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faßirdaf- -Mornins, Ajml ‘2oth, 1861.
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C/no .+//?*'£, (’the* Words of Virgil) arc now
on tli “ lips of eyery pim, woman and child
tar iugh >ai our vast confederacy, The “irre
nrcssib’e Con diet,'/ is uo longer, a rhetorical flour
ish, hat a stubborn tact. “ Grim visaged war *
iio longer capers nimbly to the lascivious num
ber; <f a lute, ’but stamps his red foot of battle
and impresses its hideous, bloody deformity up
on or native-soil.* ••Thc-blaek cloud which has
hung thrvatpuTlgfy over us for many years, now
p (!*.•: a Uprritde ivmpest ot living fire and iron
hail upon*<jur coasts.’ Ifotv far inland, the del
uge of desolation may extend, how far in our
injd# the ruthless invaders will be permitted to
ravage, no oii’ev-but lie who holds the destinies
of in livid nils and nations in his hands can tell.
They may conic* to ub with innumerable armies
and fleets —the Goctf.fi justice and truth can
r-eai ier with a breath, these armies and fleetslike
autumn leaves, /i hey. may come to us with the
ppc.ir, the sword and the shield—we can mc„t
them in the rjgbriyuisncss of our,cause, and their
lb lb o will be left hyi thousands to feed the beasts
of the field and the fowls cf the air. They may
LI jcka.lc olrv ports,'Cl ippie our commerce, paral
igeoar in las try, interfere with our trade, rav
age our curls, burn our towns, excite domestic
ins irretbions an 1 stir up to deeds of cruelty and
I.L ‘I the Indians and Mexicans upon our fron
tiers. Here, their power will be stayed. We,
like Me iregor, with mir foot upon our native
uiather will gather closer, together the folds of
our plaids aai sharpen anew the-dirks and clay-
Kjores of oai-r, rev >hit;on.u.ry su es. Like one solid
wall of fire wo wifi stand around our altars aud
firesides—n K ,
“Ami by Their light,
\Vi!f*erve'y gail *tit man with ardor burn
To la brave deeds” —
an 1 destroy ‘.he. hirciiugs aud plunderers of a
once noble government.
“Wo once fondly h oped that the government
of our w.ise, brave and suffering fathers would
be pevpfffiuk We had sincerely desired that
wo and onr r-hildr u, our man-servantsaod maid
servants aud iho stranger within our gates, down
to the latest generations would be permitted by
Providence to repose in both internal and exter
nal peace and security under the Stars and
Stripes—-?fio emblems of a once glorious, free
and uad fed Republic. We vainly imagined by
j )*nt counsels and joiut wisdom and power that
t!*o
“ l T n>/e ra.it continent was ours,”
that oaf religion, our laws, our language, cur
literature and arms would cheer the oppressed
and m ike tyrants qn Vke all over the world. —
Alas! fur such idle hopes-. They have withered
in a night. They are among the things that
were, i- Li kc the entrance to Panto’s Inferno no
such lerpes’ will ever again- enter the portals of
our h^jufc.Alas-! for. Washington’s sword, for
IJaui;hen’s pert"and Henry’s golden tongue. — 1
Corrupt***ii and fanaticism-hag wrecked our beau
tiful gowdiiment and we and our children are
left to weepgovor its „dosola~tifm.. The Stars and
Stripes rfre dishonored in* Black Republican
bands and our once united Confederacy is “dis
cordant, dissevered, belligerent, rent with civil
feu Is drenched in. fraternal blood.” Our
national bird has fallen from his “pride of place”
—the rollfng clouds, only to be hawked at and
killed by every-mousing owl.
When an 1 where and how is this sad Nation
al Omni (whose opening scene is in blood) to
close ? Who'can. fathom the depths of the prec
ipices pvfr. .which we hang? Our house-is on
fire and regardless of who applied the torch, let
us rally as one man in defence of our homes, our
wives’ our children, God and our native land.—
L *tthe Lawyer forsake bis books, the Physician
his laboratory, the Mechanic his shop and even
be. who uGn.istyrs inthings Divine, let him ex
ch;n” for a season, the robe of righteousness
for perchance a garnieut'rolled'in blood.
from the hills where your.cattle are gra
zing,
C’ me from the glens’of the buck and the roe,”
an 1 let the hardy son of the mountains echo the
v.\tD cry of the fisherman whose cottage sits upon
I'uO’tjfolf and Atlantic beu-ch. We append the
fdiowihg’ patriotic appeal tVdtn some of our most
re: ycctcJ citizens of all firmer parties—
’i/rsoiN to the rescue!
Citizens. of Upson.; the hirelings of Abolition
ism alt *.ek your country —they denied us Equal- 1
i:y in the f nion, and now deny us the boon of
retiring'!rein it. Did men and young, who arc
in fiv *r cf deiending, ottf” homes and firesides j
from these .mercenaries, arc invited to assemble
a: the Idove. ’ifmise. in. Tn.mi e-ton, on Saturday
■he iV.st.. at lo o clock a. >l., to assist hi
: vcMlc, iad.Oigmiki.hg a Volunteer Company
uni#p \kte ahq.T-es of .the; Upson-Jbiuards, for the ,
j- .1 ow.'v of : ..* i ....g liuir services to the
erner df- vieij*gia*. r Cra;d- • mpany'to serve any
whef;- lu *’ • .Mifederate states, and to enlist
for rr'y-imv’ thi.n 1! mou.hs; Necessary provi.
si- I.;’ v e m tde lor. the families of married
lu l rVn - y i ist. ’
t . t ‘GVocriy •■ : * Edwin Dallis,
J. tk friye’ T. A. 1). Weaver,
* . LfciHis,T ‘ G. A. Miller, ,
.j >. VVor-dron, . J. W. Atwater,
E. 11. Atwater, J. H. Turnbull,
■* ‘ G.. Ilarwesboraer,
E. A*
Thomas IkA.li; , C. M. Mitchell,
Geo. \v.VE-v.s, * Janies W. Greene,
‘vames*Sh uptime.
Vfe r.re ia need of two Hues to fill out
lh.o Colttiuu.
the Bolt Mr states.
The Macron Telegraph says:
Let Sorrtherners rvjoice in the news
from old Virginia., Kentucky and Rennes
see! The reports from*North Carolina are
also encouraging. A common cause will
O r> . .
soon unite us all in a common destiny.—
Well founded reports from Montgomery
state that thousands and tens of thousands
ol Volunteers have been already tendered
for service from these border States, and
the electric spark of sectional independance
is hourly running from heart to heart, till
hut one voice and ‘oiie high purpose shall
animate the masses of.the .entire South. —
We shall soon be as strong in number and
in power, as we are now in determination,
and then let the tribe of free soil suckers
in Washington, look to their owu safety.
A Pious Darkey.—Aunt Dinah, a ne
gro woman, soon after having experienced
religion, at a recent revival, stole a goose,
to mike merry with her consort from a
neighboring plantation.
Os course she was whipped for the good
of others as well of herself. Soon after
these circumstances, a communion was to
take place in the neighborhood,and Dinah
prepared to go:- Her mistress remonstra
ted with her, arid mentioned the goose af
fair as a sufficient reason tor her not to of
fer herself on such a holy occasion ; to
which slm replied, .‘‘Lor, missus, I ain’t
gvvine to turn my hack to iv.y blessed mas
sa for old goose. —Exchange,
That old l)ark*y was “sound on the
goose,” tail, bris/Hes, feathers and all—
“certain” !
For the Upson Pilot.
UPSON COUNTV RAIL HOAD COM
PANY.
When the concern, whose name stands
at the head of this article, passed into the
hands of its present officials, the people,
whose favor and patronage were relied on
to give prosperity to the Company, had a
right to expect that its affairs would be
managed with due regald for their inter
ests. They had built the Road, and had
not, failed to draw their purse-strings,
when its interests required. The citizens
of Upson County especially, who looked
upon the Road y as in a large measure their
own work, made heavy sacrifices to sus
tain it. The well known business capaci
tv, and large experience of the head of the
Company, were relied on, as a guarantee
that the capital invested, would be made
profitable to the share holders, and that
the rights and feelings of the people would
be respected. It may not be considered
amiss, to attempt to ascertain, how far
events have answered these reasonable ex
pectations.
The business done by the Company du
ring the last six months, has been larger
than was expected. The freights have been
‘raised to a figure, which warrants the con
clusion, Hurt theie ought to be a handsome
fund, arising from nett profits, in the treas
ury. Is there such a fund there ? If there
is, why is it not divided out among thestock
holders P The time will never come, when
♦hey will need it, more than they now do.
They have provisions to buy, and need ail
their available money, to use in tbe pur
chase of coin and bacon. Is the treasury
empty? If so, what has become of the
comings of the R >ad ? Why has not some
exhibit of receipts and dislmr.sm nts b j en
made accessible to stockholders, who de
sire to know what use is being made of
their money ? The Presidents and Treas
urer offices we learn, are no longer kepi,
at Thomaston, where, and in the vicinity
of which, most of the small stockholders of
the Company reside. These stockholders
have not time or money to spend, in trav
elling up and down in the land, in search
of a vagrant treasury ; and if they had, we
have yet to learn that the first one of them
has been notified, in whose breeches pock
et, the treasury is to he found. If stock
holders-cannot; get dividends, would it not
he well, to furnish them with the reasons
why they are not entitleand to
are at least, entitled to a revelation —not a
mere verbal statement of their very capa
ble President, or some agent of liis, to the
effect, that there is about one hundred dol
lars in the treasury ; hut a revelation made
up of distinctly written bills of particulars
and correct arithmetic. They ought to
know how much money has been received,
and by whom, and \vht*n ; and lor what
purpose it hits been expended. The Com
pany coinrt euced its operations nearly
twelve months ago, all the light given to
some of the stockholders is, that in the
last ol December, there was about one hun
dred dollars in the treasury. Well, the
1 stockholders, would like to know how that
was spent.
The present year as is well known, has
been a season of great scarcity among ail
classes; and the poor especially have had
great ditliculty, in proemingmoney, where
with to purchase subsist a nee. A large
p ri ion, of the counties of I’pson and Tal
bot. have received their supplies at Thom
as ton, and dver the Upson County Rail
Road. The people, who had paid out over
one hundred thousand dollars in the con
struction of that Road, the whole of which,
had proved a dead loss to them ; but upon
whose favor, the present Company is still
dependant, had the right to expect that,
no advantage would be taken, of what a
inounts to almost a famine, to speculate in
j the matter of freights. But in this they
were disappointed. So soon as it became
apparent, that the the desHtuticm of the.
parts which receive theirsuppliesat Thom
aston, would fetid to large shipments of
grain over the Road, the tariff of freights
was increased. Six cents on the bushel is
the charge for transporting corn over the
Road, a distance of seventeen miles. Other
freights were increased, a due regard being
observed all the time, sis it would seem, to
the rule, that a man ought to pay more,
just in proportion as he is less able to pay
anything. In fact, a glance at the pub
lished rates of the Company, will impress’
the mind with th • conviction that, the
question attempted to be solved in fixing
the tariff on each article was not,. limv lit
tle can be charged, and yet the Company
do well ; but how wuch can be squeezed
out of the people. The Thomaston mer
chants and their customers are the princi
pal sufferers from this ruin >us sys’etn.
When the “hard times” < a neon, ren
dering it more necessary that people trav
elling from Thomaston to Barnesville, back
and forth, should take passage on the cars,
the rates of fare were increased, just in
proportion as that necessity seemed to ex
ist. One dollar and twenty five cents must
be paid, for the pleasure of a passage over
the road—a pleasure, we will remark, ren
dered piquant by the reflection, ever up
permost in the mind of tbe passenger, that
there are many chances of his neck b'-ing
broken by a “run off,” and his wife left a
widower,- and his children fa herless.
In conclusion, we would inquire, by wav
of suggestion, would it not be well, for the
functionaries having charge of this little
Road, to so manage its ass tits, as to make
the Road some friends among the people
upon whose patronage it depends ? We.
think that the assumptions, that the pub
lic are obliged to pat ion :z ■ the Road, is un-
safe for the interests of the Company hi
these revolutionary times, the powers of
the Ups n County Rtil Load Company,
even, may be brought in question.
STOCKHOLDER.
proclamtTon” OF THE PRESI
DENT OF THE CONFEDERATE
STATES.
Whereas, an extraordinary occasion has
occurred, rendering it necessary and proper ;
that the Congress ot t he Confederate States
shall convene to receive and act upon such
communications as may be made’to it on
the part of the Executive :
Now, therefore, I. JEFFERSON DA
VIS, President of the Confederate States,
do issue tfiis mv proclamation, convoking;
the Congress of the Confederate States for
the transaction of business at the Capitol
in the city of Montgomery on the 29ih day
of April, at 12 o’clock, noon, of that
day, of which all who shall at the lime be*
entitled to act as members of ifiat body
are hereby required to take notice.
Given under my band and tin* seal
[L. S ] of Ihe Confederate States, at M ‘lit- ‘
gemery, the 12di day of April An?
no D'.mini, 1861.
Jefferson Davis J
By the President.
R. Toombs, Secretary of State.
Bj the Pr sid at of the United States.
A PHOOL AM A IRON :
Whereas, the laws of the United States
have been for some time past and now are
opposed, and t he execution thereof obstruc
ted in the States of South Carolina, Geor
gia, Alabama, Flo ida, Mississippi, Louis
iana and Texas, by combinations too pow-y
erful to bo suppressed bv the ordinary
course of judicial proceedings or by the;
powers vested in the marshal's by law :
Now, therefore, , Abraham Lincoln-
President of the United States, in virtue
of the power in me vested by the Goris-ti- -j
tuiion and the laws, have thought fit to
call forth, and hen by do call forth, the mi
litia of the several States of the Union to
the aggregate number of 75,000, in order
to suppress said combinations and to cause
the laws to he duly executed.
Tiie details for tin’s object will be imme
diately communicated to tlie State author
ities through the War Department.
I appeal to all loyal oitiz *ns to favor, fa
cilitate and aid this effat to maintain the
honor, the integrity and the existence of
our National Union, and the perpetuity of
popular government, aud to redress wrongs
already long enough endured.
<7 C* V -
I deem it proper to say that the fi-srt
service assigned to the forces hereby called
out will be to re-possess the forts, (daces,
and property, which have been seized from
the Union, and in every event the utmost
care will be observed consistantly with the
objects aforesaid, to avoid any devestatioii
and destruction of or interference wish
property, or any disttnbauee of peaceful
citizens in any part of the country ; and I
hereby command the persons composing
the combinations aforesaid to retire to their
respective abodes within twenty days from
this date.
Deeming that ihc present condition of
public affairs presents an extraordinary oc
casion, 1 do hereby, in virtue of the pow
ers in me vested by the Constitution, con
vene bob Houses of Congress. Senators
and Representatives are therefore summon
ed to assemble at their respective Cham
bers, at twelve o’clock, noon, on Thursday*
the fonith day of July next, then and there
to consider and determine such measures
as, in their wisdom, the public safety aud
interests may seem to demand.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand, and caused the seal of the Uni
ted States to be affixed. Done at the City
of Washington, this 15 h day of April, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty one, and of the inde
pendence of the United States the eighty
fifth. , r ABRAHAM LINCOLN,.
By the President :
Wm. H. Seward, Sec’y of State.
THE BATTLE OF CHARLESTON.
(EDI Tom A L Cos Fft ESPONDENCE <J F 8 A V A N N AII
REPUBLICAN.)
’ . Sf.at-of-War, )
Charleston, April 13;h, 1861. )
t Greek has met Greek, and we have had
the ‘-Mug of war.” Th t “Dies Ir.e,” so
h>ng tea Fed and deprecated, and which all
hoped would never come to pass, when
Americans should meet Americans in dead
ly strife, has at last arrived. In all re
spects one of the most remaikable battles
on record has been fought.in the harbor
of this city ; and as it was our privilege
to be an eye witness to its dreadful pro
gress, or at least by far the most interest
ing portion of it, we propose to briefly
sketch the event as we, in company with
thousands, saw it at a distance.
Fort Sumter is an immense and power
ful fortification built up in Charleston har
bor, about four miles fom the city and on
the south side of the channel. It is en
tirely surrounded bv water. To this
stronghold, it is already well known to our
readers. Maj. Anderson, accompanied by
his small bond of Federal troops, retired
from Fort Moultrie, late in December last,
and soon after the secession of South Car
olina from the 1 nion. The mini tier of his
effective men, no one, to this day, h is been
able to ascertain. It has been variously
estimated at from GO to 90. The work
Joeing incompletely armed, it is said that
most of his guns have been mounted by
himself, on carriages constructed of hoards
and'such other loose materials as he found
in the - fortification, and hits of timber
which he would capture while floating
down the hay. The number of guns he
secured in placing in battery in this way is
also unknown-. His position, however,
was very strong, both from the peculiar
construction of the work anil its isolation.
His ordnance, too, was of large calibre and
of the m ‘St destructive paterns. Here we
leave, iuiperfeuilv sketched, one of the par
ties to the c<inflict.
The opposing army was composed, al
most exclusivity ut ►South Carolinians, the
General in command, and a few staff vol
unteers, Wo believe, being the only excep
tions. Tiny were also posted in fortifica
tions around the haibor, most of which
are of recent construction.
FoH Moultrie, the leading work, stands
off Sftllivaii’s Island about a mile, or a lit
tle uiore. north, slightlweast of Fort Sum
ter. ‘lt was originally a formidable point,
but has been greatly strengthened and se
cured by tiers of sand bags along the whole
line of parapet on the water side. It was
commanded by Major S. R. Ripley, an
experienced officer, formerly of the U. S.
Army.
Fort Johnson is situated on the oppo
site side of the Bay, and about one arid a
quarter miles south west of Fort Stimter.
It is an old fortification and of moderate
size and strength, commanded during the
engagement by Capt. George 8. James.
The Morris Island battery is about
twelve hundred yards south-east of Sum
ter -on a point of land looking out toward
the bar. It is a remarkable work, an im
proptu one. and wholly original in its con
struction. It is the invention of a Mr.
Stevens, of this city, and its chief pecu
liarity consists of slanting sides and roof
built of railroad iron and in such a posi
tion that shot, which strikes it glance over
head. It did Wonders in the engagement,
and fully met the highest expectations of
i tin* inventor. It was commanded by Maj.
; F. Stephens, commandant of the Char
leston Citadel Academy. A shot or shell
from its batteries never failed of its
mark.
The Floating Battery, another peculiar
structure, was moored in the cove at the
north-western end of Sullivan’s Island,
and commanded by Lieutenant John Ran
dolph Hamilton. It also did effective
work, and thus disappointed the expecta
tions of croakers.
’ There was also a Howitzer Battery on
Sullivan’s Island, a little west of Moultrie,
Commanded by <’apt. Hallmiquist, and a
battery east of Moultrie, looking out upon
the bar, together with several other smaller
works at various points on the harbor.—
Castle Pinckney, owing to its distance, was
not in the engagement.
I have not heard the precise number of
guns in these various batteries, but they
were all well armed, and garrisoned by a
force of some nine thousand men, all un
der the command of General Beauregard,
of the Confederate Army.
Such are the parties to the contest, and
the reader, if he has followed us, will com
prehend their respective positions.
On Thursday last, tin* lhh inst., Gene
ral Beauregard despatched several mem
bers of his staff to Fort Sumter, with or
ders to demand the immediate evacuation
ot the work. The reply of Maj r Ander
son was, that duly to his Government and
to his own honor as a soldier, required that
he should decline a compliance with the
demand. At this time three U. S. vessels
of war were at-anchor off the bar, in full
view, Dtfen, it is understood, with troops
and provisions.
Nothing now remained hut. to enforce
the evacuation by a resort to hostilities.—
Soon after daylight, Friday morning, the
contest was opened by two guns, fired in
quick succession, from the battery at Fort
Johnson. The sound was caught up by
the other batteries, and in a few minutes a
shower of iron hail poured in upon Sumter
from nearly every point of the compass.—
Two hours and a quarter elapsed before
Major Anderson returned the fire. All
things ready, he finally opened his ports
and turned his guns on Fort Moultrie and
the Morris’ Island battery, but chiefly on
the former, nearly every ball taking effect.
The engagement then became general, and
the rapidity and accuracy with which Ma
jor Anderson returned the fire throughout
the day, is highly complimented by the
officers of the opposing army. Some ex
press ihe greatest admiration for his gal
lantry. The firing was kept up with but
little intermission throughout the entire
day, and though a fierce storm of rain was
falling (hiring a good portion of the time,
it did not cool the ardor of the combatants
Towards night the firing almost ceased, bu
gowi after dark the battle was resumed, I
afld kept up Steadily throughout the night. j
Thousands were Collected on the Charles- |
ton Battery to witness the display. We
will not attempt to describe that which
baffles description. The scene was graud
almost beyond conception.
Saturday dawned a bright and lovely
day, but the flags of each of the belliger
ents were still flying in stately defiance,
and the deep mouthed cannon continued
to belch forth their fiery thunder. Major
Anderson's men, though, were evidently
wearied by the fatigues of the past twenty
four hours, as they returned the fire of the
enemy only at long intervals. About eight
o'clock a smoke was seen issuing from the
southern side of his fort, showing evidently
that a shell or hot shot had taken effect in
the woodwork of the interior. It attracted
no great attention at first, but the smoke
continued to i ise, until in the course of
some two hours an ex pi >sion as if of gun
powder, yet not loud enough for a maga
sine, proved that the f>rt was on fire, and
Anderson was blowing up his quarters to
arrest the flames. A second explosion, but
all, to no effect. In a few moments his
entire barracks were on fire and the entire
fort wrapped in flames and smoke. Thou
sands were collected on the Battery to wit
ness the conflagration, and the greatest
excitement was manifested in every coun
tenance.
Anil now for an incident of heroism that
will go down to the last syllable of record
ed time. In the midst of this disaster,
when almost suffocated, it is supposed,
with heat and smoke, Anderson's men were
at their guns fighting with desperation,
and pouring the iron instruments of death
into the works of his assailants The fact
is spoken of with the greatest admiration
liy everybody here ; and I am credibly in
formed that so great was the impression
made by this act of intrepidity in his ter
rible extremity on the g.riison at Morris’
| Island, that at every report of his guns
they would pull off their hats and unani
mously give him three hearty cheers. They
then shook their lists at the Government
war vessels, four of which were now quiet
ly at. anchor iu the offing, for not flying
to t lie rescue of their gallant conn try
men !
In the course of an hour Major A rider- !
son succeeded in reducing the flames, or j
rather, we should say, they went out for;
want of fuel, it being understood that the j
officers’ quarters are entirely destroyed.—
Exhausted with labor, and finding all;
chance of reinforcement hopeless, Major |
Anderson, about ten o’clock, hung out a j
white flag from the parapet, his flag staff ;
having previously been felled by a ball !
from Fort Moultrie, and imuiediatly all j
was silent and the war at an end. Boats I
Went owr immediately from Moultrie and
Morris’ Island; and it is said Major Antler- j
son surrendered unconditionally, though!
of this there is some doubt. The terms
are not vet arranged, though it is believed
lie wili be allowed to come out with his
side arms, and embark for New York iu j
one of tne Government steamers now lying !
off the bar. Throughout the long and J
tiresome engagement, the South Carolina]
troops —to-whom, with their gallant com- j
matider Beauregard, all the honor of this j
great victory is due—conducted themselves
w ith perfect order, the greatest cuthusi ism j
and with a courage that proved they were j
invincible. Though the odds were on
their side, considering the strength of the |
fortification limy had to subdue neai ly iv
erybody considering the undertaking a
hopeless one, they have won golden hon- !
ors, and worthy of Palmetto tame. They
have proved to Lincoln that they South i3
invincible.
And now for-the most remarkable cir
cumstances of this most remarkable, and we
may add, unnatural struggle. The battle
lasted thirty-two hours with hardly an in
termission ; some fifty odd tons ot cannon
halls were..exchanged between the beliger- :
ants, some eight tons of powder burnt.;
the weapons used the most destructive
known to modern warfare and in skillful
hands, and yet on neither side ws there a
solitary lift tost. We -nay almost sa\, in
the language of Lincoln, that “nobody is
hurt J” We are credibly informed that
not one is seriously wounded, and hut a
very few slightly. The forts though, es
pecially Sumter and Moultrie, are greatly
damaged. There is nothing like this in
the annals of the world, and verily it seems
that Providence had interposed and resolv
ed that Americans should not shed a broth
er’s blood.
BY-AND-BY.
Somewhere down the stream of Time on
which we are floating, is a beautiful Island
called the By-and-by. It may be.just be
fore us, beyond the next turn of the river;
or we may not find it until the stream dis
embogues iiself into the real ocean of eter
nity. But we all look for it, from infancy
to dd age, and dream that all evil will be
b crushed, when we arrive at the beautiful
Island By and- by.
All day we float down the turbulent
stream ; the blue cover of heaven burns
above Us ; the unfathomable depths yawn
; beneath us ; the mysteries of God and im
mortality stream in upon us with their
awful splendors, and truths that have con
founded the loft ies; intellects—truths that
in all ages have mused up the soul from
its foundati .us, baptized it with reverence
and kindled with love—environ us with
their intensity, and all thoughts of the Is
land are banished from the mind. But
when the solemn gray of the twilight falls
amund our bark, in fancy we see its mag
ical shores, green with trees of beauty, flit
ting before us like a star over the broad
shadows of years, and our longings all re
turn to wander on its fairy banks and lis
ten t< the silver voices of its inhabitants.
And as the rosy flush of day fades in the
west, and the watch-stars open one after
another their holy eyes, we go to rest in
the happy belief that the morning sunrise
will gild this immortal land, full in our
vision ; this clime we have sought too Ion”
and vainly, and whither have fled all the
lost summers of our youth which we be
sought with tears to stay.
A ldriil of proof ise is that By-and-by.—
In it We all have rich possessions, the an
ticipated enjoyment of which alone ren
ders life tolerable. The past has proven a
weary way ; the present is full of thorns and
beset with dangers, but in the golden By
and-*by there is a recompense for all. There
the broken lit aft shall be healed and the
weary spirit find a rest. Who would sell
his birth-right in this land ? Though pov
erty, gloom and desolation environ us here
we have both wealth and health and lov
ing friends in that fair clime.
How eageily we look for that Island.
If it were laid down on any chart, no mat
ter how distant, so that we knew it would
surely come, we should be satisfied in the
prospect. But no Ariadne comes to reveal
its labyrinthine secrets, and we must rest
content in its anticipation, and possess it
only iu our dreams.
HOW PROF. RISLEY WENT IN ON
HIS MUSCLE.
The following “yarn,” whether altogeth
er veritable or not, is, to say the least well
told :
We were in South Bend, Indiana, a few
days ago, and there heard a story of the
man who has traveled in circuses during
the past few years as Dr. and Prof. RisLv.
His wonderful acrobatic performances with
his two hoys have astonished thous; n.ls of
penile both in country and in Europe.
He used to be a merchant in South Bend
and was quite a favorite with the ladies
and the best part of “Young America”
community—but a perfect terrifier to the
rowdies. Richard Risley Carlisle, or “our
Dick,” as the boys used to call him, was
the best natured. fellow in town, hut he
was known to be as quick as a cat, anil an
muscular as a horse; and the rowdies
seemed to have an instinctive knowledge
tli.it he was bad stock for them to invest
in.
On one occasion, however, Dick, went to
a country ball where some half doz- n strap
ping big fellows burst into the room and
declared they would kiss every girl on tin
tioor, or there should b.e a light. Dick
quickly knocked one of the fellows down,
and using him as club, took him bv the
heels, and in three minutes drove the rest
of thom from the room. Discovering that
they had blundael into a hornet's nest,
tiie rowdies drove off, swearing that they
would shortly be revenged. Hearing of a
big fighting man some fair miles to the
•S >uth, who had the reputation of b*iig
able to “whip his weight in wild cits,” tbo
rowdies went down, ands >r $25 hired him
to go up and whip Dick Carlisle.
The big fighter made his appearance iu
Dick’s store a few il ivs afterward, and, call
ing Dick aside, made his business known—
aldi ig, “l am to haves2s in cash for tlio
job, and the boys are to stand all casts, in
case we are taken up for breach of the
pesue !”
“Ad U'fit l'inv* D k; ‘Wiit a few
m n ites until I git through with th se
ladies in the store, and ih *n wc will g < it
on the green and have a j dlv tiru *j”
A Per the ladies had finished their Jion
pin", and left the sto •*. D.ek stujqvd th
big fillow good hum aedlv on ih* shoulder
and said : “Come, let’s i a e.a drink li s,
so that we shall he in g ot spirits.”
“Well, I don’t mind drini i ig,” sid t o
big ’tin,.“but you needn't .h nk to biy ma
off with liquor, for, by thunder. I’m b >mid
to lick you, ‘cause 1 said I would.”
“Jes so,” sn\s Dick ; but we wonh quar
rel until we begin to tight !”
So they took a friendly drink, and then
repaired to the green. After finding a
clean place, Dick says :
“Now, my good fellow, . are you ail
ready ?”
| ‘‘Every time,” says the big ‘un.
“Then, pitch in” exclaimed l).ck.
No quicker said than done. The big
fellow made a lunge with hi* long muscu
lar arm., as if he meant to annihilate bin
opponent with one blow ; but Dick quickly
warded off the compliment, and .striking
! straight from the shoulder, gave the fellow
! a tap on the neck that sent him to grans
I like big of potatoes, and immediately
| commenced dancing around him ir. the
most comical style imaginable. After get
‘ ting up, and shaking himself together, (lie
I fellow made a second lunge, which was a*
1 easily parried as the first, and followed by
i a rap on the cranium which doubled him
; up like a jack-knife.
I “Dear, dear,” says Dick, “that was too
; bad ! I hit vou rather hard, did’ut 1, old
i fellow ?”
“Blast you,” was the reply, “I’ll p**
| you hack with interest in a few minutes !
“Satisfy yourself,” says Dick, “and I
! will be suited ; but my arms are getting a
little loose, and if I hit you agaiD, I’m
. afraid that 1 shall hurt v*n !”
This maddened the fellow so that hs
sprang to his feet, and blindly went in for
a big tight. Dick adroitly warded oft h 8
good intentions, however, and giving him
an auctioneer on the temple, spread him
out like a wet rag. He lay in this condi
tion some three minutes. Dick meanwhile
feeling of his pulse and talking to him like
! an old woman.
“Keep cool,” says Dick, wiping the blood
i from the bully’s face; “keep cool, and
you’ll come around all right in a few min
; utes. You needn’t have any fears of being
sued for breach of peace ; this isn’t any
fight ! Nobody around here would call
this a fight. Fudge ! we’re only play riDg
; It they call this a fight, everybody would
;be prosecuted. Boys play this way every
j day, and thev ain’t prosecuted. Shall wd
! play any more ?” .
“No !” by thunder ! exclaimed the bul
ly ; “I don’t want to play with you an 5 r
more. You’re too many for me ! 1
with a good many men in ray day, and 1
never was licked before ; but I do belieyo
| them straight blows of yourn would whip
ihe very devil. Let’s liquor at my expense,
: and say no more about it.”
“All right,” says Dick; and the two
! have been warm friends ever since j ®
biggest one traveling as baggage man wit
Ia circus, while Dick is known the wor
j over as “Prof. Kisley,” the most accoffl”
i piishcd cf all acrobate.