Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 3, 1889, Page 14

) h il | H } i i x e d 1 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, MARCH . E = > e S e 1889, —SIXTEEN PAGES. THE BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM How the First Regiments of Colored Troops Were Ralsed. INTERESTINC REMINISCENCE, Why President Lincoln Hesitated About Equipping the Slaves of Loyl States—Secretary Stanton's Posiion. AN Helped Break Their Chains, I. Mrs. Catherine H. Birney, wife of the Jate General Birney, writes the fol- lowing historic reminiscence of the war concerning the raising and equipping of colorced troops in Belford's Magaz which throws a new light on the r tions of President Lincoln to the com- manders who first enlisted colored troops for the union armi May 22, 1863, o general order, establishing a bureau “*for the or zation of colored troops,” and providing for the detail of three field officers as inspectors for these troops and for the creation of o board to examine appli- cants was issued from the war depart- ment. Although some colored men had been enlisted in Lo ville, and under the authority of General Hunter, in South Carolina, the above order was the first formal recognition of thys class of troops by the government. The inspectors wore to supe ] such points as might be indicated by the war department “in the northern and western states,” but reeruiting sta- tions and depots were to be established by the adjutant-gencral as circum- stances should requive; the first elause expressing the conservatism of Presi- dent Lincoln, and the second affording a wider range for the energics of Seo- retary Stanton. The first onel Willinm New Jers: se ector detailed was Col- Birney, of the Fourth dlunteers. He was an Al- y birth, the son of James G. » who had been the presidential eundidate of the liberty part 1 and 1844, He had enlisted as a private and been clected captain in the Fir: New Jersey, hud sorved through the djfferent regimental grad and had just been nominated- to the senate as rigadier general, At the beginning of the war he predicted to his friends, Secretary Chase and Henry Wilson (chaivman of the senate committee on military affairs), the oxigency for call- ing colored troops into th L and had offered, in that event, to aid in or- ~ganizing them without regard to his grade in the white troops. Hence h detail after more than two years’ wait- ing. F{eporfing at Washington in the first days of June for his new duty, Colonel s kindly received by the see- -y ar, but found that neither he nor Mr. Lincoln had marked out any definite line of action or had any orders ready to give him. Day after day his X were met by the same “Wait a little longer; we are not ready yot.” Finally, about the 10th of June, weary with oscillating between the Ebbitt bhouse and the war department, the colonel asked leave of Mr. Stanton to organize col- ored regiment at Washington, Written orders were refused, but oral permission 0 do what he could was granted him. He'went to work at once and before the 18th of June he had enlisted, uniformed, armed and equipped four hundred men, gathered from Washington, George- town, Arlington and the country be- yond. They were of course very raw material, but their habits of obedience and temperance were equivalent to the usual quickness and independence of the white troops. They were proud of their new position and enthusiastic in learning the manual of arms, e ris- ing at 4 o'clock in the morning to be- gin their drill, which they practiced in- cessantly through the day. The bright- est among them were made sergeants and corporals, while young officers from the white regiments ‘around Washing- ton were detailed to serve as captains and lieutenants, By the end of the month the first ‘United States colored regiment was full, and Colonel Birney marched it down the avenue past the Whitg, House to the capitol and back; affording a rare spectacle to the erowds that fol- .lowed it, and one which the oldest in- hubitants of the city certainly had ‘never expected to see. But there they were, ten companies of black, brown dnd yellow men, ox-slaves dressed in the uniform of the United States, armed and equipped like white soldiers, and pledged to stand by the govern- ‘ment in its struggle with thoir former masters. They made a fine uppearance, marching quite as well as white sol- sdiers, and catling forth many compli- ments for themselves and their office Still no orders came from the war de artment, and it was some time before Jolonel Birney understood the cause of the delay. Recruiting for colored tropps had been begun in Philadel and Boston, but progressed slowly; and at Washington men were not obtained any great numbers from the resident free people of color, but were mostly fugitive slaves from Maryland Virginia. Colonel Birney represented to Mr. Stanton the advantage of recruiting in the states named, and the superiority as soldiers of the men raised on farms to those gathered in the alleys and slums of the northern ci @ secretary ed attentively, and after reflccting a few moments, said: *'Go over to the white house and have a talk with the president. Don’t say that T sent you. We will talk the mat- ter over afterwurds,” The colonel was promptly admitted to Mr. Lincoln’s presence, and a compli- amentary remark of the president on the excellent appeurance made by the ¢ ‘ored regiment opened the way for his visitor to give nis viows about recruit- ing from the Maryland farms. #What!” exclaimed Mr. Lineoln, *‘you surely do not mean that we should the shaves?” Ir. President,” replied the colonel, “‘a man’s allegiance to his government ; 18 not subordinate to claims of private tide upon him, If he 1 willing to %fl. for his country he should be al dowed to do it.” ““But my pledge,” said Mr. Lincoln. *¥ou forget my pledge to the loyal ! Ve states, in my proclamation ~of ‘ilpntlon." oHere, then, was the point of differ- { enge between Mr. Stunton and the prosident, The former was willing to it colored troops in the loyal slave Wgu‘l the latter was opposed to 1t, 7 Of course tue suhf']cm. was dropped. the 28th of June Colonel Birney ordercd to Norfolk to recruit slaves bels, but he had scarcely begun another order brought him back Washington. rriving about the 4th of July, Mr, Stanton showed him a letter from Gen- eral Schenck, commanding the district .fihuwhnd. stating that large num- B free men of color had been 4 red at Baltimore o' work on the “ ‘ufluun, and that a competent ofMecar, if sent at once, might get many recruits among them. ln an- swer to the secretary’s question of what he thought of this, Colonel Birney said: “I can organize several regiments in Baltimore, but probably not from the class mentioned by General Schenck. Free colored men will not fight to help the government maintain slav in Maryland; and that is the president’s pledge. But the slaves will enlist, for they will get their freedom by it. If you send me to Maryland it must be h the knowiedge that I will never recognize one man’s right of property in another. I bglieve, with the Vi mont justice, that the only proof of such a right is adeeq signed and sealed by the Creator Mr. Stanton laughed. “Well,” he said, “whatever you do, remember yvou do it on your own responsibility.” This seated and emphasized. rolonel nccepted the term ing the favor, however, that Mr, * ton would do whe ould for him in the event of the president’s displ ure. This cheerfully and the necessary orders were made out. A letter was also written General Schenck directing him o ognize Colonel Birney as in charge of the recruiting colored troops in M was 1 he then to land, and to have his requis- itions homored by the ordi- nance, commissary and - quarte master officers. That is, the colone- was to hs carte blanche for his special business. The large barracks near Druid Hill park having been assigned for his use by General Schenck, who named them “Birney the colonel tele- araphed for Pivst regiment. As the “plug uglics” before the war, and the attacks made on the first northern volunteers by the Baltimore populace, had given that city the reputation of beitg peopled chicfly by roughs and rebels, it was thought to have a suf- ficient force there to overawe the violent, The vegiment, under command of Colonel Holman, arvived at night with- out accident, It wls put irto good con= dition, and a few days later, with Col- onel Birney riding at its head, was marched with music, llying color fixed bayonets through the princiy streets of the eity, causing immense ex- citement and much appreliension among all classes, Doors and blinds werve hastily closed and the police gathered in force to repress disorders. But none occurred; one man was arrvested for hur; rahing for but this, scarcel worth noticing, was the only incide that indicated rebel sentiment, From that date tho populice cepted the situation, and it was quite safe for recruiting squads of colored soldiers wch through every t ac- t0 quarter of the city. It was worth going some distance to geant selected to comm @ S Black s conl, his g , martial air and proud umption of authority we most impressive, while his stern, rin ing voice made itself heard all over the drill ground. No doubt his pompous manner, aided his uniform, had much to do in bringing in reerui The business of reeruiting. was. how- ever, one of peeulinr da other places. About this time a licutenant, 5. who had Birney, was foully later anoth heen left at Norfolk by Colonel murdered. A little shot down near Bene- dict, and ar ing agent was mobbed and’ killed in lorick county. On two occasions armed men lay in wmbu for the purpose of shooting Colonel Bir ney, but he was forewarned . It very soon became evident that moro energetic means must be adopted for filling up regiments. Accordingly, a requisition was made for a small steamboat for the purpose of recruiting along the eastern shore of Maryland. Before, however, completing his ar- rangements to do this, Colonel Birney’s attention was called to another matter, the result of which did not tend to make him more popular with Maryland slave-ownevs, Calling at General Schenck’s office, one morning, a letter was handed him to be read by Adjutant General Piatt, which T here copy verbatim et litera tim. It was addr ed to Presiden Lincoln and dated: Bavrivone, June 15, 1863, HoN. PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LicoLN, Sir: i would like to_inquire from you sir that we slaves are entitled to 13e confine In prison By our masters or not sir. We have bin In Prison for two years and a half and some arc Bin in here for'seventeen months and so our masters are Rible General A B Ste and are now in the Rible Army sir and put us slaves here Before He went into the Rible Army and_we are Bin here Ever sence and we are waitin to Be inlisted in the army or navy sir to fite for the stars and stripes there is about 20 of slaves in the Balto city jail our masters says that they are going to kegp we slaves in Prison until the war is over ot soon as he canget a chance to send us slaves Down South to the Rebillious and we all would like to have our Liberty sir and i sir i wish you would do something For we Poor Slaves we nave no shoes or clothing to put Put on only whaut we Beg from the soldiers and citizens that comes to the Prison 1 would like to have wy liberty. Direct your letter to Captam James warden in the city jail then he will give the Slaves their Liberty from your humble servant No name was signed to this docu- ment, probably from prudential s0ns. he name of the warden however, repeated, as though to empha size the address. Such an appeal could not but make a profound impression on Colonel Birney. He cnused some inquiries to be made among the colored peopie, and learncd that there were in the city at least three slave pens in which men, women and children had been confined for s keeping since the beginning of the war. Thirty cents a head per day wus the charge for keeping them,and th were to remain in confinement until the close of hostilities, Colonel Birney decided that no time should be lost in attending to this busi- ness. He called to see General Schenck about it, but the gencral had gone to Washington. Colonel Piatt wasin tho office, however, and unhesitatingly g:\\l'o the required permit to open the Juils, Taking with him a few soldiers, Colonel Birney visited, one after the other, the dreadful pens where nearly one hundred human beings were found in a condition of misery almost incredi- ble to the present geuevation. Nearly ull the men and many of the women were chained in some manner or other, One aged man wore an iron collar to which a chain was (ustened attached to an iron band around one ankle, and so short that it was with difficulty a step could be taken. Another, almost as old, was chained in a similar way from an iron belt 10 both ankles. Some were handcuffed and some had only their ankles chained together. The only place for fresh air or exercise was small court-yard inclosed by high brick walls which, being whitewasned, had seriously affected the eyes of all the prisoners. Only a few of them could could sce well at night, and some were almost totally blind.” A few afterwards recovered, but several lost their sight completely. Iu this condition they had been kept for two years or more. A blacksmith was sent for, and in a few minutes every chain was broken and the captives were told thut they were free. The younger ones received the announcoment with shouts and laughter, and ran eagerly to gather up all “their little belongings and make themselves as tidy ns possible before o Laving the prisons. Others were in- eredulous and timid about accepting the boon offered to them, while the older ones, more deeply imbued with the re~ ligious spirit, raised streaming eyes to heaven and thanked the Lord that their deliverance had come at last. They were all marched to the bar- racks ‘and examined by the surgeons. A few only were found available as sol- diers. The others were sent to the Quartermaster’s department in Wash- ington and "disposed of there. The expressions of gratitude from those who remained with us were most fervent, but often a little amusing. Colonel Bir- ney was spoken of among them asa man sent by the Lord, n second Moses come todeliver and lead hisoppressed people. He was prayed for in th evening prayer meetings, and the Lord implored tobe with him and “purtect him always, on de right hand and on de left, in de front and in de ra and one earnest old man was heard to pray: “Eben as he hab done it unto de least of dese, my chillun, say de Lord, he hab done it nd we, prays dat de Lord will dat fact and bless him ac- rning the treantment of the prisoners confined there, caused, as y well be supposed,n great sensation. ners of slaves began to discuss men- themselves from Colonel wtions. Reverdy Johnson was appealed to and secured as thei representative, and complaints were forwarded to Washington. That these were not noticed at that time was due, in o gr ure, to the influence of the Hon. Winter Davis, then mem- berof congress, and of Judge Hugh L. Bond, between whom and Colonel Bir- ney o warm friendship existed as well as entire unanimity of opinion on the coloved soldier question, The colonel now felt free to carry out the plans he had matured, of the sue- cess of which he had not the slightest doubt. king with him a few of his most reliable ofticers, he embarked on the steamer that had been furnished him and started on his first voyage of discovery. He was absenta liftlo over a week, iind was so much encouraged by what he heard and saw that no delay was made in despatching the boat again, this time in command of one of the licu- tenant-colonels. And now ail along the eastern and western shores the news flew that able- bodied men would be received as s diers, transported to a place of safe and no questions On it went like the unseen blaze beneath the pine brush, darting out now here, now there, still traveling swiftly and si until it reached the remotest dist s of the state, and the black popula knew that_its emancipation was its own hands. Soon one boat was not enough to bring away all who were willing to serve in the union army. A second boat, and then o third. w added to the service, and vecruiting stations opened’ in various parts of the To these flocked the sluves, fugitives from hoth rebel and loyal mas- ; of them at visk of their ing their famiiies with them, calking often forty and fifty miles to reach the station. Here they protected until the bhoats eame alons which e them to Baltimore. A crowd al gathered to s them aind, and folic —often 200 and together—a: r 1 in s y marche double file through the streets to the barracks. certainly a grotesque but pa- spectacle,” that of these people scaped from bondage, all ragged, many of them with seare tatters, enough for decency, barefooted and barcheaded. or with ndlcepchiefs around their heads, dirty and forlorn, each one carrying a little b taining his entire earthiy tmmediat upon their the barracks the men were examined, the able-bodied ones enlisted, the rest otherwise disposed of. Before the 1st of August the Second and Fourth regiments were complete, the Seventh and Eighth more than half full, and the Ninth was begun.* It was surprising how many men had to be rejected. . Sometimes out of & hundred ruits fifty would be found physically unlit for service. But those accepted “were, us a rule, fine, arty fellows. To be concluded to-morrow. *The intermediate regiments were raised in Boston, Philadelphia and in Ohio. Chicago Society Notes, cott is still out of the ci beash is now residing in Mon- Aunie Redmond is again at home to her young friends. Mr. Myer, the prize fighter, has re- turned to his home at Streator, I11. Mrs, Gurley, the child stealer, has is- sued invitations for a children’s party. The rumor that a divoree is likely to comie up in onc of the courts next week is probably untrue, The genial society favorite, Mr. Fillup Bowls, was registered last evening at the Harrison street station, . Whitestack entert: ds at faro Thu and came out as u heavy w Mv. and Mvs, Jerome Blank, after an unfortuna estrangement of i months, h ected a_reconciliation and ave again living together, Miss Finucane, the handsome belle of Canalport avenue, has succeeded Miss Schwartz as the left half of the double- headed girl at the dime museum, The friends of Mr. Smilkins, who was charged before Justice White with be- ing drunk and disorderly, will be pleased to know that he was let off with the light fine of #5. Mrs, Pubb, who keeps a popular laun- dry on Butterficld street, gave a_party on lust Wedn y evening. No China- men were invited, and the affair passed off very pleasantly. Atan entertainment tendered a fow friends an evening or two ago at the Rounders’ club, by Mr, Sharp, the host excited considerable suspicion by three times holding four aces. Considerable latitude in gentlemen’s attive is allowed at prize fights, In the recent affair at North Judson, aslthough an evening entertainment, but few of the gentlemen were in full dress. e Tho most efficacious stimulant to ex- cite the appetite is Angostura Bitters, the genuine of Dr..J. G. B. Siegert & Sons. At all druggists, A ~3 A Man of Resourcey. Chicago Tribune: Assistant mght editor (calling down speaking tube)— Got o have about seven more lines on the telegraph page to fill out the last column. h od anumber y cvening, niier. ! Editor—Run in adispatch from Ujijijijiji)i or somewhere else in Africa announcing the discovery that Stanley has been killed by nati istant (some minutes later)—Got ve two more lines. Dispatch didn’t fili eolumn, Night Editor (roaring up speaking tube)—Put u dispateh contradicting it, you everlasting gourdhead. -~ Freguently accidents gecur in the household which cause ~burns, cuts, sprains and braises; for use in such casos Dr. J. H, McLean's Voleanie Oil Liniment has for many ycars been the constant favorite fiunily remedy. A HORSE OF KINGLY MIEN. The Black Stallion of Texas Was Not a Myth,, VAIN ATTEMPTS TO CATCH HIM. How One Man's Fleet Steed Was Quickly Distanced—~The Various Methods Employed to Oap- ture Wild Horses,, Laughed at the Lasso. Tn 1869 the writer, then a resident of the extreme western frontier of Texas, had heard with astonishment of the ex- istence of a famous black stallion which had defied the efforts of the fastest horses to overtake. That he was re- garded by the superstitions Mexicans as a “spirit horse,” and by the almost equally superstitious frontiersmen as “no good.” is well known. Many hunts were organized in those days for his capture, and as each resulted in abso- lute failure, the expressed opinion of these men obtained, and many tales were told of the ‘“phantom horse” of Texas, Over the Sakatcho mountains was an uninhabited country neary one hundred miles long by forty miles wide, that abounded in those days with wild mus- tangs. This territory was watered by streams nearly twenty miles apart and on the divide between these wild horses made their home. Thers were three methods of capruring these hors Fi by running them down lassoing them: sccond, by * them, and third, by t “Creasing” a wild having a man and sing™ apping them. horse who is a good shot lie close to the watering-place of the herd consists in and as they come down to dr i select the finest animal and pat a ball into his neck just above the spinal ecolumu. This stuns him, and he fall an easy orey. Trapping consists in snspending rom the branches of the trees over- hanging the ering places long nooses into which the animals, in their eagerness to drink, sometimes insert their heads, and are choked into sub- mission. It was early in the summer that a party composed of eight men, of which the writer was a member, started out in search of what we took to be a myth— the Black horse of Texus. We had carefully examined the country and had with us as guide one of the most couts then on the frontic Sivkpatrick, who may be ali now for all the writer knows, bat whose career then would not regommend him as o safe msk for alife insurance com- nv to take After traveling seve after considerable wrehy the ace of > herd on one stvean, 1 the divide. aboat twenty miles and on reaching the other stream days we found, (both branches of the Concho river 1 beli suceeeded in. locating the other wate After a ¢ ing place of the herd, ancil of war had been held it w lecided that the two best mounted (of which the was oue and the scout, K was. the other,) should rem tlocated water- ing pluce; that the two with: the next horses should proc to the iz place across the divide, wh the other four should gradually close in from cast to west, and ahout noon. the watering time, jump them, and chase them to within mile or so of the stream, and as they always made for the sume water hole the party of two le¢ there were to make the chase. As they would naturally select the old across the divide there was a chance with a fleet horse, after the severe chase, the celebrated black lion might be run down and lassoed. The writer was mounted upon one of the fastest horses in the state, of Blackhawk stock. a horse that had won s from officers in the army ilians. 4 dawn the location of the different water holes was taken, and our lkers moved .out_on the divide. Hour after hour 2d, but no wild horses. Suddenly, atabout 3 p. m., the hoof-strokes of a horse were heard, and looking through the bushes which fringed the banks of the stream the writer saw—the famous Black Stallion of Texas, He was fully sixteen and completely black. reuched back o & hands high, His 0 cream-colored ,and one white colt. All showed evidence of fatigue, and the stallion ap- proached warily and with ition the stream ahead, and cast many an anx- ious glance hehind. When within about one hundred yards of the stream the leader threw up his head, with a loud snort. That was the signal, and we dashed out in pursuit, The mare and colts immedi- ately fled, but the black horse, describ- ing wcircle, permitted us to come al- most up to him before he moved, and it was in a trot—but what a trot! With his head up, and an angry snort, he moved \vit\l the dignity of a king. Determine is cel d to test the reputed speed of this rated animal, I put spurs to my own justly celebruted horse, and made ready my “piata.” Going with ease at first, the stallion soon found he had no common piece of horseflesh behind him and lengthened his stride, at the same time keeping his head in the air and signalling now and then to his scattered fumily. Putting my horse to its full speed, I had come sulliciently near, as he thought, apd swung my lasso. The cireling coit. but just reacned his back. But that was enough. The arched neck strained, and my bluckhawk thoroughbred was owhere, With the spepd of the wind the stallion shot ahend, putting several feet between himsalf and his pursuer at every jump, and soon disap- peared down a ravine. Thoes p There are many tales concérning this celebrated horse told by army officers and others, but this was the only “sight ever caught of him. Kirjputrick man- aged to gobble the little white yearling colt. HENRY, D. GHEGG. ye's Doudle. Ever since Bill Nye’s fgcial contor- tions were represented 1 the World, Detroiters huve known that his double was in the midst of them, says a Detroit dispateh to the New York World. Vis- itors to the World office reported on coming back to Detroit, that Nye and the Detroiter, whose name is C. I\ LeiGy, had many startling points of re semblance. Both have polished domes of thought that extend from the eyes to the coat collar behind, Both are witty. Both have legs which, when started, are as likely to kick the owner back- ward as forward, Both are clean shaven, and both are modest and freely admit it. To-day these two modern dromios met in Detroit. J. Whitcomb Riley was present, and when ho saw Mr. Leidy burst. forth into this fine poetie sentimen “*By thunder, Bill, ¢ does 100k like you: Nye himself was oo much moved for words. He could ouly weep uv the thought that there were two of him that the world must put up with, When he recovered he eoxamined: Mr. Leidy minutely and decided that he lacked a very essential resemblance the tradi- tional strawberry mark on his left arm, Otherwise Nye said he was perfect. Then he invited Mr. Leidy to appear on the stage with him at his lecture that night. This was done to the great mys- tification and amusement of the audience, many of whom could hardly tell one from the other. - WHAT 1S HEAVE N? Pather Dowiing's Ideas of Eternal Happiness, The Very Rev. Father Dowling, S president of Creighton college, was terviewed among others on his ideas of heaven, n few weeks ago. His remarks were a little too long to be utilized at that time and ave given below in full. The interview was taken in short-hand. SAftor all it is notsurprising that the- ologians are unable to speak satisfac- torily of heaven, becanse God has said: “The eye has not nor the ear heard, nor has it euntered the heart of man to conceive what glorious things are laid up for those who love him.” S Paul, the apostle was unable to express the marvels he saw when ed to the third heaven. en the oracle of Pat- n- seen mos was compelled to express his revelation of heaven under the veil of an allege It s casy enough for a man to speak of sor- row, suffering and pain because all are inted with those penalties by ex- perience, but in our earthly condi tion ot understand fully or express rly what is the meaning of unal- od happiness. In general it may be said in heaven is the absence of all evil and the possession ot all good. The evils which are absent are those which belong to mankind in_consequence of our first parents’ sin. When Adam is- sued from the hand of God perfect, na urally and supernaturally, he free from death, kKness. norance, wenkness of concupiseence and rights of ev but when he sinned the evils w back upon him. In heaven man will be o1 from all these penalties just as he was in the original state of justice. Instead of death he will enjoy everlast- ing life without a si w oof vicissitude or pain. Life will flow in one entranc- ing fuln through the veins of h glorified ly. There will be no sick- e, no old age, none of the h the flesh is hew n this . There will be nosuch thing as g norance then. He will enjoy supreme natural and supernatural know \EDF St hntonE vy parentenjoyed befor all. This tirst professor of the human @ vace knew at leust in germ all the won- derful things which subsequent have revealed to the industrions se fter truth and know! The singic that Adam was able to fous animals names indici- ¢ nature shows with wh wonderful knowledge he wiis gifted. b strange five which Concupiscence, t 1 ers ol sinful man burns in the men and leads to so much mi in this world, will exist no mo; with its heart o , _its burnin and its unsatisfactory longings, 1 disap- pointments, its sorvowful heritage of sin and pain. The absence of these evils ven signiifes that man will be re- ssession of what be lost in losing sanctitied g But in evil man addition to the absence of al i ss all good things, whateve ive that is joyful or can he happiness man will en- to his aven. Foremost among them sion. Man w use he will see Him ing of heauen we ar wen up with the glories of the h engrossed with o is. much risen body, and so mu the thought of enjoyments which g to come from cre s in heaven t are prone to forgetall about the vision, which will be the main i herveafter. We are ) nothing but an in- with the apt to make heav thi tensified carthly condition ” ources of enjoyment as in this nd forget that enjoyment which s from creatures must necessarily be finite “Wo ure apt to reduce the happiness of heaven to the pleasures that we will enjoy in the possession of ures, to dwell upon the rejoicing that wili follow our reunion with friends and kindred, our communication with the saints and angels, the entrancing music ana all piness that we are used toin but we must not forget that mainstay of our happiness he 1 be the blessed sight of rstand it now and St. Peter was prostrat the glorified body of Christ on Tl and that St. John, who had witnessed 50 many wonderful things was on the point of kneeling down in adoration before angel of God whose brightness he wmistook for that of di- ity until he wns admonished that that glovious spirit was oniy fellow ereature of his, But beeanse we will see God us He is it does not follo w that we will comprehend fully all that He is. To do that we must needs he something more than finite, We will understand Him as fully as our faculties even in their glorified state will permmt. We will understand the mystery of the trinity, of the inearnation and so many other truths before which our intel must bow in hunble reverence he below . Paul, in the first epistle to the Corinthinn g of the - of and compa s, tells us what cter of the glo t is sown in corr rection body, for b tion, it shall rise in n hody, is so a spivitual body.” This indi- cates that the resurrected body will pos- four distinet attributes, agilit subtility and impassibilit will be deprived of all tho: qualities which would interfore with his happine It will be peunetrated with happi just as the crystal is with light. There would be no heaven to man if he possessed organs sensible to pain, and therefore his body must enjoy impassibility, that is he must be incapable of suffering, he must be free from weakness. Paradise would not bo somplete if his body was opague, if it had the color of " ashes and resisted lightinstead of reflecting it. This nobl matter of which the body of man is made shall at last shine like the stavs i heaven. There would be no paradise if “his body were weighed down and in- capable of swift movement, as it isin this life. His movements must be in- stantaneous like the motion of his will, His body should not be llm}n:i on of his soul, and yet it would be if it did not possess the quality of agility or subtle- 1, ITu this world man serves God by neans of faith, hope and charity. In the next life it will be by mcans of their fulfillment. What was the object of faith below will be clear to his intelli- gence then, What he hopes for in his earthly pilgrimage he witl enjoy in heave He will be bound to God by charity and the union between his soul and God which began on . earth by natural means of virtue and grace will be com pleted and purificd and made perféct by ihe beatific vision,” The New York World, O, Young Lochinvar has come out of tho wost ; On all the wild bronchos his seat was the best He was counted a whooper, one who would Clift ha'r" A bad man from Wayback was Young Loch invar! He would crush a cayuse with a grip of his knoos ; He was boss o'er tho rost of the cowboys With ease: There was nothing nothing could * Such a roarer and sh nvar, could “‘faze" him, was ar oter as Young Loch He's come out of the west. to the city he's ked into the bar-room, and suddenly mum Are the drinkers; they whisoer vetter by far keep cloar of such Lochinvar ™ Twer To ter s us Young O, Young Lochinvar has mu waity He's announced he's a killer from Killer ville straight, And he's called them all up into line at the > patent his bar : “You will drink with me, fellers! says Young Lochinvar, O, apallid young man has declined to take more, And the Young Lochinvar has demanded his gore! He proposcs with bullets the body to mar, O the reckless insulter, does Young Loch invar! O, Young Lochinvar has had no time to “draw,” When somothing has caught him just under the jaw, And it's floorward he' ing jar; Knocked out in two seconds is Young Loch- invar! gone with a sicken There is hustling and bustling and opening a door, And the cowvoy is dragged o'er the suw dusty floor, He's out on the sidewalk, and way below par Is tho stock of the terrible Younyg Lochinvar, ——— Langtry's Plans. v confirms the statement ill probably play in London and through the British provinces next She suid: T have not yet come v definite determination, but think I s pt the offer to play at Drury Lane. 1 have, however, found it 1mpossible to conduct negotiations hy cable, as there are so many details to be attended to. [ have sent over a rep- ntative, and until he arrives and bles me [ shall know nothing posi- c tive. DOCTOR Charles M. Jordan Successor to DOCTOR J. 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