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8f ?lo. I'll Call my ITIothrr.
As Kate was sittinir iu a wood.
Beneath an oak-tree'* leafy cover,
Mttsiug in pleasant solicitude?
Who sliottld coruc by but John her lover!
lie pressed her haml he kissed lier cheek.
Then warmer growing, kissed the other.
While she exclaimed aud strove to shriek :
Be q liet, do, I'll call my mother [
Hcaiw he.- anger was sincere.
And lovingly hegtm to chide her:
Then wiping from her cheek the tear.
He sat down on the Lwatw tv?kie nvr i
lie feigned such pretty amorous woe,
1're.it hod such sweet tows one after t'other,
>h could but smile, and whispered: love
Be qniet, do, l'il call mr mother!
He talked so long, aiidjalked so well, _
And vowed he meant not to deceive her,
Kate ft4t i?sre grffcf tlue she could tell;
When with a sli^li he rose to leave her,
'Oh ! Johi\" said she, "and must yon go*
. - I love yo:i better than all other ;
There is 110 use to hnrry so.
I never meant to call my mother!"
WaKhinntou'N Vision.
BY WESLEY BRADSHAW.
The last time I ever saw Anthony Slier- j
man was 011 the 4th of July, 1859, in Independence
Square. He was then ninetyone,
and becoming very feeble; but though
so old, Ijis dimming eyes rekindled as he
looked at Independence Hall, which, he
said, he had come to gaze upon once more ;
before he was gathered home.
44 What time is it?" said he, raising his j
trembling eyes to the clock in the steeple, ,
and endeavoring to shade the former with
* shaking haud?44 what time is it? I can't
see so well bow as I used to."
44Half past three."
"Oomc, then," he continued, " let us I
go into tae Hall; I want to tell you an in-1
cid.nt of Washington's life?one which i
110 one alive knows of except myself, and !
if jpm live, you will before long see it (
verified. Mark me, I am not supersti- j
tious, but you will see it verified."
Reaching the visitors' room, in which
* the sacml relics of our early days are pre- '
sefred, we sat down upon one of the old
fashioned wooden benches, and my venerable
friend related to mo the following
singular narrative, which from, the peculiarity
of our national affairs at the present
time, I have been iuauced to give the
world. I give it as nearly as possible in !
his own words.
"When the bold action of our Congress
in asserting the independence of the colonies
became known to the world, we were
laughed and scofiied at as silly, presump- |
tnous rebels, whom .British grenadier >j,
would soon tame into submission; but we |
undauntedly prepared to make good what i
?1,0/1 ooi.r The keen encounter came. '
w^iuavi ouivi* ~
and the workl knows the result. It is
easy and pleasant for those of the present '
generation to talk and write of the days
of seventy-six, but they little know? j
neither can they imagine?the trials and
sufferings of those fearful days. And
there is one thing that I very much fear,
and that is, that the Am erica a people do
nol pjvp^y appreciate the boon of free- ;
ddbi. Parto .spirit is yearly becoming
stronger, hnu stronger, abd ufclrhi; ifcii
checked will, at no distant day, undermine 1
and tumble into ruins the noble structure
of the liepnblic. But lei ine hasten 1c
my narrative. .
" From the opening of tho Revolution
we experienced all phases of fortune, nowgood
and now ill, at one time victorious, !
and at another conquered. The darkest1
-period we had, however, was, I think, ;
when Washington, after several reverses, <
retreated to Valley Forge, where he rc- |
solved to pass the winter of '77. Ah! I
have often seen the tears coursing down !
our dear old commander's care worn J
cheeks as he would i onverse with a eonli- I
dential officer about the condition of his i
poor soldiers. You have doubtless heard ,
the story of Washington going to the 1
thicket to pray. Well it is not only true, !
bat he used oiten to pray in secret for aid
and comfort from that God the interposi*i
tion of whose living providence alone
brought us safely through those dark days
I?f hihlilfttinn
4*One day, I remember it well?the
chilly wind whistled and howled throngh
the leafless trees, though the sky was
cloudless and the sun shining brightly? <
he remained in his quarters nearly the '
whole of the afternoon alone. When he j
came out, I noticed that his face was a 1
shade paler than usual, and that there 1
seemed to be something on his mind of 1
more than usual importance. Returning { 1
just after dusk, he dispatched an orderly <
to the quarters of the officer I mentioned,
? who wa. presently in attendance. Alter 1
a preliminary conversation, which lusted (
half qm hour, Washington, gazing upon <
his companion with that strange look of 1
dignity which he alone could command,
s&ud to the latter: . ?
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THE FE.EE SOUTH, SATURI
* I do not know whether it was owing
to the anxiety of my mind, or what, but j
this after-noon, as 1 was silting at this \
very table preparing a disputen, some- 1
thing in the apartment seemed to disturb
me. Looking up, I beheld, standing ex- j
netly opposite me, a singularly beautiful I
female. So astonished was I?for I had i
given strict orders not to be disturbed? i
that it was some moments before I found j
language to inquire the cause of her presence.
A second, third, and even a fourth
time did I repeat the question but received
no answer from my mysterious
visitor other than a slight raising of her
eyes. Bylthis time I felt a strange sensation
spread through me. I would have
risen, but the riveted gaze of the being !
before me rendered volition impossible. [
I essayed once more to address her, but
my tongue had become paralyzed. A new
influence, mysterious, potent, irresistable,
1?' ? ?^f mo All T mmlil <1 n
UJVm JJUBSCTW11WU vri uu? 41.11 j. w.i... v..
was to gaze steadily, vacantly, at my unknown
visitant. Gradually the surrouud,inga
atmosphere seemed as though be- I
coming tilled with sensations and grew |
luminous. Every thing about me seemed '
to r.irify, the mysterious visitor herself
becoming more airy, and yet more distinct
to my sight than before.
I now began to feel as one dying, or
rather to experience the sensations which
I have sometimes imagined accompany ,
disolution. I did not think, I did not j
reason, I did not move ; all were alike I
impossible. I was ouly conscious of ,
gazing tixedly, vacantly at my companion.
"Presently I heanl a voice, saying:
Son of the Republic look and learn !
while at the same time, my visitor extended
her ami and foretinger eastwardly.
I now beheld n heavy white vapor at some 1
distance, rising fold upon fold. This
gradually disappeared and I locked upon
a strange scene. Before me lay stretched
out in one vast plain all the countries of
the world?Eirope, Asia, Africa, and
America. I saw rolling and tossing bo- 1
tween Europe and America the billows of
the Atlantic and between Asia and America j
lay the Pac'lic. "Sou of the Republic," j
said the same mysterious voice as before,
" look and learn !"
'At that moment I beheld a dark, sha- J
dowy being like an angel, standing, or
rather floating in mid air between Europe
and America. Dipping water out of the
ocean in the hollow of each hand, he j
* * - ? ?_-n. i.:.. I
sprinJLleil some upon America wuu mo
right, while lie ecL.t upon Europe some
with his left. Iinmediutely a dark cloud
arose from each of these countries, and
joined in mid ocean. 1'or u while it remained
stationary, and then moved slowly
westward, until it enveloped America
in its murky folds. Sharp flashes of
lightening now gleamed through it at iutervals,
and I heard the smothered groans
and cries of the American people.
4 A second time the angel dipped from
the ocean, and sprinkled it out as before.
The dark cloud was then drawn back to
the ocean, into its heaving waves it sunk
from view. A third time I heard the j
mysterious voice, saying. 4 Son of the
Republic, look and learn.'
' I cast my eyes upon America and be- J
held villages, towns and cities springing
up, one after another until the whole !
land, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, f
was dotted with them. Again I heard 1
the mysterious voice say, 4 Son of the
Republic, the end cf a century cometb, j
look and learn.'
4At this the dark, shadowy ar.gcl turn- |
ed his face southward, and from Africa I J
saw an ill omened specter approaching J
- * - ? si I
our land. It tlitted slowly and neavny j
over every village, town, ami city of tlie j
latter, the inhabitants of which inunedi-|
ately set themselves in battle array, one .
against the other. As I continued look- !
ing, I saw a bright angel, on whose brow ;
rested a crown of light, on which was
traced the word Union, bearing the
American liag which be placed between j
the divided nations, and said ; ' Remem- !
ber ye are brethren !'
1 Instantly, the inhabitants, casting [
from them their weapons, became friends
once more, and united, around the national
standard. And again I heard the
mysterious voice say ng, 'Son of the Republic,
the second peril is past?look and
learn.'
"And I beheld the villages, towns, and
cities of America increase in size and numbers
till at last they covered all the land
from the Atlantic to the Paciffc and their
inhabitants became as numerous as the
stars in Heaven, or as the sand on the sea
diore. And again I heard the mysterious i
voice, saying, "Son of the Republic, the j
jnd of a century cometh?look and learn." j
" At this, the chirk, shadowy angel placed j
i trumpet to his mouth, and blew three
listinct blasts, and taking water from the ,
>cean, sprinkled it out upon Europe,
Vsia and Africa.
" Then my eyes looked upou a fearful
cene. From ea h of those countries arose
DAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1863.
thick black clouds, which snoned joined '
into one, and throughout this mass gleam- I
ed a dark red light, by which I saw hordes : s
of armed men, who, moving with the j
cloud, marched by hind and sailed by sea s
to America, which country was presently \
enveloped in the volume of the cloud, <
And I dimly saw these vast armies dev- ]
astute the whole country, and pillage aud i t
bu'-n villages, cities and towns that I had , }
beheld springing up. As my ears listened \
to the thundering of cannon, clashing of j (
swi?rds, aud shouts aud cries of the mil- : j
lions in mortal combat, 1 again heard the 1
mysterious voice, " Sou of the llepublic, ! 1
look and learn." ;t
" When the voice had ceased, the dark t
shadowy angel placed his trumpet once j.
more to his mouth, and blew u long fear- j (
' %
lui blast.
" Instantly a light, as from a thousantl! ]
suns, shone down from above me, and 1
pierced and broke into fragments the 5
dark cloud which enveloped America. ! i
At the same moment I saw the angel r
upon whose forehead still shone the word i
Union, and who bore our national flag in j
one hand and a sword in the other, de- ]
scend from Heaven, attended by legions i
of bright spirits. These immediately join- i
ed the inhabitants of America, who I per-'s
ceived were well nigh overcome, but who, [;
immediately taking courage again, closed ! i
up their broken ranks and renewed the J j
battle. Again, amid the fearful noise of i
the conflict, I heard the mysterious voice, j ]
saying, 44 {Son of the Republic, look and j \
learn." j 1
44As the voice ceased, the shadowy;
angel for the last time, dipped water from
the ocean and sprinkled it upon Amer cu. i
Instantly the dark cloud roiled back, to- i <
geilier with the armies it had brought, ]
leaving the inhabitants of the land vie- } <
torious. Then once more I beheld the <
villages, towns and cities springing up! 1
where they Lad been before, while the i 1
bright angel, planting the asure standard J
lie had brought iu them, cried iu a loud i
voice to the inhabitants 44 While the 1
stars remain and the heavens send down *
dews upon the earth, so long shall the j
Republic last!" 1
"And, tiiking from his brow the crown j
on which still blazed the word Union, ho j t
placed it upon the standard, while all the I *
people, kneeling down, said, 44 Amen." <
4 The scene instantly began to faciei 1
and dissolve, and I at last saw nothing but j 1
the rising, curling vapor I had first be- j 1
held. This also disappeared, I found ; <
my-ielf once more gazing upon my mys- j i
terious visitor, who in the same mys- i ^
terious voice I had heard before, Siiitl: j (
44 Son of the Republic, what you have j 1
seen is thus interpreted : three jwrils will ; \
come upon the Republic. The most fear- , 1
ful is the second, passing which, the whole ?
world nnited shall never be able to pre- *
vail against her. Let every child of the 1
Republic learn to live for God, his Land : }
and Union !" 1
44 With thepe words the figure vanished. \
I started from seat, and felt that I had j 1
been shown the birth, progress and des- ; 1
tiny of the United States. In Union she 1
will have her strength, in Disunion her 1
destruction." 1
"Such, my friend," concluded the vcn- ?
erable narrator, 4 4 were the words I heard }
from Washington's own lijis, and America , 1
will do well to profit by them. Let her j 1
remember that in Union she has her : *
strength, in Disunion her destruction." i c
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Medicine to Horses.?I consider the
nsnal method of giving medicine to horses, j
* ' ' ? .** I* i *!
UvS i t lij Ui^UCVIf vujwv
tionable, In this process the horse's head !
is raised and held uf, a bottle introduced
into his mouth, his tongue pulled out, 1
and the liquid poured down. In his c
struggle some of the medicine is quite i ^
likely to be drawn into his windpipe and k
lungs, and inflammation and fatal results c
sometimes follow. A better way is to mix *
the medicine with nieul or rye bran, make
it into balls, pull out the horse's tongue, ]
and place a bull as far back in his mouth t
as possible, then release his tongue; he f
will almost certainly swallow the ball. Or (
the dose may be mixed with meal and ,
honey, or uuy other substance that will ,
form a kind of jelly, placed npon a small j
wooden blade made of a shingle, and
thrust into the back part of his mouth,
when he will very easily swallow it.? $
Hdletti Office AyriruiUtral Jtiejtort. t
An Elegant Scientific Compliment. ? j
Once, in a conversation upon dynamics, I (
the late George Stephenson, the celebrated I i
English engineer, having been asked
" AVhat do you consider the most powerfill
force in nature?" " I will soon answer t
that question," he replied; " it is the eye i
of a woman to the man who loves her; for 1
if a woman looks with affection on a man,
should he go to the uttermost ends of the
earth, the recollection of that look will <
bring him back."
Reproof is the good oi others. *
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NO. 46. 1
Gen. Carrington, on a recent visit tona
Indiana regiment, made the following
ensible speech :
I soon leave yon?do not expect a.
peech. I am a man of few words?they
rill seem homely, but they are the result
>f experience. First, avoid profane speech.
3e who is the God of battles, and hold*
he issues of life, should be revered, if
ron would have His blessing. The man
vho honors His holy mime is a true sollier;
he fears not to die, because he is
n-epared for the issues of death. Temjjeance
is the next virtue. The best stnunus
to the soldier is his coffee. Liquor*
ire temporary and bring relaxation, mid
hey also involve bad habits. .. Water
ihonld be used frequently, but ip small
Iraiights?too much water at a time involves
perspiration and weakens the body.
Drink it often, bnt'always in moderation.
Be chaste and truthful. Be as good oiti
sens in the service as ont of it. Bathing
s important. Keep clean. If yonr feet
>ve sore after a march, batlie them in soft
* ater, and you will be fresh in the mom:nqr.
In closing, let me say that nothing
aaius me so much as to see a soldier who
targets his duty as a citizen and a ChristIan.
Be so pure that yonr wives and
sweethearts will honor you, every step of
pour progress as a soldier. If we meet
ignin, it will be my pleasure and duty to
jerve the country with yon ; if not, be trrfo
;o the flag, and the country will honor
iron. To yourself, all I have to say after
two days' drill is, I am satisfied. Takt*
that as a soldier's good bye.
The Prince or Satstma.?This noble,
vho is reported to have driven off and
lamaged a British fleet, is one of the.nost
powerfnl of the great half-independmt
princes of Japan. His name is Matslaira
Satsnma no Kami. He is lord over
2ie provinces of Satsuma and Fonigo, in
>vhich lie possesses the fortresses or strongholds
of Kagosima and Sadowava. It
vas the first named of these which remised
the attack of the English. He ijob
lesses, also, the Loochoo Islands: TkoPi'ince's
revenne is given in the Japanese
Red Bock at ?2,430,000 per annum.
He lias always been a bitter enemy of
;he foreigners, of whom his retainers have
issassinated several. Xor is lie a very
piiet subject of tiic Tycoon. r>:r isiunfrord
Alcock saw a Japanese of " eonsideribie
official rank,,; who was remarkable*
us the only one of seven omets/'t/s, or
)fficial spies, sent successively from Yeddo
11 to the Prince of Satsuma's territories,
vho came out alive. There is a story told
if him which shows curiously the absolute
lower he wields iu his dominions. Acjording
to Japauese etiquette, if the subect
or vassal of one Prince insults one of
mother, the latter is held to be dishonorul
if he does not avenge it. The present
Prince of Satsuma. finding himself inconvenienced
by the quarrels of liis followers
vith those of tho neighboring nobles,
node a rule that if one of his people was
nsulted by the subject of another Duinio,
he might avenge himself by taking
;he life of his adversary, but on the conlition
that he performed liara-kiru, or
ipped open his own bowels, immediately
i iter wards 1 At the same time he gavo
nst.iuctions that if any of his people were
nsulted, and failed to retaliate, he should
ie taken on board of one 01 the ships of
he Prince, have his head struck oft* witli>ut
trial, and head and body thrown into
he sea.?X. V. Post.
Babies and Lap-Dogs.?" If there is
mything I hate, it is a woman with a lupine!
I uiwavs want to drown it and put a
? O ? ?,
)a y in its place," says cruel Fanny Fery,
orgetting that too often the lap-dog
>wners feel the same way, but take the
log because they cunt have the baby,
shouldn't be hunt on the sex, Fanny, bf*
nuse you have done a little something i r
rour country.
Latour Maubourg lost his leg at the
jattle of Leipsic. After he had suifcred
imputation with the greatest courage, he
jaw his servant crying, or pretending to
?rv, in one corner of the room. "Jack,"
and he, 4' none of your hypocritical tears,
rou idle dog; you know vou are very glad,
or you will have only one boot to clean."
Says Jones, 44 We have had the age cf
;old and the ago of bronze; but which
>hall we cull the present age?:' 44 Why, r
said Smith, licking the buck of a postage
stump which he was about to upply to the
- i ? i i
nivelope of a letter, "l Unas we nuu
setter call this the mucil-fif/e
A married monster said that he lately
lreaiued that he liad ail angel by his side,
md upon waking up found that it was
lobody but his wile.
Riches do not consist in the possession
)f wealth, but ii the use of it.
What did Lot do when his wife turned
o salt ? (rot a l'resh one.
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