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From the Overland Monthly. YO NO ME QUIERO CASAR. BY AGNES M. MANNING. One sunny morn, alone I strayed Along the beach at Monterey. With brown, bare hands, a Spanish maid Was picking sea-moss from the spray. And as she toiled, her clear voice ringing, Woke the sweet echoes near and far; A rich soprano, gaily singing “ Yo no me quiero casar.”* Her audience, the waves and skies, The long-necked pelicans in white, And gray seagulls with watchful eyes, And tawny sands with spray-drops bright, A pair of linnets, lightly winging Their way towards her from afar, And flying low, to hear her singing “ Ko no me quiero casar.” Her nut-brown hair in clusters fell About her slender, swan-like neck; In her dark eyes there lurked a spell. Her lovely face had just a speck Os sun and tan, through warm tints spring ing. Her beauty shone like some fair star. I breathless stood, while she kept singing “ Ko no me quiero casar.” A Raphael face on far-off walls, Has the dark depths of her soft eyes; The same strange light upon her falls, Where she stands framed against the skies. While ever softly chimes the ringing Os Mission bells in note or bar, As if they knew the wondrous singing, “ Yo no me quiero casar.” O, Spanish maid, with small brown hands, Spreading sea-tangle’s dainty lace I ’Tis years since I have paced the sands, Or seen the light on thy young face. Yet oft will come old memories, bringing The beach, sand-dune, and drift-wood spar; You, framed against the blue sky, singing “ Yo no me quiero casar.” *“1 Don’t Wish to Marry.” Popular song amongst the native Californians. Courage Respected. The following incident, we believe, has never before been in print: About the time of the battle of Chancellorsville, or shortly thereafter, the Federal army was at Fredericks burg, and it was necessary to make some movement around the Confeder ate position on the hills south of the town. The Confederates had dammed up a creek, and their position was not fully developed to the Federals, who were also uncertain of the Confederate intentions respecting the dam. General Warren, of the Federal army, requested some of his orderlies to ride down before the Confederate lines and discover the true situation, if possible. None of them, however, were willing to do this, and according ly, without saying another word, he mounted his horse and rode, himself, down the lines to a point within a couple of hundred yards of the Con federate works. Several Confederate soldiers rose up and prepared to take aim at him, inas much as they correctly supposed he was a prominent officer endeavoring to get a view of their position. Instantly, however, from one or two officers on the Confederate side rose the command : “ Don’t shoot 1 Don’t shoot! Put down your guns!” The WESTERNS ATLANTIC R.R. THE GREAT KENNESAW ROUTE. CONDENSED SCHEDULES BETWEEN ATLANTA and BOSTON, NEW YORK anil the EAST. read down. Via PENN. R» R. read up. North-bound. STATIONS. 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Don’t shoot! ” And General Warren, after riding a short distance, rather coolly turned and rode back to his own line, not even a shot having been fired at him so great was their admiration for the undaunted courage and coolness which he exhibited. Such is the regard which is felt by THE KENNESAW GAZETTE. military men for those who exhibit true fearlessness. From Kingston or Cartersville it is a pleasant trip out to the great Salt petre Cave, which can justly be called the Mammoth Cave of Georgia. The underground passages and “halls of kings” afford an abounding interest to visitors. A Lost Opportunity. At the battle of Chancellorsville, where Stonewall Jackson struck a part of the Federal flank, a regiment of Dutch troops was stationed at that point to guard the flank. Unsuspicious of all danger they had stuck their guns with bayonets down ward into the ground in front of them, and were sitting down smoking their pipes, and in other, respects having an easy and sociable time. Suddenly, Stonewall Jackson’s men burst upon them, and the appalling sound of the “Rebel yell” smote their ears. Consternation seized the mind of every one, and without waiting to grab a musket or take a second look at the Confederates, who appeared to have arisen out of the ground, they stampeded and started down parallel to the rear of the Federal main line. General Hancock happened to be near the opposite flank of the army, and seeing the stampeding Dutchmen rushing pell-mell, ordered his men to close up and stop their retreat. After some exertion, this was done. Hancock, afterwards remarked that this action on his part was a great mis take ; that if he had only ordered his men to open ranks and let them go through, they would have run right over that portion of Lee’s army which was in front of the left flank of the Federals, and that he could have fol lowed this up and have inflicted a very bad defeat upon the Confederates. Thus it appears that this was one of the “lost opportunities” of the w ar. At the battle of the Wilderness a funny scene is said to have been ex hibited when a spent ball, (grape-shot) fired by the Confederates struck the side of a mule which was aiding to pull a wagon in the Federal wagon train. The mule not understanding the true situation, supposed that he had been kicked by the other one which was hitched to the same wagon, and in stantly turned himself and began fu riously kicking at his comrade. The latter retorted by giving kick for kick and for a few minutes there was a frantic scene which came very near be ing contagious and stampeding the wagon train. A Georgia Madstone. On the 10th page we present a list of the minerals that abound in North Georgia; but the “Madstone” doesnot appear therein, notwithstanding Pick ens county has produced one of the finest specimens extant. Many years ago, a member of the Allred family, in Pickens county,reached bj the West ern A Atlantic, and Marietta and North Georgia railroads, shot a deer, and in its stomach was found this mad stone, which is shaped like an old fashioned round, flat-top biscuit, two and a half inches wide and an inch and a half thick, smoothly and regularly formed, and w r eighs ten ounces. This stone is very hard and of a dark color. Several wonder ful cures of mad dog and poisonous snake bites have been effected with this madstone. It is now the property of Capt J. L. Matthieson, of Ed wardsville, Fulton county, Ga. 9