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YOL. 5. tub weekly ©arteraville Express Is published every FIR/TID-AXST morning, in Carlersville, Barlow County, Ga. by Smith & Milam, Proprietor*. at Thrke Dollar*, p»r »n num, strict It/ in advance ; Fwo Dollars so Six Mouths’; t»n.- Dollar for Three Months. A Ivertiseirients for one month, or lese tun. One Dollar per square, (ot ten lines or less, for each insertion ; all other advertisement! will he charged Fifty per cent on old prices. JONES & MALTBIE, attorneys at law. Curterxville, G«. \TTIM. attend promptly to all business en \V trusted to their care. Will practice it the Courts of law, and equity in the Cheroket (Jucuit. Special attention given to the collec tion of claims. Jan. 1, 1866. ly John J' Jones. Malthie. Surgeon an <1 Mechanical Dentist. FIMIE undersigned respeotfully offer his pr<>' fcssinnal services to the ctizens of ( ar tersville anil vicinity. is prepared to do all kinds of WOrk helongm^ to his profession. *‘ jll • ctu ot “"" ‘° IJ i ";.'m. joh^ s o.v'" "r’„,villi'. F.b. m. 6 "‘° Dll. T. b\ JONES, riAF.XDKHS his professional services to the I citizens ot KINGSTON and vicinity, and rc-pa -llullv solicits a portion ot their patronage, June *J. JOHN W. WOFFORD, Attorney at Law, CAR TERSVILLE. GA. Also. FIR: INSURANCE AGENT. _ -presents ill*: best Northern and ■Smith, in Companies. Cut) he (omul a , iho In tv office of Wofford & VavvoU April .10, IHtili. « 4S4AS. W DODDj j\ Itt)r me y a t La w ANJ ;Jo : vTY COURT SOLICITOR. d'lirtt'rsvMlc. <*ii. Willsivc p.picolar attention to the •collodion rxt rlniois. Get 2f>. S<»in k <T . »r » 8o n , .ATFOItSIiV & I3JSI3ELIOR AT LAW, KiA TON, GA. f > A \< 'Tl<' t. 8 Id. W in the several <-o,ni ( "lie* of .lie Cherokee Circuit, also. Polk. ;H ,o hIF >\ 1 •••*•'.Hi s, Prompt at tention tfiveit .0 nn-iaoHs, Nov. “id. ly cards tklfl cash per annum.] W. ft. PRITCHETT, attorney at law. CARTERSVILLE, litUnbl A. Iv,{ \CTU’F.S l„.w in nil the r.«»urU <>t the (Jherokee circuit ».id counties adjoining ji.ut .w. JERE A. HOWARD, attorney and counsellor at law. cartersville, UA. HENRY P. FARROW, attorney at law. Atlanta, (la. I Lanie r Hou s e, MAKIKTTA, GA., BY LANIER & DO93S, Proprietors f PHIS H nise is lot aed iu a tew steps nt the I K iilroa.l. where thecarsstop. Passengers tak- three meals a day here. Meals prepared a all hours J u Y * VV. !'• Attorney at Law, GkOKGI A M ill practieein Fulton and adjoining counties. Also in Barlow Superior Court. Otliee over Holbrook’s Hat Store, Whitehall. V arelt 20. JONES 4* MALTBIE. REAL ESTATE AGENTS. CARTERSVILLE GA We are authorized to sell, and and have on hand several Houses and Lots, and also numerous building lots in the town of Cartersville. Also several plantations ot various sizes m aitovv (to. Parties desiring to buy or se will do well to give us a call. Alt communications promptly answered July 17, 1866. James W. Strange, Dealer i» STOVES. GRATES, IRON, HARDWARE, PLAIN AND JAPANNED TIN WARE, &C. Clean Linen and Cotton Rags taken in ex change for Goods. Repairing, Roofing and Guttering done with neatness and dispatch. Cartersville, Nov. 1. wly The Cartersville Hotel. DR. THOMAS MILAM having charge of this House, would be y * pic is. il t*> accotum nlate a f vv Board y J i ! j ers with BOARD, with or without *, y ' Lodging. Call and «ee him at once for terms Carte’mile, Jan IT. Croclient, -5 ’ (blits star, CaMe Cutler)). FIIHE FIN EST AND LARGEST .STOCK A in the SOUTH, at Wholesale Retail, Oil as goo and To i*m s. as atn be had in the country, NORTH OR SOUTH, —BY— McDRiDEj DORSETT & CO,, WHITEHALL STREET, ATLANTA, GA. November If, 1866. wly AISTD Moiling Mill Cos., Atlanta, Ga. MANUFACTURERS OF RAIL-ROAD SPIKES, CHAIRS, BRIDGE BOLTS, BAR IRON, NAIL ROD, AND HORSE SHOE IRON- Castings, all descriptions, in Brass or Iron, including RAIL-ROAD CAS WHEELS. BOXES, PEDESTALS, FRONTS, COLUMNS, AND VERANDAHS. Mdl Gearing and Machinery of all kinds. JOHN D. GRAY, President. October s.tf lit very Stable By STOCKS & JONES, CARTERSVILLE. GA, 4 RE prepared, r.t all times, to furnish the i\ traveling public with convey am e through tne country. Also to teed and shelter stock at reasonable rates of hoard. Our vehicles and stock are kept in good condition. Nov. 15. AMERICAN HOTEL. Alabama Street, AT L.4YT.4, G E08G1.4. Opposite the Passenger Depot. WHITE & WHITLOCK, Proprietors . F | THE public.are respectfully informed that 1_ this House has been remoddled and re fitted. and re-.pened for the accommodation of the travelling public. Much time, laoour | ami expense has been expended in making it worthv of patronage. Modern improvements have been added, and the public can re v 01. .s I being equal to anv in Son hern cities Will PE & WHITLOCK, Proprietors. BRYSON cY WVI.EY, Clerks. uvl~l. THOMAS W. MILNER, Attorney at Law, CARTERSVILLE. GEORG Will up end promptly to business entrus to his care. Oct. 5 Wly Dress Tailor. IS prepared to execute alt kinds of work in the Fashionable Tail --L ingline, with neatness and in du- if r.ib’e style. Over J. Elsas & Co’s store. It vitu want a good fitting Coat, go to S. O’shields, up stairs at J ELSAS. Cartersville, jan 25. C -H w . H. 3101XTCASTLE, ji 'H Jeweller nnd Watch and Clock Repairer, In the Front of A. A. Skinner & Co’s store. Cartersville; jan 25k CARTERSVILLE GA, MARCH 8, 1807. Reduction of PER CENT, OK FALL AND WIKTER GOODS. Wishing to reduce our entire stock of FALL ANSI WINTER DUY-CJOOBS, Clothing, flats, Shoes, and Boots, Woolen Gooils of every Description, such as Nubias, Hoods, Sontags. Shawls, Cloaks, BROAD CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, WHITE GOODS, &C. Also a large stock of OI^OOKERY and XXXXXX-D W-AXELE. VVe have tn .de the above Reduction of 50 per cent on all Goods on hand, Our stock of Dry Goods is equal to any stock South, in quality or style, and part con sisting of FRENCH PLAIDS, CALICOS, FLANNELS, SHIRTINGS, SHEETINGS, OSNABURGS, &C. Our Stock of C othing consists of Broad Cloth Suits, at all prices, C’assiiaere Suits, Overcoats, every style and price. Our stock of Boots and Shoes is complete, Ladies’ calf, “ Moroco. Kid, “ cloth, Gentlemens’ WATER PROOF CALF BOOTS, *4 )((p 44 BOYS’ BOOTS, Oursfock of Hats consists in MENS’AND BOYS’ Wool, Cassimere, Fur, Felt and Plush. Our stock of Hardware consists, in part of Knives and Forks, Tea and Tablespoons, iron and si!, Locks, of every kind, Hiiigcs, Butts, Screws, Elat diets and Hammers. Smoothing Irons, Chains, Shovels and Pitchforks, Our stock of Crockery and Glassware con sists, in part, of STONE AND GRANITE WARE, CUPS AND SAUCERS. DINNER AND BREAKFAST PLATES. BOWLS AND PITCHERS. GOBLETS AND TUMBLERS. SALT CELLERS AND MOLASSES CANS# Our stock ofGROCERIES is complete, This entire Stock is offered to the public at .*>o per cent below regular pri ces, at LOEWEXSTEIX & PFEIFER’S. CARTERSVILLE, GA. Jan 4, 1867, HOff COL. OTTOJI4Jf OLD BERN CJOT II fS \H Ii \ 41lP A Story of the W ar. BY M. W. M. [All the incidents in the following gram ful and graphic sketch, really took place.] As she glided down the broad gravelled walk of the garden, the early sunlight glinted on her soft brown hail, bring ing out every gleam of gold that lurked amid its dusky shadows. Now, she bent her bright low face over a bed of crimson verbena,, now stooped to ap ply tlte sharp little teeth to an obsti nate while rosebud that clung tenaci ously to its rough stent, then she sauntered on whistling (do not be shocked, gentle reader,) absolutely whistling, deftly and sweetly, too, the bird-like noies of a waltz. She paus ed, though, as she heard another voice singing behind a huge clump of cali canthus, just at the corner of the walk. “All ! Unde Chris is out, I see,” she said, as she listened smiling to the ebo strain, which ran in this wise: “Grassohppersetting on the sweet tater vine, The s tv eel; tater vine, The sweet: taler vine; Old turkey goblcr t ome crccpin up behine, Crecpiu up Whtne, Snatch grasshopper of* do sweet tater vine, The sweet tater vim-.” The singer was a negro between fifty and sixty years of age, with a broad, brown, good-humored face, stalwart and bow-legged. He had an enormous mouth, and a nose that, as one of the sable wits of lire plantation was wont to say, “looked like somebody had tione step upon it.” lie became silent as the girl turned the corner, and doffing his old wool hat with elaborate courtesy, bade her a ceremonious good morrow. “You perambulates early dis morn ing, Miss Jacque,” he said. l'he young lady’s name was Jacque line. but she was known in the family only by this elegant diminutive. “Yes, Uncle Chris. 1 wanted to ask a favor of you. Will you do something for me this morning?” “To he certain, chile. Did Uncle Chris ever have tie heart to defuse you anything since you was a baby?” “Well, I want yon, after breakfast, to go down to Shady Hollow 7 , where our boys are hiding, you know, and tell Colonel —ahem ! tell them, the boys, that all the Yankees have left the neighborhood for several days, and we want them to come up to our house to-night. The gifls from Gienburn and Oakley and Hickory Hill will be here, and we will have a dance and a nice time generally. It won’t be safe to write, there are so many spies about. Do you think you can remember all this !*’ “To be sho T can, Miss Jacque.— Uncle Chris ain’t so old yit as to dis remember his constructions.” “I’ll send you out a nice breakfast, then, and you must make haste back to brush up your Sutuly coat and get your fiddle in tune. Col. Oldburn plays himself, and is a judge of music, you know.” “Dat he is, Miss Jacque, and ol beauty, too, I speck. Yah ! yah !” Jacque turned quickly, with a height ened color, to pursue her walk, while old Chris resumed his hoe and vocal exercises. He left the hapless grass hopper to his fate, however, and broke out this time into a lively camp-meet ing tune, in which he assailed his Satanic Majesty with great apparent relish in the following spirited, if not spiritual couplets: “De devil is mad, an I so gland, An augh, glo-re-e-e. He los one soul he idiot he had, An augh, glo-re-e-e, For when he shot his gun at me, He missed my soul an hit a tree, And augh, glo-re-e-e-e-e. From the illumined windows of Squire Butord’s hospitable mansion broad bars of golden light stretched <ar across the smooth green lawn, and ever and anon bright, anxious faces peered from behind the floating cur tains of an upper casement, where the girls were “doing each other’s hair” and performing other mysterious rites of the toilette, upon which we shall not allow profane eyes to look. The last flower was adjusted, .and the last flowing ribbon attached. The glances towards the windows became still more anxions and frequent, when a quick, joyous exclamation from merry Maggie Duval drew them all around her. — Holding up a slender, white’gloved hand to impose silence, she listened, and borne upon the summer breeze they heard the sound of gay, manlv voices, blended with the mellow echo of laughter and the faint musical jingle of spur and sabre, that made many a soft eye more softy bright, and many a tender little heart fluttered undere its silken boddice. “Here they are,’, whispered Jaque, as she drew the curtain closer, to con ceal her white drapery.and looked cau tiously below, where a gay party of cavaliers were dismounting and passing in under the low arches of the piazza. “Thatis Powhattan Areher. I know hisswingingstride,” whispered Maggie, “and yonder is Arthur Clayborn. Bee how the light shines ou his red whis kers.” “Kcd, indeed !” pouted little Clara Belton. “T.’tey are beautiful auburn. You would give your pearl earrings this minute it Charley King could sport, such a pair on his smooth cheeks.’* Miss Maggie subsided into her satin slippers lor an instant, but soon railed. * Bravechainpion of bright whiskers,” she laughed, with a mock ooiirtestv,“l own myself vanished. Let it be pro claimed henceforth that “Hazel is his eagle eye, And auburn of the deepest dye. His -hort curled beard and hair.” “Oh, there is Colonel Oldhurne him self,” breathlessly cried another fair spy. “How handsom he is, anti how superbly gotten up, *lrom the tip of his spur to his silken moustache.” “Look, Jacque;” but Jacque only drew back hastily into the shadow of the room. “Oh, dear!” exclaimed a bright brunette ; “I do believe that saucy Harry Shelton caught a glimpse of me as I peeped out. Didn’t you see him kiss his hand ? I’ve no patience with such impudence.” Yet she did not look particularly vexed. Just then a wild burst of music sounded from below, and hastily snatch ing up fans, boquetsand handkerchief's, the whole bevy rushed towards the mirrors for a parting glance, and were soon swooping like a flock of gay birds down the wide old staircase and through the open parlor door, with a breezy twitter an i rustle, and a soft cloud of mingled fragrance. Their cavaliers pressed loaward to meet them, and the bright group fell apart and melted in among thegrey uniforms and their glittering accessories like a broken rainbow absorbed by a sun-gilded mist. The wild, entreating tones of the creole waltz drowned the buzz of voices, and ere long the light feet of the dancers beat time like throbbing pulses to its wierd notes. ***** 'l'he crowd had just returned from the supper room,, and the revelry was at its height, when the dark, frightened face of Uncle Chris showed i;s grin r nitig teeth and rolling eyes at the door way, and whispered a single word “Yankees!” The music ceased sud denly with a trembling thrill, the pois ed feet of the dancers fell noiselessly to the floor, white arms dropped like melting snow wreaths from the broad shoulders where they rested, the sweet light of love and joy died out from solt eves, and white terror usurped the the place of the rose on lips and cheeks that but now “blushed at the praise oftheir own loveliness.” Manly faces grew stern and dark, strong hands closed firmly on their unrelinquished weapons, stalwart forms pressed shoul der to shoulder in the close brother hood of danger : firm resolves sat on each determined face. 'l'he deep tones of Squire Buford broke the ominous silence : “This way, boys! follow me! Avoid a contest here, il posible. Remember the presence of the ladies.” “Do not think of us. Act as if we were out of the question,” rang out more than one silver voice, clear -and unfaltering. But the counsel of the host prevailed. Sternly and in silence they followed him through the hall to a doorway under the staircase leading to a deep, extensive cellar, over which the mansion was built. He had hasti lv snatched a lighted candle from the hall table, and rolling away some loose barrels piled against the wall of one of these underground apartments, opened a door artfully concealed in the mason ry, when a vaulted passage was re vealed leading, as he hastily explained, to an old disused landing on the neigh boring river. The house was an old revolutionary building, and this secret passage, known at present to very few, had been used to good purpose in the olden times, even while the British occupied the place. Upon one occa sion a large party of the enemy had been by this means surprised and captured, “as may possibly happen again,” the old man muttered with a grim smile. During this time the dreaded Yan kees had arrived, and completely sur rounding the house, prepared for a thorough search, the withdrawal of Colonel Burton’s regiment having been only a ruse to induce the rebels, whom he suspected ot being concealed in the neighborhood, >o venture forth. De lighted at having his as he sup posed, in the toils, he ordered a strict watch to be kept by the men on every outlet, while lie himself, wiili his officers, prosecuted the search. Meanwhile, Colonel Buford, believ ing everything sale, sauutt red leisure ly through the house, getting up a face of innocent and half-indignant surprise wherewith, to meet the baffled loe. — What, then, was bir horror and aston ishment to bind Colonel Oldburn in the retired little music-room, pleasant ly chatting with Clara Belton, Jacque line, and little Belle Buford, the child sister of the latter. “What the d— l ! Coed God ! Why Oldburn, the Yankees are in the house, and we have all escaped except your self!” “Mv gracious! no they haven’t!” cried Belle, breathlessly. Lieut. King is up stairs with cousin Mag, 1 saw them walking on the verandah,” and she started oil'to warn her favorite. But as Maggie is a woman, 2nd had had ten minutes’ previous notice, wherein to use her quick wits, we will leave Charley to her for the present, and remain with our hero, whose situ ation is much more critical. Theie w»s no time lor speech or action. They heard the musket of the sentinel come down with a clang on the stone pavement beneath the closed window by which they stood, and the armed heels and long sabre of the Yankee colonel ringing on the uncar. peted floor ol the hall. Just as he laid aln avy hand oil the I t-It of the door, the two gills, as ii actuated bv one impulse, seized upon their rebel guest, and with entreating looks and gestures forced him down upon his hands and knees close to the narrow sill of the window, and seating themsel v es upon it. spread out their lull dresses so as to conceal him completely, while the old squire groaned an amazed approval under his iron-grey moustache. For- Yankee tumbling at the latch was obliged to draw oil his gaunt let in order to turn the bolt ; thus they gained time to prepare for the astonish ed eyes a most touching tableau—two sweet young girls seated trembling close together on tlie narrow ledge of a low casement, one pressing with her white, jeweled lingers a lace handker chief to her eyes ; the little brown head of the other, who seemed almost in sensible from terror, hurried in the bosom ol an oitl gentleman witii rever end locks, who seemed trying in vain to soothe aml reassure her. The hard heart of the Yankee melted. “Do not be alarmed, ladies,” he said, with an awkward attempt at gallantry. “1 have no wish, no intention, to harm you. Then more sternly to the eld gentleman : “Sir, I have been inform ed that your house was this evening the rendezvous of rebels, and I intend to give it the benefit of a thorough search.” “1 have no power to prevent it, sir,” replied the Squire, “and shall throw no obstacles in your way; but allow me to beg that you wiil shot ten proceed ings as much as possible ui this room as my daughter and her young friend have been much alarmed, and it is ex tremely painful to me, and must also he so to you, as a gentleman, to see them in this state.” A faint te-he, that might have been a sob, sounded from behind the lace handkerchief, while the little brown head burrowed deeper into the old gentleman’s capacious vest, and the white shoulders seemed convulsively agitated. Toor things ! thought the colonel; the very folds of their drapery tremble with their excessive agitation. How was he to know, with his limited ac quaintance with rebel femininity, that those deceitful folds were shaking to the suppressed laughter of the half suffocated reb. they concealed. He did not quite neglect his duty, however, for lie cast a piercing glance round the room, looked behind the furniture, and even drew his sword across the cur tain behind tiiem, to be sure that no one lurked under it; then, as he turned to pursue his researches in some other apartment, Clara ventured a timid re quest that he would forbid anv of his comrades to enter this room, her dear friend was so very nervous. “Indeed, I am not strong myself,” she sighed, with a pleading look. “You soldiers ; are so strong and stern and terrible.” | Here the sly witch threw in another | telling glance in which she contrived | to blend a touching timidity and fear | ful admiration extremely flattering to ; the “conquering hero.” “Conquering hero” knocked under at once. She might have any room in the house. — JNo one should come near it. He would see to that—with a dreadful frown, at which Clara hid her face. “Might she lock the door,please?” “Oh, certainly, if she should feel safer; but even without this precaution she would not be disturbed.” Here the little brown head ventured to lift itself also, and another pair of very fine eyes discharged a battery of grateful looks witn great effect, while the sweet lips murmured faint thanks, but the owner was still sadly discom posed, for the treacherous drapery shook just then more than ever. He endeavored to reassure them as he stalked out accompanied by tfie Squire ; hilt no sooner had the door closed upon them than Jaqne sprang lorward to lock it ; then turning to the laughing Oidburne, who was stretching his long limbs with exaggerated effect, she led him across the lower part or the now leserted dancing-room, thence through a closed entry into the pantry, where another narrow staircase com municated with the cellars. These having been searched and nothing found, were now vacant, and Oidburne passed safely through the secret pass age, not, however, without taking a tender and grateful leave of his nretty guide. * * * * * * * * And now for poor Charley King, whom we have forgotten so long. He was promenading one of the upper verandahs with his sprightly compan ion when they saw a party ofbluecoats come clattering up the long avenue.— Both lie an Maggie knew at once there would be no chance to leave the house, I which would be surrounded ere he I could descend. But Maggie was equal to the occasion, and Charley's smooi.lt cheeks and girlish ‘ace, which hi and caused him so much mortification, stood hint in good stead lor once. —- Maggie hurried him into one ol the bedrooms, and snatched up “a long white thing” (as he profanely termed the elaborately frilled robe ilc nuit of buxom Nellie Courtland) she dung it over his head and fastened it close under the rosy chin, tied a dainty cap with a wide lace bolder over the flaxen hair, already “parted down the mid dle,” then turning down the white coverlet she tucked him neatly up tit ihe bed, and a most virginal looking young woman Lieut. Charley made, booted an spurred, soldier though he was. This done, Maggie threw a loose dressing-gown over her own party array, shaded the lamp, ana taking a crystal scent-bottle from the toilette stand poured some of its contents on a lilinl v little handkerchief ami began to dab liis forehead with i‘. energetically. Charley liked it. She was thus engaged when two Yankee otlicers soon alter entered the room. She appeared very diguant on account of her trier,d, whose modesty was thus outraged,and w ho was sutler-* tug already from a severe headache, and indeed the young lady in question did seem verv much excited, and drew iluj cover close round her flushed lace and heaving bosom. Kiubanssed by the “novelty of the situation,” and cowed bv Maggie’s biting sarcasms and indig nant glances, the officers withdrew al ter a slight and luji tied survey id the room, Maggie slamming the door and shooting the bolt behind them wiin vindictive emphasis. It was a trying time for poor Charlie, as the fair occu pants of the room flocked in ; but Mag gie carried him bravely through it, and silenced all exclamations bv giving them the difficult problem to solve, ut how shall we get him to the cellar? The Yankees were still in the house, most of them carousing tu ll.r supper room ; hut two sentinels«iro the adt rt in the hull below, two in tire-■gallery above. Col. Burton was both puzzled and vex ed. The rebels had certainly met lit the house, witness ti e houses, saddles, &c., even the hats still hanging on nbe hat stand. Yet no one had been touml, though no one could have escaped.— Now what had become of them ? The Colonel scratched his head in vain.— He could make nothing of it. As t > getting anything out of the women, he might as well have questioned the in scrutable shadow of the old Sq.uire’s grandmother that smiled down upon him from the parlor wall. So- lw; deter mined, to Charlie’s great annoyance and the utter consternation of the girls, to stick to his present quarters, and sen what would turn up, said quarters be* iug good. “Dear me, what shall we do ?” said prim Emma Malcolm. “Just to think ol having a horrid great man packed away in our room, as large as hie.— Oh !my goodness ! Did yov ever !" she continued, half crying and half laughing. “It had better be him than any of the rest,” said Jacque. “Nobody minds Charlie muck." Though this was said by way of comfort, it seemed to nettle Maggie strangely, who bridled with resentment and remarked sharply that for her part she didn’t see why it wasn’t as bad to have Lieut. King up here a» Col. i.*ld burne himself, or that red (she begged pardon, glancing at Clara) —that auburn whiskered Arthur Clayborn, or ” “Thai’s just what 1 mean,” inter rupted Jacque, demurely ; ‘-the whis kers you know. Think ol having had to shave him !” Maggie blushed and bit her lip, amid sly titters of the rest Suddenly Clara came to the rescue with flying colors. “I’ll tell you, girls,” she cried, “I can fix it. We w«ll pretend somebody is sick and run backwards ami forwards among the sentinels, calling for one thing and another, till they are com pletely bewildered, when someone must cry out for wine. Half a dozen of us will volunteer loudly to go to the cellar lor it. Then we will fix Char ley up in Nellie’s things. They will fit him exactly, and he can go with us. The sentinels will never miss one from among us as we rerurn.” 'l'llis was agreed to be “the vers* thing,” and the whole party adjourning to Charley's room as they had dubbed it, proceeded to carry in effect at once. “Charley was arrayed with inuctt stifled mirth and some embarrassment, in Nellie’s dressing gown over the robe du rndt, a large fight shawl was thrown over his head and shoulddrs, and the Squire’s slippers substituted lor his heavy cavalry boots, which (tell it not in Gath) were securely tied to Miss Maggie’s extensive hoops, her flowing drapery and graceful locomotion being not the least discommoded thereby.—• In this guise they passed the uncr n cious sentinels, several of the girls lit - ing similarly attired and walked on tip toe under their trading robes, in order to emulate the height of their mascu line companion. He was not missed from among them on their return, car rying the wine conspicuously ; but as t hey dosed the door cart inly behind [Tarn « •*, -.J NO. 33. j