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mm 1 Willy m v VOL. L NEWBEBN, N. C., AEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1873. NO. 25 jgoutljcru Spar Jloctrn. e" In this column we desire to publish such poetry as is commemorative of events which occurred during the war, or of the sentiments and feelings of those who par ticipated in it, and memorial sketches in verse of gallant officers and men who fell in battle, or signally distinguished them- elves. Our supply of poetry on hand is less than any other material, ami we re spectfully ask those who have such as is suited to the purpose for wkieh we de sign this column, to add to our small tock. North Carolina can boast of seve ral (ladies and gentlemen) who have poet ical talents of high order, and from them we should be pleased to hear at all timas. NOG OF Till: SOI Til. From Official Report November let, 18C1 OF BY D. B. LUCAS. Choir. Sing a ooug for the Land we love ! 0! Minstrel, sing ua a song ! Sad as that of a mateless dove, But make it not, Minstrel, long ! On his viol a master's mother breathed The last sigh from her mouth Oh thus on thy harp, in cyprans wreathed, Catch thou the breath of the South t But, Minstrel, if thou has ever an art, To teach men to forget Ileeervo that strain for some other heart, For the South wou Id remember yet ! But touch not for her one rawnting chord", Her bods would but weep at tiiy strain; The dream of her pride was dispelled by the sword, Her laurels encircfo the slaai i The citron shall bloom in the orange-grove, ?-And the muscadine twine an of yor, But her dear, darling Vad, embalmed in her love, Shall return for their fruit never more! Then, tuning tliyhearp o'er the freHh-turued sod, 'Neath a bough where the ruin-crow pings CV.ch the breith of tho South, like the spirit of God, Toured over thy trembling strings ! Minstrel. . The Song of the South with her free flag furled! My heart grows mute at the prayer ! For the anthem would trouble the heart vt lie world, Like the song of a falling star! Jlnd tl.ey shall remember that 'twas not alone 'Gainst the odds of her Northern fo?, That nhe struck v.heu thj tar of her victory shone, Or sank in her hour of woe ! But the Teuton anr Celt, from tho Shannon and Rhine, And the Northman from Otta-va's banks, Came to barter their blood at Mammon's red shrine, JLnd filled np the enemy's ranks ! Jildareand O'Neal, theso sons would be call. Who for gold in recreant band?,. Tho chains which ere ruwting in Krin's sou!, Have fettered on Southern handa ! Let the victory then to the North remain, And the shame to the Foreign powers; The South has enough, airfi all her pain For the honor and glory are ours.! So I'll hang my harp o'er the frcFh-turned nod; On a bough where the rain-crow sings, Till the breath of the South, like the spirit of God Four over my trembling strings ! Pganini . YOU CAN NEVER WIN THEM RACK. You can never win them back Never; Never! Though they perish on the tract or your endeavor: Though their corses strew the earth, That smiled to give them birth; And blood polutea each hearth Ay, forever! They have risen to a man, Stem and fearles; Of your boasting and your ban They wocarelo8a;- Every hand has grasped its knife, Every gun is primed for strife, Every palm contains a life f gh, aud peerless ! Yon have no such blood as theirs For the nhedding; In the veins of cavaliers "Waa its heading; You have no such noble men In your "abolition den," To march through foe and fen Nothing dreading! They may fall before the fire Of your legions, Paid with gold for murderous hire Brought allegiance ! But f or every drop you shed They will make a mound of dead, lli at the vultures may be fed, In our regions ! But the battle to the strong Is not given, While the Judge of right and wrong Sits in heaven While the God of David still Guides the pebble, with His will There are giapta yet to kill Wrongs unehrivm!; NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS, 1861 Continued from last wee?: 3 1st Rcgt.t N. C. Troops, 21st Vol nutecr, Infantry. Henry B Jordau, e John II Hughes, P Isaac Ptpkm, o Colonel, John V Jordan, Lieut. Colonel, Daniel G Fowle, Major. Jesse .1 Yeates, Cuptains, Condnrv Godwin, Wm H Tripp, Edward It Liles, Andrew Belts A Ii C D Jiibins If Perry, H Second Lieutenants, R -ibou Steagall, A Moore T Scaly, S Hardrnburgh, Noah B Hodges, Chas B Lindsey, Stephen Crump, taBcrdon C Manly, e Thoj II Wray, Jesse Miller, f Anderson Betts, Julian Picot, o Ruffin L Bryant, Willie D Jones, n Joseph N Holden, First Lieutenants, Tho a Tope, Wm II Hart man, A John A Slaughter, Macon Bonner, b Simon B Poole, Win W Parker, c Wnitf r Debuam, Quinton Utley, d Wm Pulley, 3 Slid Regt. N. C. T., 22 nd Volunteers Infantry. Colonel, John Oderholdt, f M E Shell, e Lieut. Colonel, a Willi m T Villiani3, Second LLcnhiiant, Ma jor, John W Hoy, o M latturly, o Captains, Henry G Lewis, a JPTC Cahoon, a John C Dugr.id, EdmM C Brabble, a AIou P Cheny, b John G Hughes, B Richard Parker, B G Gratiott Luke, Win A Duke, in Sutton, .lohn M Moo.ly, Emory A Martin, John liay, M Mj Wilson, First Lieutenants, m T Beli, Leonard L Haskell, a .J esse G Holliday, Wm 11 Overton, n Jordan Gilliam Jesse C Shannon. H 1) P Lcretz, I P F Smith, K J Sherrill, c J A RobiU.-an, H iNoau 11 Hughes, H I W;llia;n P Yalsfrou,ii it C G L imb, 1, c J M Forbes, i D John Williams, k f Marshall E Hill, K C Baker L Ferguson, c c A T."1 V. .! James V Kincey, Joseph W Coker, Jo.-eph ,V Ctairis, D f F E E lllUl Regt., N. C. T., 1 2tk St Jtte Troops In fuulry. Jas A Weston, J as M Hunt, John A Gibson, Robert A ILmser, ZUicotui IA uU.nanis, ltichar 1 H Gathu, a Bennett P Jeuk;ns,A A James W Gi0bsfc it B Samuel C Wat.-on, B C Major F Joines. c Col nn, L 0'13 Brancn. Lieut. O lone I, Claik M Avery, Major. Kobert F Hoke, Captains, Fred II Jenkins Thosi W Mayhow, Oliver TPaikF, iiolert Uan, d iiios 1 l aniew, c J.enii;iU M KesJer,E Wm A Patterson, e Geo C Stov.e, r David M Cnziue, e Robert Woottn, o Tohu X Amleion, f 1'ii st Licucit'.viis, Baithjtt Y Bayle, f Tkeo CHymun, a lt!i Regt.N. C. Troojo21IIi Volun teers, Infantry. Colonel, John A Roberts, h ColIettLeventhorpe John Ij IoDovell, I Lieut. CoUmeL John Y Parky. D William "A Houck, Major, Martin Sholxnerk CajitaiiiJii Second Lieutenants, Eh Chandler, Hiram Parks, Wm D Edwards, Stephen N Wileon, a David B Harrill, Jehu Edwards, M O Dickersou, John F Hill, David G Waters, Win R Myers, Samuel A Hoey, b Alfred K Weaver, c Alex II Shotwell, e John Graham,. f Geo M Clark, o C J Ilammarskold, e h David Riiodts. e James u oimmons, iuviu ri i'eler, f Jesse S Spencer, it Pink H Shu ford, F Wm L J Lowraice,i Ander II Creswell, First Lieutenants, Geo M Norment, o KeUon C Wooily A, Joseph A Camp, b Jas F Wilson, c Wm A McKinney, K Asberry Simmons, E William Lewis, Joseph O Dyers, Francis L.Twitty, Jesse A Sanders, II W Abernathy, David It Hoy e, ii Hi I I K f Samuel II Douglas, d 35t3i Regt. N, Colonel, Licnt. Colonel, Major, C. Troops, Infantry G R Jones, d Geo YV Hanks, e David G Maxwell, F beeond Lieutenants, Captains, Claud Barry, W BJIalyburton, Hardy J Lasater, John G Jones, Win U Kankin, Hugh M Dixon, Caster G Cox, Owen F Costan, Thos J Blackwell, a A M Erwin, b Jas K Gibson,. c Ch-js A Boon, D C Day, e G L lorean, r Heurv C Fite, First LJeuicnantA, Wm G Worria. Simon B Taylor, a Dins&n A Caldwell.F B T Bvnum, b. Silaa C Hunter, f Robert iu Petty, c SGth Rcgt. N. C. Troops Artillery. Heniy It Daniel, b Jiis M Stevenson, c Colonel, Lieut. Colonel; Major, Cajitains, James D Cumming.c John S McArther, d Jno M McKjmmon,D Jas M Draughon,, e Law'nce Lancaster.E Samuel K Buuting.A JohnT Mclvin,. f Thos J Perdie, B II W Hudgins, f John J Hedrick, c Second Lieutenants, Malcom McNair d .lames F Post, a James M M"ayo, e James Baker, B John A Richardson, f Jas B Uuggins, c First Lieutenants, Arch J McNair, d Samuel R Bowden,A John F Speght,. E David E Bunting, a R W Tatom, F Robt M Dcvane, 3. (To be Continued.) Wanted An active, enterprifing young man to act as Agent for Oun LrviKo anu Ora Dead in every town and county in North Carolina.. Cannot our friend? give ue the names of such? TAKING THE OATH ; OB A Passage at Arm After Peace. It was a bright May morning about three rreeks after General Sherman had taken possession of Raleigh, when Rosa Bently, a beautiful girl of seventeen, entered the room in which her frieud Mrs. Edwards sat busily engaged ripping off the gold; lace from the sleeves of a Confederate-grey uniform coat, and replacing the naval but tons with plain black ones. She looked up as the door opened and smiled when she saw Rosa's pretty face, saying pleas antly, 'Como m dear, I am busy reconstructing Frank's coat, so you must excuse my get ting up.' 'Yon had better reconstruct your own heart first,' growled a gentleman in the nnifoim of the XL. S. Army, who rose us he spoke, and handed a chair for the young lady who had just entered, 'Come, Colonel, don't be- sarcastic, you know I am one of ycur converts, don't dis gust me with severity" or I may recaut. Col Gibbs you must know Rosa dear, has been trying to make a Unionist of me ever since he has been here, and hie modesty won't allow him to enjoy the fruits oi his. lanors, don't mind him, he is really proud of his success, and things he has done wonders iu inducing me to remove 'the in signia of rebellion,' as he ccJU these pret ty buttons, from Frank's coat. I thought nt first I would cover their, with black ; put them in mourning for their sins, but he was not satisfied with tint, so I am ta king them off just to please him, and obey he order. Sit downs child,, au.d be con verted too, for you are us bad a little Iteb as I used to be.' 'You mean as you arc,. Mrs. Edvai-d, my convarsion of you is like your covering 1' rank s buttons, w nat do you tniniv sue h did Miss Ecu Uy,, alter promising to bo a law abiding citizen, and take the insignia of rauk off from her sou's coat, she sat up here yesterday ostentatiously covering these C. S. buttons with black crape. You said then that jou were putting them in 1 mourning for vour country, ucuv for your sins. Oh, )o;i are hopeless,' and he shook I113 head at Mrs. Edwards with a mock se rious air, aud s'ghu'g deeply added,. 'God hsJp fch& man who undertakes to touvert you from your rebellious sentiments.' 'Now, CoIolcI, that' too bad of you,, said the lady stitching violently at the coat and pricking her finger instead, and she squeezed a drop of blood out of her finger as she spoke, 'and you bit there slander ing me, and trying to make me out a hyp ocrite., I never promised to become a law abiding citizen, but an order-obeying sub ject, two very different things. 1 can't be a citizen can I. unless I a:a rp5esseuted iu the government ? It's time enough to be talking about my duties as u citizen wl.i I am At present I am only 'A pretty woman talking nonsense,' in terrupted Col. Gibbs. 'This is a fit em blem of your heart,' he continued, taking up one of tho buttons covered with black crape, 'rebellious at the core, with only a thin veil drawn over it to avoid the penal ty yon would incur, did y ou openly display your sentiments.' 'My dear Colonel how well you read me, said the lady complacently, 'Confederate at heart aud only obeying the order issued by the Prefect of of the Prretouiau guards to. escape the penalty of disobedience.. I take that 'Do stop quarrelling and listen to me,' said Rosa Bently, I waut your help Mrs. Edwards to get some horses form, the com mandant of the Post for our plantation, and before you are arrested for imperti nence to an army officer you mast get them for me.' Arrested for impertinence to Col.. Gibbs my dear Rosa ! what are you thinking of ? He has known me for ten years, taking ; nnt flip four he has sprvpd in tho TT S I Army, and would never dream of reporting me unless. I was. to say, as Lily Willianca, who was arrested last week, is reported to have done, that I was glad of Mr. Lin coln's death, and be knos that I ana verv sorry for that, for it's very bad for the South,' and she looked maliciously at him, so don't be alarmed ny dear, he growls horribly at me, for all he denies it,, and kuows that like him, I am not as bad as I seem to be ; he has really brought me round to praying for the President of the United States." 'It's the first I have heard of it, replied' Col.. Gibbs, 'when did you begin?1 for though you did not jump up off your knees, as some of the ladies did in Church last Sunday, you shut your prayer book up and did not say amen to the prayer.' 'No, because my cough took me violent ly just at the very time I ought to have done so ; you know what a bad cold I have, but I made up for it when we came to the litany, Colonel, for I thought of you, President Lincoln, Mr. Seward, and the whole yankee nation including Sher man and his army, and responded audibly when Dr. Mason said inay it please Thee j to forgive our- enemies, persecutors and j alanderers, and turn their hearts.' 1 '1 know that you are never at a loss for I answer, and that to reason with. a. woman try is about as useless as it would be to and carry water in a seive.' 'Wait till it freezes and then you can da it, Colonel, and when my woman's heart is frozen perhaps I may hear what you call reason on the question of my country's wrongs But you kno-w I always give up when I am convinced, as I did yesterday on the subject of elevating the negro. You must know, Rosa, part of Col. Gibbs' plan is to make me a missionary and send me out among lay benighted sisters to con vince them that emancipation is the law of Christianity, and it's our duty to elevate the negro, so as he will be fit to enjoy aud appreciate the blessings of freedom. I could not see the force of hir argument until about an hour afterwards when walk ing down town with him I saw a negro man tied up by the thumbs for stealing ; when I immediately turned round and told him that I understood now what he meaut by elevating the negrot though I was btiil so benighted as to prefer his degredation.' 'It's the truth Miss Bently, said Colon el Gibbs smiling,. 'Mrs. Edwards is just tho most incorrigible and provoking little rebel I ever encountered. If Gen. John ston's army had been composed of ladies like her, Geu.. Sherman would have been lost in the swamps. There is no fighting her, and yet she pitches into us officers in fine style. By all means et her to go with you, if you have any favor to n-k of the commandant of the Post. It's well for her I dou't hold that position. She snubs that gentleman just as she does me; says the sauciest and most sarcastic things to him in the mildest and most amiable man ner and just as he begins to think how nice it is to be patient and smoothed over so by a lady, he finds the blister plaster salve she is rubbing in, and all he can do is to wince under it aud bear it.' r,.iv,., n. i,.r.i A.m't .1 wuiuk v'u i, uuu i leu juui jeaio.isy get the belter of you ; he does not liice me to be amiable or agreeable to any one but h'tii, Rosa, so don't mind what he says about Col. Gaaham, I'll mak; him go with us to the State House to ask for what yju wish if you will tell me what it is.' 'You won't need me Miss Rosa,. Gra ham sas Mrs. Edwards has greater con versitfiwol p-ovcis thsin, auy woman he has rjec at the South you aud she can get any thing you want witho.it my h:dp,' 'Dvm't bjlii?ve hi:n Llo.-a,I w.ts so '3.a-i.sy' to Co!. Graham the other day that sister expcc'd-.l I would ha arrested ammediate ly, and when he made that pretty speech about my conversational powers she raid she thought of old Mrs.. Waltons when Mr. Love joy told her that her son Billy was the best boy in her school, aud was on the point of saying.as she did, 'If Beay the best God save the todders: Come Col onel get jou hat aud go with us to the State Ilouae to see CoL Graham, about thesa horses ' 'I'll go to the door with you, but I cm not going in, Graham may fight his own battles w.th you, if I am there you will turn on me the first tiling I know.' "Oh, we are not going even to skirmish, and I dont mean to opeu my mouth ex cept to introduce Rosa, her pretty face will do twice as much as my conversation al powers, I mean to reserve those entire ly for your beneiit.'" 'I'm very much oblige, to you,' said the j Col. drily. 'I am sure of it. How many lw;sei did the bummers steal from your fiither's plantation Rosa, siuce bis peace "that pas seth understanding was declared ?' 'Forty, but I only want to get bagk five, for they took all the corn too, and father cau't feed more than that number; ft seems that if we can identify our 'critters' we cau gt them back, and if not can take any that are in the cattle yaid, pledging ourselves to restore them to the govern ment when called for. Father has sent Jack up her with a letter tilling me to get him five, and uncle John says I must ap ply in person for them, and as I krew you were acquainted with Col. Graham. I came over to get you to go with me.' 'Come then.' The ladies soon reached the ilooc of the State Comptroller's Office, now occupied by the Commandant of the Post, where Col. Gibbs, iu spite of their cntreafies, left them in tbt care of the orderly in waiting, who nhered them nt once into the presence of Col. Graham of the U. S.. Army. Mrs. Edwards- introduced her ycuug friend and left her to state her own case, which she did in a few words blushing like a rose,, and looking so prettj that the Commandant, who wasa young man and by no means a hard-hearted one, could hardly have refused her anything that was in his power to grant. But it was not ia his power to give her the horses, they were, he told her, under the control of the quartermaster,. and Up had nothing what ever to do with their despotism. 'But I will give yon a note to Major Williams Miss Bentlv, and send mv ordtr ly with yon and Mrs. Edwards to his of fice and if he has any horses in the yard A. . . 1 ii 1 1 TT ai present mat.. will suit you 1 am sure lie will turn them over to you; the order re quires tho application to be made by the individual desiring the horses, in person, or I would send it iu for. you myself.' e cr 'o ill have to aire-!; von It Rosa's beautiful face grew more beau- ' 'Tak tiful from the blush tluit siuTis.nI it m he you say b.i v.- r.is- -aU the Coie! play drew the pupt v towards him and took up f ally, L-.. E i .. :u . ,t d kh make tho a peu to write the note for her, for Mm. ! the Southern la die. bitter against m Edwards had whispered to her, 'maLe him j vour euniitv w mid b absurd were it not get them for yon, you can do it.' 'Thank you Col. Graham, bat dou't distressing.' I presume Colonel, we are absurd from write the Dote, indeed I cannot deliver it, ! a loval desire to render ourselves worthy I have done more now thau I thought it of, aud suitable- for, the company wo are possible for me to do iu coming in to your are obliged to keei,' and shj bowed Bar office to ask you to do a favor for me , I cAstioulIr to him s she tpoke. cant go into another officer's office t day, j 'Ah, I'uiight have kn uvq Fd catch it its simply impossible; I would not have ; from v ou. you novi r l- oso an opportune come here had not Mrs. Edwards told rae tv of u-ing the onlv weainm a likdv can, how kindly you feel towards southern la- ue, your tongue, effectively. Sco if you dies,' Here Mrs Edwards retreated to the I can't purs-uide Mis BentVy to take tl.o alcove of tho window aud laughed behind j oath I am about to eff. r her. Kuio your her parasol, vhilo a smile crossed the right hand Mi. Beutly and swenr ou this face of the Commandant he gave h.r a Almanac n.-ver t abao th- yankee again, sly-look which paid as plainly as words j and to rej cut of all your former sins in could do, 'I'll have my laugh too Mrs. ' that iine.' Edwards before wo part.' j Rosa shook her he-id aain, but thU I kuow you cau get.thc horses for me ! time with a smile, if you will' continued Ro?a mei kly, 'Come deur, tho Colonel nay I must you only say that you cannot because persuade you to it, so I trill toll you to ro you are kind hearted and do not like member the old maxim 'ncods must when to refuse a lady anvtbiug, this other ! the de'il drives. Pirhap it tho Almunao gentleman may not be like you, and then she objects to Colonel. Fvo heard they I shall shall say impertinent thing and swear voters iu, ia New York on Webtor'n get arrested; or if he is like you it will Dictionary, she would'nt object t taking only be a waste of time to go to him, he : it on that if you would let her riober will be very sorry ho cau't oblige me and there it will end.' left hand in-itead of her right ; left-handed? mairiages are allowed to crown head vou 'But I assure you, Miss Bently, 1 have j kuow, why not left-handed oAth.- to ladies, no authority to order the horses to hi wo would not objoot to them if liU the turned over to you ; and Major Williams marriages they could Ixj brokoa at will. has, he will do so so and you had better j 'That's a baek-h-mdod blow At mo, Mrs. let me write the note introducing you and j Edwards, but if Mi Beutly object tt the requesting him to attend to you at oncej Almanac, I'll hub-tilut tho hollows, they I would give them to you immediately if I ! re a wind instrument and us such worthy to could, but if I needed them for my own be sworn on in this cao, for the oath, like use I should have to go through the form all that is forced on Southern ladies, is 118 of mailing a requisition for them myself. idle a the wind ; now, Mis Bently, raiso 'Go through the form thou Colonel Gra- j your let hand and promise on this wind ham, and let me get them from you ; can't instrument, under fear of tho demolition, you do that ? Indeed I cannot trust my- J of your bonnet from this terrible weapon self in another office, or put myself in the ! made by wu-ked rebel to murder just hands of another officer,' and she looked j Union men. that you are sorry for past so pretty, so child-lie, and withal had , siin and v.on t do so any lmao, and he held such an air of confidence in Col. Graham's the bellow., t her with one hand, while tender mercies, as well as in Ins willing- with the oih:r h- raised uh:t an immense cess and ability to seive her, that she was pike m unuuctmvd fur the purpose of arm perfectly irresistible. j Ur tho Confederate ava!rv when sabres It would not be exactly scion rcyle,' ! began to run slmvt. he began when again catching Mrs. Ed- j dunk I ran tak thi.t oath,' said tho ward's eye they both burst out laughing, ! young lady with ad. mure smile, 'for as I man-nature could stand no more, anl j regarded it my duty to nbu the Yankee, jumping up from his seat Col. Graham ! of course it was not a mi' and therefore u;t to. be repent d of, and I liavo douo so mruh of it, oiid so eiitirK from tho bot ton of my bent abused andhated tho yan kee r-ition fro ii President Lincoln np, thr.t 1 think I may bo released from do ing so in future, and Itlurefore promiso hereafter in :.M I HM t mpted to say there was not n nth-man iu Gen. Shcr mau'f a'rniy I'll except Col. Graham. I that uilllciiiit fir T 1 declare Mis Bently you ar too bad, said the Colonel dropping the bellows and pike, 'I c m nf-nir. v on there aro hundreds of men, a well a officer iu Gen. Sher man's aimy who will cxtc-t.d any kiudnCM to vou, thas it was iu your power to, did 3 ou nei d it; The devil is never .so bad 09 lie is pain1 d Mis. Edwards even if ho d"C win ..oax'time, ho added turuiug fr that lady. 'So (- h..e discovered C'hnel, we know now he is only a very dark blue,' and ftho touched hi coat with the end ot hrr par asol, and smiled sweetlv az she did bo. 'O'i you are perfectly inotrigible ! But Miss Bently 1 hope you wou't blieve hall that you have heard of us, remember 'Oh X dou't sir .assure you, peoplo will exaggerate, I know I heard a gentleman aay the other day that General Sherman was a good, a well a a great niau, an l 1 did uot believe even half of that.' 'Whic ! not count him great when Ls said abruptly,, 'You shall have the horses, Miss Bently, I will as Commandant of the Tost make a requisition on the Quartermaster for five of hi3 best horses to be used for iost duty, they will then be under my control, and I will run the risk of turning them over to yoiu It's a mere form, Government will never demand them again.' I suppose not,' said Roa demurely, aa I don't see what you and Mr. Ed wards are laughing at, I assure you I am in earnest, and never would have trusted myself with any one but you, Col. Gra ham. I should certainly have been arrest ed if I had b?en talking to an officer who did not feel kindly to us ; with every dis position to behave myself there is some thing in me that causes me to rebel, when ever I begin to talk to an army officer, and I can't help saying impertinent things to him. So I have to thank you for these horse3. But are they worth anything ? You know if I am to be thankful, I would like to know just how thankful I ought to be,' and she looked more provokingly pretty than ever.. 'Well, if I imist be candid, Miss Bently,.' said Col. Graham with a smile of amuse ment on his iac3, 'I don't think there is a horse in tho Quartermaster's yard that's worth, what he eats in a month ; but I will have those he sends me carried up to you, and you can decide for yourself whether ! has conquered Gen. Jos Johnson V they ore worth being thankful for. 'At any rate I thank you for your kind- Certaiuly she docs Colonel, a great ft Xerxe ut the battlo of Thermoplie, but ness,' said the young lady beaming a smile j you can never gvt a southern woman to upon. him, 'Come Mrs. Edwards, we had confes thit John?ton was defeated, h better not troublo Col. Grahamauy longer, j only retreated before a superior force." he must be very busy.' j Justus I s-hall hao to do.' said tho Stop a moment, Miss Bently,' said the Colonel two ladies axe too much fur ono Colonel gravely, 'you have not taken the J man, wht n no weapon cau bo used hx. prescribed oath yet. t can't tin u the hor- j the tongue, Miss Bently has wounded ees over to you until I liave administered ' me more severely than any bullet ever that, you know, and you had better take it J dil, an J I can make no impression on before you go.' j her.' 'I did not know it was necessary to bake , 'Were you ewr wytiuded ?' asked Rosa the oath before getting them Col. Grah.im, j ia a tone, and with an uir of ir.tcret very or I should not have troubled you about J natterm- to Col. Gr.iham's vanity I cannot take it,' said Rosa drcid- ."evcr.ii times, but never as deeply s I you hue wounded me, tLough I ui ttdl ' p tiilV.ing f ! the ff. cts of a ballet them. edly. Wait until you hpar it, Miss Bently, perhaps you will think better of it th?n, and find that you can do so. Rosa shook her Lead. 'No. sir. I can naver promise to love, honor and obey the beautiful from the lo-jk. of L.erfct ho civil authority of the United States.' i threw mto her largu oft eyes a fcho r&ia- i t::r'Ugti uy una. j S ill nufeiin ? Oh, r am w glad! and her beautii.il face become ttill mora Xor the military either, Mis. Bently ? asked the Colonel twirling his moiutaeh oe3 a he spoke and looking quizie ally at her. The catechism says 'honor and obey the civil authority' dear, but nothing ah vat loving it, said Mrs. Edward.. 'Mis Bentley is tluukiugof the marriage ; service ?' Rosa blushed deeply, but turow- her head haughtily back said with tirt't : '111 take no oath of allegiance to the Uni- s would put Mrs EdwaiCb under nirrtl,. i ted States Government, I'd destroy it to- uud I ae bevu waiting out side for about. ' morrow, both civil and military if I could.' vmited ox sreoy riaz. e.ltL-tuto Col. Graham's faci adding 4ile i- ftWtet.' J to. ie unvt.iuig Uft of yon Ghjua?' a.-ked C. Ioi.el G:bn 1 peu.ng thy door at that ciocii'Lt. 'Nothing Colo.. 1, I 1 avo nrreudered r sv-.ie ir t-o liM-Mr to Mi-1 B ntly who ia rolilLg t.ei U-V llgv Ait U sftn-t JuOrSfl UQ t'?T ll r tol.gue.
Our Living and Our Dead (New Bern, N.C.)
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Dec. 17, 1873, edition 1
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