The free South. (Beaufort, S.C.) 1863-1864, July 11, 1863, Image 4
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VOL. 1.
Kingdom Coining.
A KKW XKORO MKLODT.
Ear, darkeys, hat) yon seen de massa,
Wid de mnffstash on his fase,
Go *tou^ de road some time dis mornin'
Like he swin to leab de place*
He seen a smoke *way np de ribber.
Where de Linknm gunboats lay:
He took his hat an* leP beery sudden,
An' I spec he's run away?
, on?>aus.
u-.v!.
. VC massa run; u?i ub:
De darkcv stay 1 ho! ho!
It mn.<o be now de kingdom comin*
An' de year of jnbflo!
He fix fbot one way, tree foot bidder.
An* he weigh tree hundred pound.
His coat so big he couklnt pay de tailor.
Axe it wont go half way round.
He drillso much der call him Captv
As* be get so dreffnl tanned
I spec he try an' fool dem Yankees,
For to tlnk hev contraband.
Chorti??De massa run. etc.
He darkeys feel so lonesome llbtng
In de log honse on de lawn,
Bey move dar tings to massa* parlor.
For to keep It while he's gene.
Bars wine an' cWr in de kitchen.
Axe de darkeys deyll hab some;
I suppose deyll all be comflscnted
When de Linkum sogers come.
Ckorvs?De massa run etc.
He oberseer he make us tfonble.
An' he drive as round a spell;
We lock him op in de smokehouse cellar,
WH de key trown In de well.
De whip is lost, de ban' enff broken,
But de massa'll hab his pay,
He^s ole enough, big onongh, onght to know better
Dan to went an' ran away.
Ckont*?De massa run, etc.
* Death aad Sleep.
Translated from the Gemlan.
"With the intimacy of brothers, "walked
through the earth the angel of sleep and
the angel of death. Evening drew near ;
they laid down upon a hill not far from the
dwellings of men. A melancholy stillness
reigned around : even the vesper-bell
sounded not in the distant village. Still
and silent as was their manner, both these
l>eneficient spirits were locked in cordial
embrace, and now it was night Then
arose the angel of sleep from his mossy
couch, and scattered, with his left hand,
the invisible seeds of slumber. The evening
wind bore them to the quiet dwellings
of the weaiy peasant. No\f, sweet, sleep
encircled the inhabitants of the rural cottages,
from the old man who walks with a
staff, to the infant in the cradle. The sick
fcngot his pain, the mourner his sorrow, |
the poor their care. All eyes were closed, j
How, after finishing his business, the beneJScient
angel of sleep laid down again with
more serious brother. When the
morning light appeared, he cried out with
Joyous innocence, "Then will men com1
iL ?and Kptiefactor.
mena me as uim UAUiAU MMV*
O, what joy to do good unseen and privately
I How nappy are we, the invisible messengers
of the good Spirit! How beautiful
our silent vocation !" Thus spoke the
joyous angel of sleep. Upon him the angel
of death looked with silent sadness,
and a tear, such as the immortal weep,
-neutered his large, dark eye: "Alas!" said
he, ^4 that I cannot, like you, rejoice with
joyful thanks. The earth calls me her
enemy, and the destroyer of her joy,"
"O, my brother," replied the angel of
deep, ''will not the good, upon awakening,
recognise in thee a Mend and benefactor,
and gratefully bless thee ? Are we not
"brothers and messengers of one Father ?
This he spoke, when the eye of the deathangel
glistened, and the fraternal spirits
slenderly embraced each other.
"I give and bequeath to Mary, my wife,
the sum of one hundred pounds a year,"
said an old farmer. "Is that written
down, mcaster ?"
"Yea," replied the lawyer; "but she
is not so old; she may marry again.?
Wont you make any change in that case?
Jloat people do."
? "Do they!" said the farmer; "well
write again, and say, and if my wife marries
again I will give and bequeath unto
her the sum of two hundred pounds a
year? -That'll da, won't it, measter F .
" Why, it's double the sum she would
have if she remained unmarried," said
-the lavwer. "It is generally the other
way?the legacy is lessened if the widow
marries again."
"Ay," said the farmer, "but him as
gets her'll deserve it.'."
In a shop window in a xather obscure
street in Gotham yon may see a placard
which announces, somewhat ungramati<*ny,
that "All sorts of women stays
liere!" Whether there is a blundering
omission of an " s " after the word "women,"
or fi superfluous one at the close of
the next ward, we know not.
v?
THE FREE SOUTH, SAT
The Source* of the Nile.
The re]>orted discovery by Captains
Speke and Grant of the sources of the
Nile, if true, settles one of the most famous
geographical problems. The question
required only tliis final step of solution,
for previous investigations had pushed
the river very near its source; and in
Professor Beke's work upon the Nile and
its exploration, uublished last year, a com- ;
pact mannel of the most interesting information,
the probable course of the river
is laid clown as the recent discoveries
have proved it to be.
Thus within a few years two more of
| the secrets of the globe have been exposed
by human patience and heroism. Nothing
seems easier than to find the source
of a river. The simple direction would
appear to be, go to it. But the fabulous
dragons with which the old geographers
covered the /eiva incoguitiu Upon the maps
were truly symbocal of the many and various
dangers which threatened explorers.
Thus of this last expedition of seventy
persons which left Zanzibar upon the
Arabian Gulf, to strike inland to tne probable
course of the river and descend its
current to Khartoum, seventeen only are
reported as composing the final party.?
The climate, the savage tribes, the deserts,
the marshes, the beasts, starvation, fever,
exposure, fatigue?these are some of the
enemies with which the explorer has to
contend.
One of the most interesting accounts'
of a journey to discover the source of the
Nile is that of Frederick Werne, a German,
who went with an expedition sent
by Mehemet Ali, the great Pacha of
Egypt. But the Pacha's object was less
? ~ d.n ixAlifinal anr? nnmmcrpilll. !
SClCUllllL" tunu w.
The expedition reached the river Sorat
and then returned. More recently Dr.
' Knoblecher, Romish Vicar-General at
Khartoum, projected a voyage which was
bold but not successful. Richard F. Bur?ton,
a traveler of fame, who has some remarkable
qualities as an explorer, and
who has written a compendious book upon
the Mormons and their life, undertook
the Nile exploration in company, we think,
with Speke or Grant, but fell ill and contented
himself with sneering at his companion's
discoveries. But none of all the
explorers, except the last and Burton's
expedition, took the African shore of the
Arabian Gulf as their base of operations.
Yet by Dr. Beke's map of four years ago
this was clearly the true point of departure.
In the letter announcing the discovery
upon the authority of Captain Speke himself,
Sir Roderick J. Murcliison says:
" The discovery of Speke and Grant, dv
which the southernmost limit of the basin
of the Nile is determmed to be four degrees
south of the equator, is the most
remarkable geographical feat of our age;
and is, indeed, an achievement of which
all our countrymen may well be proud."
?Harper's Weekly.
Mr. Pilkington, a small farmer in Pennsylvania,
was lately drafted. His wife,
though she possesses a small stock of general
information, is one of the best of conjugal
partners, and was much distressed
at the thought of parting with her bushari/l
Tho nfhpr rlftv. as ftkfl WHS SCTTlb
bing off the doorsteps, a rough looking
stranger came up and thus addressed her:
"I hear, marm, that your husband has
been drafted."
"Yes, hC IS/4 answered Mrs, V.
"Well, marm, I've come to offer myself
a substitute for him." ?
" A what !" asked Mrs. P., with some
excitement.
"I'm willing to take his place," said the
stranger. 9
"You take the place of my husband,
you wretch ! I'll teach you to insult a distressed
woman that way, you vagabond,"
cried Mrs. P., as she discharged the dirty
soapsuds into the face of the discomfitted
and astonished substitute, who took to his
heels just in time to escape having his
heat! broken by tne bucket
A singular dog race lately took place at
Verona, in Austrian Italy. The competitors
numbered about fifty, and were held
in leash while their masters walked up to
the winning post, calling the dogs to them.
When the masters had arrived the signal
for the start was given and the dogs were
released. Those most attached to their
masters had the best chance of becoming
the winners, as the course had been strewn
with sweetmeats, sausages and other pleasanftobstacles,
not easy for ev<?r the best
fed dog to pass by. It must be declared
that few of the competitors allowed themselves
to be stopped by these attractions.
The hero of the day was a small dog belonging
to Count Stadion.
"I declare to you, my fiear jtiilen, that
I love you most tenderly; your angelic
smiles would shed?would shed--" "Never
mind the wood shed just now," said
Ellen, "go on with that pretty talk." *
URDAY, JULY 11, 1863. _
Rendition of Accounts of the Quarter*
blaster's Bepartment.
Was Department, AiarTA.vr-genkrai.fl Ovricn,)
Washington, Jane ft, 1S63. /
General Orders, No. 165.?Under the
law ol 17th July, 1862, and Regulations
of the Treasury Department in conformaty
therewith, the following rules for the
rendition of accounts of the Quartermaster's
Department are established, and all
regulations inconsistent therewith are revoked.
? ... ~ . - * , i
1. All officers oi tue ^marcermasier s i
Department who receive pnblic money
which they ore not anthorized to retain as ;
salary, pay, or emolument, shall rendertheir
money accounts monthly, mailing ;
or forwarding them addressed direct to
the Third Auditor of the Treasury at
Washington, within ten days after the ex- j
piration of each successive month. The 1
accounts and vouchers to be thus rendered
are: Forms Nos. 10 to 22 inclusive,
and Nos, 48 to 50 of the Revised Regulations
of the Army. These accounts and
vouchers are to be made up in duplicate;
one copy of each to be retained by the
officer for his own protection, the othef
I copy to be forwarded, as above required,
direct to the Third Auditor, and not to
the Quartermaster-General.
2. Whenever an officer ceases, from any
reason, to be a disbursing officer, he win
immediately render his final accounts,
with vouchers, to the Third Auditor.
3. Monthly reports and property returns
will be forwarded, not to the Treasury,
but direct to the Quartermaster General.
They will all be rendered monthly
instead of quarterly, and will be mailed
or otherwise forwarded within ten days
after the expiration of each successive
month.
The returns to be thus rendered are:
Forms Nos. 1 to 9, Nos. 23 to 46, and
Nos. 51 to 52, Revised Regulations. The
returns, Forms Nos. 23 and 51, should always
be made out in triplicate; all the
rtfKnv nonom in dmVhVflfp nnlv. One com
anything, and offers to give him a point.
Old XT. S. is four already and that would
carry him out, but they are playing lap
and slams, so he can't see it, but goes in
for a march and one on the next game."
Why does a lard-oil manufacturer necessarily
wax great? Because he goes round
getting fat.
Why is a lovely young ladylike a hinge?
Because she is something to adore. .
plete set of these returns, with vouchers,
should be retained by the officer for his
own protection, the rest to be sent to the
Quartermaster General.
It will be observed that two copies of
the returns, Forms Nos. 23 and 51, will
thus be forwarded to the Quartermaster
General, of which one only will be accompanied
by abstracts and vouchers.
4. Officers who are not doing duty as
Quartermasters, who are not disbursing
money, but who are responsible for public
property reo^fved' from tho Quartermaster's
Department, such as horses,
clothing, camp and garrison "quippage,
&c., will only forward to the Quartermaster
General the monthly returns of the
property for which they are agpoim table,
accompanied by vouchers. This includes
company commanders, who shall hereafter
transmit their returns of clothing and
other Quartermteter's property to the
Quartermaster #Q4neral monthly, instead <
of quarterly. *
5. AD officers doing duty in the Quartermaster's
Department are also required
to make out and forward to the Quartermaster
General, on the first day of each
month, a personal report, giving their
post office address and a statement of the
duty upon which they have been employ- j
ed since their last report.
By order of the Secretary of War.
E. D. Tow>'s?>td, A. A. G.
^ private in one of the regiment at
ChanceUorville crien out during the hottest
part of the action :
"Oeh, murder, I'm kilt entirely !"
'Are vou wounded ?" inquired an officer
near him.
"Wounded is it, yer honor?" replied
the gallant Emeralder, "by jabers, I'm
worse than kilt out and out; wasn't I *
waiting for a pull at Jim Murphy's pipe,
and there, now, it's shot out of his mouth
by the bloody ribs."
During the rebel raid into Western VirS'nia
one of Gen. Jenkins' men stolen
dy's hoop skirt, which so enraged the
general that he ordered the fellow to wear
it a whole month. So he was obliged to
go with it around his neck, amid the jeers
of his comrades ; and to see him holding
it up when riding his horse is said to have
been ludicrous in the extreme.
The western river men talk about Vicksbnrg
in this fashion : "You see, they look
at their hands, and Grant orders them up.
Then Mr. Pemberton sees he can't make
NO. 27.
Life In. Richmond Described by Rebel
Pens.
The Richmond Whig of the 14th inst.,
in an article exhibiting the prevalence of
vice in that city, reproduces the following
from a correspondent of the Atlanta (Ga.)
Common wealth:
Richmond is, I suppose, at this time,
one of the most undesirable places in the
Confederacy. The old inhabitants of the
place, most of them, are either away or
keep themselves within doors. The offscourings
pf creation are assembled here
for the vilest purposes. It is really dangerous
for one to walk the streets, in someparts
of the city, after night. Burglaries*
tlipftfl and robberies are of nicrlitlv occur
rence, and not unfrequently tHe papers of
the morning record murders committed
the night previous.
Here, too, the miserable, thieving gamblers
can be counted by the hnndreda.
Main street, as you may know, is the moat
fashionable street of the city, and in thisstreet,
between Seventh and Fourteenth*
are the most valuable houses. Whilst the
lower stories of these buildings are devoted
to lawful purposes, the upper are the
dens of iniquity and shame. The gambling
tables are spread and the cards dealt
out nightly, and thousands are won and
lost. Frequently, to make the unsuspecting
stake his last dollar, he is given poisons
whiskey. To cap the climax of their
wickedness, it is not unfrequently the casethat
common women of the town haveapartments
hard by the gambler's table. ?
How degenerate ! How many men, in an
evil hour, have been fleeced of their all
by these practical swindlers ? How many
families, in an hour or a day, have been
reduced to penury and wretchedness ??
Truly, war is a great calamity. For the
time it seems that principle yields to passion,
honesty to avarice, vice to virtue.
Reason herself, amid the mighty tempest*
loses her empire. It may be asked* whyis
all this allowed ? Why do not the authorities
prevent it?? This I can't answer.
Some think they connive at it; some
think they are guilty of the grossest criminal
negligence, and others think that sudt
are merely evils of the times that cannot
well be put down. The wickedness ol
this city, and its contaminating influences
are certainly greatly to be deplored.
That the "offscouring of creation axeassembled
in Richmond for the vilest purposes,"
no one who remembers that theconfederate
congress and government havethere
a seat, will venture to deny.
Fdcancial Prosperity.?In an article o*t
the present financial condition of th?country,
the New York Ecowmiisi says :
" It was just thus with England during
her great wars at the beginning of tins'
century. Her paper money system war
enormously extended ; the value of gold
advanced ; a general range of high prices was
established ; the cry of inflation and
ruin was raised by alarmists, who failed to
comprehend the situation ; but it remainsan
historic fact that, during this very period
of seeming, inflation, the foundation
of England's wealth was laid ; it was then
that she amassed her enormous manufacturing
capital, and attained and consolidated
a commercial supremacy that liar
since remained unapproached. The remarkably
steady and extensive progress y
of our own national interests, under conditions
in many respects similar to thoeeof
England, is a strong indication that our
own manufacturing, agricultural, and
commercial interests are undergoing a
similar process of expansion and consoli-.
dation to that of Great Britain during hex
period of costly wars."
A gentleman at a ladies fair, lately, being
solicited to buy something by a fair
creature who kept a table.* said he wanted
to buy what was not for sale?a lock oL
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hair. She promptly cut on uie cuvetm
curl, and received tne sum asked for it,.
8180. The purchaser was showing histrophy
to a friend. ' 'She rather had you, ""
said the friend; "to my certain knowledgeshe
only paid 83 for the whole wig."
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