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-"""T T i J'! II- . .. "' -' ii jmmmmmmmmimm M , , r uuiyi I mini :-r-T 4 T --" 1 ,,."1-""" . T,priT'T,,T""t. . 4nt m mil ivw i r TS .1 .! rs 55 I- 7 jW-T ' -A A He WITT I ! - J .... i i. i -i r? WAS 'THURSDAY MQRNIKG I I I - h ! I :v4TCt2ISr8laf!0 etrjrtei Art eestf. la wrapper MT0K N, C. THUK J. JUL!M, 1862. TT 1- riieno. Uei Eacl or Un fcf ih fint Utertioo. &4 tveatj- JjirtrU mti mat fc rntAl with th rtmbr 4 that mted 60 hardly .boaid nerer be - J withdrawn, he "wa a captive" only In ; jriame. llore Uktrcpiltj, sitting to pnr- aught else, seemed he to the jailor, when a fow boun later he appeared to replen ish the scanty table.' ' lie could not divine the eaose of the midden and mighty change ; he pould hardly realize that the lofty and commanding form which! now. seemed so proncuy to tower aoore mm, was tno same tx and she (sadl j smiled ' aa she ' spoke the words, Its' owner grew white .shut 'up withiira dangeon, that grew gray and yel3wv?and ' wnnld - soon te: ruiaed; It was fo ! simple a request, so 'womaarjr ft one, tbU it was. granted witlrout the least &4o, and,early the next morn, the oaken' ihest wj born away borne away, &pt with Hi m in it to whiten in tHedeiT end snnshioeT not with, mouldering Tolumea, butiritwi humahonn; cfoucbed almost At jubilee of the cblcrei Jiioplo ef Philadelphia, last wetk, ca cn'a'xn read, written fh.tha cccidca tr lloa.1 Chaiies83nsrcf2IaJ3.-v-" ' f' i-.'EMneY Smith tavs thai area! war a ! happier Ibr hariDs Wsa jb;j- py 5 o toat iz joa EUeioea Zhe Ctsr-Plaf ct its Free. ' - ST R01I1 . KOlxui ;r.' nf -'' f ,TUf k ta Ptio of IibtrtT. , EUrs&I TiffUaaee sad ear Castala taa star-fta of th fret. Oar Daloa revrawaUd tbari. Jfo traitor shall, with rtereaat htod, 1 it from its pUee oa tdxh Tba irmbol of oar aatirn Uadi , Which atifht th world ia arau defI Oh, yo who cherish Liberty,1 ad rrmrj hop that Oa her waits, , PrMerrt for yomr postoritj J j Tho porfeet Uaioa of tho States. ,. The stars that flatter to the breexe I , . Were clattered there at Freedonrs call ; Stera (ate foreshadowed all ofrthese. . If amidered, weald to rmia fall ! ftea read, ye aoM of liberty,) ' X ' (ABt nuark the bonelj- prererb well,) ? Words that deaote yoar dettiay I ShoaM tfutee this solema trath repel, la Uaioa there is .strength sad! peace, Ia seperatloa eadless wara j. . I -Oaard, brmrelr rsard, till tia shall cease, :. . : v Oar eewtry?eftsy hasw Tlmg ot gtars 1 . : - ; - r i THE TOPE'S DEYICOI i- i i - it I .j BY MRS. OASOLUTE A. SOULZ. V- . -! , .: ' -ii. ; J i ... : Tall, bold, dark and frowning was the outline of the old castle; as looming up i&gainst the gray sky of a winter twilight, it first met the gaze of the illustrious man who had been condemned to a fettered life. And as the drawbridge jwas lower ed behind hia alow and weary steps, and the massive doors swung to again when he had crossed the threshold, he felt that was idle to cherish the painful hope of a i ' 1 I alT e escape, tnat ms aungeon w is a living grave. - '. .:y ! , ' Tbs first night spent in hii lonely cell seemed an eternity in length. In vain did be tcccponhis stone4ika bed,ad strive to sleep ; while his passionate paces between hii narrow walls onlj tore and bruised his feet' and fatigued his limbs, wiout'lginpn i aught Wthat.whole soti5 weariness wHcndiinsb the eye and bnT'Yeeliliul J5reter seemed sunlight so beautiful to him, not even when tbrcoofa Sumner's morn he had watcci its plden . tides flood the broad r-lana;tjiaiJAyJike.)i beauty " before his tKon, as did that first faint rav that streamed In thrbugn the grated -, wit5w,jrt!id 'jed'-'jitfaid t$o furrows w&ich tzbtv had drawn unon his brow is.rz C19 ruia touch of the torturing irciii Xik6 tho Harercf Diviiity writing throf 'A .cheese ! and beautifiil blessing, cenc thit sunbeam, that one, stray, raid-colored rav from the i archm? skv. frrx ibtterfesa world without. The pide and majesty of his manhood came back to tho captive, hi coul rew large and c!rc3jwUiia tba, his dungeon wafli wetr aDaLrcmpiiair Elrcggwf thither awearjr t mg coyrnlsiveiy i tar ffht before. He did not I its -wild, loud' pulses had raokeri to the I burden but the t know that God that stood enshrined in that human form, and that the breath which clung to every word was the - breath ' of - life. Nay, he knew naugat of this ; but he felt that there was a majesty sbout him as ne w as it was strange, as sublime a it was new. Well was it for the illustrious prisoner that his soul bad grown so strong. Nev er else could he have endured tbVeeyere and rigorous treatment which was con tinually imposed upon him. jHever else could be have endured the separation from his young and beautiful' wife.1 the fair, delicate creature that had slept in his bosom like a flower on a sun-ht bank, or a bird in a hidden nest,' filling his heart with the musio and " fragrance of summer. Little thought be of the many dangers and toils to which she bad sub jected herself, in pleading with hia stern judges for a home in that 'old, stern cas- lie. uiuiexnougm no mat buowius peril ling life to gain access to him, not only that ' she might cheer his lonely hours with the pweet companionship of her lov ing heart, but devise some stratagem that should carry him once again out into the rude world, out under the blue sky, and to freedom of limb as wH as frcEduru uf I wcmX.' id pae ups presaea witn iranuc mHon Uv" t vt J. T'V T i to the tiay breathing apertare which had Exhibition 1 5 e J?? fc Uea4nUed with pam fal toil. - ' l?WJl , WW my. . picture forth the weary IWO JoAds of tr 40,C0O hours ofthat kng, lonely day, as the cap. perficial feet of glass,, and fpOO.tor-i cf tire wt on bended -knees .and with m " ' ' I" -'I ; : . '.- A a- : m aeaaaaBawBaBMBBBfciaBBBaaaaaMBB) & streaming eves poured rth to Hea venl ---.Among the property held aacrsdla her praurs ofbve,or who may tell how Secessiaby'tte Northern tnmM.&& anxioudy her bosom throbbed lest the granted by the State of South (J&Jina U jsite'ttaftld diseorn her mlsehood, and i5eni Greene' which is owned now byks ascertaii that the rou of linen covered no Atu thri hm u U t irL so carefiUy on IhV eouch ' and called her j gined spdileri sis, tun aizao9 "uying nusoana, was out -. i a ruse, Q hide hia flight till she could feel . 1 Those who - era csiton2ct'C7 that he jras safe ? The heart knoweth rags, for oiling fuaiture should be) very its o wnbitternees ber'i had a gall, no careful to ))urn, them whea . dose, or est drop of winch can bo, expressed in words, them where they can do no harm. Yet rVoudly did she demean herself; are 1 liable to ignit spontaneously, - 7f when atf length the stoiy came to light, have ' seen 'several notices lately cf fires so Tjroudlv and vet ma wominlv. that the from this cause, f1 ' : 1 sterrs jiiges, who,when first they heard I : 1 ."' " ' ' ' V' - w ne wue, uonaemneu ner wimout a Uiai . . p r o-r 7-. - to an imprisonment for life in the Same f11 nrocUinaUon ,to 1m ; aoHiert dungeon from which she had freed her TTV.SS' husband, relented of their harsh decree, reminda us orone Jndee Shaw used to amd gave her not only the freedom which mae x 0b1 nmr tkk she craved, but a laurel wreath, whch ed him fcr-- may God have mercy on ZUlviU J - t L. a. our souL . ' - r .',; ntujuv;itsu auu gruvu au long u saei', -' j ; nameof wile is a cherished and a holy I Which nobody can deny : soctl cf'indfttamf Ixn not enm ben cj-h xa r rzzh tsstzr his "nallct hid a fvitHcry lihtacss, his pitcher of witor ecsriea a crystal spnr, bis cru?t cx bread th"clwref liS? ;tcf4 with hia' si!lriTTWT?rF e&AlM all iKfittV Ithtcaawss frca fihdngicijbird of !d firr tih i& door Xtzi hsait3 harshly 'epeb hia ihcs!i v nrrcr cdns'opca iin, thocgb the belt soul, j Vi ' ,j 1 I' V-: But never yet did iron bolts or oaken doors or grated windows resist forever woman's will. Never yet was heart so stern, but that at some moment it would have a kindly mood. And though months passed on ere she gained her way, her patient daily and nightly toil was at length successful, and one sunny morn in spring-time, when the greeting sun beam had showed a broader, brighter light,1 the door of the dungeon swung open and the companion of his life and labors, pale and thin with weariness and care, but with a spiritual loyliness that made her seem almost angelic in apnear ance, appeared before his astonished sight, and ere he could press his brow to know whether it were: not the phantasy of a ranturous dream, she fell on his bosom, wound her, soft arms about him, and whispered:; .ivi-fU-: ' Tune; thine--they could not keep me firom theeP ' : . . ! , I 4 i ' Once immured beside ,bim, the same love that had sued so long and truly for uias j saa yet Diessea privilege, Decame earnest in endeavors , to set hitn free. They had friends enough outside the cas tle walls to bear him at once' to a place of safety, but within; thore- were none but, cold, caUoxus-hearted guards, whom she dared . noi attempt to bribe, lest ft discovery should sentence them to a deep er and darker celL ..-..:. But ono day, ishen monthi of . weary waiting' had gone by, she obtained per mission of the jailor to examine a large chest of books and. Chen belonging . to themserres, the key of which had been entrusted to his care,' ': He tarried by her side as she' drew from it one and another article, till he 'was satisfied that nothing naa Loeea smuggiea - into it, tnat coma cither tidtoeootbaor liberate them, and then went his wsywithout thw lesst idea that tliroughher xiindi had: jSixhed a thought otUfftdQBk l:'.zr- i ,- .At. nighUalli wheA. he drew ; the bolt, with xnatrondike anxiety cpa Jtobrow, the begged he wouloohsi leave for her toi Rndtl& iriend jur otsHe Jfiatciftl7 ga'tc.-tl :!li(ticlargo (car a whilo of her chest bt linen, for thor-h, are grants of the world. The Emperor KlLLin A51 WOUNDED III THE AkSsT. mnil hn.K . hia .a, -UU The number of the killed and wounded sleeps. Phidias ' must drop his hammer HM UVtf ...v.uug ana cnisewDaoy sleeps, Demosthenes, most recent accounu, is much less than be dumb babv sleeps 1 - has been generally supposed: We often . ' - : ; - hear by tae first reports of a battle, of The Augusta Journal aaya that 1 large numbers killed which soon dwradlel Charles H. Foster, hainna: at present from uuwu uuwruuijf me auung 01 omciai i ioru yarouna, ana wno is so. persever intelligence. Gen. Banks' loss of thou-1 ing in his Congressional asrarationa.' la a sands thus came down to 38 killed and native of that State, and formerly a less than 300 wounded. The thousands I school teacher m that citr. : I killed at Bull Bun were thus 'reduced to . 1 1 1 :" : 1 : ' ' : I " f 481 killed and 1011 wounded. The whole 1 we p of a cold night number killed in the at Hanover : Court House than 6,000, and the wounded about 20 Thift aflpina a. larorfl nnmhi Vint single tUttle. of Walerloo, theEcglish lf ?a Pidiy witn the bands, harinfr- and Ames, who. were 4he victors, lost wwwBuwBeutmanwwsrcj 4,000.inore:thantlie whole number of fot of the bed so as to air bothrbed our MUd and wounded in thia war;. "Jg'.' ? a - f ' j xa ifoueutv ia .exaggerauon in nrss The paper 1 Sayi that gOU baa reportoX Abaule- oaght to each nsto been distovtre4IA;the brick day which : 4 rTr. suvuwmiu- unaemes ica city ex rnuaaeipniaio ssca ing stories of loss are reported. - - an. extent astocarrint tha belicfthsSUi tr -JLi?' ttr.r-- tit v. ! ' ' ' the tenMuare taUes area oscsplsd by tla ' f0.. city, the?e is ten timet more gold in th some days, lately, well , eclated to day than has been -found inllalifbraia. v rjrrv. T;be experiments with the ciaynaye Deea wnwv wan via smmwaujau ma iim I n I'm 1 1 1 pill I II III 111 P'l agooa, ana. tnat the toma neat or the sun the Unitod States mint rushed hsv and vegetables to perfection I . , -;, , ; 1 1 . r. injdoablo' quick time; and bad a prospec- 1 --yniin, a fa&oua srtbt cae ho- - tiyo inflaence on the priee of corn, nour dredyears.ago,; was a wit. One of hia anldpotstes. But to lose your confidence associates was always eompUinlnj cf in! starch, to be betray cd by ditkies to ID health and low; epirits, withott bsicj beabandf ned by neckebths, to be ruined able to assign any particular. malady ta by gloves, to be made aware of the inad- the "eanse. ; One eyeuing it was men equacy of soda fountains to slake a burn- tioned that' this associate had been niar- ing , thirtt, to . perceive that musquitoes ried the day before. Is he, cad ba thriva in an, atiaosphere of 100 Fahrcn- hanged to himT said Hayman. ' How belt, ip whistle for a wind in vain, to helfknow what au'a hitn.' p iLtJ .lla.. laM .aMW ' 1,1 . Burin the shower oa Thursday SniUUbne of thiiaott blessed prerog- !M55SJiSr. " U-ccbnet t-diamonds thai iUecrsa, JThs :ton erstr.f rH. ?zi i forms part of the trousseau of 'the' Prin- tons cf hay al the :sfmV 4owa. b ccsa h r.r taca inaca in ine una ci i wwj viP.--ii F- rrkrr" nation flowers, ci tao lawxTuico rrcsably O10O to the choicol to caj (liirute rt. her utter, I era. : ?4 'It 1 - -- I - ... ! J
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