way; but evening grey nnd
im rniug red, will pour down rain on traveler's
head.
j In winter, a red sun-set indhin'totn winxl and
severe cold.
In his speech out iu Colorado the vjthcr day
Colfax declared himself ippwal to nngri^w
mjfrai/c?no doubt in order to catch tho Votes
of his hearers.? Kxchiwji,