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"N I- The Kiddle of Life.
., How true is' that old fable of tlie
spliinx, who sat by the wayside propounding
her riddle to the passenTtrll
1 /llV 14- tl> ait nrvml/1 *r%s-%.4- ?> - ???
J or uiv/iij XL lllVJJf WUiU UUU ttJLlS rt tJI'j
' she destroyed them! Such a sphinx
is this life of ours, tb all 111 err and |
societies of men. Nature, like the
sphinx, is of womanly celestial loveliness
and tenderness; the f:ioe arid
"bosom of a goddess, hut ending in
claws and the;, body of a lioness.?
There is in her a celestial beauty,
which means celestial ofdef; pliancy
to wisdom ; but there is also a darkness,
a ferocity,- ^fatilitv, \which are
infernal. She v* a goddess, but one
not yet ^imprisoned ; one still half
imprisoned?tlie' inarticulate, lovely
still encased ,ih.v.the* articulate chaotic.
How true! And'does she hot
propound lier. riddles to us b Of each
jnan she asks daily, in mild vojce, yet
with terrible significance, "Knowest
thou the meaning, of this day 1 What
thou canst do to-day, wisely attempt
to do." Natqre, universe, destiny,
existence, however- we name this
grand unnameable fact in the midst
of which we live and struggle,*is as a
heavenly bride and conquest to the
wise and brave, to them who can discern
her behests and do them ; a destroying
dend to them who cannot.
Answer her ridrHpnt is wpII wif.li +"imo
Answer it not, pass on regarding it
not; it will answer itself> the solution
of it is a thing of teeth and claws.
Nature is a dumb lionessl deaf to thy
pleedihgs, fiercely devouring.
Novel I*ian of Courtship.
If marriage is a lottery, prizes are
are apt to be drawn in the following
method as any other: .
At a wedding, recently celebrated,,
were present some twenty five young
persons, all of them in a condition
' which, for various reasons, they gen.
erally concurred in regarding as undesirable^?the
"unengaged." One of
the gentlemen of the party suspect-/
eel tne prevalence among them of feelings
that might easily be exchanged
for other infinitely more fixed and
agreable.. He accordingly proposed
the choosing of a president, a person
worthy of all confidence, whose duty
ft should be to receive from each individual
a folded paper, inscribed
with the name of the person handing
it in, and also with the name of another
person of the other sex, whom
the first would be willing to marry
The president, in addition to the restraints
of his own sense of honor,
was to be put under a solemn pledge
of eternal secresy^ All tfefdsing to
accede to the proposition were for the
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time to leave the room. Those whose
choice was reciprocal that is, whose
papers contained the same .two names
were to lie'privately informed, 'while
the selections of t^Jie others were to
remain Undisclosed. The result was,
that .the trial was made, all. shared in
the experiment, and eleven couples;
were found to have made .themselves
happy; and their several unions were
afterwards consummated.
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Anlncident ofllu* CiJy Colored
siosi?Cli:irl<*KtoBi, S. C.
"While sesited in the Parsonage on a oold day
of the winter just past, there was a knock at
the door. Upon opening it 1 recognized one
of the old, wealthy and most re-peetahlo citi
zous oi Charleston. no said Ive had called to
get inf* to conduct t lie funeral row ices, of liis
servant Charlotte. Said lie, while a tear gat hered
in liis ey: "She was the daughter at my old
nifliim, a confrere and playmate. She has been a
devoted s ivant, a consistent member of your
church and I desire that all proper respect
should he paid to he memory." The rosiden.ee
lay in that part the city now under han from
Yankec'shclls. The entire family, white ai d
black,had lied the city. 'I he master had been detained
on buisitiess and ibis faithful sen an; had
remained to serve him. Iter -lass l< ader, with
tlime or lour colored person from the deserted
neighborhood, were present. W e. gathered
around the coffin, and before beginning to read
the ritual for the burial of the de.nl, her master
recounted ninny interesting particulars', minting
to her faithfulness ag a servant, her consistency
as a christian, and her triumph in death, and
then the usual services were-'conducted. Her
children and other relatives being ;iway, aid
her class loader the c! fiver of the hear e, 1 look
ed to see who sle-uM form the escort to her
bier. ' Ah the iiearse pa*sed into the street
there was but one mounter following. It was
Ij.her master. In his suit, of black, w lib bowed
bead, on this bleak winter's day, lie was following
to tlic far lust outskirts of fhe city the re
mains, of hi- fahhfnl servant Charlotte. It was
touching to behold. 1 Stood and watched the
little procession until it parsed out of sight.
In spite of all t.he dangers surrounding hci
home from'those who profess pity lor h"i rondi
ion, she had elnng to her martoi, and now.
while Yankee sin II* screamed d.-ath warning's
overhead to her master, hi?bowed and \riici;a
hie with ycnis?stood by her dust. What a
commentary upon what, is passing in the world
relative to these Southern slaveholders. Who
but they will appreciate what 1 have above described
? ' F. A. Ni.
Cask of Mrs. Patterson Allkn.? A Richmond
correspondent of ike Augusta Constitutionalist
writes to that journal that it? the course
of a few days the final trial of Mrs. - Patterson
Allen comes on. In reference t'o this famous
case, which has so long and so singularly hung
fire, tlierc are not a few wondeiful stones afloat.
Thus it is said the Government has no shadow
ofm case, and heartily repents-having eVef arre.sti-d
Mrs. A. Then, again', it is reported tflat
| an offer was made to the accused of *i passport
to go North, which she refused, saying she had
! no intention of quitting her home. Also, that
on this re'usal, it whs hinted n no I pro*, stoutly
refused, the ground being taken- that, the Government
had arrested her as a traitorcs<, and
had so far sullied hor good name, aim that she
demanded a full and fair'trial, and spumed evrmni
that wViiIa cnn..!-.. !.? a 1 ?
j vvjui'u<j-v "iim. ojjdiii.fci iiiiu uunuur
feeling of officials, would only restore h^r to
liberty witli a cloud upon her reputation.?,
How far this gossip may be. true, it is hard to
say, but the trial comes on and the Government
h<js a flimsy case at fhe best.
When the army of CJen Lee filed through the
streets of Petersburg, much to the relief of the
beleaguered lir.d hard -pressed eitv, the merchants
opened their stores and supplied all who
desired it with tobacco; and the ladies had large
quantities of delicious ice water prepared, and
| with their own fair hands presented it to the
thirsty soldiers. Acts ofkindnesa like this are
gratefully remembered by the recipients.
Tall Marching.?The prisoners captured
by Mnshy on the MonaCfccy were trotted by
that "fleet footed rebel" as the Yankees cail
him, 120 miles in.three days?40 miles a day.
! This was pretty good Bpeed fox Shank's Bjare.
cedent daily JiiURNAL.
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IHO'^DAI JCJ.1LY 25.
During the late raids into Maryland coma twenty
canal boat's wcro doslrnycd near ITarpors Ferry.
A Wounded Female Soldier.?Thg Oh-. unicte <fc
1 says: A woman claiming to belong to tfio ,
Gtli Louisiana regiment, arrived-yeEterday from Yir- ,
; ginisi. with her husband, whose fortunes she has follow- j
! ed in the same regiment for three years. She was i
wounded in the foot at tho^uttlo of Gettysburg. lie
was on sick furlough. r
The Hemoval of Gen Johnston ?All our exchanges
eoncui in lamenting, and not a few indignantly
condcrah tho action of President Davis in relieving
Gen. Johnston of tho'command of ti e Army and Pe
partment of Tennessee. Per^onxe the l'dit<>ri\l
coi'iepponrleivt of the Columbia Carolinian, thus comments
on it: I
An event' which marks an epoch hi tho history of
this army occurred last nigU?on event, too, which
has atirred its pre at heart, as it has not before been
npita.ed during the war: Gen. Johnston has been relieved
lVo i. commaud, and Lieut. Gen. Hood, with the
rank of fu 1 Gt neral, appointed by tie President as hia
aucccssor. The anroumemenfc was received by Gen.
Hood about midnight, in a despatch/from -the Secretary
of War; but so suddi n-and unexpected was the
summons, that it wan not until tlie arrival of a second
telegram that he reality of a uew losponsibility bu st
! fully upon his Startled senses. The shock upon the
I nerves ol tin- army this morning has not been leas severe
aud tho si range tidings maybe plainly road in
j every lace ni.d every group gathered to discuss the
news. *
The action of the Prendent, not in appointing IFooi).
wlio is universally beloved, but in relieving JonssT -K
when near the climax of lib campaign. has, to use a"
i miid term, introduced dissatisfaction. A Southern soil
ly is a huge ganglionic nerve, thtough' the litres of
which is continual!}' flowing as much intelligence and
individuality a? can be found m any mass of the community
The troops are accustomed to measure causes
and events for themselves, and to apply a judgment to
men and net rs, .which, if not infallible, is at least generally
coneut. In the pie.-oni instancy, they -nuve
lohowed their com??uudcr-iu-ehicf from 1'alton to the
batikS-oflhe t'liattahoochoe, have criticised his every
movement, fully under.-tood, appreciated nud endorsed
his poiicy, and in return yielded to him that unlimited
confidence which is Lite noblest tio that enn exist between
an officer and his subordinates. Still umleinor;
li/.ed'by tl.eir jotioul, still undismayed hy the diffir-1111:e?
i-I if-I ' ft vi /,t, i|.,.m ciill
_ M.VKI, run Oiivj.j ill lliru ^Cliru |
of power, no wotd of censure against t*oir thief had
ever escaped their lips, aud no be.ief prevailed that
'because he bad so well performed hi3 duty, the President,
wi.uld s-erk to reumVe liini from tho fit-id.
Imagine, then, the surprise, and not uufotmded
discontent, with which tho change is regarded and
the unenviable position occupied by the President
in stnmftng I etweon the army and the object of i<?
highest re?a'd. There nro few who are sufficiently
familiar with tho unfortunate relations existing between
Mr. 1'ay:r end-Gen. Johnston, to havo anticipated"
the event, and foreseen that the latter wkb to
be sacrificed npi.n lhe alter of public opinion, to which
so many of our Generals have been without due
'cause assigned. Happily the public corifidonca in that
officor has not been exhausted, and he loavos this
army followed bv the honest i egrets of both people
and troops. If he has not l^cen aggressive, lie is able
| to show why, hv stubborn (nets, which his men unr
der tnnd w-11 enough, and which in duo corso of timo
I will bo made broadly apparent. If his plan of camj
paigt) ha* failed, it is because bis appeals to the Genj
end Government to eo-o e nte with him in striking
i the enemy's <eaJ have been unheeded, and i! he is 10
be finally laid upon the shelf, his proudest epitaph will
j be? "he saved the army of Tennessee from anuihila*
tion ' .
Arrivals ai Hie Soldier'* Rest
ON SATUKOAY EVENING. JULY "-'3.
j The following is a Hat of sick and wounded soldiers
slopping at tho Soldiers Rest, in t nmden. It is our
intention hereafter to givo tho m.mes of all arrivals at
the Rest, with tho Regiment and t ompnny t>f whieh
they nro members, wliether sick or wouuued, and the (
district to which theybolong: ?
J. Mooneyham?v!i)ta t>. C. R.,?wounded?from
. Sumter.
W. W. Folflom?7tb S. C. Battalion?aick?from *
Kershaw.
??Murtin from Lnncaeier: and C. II. Horton
in
from Kcrsbaw, both tick?regiment to Which they be? a
k long unknown.
LATEST BY TELEGA A$E<
FROM THE GEORGIA FRONT
. If BADQUAKTKKS AltMT OF TBNNKSdEE, ) /
Atlanta, July 24, 18G4. J
To the Src'Cturi/ of War :
The cnomy' shifted his position fronting1
Pencil 'True Creek last night, nnd'Stcwarts and
Cheatham s corps formed a lino of battle around
the city. Hardee tjinde a nightmarch and at-' \
tacked the enemy's extreme left to-djW iabout,
1 o'clock, and drove him, from his .capturing
sixteen pieces of artillery dnnqg the
engagement. Wo capture.1 2000 prisoners.
Wheeler's cavaliy routed tlie enemy at Do
catur, capturing his camps. Onr loss not yet
fully ascertained. Mai. fW IT tVoit-nr
was killed, ami Brig;idi.:r-G nv.ials Smith and
Mover woumie.il. l'risonori* report funeral Mcpherson
killed. Our troops fought with great
gallantry.. J. B. Hood,
. . General Commanding.
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FROM CO. CM BUS
The Macon Tchytaph of July 21, copies the .
following from letters ami despatches received
in that city :
Columbus, July 10, 18(51. .
It is'hnpossible, to give you anything li?e**"
authentic information as to the extent of the
raid on the M. 6c W. I7 railroad. It is variously
estimated ft'oin 8000 t<\ 10,000. There is no
mistake about the railroad heing torn up tV?r
several miles, both above and below Auburn.
Last night, they were report <1 within ten
miles of Opeliioi eating their supper. Our people
run an engine down near Auburn, yesterday,
to' recommit re, and when they sturtod
back, she run off tin* track,-and the Yankees
captured her. 1 have, no doubt but. what Ope
HUa Das "gono up the spout." We cannot
11oar from there to "day?everything' is excitement.
The Commandant of the Post and Enrolling
office, required ine to stay with nil my men and
horses, snbjcet to his orders. We worn i.r?
nearly all night, carrying rations to the diliercnt
comtriands near ine city, and to-day we
are doing the same busbies*;. All. business is
suspended and everybody in the ranks almost.
I do ndt think tin-re is any fear of lljis raid
upon this pinto at present. W e have now fully
2,SoO to-3.001) men under arms, anil a good
pur.ion of this number are the old issue of
soldiers, with no 93 13 on.
* * The latest from the enemy,
is that 11 l#?V WM11 fmir mil..12 tliiis ..s \ ?
.. . iv.l IIKH.!! LH.P OIVHJ i?l
blli II;
* * * The enemy were reported at
noon to-day, four miles this side of OpeHka,
destroyirg'the Railroad. . Opelika lms been
but nt to-day. I learn by reliable authority
that the enemy is 4,000 strong with twelve ?
pieces of artillery. i
FROM FLORIDA..
A shoyt time siuce some negro troops from
Jacksonville committed depredations on tho
plantation of ^rs. Price near that place. Shoand
her neice started to inform the eommartder
nf tliA r>r.cf nf tli.i Clw.
?. |/vuu ui iiiV' vntia^t a. OliU \YW> Kllltfd
on the way W the negro soldiers. Her niece
was carried off, and has not since been heard
of.
The Yankees have about three hundred cavalry
on the east side of the St. John's riyer.
Fifty negroes commanded bv a Yankee, made
a raid into Levy countv, a few days since.?
They wi re driven back by our troops.
Vickies afford in tlio smallest bulk the largest
amount of materials which is regarded by
medical men as preventive of tlio diseases
peculiar to soldiers in large ty asses and deprived
of vegetable diet.
usmam&amamr*
In Exchange for Bacon,
Corn>or Fodder:
^ UG A R 13011,ERS FRUM 60 TO 100 G A LLON '?
^ each. Apply to GEO S. UOUi-baS.
July 2ft . 3
To Hire,
A NKGHO WOMAN,' WHO ACCUSTOMED
rv Jo all kinds of house work. For rtirther inforaation,
apply to Mrs. G. V. Ancker, -on Lyttleton
treet,
J-uly 26 * 2