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T H E L O N G IS L A N D F A R M E R : T H U R S D A Y , D E C E M B E R 3 , 1 8 6 9 Pong Island Jamaica, Thursday, Dec. 2,1869. T H E f l X i l i m i l . ■ T 1 I L I I I W. OAKFKIiTKIU A hundred y(*r. have pawed me, one by one Here, where lone countcl with rcpoae I keep— And Mill my dumber acemn but Jiwt begun. I would hot w«ke; to wake would be to weep; And sweet is slumber: therefore let mo sleep. < * 6b sweet it la.to rest freo from all care, While, worn by troubles, tho slow years go by Faint with the burdens ot tho days they bear; Visaing the grief of seeing bright things die, With paught but light betwixt mo and tho sky. Yet, though I sleep, my slumber is so light, I do not miss the music of the rills— The whirl of beetles through the drowsy night— The lonesome chorus of tho whippoorwills, Whose sweet complaint the wood with sadness fills I know when Hummer lights and warms the world, To my relied senses tender perfumes come. From lields where flag and sweet-brier leaves are curled; And to my lips—smiling though pale nnd dumb— Tho odcrous.tastc of many a spicy gum. I catch the joys of Ufo without Its Ills; Its noise and tumult hanly arc not heard Nor dreaded. My lulled brain, which thrills To tho ioast warble of a passing bi.nl, By human wrangling cannot now bo stirred. England might He in chains, and la belle France Orown a now king. By Garibaldi led, Italian patriots might, appeased, advance From far Caprer.i, while tho Tibor, rod, Kollcd on through Khmc to find thu last Tope dead. America might go to swell tho list Of perjured nations bought by a vain crown; Her feet by fawning sycophants be kissed— Her once proud people, with chains .laden down, Learning to tremble at a ruler’s frown. • Crete, poor land! might slip, at last, her gyves, And hall, exultant, a new natal morn; The opium-fed, wan Turk might, with his wives, Defeated cross the curving Golden Hem, And sail like Jason, into space forlorn. I would not stir an cyolash with a thought Of how these changes had been brought about: I would pot raise a linger to be taught The portrait of a mighty army’s route, Though half the world stood siill with dread and doubt. There is too much of sorrow on tho earth. | The Sighs of mourners are too loud and deep; They drown the Jaughtorof untroubled mirth, If mirth there be. 'TIs sad to sco men weep, And snd to weep 1 To wako would ho to weep, And sweet is slumber; therefore I will sleep. —Cittern and Hound TabU. T h e D is a p p e a r a n c e o f J o h n A c k l a n d , A T R U K S T O R Y . (CONTtNOED.) CHAPTER VI. I t w a s s o m e t i m e b e f o r e T o m A c k l a n d b e a r d a g a i n f r o m h i s c o u s i n . W h e n h e d i d h e a r , J o h n A c k l a n d ’ s l e t t e r w a s w r i t - , t e n b y h i m s e l f , b u t W a s a l m o s t i l l e g i b l e . H e a p o l o g i z e d f o r t h i s , d w e l l i n g o n t h e p a i u a n d d i f f i c u l t y w i t h w h i c h h e w r o t e a t a l l , e v e n ^ v i t l i h i s l e f t h a n d . H e t h o u g h t h i s b r o k e n a r m m u s t h a v e b e e n b e e n v e r y i l l s e t . A s f o r b u s i n e s s h e h u d n o t y e t b e e n a b l e t o a t t e n d t o a n y . H e w o u l d s e n d T o m ’ s l e t t e r t o M r . F o r b e s . B u t b e r e a l l y d i d n ’ t k n o w w h e t h e r it ' w o u l d e v e r f i n d h i m . H e b e l i e v e d t h a t g e n t l e m a n m u s t l i a v e l e f t t h e H a v a n n a l i . A s f o r h i m s e l f , h e f o u n d t h e j o u r n e y b y s e a t o C h a r l e s t o n v e r y f a t i g u i n g , a n d it b a d d o n e h i m n o g o o d . T h e w h o l e l e t t e r b r e a t h e d a s p i r i t o f d e j e c t i o n . I t c o m p l a i n e d m u c h o f f r e q u e n t p a i n a n d c o n s t a n t , o p p r e s s i o n i n t h e . h e a d . L i f e b a d b e c o m e a n i n t o l e r a b l e b u r d e n . H e , J o h n A c k l a n d b a d n e v e r w i s h e d f o r a l o n g l i f e , a n d n o w d e s i r e d i t l e s s t h a n e v e r . H e w a s s o c o n s t a n t l y c h a n g i n g h i s q u a r t e r s ( n o t h a v i n g y e t f o n h d a n y s i t u a t i o n w h i c h d i d n o t h o r r i b l y d i s a g r e e w i t h h i m ) t h a t T o m h a d b e t t e r c o n t i n u e t o d i r e c t b i s ( b e t t e r s t o t b e p o s t - o f f i c e . S o m e e x p r e s s i o n s i n t h e l e t t e r m a d e T o m A c k l a n d a l m o s t f e a r t h a t J o h n ’ s m i n d h a d b e c o m e a f f e c t e d . H e w r o t e a t o n c e i m p l o r i n g h i s c o u s i n t o r e t u r n to B o s t o n i f w e l l e n o u g h t o t r a v e l , a n d o f f e r i n g , i f h e w e r e n o t , t o s t a r t f o r C h a r - l e s s o n a t o n c e i n o r d e r t o b e w i t h h i m . J o h n A c k l a n d , i n h i s r e p l y , a s s u r e d h i s c o u s i n t h a t h e f e l t q u i t e u n a b l e t o u n d e r t a k e t h e f a t i g u e o f e v e n a m u c h s h o r t e r j o u r n e y t h a n t h e j o p r n e y f r o m C h a r l e s t o n t o B o s t o n . H e b e g g e d t h a t T o m w o u l d n o t t h i n k o f j o i n i n g h i m a t C h a r l e s t o n , H e c o u l d n o t a t p r e s e n t b e a r t o s e e a n y o n e , E v e n h a l f a n h o u r ’ s c o n v e r s a t i o n , e s p e c i a l l y w i t h a n y o n e b e k n e w , e x c i t e d h i m a l m o s t b e y o n d e n d u r a n c e . H e a - v o i d e d t b e s i g h t o f h u m a n f a c e s a s m u c h a s . l i e c o u l d . H i s o n l y s a f e t y w a s in c o m p l e t e s e c l u s i o n . E v e r y o n e w a s in c o n s p i r a c y t o d i s t r e s s a n d i n j u r e h i m . H e m i g h t t e l l T o m , i n s t r i c t c o n f i d e n c e , t h a t a l l t h o p e o p l e o f C h a r l e s t o n w e r e s o a f r a i d o f b i s s e t t i n g u p b u s i n e s s i n t h a t t o w n , t h a t t h e y w e r e d e t e r m i n e d t o r u i n , a n d e v e r i t o m u r d e r h i m i f t h e y c o u l d . T h e r e w e r e p e r s o n s ( h e h a d s e e n t h e m ) w h o f o l l o w e d ' h i m a b o u t w h e r e v e r h e w e n t , in o r d e r t o p o i s o n t h e a i r w l i e r i h e w a s a s l e e p ; b u t l i e b a d b e e n t o o s h a r p f o r t h e m . T h e l e t t e r c o n c l u d e d ' w i t h - s o m e q u o t a t i o n s f r o m l l o u s s e a u o n t h e s u b j e c t o f s u i c i d e . I t b o r o s u c h e v i d e n t t r a c e s o f m e n t a l d e r a n g e m e n t , t h a t T o m A c k l a n d r e s o l v e d to l o s e n o t i m e i n g o i n g t q C h a r l e s t o n . A s t a t e m e n t w h i c h a t t r a c t e d b i s a t t e n t i o n iu t l i e n e x t m o r n i n g ’ s n e w s p a p e r s , c o n f i r m e d h i s w o r s t f e a r s , a n d g r e a t l y i n c r e a s e ^ j h i s a n x i p t y t o a r r i v e t h e r e . CHAPTER VII. A t t h i s t i m e , s o m e p o l i t i c a l f r i e n d s o f M i * . D o b b i n s , w h o s e o p i n i o n s h a d b e e n a d v o c a t e d w i t h 1 g r e a t a b i l i t y i n t l i e R i c h m o n d C o u l ' i e r o n a s u b j e c t O f a q u e s t i o n S o h o t l y d e b a t e d b e t w e e n N o r t h ' a n d S o u t h t h a t i t h a d t h r e a t e n e d t o b r e a k u p . . t h e U n i o n , i n v i t e d t h a t g e n t l e m a n t o a* p u b l i c b a n q u e t a t o n e . o f t h e . p r i n c i p a l h o t e l s i n R i c h m o n d . M r . C a r t w r i g h t ‘w a s p r e s e n t ( n t t h i s , d i n n e r ; j . s o . w a S J u d g e G r i f f i n ; . 80 , , . W a s D r , § i m p s o u , t h e b r o t h e r q f t h e m a g n e t i c y o u p g l a d y ; s o y r e t e O t h q r q . o f j j q h n , ^ c ^ ( t a d > . i e l l o w - g u e s t a a t G l e n o a k . \ ’ * . V • . , t T h e / d i n n e r - w a s a U n i o n d i n n e r , t h o i p e e d h e s w e r e U n i o n ' s p e e c h e s , , t b e ( e y e t i t C e l e b r a t e d w a s t h e t r i u m p h o f U n i o n ' s e n t i m e n t i h ; h a r t n o i t y w j t h S o u t h e r n s u p r e m a c y . 1 A f t e r t h e g r e A t p o l i t i c a l g u n s b a d f i r e d ' t h e m s e l v e s o f f , t h e l a d i e s w e r e ** a d m i t t e d fjg o m b e h i n d t h e s c r e e n , ” t o u t s o f g a l l a n t l y 'a n d p e r s o n a l c o m p l i m e n t w e r e p r o p o s e d . ’t W I t h e m i n o r o r a t o r * a t t a i n e d a n o a r i n r . N o n e o f t h e s e w a s m o r e v a l n b l c t h a n J l r . C a r t w r i g h t . H e r o s e t o p r o p o s e a t o a s t . T h e t o a s t w a s a U n i o n t o u t , f o r i t u n i t e d t h e e h w u t w i t h t h e p r e s e n t . H e w o u l d i n v i t e t h e c o m p a n y t o d r i n k t o t h e h e a l t h o f 11 O u r a b s e n t f r i e n d s . ” A t t h i s m o m e n t M r . C a r t w r i g h t w a s a t t h e d o o r . “ O r d e r ! o r d e r ! ” c r i e d J u d g e G r i f f i n , i n d i g n a n t l y l o o k i n g r o u n d . ** P l e a s e , M a s s a J u d g e , ” c r i e d o n e b u r - l y n i g g e r , b o l d e r t h a n h i s f e l l o w s , “ M a s s a A c k l a n d h e b e i n d c n e x t r o o m a n d w a n t to s p e a k t o r y ' t i c ’ l a r w i t h M a s B a C a r t w r i g h t / ’ “ B y J o v e , C a r t w r i g h t ! d o y o u h e a r t h a t } ’ ’ e x c l a i m e d t h e J u d g e . “ W h a t , A c k l a n d 1 J o h n A c k l a n d 1 ” “ Y e a s i r . M a s s a J o h n A c k l a n d b e b e in a b u s t i n ’ b i g h u r r y , a n d w a i t i u ’ t o s e e M a s s a C a r t w r i g h t b c r y ’ t i c ’ l a r . ” “ W h y n o t c a l l h i m i n ? ” s u g g e s t e d t h e J u d g e . “ E v e r y o n e w i l l b e h a p p y to s e e h i m , a f t e r a l l t b e t r o u b l e h e h a s c o s t s o m e o f i t s . ” “ N o , n o , ’ * c r i e d C a r t w r i g h t , m u c h o v e r c o m e b y t h e s u r p r i s e . “ G e n t l e m e n , I w i l l n o t d e t a i n y o u l o n g e r . T o o u r a b s e n t f r i e n d s ! A n d n o w , ” b e a d d e d , e m p t y i n g h i s b u m p e r w i t h a n u n s t e a d y h a n d , 1 1 1 a m s u r e y o n w i l l a l l e x c u s e m e , s i n c e i t s e e m s t h a t o n e o f t n i j a b s e n t f r i e n d s i s w a i t i n g f o r m e . ” C H A P T E R V I I I . M r . C a r t w r i g h t h u r r i e d t o t h e d o o r , a n d n e x t m o m e n t f o u n d h i m s e l f f a c e t o f a c e — n o t w i t h M r . J o h n , b u t w i t h M r . J o h n ’ s c o u s i n T o m , A c k l a n d , M r . T o i n A c k l a n d i n t r o d u c e d h i m s e l f : “ M y e x c u s e , ” s a i d h e , “ i s , t h a t I a m o n l y a t R i c h m o n d f u r a f e w h o u r s , o i l m y w a y t o C h a r l e s t o n , a n d t h a t , a c c i d e n t a l l y h e a r i n g f r o m d u e o f t h e h e l p s h e r e t h a t y o u h a p p e n e d t o b e i n t h e h o t e l , I w a s a n x i o u s t o a s k y o u w h e t h e r y o u h a d l a t e l y h e a r d f r o m m y c o u s i u , o r r e c e i v e d a n y n e w s o f H i m f r o m C h a r l e s t o n ? ” “ N o n e * ” s a i d C a r t w r i g h t . “ I t r u s t t h e r e is n o t h i n g t l i e m a t t e r ? ” “ Y o u L a v e n o t e v e n s e e n h i s n a m e m e n t i o n e d in t h e n e w s p a p e r s 1 ” “ N o . ” “ Y e t I p r e s u m e a p a r a g r a p h I h a v e h e r e f r o m a B o s t o n p a p e r , m u s t a l s o h a v e a p p e a r e d in t h e R i c h m o n d j o u r n a l s . — P r a y h e s o g o o d a s t o l o o k a t i t . ” T h e p a r a g r a p h r a n t h u s “ T h e f o l l o w i n g h a s a p p e a r e d i n t h e C h a r l e s t o n M e s s e n g e r o f O c t o b e r 1 8 t h . — O n t l i e I 6 t h i n s t a n t ; a b o u t t w o h o a r s a f t e r s u n d o w n , a S p a n i s h g e n t l e m a n , w h o h a p p e n e d to b e w a l k i n g t o w a r d s C h a r l e s t o n , a l o n g t h e r i g h t b a n k o f C o o p e r R i v e r , w a s s t a r t l e d b y w h a t h e b e l i e v e d t o b e t h e s o u n d o f a h u m a n v o i c e s p e a k i n g i n l o u d t o n e s . T h o v o i c e a p p a r e n t l y p r o c e e d e d f r o m t h e s a m e s i d e o f t h e r i v e r a s t h a t a l o n g w h i c h h e w a s w a l k i n g , a n d n o t . m a n y y a r d s i n a d v a n c e o f l u i h . A s t h e n i g h t w a s a l r e a d y d a r k , h e w a s u n a b l e t o d i s t i n g u i s h - a n y o b j e c t n o t i m m e d i a t e l y b e f o r e h i m , a n d , - a s h e w a s b u t i m p e r f e c t l y a c q u a i n t e d w i t h t h e E n g l i s h t o n g u e , lie w a s a l s o u n a b l e t o u n d e r s t a n d w h a t t h e v o i c e w a s s a y i n g . 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W h i l s t h e w a s j e t l i s t e n i n g t o i t , t l i e v d i c o s u d d e n l y c e a s e d r a n d w a s s u c c e e d e d b y t h e s o u n d o f a l o u d s p l a s h , a s o f s o m e h e a v y b o d y f a l l i n g i n t o t h e w a t e r - O n h a s t e n i n g t o t h e s p o t f r o m w h i c h h e s u p p o s e d t h e s e s o u n d s t o h a v e a r i s e n , h e w a s s t i l l m o r e s u r p r i s e d to f i n d I t d e s e r t e d . 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A f t e r ’ s h o u t i n g i n , e v e r y d i r e c t i o n , w i t h o u t o b t a i n i n g a n y a n s w e r , t h i s g e n t l e m a n t h e n t o o k p o s s e s s i o n o f t h q h a t a n d b o o k , a n d , o n r e t u r n - i p g t p C h a r l e s t o n , d e p o s i t e d t h e m , w i t h t h e f o r e g o i n g e x p l a n a t i o n o f t h e m a n n e r i n w h i c h h e h a d d i s c o v e r e d t h e m , a t t h e E . S t r e e t p o l i c o s t a t i o n . E r o m t h e e x a m i n a t i o n o f t h e s e o b j e c t s b y t h e p o l i c e , i t a p p e a r s t h a t b o t h t h e b o o k a r i d t h e h a t * O r e i n s c r i b e d W i t h t h e t i a t n o ' ‘ J o h n K . 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Q u o n d n o t r e v i e e s t u n m a ) p o u r n o u s , e t n ’ e s t u n b i o n p o u r p e r s o n a e , i l e s t d o n e p e r r n i s d e s ' e p d e l i v r e r , S ’ i l y 'a d a u s fo m o n d e u n q m a x i m e e v i d e n t o ' e t ’c e r t . a m e i j e p e i i s e m u e c ’ c s fc c e l l a - l a ; e l , s i T o n v e n p i t a j f r o u t d e l a r e n v e r a C r , i l n’y a . p o i n t d ’ a c t i o n h n m a i n e d o n t o n n o p u t * f a i r e u n c r i t t f e , * (0 n t h b m a r g i n o p p b s i t e t h i s p a s s a g e r i o m e - t l i i n g is w r i t t e n , b u t i n c h a r a c t e r s , w h i c h A r e q u i t e I l l e g i b l e . The v o l u m e a p p a r e n t l y b e l A u g a f o o > B o s t o n . e d i t i o n . > I n s p e c t o r J u n k s , o f t l i e F i f t h W a r d P o l i c e D i v i s i o n , lia s , l o s t n o t i u j o i n i n v e s t i g a t i n g t h i s m y - ; s t e r h w o c c u r r e n c e . t V e ,u n d e r s t a n d t h a t t h e r i v q r im p J j c e p t d r a g g e d ! , h u t . w i t h o u t t h e • d i s c o ' v e r y o f a n y h u m a n b o d y . I t m , to b e o b s e r V i e d t h a t i f ' a b o d y , f a l l i n g i n t o t l i e r i v e r a t t h e s p o t i n d i c a t e d b y t h e ' g C r i t l t m a n b y w h o m t h e a b o v e m e n t i o n e d p r o p e r t y w a s d e p o s i t e d a t . t h e F . 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T h i s i m p r e s s i o n i s ; a t l e a s t b o r n e o u t b y t h e f a c t t h a t t h e u a m e o f A c k l a n d ( w h i c h c e r t a i n l y i s n o j : a C h a r l e s t o n n a m e ) i s n o t k n o w n a t , a q d f l q e s n o t a p p e a r o n t h e b o o k s o f a u y b d t & ! . i n t h i s c i t y ; t h a t t h e a d v e r t i s e m e n t ^ o f t h e p o l i c e n a v e , - u p t o t h e p r e s e n t m o m e n t , e l i c i t e d n o c l a i m a n t f o r t h e h a t a n d b o o k n o w o n v i e w i n F . S t r e e t , a n d t h a t , f r o m t h e i n q u i r i e s h i t h e r t o m a d e , i t a j p p e o r s t h a t n o p e r s o n i n o r a b o u t C h a r l e s t o n h a s b e e n m i s s i n g s i n c e t h e n i g h t o f t h e 1 6 t h i n s t a n t . W i t h a v i e w , h o w e v e r , t o t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f t h i s m y s t e r i o u s M r . J . K . A c k l a n d e v e r h a v i n g e x i s t e d , e x c e p t i n t h e i m a g i n a t i o n o f s o m e m i s c h i e v o u s w a g , U n i o n j o u r n a l s a r e r e q u e s t e d t o c o p y , . i n o r d e r t h a t t h e f r i e n d s a n d r e l a t i o n s p f t h e m i s s i n g g e n t l e m a n ( i f t h e r e b o a n y ) m a y b e m a d e a c q u a i n t e d w i t h , t h e f o r e g o i p g i n f o r m a t i o n . ” “ W e l l ? ” q u i d T o m A c k l a n d , w h e n C a r t w r i g h t h a d f i n i s h h i s p e r u s a l o f t h i s s t a t e m e n t . “ W e l l , ’ ’ a n f t w e r o d ' C a r t w r i g h t , “ I a l s o i n c l i n e t o t h i n k i t a h o a x . ” “ I w i s h I c o u l d t h i n k s o t o o , ’ * s a i d M r . T o m ; “ b u t I h a v e m a n y s a d r e a s o n s t o t h i n k m o r e S e r i o u s l y o f i t . ” “ W h e n d o y o u g o o n t o C h a r l e s t o n ! ” < a s k e d M r . 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T o m A c k l a n d t o C h a r l e s t o n : A n d M r . T o m A c k l a n d w a s i n e x p r e s s i b l y t o u c h e d b y t h a t p r o o f o f f r i e n d s h i p f o r h i s c o u s i n . [TO XI •OOKTINCBD.] P r e s id e n t L i n c o l n . D u r i n g t h e s u m m e r o f t h e m o s t d i s a s t r o u s a n d d o u b t f a ) y e a r o f t h e l a t e A m e r i c a n w a r , t b e C o l o n e l o f a N e w H a m p s h i r e r e g i m e n t l a y f o r s o m a w e e k s e x t r e m e l y i l l o f c a m p f e v e r n e a r H a m p t o n R o a d s , in V i r g i n i a . _ H e a r i n g o f h i s c r i t i c a l c o n d i t i o n , h i s w i f e l e f t h e r N o r t h e r n h o m e , a r i d , a f t e r m u c h d i f f i c u l t y , m a d e h e r w a y t o h i s b e d s i d e . H e r c h e e r f u l p r e s e n c e a n d c a r e f t t l n u r s i n g s o f a r r e s t o r e d h i m t h a t h e w a s i u a s h o r t t i m e t o b e t r a n s f e r r e d t o W a s h i n g t o n . I n t h e P o t o m a c . r i y c r t h e s t e a m e r in w h i c h t h e i n v a l i d o f f i c e r , C o l o n e l S c o t t , a n d h i s w i f e h a d t a k e n p a s s a g e , w a s s a n k i n a c o l l i s i o n w i t h a l a r g e v e s s e l i n t h e n i g h t t i m e . T h e c r e w a n d n e a r l y a l l t h e s o l d i e r s o n h o a r d w e r e r e s c u e d o r s a v e d t h e m s e l v e s ; b u t a m i d t h e h o r r i b l e c o n f u s i o n o f t h e s c e n e , C o l o n e l S c o t t b e c a m e s e p a r a t e d f r o m h i s w i f e , a n d s h e w a s l o s t . . T h e C o l o n e l W a s p i c k e d r i p i n t h e w a t e r b y t h e c r e w o f t h e l a r g e s t e a m e r , a n d n n d e r h i s d i r e c t i o n e v e r y e f f o r t w a s m a d e t o d i s c o v e r h i s w i f e , o r ^ r a t h e r l i e r b o d y , f o r a l l h o p e o f f i n d i n g h e r a l i v e w a s s o o n a b a n d o n e d . T l i e s a d s e a r c h w a s f r u i t l e s s ; i t w a s r e s u m e d in t h e m o r n i n g , t h e p e o p l e a l o n g t h e e h o r e , h u m a n e C o n f e d e r a t e s , l e n d i n g t h p i r t a i d ' B u t t h e g r a y , s a l l e n r i v e r r e f u s e d t o g i v e u p i t s d e a d , a n d t h e y o u n g o f f i c e r , h a l f f r a n t i c w i t h g r i e f , w a s c o m p e l l e d t o g o o n t o W a s h i n g t o n . — W i t h i n a w e e k , h o w e v e r h e r e c e i v e d w o r d f r o m b e l o w ' t h a t t h e o t i d y o f t h e l a d y h a d b e e n w a s h e d o n s h o r e ; t h a t t h o s e g o o d c o u n t r y p e o p l e , g e n e r o u s f o e s , h a d s e c u r e d i t , a n d w e t f e k e e p i n g i t f o r h i m . I t h a p p e h l t l t h a t j u s t a t t h a t t i m e i n i - , p e r a t i v e o r d e r s w e r e i s s u e d f r o m t h e W a r D e p a r t m e n t , p r o h i b i t i n g a l l i n t e r c o u r s e w i t h t h e p e n i n s u l a — a n e c e s s a r y p r e c a u - ■ t i o t i a g a i n s t t h e p r e m a t u r e d i s c l o s u r e o f i m p o r t a n t m i l i t a r y p l a n s , g o i t w a s w i t h s o m e m i s g i v i t i g t h a t C o l o n e l S c o t t a p p l i e d t o M r . S e c r e t a r y S t a n t o n f o r l e a v e , t o r e t u r n t o V i r g i p i a , o n h i s m e l a n c h o l y d u t y . ..\Impossible .Cotone!,” replied Mr. Stanton, firmly, “ no one can have leave to go down the river,*at this time, on ariy privht'e mission Whatever, Onr present exigences demand the most stringent te- gnlatioiiS; ’aiid I hope I need not say to yorithat ribmereiy personal considerations should be Allowed to interfere with great national interests. 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T h e r e w a s , in d e e d , i n hiB U s t i a l f y p l e a s a n t ' e y e s a wild, a t i g r y g l e a m — a something l i k e t h e g l a r e o f a w o r r i e d a n i m a l a t b a y . C o l o n e l S c o t t p r o c e e d e d v e r y m o d e s t l y t o t e l l h i s s t o r y ; b n t t h e P r e s i d e n t , i n t e r r u p t e d h i m , t o s a y b r u s q u e l y , “ G o t o S t a n t o n ; t h i s i s h i s b u s i n e s s . ” “ I h a v e b e e n t o h i m , M r . P r e s i d e n t , a n d h e w i l l d o n o t h i n g f o r m e . ” “ Y o u h a v e b e e n t o h i m , a n d g o t y o u r a n s w e r , a n d s t i l l p r e s u m e t o c o m e t o m e ? A m I V o h a v e n o r e s t ? n o p r i v a c y ?— M u s t I b e d o g g e d t o n a y l a s t f a s t e n n e s s , a n d - w o r r i e d t o d e a t h b y i n c h e s ? M r . S t a n t o n l i a s d o n e j u s t r i g h t . H e k n o w s , w h a t h e i s . a b o u t . Y o u r d e m a n d s a r e u n r e a s o n a b l e , s i r , , Y. “ B a t M r . L i n c o l n , I t h o u g h t y o u w o u l d f e e l f o r m e . ” “ F e e l f o r y o u ! G o o d G o d ! I h a v e t o f e e l f o r f i v e h u n d r e d t h o u s a n d m o r e u n f o r t u n a t e t h a n y o u . W e a r e ' a t w a r , s i r ; d o n ’ t y o u k n o w w e a r e a t w a r ? S o r r o w i s t h e l o t o f a l l ; b e a r y O u r s h a r e l i k e ’ a m a n a n d a s o l d i e r . ” “ I t r y t o , M r . P r e s i d e n t , b u t i t s e e e m s h a r d . M y d e v o t e d w i f e l o s t h e r l i f e f o r c o m i n g t o n u r s e m e in m y s i c k n e s s , a n d I ; c a n n o t e v e n t a k e h e r b o d y h o m e t o m y c h i l d r e n . ” “ W e l l , s h e o u g h t n o t t o h a v e c o m e d o w r i t o t h e a r m y . S h e s h o u l d h a v e s t a y e d a t h o m e , T h a t - i s t h e p l a c e f o r w o m e n . B u t i f ( h e y w i l l g o t e a r i n g a b o u t t i i e c o u n t r y , i n s u c h t i m e s a s t h e s e , a n d r u n r i i n g i n t o a l l s o r t s o f d a n g e r , t h e y m u s t t a k e t h e c o n s e q i i e n c e s , ! N o t h o t t h a t I a m s o r r y f o r y o u , C o l o n e l . A s f o r y o u r w i f e , s h e ’ s a t r e s t , a u d I w i s h I w e r e . ” S a y i n g t h i s , t h e P r e s i d e n t l e a n e d b a c k w e a r i l y i n h i s c h a i r , a n d c l o s e d h i s e y e s , n o t i i o t i c i n g , e x c e p t b y a s l i g h t w a v e o f h i s h a n d , t h e d e p a r t u r e o f h i s v i s i t o r s , I a m n o t a s h a m e d t o c o n f e s s t h a t m y h e r o . t o s s e d * r e s t l e s s l y t h a t n i g h t , U p o n a p i l l o w w e t w i t h m a n l y t e a r s , t h a t h e w a s d e s p e r a t e a n d r e s e n t f q l , u t t e r l y u n r e s i g n e d t o t h e d e c r e e s o f P r o v i d e n c e a n d t h e W a r D e p a r t m e n t , a n d .. t h a t h e t h q n g h t A b r a h a m L i n c o l n a s h a r d a s h e w a s u g l y , a n d a s i n h u m a n e a s h e w a s u n g a i n l y . T o w a r d m o r n i n g h e f e l l a s l e e p , a n d s l e p t l a t e . B e f o r e - h e w a s f r i l l y d r e s s e d , t h e r e c a m e a q u i c k k n o c k a t t h e d o o r o f h i s c h a m b e r , a n d h e o p e n e d i t t o P r e s i d e n t L i n c o l n ! T h e g o o d m a u c a m e f o r w a r d , p a l e a n d e a g e r , t e a r s g l i s t e p i n g i n h i s e y e s , a n d g r a s p e d t h e . C o l o n e l ’ s h a n d , s a y i n g , “ I t r e a t e d y o u , b r u t a l l y l a s t n i g h t . I a s k y o u r p a r d o n , I w a s u t t e r l y t i r e d , o u t , b a d g e r e d t o d e a t h . I g e n e r a l l y b e c o m e a b o u t a s s a v a g e a s a w i l d c a t b y S a t u r d a y r i i g l i t , d r a i n e d d r y O f t h e * m i l k o f h t t m a n k i n d n e s s . ” I m u s t h r i v e s e e r r i e d t o y o u - t h e v e r y g o r i l l a t h e 1 t e b e l s p a i n t m e . I w a s s o r r y e n o u g h f o r i t : w h e n y o n w d r e g o n e . . I c o n l d n o t s l e e p a m o m e n t l a s t n i g h t , s o I t h o u g h t I ’ d d r i v e I n t o , t o w n , i n t h e c o o l o f t h e m o r n i n g , a n d . m a k e 1 i t a l l r i g h t , . F o r t u n a t e l y , I h a d l i t t l e d i f f i c u l t y i n f i n d i n g y o u . ” “ This is very good of yon,.Mr. Presi dent,” s a i d the Colonel, deeply moved. “ N o , i t i s n ’ t b a t t h a t , w a s v e r y b a d . o f m e , l a s f q i g h t . I n e v e r s h o u l d h a v e f p r g i v e n m y s e l f i f X h a d l e t t h a t p i e c e p f u g j ^ r ’ w o r k s t a n d . ' T h a t w a s a n o b l e W i f e o f y o U r S , C o l o n e l . Y o n w e r e a h a p p y m a n t o 1 h a v e ' s u c h a n o b l e W o m a n t o l o v e y o t f ; a n d y o u r n r i s t b e a g o o d f e l l o w , o r s u c h a W P i n a n w o u l d ' '• ’ t i e v e r h a v e r i s k e d s o m u c h f o r y o n . A u d W h r i t g r a n d w o m e n t h e r e a r e t h e s e t i m e s , C o l o n e l ! W b a t a n g e l s o f d e v o t i o n a n d m e r c y , a n d h o w b r a V o a n d p l u c k y ! — g o i n g . e v e r y w h e r e « t t h e c a l l o f d u t y , f a c i n g e v e r y d a n g e r ! I t e l l y o u , i f i t w e r e ; n o t f o r t h e w o m e n , w e s h o u l d a l l g o t o , t h e d e y j b a n d d q e e f v e t o . T h e y q r e t h e s a l v a t i o n o f ’t h e n a t i o n . ; N o w , c o m e , , ( C o l o n e l ; t h y c a r r i a g e i s a t t h e d o , o r . I ’l l d r i v e y o t i . t o t h e W a r d e p a r t m e n t , a n a w e ’ l l A e e S t a n t o n a h b t i t t h e s h a t t e r . ’ ’ ' E v e n a t t h a t e a r l y h o u r t h e y ' f o u n d t h e S e c r e t d r y a t h i s p b s t . T h e . P r e s i d e n t p l e a d e d t h e c a s e o f C o l o n e l S c o t t , a r i d r i o t o n l y r e q u e s t e d t h a t l e a v e o f a b A O n c e s h o u l d b e g i y e q h i m . h u t t h a t s h o u l d b e s u i t A J lr. Stanton,” : said the eo(wl PreifljfeWt, his hoteely flice transfigo^j w i* lh e « g M r e f e u M it. tender f g £ “ humatwy should overrule consider*; tions of policy, and even military uece«! sity. in matters like this.” The Secretary was touched, and he said something of his regret at, nr* for ing felt himself at liberty -to ^rant Cob onSl Scott’s request in the first pJq C0 “ No, no, Mr. Stanton,” . said the President; “ you did right in adhering to yoqr own rules; you rite the right ®an in the right place. If we hadi such a soft headed old fool as I hero, there would be no rales or regulations that the army or country could depend upon. Bnt this i 3 a peculiar case. Only think-of that poor woman!” Of course the “ impossible\ wasaccom- plished. To the surprise of the Colonel, the President insisted ou driving him to the Navy-yard, to see that the Secretary’s order was carried out immediately; s e e m ing to have a -nervous four that some ob stacle might be thrown in tho way of the pious expedition. He waited at the land ing til! all was ready, then charged the officers of the steamer to give every as sistance and attention to his “ friend Col onel Scott.” With him he shook, hands warmly at parting, saying, “ God bless you, my dear fellow. I hope you will havp np more trouble in this sad affair —and,. Colonel, try to forget last night.” ■ '-Away up in a New Hampshire church yard there is a certain grave carefully watched and tended by faithful love,— But every April time the violets onihat mound speak not alone of the womanly sweetness and devotion of her who sleeps below—they are tender and tearful With the memory of the murdered President. Unconscious, or undetected imitation— Even Seneca; complains, that the ancients had compelled him to borrow from them what they would have taken from him, had he been ludky enough to have preceeded them— “ Every one o f my writings,” says Goethe, in the same candid spirit, “ has been famished to me by a thousand different.persons, a thou sand different things: the learned and the ignorant,'the wise and the foolish, infancy and age, have come in turn, generally without having the least suspicion of it, to bring me the offering of their thoughts, their famiiting tbeir experience: often have they sop-ed’the harvest I have reaped. My work is that of an aggregation of human beings, taken front the whole of nature; it hears the name of Goethe.” ,It is In the power o f any writer to be origi nal, by deserting nature, and seeking the quaint and tlie fantastical; bnt Hteraiy mon sters, Jike all others, are generally short-lived. “ W h e n I was a young man,’’says Goldsmith, “ beinganxious to distinguish myself, I was perpetually starting new propositions; bnt I soon gave this over, for hfound that general ly what was new was fatee.\ Strictly speak ing, we may be original, without being new: our thoughts may be out- own, and yet com- mon-ptace. It may be doubted, whether a man can fully appreciate the mysterious, properties, and the thought-elevating dignity Of his nature, until by becoming a parent,-he feels himself to be a creator as well as a creature. , T he childless man passes ihroUgii life like an arrow through the air, leaving-nothing behind that may mark his flight. A tombstone, stating that they were bom and died, is the sole brief evidence of existence, which tbe moss o f bachelors can transmit to foe succeeding generation. Bnt the father feels that he belongs to the future, as well as the present; ho has, perhaps, be come a permanent part and pared of this ma- jestrcal world “ till the great globe dissolve; for bis descendants may not impossibly m b discoveries, or effect reforms, that shall influ ence the destiny of the whole human race, and thus immoraiize their name.; These may be baseless dreams, fond and doating reveries, but, like all the aspirations connected with our offspring, thoy serve to soothe and melior ate heart, while they send the delighted spirit into the future wreathed with laurels, and mounted upon a-triumphal car of glorious hopes. ' • ■' Mountaineers are rarely conquered, not so mtteh on account of the facility for defence afforded b y their craggy heights as from their hardier habits and greater, patriotism. In the rich lowlands, art. becomes the principal pur suit ; art leads to riches tmd luxury, and these to enervation rindssu)bjectiOn. On the high and barren places, man’s occupations render him more Conversant with nature, an intcr- coprse, which inseparably attaches him to “ the mountaiii nymph—Sweet Liberty.”— When in danger o f being worsted, Highland ers are renovated, llke.Antams, by a touch of their native e arth; and so . might we, when attacked b y the cares and sickliness of money getting and money-spending, if we would only quit our crowded cities, take a walk in the flelds, and touch the earth: \yi|en the leafless and embittering metropolis turns our moral into gall, we may always reverse the process by staying amid the flowers in the country. Mothers. Four good toothers have given birth to four bad daughters:—Truth has pro ducedhathed; Success, pride; Security, dan ger; Familiarity, contempt. And, on the contrary, four had mothers havo produced as many good daughters, for Astronomy, is tbe offspring o f astrology ; Chemistiy, of alche m y ; Freedom, of oppression; Patience, of long-suffering. Month: A useless instrument to some peo ple, in its capacity, as th6 organs?of speech, of rendering ideas audible ; •' blit of special service it> them in its other capacity of render ing victuals invisible. , Insthotions most be fitted toj’tbe different ages of tho world’s-mind, just as the clothes afrialtered and adjested to the different age9 of an individual’s body. When w e have out grown either, they should bo cost aside; unless we wiAh our movements to be cramped or that which restrains them to be violently rent aseundef. institutions may be compared to certain finite i.When utoripe, no storm disturbs them; -whcrirlpc. a.puffwtlLblow themdown* E x t e m p o r e — a p r e m e d i t a t e d im p r o m p t u - '
