New York Clipper (May 1862)

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Heaven onlyk ' JKlioS'many dayito orer what spaq*, «t)UitMd and weary, and sIBaU liiiwuUy allgbttmona the seaside plains where the wild ' iiDzttes Rtowlnbouy abqndanoe, under whloh they can find JLjBfa i5r,i KiMti ^RhonA the kete ere of the hamrirr hawks J^SiiUh ai mat gusto m the most d«Toted astronoipera wonld ■t'lliliiiiiriiTiiifrmnf and they long'for ths appeuance^th a Or iM is i. iwjiiate and oerUJaly leas fear :of Inilgestloli.or dlaap- pd^ant Boonts and wttohdien hare been'ont.'nlght alter aig>^!MiAlint«»m the aooinsed liowl of the JaoiUs oan lnt«r^ wtth'th«dr<kMil i«hse of hearing as the approadi of th^hap'' ' Isti lilnllms" ti 'irtftnll' ever the ocean by the midnight breeie. iibs laekilale(p'allenc4, for they know as well as the oldest VAaiViiMHs something good in the shape of a fleshy re- m'AtUUt'and'theygetlustaeiTed, and perhaps aet the i1»aiUn,l'<''What'shaIlweUken their eomlng nito? l^thlni 'I nMM'ihan a heavy sqnall at -sea—first Indlstliicay, bn; breleawkuA clearer, the voices of many waters drawn byi 'kaf<«liKtir.'ttllld|''«ndeven on the darkest of dark nights there 'l«a:iaaA6load<lhatont-b1aoks everything on the horizon. The teitts''hiiowtti"the Jaokala knowit;BOdothe ferrets, weasels, aiditothnlthln^ of a blood-thlnty and hnngiy disposition, fiess atB the qnalls olose at hand; and half an noor afierwarda 'lk«H>****l'8Si«d(''eihanaled, npoa the Inl^xpltableland which fitlMt tham, iaA aeek retnge as best thoy can among the myr- tle traihes already, described. .E«IinlB',bUUNr> daylight, all the peasants of half « score vUlsges ataajTsod'Teady in a'teirlble chase battnedponthenewanl' mdKl. nteid, lndeed','ai« the preparations npon these cccaatons; —- " • ' r wi M aah; old; yonng, ngty, 'or the reveiBe.'ls laid nnder '■'Hi pt^ts'irtth her "Imr," or outward wnp- tst'iitildl'littost^qhaU sheet; bntwlthoatwhlUi,envdo^ ^. w w, Wftoja hsad tAfoot,- she dare not ventnie abroad,) to serve as' Daak,.ar chnrch him. dldthk flomar knd himself ride about, tm^thu«m't a wionoM person left irithont being paid to tb« UMt fkrttilng, TheSJl^ht Jack spent talte Utdhon he fdU aslsep beforj he was afterrittlng a quarter of an hour at the Are,, i^jl in hi; Se^o ttOTflMfiesJw three white'birds flyingnp, to heafeii fltom'thestoiple of thene)ttol\uroh.. , . . ^, ^M>kg*tS;daughter fcrhis wife, andther UvodcM»lbrt#bly intheola oastle; and If '7«>'«'»^SP'e*If-.''J!?™?A'5l or keen fora minute, a guinea os a shllUngfrom'the man that Smrf^lt throiqh tto nose/he bethoUghtHm of Jhe ghosts atad the game of foci-ball. . ■'• TBW BUSHELS OF PiaBOilB AT ONE yOhS^Vi Betxbal years ago,when the crops.In some of t^e Weston States wore about to be destroyed bythe large nnmljor of J^d pigeons that came about. Deacoh Xhrope Mid isvgaVof hU Mends were sitting outside the log lQeeang.house.-.bil. .Smiday morning, walttog for the minister to arrive, end as a matter of course, lalilng about the prospect of having -nothing to feed on'; during the coming winter. . '. • ,^ , ' '•lfsorfidl"Baldone of the company. "I never see the pigeons •A thick afore. My BUI and Ben Went down to. the roost last SghtJ'odl^^ "bsg-Wl .1 take alf my com." "Oh. Ie^ It's orfol 1" repUcd the others. . "That's nothing to whu me and my Fell^ Joahqa did, day be> fore vestSrday," said the deacon. "Xoo know my. bottom tm there?" 'fW(dl,they come In it bo thick you couldn't see the around. I went down to scare Ihem out, and peradventnre, they rli up like adoud, yon. couldn't see the sb for 'em.I hoU^ and Bispped' my hands, and tore aronnd nil I was.plmi) wpnled out.' but It did no good.' They swarmed around OTer my head! and as fkst as I went to one side of the Add, they begmLtf) pour down in t'other. FeUk Joshua had Jest got up to the crib with a load of com, for he was a gatherln' the ridge flejd. and l 'went to whar he was and told him to go to the house.and git hls.ehot gun andniy shot gun, and see If we couldn't drive them/ar pigeons oufnthe bottom Add. So h« goes and gltshlB shot gun and we goes down. He sUpt dong.on'one'aldeof the Held and Iralipt along on t'other, tUTwe got about middle ways, and then I gin a hoUin, and then up they flew like a whirlaguH I blazed «way in the thiokcBt of 'em; and Felli Joshua blaied ^way In the thlok- est'of 'em and what do vou thlnkt They were aU gone Ina eecond. Then me and Fellz Joshua, wi dem over the fence > and says he to me. •Father, this beataaU creation L' Bays I to him, •go fetch the steers and wagon,' and upon my word and honor, we pldred np m BUSHXLsr The good mothers stared 'wUdly around them. and would pro> ably have acoQseld their deacon of lying had they not been utor- rnpted by the arrlvd of th> preaeher, and the announcement tmt •■meetto'was a-goto'to b<uln.". After the services were over, Uttle groups of the falthlbl might have been seen here and thBre, engaged m eameat conversaUoa. Their subject was an exdtlog one, .as you might havetnferted from the length of their faces tni the earnestness of their gest- ures. If you had listened to their conversation, yon might haTe hoard something about as foUows:— , ••Did you hear what Brother Thrope. B^d.'oout him and TellX Joshua Unin'ten bndiels of pigeons at one shoit"' i •Tes;il'sorfnJ,alntltJ" "It's a lie,' snre as shootln', d9n't know^rhaVs.got into Brotht:^ ^V^atni be done ab«!nt it?' It mustn't.go to^ itii rulnthe nameof iheohurch." ■ ' jv .: 'We'd better fetch it up next meetth', and make hinx take It WHAT OpHSTlTlj'l'ES ijOOAXi'.cjlBdu^inBBB. IN A Kjuwirtwo IwM** ban-SiWly bd said to be unsoiljiij.; He; mar be a very bst horn, ahfUokn endure with ease the lahor^ aw «Smmon, oMlnary horw, although there is ui altoraWon <rf sSictnre which unfits him for the race eoutso. This would not be likely to produce disease or lameness; he npnld be mere lue^ It to now better than worse It used for common putposei. - Bu^ Jf BO Ud as to produce BtnmUkg and fdllng, he would: be un- sound, and a warranty should be taken against aac)i 'Dtnan. ' ^ Oamo EooEs cannot be osnitlderM uns6nndpess,' If proano^d fay fa uneven stable floor, or by klaUng; but. If produced by a sprain, and'a permanent thickening and enlafgementor mem- branes. ther» would be nnsoondnAs.' A speclafifsrruity should be requlredln such oases, ' ' ^„ OoiiTBAonos or thb Hoor is a considerable deviation from the rtatnral form of the foot, but dpes not necesiarlly coustltuto unsoundness. It requires, however, a most iarefnlexamlnaaini by the purchaser, to ascertain that there is no fever ior ossln-' csUcn of the cartilage; that the frog- Is liot diseased, that the ^nimiil is not tonder-footM or lame. 'Dnlns some of these symptoms are Indloatod. he muBt not be prononnood unsound. A special warranty should be required irhere the foot are contracted. ^BHB manifestly constltnto uuMUndneaa, ^Allhoagft few mon lay much stress on this maUdy, mil muon. Inoonvenlonce and many tines Mrlons dlffloulUea must'be encountored by them, as they are sddom thoroughly our«d. Hany horses are almost constantly lame wlUi corns, tnroiigh a sororaloaB habit of the system. A warranty against such aiiUnala would be safe, TBEtdUiixo ^KUS.—This cannot be considered nnsouhdneas; yet it Is preonncry fymptoms of nm-BpauKO. Trembling of tho knees after a smart ezeroUie Indicates weakness, and should biB regarded aa objectionable. . ' A Oouott oOnsUtntes unsonndneBs, however alight or of short atandtog. If a horse is nottesd.to congh before. th». purchase, or immediately afterward, he is diseased; but If warranted sound, and the cough la not dls^vered until one or two days afterward, he la not returnable; fbr a few hours it snffldent to contract a cough, by taiUng cdd while standing in a daAp, musty stable, or by iatmg different feod, n^usty hay,- io. BoiBiMa, WHXXznia oa ytBinmia is unsoqndneBS, being the riMolt of alteration of stnoture, or disease in the air paaaages, Although there havs been decisions'to tho contrary, courts, and Juton are often at loss, for the want of Istdllgent witnesses; and If a veterinary surgeon Is.callod to the stand, not having seen the animal, ha Is Uable to be mistaken from misrepresentation. Bbohh Wran Is stm more deddedlynnsonnlncss. OmB-BTTiHO.—A difference of oplhlon exJstaastothls being unsoundness, and courtshaveglvenopposltodedslons In respect tolL There are cribbersthatoan scarcely besddtobeunaonnd, as they are not perceptibly injured, and It does not Interfere with their condition or endurance. Others.inhale and swallow a great amount of wind; they bloat and are subject to colic, whlbh inter- feres with their healu and strefagth; this would consUtnto nn- Boundnesa Awarranhr should always be taken against Injury from orlbUng, even if he breaks his teeth or injures lUmsalf, recompense may be had. .. ' Cobb constltntes uiuoundness, aa long aa It lasts, and perhaps while the swelling remains, althongh no Inflanuhanbn essta, tor a horse that has once thrown out onrb,la liable to do so again on the slightest exertion. A horse, however, should not be re- turned. If he spring a curb five minutea after purchaw, for It Is done in a inoment, and does not Inolcato anysrevlons unsound- nesB. ."./,.,', I ., SUtsrftage wings for the monittrous birds of prey that are to In- ttnddatelhe unhappy quo^, and drive tbeui Into hopeless cap- ttfttfl' 'An the vluage' ours have been coaxed Into Imprisonment through the medium of flotltlbtis bones, grease besmeared; to tTff**y^ their uever-aatlsfled appetites—for one bark wonld'he Mak^'ths "day's suoeesS. l-Ail the small children Jiave been btnflM'with water rhdons and cold rice, or bnrghul; nntll,in aigohiss'wUU surfdtnre, they ooQ themselres into comers of huts ■attar'.themsdyes safely lo'slesp. Then, and not till then, the wnsgsrs sssnrae their sporting attire. Which certalnlw Is as sto- Atitarasltlsndtherccisllynordegant' Iot,ofadarktnldulght, lli(]«ielyffeld or elgh a grave yard, Such an apparition would ttghten many a bolder.splrit than yours or mine Into convulsions; wi^dUlS, poor things, fortunately for themadves, only Buffer ftem Uke'oomplailnta tSUr mortal Injury haa been done them, niant botighs nom the mulberry.are then bandaged to the men'a ■iinK^iuenh(i at the nape of the neck, and to these, to front, are attached'the various rags and sheete which are to represent •Ittgi,'the nether end being Boonred above the naked knee; the IsMls timost enUrdy obscured in a hollowed gourd, having two lane'eyslst'holes.'woh make the aspeot of the wearer positive- ly nightfall and theiy formtog an immense olrde of a mile to dr- .'oomafenoe, the dl|r$cent vlllsgers approach towards one central .'. daWnatloil; sUsnt save for the flapping of their arms, which ore-' .. ' aUs tMlit Ttry similar to the heavy flight ofaleglonof vultures.' ' ' 'Btidsd'ealiH 'VUUge party follows the .great man of the day—: ' tUttStto^ --who; armed with a.pionatraus hand net, comes sted- thUy IMhlnd, ready at s moment's 'warning to do the behests of t^VkiHasttt.' OraduaDythe'clrdflsoInumscrlbedlnltellmlts, mi ttmlled "birds crouohtDgly rim from bush to bnib; and, con- ' V'tlnmllQ flrom every polM of tb^oompass, ttlast asseml)1etoa Tsstmalie ljush, oyer.whlchliyrtantly fly some half score nets,; laid Wdoh ine^ adepts to the art, andbtfore sundown not oi4r IMWsrttT'poormaii rovellea to'ft gooiSymea], bnthehas sold' ' .' MmdrMS' 4if,''Jtve 'tnUls. to 'boiigry' Europeans, who fkncy- " tttUfidUn^, ortosixirttog' Oreebi; .Who ke^i them' In ^maU oages Ibr t)|e fzpre^ purpose of'jrambUngover enoonnlars—for, M artrt(b, a'most pynuldoUB Urd Is'the quSU, and' ho win aOow -hilhBdf tobiacalped before he'surrenders. This Und of fun IMS fOr abo^t A wee)i, and then such quails ts hove escaped find '-their way-tolaUdi the robes of ths'ladles .are restored, and the peijsants reeurne th^ yoke for uother twdvemoiU^. , ^ THB buoB*rs Aim thb oaub of footbaiiI.. •'"T^ere Hid oh^i''a ti6or1ridow woman's 'son that :was going to lobk' toFservicei and^ne wtoter'd evening ho oaiae to a armer'S) strong hous^ and this house was ve^ near an old castlt. "doi' save all here," says he, when he got tosldo the door, "Ood save . yon ktodly," says.the nrmer. "Ootoe to the lire." 'fCould you! . ■ ,«tn ln8''AnIght'S IMgIng?" says the boy, "That we will, andj mUmiMi if yoh win (nOy deep to a Oomfortable rbom to the old^ «Utl«' shove there; - and you must have a Are and a candlelight, .Stta whatkreT'to^i Uke to' drink; and If you're'dlVe to the mom-' ' Oni'glve yotften 'gutoeag." "Sure, I'U be Uve enough If you. llto ohs'toUUme." "Ill-send no one to. kill you, you may! n;d."J'^«"pl)uie Is haunted ever stocomy father died, and 41iiei>dlfilbpr'people thft deptto'the some room Werefonnd ^faad-mxtrnonimg. ' If yonoanbanlsUth^ Ailrits I'n glye yon a ipxid-Ikmk and my daughter; so that yon like one another well lenbiigh'to bemiarried.''^ "Nefer sayH twice. I've a mlddllhg «tf4< oonsdenok, and don't.f«ar an oVU spirit that ever sm'olIeS, WhriMstonef."'-'' » :Wdl shd gobd, the boy got his supper, and then they went ui^ ' .wltUlilm to' the old 6asae,'and'Bhowed him toto a base Utohen' ' '«lth:>ar6MUig'Are to the grato.and a table,'with s'bottle and ttUas,'an4tttinVl^~on'lt, and Iho kettle ready on the hob. They !• (i^Wan:" tajs he; to.hlmsdf, ••Itthere's any danger, thlsprayer ^bs; .ii4efilUer than either the glass or tmnbler:" Bo he ■tMki. ._. „ „. „ „ , U^MsA.'daitfllnd -read a gqod - many prsyen, ai9S'"aen sST bv MriANj.aaa Wdlod -to 'seTwhat wfid hawen? toAbont i :.l|ll4;tef of<n>boUr,'heheiird something bbmplng along the floor '.OTSrtteatDl'li'oame to a hole to the oaUtog. There ft atossed > '.JMWIW-rtit'J.q'nfdll tUtUll" ••Pdlaway,"says Ja^aSd ^4)M-4Nn«' '4 pairot Ijgg on the Utehou floor. They waOed to . .ttWSadpf'Ujeroom; andthere'theyBtood,and Jack's hair had' :iii»MSIatta-u^righton Ushiaddongwllhthem'.' Then another' ^ !S?.7'5?'l*??,"'^1***'" l""!*. "Id the samewords letveiii the thing' above and Jack, and down came ai ■■' 'flS'* 'Sft'.S? ^J,f"* W*."!*?" tto legs. Theii comes the' ..^tWIudUKnUders/tUl tbe'wholoman, withbuoUesto his sboes! ; and kvse-breeohes, and a big flapped walstoost and three-cookedi ! wmor 9f.'tt^ room. Mottotakeup! ,,:ivia>ltfumnm mon, more old-flwhloned dressed fy:f^'^:'r»t,*iM Bptmtf»aaing to two-othek.oomor8. Jack. '.^w«i^40WMj at flitti bfatfonn^ his courage gii^ Jjwateletitl and what would you haVo of It, the three old gen- S!^Sii£5L!S^W','12*«**f'i^i"',?'Veoiild. themaito ...Ih^rOHe^ooked hat plMlng against tho oU^^ r play,'.'say*: Jack as bold as ho could; but' 'a, and the.word^'dame ontos if hewas And BO it would go on. Of course the good deacon heard a whisper of It, whloh gave him no little uneasliiwiB However, he bad been toto sevsnl sOrspeis 'befbre, and had come out dear; and he doubted not he should meet with the same good luck on this occadon. Untn the meeting day arrived, the entire settler ment was to an uproar. HotbIng''was talked-of but'Deacon Ihrope's ten bnshela of pigeons. The good brothers said it was too bod to have the church disgraced by a deacon whowonld tdl ench unreasonable tales; while the pious bid sisters wiped their speotades, sighed, and said ''It la hard tening the power which toe evfl one exerteth." At lost the ezdttng day arrivedl The preacher stated that the church was loady for iho transaction of buatoess, . whereupon Brother Hnglo arose and said:- . - "Brother Deacon Thrope says him and hlsTellx JoshnakUled ten bnehels of pigeons at one shot The churcn don't believe It, and wonld love to hear what the brother has to say for hImseU" With much solenmlty the Deacon arose, and after casUng a se- rious, look over the congregation, and elevating his eyes te the rafters a few tfanea, spoke as foUows:— . : . "Mybrethren^ there Is a sad mlatake out—I didn't say ws killed ten bushels of pigeons atjone shot, but—" "What did you say. then 1" totarropted-one of the brothers who was presont when the Deacon first told about his {dgeons. .•'01dn.'t vou say you and your Felix Joshua iMth biased away ••Yes.". ■ '•■Didn't you say you both dem over the fencet" . ' •TeS, peradventure." .-. , "Didn't yon say that Felix Joshua add. Father, this beato all crsatlonf'' ..-.„■.'. i "1 did, brother." 'Didn't you say Fdlx . Joahua fetdied the steers and.wagon^ ' OOVBAPiyB liimMRT OF BOUASTOBI. . ^■.';■^;fl^^i^w.w,aB(rtMilAlm> ■ ■ .'^'''i^ i l'nia|Inrfaii Seminary's gudm AmMfediOn the Hudson's glassy, sireai&t . A row of. noble linden trees were an . OWhlohjWere aUowed the e)>aoe to totervene— 'Whose nant trunks uprose BO hum and talL That &om the windows one might catch tho gleam Of the pure tide, and see ite suriBce skimmer , With the romantic aoonllsht'4 ellvery gllmmsf.. A purs and transparent skto, suoh as is produced by it tnt of'dOUBAXID'S ITAUAK MEDIOATSD SOAP, is the B lovely thUg to Sature: Thesnrprlstog manner to which' Soap darloes the skto from tan, freckles, pimples, sallowti sunDum, redness, roughness, Ttogworm, scurvy, and ths dlaflgoremente, exdtes the' most ooundless sdmlraUon, mirvelous Boap bsddes being buoyant, oan be used with feasibility to either hard or salt water I sind for the purpose** shaving, no compound extant oan at aU compare with'it I an&t one should no to sea without a supply. OOUBADD'S FOVDj SUBTILE will positively eradloato snperfluous hai r fto nii^i part of the body; and aOTntAUD'S HAW BEBrOBATVB Uj, aa oortato to restore hair when It has falXen bffj.preveni*'] tumtog prematurdy gray, besides impartto g to wi ry hair si alUdness and gloss, OODBAtJD'B LILT 'WHITE and BOn^_ ore superb arudes fbr giving a brilliant whiteness and loalaiiil to pale cheeks and.llpa.' The p reparations of Df. FELIX QOUBATJD ean only be.t OENDlKB at bis Perfumery Depot 67 Walker street, first t' from [not to] Kosdway. Agents—OaBendar Oo,, Third and Walnut streete, Fl ihla; J. B. 'Bates, 199 Washington street, Boston; Bliss, i leld, Ao. ' ■ . TABLES anB COHBINATIOK OUBHIONS. . Protected by Letters Patent dated Feb. 19, ISM; Oct 38,18U. Deo. e; leST; Jan. U, iet8; Mov. 18,18(8; March 39, USt; and I September 39,1880. . ' The recent Improvements to these Tables make them u passed'to tho world. They tie now offered to adentUo BIl players as combining speed with troth neVor bobie bbtatoedt any Billiard table. AlsOk EHELAN'S NEW BOOE<^<<Tbe Chuse of BIHIardB,'! lih edition, enlarged,' revised; Illustrated 'with additional " grams and a portrait on stedof the author. Pri^ one d ~ elegantly Iraund, sent by mall, .poalage free, on reodpt of ] Address, ~ . " PH^iAN (c OOLLEMDEB, ■i ' 6S> <S, 67, and 69 Ocosby stree R B AT B 0 0 K Sit andyou picked up ten bushels of pigeons?'* '•niem Is the mistake, ii)y,brothar,".replled thedescoK soato ralstoahls>jfes.towa()lther>fte(S. - •a.'dldn't.saT^.WepdekSd'ail tenpnshds of pigeons jprstherjtogle is mistaken;;! said.'.'. ■■■.> ' ••res, I know whtc you saldl,'r Jntorrapted aevsal, "jva did say It, and we con prove it easy, enough I Ton can't come that game over us, old hoas fly.'f . 'Order, brethertog,";Sald the' minister; •.let's hear Brother '' 'An VAn Mfi tr'sVa ativ VATntt*Va VMn vIbYi *' Throne's story, and'theh yon oan miake any remarks you wish.' "Well, as I was Bayln',''^resumed the Deacon, "1 dlm't say we ?Idled up. ten puah'els' of pigeons—Brottier IBtngle Is mlstaiken- sdd we ploxed up ton budids of com that the pigeons hsd shattered'off," ■ ••Amen 1"-went up from the congregation, an!l ei rush was made at Deacon Thrope to shake him by the hand. It la needleas'to say he was restored to fun Zallowahlp and confidence. . . ' ; :ta*WrpUris «B»-'H*tpr:«^as on Jta his deep: j*o I'U hdp yon.slr." Wdlaridgood, 1 the sport, and kicked away UU his shirt was — ' M*'«Ati*>nVAa*niuh »nA V.I 7*'51>"««ooo; and the bdlflylnf from one endof the' lie «theT like thunder, and BUff not a word was ox-i S?'v'^*"'° break, and poor Ja<)k was ^^iJP?.^ wjgHt, by (he way thothreo ghosts began to , themselves, that'they iiuSei hto tTSesfc li^j'? IMT he; "aenUemefa, as the sport Is noarW over, Sdl *«*jwWlto tleU6you, wonld youteU a bOiflLhalirtto KUpf ry JoMlng here night alter night, and^ow could I »;y« watlf it;s r(jst»ouwantr'^*[hom Is the wiseiit ^Wm*^*ni^^-^twm7r Welen{"itaViSUmJiIhShouMt ^•J!Syii^ "ovmpald^adobtweoouldgotovte, ■ stamdourtanontaandlabo^enf, ' mhe,lnggUgalargodraworoutofthewall; "horei uld notes that we tilt together, a&d 'wo wlm not mWw; "aw bUls and memoTanduoTthat'll show "^5!5'r"* •'■>'o« sntluSTto set a oteat ded pdd >Jdl'myBonto laddletwoo?<hlsK^thonwutor tmrseKand keopHUng day and night,'tUl ovo^ h^we over wronged be »E6uflea,^9n that is JhMe iwaln some iftht, ondFyop don't hear or soe bggn»t, andyou mymw^^ :,'v'('h''';>.i;:''<!';j-'':) '■ 'I'ttU BATTLBB OF'ATflAR. One yaa^ ago, the 13th of April, ooonrred .the flnt aotlbn to' tifli war,. Teo thousand rebels bpenedflreupon seventy loyalaoldlers toFortBumter, Since then there have been fought twenty-'flve battles, beddes nniderous skdimlBhes,-' The foUowing list Trill ehow the year's work: ~ April 13-18,1861.,,.'....... 1. .Fort Bumpier, South Oarolina. i Jmie 10,...,...... 3.,BigBethd, Tligtola. A DABKjBS'V .ON THB FIGHT (iVBSTION.- , A correspondent writing from the Onmberland riveri rtves the foUowing nnmorouB account of 'a ooUoqnywItb/a 'phllailoidUo darkey:— • " / , ' ■ I noticed upon ihe hnrrioane deA (»day an leldorly darkey with e very phUosophical and retrospective cast of .countenance, squatted ^llp(m his bundle toasting his shins against the! chimney, and apparently plunged toto a stato 'of profonhd medltatlpif. Findtog upon toquiry that he bdonged to tne Ntoth' lUtools.' one of the most gallantly behaved and heavy Icdng reglmenta at the Fort DcnelBon batue, tiart of which was aboard, I began to- toterrogsto blm upon ue subJeot His pblloaophy was so much )to the FalstafBan veto that I wlU give his vlevsto his owit words as fcar as my memory serves me:— ••Wereyontothefightt"' - "Had a little taste of it, aa." •'Stood your'ground, did you t" "No, sa, I runs." " , ' '. "Bunattheflistflre, dldyout" '.Tes, 'sa—and would baS run soons; had I. knowsfl' lt war comto." ■; . "Why, that wasn't very creditable to your courage." •■Datlsn'ttomyltoe, aa—Oookto'smyperfeepun." . '•Wdl, but hive you no regard foryou rejratationf" •■Beputatlan's nuffin to me by de side 6b life." . •■Do you consider your life worth morq than other people's t" ■at's worth more to me, sa," . i ■•Then yod must vstue It Very highly t" ■•Tes, sa, I does—more dan su du wuld-^ore dan a'niinion of dollars, sartor what 'would dat be wuth to a man wld de breff out otbimi adf p r o B o rbadium am de fust law vild me." '. "ButwhyahonldyouactuponadlfferentnlefromOthermenV "Because different inen set different volaes upon dar Uvesr- mtoe la not to de market." "But If you lost It, yon would have the satlBluitloa of knowing thatyottmsd tn yonr.eonntry;'' :. .-.f^iniat'aailB&iitlon would dat be to me whan de power ob ^eehi' wasgonet".. ■ :'' :"•". '• ' {•tiienpatrtotlsaand honor sre nothing to yon >" . '•Nuflto whatever, sa—I regard dem as among de<nhltiss." ••If our Boldlers were like you, traitors might have teoken'np the Ooremment without resistance." ' ••Yes, sa-dar would hab been no hdp for It . I would'nt put my life in de scale 'gatostany Oobemment dat eba e'lfsted, for no Oobemment could replace de loas to me." ••Do you think any of your company woi^d have missed yon if you had been killed t" "Maybenot, sa—adeadwhitoman ato'tmuoh todeae sogers, 1st done a dead nlgga—bat I'd amlssed mjsell and dat was de ptotwidme." • ' ■ It is safe to say that the dudcy corpse of that African \rill never darken the Add of'caynage.' - , July.D,.. July 11,. Julyll........... July 31,...;; 'Augnstio,.,.. Sept 10;;;..'....;.'. October 9; Ootolier 31;;. October 31, •Nov.'7,.;.....'.,.. . Nov, 8,,..'.. Deo, 30,..;..,,',,. Jan. 19,1883,...,, Feb. 8, Feb,-7, 8,;', ;. 'Feb. 13,16,.,..,,, Feb. 31,........;,. MarDh.'6,8;;.;.... ' HarOh.8,9,..-:.... MardiU,.. •Matoh 38,,:..;;.., . April 8,7,,, AprU7, April 11,.. .8:. Carthage, MissourL '4.\Blch-Mountato, Ylr S.;Oarriduford, yii ' 8..BanAuL"71rgto ...... 7..8tnlngflel4,lUnourl. a..Mxtogton, Missouri, '9..'BahtaBosaIsland,Fla.. ..10. .BaU's Btas; Tlroinla. '.:,,:: 11: .Frederi()ktown, Missouri. . 1. ,'i'. 13. .Port Boyd, B. Carolina. .18. .Belmont, Missouri. '.Ii;;DralnsvlIls, TlrglnJa. > . :.. .'IS., lUn Spriiig, Eentaoky, ' • .16..Fort'Henry, Tennessee; ..:. .'.17. .Boonoke Island, M. 0. -' ie..F6rtDonelson. Tenn. .,. .. ,ie„yalTorde, NewMeiioo. ...;.,90,.Pea Bldge, Arkansas, .31; ,HamptoA Beads, Virginia. :'.:...33..Hew6SiLN.O. . „..'..9S..Wtoohester,'Virwtola. .' .Pittaburgh Landtog. Tenn. ...34, '■.•.■38..8urrenderof iBlanJ'No.M. , •i^jiv li--. - -."•;----36..BurTenderofFortPulaakL- ' V r??-'??'"''! "'Sill occurring to 1881 were defeateforna J5Si^?i?"'2'rb* "V-w MewlSr's day the Ust sSrSTm ^ toterrnpted seried Of splendid silocesses for the Union amu ■ Leaving out the battle of Pittaburgh Lahdtog, our losses dur-' """l' 'ounSid,"iMMpHse^ S'?i.^*l£'*°'*l I<>"»»"1°»1™ of deaths to oamp^ aS«B 8,136. The rebellOBS has been, to klllad. and wounded uTSoI *risoner«,Mj707- boddcswhloh' therebds live iSrt on'cSSSi stores of prwidons, not leas than three hundred and mSoSS non, and at least ntoe QOnerals kUlod, named Bee Barton Ou! net, Herbert, Johnson, McOouUough, Mcintosh, Slock and 'zoUJ. coBbrjbesldeB TUgham, Buoknor, MookaU, and two other i)ri«n; ers. Two of their, commodores, Barron and HoUlns, are Ibom hands, and one; Bnohonau, Is reported to be deed. Under .olr<iumetauooa It 1b wdl for the rebels to order ft Deum to ttS? churches.' ^,S^nJ?^*f .^J!r'°"'"J^i»°"">« for leave toc^ta. sfflrtpUons, &o. VAfler ezperiendng numorons veiaUrastem stance at lennth releasod' us from his impoirtunittes. I waJSS «ngag(5t dietdilnl the Parthenon TSSthe dd of a^m obsours, when the DIadar, whose surprise wu oidtoJ bTih! novdty Of the sight aakid, WithlSfohto^etSde, whifni^ MnJuraUpn l wasperfprmtogwith that extraordtoaw nSwhtoTt t endeavored to oxpldn-lt, by putting to a deonnKSot of mSLV ff^SiSHn'lrf"'Z^"»bejnrti5ment;buthofiS s5i,??S5 the teinpWlnBtantaneondy reflected on the paper, to dl Ita li?„ and oolori, than he imagtoed that I had prSjuMi^s effeot hJ somemadoUprpcossihisastonldunent appeared totootediiK alarm, and stroktog his long black beard. hoKM^SitS^^S" An^pMcschjtUdiVtorm'^ now [hltdte becalne outrageous,and.ttfld me that,if Iohoee,lm awjr the temple and oU the stones to the citadel) bufiiiaM:^ WtfadaevMpermltnetoMUJureAfti*H(>ntotomylSu swi iMt It vdn to reasdp wllh^ldalgnanuwe, I tihanaedtattonifS.^' and ever after WiaiwBwit." ' ' »BW Bp^OKSl' ,H?W BO.OEBII DON'T FAIL TO km) FOB 'A' 0 AT ALOaO) OUB NE;W OATALOaOE NOW BBADT. rairr FBiEEl^FpfflrAaB PAibl^ THE OLD EBTmtHHKb' AMD OWLT wiCT.vaTir.B BOOK. . AI^ Where ordert are^omptly and'ikithfolly exeouted,' Address, THOMAfi OBUSBT, Marble Bul]4togs. 1 .'.'... . . .SeNaasMStreeVRew.Tork. I BO 0 K 81 B 0. 0 K 811 B 0. 0 K Slll BFOBTINO ABTIOLES, OABDS AND VBSmS,' J. H. FABBELL. Booksdler, IS Ann etreet, H. Books of every variety, dther Foreign or Domestic, fnmli on application. Parties desiring bocks of any: description, .1 'sending sddre8s,postpdd, win recdve immediate attention. ' Books, Sporting and FSnoy Articles you may see. advertised, befumlanedtoorder. CatdogneaaentonappllcattdiL' Add.. J. H. FABBELL.deder to Books and Fancy ArttoUs, No. Ui Street, New Tork. • ' ' »T-\0 TOU yfAST WHISKERS OR HOUSTI I 7 0HE81"—In 18S3 I first asked this quesUoh. It wai sweredlqr numerous people; anSIaskifany of themeverl myOngnent totaUtodomgall Idalmed for it; namdy; " would oompd the Beard or Moustadis to grow upon the s est toee 'witUn six weeks from the first applleabon. - Uke aS s oeasfol tove^rs, I have had to contend Trtth a hoet of Imiti Bom6 of wh&m even go so fkr as to copy my advert' However, troth is mighty, and wlU prsvalli and-'yon, i less Mends, wlll'ltod that my Onguent is the only thing thall really.finosjthe Bes^ to grow, and win neither Adn of t " theaUn. Isendlttoanypart of tUeeonntey,free of poL. farIL [Mt*] B- OTafiAHAH, No. 109 Nassau8ti«et,N.: Baooma a PDim-A gentleman roaldtog to the neighbor- hood of Taunton, who was notions for the strictaess with whloh he guarded bis preservee; was vldttog at the house,of a friend, where he was totroduoed to a third gentleman, who was an utter stranger to him. In the course of conversation, this latter per-' sonage. iiho affected considerable effeminacy and dandyism, to- tlmawd that he was desirous of enjoytog a day's shooting, at whldiBport,howeTer,hews8ameretyib. The man of preserves looked at the querist, and, to an unneual fit of goneroslqr, prom- laeda day's pleasure. Aocordtogly it was agreed, .tha^ on tiie next morning, he should breakmstwlth Urn at his seat, and thence he would accompany him to the covers. Momlng came, and with It the sportsman—dressed, not to tho.usudsnootiiijg gear, but to a fnU ball dress, with donotog shoes Instead of boote, His noststared, though rejolctog that nothtog more formidable was about to be totrodnced toto his preserves. Hie meU oon- duded,he takes him to thowtodow: ••There's the.cover; I re- gret that I caimot aocompany you." (Had he been an evident sportsman, he would have fonbwcd him like one of his own pototen.) The dandy went, and lo I proved .to be an unfalltog marksman! the birda rose, andfVl as quickly, until the keeper spied him, demanded hie namo, rushed to hu master: •■He nas myperinladon; John; the pumpa and slU stockings wUl only trlghteu the birds a Uttle, aha I" "Why, Lord bloss me,.slr, he's knooUng 'em down right and left—he'a killed a bushd." Away runs the astonished owner; tho stpnger had already kUed five hares, twenty pheasante, and two cooks. Enraged, the owner eyes his mar^red friends—an explohaUou ensues—the never- mlsslng shot is warned off the manoN-pumps, sllk-stooklnga aud- all. It was Oaptato M—-, a culobratea sporting character, . ■ 'i' OooD ABviQa TO DooioBS.—A'Bbwery hoy fcelng out short in a hard life by a sore dlsesse, which qnicUy brought him to death's door, was told by hlsphyaloian that medlome oOold do nothing fc* him, . . , . "What'smy ohancs. Doctor?" ' .. . , . i "Not worth Bpeaktog of." . ^ i "One to twenty 7" .!" ' ,.','!..,';: .,, "Oh, no," .■ :." ; 11' . •In^hirtyr • V/ ■ ' ." .■ ;''',:. ' V ! 'i "No," ■ ■ ■ - ' ■, ■ .■■'■'■ '.' ' . "PIftyl"' ■ .'''' ■:.• ',;■ ••Itllili tot." : -' ' ' " , '.':,"■' "Ahnndredf" ' . / "WeU perhaps there might be on* to a. .. . "I say, then, doctoi't" pulltog hlto d«se down, ahd whlsperina with feeble eamestntifs to his ear, '"Just yoiu go in your best on that one chance:" . , .'' ,:.. i TC 11 .rt'T lit author, Jolfto.iJooper Tall, Ustweek made a beanUftal oomptrlson of one of his herotnps with •■Karguerito of BurP****^* " 4nl-4hA/1r.nm*m Ma'^AM lnA«11»MKjA— Mr.Ta gueritoi . centa. Address, EPOAB, MOBFHir k go,, SI Nassau St.; N<.T, N, B.—Catalogues sefat on application, '. i-lt rS&VXBS HAT£RtAL,-^InAlVldual8 or OliibB wlsfflni \J to procure oricket or base baU material of the beat quality, atthe most reasonable rates, can do so by addresstog HARUT WRiaBT. Bb Oeorge Cricket Ground,. Hoboken.-! Priee llst^ forwarded gratis, , 4<lt*T F lANOYI OH I YES 11. FANCY DRBAST PlNfel 'Uioroseoplo Pictuwi from HiSa, ' ' .' ' SeJifpermdl, tadSi '4>lt« . . . ■ . ;qE0B0Ba9$I)iaM,'New York dlt^ . AddiM OHAa BENBV DAT, the AtttboN-PabUsbsr, . - '■•■ ■:■^ •;■J:^vv;;;^;. :■';^.-';:r:r-,^^ ' ■ HOW TO WIN AT CARDS,—Send yonr add and two red Btamps to HOWABD M. OBA'VSS, New , City. Post Office, and 'he wlU inform ydirof a BUBE method \ winning at ALL the various games. Try It, knd. get an i by return malL FANCY! YES, FANOYIl-A Maglq Cigar Ca, together'With a beantiflilglft, rich catdogne, tia, wilta. 1 Instnctloais,.sent for tl; Tuls ls.the greatest ohanoe tol woildl Ag^ritoare makingfrom.ta tofSO.perd^.' WdVlt« Bend for the Uagto'ClgarOiBe.' Addiesa, .. a, O, BEBBY; 84t». , .'TTiorthStrafford,Hi a| HO t.FOR FI8HIN0I—Five new and beaatlM'i for catbhtog dl ktods of Fish, and in any water, as fli you con pick them up; also,.another new, art' Bnbngh i Beader. Full partioulus, very toteresttog, sent free.' 'Addn 84t* O. O. 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