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SPRING.
BY ALFRED TENNYSON".
Dip down upon tlio northern shore,
O sweet new year, delaying long;
Tlioti doest expectant nature wrong,
Delaying long ; delay 110 more.
"What elaj'B tliee from the clouded uoons,
Thy sweetness from its proper place ?
Can trouble live with -April days,
Or sadness in the summer moons?
Bring orchis, bring the fox glove spire,
The little speedwell's darling blue,
Deep tulips dashed with fiery dew,
Laburnums, dropping wells of lire.
O thou, new \*enr, delaying long,
Dflnvost tlin nnri-nw i? l.l~.wl
That longs to burst ft frozen bud,
And flood a fresher throat with song.
Now fades the last long streak of snow;
New burgeons every maze of quick
About the flowering squares, and thick
By ashen roots the violets blow.
Now rings the woodland loud and long,
The distance take? a lovelier hue,
And drowned in yonder living blue
The lark becomes a sightless song.
Now dance the light? on lawn and lea,
The flocks are whiter ui'Vii the vale,
And milkier every milky sail
On winding steam or distaut sea;
"Where now the seamew pipes, or dives
In yonder greening gleam, and fly
The linnnv liird* tlmi i>l.nini? ilioip ?l->?
-I..- ? b- --J
To build and brood, that live their lives.
From land to land ; and in my breast
Spring waken9 too ; nnd my regret
Becomes an April violet.
And buds and blussoms like the rest.
.
[FOR THE INDEPENDENT J'Rl-SS J
INCIDENTS OF THE
MEXICAN CAMPAIGN, j
BV A MEMBER OF THE PALMETTO RfiUIMENT j
March to Puebla Continued.
From El Pinol, we traveled over a fine undulating
country, fert ile ami well watered. The
farms here are cultivated by a cla-s of persons
litre called peons ; their condition is little l>e!??
Il.?n il.?t nr?....l 1 :
ces far worse. In llie course of the day we i
passed through many villages inhabited mostly j
b}* these people. Some of them solieito?l alms j
of us as we passed by, and one old man who-e j
silvery locks were the sport of time implored !
u# for thesakeofall the calender sainls of ' :
ico to give him uno claco. Ilis appearance
and attitude of itself was n sufficient reeom- {
mendation, and a perfect shower of crackers ! i
from the soldiers in the front ranks fe'.l up?tj ' >
him. In the evening wo were ovcriuken and
passed by a traveller who appeared lo be ta i
king it more at his ease than any wayfarer. I j 1
ever met with. I lo was-reclining on a velvet
cushioned seal in the interior of a enla-th, which j :
was susneilded from i lie Iiai-L- j of (u-a "ml-j.
onejbeforc and one behind, and a muleteer mounted
on a third netcd as postillion. In the af- I ,
tcr part of the day the columns began to ex- i
hibit evident mark9 of great fatiirue. A ma- ;
jority of the men nr<; suffering from badly blis
tered feet, and nil from general fatigue. We
suflfered uiore from our ignorance of the elimnte I |
during the campaign than otherwise, and (hose !
who conformed to the hahita of the natives ns !
much ns possible were much better off in every
respect.?I wish to pay a word about Lieut.
Thos. Moye Cotnp. K., who commanded the
rear guard of to-day. lie was an excellent officer,
brave and 6elf-poMe?ped. In bis feelings
and sentiments he was eminently soeinl. and hi* .
converse was marked liy that modesty and deference
characteristic of n truly refined person.
Ilis patiencc mid fortitude under the severest
trials was only riviilled by his magnanimity
to others, lie passed unscathed through
the fierce and sanguinary struggle*, that crim- i
eoned the valley of Mexico with the best blood i
of the Palmetto Regiment, and died at. his home I
in Richland District from diseases contructed
in a foreign climntc Reqniexeat in pace. A regular
soldier who had fallen in with us and Pri
vate Lucius Cooper of our Regiment lagged so
far in the rear that Lieut. Moye placed n file of |
men over them to fore* them along. But it
proved ineffectual, and the guard was compelled
to abandon them to their obstinacy, ami :
the lamentable fate that shortly awaited them. ,
They fell into the hands of the enemy and were
both murdered in a few hours afterwards.
At this moment tlie thundering of Gen.
Worth's cannon was heard in'the distance, and
Gen. Quitman received order* hy express to
hasten forward with the utmo.it dispatch. The
teams closed lip in a gallop and were placed
ja the covering distance of the line. The men
scuffed the far off battle, and closing up at a
fralf ran, lost sight of their fatigues in the clx#nor
and excitement of war. Our officers were
furious for the fight and amid the neighing of
the steeds, the clash of bayonets and the rattling
of sabre came the deep toned words ?
/command from our gallant Colonel. On our
arrival at the scene of action it was all over,
and tbia was the so called battle of Amotoqiie.
Oar Regiment enjoyed all the eclat tumult and
excitement attendant upon an engagement?
without suffering its lamentable consequencen,
if we except the sudden over tax upon our physical
powers. The enemy numbered 3000 men
all of whom were cavalry aod were commanded
personally by Gsn. Santa Anna. Tbetr ob
joyb wm m> piunaer our train, and when disco v.
red by Gen. Wortb they were aweeping to liia
right aa if to execute that maneuvre. Geo.
Worth opened upon them in good cannon range
and a body of light troops waa dispatched forward
to attack them by t$.left flank. Bat
they retreated in good time to prevent eolliaion
from that quarter. Their loss was about
70 killed and wounded. They were not nearer*
than cannon-shot to our lin* which of oourse
did no^ suffer from their fire.
The son was naarly down with the conolu$iop
of thi* affair, and Gso. Quitasn's Division
1
went into quarters at tlio town of Amoso<(tie.
We were directed not to make any arrange?
inent9 with regard to our suppers ami lodging,
a* Geii. Quitman was momentarily anticipating
marching orders, ami Ucii. Worlli who lay
encamped without t lie town was looking for a
renewal of hos' ilitics. We remained upon our
arms throughout the dreary night expecting
each moment would he ushered in with the cry
of battle. Uut the niglil passed away without
even so much as a false alarm.
Moruint! of the 15th ol May came fronght
with a cheerful sunshine and invigorating nt?
mosphero. The last even ing's shower lm?l
freshened the abundant vegetation and from
tlii- ripening harvest H ieldi and beds of floweret*
arose a mellow fragrance that |ierl'umed
tlie morning air. The natives are passionately
fond of flowers, the rich spare no cost, nor
pains to adorn their gardens with their choicest
vari-lies and (lie poor strew the graves of
tln-ir diseased friends with these silent tokens.
On the out-kirts of the town we were called to j
a halt while loaves of (tread were i.-sued out to |
the Regiment, and this bount\ it was said was '
paid for, out of the Mil-plus State fund. Two j
miles distant and 13 miles fioin Amoxoquc, we j
came in vievv of the city of I'ucbhi and its up- ^
ptaranee at first sight was some what strange j
and not unplcasing. The domes ami cupolas
of its numerous ?difices were adorned with col- ;
ored porcelain that, sparkled in the slicing sun j
shine like silver IVubla contains 70 churches
and Cathedrals with a population of 80,1100 in- |
habitants. They did not ring their bells on '
the occasion of our arrival, though they gave ,
us enough of this sort of entertainment subsc J
queiilly. Every hou-e of worship has 30 or j
more bells and on certiiin rnliirimia f,Ij i
tilt- demise ol some distinguished dignitary of ;
tlic church. they mug them nil inoojs:iiitH' i
much to the annoyance of our army. (Jell i
North received the surrender of 1'iii-lila from j
the civil authorities, and as our uneonquered i
and victorious battalions inarched in to take j
possession of the city. Gen.Snnt.a Anna discom- j
filed l*v rcneati-d def?a's nnd overwhelmed
f
with consternation tl--doiit at its western sales, j
Tints did lien. Worth with less than -lot) in -n,
t ike possession of this great cilv in the heart j
of the enemy'a country, and in the presence j
of a large force of the enemy nearly equal to !
our own. The troops were stationed nl. the j
most valuable points, and patrols of foot nud j
lioose scoured the streets, night and day. I'or i
some weeks our military duties were very own I
erous and tin- utmost vigilance ? as necessary to i
i;u:?rd against s-upri se, not on!}- from the p>>pu- '
lit ion, hut the lnrge force of the enemy who i
threiileiieJ us upon -the outside. 1 have no I
i .1... > *
iu uuiiaiizc' our nrnry |
hii>1 make us fi-ol the incongruity uf?ur siiu- J
fttion*, ns anwnymou* letters were received at j
head quarters purporting to be from a friendly I
source. One of the?o missiles win re.iil at ?ur j
iruard house at I lit- hour of midnight. '1 lie j
writer wanted us to be on our gu-trd, that the j
citizens Wire plotting with the troops under ,
[Sen. Santa Anna to overwhelm the Noitli :
Americans in universal deal ruction. This
uijjlit it. wm thought the massacre would begin,
but the nijihf. passed away without an alarm
aa >1 i<l many subsequent ones until our little
iiriuy gradually settled itself down in fancied
security. The citizens returned to their daily
avocations ; the merchants to their derka, the
art izana to their various profession*, and the
lower clurt*es to the business of supplying: our j
army with the necessaries of life. The costly j
vehicles rolled luxuriously over the streets both !
morn and noon, and the dark eyed Hntorax of this j
genial clime, wound their way to the numerous
placed of worship.
From the Washing Slur.
A SHORT CHAPTER
la tho History of au Office Seeker.
Mr. Israel Nebat arrived in Washington
and registered himself at 'browns" in all
the exuberant flow of animal spirits natural
to the posse>6iun of one hundred dollars in
hard cash, and a larger supply of fanciful
anticipations. Nehat was an aspirant fur
office, building his hopes, as he conceived,
on a very substantial basis. A few months
prereeding his introduction to tho 'Federal
Metropolis' he had stumped his native
'district* for his favorite political candidate, j
had been closeted with ltichilieu Ga?s. E?<|., I
and received the solemn promise from that
gentleman, io view of his election, the fattest
office in Washington, ami Iliis promise
had exhilirated the hopeful Nebat to such
an extent lliat ho shouted himself hoarse in
praises of the 'incomparable patriot' and
people's friend,' and witnessed with lively
exultation hi* triumphant success by a
sweeping majority.
ft was a smiling December morn that
welcomed the opening of the session?everybody
looked bustling and cheerful, bill none
more ao than the happy, expectant Nebat.
He dressed himself with scrupulous neatness
in his bei't broadcloth, and hurried
down to the lodgings of Hon. Richilieu
Gass, M. C., to announce his arrival ; he
was informed that that gentleman had already
gone to the Capitol, thence Nebat
directed lrta steps, singing, .
Where is the lite thai late I led,'
'Why here it is, welcome those pleasant days.'
The Capitol was crowded with an assorted
mass of bumau being*, the greater part
circling round the entrance of the House of
Representatives, laughing and cbntting,
bowing and scraping, whispering and lobbying.
The anxious office seeker looked
around in vain for bis honorable friend, and
pushed and inquired without essentially
being the wiser; meanwhile the crowd increased,
for it was nearing the hour of
twelve?tbe commencement of a new Congress,
and Nebat went up in the gallery,
and stared down on the sea of heads, straining
his eyes to catch the familiar form of
bin renresentativa?and nnw * distant ??
on the Clerk's desk stills as though by
mAgio the buzz of human voices, and announces
the preliminary opening of th? session
; a gentleman in black mukea a short
prayer, then the spectacled Clerk raps the
de?k. again and proceeds to call the roll.
Wbite li?Mning to the tedious ting- song
: calls and import:int responses, Nchat acci- j
' dentally recognised in ? contented looking |
' gentleman, who sat leisurely franking docui
incut", no less a pcisonage than his long j
, sought friend. With what pride lu? gazed j
| on the sublime features of his illustrious
' pal rot), with what admiration he watched
the dignity of his movements, the ease ami i
: confidence with which he Mapped' for the i
pages, and the entire abandon evincing a j
i 111 mii peitectlv at home in a new world, ami j
! then how majestic. his response, wlii'ii liis j
: name was called, il was awe-inspiiinjr, and i
I spoke of innate grandeur of soul. Israel j
I Nebat enthusiastically pressed t lirotijjli I lie; |
! crowded gallery and presented himself at '
' the entrance of the llall, anxious to meet ;
the eye of tin; Hon. Uiclii lieu Gass. The j
fat doorkeeper oppr.sed liis progress, None i
but members admitted within ; there's the
| regulations, tead 'em.1
j 'I wish to see liic.liilien Gass; lie's a ,
member, and a friend of mine,' remonstrated
Nr. Xehat, indignantly.
j * Heller send voiir card in tlien,' replied '
the doorkeeper, with professional coolness; :
'here. Tommy,' to a lean payo who was :
hurrying pant, 'take this gent ledum's rani, i
wants to see him who sits yonder, particular
bu-iness, ail rii?ht.' 'Can't come in here,' ,
addressed to a fresh gioup of outsiders; |
'Ladies' gallery t'other side, madam;' 'All, i
good morning Colonel;' and with sundry i
other exclamations ami salutations uttered I
in oiiw breath, the ?looikeeper plunged into j
the spirit of his occupation, and lost all j
sense of Mr. Nebat's presence.
Meinhets ciimn in, am! came out, and tlie '
baize door slapped and banged ; but 110 !
sign of 1 lie il'.n. Iticliili<'.:i Gass. Ii was a |
tedious long time to wait tor lite page's re- j
turn, but In; finally did appear, breathing '
hard under thu load of u bugu aimfulofj
papers.
'Well,' inquired Mr. Nebnt, impatiently, !
'have voii given the message ?'
'Forgot all about ii,' laughed the page, .
with provoking nonchalance; 'but I'll at- j
tend to you, sir, in a second.'
l.-iael Nebit fume.I and fretted, and just
on the point of walking oil' in di< ?list met >
him llyin^ back with a note. Mr. Nebat 1
lOlllv It 141 till* 11 *-! % t UI?|1 wirli Cuntn ilillt.nilii' I
;
deciphered the magnificent scrawl. It lau
thus:
Dear Nehat?Will you please excuse
me. I am very much occupied just now.
(Jomu to inv lodgings this evening.
Truly yours, i
II. (i., M. C.'
Nehat was charrm-d; how familiar, and I
yt'l how delicate; "Well, I ti<>t tail to
thought in*, and having nothing l*ti11h?*r ;
to engage his attention,^strolled round tin* j '
Capitol. |I in the Senate gallery 'till ;
thi- i.iilit s tintic<l him out. and stared with a j
stranger's eve at. all the objects of enriositv. J i
In this manner the forenoon glided away, I <
am] In; was descending the steps as the j I
I loii-e aiijuuriK il. Nehat caught si^ht of I
his friend, aii'l instantly ru-died Up to him i
with genuine delight pictured on his open
cumin-nance. | l
My dear Nebat, T :iin ri-joiccd to see J i
you,' exilaim-d the honorable, extending I 1
iwii linger.-, and walk ng rapidly on at. the I i
same time, 's\heii did you arrive, come in- |
stantly to see me l?y all means pray !<>,'
ainl smiling all'al>lv, the NT. C. trotted down I
the steps with surh marvelous speed as to i
lenvf* poor Nebat far behind? before he i
could recover IVom his surprise, Hon. lti. h- J l
iiien (lass was oni of sight. ; <
As soon as supper was over Nebat put ! <
on his overcoat, an>l with cheerful thoughts ! I
wended his way to his patron's lodgings. I
The little negro who answered the hell, in- ]
formed . ini that 'he was not in.' 'Not in,' i
repeated Nebat, in amazed doubt, 'go and
see, it must surely be a mistake!" 'No I
mistake at all,' spoke a shrill voice from <
the head of the stabs, 'the Judge has gone
to the President's, he will not be back ibis
evening.'
Thanking the lady for information, Nebat 1
disconsolately retraced his steps. 'Gass '
must be very busy in Congress,' thought J
the office-seeker, 'and I will not try to see
him there sijj:iin ; I will call again to liis t
rooms In-fore the House is in session.'
In pursuance of tins reflection, the next i
morning Nebat carefully dressed himself and :
got there just as that distinguished gentle- I
man was issuing forth from his lodgings. I
(iass was overflowing with cordiality. I
'There, my dear friend,' exclaimed the M.
C., "I am delighted to see you, but how unfortunate.
I am just on the eve of storting i
for the House; allow me to express the I
hope that you will coit.e some other time? i
say,' added he, noticing Nebat'a chagrin,
'say this evening at half-past seven o'clock.
You will excuse me now?' <
'Oh, certainly,' replied Nebat, consider- i
ablv mollifii-d uiid uriihnl (l:itt?r>ul ?T uIk-.hM '
J ' W,VM?
Iih (Host happy to?' but before ho could
finish the sentence his honorable friend whs
half way down the street.
Punctual at the hour specified, Nebat
was on tho spot, and sending iu his card,
was directed to walk up stairs.
The opening of a chamber door at the i
top-most landing disclosed the familiar form
of Hon. Uiehilieu Gas.s, M. C.; lie was seated
before a little table, earnestly engaged in
franking a huge pile of envelopes. He
looked" up with a bland smile, and extended
a finger?'Nebat, I am delighted to see
you ; take a spat ; yon perceive I ain very
busy, but don't mind me, so set down and
make yourself at home." Nebat did set
down, r.nd after a few preliminary remarks
opened theobicct of his visit, and blnntlv
reminded him of hi" promise. Hon. Rir.hilieu
Uass wont oil franking for several minutes
in silence, then laying down his p?n,
Eunhed back his chair, and said, with a
earning smile radiating his countenance,
'My dear friend, you did well in reminding
me, tho fact is, [ had quite forgotten tbu
circumstance. I remember something about
it now?oh, yea?I^wiH endeavor to assist
you?you" must have an office of course,
and f will procure you one.' The M. C.
stroked his chin thoughtfully and resumed.
;l shall have to see my friend, Commissioner
Grab, and mention your name favorably for
a clerkship/ bat do-not b** disoouragvd
if you have to wait a IVw weeks, sav till
tho liolid.ty* are over. Ymi may i !m*ii hear
from mo bv note.' Having fini-li<-?l this
speech, Uicliilieii (las* waved li.s hand benignly
siii.l resinned flanking, as much as to
say 'good evening.* So Xebat bow?d ami
withdrew, a little disappointed it must be
confessed, l>nt still believing it the best that
c.otild lie done; n?, an additional reflect inn,
be could tint avoid thinking that his patron's
manners bad grown somewhat stately since
his Congressional debut. Hut, whispered
good-natured credulity, be has so jujiieli on
bis mind, nnd then he has piomwrlr~hc
can do no more. 'No,' exclaimed Neoat
almost iiloiiil lio I.ii.. .1
. ..V .IIW'IO ?? '? '? I I > II
Pennsylvania avenue, 'I will not do him
tlie injustice to harbor such mean suspirioiis.'
The holidays wore soon over, as cvorj'tiling
else is in litis transitory sphere, and
NVbat brimful of pleasing anticipations,
spent his money ami enjoyed himself to his
hearts content; his little stock ??f rash had
between his bill and extras dwindled down
to a few dollars, and he was therefore forced
to leave his comfortable fpiarteis at the hotel
and hire an apaitmcnt in an obscure hoarding-honse
on the Avenue. A man will
learn a deal of experience in Washington,
even in the short space of a month, and
poor Nebat began to comprehend that he
was but one of a hundred expectants for
oilice; but naturally enough, imagined
himself the favored one, his faith in Hon.
Uiebilieii Gass was unshaken?he had been
promised twice, and Kichilieu CJass (so the
world said) was a man of integrity and
truth.
V I ?
waned patiently two or three days
afier the resumption of the Congressional
session, am! receiving no note as iviied on,
grew restless, an<I finally railed. lie was
not in; (he next day it was tin* same thiuj;,
and the next. Willi some misgiving* Nebat
Im*ii>ok himself the following morning lo the
'IIoUj-c.* 'Judge (ia>s,' so the page said,
'was very busy, and wouldn't lie pleaso exru*o
liim." Disappointed and sirk at heart,
he went back to 11is boardingdiouse and
amused himself with watching piv groups
traversing the avenue, till evening came,
i lieu he walked over to (?ass's lodgings and
rang the bell?as usual, 'not in.' IIow
mocking tin* negro stared at liiin, and then
unceremoniously slammed the door in his
fare !
Nebat sat himself disconsolately on the
strthp; the ti nt!i began to Hash upon him
undi?gui^e<| by partiality, Ki.hilieu Ga?s
was deceiving him. It was obvious. "If In;
11I i.nlv toM use at the Hint,' groaned the
unhappy office-seeker ; 'tlmt In; never intended
to cancel the obligation, he would
have given mo an opportunit v of leaving
tli?? city U hue it was too late; but my
money is gone, and liow can I leave this
pursed place. Defter, far better would it i
have been for me if?' His solilotptv was
liere interrupted by tlie front <!onr opening,
tin! who slmnlil pop out but the lion. Rich- !
ilieii tiass himself. Happily for that pell- I
[Ionian's cniiM-ietie.e, if be IiikI any, he did ,
not recognise his 'dear frieinl' Nebat ; but
liunyin<r uiiwards leaving bin) to a cotitinu- i
it ion of bis reflections, by uo means of the
pleasantest kind.
Nebat <1 id not ?0 to bed tlint evening,
[>ut penned several letters to the honorable
member, half of them defiant ami the remainder
supplicatory ; ended by binning
I In* whole, ami writing another which pleased
him better. It dealt with much earliestne.>s
>ii Ins claims and ilic maimer in which lie
liad been treated, reverted to his limited
finances, and concluded with a dignified appeal.
About one o'clock llio uc-xt day ati
inswcr came:
Mr. Nebat will do mo the favor of calling
at my lodgings to morrow uL ten
j'clock precisely.
It. Gass, M. C.'
Nebat did not fail to be there by the hour
indicated, and having sent up his card, followed
it in due form to 'Gass's sanctum.'
Nebat,' my dear sir, was that gentleman's
greeting, 'It seems 1 havo unintentionally
wounded your feelings. Pray allow me to
xpress my regrets. I regret very much to
know that you entertain such a mistaken
impression of mv character. Von :ir? i<"?
cnsilive, Mr. Nebat; and to assuro you
lliat your unkind suspicions are utterly unfounded,
I w ill confess il lias been my intention
from the first to assist you.'
The oilico seeker bowed.
'I have been so pressed, however,' continued
the honorable gentleman, passing his
liaud across his forehead with an airi?f
melancholy resignation, 4as scarcely to afford
n minute to myself. We public men
have so inuuli to think of as to generally
listractour minds from little matters. Let
me Bee! You was wanting a clerkship or
something of that sort?'
Nebat's eyes sparkled affirmatively.
'Can you write a good hand V
*Oh, of cour&u !' was the office-seeker's
rcjMv. [
'VVell, then,' said Gas*, abstractedly, gazing
at the ceiling. 'Yes, yes! Let mo
see 1' And, turning to his table, lie dippep
liis pen carelessly in his inkstand, and, with
congressional dexterity, scribbled a note.
Handing it to liim, the member remarked :
This is a letter of introduction to my
especial friend, Col. Grnhb, Head of the &c?,
(fee., office. You will please hand it to him.
The Colonel will do the work.' j
And Nebat was bowed out of the apartment
before ho could return his lhauks.
The note ran as follows:
Mks. Gull's, Tuesday Morning,)
January?184-. J
Colonel: Allow me to introduce to you
my worthy younc friend. Mr. Israel Nebat.
who desires me to recommend him to any
vacancy you may have in your immediate
bureau. It would gratify me to see him
employed, as he is very poor.
Uoping you will excuse the liberty T have
thus taken, I remain, Colonel, with many
apologies, your very obedient
Riohilieu Gabs, M. C.
To the Q&rv. Felix Grabb, Ac., Sea.
It was well for the feelings of the poor
nffioe -seeker that the above note wssaealej,
aa it pared biapwoB* -fc??rfrburoiogvbai
mmmm*mmi\nmm*rnmnuuwmim9MTwmmmmmmmvwmmwnamwmm
Xeli.it, without stopping to pry into its con '
ten is, lost no time it) hastittt* awav to the
ofliee of the Commissioner, ati'l after a few
formalities was admitted into his august
|H'eSellee.
A solemn-faced, close-shaved personage
looked tip tmpiiringly, from his de>k. 'Mr.
Xehat, si I,* said the offirc-seeker with an
introductory* how. 'Take a seat. Mr. Xehat,'
replied the nHieial coldly cvemij hitn throitj^h
11i-i speet.ie.IfS; reeeivin<r the note whirl)
Nfhat eagerly stretched forth, he proceeded
to pernio it in a very deliberate manner,
' paii?-iiiir once or twice to start! at the siih- '
i ject of its enntentsxF As he finished his!
I double inspection his fan; jjrew sterner and j
j .-tcrncr, :111<i bluwly folding the note lie re- I
I tusiik?-<| ?
j *Mv dear si?, wo have hundreds of such
| recommendations as this daily. I very
much regret that it is entirely out of tny
power togivyyou any employment.'
Nt l?a''s heart, innocent a.s hopeful, sank
within him, ami the Commissioner, in the j
[ same chiling tone, continued?r
j 'There is i.o vacancy of any kirnl what- j
i ever. I will, however, to oblige Mr. <r;i*.?, j
| place this letter on the filoof applications
; lor fill lire reference; von are favorably considered.'
The Commissioner resumed his
pell.
'Can you tell me'?began the ofltcc-seel;!
er?
Mr. Grabb laid down the quill with the
air of an anuocd man.
'Did you addr. s-, yourself to me?'
'I was going to say,' replied Nebat rather
hesitatingly?
'I liave no time, sir,' impatiently inferrnptetl
the Commissioner waving liis hand
with mnnnitieent grandeur, 'not the least.'
I-racI .What indignantly retired. sirk at
heait, and disgusted with all tin; world ; his
ey? s were opened, the veil drawn away ami
he now fell ami saw nil: bitteily liis upbraided
himself fur liis foolish extravagar ?
I in st|U:iii<!crinir money that would havo en'
?Med him lo leave the eitv; but he had ;ilj
ready ent of!" all hopes of retreat. In the
I course of his'wanderings' In; had picked up
| a number of acquaintances, and to them ho
l went and endeavored to raise a loan. Sonic
j pleaded poverty ; some one thing and some
another. In his desperation he smothered
his now confirmed (lislikeof liichilieu Gass,
;nul li^>k'i?il t.* !>! * !'?? ?n *
- - , . ,v null , 1*111, l"??ll
when lit* woul-1. In: could never succeed in
seeing liitii. Que day lie was'not in,' the
next dav 'vorv ill, and to he excused,*
and the next 'extremely Imsv,' and tlie
! next Vxtivnndv busy,1 an I so on. Stnpifi- i
j cd l?y the rebuffs mining from all quarter*.
! tln> unfortunate Nchat gradually sunk into j
j a statu of apathetic indifference, spending!' j
; lii< tinit; lounging around the Capitol, and j
[ sleeping in the galleries. Two months j
[ crept 1-y. and the suspicions landlady grew I
I very pie<sing for the settlement of her bill. |
i So lie sold tlie greater portion of his ward- !
j robe to meet her demands, and was told to
I Iind some other lodgings.
lie now took a little attic, and made
j frequent vi*ts to the &e., &. office, inquiiiiig
j regularly if there were any vacancies, ami
j meeting as often with cold repidses. On
one of his visits, he accidentally came in
contact with Hon. Kichilieu (!a>s : poverty
wonderfully changes a man. Nebat, a
j month In-fore, would have indignantly ^piirnj
ed the thought of applying to one who had
so bitterly deceived him, but his pride was
now humbled?ho advanced up to the M.
0., and, \vi h a falterins? voice, inonired
whether bo remembered 'Israel Xebat V
Ric.hilieu Gass graciously grasped the poor
office-seeker'# liainl, 'My ilear Mr. Xebat, I
remember you very well. Are you iu good
health, sir?' 'My lieallli is better than mv*
?began Xebat. 'I am rejoiced to bear it,'
interrupted the member, pleasantly; 'good !
morning, sir.'
Time passed on?Congress adjourned,
the members returned to their bomes, and
the summer winds softly stirred the foliage
in the Capitol grounds; there might be
seen half the day. the dispirited and disconsolate
Xebat no longer red cheeked and
neatly appareled, but wan and hollow-eyed,
slovenly and threadbare. Reckless with
despair, be fell to drinking, and locking
himself up in bis attic., remained whole
days in a statu of beastly intoxication. lie j
would then spur lip and Iry to obtain Rome j
emplovment, and in a little while relapse
into his former intemperate habits.
At last, by conlinually haunting the j
Sir., offices, he wore them out, and they
gave him a litilo temporary copying just
enoiiirh to eke out life with; just enough
to revive that intenso burning fever of hope,
which only an office-seeker knows; juft
enough to make one feel what a poo.i, miserable
dependance are governmental favors
One morning, while nodding over the
newspapers at 'Browns,' his favorite lounging
place, Ntbat's eyo unconsciously rested
on the following interesting paragraph in a
leading political journal:
'The LIon. Riciiiuku Gabs.?Our friends
will perceive, by referring to our telegraphic
*!...? ?i.:. ?I? ?< ? -
wiumiii-', turn, mis ui*im?;ui?iieu aim iruiy
estimable gentleman lias been reelected to
Congress by over 3,000 majority. His
numerous admirers hero wilt rejoice at the
result, as affording a signal proof of Ins
popularity. No man in Congress ever
worked harder for his constituency than
Col. Gnasdid last winter, and in thus returning
hun as their representative, they indicate
their thorough appreciation of his splendid
parliamentary abilities.'
**?*?*
Four jiears have flown by. It i* Christmas
eve; lights are gleaming heTe and
thero from the festive balls of tho great and
rich. Hearts are fluttering with joy, and
merrifl qtu ?i- -
?.v gniiioaum niuumi IIIO
family hearth to welcome in the new Christmas.
It i? cold, bitter bold, windy nigbt,
and he who Mands shivering at yon corner,
weakly Attempting to draw aronnd him bis
tattered garment*, knows best how cold it in.
He had been dreaming, perhaps, that bin
landlord bad thrust him from the wretched
little room, where, for the last three years
he habited ; and that he had cursed him
foe his turn! hearted cruelty, lie must have
bean dreaming, rarely, that be bad *w?i?d?(v
- I) . I In I" " 1
o I around all dny long, stalking stealthily
into hotels to warm himself, 'till ordered i
out, and "jazinj; hungrily it) the windows of j
restaurants; that, towards evening, he had j
made hold to stop :i gentleman on the j
Avenue and huptdieato for a few pennies, '
and that the gentleman had shrank from j
him as lie would from infection. Was it j
really so, that lie had toileted lip 'he steps i
of a lofty mansion, the resideiiee of a Sen- j
at or named '(lass,' and begged for a morsel
id* food, and been diiven nwav by the inso- '
ifin menial; ii cotiM not l<e ; and yet i
tin! wind Mew fiercely in his face. lie J
staggered on, win-re, lie knew not whither, i
lie had heard tin; nicrrie hursts of laughter, !
and had 1 and listened, as though it
v.ere a Very strange sound, when his own j
heart was so daik and lonesome. He
thought lie caught the strains of music too. j
and wondeied why the stars changed to |
angel faces and Inoki-d stnihnulv upon him. |
Now it seemed no longer cold, lie was j
tir<-il and weary, and so he thought he would j
jay down and taken little rest. Up ro-e !
the tnooti in all her set cut: and silvery ma- j
je-.lv, and gazed pityingly on the rigid fen- ;
lures of ih.* dead. Loud laughed the gay j
devotees of pleasure; healths were drank, ;
and Members flirted with voluptuous dames; !
the song and the dance went on; hut there!
was one poor heart that had felt and sor- '
lowed without one sympathising tear, that j
had now flopped aching forever.
The Evening Lamp.
One of the acknowledged men of genin*, in
the American l'uipit, is ]L?-v. E. II. (Jhapin, 1
of New Voik. Those who know what thei
I
best rending is, now-n-days, rest the eve very I
deliberately on every newspaper article,
original or reported, which has the caption
of his name. Coinage, truth and originalit}
of preeeption, tnaik all ho puts forth, by
word or pen, for the public. He has lately
delivered a course of sermons on 'lie "Phnses
of I.ife," from one of which (reportcdfili
the Evening Posl)ivu wish to make an extact
or two. it was on "Shameful Life,"
and discussed the fate of
Woman, sinned against and sinning.?
The text was Christ's "Neither do I condemn
thee : no and sin no tnore.'} Said
Mr. Chapin :?
"Everywhere and at all times it has been
woman who stands in the f>r???round, and
upon whom the malediction and condemnation
falls. It is to ln*r the accusers point, I
not caring to a-k whether I hey themselves I
arc clear of all <rni!t. Wonnm iu ilm i
fim always ? sinti<'<! against ri>i<J sinning, j
Hi* appealed in In-half of these virions.
(!<:ti*id. r a moment this army of six thousand
iiiilotliinati* women, so many of them
incr." children, ami the majority aect>mpli>hing
their if 11 illv areer ami living on (lit*
verv threshold ofexistenrp. Homes somewhere
they have hail, many of them hum s !
of purity ; hopes were horn with them, to
ho enisheil in their perdition ; hearts are
broken by their shame. While lliey have
whirleil through life in guilty revelry, honored
head- have crown gray and gone down
in sorrow to the grave.
We should pity fallen woman. Not
merely for herself personally should we he*
lifted ahove all protli<jate worn and fiendish
eontempt in the treatment of (his subject,
hnt for the humanity that in her is stained
and perverted ; for the type of pure womanhood
that lies dishevelled and east down
under (in* lijdit of heaven ami before (*?><].
Tin* lil*? of t'Vcrv one of these victims, if
truthfully unfolded. would he a terrible romance
of reality. Some were born in vice,
ami their history is therefore the more terriMy
appalling. Tluy exhibit not only a
degraded womanhood, but a degraded childhood
; they came pure into this world, a* {
the white snow-flake falls into the mile and j
pollution of the streets; cradled in a sarco- j
phafjns, swathed with the cerements of a <
moral dentil. ]>nt many others have faiien
ami it has been a fall as awful as if it were
the fall of a star in the sphere. In the earlier
stages, where sin simmers in fashiona
bio show and etiquette, wlieic tlnj death's
head wears a glittering crown: them may
bo an illusion to cheat the sense of sham" :
but as the victim descends with rapid st?'p<
? ~ -.1 ? - I
vumcnu miu ruus?iiur iv?illU4'*v
tlie (mini writing comes out fearfully distinct;
the fallen soul makes known lliu re*,
fleeted slinpe and shadow of itself. And
at tlie close of lier ghastly career, as on a
bed of straw in some daui[>, daik apart mint,
ringing with curses, the rfyini? wreck of huuianity
and womardiood lio, to her ear the
voice of memory comes as to the drowning
comes the sound of far-off Sabbath hells.
liefor? her gazing eye appears n mother's
look of broken hearted wo; she hears a
father's lament of ruined liopo and pride;
but he has now only to lay aside the garment
of mortality, as she onco did the garment
of innocence and truth. See bow the
infamy they rferve, serves thorn 1
"The silence and apathy existing in relation
to this e^il, are not justified by notions
of delicacy. The social cancer is not to be
cured by refusing to tHlk about st; it is not
to be ignored. We have no right to shrink
with sanctimonious delicacy from tho poorest
mention of guilfc. There is a prevailing in.
difference, at least, that cries out,?'l)on't
disturb it; don't talk altout it; let it rest*
wo have nothing to do with it.' Is it so 3'
Mr. Chapin insists upon
Equ*l justice to Man and Woman.
"The refined woman recoils with virtuous
scorn from Iter fallen sister, but often wel
comes him by whom she fell. We ere told
that Christ said to (he woman's accusers,
lie that is without sin among you, let him
cast the first stone;'but smitten by conscience,
they went out by one. And who
is not in some way allied to this great guilt!
The fact of common weakness ahauld at
least make us raerriful. It is not just that
upon tha-womanjUona should fall the blot
of sham*. TUetext is a great lesson of
ebvity and mercy, aod U1# a great mMoq
.... >1111 IMi lh>t?lliht?MM*
of justice also. There *js neither justice,
honor nor delicacy in our modem custom,
which scarcely frowns upon the guilty man,
whilr pumiug out all the vitals of wrath upmi
the guilty woman. It may or may not
be true, as some insist, that litis foul cancer
in society can never ho en dicatcd ; hut
we ought at least to insist upon it that tho
shame shall Ik; fairly divided, that the sinning
man shall he branded as deeply as tho
silillill" woman Kiii.iimaow v..;ii..
- sum) unui
hole tlie mark of shame in his fact*, in the
maiket.or at church, Iiow long would tho
evil continue ? lint the meanness of man
lias thrust the whole shame upon woman."
Ami there i< one passage which coutaina
a most startling
St.rmon to nuEssr i.adie??.
"We are connected with this nialter l?y
onr opinion as to woman's .sphere of employment.
l?etter wages are demanded for women.
Many sewing women have hut ono
or two dollars a week, to keep olf death
and the devil with. One poor woman
tnmfc caps at two cents ujticce. Would her
munificent employer he willing to s:liowJiimself
1 -lie would prohahlv need all the caps
the poor unmti ever made to hide his humhie
sense of merit . ]\fan>/ honorable and
pure women* /awe to Jo wi\h this matter.
vvi..... !...? -i - ? > - - '
im-.i inuiiineivus in garments
clic-:?J?1 v purdised, they may have dressed
up a soul for the sacrifice, or sewed a thread
in a slitoud. Could the veil bo lifted,
would they not see on their gay, white
'resses, strange dark spots and crimson patterns
that ihev knew not of?inextinguishable
red that all the seas cannot wash away ?
Minified in the wreaths of flowers on their
fair heads, would they not see the grass that
grows on graves ?"?Home Journal.
Cold Feet.
Cold feet are the avenues to death of
multitudes every year; it is a sign of im
? ~c - - r
,?v-..v.u.<hi.mi, ui wiiiii ut vigor oi consiitution.
No otie can be well whose feet
are habitually cold. When tlio blood is
equally distributed to every part of tho
boJv, there is general good health. If
tiiere be h:>s blood at any ono point than is
natural, there is coldness; and not only so,
thers must be uioro than is natural at some
other part of the system, and there is fever
?that is, unnatural heat or oppression. In
the case of cold feet, the amount of blood
wanting there collects at some other part of
the body which happens to be the weakest,
to bo the least able to throw up a barricade
against the inrushing enemy. Hence, when
the lungs arc weakest, tlie extra blood
gathers there in the shape of a common
0 )1.1. or spitting bloo<l. Clergymen and
o'licr public speaker?, by improper exposure,
often rentier the throat tlio weakest part; to
such, cold feet give hoarseness, or a law,
burning feeling, most felt at the little hol
?
low at the bottom of the neck. To others,
again, whoso bowels are ivctik* ill rough overeating,
or drinking spirituous liquors, cold
feet rrive various ilnin-n.u
r? - v? uviiiii^VlllClll|
from common looseness up to diarrhoea or
dysentery ; and so we might go through
the whole body, but for the present, this U
sufficient for illustration, If you von nro
well, let yourself alone. This is our favorite
motto. But to you whose feet are inclined
to be CQ^il, we suggest that as soon ns you
get up in the morning, put your feet at
once in a basin of cold water, so as to coma
half way to the ankles; keep them in half
a minute in winter, or two minutes in summer,
rubbing them both vigorously, wipo
dry, and hold to the fire, if convenient, in
cold weather, until every part of the foot
fuels as (1 ry as your hand, tlieri put on j-our
socks or stocking Oil going to bed at.
night, draw oil' your stockings, and bold
the foot to the "fitfe for ten or fifteen minutes,
uutiI perfectly dry, and get light into bed.
This is ii most pleasant operation, and fully
repays fur the trouble of it. No one can
sleep well or refreshingly with colli feet. In
bivouac all sleep with the feet towards llio
fire. Never step from your bed with tlio
naked feet on an unearpcted tloor. I havo
known it to be the exciting cause of months
of illness. Wear woollen, cotton, or oilk
stockings, whichever keep your feet most
comfortable; do not let tlio exnerienc? nf
another bo your guide, for different persona
require different articles; what is good for
a person whose feet are naturally damp?
cannot be good for one whose feet aro always
dry. The donkey who had his bag
of salt lightened by swimming a river, ad?
vised his companion, who was loaded down
with a sack of wool, to do the same, and
having no more 6enso than a man or wo?
man, ho plunged in, and in a moment tha
wool absorbed tho water, incerased tbo bur*
den many fold, and boro him to the bottom,.
?Hall's Journal of Health.
somkthino W ortii Knowing.?Ona
day last week, while purchasing a lot of
dried fruit, we discovered small piece* of
sassafras bark mixed amongst it. and upon
inquiry were informed that it was a preventive
against (be worm. It is said that dried
fruit put away with a little bark, (say a Urge
handful to the bushel) will save tor year*
unmolested by those troublesome little insects,
which so often destroy hundreds of
bushels in * single season. The remedy4s
cheap and simple, and we ventnro to say %
good one.?'Lexington Flag. >
The felicity we enjoy in anticipation gen-t
ernlty overbalances tho di&appoifltyjj^ata
thit eclipse Lhe i
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