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f - - ' - : ' . ..1 , - ' -' ! ' . " ' -J ! ' " - . - I'M : - i - M--' i ;a p i -V ; . ., ' . 1 ; 1 I' I.'-:! 'i - i ! " A i " ' ' , ! ' ' . ''it'... i I ' f . ! "". 'i . ( mi : . 5 i- ,.V,.., h i , r, Ay -1 .( i . i . t : . i AT ..f'i-v ' Our . Nation's - Honor the Bond of Union,' f ' ' : Vl FU1LT8BEO '' .' THiUK SDAY MORNl N Or of each week ' t: i: " TERMS .: Single copies five centa, is wrappers at the oflSce of publication, Union Alley. I I ', ji 3 Letters and communications tr6 respectful lj- oll&U&. a, ;,:,-'!':;; i-lr j 1 'I -iv '! : A limited number. of Advertisements will: be in serted at the rate of two dollars per square of fif teen lines or less for, the first insertion and twentj five cents for each succeediogJnsert!on j ' j Advertisements most be marked with the number of insertions desired. r:".: :- 'I if . . Tliree Hundred Thousand Hore. The tollowing spirited poem was written by Cap t James C-.Slaght, Division Quartermaster at New-j bernj N. C. It was banded to us by a friend, and. we believe, formerly appeared in the liewbern Pro gress. ; i T We are coming, Father Abraham, three' hundred; ;. ; ? thousand more,'. . -ji: ' . " i From Mississippi's winding: stream, and from New . -r' England's shore t ' -IM ! I ii We. leave our ploughs and worskshops, our wives and children dear, J I ! ! k I With hearts too full for utterance, with but a silen - r tear; ' I 'll -: We dare not look behind us? but- steadfastl oeiore - r f;;j . We are comine, Father Abraham three hundred ,T thousand more I ; - i f ! If, you i look aerosi the hill-tops that) meet the Northern skyi , j j --. !---H Long moving lines of rising dust your vision mav descry ; ' . - . 4..--. . ; j - j And now the wind, an instant, tears the cloudy Wail Ma : .'. I.-,. I . ll .... I V. ! i tVide : s. i Ml- '5. i I And bayonets in the sunlight gleam, and bands iWe are coming, Father Abraham three hundred nrave music Dour i t j thousand morel If you look all up our valleys, where r . '. harvests shine.1."' ' I' the growing Yott may see our farmer boys fast forming into ' line; . ' . ! J I ? -f - I And children from their mother's kneen are pulling ! st the weeds, :--.-. ; And learning how to reap and sow against thfeir countrv's needs : V ' I And. a farewell group stands weeping at every We are .coming, Father Abraham tjiree hundre ' s. .". M.tarA rtnnr - -' I I i. - ' , tnousand morel You have called-us, and we're coming, by Bich mond's bloody tide, ; ' 'A ! - I Ta Iat 118 ttown. for freedom's sake, our brothers' ,: bones beside ; i : I !. .' ! . I' I Or from foul treason Vavage grasp to wrench the . : iSQurderous blade . f In i: . .! . And ' in the face of foreign foes, its fragments ! to ' ' . parade. I .1 1 1 ' : !l . j Six hundred thousand loyal men : and true have rone before '-'iMl-"i' 'lf We are coming, Father Abraham three hundred thousand more I I If' ST.' BUPKI1IS THE PKLLAKTHBOPI f-Li- 1 !i' When Blifkins came I into" the office ;e a few days Binco to take a pinch of EhoadeSiS jueiectaoie ana say a lew woras 1100111 the war, as is his wont, we aisked him whether Sailor Boy warin the late !Dog Showi. - He told us that hp was not, be cause! ) Mrs. Blif kin8ytertairied an idea that the moral effect of such a gathering upon j a dog of asensitive temperament mighit not be good. Not, he said, that Sailo Boy showed any especial fastidi dushess as y6 his association, because he , had ' disgusted Mrs. B. many times by 'a too free conduct towards subjacent Ca nineiies, in one instance actually bring ing home and into the front parlor a mon grel idog,. questionable in every particu . Far biit tho matter, of fleas, that actually disputed, possession ; with Mrs. B. when sho attempted, to- drive it ouU- - Her ob jeetiocf 9hiefly was that tli ere might be 'a liabi 1j ty to im bibe erroneous dogmas , pre judicial to ber Jdisciplxn $j which , 'was-ic makiS.' B.rii model, tCil rVl'jSi - '1 1 1 ! O How isvpur .hen e vpen t corn er now 7 1 'horaiked, bf eaiihg 4 througiy the" form Jar subject like a boy hall through a win - V MM :. .1, . .i.r. . ft; l- .v . . i- ! iTV WASHINGTON, N, G. THURSDAY AUGUST 7, 1862. angle of ours devoted to benevolence a little surprised at the qiiestiorf. ! I mean said ho, 'your corner ot the street seatinir himself on our daraask ot toman, and setting: bis watch by our splendid ormolu clock a memento of Count Cavour. Without giving us a chance to reply, he continued, smilingly, 1 I've .been doing something; myself in that line lately.' lj i M What I the benevolent line ?' we ask e&. -v ' v:; ; "h . ; " 'Yes, the benevolent,? he replied; 'you needn't think you enjoy such things by patent;1 though I may admit that your example has had its effect upon mo, and may have inoculated me to a certain de gree With the benevolent infection.' I 'Drive ahead we said, reaching over to him our Japanese cigar' case. lie did not take one, however,; for the reason, as we discovered afterwards, that there was hone there, and proceeded ; J 1 Did you ever imagine that Salem was a place remarkable for destitute people?' 1 4 No ' we replied, ' far from it; a more thrifty and welhto-do people it wcrie hard to find. -1 : ' ; !.: , I ' Of course he said, this is your opin ion, . but nevertheless within the last month my, feelings hae been appealed to more in behalf of people of that de-i lightful ilk than for all; the Boolagahs or other, missions together, and 1 have been delighted at the opportunity to do some thiug for them. Thev are very friendly people down there, and the appeals have corhe in such a personal! and pressing form that I couldn't refuse it with any delica- cyU 'Mt-'":- S;" :! ' ;;; :":M Explain yourself,' we said. ' . I ' I was ' called out of my bed about a month ago, before daylight in the morn- on looking from my window a strange voice informed me that' its possessor was very anxious to speak to me. j This I thought very strange 1 in a stranger4. I imagined many things 5 n explanation of it as I dressed myself, two hours before my usual ti me. My rich aunt was dy- ing and wished to see) mo in regard to her will; the schooner Polly! Ann bad sunk at sea, carrying my sixteenth to the bottom with her ; somebody was suli denly taken eick; a fishing; party had beeti improvisel, in Which I j had been, counted; How do you. know it isn't some robber ?' queried Mrs. Blifkins with womanly prudence. I w.ent below and opened the door, ushering my visitor into the parlor, confident that I "saw il white dress rmrched on the toD stair, and concluded ,it to be Mrs . : . ' . 1 t; . Blifkins station ' 1 ed as a reserve; The stranger shook me warmly by the hand saying, fAre you a mason?' 1 1 told him no that I was of the mercantile persuasion. ' Perhaps you are an odd" fellow he continued, still squeezing my hand. I told him no, affairi; that there were times, it was true, when Mrs. Blifuins said I acted oddly, but that X was as evenly disposed a man as was generally to ibo met with. ; I thought I ' heard Mrs.j Blifkins sigh on th& stairs, a though she were aching to say something. :, ' Well says the strang er, ' then. to como to business:: l am a man and a brother in destitute circum stances. I have walked up from-Salem this morning,- and can go- no lurther on ray way to Providence, unless you will loan nre a dollar I looked at the man curiously by the uncertain light. Such confidence I X th6rght.l Here is a fellow creature who Walks from Salem, thrcngh Bostori avoiding . that home of selfish ness to seek me, a h'umble individual; before davlieht in the morhincr. to bor-1 row a dollar I ;Ho only, wanted to bor row it, besides, and his moderation was commendable. f Had he asked me fortenr dollars I Could not. have entertained .his request. , Calling to Mrs. Blifkins,' I Bta- tea. y& a brief mannertbergeDcy of the case, and with a benevolence in harmony with my own, she produced the amount, ?hieh I banded to the 6traDger,' who, as he icceived; it, told me his name was Smith, and was; desirous of giving me his note, but I would not insult his hon esty by accepting it. He left with the assurance that he would send it from Providence bv the return of mail.' Hivo yoi received itf we inquired. Kin ' he replied, the mails have ben tiat ifrerular of late, and I think somew it must have miscarried. Mrs. Blifkins insists upon it tlvit I was swindled, but that 'can't .be possible. J I km not deceiv ed so easily J andhis candor in giyiug nio his name and tendering me his note were the best proofs of honest ' ' Any otner case i we inquired as ho came to a pause. . r j fi He nodded, took another pinch of the Delectable, and after sneezing heartily went on. J '":.a:X :h 'ri:i' ' The other dav, as I came horiie to dinnet, Mrs Blif kino gave indications of chronic temper.! I had been led to anti cipate it from seeing Sailor Boy, very sheepish and chop fallen, at the corner. He wagged his tail pityingly as I passed by him, but made no motion to follow me home. As I spoke to him, he turned his attentiQn to a very miserable looking bone, as ifo condeal Ids real feelings. I ! 'Well, A? id Mrs. B, in a tone that ful ly justified the most extreme apprehen sion, I won dor what friend of yours is coming next I 'Friend 11 said I, somewhat astonished. ' Oh, it's all well for vou to feiirn as tonishment she Veplied. ' I've no objec- tio n to Jraving y our fri ends ;co m e, i f y pu will take cr.e of them yourself, but the burden falls on me ; and heaven kno's it is usually severe enough without tfay ing people.! coming from Dan to Beer sheba to billet on us for the; Lord knows how.. lona.v;iT L ' . f. Tm, ; i ' B llet onusr said I ;' tell me, most exemplary of beings, what Jrou are driv ing at I affected the amiable, but it wouldn't work,' so I waited' for the nat ural denouement, that I saw working to wards the surface. . ' j 4 Do you know Mrs. Tioll, of Salem V she asked. .- . j I felt myself changing color, for T did know a lady of that name, and from that locality. , l ' . --f . Ah, you do know her! Well she has been here, bag and baggage, but I've sent her off with a flea in her ear, I assure you Hospitality I regard a great virtueand therefore said gravely, 1 j Mrs. Biifj ins, I hope you have done nothing in thje case unworthy of the prin ciple we haye so long maintained, and given1 no cause of offence to this young, beautiful and worthy woman. My dear, you really ! must overcome this jealou temper. This ladj-'s husband was lost at sea, and she .deserves jour kindest sym pathy.' . '' ' --i"-'": si- iMrs, B. gave strong evidence of hys terics as sho replied, with almost a scream r': ' ' : !, ' , 4 v " y " ' Young, beautiful, worthy, and a wid ow! Oh you guilty deceiver. Then there is another Mrs. Troll ; for this one is as ugly as sin, of whom I am. not at ail jealous. .1 I a" :-?-.-.. " .-iM': I saw that I had put my foot in it, and internally called upon St. Janus, my tute lar divinity, to relieve me from my pre dicament. :: . . ;. '! I . : ' My dear said I, ' excuse the trial I have put you to, but the . benefit to you 1 thought would bo worth ' the risk. I hope you will pardt)n the un happiness I have caused you, but your jealousy is real ly rendering you 'miserable, and 1 thought 1 would excite it by the intimation I gave in orier that I might allay it by the as surance that I knew very., well whom you' mean t- the old Widow' Troll, stout built; red nosed, blear-eyed, fearful , look ing. . Jealous of her of course not ; i Mrs. Blifkins looked at xqo as 1 said thip, as though she rwould penetrate me with her glance as il t it 'were a gihibleti. but taw. nothing bevond the; surface. How well an eye can be echoolcd to con no;ii,: ccafment ! ; Oh, dFd ( people hut knew what a loss they sustain when they close -he a venue, by doubt or suspicion t6 i a- restricted confidence l',X y i .. -j Blifkins paused as ho said this and looked long and earnestly at our picture of Annaias and Sapta over the mantel1 piece. -M,X:--M- -::f ''-":-! - ti- -, ' Well, what next V we said ; on with t the tale.' ; i .-'.v' -,-J. .li- : : Oh, yes. ho rephed,' ' I forgot. It r seehis that an old woman named .Troll, :, a person I hud no't seen for many years, ' but who had been intimate with an aunt ' of mine in early life, had cme to the house in my absence and represented her-' self !as one of my dearest friendsas I : dare: say she is -and asked my wife to ' keej) her for only two or three weeks till I should have settled some ba-iness for her about a' will in . which she was the- legatee of some cast off clothing. . It was 3 a very moderate request,, but my , wifo. didn't see it, and therefore Mrs. Troll be-r came a wanderer : t . ' Nothing very benevolent in that we , saiJ- - -y: ., : :;::Vrny 1 Nothing in the act he replied hasti-r ly, 4 but the wish which sanctifies an act 1 was1 riot wanting on my partr- ' I . ' Anything further?' we asked; ' i ' :l' 4 Yes said j he looking at his watch ; ? ' but I muMt hurry up or I shall) be late ; at the store. I waf at my tea-table night before last when my door bell rang, and a little nervous gentleman was, Jntro-, duced, who in a very patronizing manner said his name was Field, of the theatrical ! persuasionarid begged the loan of a half" j dollar to enable him to get to his uncles j several distinguish actors in town, ? i to. whom he I was to be wafted by the1 wind he should raise. He informed 'ma'' that he was from, Salem, where he-' had i to leave behind, in order to avoid person- ! al seizure, a very valuable wardrobe-; which he hoped to redeem by aid of his uncles. I thought he would .have done well under the circumstances, j when I j saw how seedy ho looked, to have worn away his best wardrobe and left the ono4 v he had on, but of course he knew bcst.1 ' If you will do mo tho favor to lend me " i ihik small sum, I will return it in the- ! . moraing; for the man who would call I another from his supper and swindle him out of a half dollar by borrowing with do-; intention 01 payjn woaia 00 worse man v an infidel.' The high moral tone of j they man appeared to strike Mrs. iJIifkins,., who, 1 thought, signalized me to lend him the money, which I did, and he de-' parted with a tear of gratitude in eye.'-- .- '" '! : ' ' ' -, ,!'-.-.' his4 i .... 1 1 ' Taat's the last you'll see of that mon ey,' said my wife; 'you neyerj will tako my advico about these things, .of course, f but when you have wasted. jrour sub stance inthis way you' may regret that ; you didn't - ask somebody's opinion-! don't say mine, because that I cannot ex . pect.' ' - .-',' :. . . ;! :; ..! 'Mrs. Blifkins said I, did you n)t roako a motion tome to lend hi ml the money?' :") "T ;" "' 'M-H:. i...; . ; ' No she replied, ' I only drove a raos-; quito away from my e irs. You , don't : suppose any man could lbol me' - It v ' , '. Only one, my dear said I coaxingly ; 1 one Benjamin Blifkins, whobytliebian- dishments of affection fooled you into a i I regard, for him that onded in his own great bappinoss, and secured him as your:; devoted forever 1 . . v - llM; ; ' A fiddlestick !' said Mrs. Blifkins sen: tentiouslyi bat her smile assured me tho (victory was won.;? The money i ho weyer, haan t been handed in yet ; 'DaDiy ne 1 young man failed to find his uncles '- 1 ' ''Probably we aldM- 1 Bliftins went out like a Bomah candid; brilliant but quick; satisfied with hiElf and everybody. tav 'H I ' Briii Vb oriehalf the ill cno , wqmati speaks of another ; . hut 'credit wicd tho good tbofeporbcf httM 'WU 1 1 1 iHr 1 ' 'i - y I ! . : if
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