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GRBEHSrSBOROUQ-II, 3ST-. O.. .NOVEMBEE. 5, 1863:
Volume XXV.'
ISTumber 1,5374.
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Written for the Patriot
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SOUTHERN FREEB8M.
IT IIAIIT BALL.
" Frlenl after friend departs!
YVh6 has not lost ft friend?'
Capt. Jacob Calvin Hedge cock.
" lleauty uuvlorned, is mot domed." So food
hffi, icqnernuinen, hijh-mlnde'lness and mealiness
re mt elniirLl whea thej are found in a person
of pimple and unostentatious, manners There the
prk1 out ire the brilliant diamond set in plain
joM. Such wm the character of Jacob Calvik
Hki.'.it ocTi, the taudcsl civilian and toe unpreten
ding KoMier.
lie is the eon of .Vahel an l Usnoah Hedgecock
&nl was b-.rn near AbUlfe C--k in Davidson coun
tr, ui the 2;i. of September, li7. Hie nereets
were .t but highly respeHule people. They
were not t sufficiently large means to give him the
advantages of a thorough rUical education ; yet
tliey trnubiirgly Loped, that his highest youthful ss
jirsiiun might be gratified, for they felt that hit
iy and heart were net upon something honorable
aud useful in the world of letters,- nd they careful
ly r. ar J him in all the rich attributes of character
which are best learned around (he fire of the cotter's
h .rn. He had the benefits of the best old field
i-ditoU of hit neignbvrhood, where he acquired a
deceut knowledge of his vernacular language. There
ins education slor ed.
He wa. uiee grown btfure he quitted the fields
of agriculture and entered the wagon-shop of his
brother Joseph Hedgecork. He was over six feet in
Imilii, heavy and wrll developed in physical power.
.N .Squill, his larui toil ..nd mechanical exercise made
tii.i p. rson so handsomely round and symmetrical.
His well moulded face was asblaad and cheerful as
bo dof reisi.and his heart ever teemed with the
kini'.itM emotion. Leading that obscure and toil-
S'lfTi
1 .IV, ln ever and anon, picked op some old.
Ikrk.e, dog cared, or musty volumes, which orna
xm tii I the tables, or lay on the shelves, all covered
with lu,'at aonie of the neighboring farm-houses,
tii 1 rw1, uud re read them until almost every-sen-ti
motif and mm h ol the language were ss familiar to
Lim as hii alphabet. During his apprenticeship at
thi trade, lir read only a few books, but those few
he rral and digested thoroughly. Usually the books,
which ate found in the houses of our simplest and
M'.M unleittried people, are the productions of the
l.i -wi. I ablest minds of the past, and, not unfre-U.-iiily,
are (tit ancient ia authorship and de
v nd of tlir d wxlmg flnnel and strutting foppery of
ni'tny modern writer;. Such were the books which
fell into Iho hand of young Hedgecock, and from
in It he Morel and garnished his mind at leisure
!n.ur and dutia the long winter nights of his coun
try dilV. l'.iii notwithstanding he was pursuing a
l.uitn's and oci upying a situation in which he wan
ted !.,t of tLe thiuga which make humankind
hl i.f.t and, thrrefore, as the goad Socrates hal
I, at .ri.'lied nearriit the gids, who want noth
itij, Hill Uf. was not t isfied with a life of such
pld 'Ihij; und iinvtt ui l t'jil, ner was hid ambition
coi.ieui to be lui ed mi l the shavings and solitude of
i4 rjihin .n' work h'p, far away from the great thor
ouhl'artja of irado au 1 the '.rifo and excitement of
the ma l iming crowd. He bad tasted the blins of
u h quietude, fur h retirement, such seclusion, and
now tic was resiles for change, thoagh as it did to
lt fti. Jolinson A Hero of the Happy Valley, it
niihl lrm to him in its tram trouble, disappoint
int til and t tic hhurpet miseries. He chose the law
m 'tis rotriin und he.a:i the study of it ii. 1853
uiiilt-r t'if Hon. J. M. I. oack, of Lexington, when he
w t in liii t wtnty oightli yvar.
.Mr. Heiigvi r,.k wai a young nan of clear and
tr ii if iitf ll.'ct, though he w!to not a ready and rap
it '.Linker; but whenever he investigated a subject
tli itu lun'mn, which he rpA.hed. wasgererally ac
cm utr un l reliib!e. i I is rcato u.,: was logical and
t.'t iM. Iul there win no brilli t.i' .lash in his mental
f'Miij'.'.-ifiiui, nr ii he rndool with a rich and
g mi lamy, ihsi (iu.lity of mind so enseutial te
.'uuiindiui( .tid perkiiasive eloquence. His great
int.ileHty ai.il timidity in appearing ia public, like-wi-e,
pieveuted him pasing for his true worth at
the l"r und in popular nmeroblics. Truly could he
hn.f nail with Lionel Haughton, one of the imagina
ry characters of the great Hulwer Lytton : I have
ii-. iti'iiim, hut I have re.olve, and resolve is perhaps
u iire of iti wt, lii a genius. Genius and Resolve
hive thre. gr.md elements in common Patience,
H" , t'l.nouitratinn '' He had patience, which
would wvt and suffer long ; he had ft hope, which
wi muniifii with despondency; and he concentra
te 1 :Ul ni mental power, untrained as they were
by scliil.iti.- dm it liar, upon liis law-books. ' With
in l-ttag.lle industry, ho spent day and night in
reading the course of studies laid down by our Su
pr tn' Court. at:d in'the summer of 18o6, he obtain-
I hi lic'ni i pructice in the County Courts. At
l ismWrr Trrm. if'7,ofthe Sapreuie Court, I meet
him at lUlfigh when we both received our licenses
t" p tie in the .iiperirr Courts. He stood a fair
exBiui'iation bvfore the learned Judges and showed
huiMi'li iu,lind to decide most of tho knotty
l-ii'-tion hii h so often puirle young practitioners
lnMithcy rirsf st out in their profession.
Mr. Ili'dar ,,ck settled permanently in the village
. ( i . . f i . tj ' i . .
i unti nn in .iurcn, icii, wnne he was
r uig Iho Superior Court course, and received
during that yar some legal buine.s in the County
l .nirt-uf that coun'y. In the beginning of 1S."8, he
i..h uiti.r.i ana rorsythm his circuit. He had
a ...
i.rr rn-fUf.i iimcti practice in these counties, but
in u. Un h m. doing a handsome paying busi
at Tin lime he quitted the law for the defence
t-f I ne ii h tn enroplary in his habits, reg
u ar.y in Ins oifttt in ike vacations, read his books
cl.-sly. was oSlijinjt and atlable in his professions'
irsnactiens. sn I ha l so far won the confidence of
hi c.Mintynien an I brethren at- the P-ar, that at the
request of many proinentnd influential friends
1 1 r-vrivrd the appointment of Clerk and Master in
i. rut- tor hi county. Me was a good and
.hhent CWk and Mafer, kept his books and dock
, et in eii-elient t jle and his papers in their proper
pM-e. -a t rung which is always highly appreciated
ry tH-ti, the ae t..r and bench. His reading ws
mo-tly of a legal character - bnt, occasionally, he
related huinelf by the perusal of historic and no
vel He never, however, allowed himself to become
s.. ei.groed in such fscinaipK readings as to neg
lect h;s legal studies and his professional and official
I'.iMnfM sid duties.
lie was TLig in politics; always conservative in
hi view, regretted more than pen can describe to
g ve tip the glonc and llessingi of the national Un-
iim , thought Wc liad
Uettrr bear the ills we have
I.. in Ii to otner we ki.ov- not of;"
kii I. jt.cquntly, he never ceased to Lo e for the
Irpauation ot th.i gwernnoent, uatil President
Lincoln, ha via r hitherto "kepi the word of promise
to aur ear," now broke it to our hepe j" and, then,
he declared boldly for war, open and determined re
sistance to tyranny and Constitutional usurpation.
He jeincd the eempany which Gen. Laach raiead in
Davidson in May 18C1, of which he wa unanimous
ly elected first lieutenant. After the promoticn of
CapL Leaeh to the lieutenant-colonelcy of his regi
ment, Lieut. Hedgecock was made Captain of the
Davidson Guards by acclamation.
Jske Hedgecock, the name by which bis best
and most intimate friend) loved to call hiia, was a
noble, highsouled, proud-spirited man: Before
he entered the Army of the South, his life had been
a serene ard unruffled as the bosom ofavaiet
glassy lake at the hour wben the sun setieth. Noth
iog had as yet nnusally stirred fie depths of his
large soul. His practice at the bar had been too
meagre, at thai time, to have introduced him to the
high, rapt, eloquent and absorbing excitement, which
often burn and thrills in the legal mind in the
midst of the investigation and argument of actions
of the greatest magnitude; his course in politics,
thougJi firm and decided, was not such aa to hurry
him. into the storm and whirlwind of tie popular
crowd and the public debate. No, hi life thus
far had glided quietly, kindly, unobtrusively, only
in such way as to expose the surface of the hidden
wealth and worth of his character. "The fairest
leaves ia the flower are the last the bud will disclose.
True to nature, the fairest leaves of his character
were those which the last year of his life disclosed,
his life as a soldier of his country.
The camp has its tedium; the drill, its monotony;
the hospital, its hideousness ; the field, its soul sick
ening and horrifying spectacles ; tho whir of the
bullet and the roar of the ball, their indescribably
stirring, moving effaet, which invariably causeth a
a shudder or a grimace in the 6toutest man though
unconsciously ; but still, however thickly his march,
the bivonac, the field, all, ara planted with death,
there is experienced by the soldier in his rough, un
certain and haiardous life an excitement, a pleasure,
a rapture mounting at times almost to that serene
and ecstatic enjoyment which the poets ascribe to
the mythological Gods themselves. None entered
more fully into that enjoyment than did Captain
Hedgecock. Camp-sociableness seemed to unlock
the springs ar.d depths of his better nature. At the
soldier coterie under the deep shade of branching
forest trees, or by the side of some cool crystal
spring, or in the soft silver moon-sheen of a cilm
mid summer's eight, the gentle voice and merry
laugh of Capt. Hedgecock was ever heard in the
midst-of the jovial group of officers- And while we
were hibernating at Camp Martin near Manassas,
at the symposiums of himself and friends whore
" The serious
Mix'd with the sportive, with thelearn'd the plain ;
Mirlh solten'd wisdein, candor tempefd mirth ;
And wit its honey lent, without the sting,"
he was always a frank, liberal, cheerful, communica
tive, whole-hearted 8ympaiarch. On such occa
sions only, could one learn tke riches of his sterling
virtues and the height and depth of his j
magnanimity. If the country was talked or, none
could surpass him in pure, simple, fervent patrio
tism ; if that mean, low. debasing party-spirit,
which ever now and then hissed and bubbled upon
the surface of the political waters, none was quicker
than he to spit upon it and despue him who caused
it to effervesce while our common South is in such a
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ty as a people ought to be regard?d; if the Eclfi.-h- I
ness and malignity of the regular army officers of
the government in backbiting and maligning each
other's characters were di3cu.ed, ujiic loved better
than he to denounce with trenchant and unmeasur
ed biterness the officers, who uould ri.-e in mnriial
distinction at the cost of even dragging augcta down;
if bomo and the endearments of "auli acquain
tance," were introduced, his eye brightening and his
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nosoui swe.iiag, e wouiu loucniu-iy rcu.a m3
fellows, that although ;
"'Tis sweet to hear the watch dog's honest bark,
Hy deep-uiouth'd weicome ss we draw n?ar home ;
' l is sweet to know there is an eye will mark
Our coming, and look brighter when we conu ;"
till the war mujt be fought out and independence
established crc home can be tbe dear sweet spot it
once was and thecommuue of iriends,be rtijovcd as
of yore; if the expected fight was fffeutioned, he
modes'ly and sadly hoped it might be a glorious
victory to our arms and decissve of peace and free
dom to our beloved country. Such is only a modi
cum of the social and intellectual worth of liis amia
ble gentleman and chivalrous young officer.
Capt. Hedgecock wis a participant in the glories
wou by Deauregard's little army o the ISth of July,
1801, at Mitchell's std Blackburn's Foidi, and in
the still more dazzling and unfading lau.els of that
General and the great Johnson three days thereaf-
ter.-thodiy on which the Yankees undr Wiuf.eld
Scott and McDowell were so ing!orioudy defeated
and routed.
liis next battle and the la:? was on the it:rc of;
consecrated heights of aneicnt Winchester. He
fell mortally wour.ded while the glorious 21st Begi
ment of North Carolina Troops was daringly and in
trcpidly charging the enemy behind a rock-wall. His
exclamation was: I am mortally wounded, but prtti
forward boyt, prts$ forward. Col. Kirkland, in
his report of that battle, thu- tpoke of, him : " Death
met him at the had of his company while charging
the enemy." He was much beloved by his company,
who had re-elected him on there-organization of the
regiment, and no man could have filled that respon.
Bible poiitiop more proudly, and fearlessly, and ef
ficiently. His tall, graceful, msjestio, martial form
pointed his men trAsrs wa tht fot, and his firm and
unnuivering voice cheeerd them on in tht hour uhxch
trirth tht tourtgt and heroi'm of tht ton! ' 'Twas the
Sabbath day, and about the hour of 8 o'clock in the
morning. H. lived, though ,n unspeakable agony,
until about the same hour of the next day, hen his
spirit pas-ed to Him who gave it On We-day,
n.s remains were oeposite . m the Winchester grave-
yard whece they now are reiting undisturbed by the
thrilling tragedies which have since been enacted oa
those blood stained hills. Memory, so long as faith
ful, will revive many delightful reminiseences of this
risingyoung officer. Gwodue.s, simple, cuileless,
unatfee ted, ennobling natural-goodness so radiantly
illumined his fine and ban isouie face, that, even new
and ever, bright visions of its amiablenes and mas
euline comeliness and dignity will pleasingly haunt
and linger in the minds of those who knew him and
loved him!
. riedand the treasure given them as aduw-
lioLLixo Mills. A company ot gontlei ' r'' Alexander was astonished. And what
men has besn formed in Lynchburg, with ' 8a' e chief, tvould have been tho decis
a capital of $500,000, paid in, which will in 1 on n your country ? Why we should
a short time establish a Rolling Mill in that 1 na?e dismissed the parties, said Alexander
city. This will boa most important addi' ' and seized the treasure for tho kiDg's use.
lion to the manufacturing enterprise of the And does the sun shine on your country ?
South. i said the chief. Does the rain full there 7
! Are thero any cattle there which feed upon
Tho Steamer Venus, from 'Nassau, was herbs and green, grass f Certainly, said
run ashore yesterday by the blockadars, , Alexander. Ah, said the chief, it is for the
about tive miles above Fort Fisher. The 1 Bake of these innocent cattie that tho Great
vessel was burned by the crew, who. we Bciojr permits the sun to shine, the
icant, made their escape.
) ilmington Journal,
Eloquent Extract. Paul Dentcn. the
Texas Missionary, was once holding a camp
meeting in the backwoods of that State.
In order te insure a large crowd, he had
previouslacWertieed that there would be
on the ground a good barbecue, better
liquor, and the sermon, the vast crowd sat
down to ditner, when a notorious daspera.
do, who was present, demandad of tho min
iater where the liouor was ! Denton point
ed his motionless finger to a doable spring,
in front of him, gushing up in two strong ;
colenuns from the earth. 'There, .he reph.
ed, with a look terrible as lightening, wbilo
his enemy actually trembled on his Jd
there iathe liquor, which God tho Eten.al
brews fr all his children I Sot in ibe
simmering still, crer smoky fires, choked
with poisoaou&gasses.and surrounded with
the stench of sickening odors .and rank
corruption, doth your Father in Heavea
prepare the precious essence of life the
pure, cold water. Bat in the green grassy
dell, where the red deer wanders, and the
child lotes to play, there God himself brews
it ; and down, low down in the deepest val
leys, where the fountains murmur and the
ril! sing; and high up on the tall moun
tain tops, where naked granite glitters like
gold in the sun, where the storm cloud
broods, Mid the thunder tones crash; and
away far out in tho wild wide sea, where
the hurrictvre howls music, and big wnvas
roar the chorus, "sweeping the march of
God,' there he brews it, that beverage of
life, health-giving water. And everywhere
it is a thing of beauty gleaming in the
dew drops; singing in the summer rill shi
ning in tho ice gem, till the trues all seom
turned to living jewels spreading a gol
den veil over the sun, or a whito gauza
around tho midnight moon ; sporting in
the cataract, slesping in the glacier, dan
cing in the hail-shewer; folding its bright
now curtains softly about the wintry
world, and weaving the many colored iris,
that seraph's zone of the sky, whoso warp
is tb raimdrop of earth whose wcof is the
sunbeam of heaven, checkered o'er with
colestial flowers, by tho mystic hand of ro
fraction. Still always beautiful that bless
ed life giving water ! No poison bubbles
on its brink; its foam brings no madness
or murder ; no blood stains its liquid glass ;
pale widows and starved orphans weep not
barning tears in its clear depth ; no drunk
ard's shriekiDg ghost from the grave curses
it in words of eternal despair ! Speak out
my friends, would you exchange it for the
demon's drink alcohol 7"
A shout of many voices answered, 'No!'
A spectator to the scene says qo pen can
describe thu effect of the speech ft was
overwhelming. The desperado tried to
skulk away behind tht crowd, while the
audience stood electrified beforo the speak
er. The First Kiss. Thero are soveral
ways to tell a Btory. Some genius has at.
tempted to describe a young lady's sensa
tion on receiving her first kiss. Ho makes
her sy, "the first timo she was kissed she
felt like a vase of rosjs swimminz in hon.
ev and eau de coloanc. She also folt as if
something was running through her nerves
on fevt of diamonds, escorted by several lit-
tie CUpids in chariots, drawn by anell,
shaded by honeysuckles, and tho whole
fq-road with melted rainbows."
Elizabeth Barrett Browning relates u
similar epiiode in her life as follows :
First time he kissed me, he en!y kirsed
The fingers if.tbihand wherewith I write;
A.id ever fiiuce it grew more clear and white,
Slow to the world greeting, quick wiih.it. 4()h, list !'
VVhen the an-els speak. A rinj ol amethyst
Cvuld not wear her plainer to my sight
Than that fus: kiss. The second passed ic height
Th- first, and sought the forehead, and hall missed,
Halting on uiy hair. Oh. beyond meed !
That was the cieam of love, when love's own crown
With sanctiiying sweetness did precede.
Hi a third upon my lips was folded down,
In perfect pui pie state ! since when, indeed,
I have been pioudlmd said, 'My love my own,'
And vsry stupidly told too, according to
our unpoetic notion. Sul Loveogood, with
whose quaint sayings many ot our leiincs
seo readers are familiar, explains tho effect
ot a similar operation with a god ileal
more graphic truth, and iullyas much po
etry, as follows :
'I happened to pass next day ; of course
1 stopped to enjo.y a look at the tempter,
I as ShO was migoty lOVin tO me, bhO pijt
1 vrun arm round my neck nd tuthe wun
wi.ar tnocurcingie go8 rounu a noss, IUCK
tho intut n on mo with her left fooi and ein
j me a kins ! Says she, Sutty, my love, I've
' gut fcumlhin' fur you a new sensation !'
! and 1 believed it, tor 1 beg:n to feel it
already. My toes folt like as ef rainners
I war nibblin' at 'cm a cold streak run up
and down my back, like a lizard with a tur
key hen arter him in settm time, and my
stummick was hot and onsatisfied like !"
Something to Touch the Heart.
Colerido somewhere relates a story to thia
effect :
"Alexander, during his march in Africa
camo to a people dwelling in peaceful huts,
who knew neither war nor conquest. Gold
being offered to him, ho refused it, 'saying
that his sole object was to learn tbe man
ners and customs af tho inhabitants. Stay
rr i I la no sure ( ri flhief na Innrv no it nUoQua
j lhce. Daring this interview with tho
j Africans, two Ot his subjects brought a Case
l,ciore him for judgment.
I The di-pute was this : The Ono had
' bought ol the Other a pieco of ground,
j which, aftor the purchase, was found to
j contain a treasure for which he felt himi
I self bound to pay. The Other refused t
! receive any thini;, stating that when he sold
tho ground he fold it with all tho advanta
ges, apparent and concealed which it might
bo found to afford. Said the chief, looking
at the one, you havo ason. and to the oth
er, you havo a daughter; let them be maY-
rain tola!! and tho gras to grow in your
j country
Milton's Chakactxk. Let us glance for
a moment, ere we close at what was even
finer than AIHton'a transcendent genius
his character. His lifo was a great epie
iUelt ; ByrOn'a life was a tragi-oomedj ;
Sheridan's was a brilliant farce ; Shelley's
wan a wild, masf, stormiktragedy, like on
of Wat Lee's ; Keat's life was a sad, brief,
beautiful lyric; Moore's' has been a love
son?; Coleridge's was a M Midsummer
Wight's Dream:" Schiller's was a harsh,
difficult, wailing, but ultimately -victorious ,
war ode, like one of Pindar's, Goethe's was
a brilliant, somewhat melodramatic, but I
finished novel Tasso's was an elegy ; bu j
aixutun. ana mmon aone, actej as well as
. ku vpivj wiupimc iu an na parte
high, grave, sustained, majestic. His life
was a self-denied life. "Susceptible," says
orAi, "as Burke, to the-attractions of his
torical prescription, of reyalty, of chivalry,
of an ancient church installed in cathedrals,
and illustrated byA old martyrdoms he
threw himself, the flower of elegance, on
the side ot the reeking conventicle the
side of humanity, unlearned, and nnadorn
ed." It was a fife of labor and toil ; labor
and toil unrewarded, save by tho secret
sunshfaof bis own breast, filled with the
consciousness of sUvine approbation, and
hearing from afar, the voice of universal
future fame. It was a life of purity. Even
in bis youth, and in the countries ef'the
South, he Beems to have remained entirely
unsullied. Although no anchorite, ho was
temperate to a degree, saying, with John
Elliott, ' Wine is a noblo, generous liquor,
and we should bo thankful for it, but wa
ter waa made before it." Rapid in his
meals, he was never weary of.tHe refresh
ment of music ; his favorite instrument, as '
.a .... " I
migtit navo been expected, being the or.
gan. It was a life not perfect: thsre were
spots on his, fame, acerbities of temper,
harshness of languago, pecultartics of
opinion, which, proved him human, and
grappled nint with difficulty to earth, like
a vast balooa ere it takes its bound up
wards. It was in somo meassre a complete
life, not a tantalizing fragment, nor sepa
rated segment; but it evolved as gradual,
ly and certainly as a piece of solemn mueic.
It was the life of a patriot; faithful found
among the faithless, faithful only he ; and
Abdjel.that dreadless angel, is just Milton
transferred to the skies. It was above all,
the life of a Christian. It was a life of
prayer, of faith, of meek dependence, of
perpetual communing with heaven. Hence
was his soul cheered in sorrow and blind
ness, the moj-e bo lived in dally, hourly ex
pectation of Him whom he called "the
shortly espaeted King," who rending the
heavens, was to, and shall yet, give him a
houe from hsaven, where they that look
out tho windows aro not darkened.
In tine, wo toll not our rcadors to imi
tate Milton's genius that may ba too high
a thing fur them ; but .to imitate his lite,
the patriotism, the" sincerity, the manli
ness, the purity, and tho piety of bis char
acter. Whan consrderiag him and the oth
er men of his day, we are tempted to say,
"Thore wore giants in tkose days," while
we have fallen on the days of little men
nay, to cry out with her of old, "I saw god
ascending from the earth, and one of them
is like to an old man whose face is covered
with mantle. In these days oi rapid uud
;. xu tu. uayn ui P'.i
hange, what need for a spirit so
ise, so sindbre, and so gifted, as
ho will. not join in the language
uruvtrh&l chang
pure, so wise
his and who
o--&-
ii air
of Wordsworth 't
" Milton ! ihou shouldest be living at this hour,
Englacd hath need of thee. She is a feu
Of stagnant waters. WeareseiSsh men.
Thy soul was like a star; and dwelt apart ;
Pure bs the naked heavers, majestic, free ;
So tiidet ihou travel on life's eomnion way.
In cheeriul godliness ; und yet ihy hekrt
The lowliest duties on itself did 1ft v."
Carl or Milk Cows Every ono
owns a milk cow should know tbal
who
they
require fully as much care and attention
as the horse. Few persons think of keep-;
ing a horse, whether blooded er not, with,
out a shelter of some kind from the wealh.
-i i .
er. let tney win permit tneir cows to
take all kinds of weather, and. still expect
them to give an abundance of milk and
butter.
To have a good cow, several points ara
absolutely essential to be attended to. Iu
tho first place you must provide- a warm
and comfortable h,ouso for them where they
:an bo kept dry in wet weathtr. Whcie
the food given them is not to be eaten
from nndcr foot, and whors they cau lis
down to rest withoutbecomirg filthy. Theso
art tbe first things to bo provided. Next
their food slops must bo well and thoroug
ly cooked, and clean at that. Dishwater
from the kitchon is suited for tho hog, and
not for the cow. Tho peas must be boilod
woll done in purc-wator, and saJt enough
added to season it as for tablo as-e. Cab
bage leaves, turnips, potatoes, and carrots,
when added, must be washed clean as for
your own tab!, and cooked with eqnally as
much care, and then lea to mem in quanti
ty to satisfy without gorging,
which they are fed must
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bo kept
clean, and never allowed to sour; in short,
everything connected with-the core and
feeding of tho cow must be cleanly. Any
cow who ha a spark of decency or self
respect, will reject filthy food as quick as
a person will. Try it, and you'll find it so.
Th.-cow i-tiould be fed a!o with rougL
f:od, fodder, hay or shuck, rdl of whicj
honld be in. a zooc jack, and sound. They
will r'.-ject impure or spoiled fodder .-hay or
shucks as you would tainted meat.
With this mode of keeping a cow, she
will keep in good condition, her hair bo
fihe and silky, und if shja has any milking
qualities, will amply repay you for your
caro. Col- Times.
The President Kissed. A lriend re
marked to us yesterday that there never
was a great occasion" without something
ridiculous to spoil it and relatod the fol
lowing: A lady jutent oa seeing tbe President,
awaited "his arrival most anxiously at the
depot, and, upon seeing him, ruehsd franti
tieal!y tovri.crj he was eiclaiming in pa-
uinitfiio.m, ...
... u,MBt rnn t tho Yam
kiescome to Sslma.'
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'I assuro you, my dear madam, they
shall not," replied iho dignified Mr. Davis;
aud tiieieupcn tho overjoyed fair one
sin:
xo uitiuiy uuo, ii o
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r i tuntr, Dili a uLumi owv.-.v..-.
r.-ruiar "socK-uuiuirei wLii
J sounded like thorcportofa small pistol
prety good looking widow on tbe sunny
side of forty summers, had often bee tewed
melting glances Wa certain sheriff, who
daily passed her house on his official hssi
ness. One day he stopped dismounted tied
his horse, ana rapped at the door, and waa
readily admitted to the parlor. After time,
the widow made her smneirnnM Tk
confoslen and delight which the presence J
of her visitor occasioned, set off toreate
advantage somewhat her cantor .tin,
charms. Her cheeks bore the biendedJinu
of the apple blossom the most beautiful
trie artist could prepare. Her lit resem
wicu lUMuuui ii a. o uue we sec among
French flowers, and hej eyes, 'tis impossi.
ble to describe them, as they darted loving
glances from beneath arched brows the
color of India ink ! Her teeth far exceed
ed in beauty any that wers ever made.
But then her beautiful hair flowing in jetty
ringlets about her pearl white shoulders,
was enough to make one think at once of
dying.
After some commonplace remarks, the
sheriff said, UMadam.I hare an attachment
for you."
The widow, with downcast eyes, whoso
glances were centered upon her pretty foot
which, encased in a neat boot, half con
cealed by her flowing drapery, gently pat
ted tho floor, replied :
"Sir, tho attachment is reciprocal."
The sheriff maintained silence for awhile,
and said :
"Madam, will ycu proceed to court 7"
"Proceed to court !" reDlied tho wid ow.
k 1 . .v i . . i
with a merry laugh; and shaking her
ueau, Bne aaaeq; :
"No, sir 1 1 greasy prefer that you should
proceed. to courti"
"B it madam, the justice, is waiting;."
-.cfc mm wau; i am sot aispoted to
hurry maters in such an unbecoming man
ner, and besides, sir, when the coremonv
is performed, I wish you to understand
that I prefer a minister to a justice of the
poace."
A light'dawnsd on the sheriffs brain.
"Madam," said he, rising from his chair
with solemn dignity, "there is a great mis
take here ; my language has been misun
derstood. The attachment of which I
spoke was issued from tbe office ot Justice
R , and commands me to bring you in
stantly before him to answer a 'contempt
of court,' in disobeying a Bubpceno in the
case of Jones vs. Smith."
Wo draw tho curtain.
Cct Out. It is many years sine? I fell
in love with Jane Jerusba Skeggs, the
handsomest-girl by far that ever wont on
legs. By meadow, 'creek and wood and
dell, so often wo did walk, and the moon
light smiled on our meeting lips, and the
light winds learned our talk. Jane Jeru
sha was all to me, for my heart was young
and true, and loved with a. double and
twisted love, and a love that was honest
too. I roamed all over the neighbors' farm
robbed tho wild wood bowers, and tore
my trow3ers atd scratched my hands, in
search of choicest flowprs. In my joyous
love I bronghtall those to my Jerusba
Jane; but I wouldn't be so foolish now if I
hrerc a boy sgaiu. A cit
a, a Jdnmwd Qp in .
I a h? bat aod au
ap his , ...
were a boy again. A citv chap then came
I sea i
tde clothes : with
nd a moustacha un-
s .... ...
or U1S nose I Ha fa ken r.r hor nf liinmnrf
' schools, (for her father owned a farm)and
she left me, the couutry love, and took the
! now chap's arm. And alll that night I
never slept, nor could I eat next dsy. for I
lood that girl wuh fervent love, that
naught could drive awaT. I strove to win
her back to mo, but it waa all in vain the
city Qhap with hairy lip, married Jerusha
Jane. And my poor heart was sick and
sore, until the though struck me, that just
a good fish still remained as ever was
caught out of tho sea. So 1 went to the
Methodist church one night, and saw a
dark brown curl, peeping from under a
a gipsy hat, and married that very girl !
And mauy years have passed and gone,
and 1 think my loss my gain ; and I often
bless that hairy chap that stole Jerusba
Jane.
It would seom that the Yankee guns at
Charleston, though of vast power aijd
range, cannot stand everything, so that
although by way of experiment they can
throw shot and shell irUo Charleston from
Morris' Island, for all' practical purpoeea
ti e city is. not within their range. It is
probable that at the rate they have been
going on, a Parrot guii would have to bo
sacrificed upon Morris' Inland for every
quare yard of brick-work displaced in the
city a losing business to the men of Par
rot guns. This has already been tried
and with about tho results we have indica
ted". Rut the force of these guns within any
thing less than a fabulous rango, must bo
admitted to bo tremendous, and if General
Jere. Gilmer has really boen able to put
the stump of Fort Sumter ia a position to
withstand the fearful impact of these enor
mous projectiles thrown from Cummings'
Point, then indeed ho may well be denom.
inated the Todieben of tbi war.
Wilmington Journal.
The Motukr or Nap-ileon. Tho fnrai
ily.cf .Napoleon says Allison, though noble
had not been distinguished, and had snf
fured severely from misfortune. The
mother of the great captain, who was
marked by groat beauty, and so common
firmness and intrepidity of mintj, shared
in the fatigue and dangers of her husband
at a period of great trial and was engaged
with him in some oxpoditiens on horsei
tbsck. His father died at tho age or thirty -
eighth but the ward of parental care waa
moro than supplied by tho mother, to
whose early education and solicitude, Na
poleon, in aer life mainly aecribed his elevation-.
Oa one occasion he expressed the
opinion tbau tho future good or bad con
duct rf the child depend entirely on the
molher. Though left a widow in the primo
ot life, the movher of Napoleon has alreasjy
borne thirteen children, of whom five eons
i .... j j l f.u-
! ana mree uauuit-re uurvivea vaeir laiuoi.
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ono iicu vv bcc uuo ui iuem wcn&
crown of Charlemagne, and another seaWed
on the throne of Charles V.
Wc Confederates only dismiss the
ish Consul we duu"i "raise" them,
the Hebel.
Brit,
says
Written for the Patriot.
LINES
vej. o aaTtmnc.
When far away fro so those he lores,
0, Qod, watea over alas ;
Be thou the shielding power above ;
And fmrd kisa safely.
Whea on "the battle field he net.
To meet the invading f,
0, five him strength to do thy" will,
And guard him safely.
Betaea his eomferter and Mend,
Be thou his shield Croat nam ;
, Be thoa hie ever sraUhai gwara.
Both night nod day.
When pain and sic knew racks his brew
When darkness broods no hope.
Be thou his lore and steady aim
And guard him safely.
When death that dark and oft feared foe
Takes him from all that love ;
Wilt then O, God, foreTemiore
Q sard him safely?
Thtn te thy righteous care O, Lord !
Take him I love so dear ;
Teach h,im te leva tby holy ward
And guard kirn Salary.
p r n MINNIE.
RaiDTiu.1, N. C.
Written for the Patriot.
ALONE.
Patient and'faithfuL and tender and tree,
Praying and thinking, and working for you
Bearing all silently sorrow for years,
Hopefully striving to conquer my feera,
8ay did my patience, my tenderness, trnth.
Merit not mora than the blight of my youth !
Give me onoe more my wild energy back.
Give me the hopes that illumined life's track
Give me the faith that I wasted on you, '
Give me the love that I squandered lhareto ;
You eannot, too lightly you cast then aside,
And lor you and all others those feelings have died.
Yet, though the hopes that I cherished are dead.
Though the light from my spirit forever hath fled.
6" uuuuuug m uoawnen i doubted In v
km 1 J . ' m ... -
ou.
j mvm iype oi me real and true,
O er the wreck of my life I woald never repine,
If the peace I have lost were but added te thine.
Nsak MoLiasvillS; N. C.
Written for tke Patriot.
ACROSTIC.
th CHKitown rcTcni.
A sk the future beaming bright,
U nfolding scenes of new delight ;
R aise my drooping spirits high ; '
E ase my heart and chser my eye;
L ooking onward as I go,
I s there bliss for me or no
A life of happiness or woe ?
E ven here the wisest sage,
B owed with many years of age,
O f the future cannot tell,
W hether it be ill or well ;
M ore than this we cannot know
A sk no human mind bslow,
N ought but heavenly light can show.
r. G. E. W.
GniEssBoao , N. C.
Vallandioham to his Ohio Frimds
The following in Hon. C. L. Vallandig.
ham's address to his friends in Ohio ainrTe
the election :
Democrats of Ohio: You have. been
beaten j by what means it is idle now to
inquire. It is enough that while tons of
thousands of soldiers were sent or kept
within your State, or held in active camp
elsewhere to vote against you, the Confed
erate enemy were inarching upon the capi
tal of your country.
Yeu wore beaten ; bat a ncbler battle fcr
constitutional liberty, and frco, popular
Government, nevor wis fought by any
poople. And your unconquerable firmness
and courage, even in tho midst of armed
military forco, sucured you these first of
freemen's rights free speech and a free
ballot. Tho conspiracy of the 5tn of May
fell beforo you. B net discouraged; des
pair not of the Eepablic; maintain your
rights; stand firm to yocr position ; never
yield by your principle or your organiza
tion ; listen not to anyone who weuIJ
have you lower your standard in the hour
of defeat.
No mellowing of your opinions npon any
question, even of policy, will avail any
thing to conciliate your politioal foes. They
demand nothing less than an absolute sur
render of your principles and your organi
zation. Moreover, if there be any hope
for tb'e Constitution or liberty, it is in the
Domocratic party alone, and you, follow,
citizens, in a little while longor will see rt.
Time and events will foroe it npon all, ex
cept those who profit by the calamities of
their country.
I thank you, one and all, fOr your sym
pathies and your suffrages. Bo assured
that, though in exile fcr no offence bat my
political opinions, and the free expression
of them to you iu pctccablo public assem
bly, you will find me ever steadfast in
those opinions, and true to the Constitution
and to the State and country of my birth.
C. L. VALLAKDIGHAM.
Windsor C. IP., 14, 1863.
Sutton Byrd.a private in Company C,
53d Regimont, N. C. Troops, was killed in
Eichmood on Thursday, morninir last.
i wbiIe on g 7 at Castle Thunder, by
four Yankee prisoners who had made their
escape.
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The Yankee Government Debt. ll is
stated, Hemi'.officially, that the Yankee
Government enters upon the third year of
the war with a debt of twelve hundred and
twenty-two millions, seven hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
Another Accident. Wo learn from the
Raleigh Progress that another accident oc
curred on Friday last at tho Powder Mills
of Waterhouso & Bowes near Raleigh.
The "incorporating house" was blown up,
inflicting a loss of about 12,000. No bod
ily injury was sustained.
Artemus Ward says: ; I have already
given two cousins to tbe wsr, and stand
ready to sacrifice my wife's brother rath
ur'n not see the rebelyin krosht. And if
wus cums to wus, I'll shed every drop of
blud my able-bodied relations has got to
prusokcot the war."
Thioo KboJe Island Q,uakr conscripts,
who refused to ''fight, pay or emigrate,"
havo boen 6nt to Fort Columbus, New
York harbor, to be tried by'court martial as
deserteis.
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