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MISCEXiLANY H Ua will Care for Niggers Nowt Parody on Who will Care for Mother Now* List to me, plantation niggers, While I in dis mad hole lie, Though I feel starvation's vigors. Lot me say a word and die. Niggers, does dis look like frecdum, I can't see it any how; Black's am fools, and white fonts lead 'em, But who cares for niggers now? Look hero niggers; I am dying, See the death-sweat on my brow; Dis am freedum; no uso crying; Who will care for niggers now? Some say niggers good as white folks. Gizzard foot, ana Ebo shin; Don't beliebe it; tis a tight joke; Handsome, but you can't come in; Well, you libed on*old plantation, Earning wid a sweating-brow, Plenty clothes, and plenty rations, But who cares for niggers now? White folks say dey give freedum, What dey gib us is aU my eve; Free to suffer, free to languish. Free to starve and free to die; No potatoes, corn cake, bacon. Wo must t ~) starvation bow, If dis is freedum I's mistaken, But who cai es for niggers now? [From Oie New York Watchman.] Belle Boyd, the Southern Heroine. The first sight we ever had of Belle Boyd was in the cars, in Janu? ary, 1864. We entered at Chester, South Carolina, en. route for Colum? bia-that Columbia whose winding sheet was of lurid flamea When we entered the cars, every seat was'oc cupied, and we stood a few seconds for in a Southern car no lady ever stands longer than that space of time-looking about for a place to sit. There reclined on a seat near us a figure, but whether it was that of a man or a woman, we were at a loss to decide. On seeing ns, the person arose, and in decidedly femi? nine tones courteously offered us her seat. Of course we declined, and some Confederate soldiers on the next seat politely vacated it for us. When seated, we took a survey of the lady in front of us-for lady she turned out to be. She wore a gray dress, the jacket of which was but? toned up to the throat wiih gilt but - tons; the sleeves were made like a man's coat sleeve, and decorated with the insignia of a captain in the Con? federate army. That sleeve conveyed the impression that a man wore th? dress, but the rest of the costume was ail womanly. A straw hat and black lace veil surmounted the short haiiv which was brushed in slight ct?rls over the temples; a grey shaw! thrown back, and a neatly fitting pail B*^#f kid gloves completed the costume. ?jflLrho appearance of this lady, not |VVithstanding ber somewhat mannisl y"3ress, was exceedingly prepossessing Bk She was very youthful in appearance ^?seemingly not more than twentj ?j^R'cnrs of age. Her hair was of a deej linburn, her complexion brilliant ^^Ad her features somewhat aquiline r She was tall and decidedly uistin gnished in appearance. One of thos< Tv remarkable instincts which are some ^4roies?*given us, told us at once tba this ?ady was no other than Bell? Boyd, that young and daring South em girl, in whose exploits we bac felt so much interest. W? soon entered into conversation and she said, with amusing nattie "Perhaps you have heard of me; ' am Eelle Boyd." "Heard of you! Yes; you are on ) of 6ur heroines." "Thank you," she said quietly. We did not tell her how, in ou Northern home, where fate hat placed us the' first two years of tb i war, she had been to tis a peculia \ object of sympathy and solicitude How we daily scanned the papers fo l^jMgPfec^^bl ber daring-how w jpPWRcTmoused o vex her imprisonment and thought v with horror of wha might be jyp ultimate punishment And now^frwT.' we were, in our owi sunny South, quietly sitting, talkinj , v%ith her, after her second captivit of many long and tedious months She had just been released from pri son, and her mind seemed full of th \ horrors she had endured. She (old us that she was complete ly shattered in mind and body; tb typhoid fever, from which she ha just recovered, had left her with violent cougb, and in a miserabl - State 'of health. She never mei tioned the services that she had ret dered her'cdimtryt uer mindi ?ni reverted^ the fearfufhorrors of he prison lile." "The most mortifyin :X circumstances of her career was, thi she was marched up txHButler's heat quarters, at Fortress Monroe, throng a file of negro soldiers. She appea: ed to dread the idea of being take captive in ber anticipated running < sthe blockade at Wilmington, the po sibihty of which we hinted at. "I will throw myself into the sea she said, "sooner than again fall in: the hands of the Yankees. '? She was attended by a major of tl Confederate armyr wno remarked ? us aside, that she was the brave person under fire ever seen ; and hi done more to advance the cause the South than some of her gen rals-that she was the only r?gulai commissioned female officer in t Southern army, and weli descry the compliment. As the shade? of evening approae ed, Belle Boydcommcnced a song, which she was joined by the sola it ^ present; and i oon the sweet strai fe ot "Home Again" floated out on t || silent air. It was a touching sig H to see this young girl, who li mi braved so much, suffered so mn 9fc for her, country, and these boys-: BM they .wore scarcely more-clod m their^ coarse grey, some with i K mark? ot'deep wounds still np them, sluging in unison the songs which doubtless had cheered many of the weary hours in camp. This little musical scene would havo made a beautiful picture. As Belle Boyd sang, the soldiers gathered around her, and told with looks not to be mistaken how dear the regard they felt for this brave child of the Con? federacy. "Miss Belle is a charming lady," said one, as he turned to leave the cars. "Most charming," was the enthu? siastic answer of tho young soldier, j When the war broke out. Belle j Boyd's pleasant home was among the j first devastated by the Northern army. Enthusiastic aud daring by nature, she threw herself heart and soul into the contest, stimulated by the wrongs and woes which had fallen U;jon her beautiful home in Martins burg. There was no office she dis? dained for the Confederates; and when the sick and wounded were brought to Martinsburg, she devo? ted herself to nursing them. When the Confederates under Jackson re? treated to "Winchester, Martinsbujjg was entered by the Federal troops. Here they committed many depreda? tions, destroying property which they 1 did not want, stealing what they did, and in the grossest language insult? ing the women. Determined to serve her country, Belle Boyd made the acquaintance of many of the officers of the Federal army, from whom she obtained much valuable information, which she com? mitted to paper, and despatched to some of the Confederate generals. One of her missives falling into the hands of the Federals, she was taken to headquarters and severely repri? manded. From this time she was suspected, and the epithet "rebel spy" fixed upon her. Nothing daunt? ed by her castigation, she paid a visit to Manassas, where her father was stationed, and frequently acted in thc capacity of a courier between Gene? rals Jackson and Beauregard. When the Confederate forces re? treated down the Valley, Belle Boyd was at Front Royal. Being desirous of returning to Martinsburg, she obtained a pass to do so; but was seized while on her way there and taken to Baltimore as a prisoner. However, she v -vs soon released, and sent home, where the strictest sur? veillance was kept over her. After a while permission Avas granted her tc go to Front Royal, and it was there that she performed those deeds which have made her so justly dear to tin Southern army. General Shields held a council oi war in what had formerly been UK drawing-room of the aunt of Belle. Ever on the alert to carry out hei mission, the young girl stole up stairs, and finding a hole in the closet floor, she applied her ear to it. He? she remained until ono o'clock, over hearing the whole of thc delibe rations, and took down in ciphei every thing that she thought was o: importance. To communicate th? intelligence thus gained was the next object. Being surrounded by th? Federals, she had to proceed eau tiously. Making her way to th? stables, she saddled her b '-se, ant galloped alone in the directioi if th? mountains. Being several time? brought to a halt by the sentries she showell them her passport which was a pass she had proeuret for aConfetlerate soldier going South and which had not been used for tba purpose. Suspecting nothing, they let lier gt on her way, and thus she dashed or for fifteen miles, through tho dark ness of the night, and through fen: and marshes, until she reached th? honse of a friend. No woman no possessing a brave spirit could hav< taken such a ride as this alone, in tin midst of enemies and on a dark night But there was no sacrifice Belle Boy? nas not willing to make for her be loved South; and let those of he sisters who stigmatize her as "fast,1 ask if they have done even this, tb least of her deeds, for the sake o their countiy. After communicating ber informa tion to Col. Ashby, sim remountei her horse, and reached her bonn safely, barely escaping a bullet whicl a sleepy sentinel sent after her. The Federals little imagined bow young girl had put to flight all thei wary plans for entrapping the Coi; fetlerates. There was soon an ur usual stir in Front Royal, for th Confederates were approaching un?? pectedly upon the town; but tb heroic girl was possessed of fnrtht information which it was ilesirable t convey to the approaching arm] Generals Banks, White, Shield: Geary and Fremont were to co-opi rate against Gen. Jackson with the separate divisions, was the inform: tion she wished to convey to tin General. How to reach him was tl question ; but it did not take her lor to decide. Putting on ber white sm I bonnet, she proceeded through tl streets, which were crowded wit Federal officers, and soon gained tl open fields. On, on she went, whi tho bullets poured like thick ra around her. Exposed to a cross-fi from tho Fetlerai and Confedera artillery, the shot anti shell whistle over the head of tho dauntless gb who was also exposed to a tire fro the pickets of thc Federals, and fro the windows, of the hospital. Tl shot pierced her clotliing, but noto: reached her body. A shell burst ii mediately in her vicinity, and she h; to lie down to escapo tho danger. B all this terrible lieiy rain bad : power to stop her ?inward career F< women, fewer youhg girls, would have braved such a terrible ihre as this, and Belle Boyd even now won* ders what power gave snell .fleetness to her steps and such undaunted cou? rage to her heart. Constitutionally brave, her bravery was severely put to the test; but love of country, love of home, bore her triumphantly through the fearful ordeal. She neared the line, and waved her bon? net to signify that the troops should press forward. Seeing a female stand? ing undauntedly on the battle-field, amid such a fearful shower of shot, tilled the Confederates with the wild? est enthusiasm, and cheer after cheer rang through the welkin. The troops dashed upon the town, and the heroic girl proceed?d on to deliver a note with which she had been entrusted, to one of the Confederate Generals. Acting upon the information which she hiul convoyed to the Confederates, they gained a complete victory, and it was a proud day for Belle Boyd when the following note was placed in her hands: "May 23, 1862. ' ' Miss BELLE BOYD : I thank you, for myself and for the army, for the immense service that you have ren? dered your country to-day. " Hastily, I am your friend, " T. J. JACKSON, C. S. A. But dark days of imprisonment and suffering were approaching foi the intrepid "rebel spy," as thc Northern press called her. Impru? dently entrusting a letter to General Jackson to thc care of a person whe called himself a Southern soldier, bul who, in reality, was a Federal spy. I the document was forwarded to Wash? ington, and an order for ber arres: issued by Mr. Stanton. It did no' take long to put the order into exe cation, and Belle Boyd was soo: safely ensconced within the walls o the Old Capitol. The poor cagei bird, who bad soared with so free i wing through the fields of the sunn* South, now beat its wing wearib against the hard prison bars; bu there was no escape. The young pri soner could but think of thesunshim without; of the sweet liberty of whicl she had been deprived; of the darin ( deeds she would have done; of he bleeding, suffering country she migh have helped, and pine with a throb bing heart for the days that were ni more, for the loved home so faraway and for the desolate hearts who wep over the cruel captivity of this beroi and daring child. But no trouble scorns to have tame? her spirit; she refuses to take tin oath, hangs up Mr. Davis' portrai over her mantel-piece, with the in scription, "Three cheers for Jefl Davis and the Southern Confedera cy!" communicates with the prisoner through holes in the wall and crevice in the floor, and sings "rebel" song in a clear, firm voice, and with a ver; disloyal emphasis. Here, for severs months, she was subjected t<> rigorou treatment-the sentry even going s far, on one occasion, as to break he thumb with the butt-end of his muf ket, for placing some sugar in th hands of one of the officers of th prison, to be passed over to som Confederate soldiers, by permissio of that very sentry himself. But at length came the joyful new -she was free; and, escorted b Maj. Fitzhugh, of Stuart's staff, sh entered au open carriage, and amid5 the cheers of the spectators, wu driven to the wharf. The pertinac ty of this young girl is remarkable all her trials could not shake her a legiance to the cause she thong! just; and wc find her bearing of concealed about her person, two gol sabre-knots, one of which waa ii tended for a present for Gen. Jacksoi the other for Gen. Joseph Johnston When Belle Boyd returned to tl South, she received her com :u issi o as captain and honorary aid-de-cam to "Stonewall Jackson." When tl troops were reviewed in the present of Lord Hartingden and Col. Lesli she attended on horseback, and wi associated with tho staff officers i the several commandera. After a tour through the Southei States, she returned to her homo : Martinsburg, but she was not stifle ed to remain there long. Martin burg became again the possession the Federal troops, who placed tl "rebel spy" under the stricte espionage, not even allowing lier walk out into her balcony. At long there came a summons from Was ington for he?* irrest; and, accomp nied by her father, Belle Boyd w torn from her sick motlier and pi ceeded with a hrrvy heart and tel ful eyes to meet ber doom of imp: sonment in tho Carroll Prison, Washington. Once more the hes iron bars of a prison shut out tl young Southern girl from all tl made life pleasant to lier; and agi she commenced the weary round a captive's life. But she found"sy pathizing friends without as well within the prison walls, who manag to waft ber many a comforting m sive. Confederate flags were a sent to her, with which she decorat her room. Then came a scene of sufferi with which thc past had nothiug compare. A severe attack of typhi fever laid her on a bed of Uhw The mother's hand, winch had ahvi been placed softly on her brow, A faraway; no gent?o voice whispe: comfort to ber heart; no kim friend was permitted to visit li She says, in . Uncling to tho distr J she suffered : . "Years may roll by, but my s ferings** m that prison, both mei and physical, can never be oblitera from my memory; and to attempt to describe them would be utterly im? possible." When abe recovered, it was to be told that she had been sentenced to hard labor during the war, in the Fitzburg Jail. This information caused a relapse, and again she was thrown on a bed of illness. By the exertions of lier father her sentence was commuted to ' 'banishment to the South, never to return North again during the war." "When it is remem? bered that her parents lived within the Federal Unes, Martinsburg being in possession of the North, this sen? tence will not appear a light one. On the first day of December, she was released from prison and sent South, without being permitted to sec her father, who lay ill in Wash? ington. At Fortress Monroe, her trunks were examined; and any ono who has undergone this ordeal knows ??recisely what it means. It means, so at least our experience proves,) a wholesale theft-a gigantic robbery; a license to pillage and plunder; a starting with a full trunk from North? ern shores, and lauding on Dixie's soil with a lamentably empty one. The celebrated "fortj* thieves" were moderate in their exactions compared with these "(tag of truce" trunk ex? aminers, and "snappers-up of other people's unconsidered trifles." The contents of this daring girl's trunks not a little astonished the man and two women who were ransacking them. Out came two suits of gen? tlemans clothes, a major-general's uniform, a dozen linen shirts, several pairs of army gauntlets, and other "contraband" goods. How she had managed to smuggle these things into her prison remains a mystery, ex? cepting to a favored few. Of conrse. they were taken away from her, to I gethcr with a pair of field-glasses which had formerly belonged to dieu. Jackson, and which Belle Boyd great' iy prized, and also nearly all of hoi clothing. Thus bereft, she had U undergo a personal search, and was then permitted to proceed on bei way. When she reached Richmond, she met with a most enthusiastic re eeption. But her happiness was soor destroyed by the news of her father'; death. The shock she then experi sneed produced a severe illness; am then it was she felt, as she says, al the loneliness of her position. Ii vain did she petition the authorities at Washington to permit ber to re turn to ber heart-stricken mother but every appeal was sternly refused and aa her health was considerably undermined, she determined on ? visit to Europe. On the 8th of May. entrusted witl despatches for the Confederate Go vernment, Belle Boyd set sail fron Wilmington, in the Greyhound. Bu here her good angel deserted he again, ?vs was the ?rase on severa former occasions. A Federal cruise bore down iqion them, and after i pretty bot fire, during which it i said that Belle Boyd, the indy hub passenger, sat quietly on deck, fan liing herself, and watching the eliec of the shot and shell, the whole part; were captured. This was a sever? blow to the pleasant anticipations o Belle Boyd, but what seemed to he a sure road to another long anil wean imprisonment, prove?! the way to ? more agreeable ami happier destiny If it be true that marriages are mad. in heaven, then Providence took thi way of bestowing a protector upoi this desolate young girl, ami in he gentlemanly captor she found a lovim ami tender husband. The second evening after the cap ture. Belle Boyd and Lieutenan Hardinge were seated ?>n din k. Tb evening was lovely, and tinsse tw< young hearts full of love. Love n first sight is not impossible witl some temperaments; and so it prove, in this case. The gentleman told bi love and the lady listened. But sh was a little prudent, for she d?ferre her answer until they should arrive ii Boston. The result may be easil anticipated-the answer was not rebuff, ami Belle Boyd pledged h? faith to one who was to her almost stranger, but who seems to have wo her regard by his kind and gentb manly demeanor-so different to thi which she bad experienced from ht former captors. In Boston, she wa3 under the sn veillance of spies; and, after remaii iug there weeks, a telegram arrive? saying that she was to be escorte beyond the lines, into Canada; am if again caught in (he United States, < ht/ the Uni lett States authorities, si should be shot. She soon, howeve left the American shores, and, after prosperous voyage, landed in En land. Mr. Hardinge followed he and, in August, 1864, they were ma ried, in London. Her felicity w not of long duration. After th? bad been married two months, M Hardinge fourni it necessary to ri'tii! to America, h aving his young wife England. He was arrested, when ? a visit to Virginia, and thrown in prison by the United States Gover mont. With feelings of agony, 1 wif?- heard of his futo; and, to add her unhappiness, tho remittance sent to ber failed in reaching tb? destination. Kick and destitute, ab) in the wide world of London, : wonder this brave spirit, that h stood the fierce fire of a thonsai guns, and ?hired ber persecutors her lonely prison, almost sank wi dismay at the pressure <>f this m burden j ?ut upon ber. Bntatjpug her husband was released, and it \\ not lung before be found his so rr o ing young wife in ber London lion Such is a brief history of the vari career of Belle Boyd, "the rebel "spy"-the Southern heroine. It seems somewhat remarkable, that though the Southern women en? tered with all the enthusiasm of their natures into the late war, so few of them distinguished themselves for any daring deeds in behalf of their suffering country. We can only ac? count for it by tho fact that the Southern women are naturally retir? ing, and shrink instinctively from notoriety. They were not found on the battle-field, but they took their places amid the wretched wards of the hos? pital; and wherever a Southern sol? dier was found, there was the South? ern woman, too, his ministering angel. We do not think that the entire annals of womanhood present a more complete picture of tinsel ash devotion to a cause, and perfect sell sacrifice, than that exhibited by the .Southern women during the late un? happy contest. Although there was but one Belle Boyd among them, there were many Florence Nightin? gales, and thousands of other devoted women, who were willing to suffer in a cause which they believed to be just, and for which their beloved ones were periling limb, liberty and life, g But it is all over; the lurid war clouds have rolled away-the rainbow of peaco arches tho sky. The North has its triumphal cars, its wreaths of victory and its countless spoils. The South has its broken hearts, its ruined homes, and its martyrs' tombs, and the glorious history of its stand for constitutional liberty. .'Song winks into silence The ?tory is told," but occasionally a narrative like Belle Boyd's wakes up the sleeping echoes, and the deeds of the past send a thrill of music through the weary heart of sonic poor suffering South? erner. E. B. U. New York Advertisements. CONFEDERATE GENERALS. 4 GENTS WANTED to sell our new series of'Card Photographs of PRO? MINENT MEN of the South. 100,000 have already been sold. Agents an- making $10 per day. Send for letter of agency. En? close $5, and ?.?. will send a good "assert ment, by return mail, that will sell for $15. Address JONES & CLARK, Publish'?, April 4 83 Nassau street. New York. Importers and Jobbers of Foreign and American Fancy Goods, Ho? siery. 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Letters from various parties throughout the country, acknowledging the receipt of very valuable gifts, may be seeu on file at om" ffice. To be Sold for One Dollar Each, Witltout regard to rubie, and not to be paid for urdu you lenore tctuii you iciU receive. 50 Eleg't Rosewood Pianos, EACH. worth from.$250.00 to 500.00 50 Melodeons, Roa'd eases. 125.00 to 225.Ot) LOO fine Oil Paintings. 25.00 to 100.00 100 gold H'g Case Watches 75.00 to 159.00 150 Diamond Rings. 50.00 to 200.60 250 Ladies' Gold Watches. CO.00 ?0 85.00 150 Silver Watches. 25.00 to 50.00 ?00 fine Steel Eng's, fr'md. 12.00 to 25.00 LOO Music Boxes. 12.00 to 45.00 lOOSil'r Rev'gPat.Castors 15-00 to 40.00 100 " F't and C'ke B'kel*. 15.00 to 35.00 ?00 sets Silver Tea and Tablespoons. 15.00 to 30.00 1,500 Vest and Neck Chains 5.00 to 25.00 1,500 Ladies* Silver Porte monaics. 8.00 to 15.00 {,000 Silver Butter Knives 3.08 to 7.00 ?,000 pr Ear-rings,new st vie 1.50 to COO {,000 Gold Pencils and Toothpicks. 3.00 to 8.00 5,000 Onyx and Araethvst Brooches."... 4.00 to 10.00 {,000 Lava and Florentine Brooches. 4.00 to COO i,000 Masonic Pin?. 4.(HI to 6.50 ?,000 fine Gold Web Kev?. 3.50 t<? 6.50 ?,000 Children's Armlets . 2.50 to &00 !,500 sets Bosom Studs. .. 1.50 to 5.00 ?,500 En'd Sleeve Buttons. 2.50 to 10.00 0,000 Plain Gold and Chased Rings. 1.00 to 5.00 ?,000 Stone Set A S'l Rings 2.50 to 10.00 ?,000 Lockets, all size?. . . 2.00 to 7.00 .0,000 sets Ladies* Jewelry 8.00 to 20.00 ,,000 Watch Charms, each 3.00 to 5.50 >.0O0 Gold Pens, Silv Ex C's 4.00 to COO ?,000 Gent's Breast and Scarf Pins . 3.00 to 20.00 !,000 I.a?lie?' New Style Belt Buckles.*. . 4.00 to C.50 1,000 Chatelaine and Guard Chains. 0 00 to 20.00 ,000 Gold Thimbles. 7.00 to 14.00 !,000 set Ladies' Jct ft Gold 10.00 to 20.00 .0,000 tlold Crosses. 1.50 to 6.00 ;,000 Oval Band Bracelets. COO to 20.00 ,,000 Chased Bracelets.. . 5.00 to 16.00 1,000 Ball Ear-drops, all colors. 3.00 to 5.00 ?,000 fine Gold Pens.. .. 2.00 to 3.50 !.0<K) New Stvle Jet and (?old Ear-drops. 3.00;-> 7.00 ?,500 New Stvle Long Crys? tal Ear-drops. 4.00 to 8.00 ?,000 Gold Pens. 3.00 bi COO MW A chance to obtain any of tho above irticles for ONE DOLIAR by purchasing a Sealed Envelope, for 25-cents. MW Five Sealed Envelopes will bc sent <>r fl.00; eleven for $2.00; thirty for *5.00; lixty-five for $10.00; one hundred for $15.00. AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE. Our patrons are desired to send United states money when it is convenient. Ixmc etters are unnecessary. Orders for Sealed Snvelopes must in every case be -ccompa lied by the cash, with the name of the >erson sending, and Town, County ?id Hate plainly written. Letters sho;"j?|fe iddrcssed to the Managers as fohov^H GOODWIN, HUNT Feb 10 75? ROJL5.7?C K-'JdH