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Ab 1 pietnres of other years;
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But often started tears.
His good wife sat on tbe otber side,
Io a high back flag seat cbair.
I see 'oeatb the pile of ber muslin cap
Tbe sheen of ber silvery bair.
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As sbe busily knits for him,
Aod Nellie takrs np the stitehes dropped,
For grandmother's eyes are dim.
Tbeir children come aod read tbe news,
To paso tbe time eaob day;
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To hear of the world aw»y.
'Tis a homely scene, I told yoa SO,
But pleasant tt ts to view;
At least { thought it ao. myself,
And sketched it down for yoa.
Be k nd onto tbe old. my friend,
They're worn with tbin world's strife ;
Tb.iogh bravely once perchance they fought
Tbe stern, fierce battle of life.
Tbey tauzht onr youthful feet to climb
Upward die's rugged steep ;
Tben let ns gently lead tbem down
To where tbe weary sleep.
'What la tbe Use of being Sad T
Wbat Is tbe use of being sad,
Wben friends all round to make ns glad,
Wben all is bright and joyous?
Sure nought is made by giving way
To trifles sma'l tbat come each day,
Eve though tbey do annoy as.
For if we turn the dark side o'er,
And tbiok tbat we bave trouble more
Tban scores of tbose around as,
Onr cnp of bliss will turn to woe,
We sorrowing all our days will  go,
Aod joy will e'er surrouud us,
Tben let as think no more of care;
We'll bave no more tban we ean bear,
Let onr grief our beans ne'er fetter ;
If we should mourn throughout oar life
'Twill only end in vexing strife,
And ne'er make us better.
Rebel Views on our Presidential   Candidates.
THE ELEMENTS OF TROUBLE AND STORM AS BEEN FROM
DIXIE.
[From the Richmond Examiner.]
Tbe Convention of Black Republicans in Baltimore bave renominated for President of tbeir
country Abraham Lincoln, tbe Illinois railspliter,
aod for Vice-President Andrew Johnson, known
in tbe West as the Tennessee tailor, one of tbe
meanest of thut craft. Whether tbey shall ever
be elected or not depends upon tbe Confederate
army altogether. Tbe people of the enemy's
oonntry bave now two Black Republican ticketa
before them ; and tbe Democrats are to come yet.
All these several movements we are obliged to
watch and, if possible, understand—by reason of
tbeir possible effects apon tbe war ; otherwise we
bare no earthly interest In tbe matter ; and if we
were oow at peace witb tbat nation it would be
altogether indifferent to ns wbat ape, or hyena or
jackass tbey set np to govern tbem.
The great army of contractors, tben and officeholders—in short, tbose wbo live by tbe war, and
on tbe oonntry—bave succeeded, at least, in starting Lincoln fairly tor another race. It amounts to
a declaration ihat those conveutionersdetire to see
four years more <n all respects like onto the last
four years. They want oo change at all; to the
present incumbents ol power and profit, all works
well enough as it is. Tbey care little, perhaps,
about tbe "Emancipation Proclamation," or tbe
exact definition wbicb may be applied to Linooln,
as an immediate or essential, or contingent abolitionist ; care little, indeed, about politics at al, or
principles or tbe destiny of tbeir nation, or otber
"abstraotione" of tbat sort; tbey are practioal
men; and what tbey know and feei In tbeir inmost
souls is, that four more years of reveling at will
in treasure and plunder will make tbem all rioh
enrugb, them and iheir descendants tothe third
and fourth generation.
It appears also tbat Lincoln and bis friends bave
been lucky, so lar, in tbe III success of Grant and
Butler, and all tbeir precise measure oi ill puccps0.
If either ot tbose two bad taken Richmond before
the convention, tben Butler or Grant would have
been nominated for President. If ibey bad been
already utterly and decisively defeated, and tbeir
armies cut to pieces, tben neither Lincoln nor any
other B ack Republican would bave had the slightest obance of election. So essential was it for the
rigbt guidance oi tbe Convention in this matter
tbat Grant sbould not take Richmond nor be advancing in triumphant marcb toward it, that tbe
New York Times. Lincoln's "organ," took oare to
publish at leogtb a dismal account of tbe blcody
defeat inflicted oo tbe Federals OO the 3d of June,
and to express tbe opinion tbat it wae a most disastrous affair. Tbis was true ; bat tbe Times did
oot state tt because it was true. The Timet stated
it, notwithstanding that it was true, in order to
lower Grant's Btock in tbe Convention, Jnst in tbe
niok of time—and succeeded. Our soldiers who
on tbe 3d strewed the earth in front of their in-
trenebments witb 12.000 dead and wounded Yao
kees, tben and tbere secured the nomination of
Lincoln over Grant.
Lincoln, tben, aod bis gang bave been tacky, as
we said, se far. Bot to win tbis election in November tbis indecisive work of Ibe Federal
armies, neither triumphantly victorious nor hopelessly oat to pleoes—neither taking Richmond nor
taken by Richmond—will not do at all. Grant
and Butler are now at liberty to aobieve tha most
brilliant success tbey can, and the New i'ork
Times will not tell tbe truth any more, when it ia
unfavorable to tbem. In fact tbe Linooln party
has been reconciled to the delay in taking Richmond by tbis consideration among others—tlmt
the Fourth of July approaches; and tbey are
aware of tbe theory entertained by tbeir old
acquaintance, Pemberton now In high favor at
Richmond, and commanding the fortifications of
tbe oity, namely: tbat tbe Fourth of July Is tbe
very best day to surrender a place to a Yankee
army, because, in the warmth ol their gra. ideation at celebrating tbeir anniversary w,ib a
triumph, tbey give good terms. It Is like approaching a bon vivant after dinner to ask him
for a favor. And accordingly lhe Yankee nation
is now holdiog itself prepared to put oo Its most
gracious smiles a id accord to ns the same tender
consideration wbicb bas been ebowo to tbe o ti-
zeas of Vick-rburg. Let them only haul Down
onr flag on tbat auspicious morning, and read their
Declaration of Independence on onr Capitol
Square, and Lincoln is already elected President.
In tbis stage of tbe busioess also however, oar
army has a voice ; and it It shall oontinue to baffle, repulse and cut np Federal forces, and finally
drive them from tbe soli of Virginia, as we fervently trust, tben tbis Baltimore nomination Will
oot gaio Lincoln a single vote in November.
In that case, who will be tbe next President In
tbe enemy's country? Not Fremont, witb his
"radical abolition." Tbe era for that echool of
politics will be past. But tbere remains another
party—the Democrats; tbey being also divided at
present into War Democrats aud Peace Democrats,
but who would all be Peace Democrats In tbe
event supposed—tbat is in tbe event of a total
failure of the Federal campaign of 1864. Now
tbe very latest intelligence brought us from tbat
country by a special channel Informs as of these
two farther facts: that the popular miod becameat
onoe violently sgitated oo lhe announcement of
tbis Baltimore nomination; and that in Maryland,
especially, disturbance was apprehended. In fact,
tbe Democrats of tbe North, wbo bave waited fonr
years not too patiently, trusting to regain tbe
power and profit wbicb they but lately beld to be
a Democratic inheritance, must naturally be provoked beyond endurance at tbis audacious attempt
ol Lincoln and Seward to ride roughshod over
ihem four years more. We learn tbat tbe Democrats are now universally turning tbeir tbougls
o Franklin Pierce aod the Connecticut Seymour
as tbeir nominees for President and Vice President. To give tbem the least chance of electing
those two advocates of peace, Grant must be defeated, the invasion mast collapse and die ont,
and eveTy name of war must become a word of
horror, ottered witb loathing Snd execration.
Therefore it is the interest of the Democrats to do
their very uttermost to weaken the Federal army
and disoredit Federal finance; in sbort to extinguish
tbe war altogether, in order to extinguish tbe
party wbich Invented the war and governs it and
lives by It.
Tbe last significant fact, whfob comes to us by
special advices, is that immediately on tbe Balll*
moie nomination, gold rose to 197. Gold is a sen
sitive substance, and it feels another shiver, and
shrinks back yet a little more into tbe crypt, at
tbe idea of another four years of Lincoln and
Cbase, and tbose dreadful paper-millB and steam-
presses, tbe smoke of whose fatal machinery as-
ceodetb up for ever and ever.
Here theo are elements of trouble and storm,
wbicb happily threaten to interfere, not ooly witb
Lincoln's election, but witb the peace of Yaokee
society. Before November, tbe whole North may
be writhing in intestine convulsion ; ber brute
mass now pressing us so heavily may be flung off,
and this Confederacy may be standing erect, redeemed, radiant, trinmpbant, f baking ber invincible locks in tbe son. For all tbis, we look to tbe
Confederate army, Lee, Beauregard and Johnson
oan give both the Yankees a President aod make
as well rid of tbem and ther Presidents for  ever.
Tile Richmond Dispatch Indorses SLIncoln.
Mr Lincoln bas a firm supporter in tbe Richmond Dispatch. Is oar President loyal? How is it
tbat be receives suoh a hearty indorsement at tbe
bands of tbe Dispatch. We call tbe particular attention of oar readers to tbe following :
Tbe Richmond Dispatch of the 13th, in its
leader says: ••Tbe great objeet of all the Yaokee
raids at this particular crisis is threefold; First
tbey hope to starve eight millions of people into
submission, as intimated by Seward tn his letter
of instruction to bis Minister at Copenhagen. Secondly, tbey hope to starve tbe population of
Richmond into tbe humor for hailing them as deliverers. Lastly, and principally, tbey hope to
starve Lee's army, and thereby foroe bim to abandon bis position, Tbese are hopeful projects, it
must be conlessed, and well wortby of tbe brain
that conceived them. The only fault with tbem
is that they are altogether inoperative. * * •
As to their effect upon Lee's operatioos, tbey will
bave none whatever. Tbey will not give Grant
an inch of ground or a single advantage. Lee bas
him by the throat, aad be will not release him, let
bim plunge aod kick as be may. In tbe meantime tbe truth begins to leak ont. Tbe Times, for
whatever purpose is oot material so far as we are
concerned, has told tba truth, in a modified form,
at least. It has revealed tbe fact so carefully concealed by Stanton,that Graot was badly beaten on
tbe morning of the 3d of June, and altbongh tbe
Herald came instantly tothe rescue.it waa too
late. Grant w is not nominated at Baltimore, and
Linooln was. Gold went op to 194., aDd Grant
stock came down to zero witb a run. For our own
part we are glad to hear that Lincoln baa received
tbe oomioalioo. When some enterprising partisan
officer ol tbe revoIutioD proposed to cany ofl Sir
William Howe from tbe midestof ibe army, Washington put bis veto oo it at once. He bad oo
doubt tbat it was feasible ; but Howe bad conduct
ed the war as stupidly as it was possible tor any
man to conduct it, and any change whatever could
be but for the British interest. Let bim stay for
fear of a successor wbo might not be quite such I
an imbecile. So we eay of old Abe. It would ba
impossible to find another such ass in the United
States ; and therefore we say let bim stay.
"We at least of the confederacy ought to be
satisfied with bim, for ba bas conducted tbe war
ex c ly as we ought to wish it to be conducted.
He bas confirmed tbose that were wavering, heated
red hot those who were lukewarm, made those
zealous who were careless, converted cold indiffer*
ence into the furious passion, and calculating
neutrality into burning patriotism. As for tba
military operations conceived and executed nnder his auspices, surely we bave do right to complain. No service ever bad so many plundering
officers, and no campaigns were ever conducted
wilb more Biupidity. For these reasons we are
decidedly in favor of Old Abe, and if we could
com riant a million of votes in Yankeedom ba
should have them all. He bas made tbe Sontb tha
most united people tbat ever went forth to battle
«ith an invader; and for tbat be deserves the
lively gratitude of every southern man. If any
thing could add to the obligations under wbich we
lie to tbe Baltimore Convention, it wonld be lound
in tbe nomination of Andrew Johnson—the man
of all others most detested in the Sontb, and lha
most likely to keep together tbe parties already
united in one solid mass for tbe prosecution of the
war, Convinoed, as we are, tbat nobody not fn
favor ol continuing tbe war could be elected, and
tbat no other would conduct itao foolishly, we go
for tbis ticket."
The same paper estimates Grant's present force
at 90,000 men, all told, infantry, artillery Bnd cavalry, allowing bis regiments 500 each, wbicb it
thinks excessive. This estimate is concurred in by
another paper.
The Dispatch says the troops of General Lee's
command are In fine health aad spit its, aad enjoying abundant rations, including sugar and coffee,
while tbe Yankee bill of fare Is said to be nothing
bot bard tack aod coffee, their Bupply of meat bar-
ing given oot.
[From the S. F. News-Letter.]
Interview between Beauty and the Beast.
[FROM   OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.]
Scene : B—r't Headquarters.    L—n discovered,
waiting patiently
L—o : Darn it, I can't wait much longer for
bim ; I've got to go back to C—e. I'll fix him
when he does come. [Enter B—r, stuffing a
handful of earrings into the pocket of his pantt.]
Hullob 1 here you are. I hope you have kept ma
waiting long enongb.
B—r : Busioess must be attended to, old boss.
L—n : I guess you'll bave to retire from business pretty d—d quick, if yoa doo't alter some.—
What have you dooesiooe you've beeo here?
B—r: Well, I guess I've dooe all I was sent to
do.
L—o : G—t says you haven't made a move exH
cept to steal.    Wby doo't you pretend to fight?
B—r : Say, dow. L—o, none of tbat, Baldy's
got to do tbe fighting ; that was in tbe bargain;
though I can Bgbt if I like.
L—n (sarcastically) : Oh yes, Big Bethel, for
instance.    Say, B—r, tbis sort of thing won't do. .
B—r : Well, yoa are the most ungrateful cuus I
ever knew.   Haven't I helped you all I know how?
L—n: Helped yourself, yon mean.
B—r : Now, wasn't tbat a real good story for tha
newspapers I sent you ? I mean abont that woman
wbo was at a public meeting In Richmond, where
they consulted whether tbey sbonld surrender, or
burn the plaoe. Tbat beats any of your " little
stories" all to h—I.
L—n :»A lot of good It did I No one waa fool
enougii to believe il. It didn't help greenbacks a
cent. Say,B—r,I've made ad—d mistake sendiog
you here.    I oan't afford it. .
B —r: Well, I'll take an office at Washington, tf
you like ; say something in tbe treasury; or' I'll
turn contractor; or—
L—n : Ob yes, anything but fight.
B—r: D—n it, L—n, I won't stand this sort of
thing ; you know me. Wby io b—I doo't Graot
take Richmond, so that I cau go io aDd manage it?
L—n: Daro your skin. You ill conditioned,
swivel eyed, squinting, cross eyed thief! I'll be
shot if yon don't make me lose patience right oat.
You don'i ere a cuss for anything on earth, save
your plnguey self.
B—r: Now, doo't get mad. I only waot to pick
up a dollar nr two more ; tben I won't bolber yoa
any more. I'll retire and act np a young ladies'
seminary.
L—n: Say, B—r, it aint no use fooling any
longer. I give yon yonr choice. Step stealing,
and do some soldiering, or leave this plaoe. Wbioh
will yon do?
B—r : We| I, I guess I can't confiscate much more
round tbese parts. I aint going to fight, because
I'm not on It.- Big Bethel gave me a sickener; bo
If yon'11 give me some place, just for tbe name of
the thing. I'll retire for a while, till G—t takes
Rioh mood.
L—d : Well, ni tell yon what I'll do. you unconscionable rascal. II yon mutt have a place, PA
let yon go to Fortress Monroe ; bat you'll bare to
keep friends with Banks. By thunder, he's tbe
onlv kind ot banks Til trnst yoa witb.
B—r : All rtabt. Tbhi country's pretty near
played'ont anyhow. I'll accept tbe offer. Nothing
to do there, I suppose.
L—n : No, nothing bnt draw your pay.
B—r: That's me. S«y (drawing two or three
pairs of earringt out of his pocket,) wouldn't
like two or three of tbese for tbe old woman—Mrs
L—n, I mean—wonld you? Entirely welcome, if
you woqld.   Didn't cost me a cent.
L—n : Pizen t No, keep yonr pickings and
Btealioffsl
B—r : Call cOtiflsoatloo stealing, eb ?
L—n: Ob. get ont. That's settled now. Yon
go to Fortress Monroe, and il you'll keep quiet I'll
look you on something bettor;
B -r : Well, I'm satisfied, thongh I believe I waa
a fool Dot to run for tbe White House, after all.
L—n : Come now, dry op on? tbat.
B—r: All right.    A bargain's a bargain.   I'm
not going to say anything.   Let's go and liquor.
[Eateuraf both     B—r nipt L—n's handkerchief
as he follows behind.']   So mncb made I
The Death op Miss Pickens a Hoax. —A short
time since un acooont of a heart rending scene at
a wedding in Charleston was going tbe rounds of
the press. Il was asserted tbat a daughter of Gov
Pickens waa killed by a shell from the blockade
fleet, at tbe marriage altar. A correspondent of
ibe MacoD Confedetale writes that paper from
Gordon:
"I perceive tbat yon were most beautifully
hoax'd in publishing that Yankee lie regarding
tbe ultimate death scene of Miss Anna Pickens."
Tbe Confederate says :
"We found the story in question in an exchange
credited to the Charleston Mercuiy, a paper wbich
we do not take, aod really had uo other idea tban
that it was literally true."
"The story originally appeared In a New York
paper, having been furnished by one of its enterprising lying correspondents in tbe fleet.—Southern Confederacy.
The story appeared in tho Register some four
or five days ago. Onr readets are respectlully
requested'to withdraw their sympathy from tha
family Of Governor Picteue.—Atlanta Register*.
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