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Or else he would have been behind in actual supplies, by virtue of donations to the poor and illy rationed. Such was the man.

cipline of the whole army, fell far short of the average discipline of the infantry. The different arms of the service themselves, give the reason for this the one has opportunity for striking large and frequent, the other comparatively

As a soldier, he united skill in command, with great nerve and a genuine military caution-never slumbering, bordering on excess none. Forrest stood in the Westof vigilance, and with a practical ern cavalry like some giant oak, judgment seldom denounced by beneath whose shade no herbage results. His mind was clear and grew-but near at hand were vigorous his reasoning was trees of lesser, but most respectsound, and with good perception of the motives and action of men his deductions were searching and intelligent. He was a practical thinker. Yet he was slower than most men of his powers to reach conclusions-but when reached, as stubborn as the hills. He was defective in system-and for this he has been denounced unjustly army, had stronger and more per

for a want of, or neglect of, discipline.

able proportions. Among these McCulloch was one of the largest, if not the very largest.

It was the desire of Missouri, yea, and of that Mississippi, for which he had fought so long and so well, that he should wear the wreath due to such prodigal merit. No officer in the Confederate

sistent recommendations for his promotion. Price and Van Dorn, Polk and Lee, Maury and Chal

It may then be asked, where was this man's imperfection? - mers, endorsed pointedly by ForWe answer in his comparatively rest, and all urged by the united limited field, being rarely with Missouri and Mississippi delegafull discretion, but acting under tions in Congress asked it for him; orders, except as named, he had not once, not twice-but many, none. It is true he did not have many times. His brigade comthat dash, so peculiar to Forrest, posed of six regiments, with one Stuart and Ashby, and which was dissenting voice amongst its offithe wonder of armies, but he ap- cers, repeated the same recomproached it so nearly, that the military critic barely discovers the intermediate space between him and them.

mendation several times. Yet President Davis never favored the request and so it passed on.He saw junior and less meritorious officers preferred to him, yet all

He has been charged with looseness and want of discipline. We reply from a knowledge of all the without a murmur. Honest Iago Western cavalry, his was equal to with all his refined villainy, was that of any other brigade. The possessed of great worldly wisdiscipline of the Western cavalry, dom, and uttered many truths of doubtless, never bore a favorable the human heart, we see exemplicomparison with Stuart's or fied in every-day life. The qualified Hampton's-and the cavalry dis- application, which the intelligent

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Do well thrive by them; and when they McCulloch."

have lined their coats,

Do themselves homage;

EGOMET IPSE.

Drop the curtain, clear the stage,
Let the footlights fade away;-
I have turned another page
Of life's dismal farce to-day.

Played my part and played it well, -
Laughed and sported, smiled and sung,
Little could the audience tell

How my spirit's depths were wrung.

Little did they deem the smile

Beaming with such natural art,
Wrapped its radiance all the while
Round a bruised and bleeding heart.

As the phosphorescent glare

Gilding grave-yards with its glow,
Draws its form and coloring rare
From the ghastly things below.
Like a queen, in purple pride
Reigned I on my mimic throne;
Now I cast my robes aside,
And the woman stands alone.

Here I quit my weary task

Close the shutter-bar the door

Dash aside the painted mask-
Toss the tinsel to the floor.

Ceased the need for acting now-
No one by to note nor care-
I may bare my burning brow,
All alone in my despair.

All alone?-nay I forget

And unconscious falsehood trace,

For the awful Egomet

Stands beside me face to face!

Ever present, fearful thing,
Thou art monarch!-I obey;
Queen I am, but thou art king,
I submit me to thy sway.

Bend thy fleshless eyes on mine;
Fancy not that I will cower!-
Something makes me half divine
With its superhuman power!

I will stretch my spirit's chain,
Freed from every muffling wrap,
Though the tension creak and strain
Till the fragile life chords snap.

I will soar beyond control
Through the paths by angels trod,
I will bare my woman's soul
Naked as before its God.

As before its God? Ah! no-
Let its secrets sleep in trust,
Till the body lying low,

Crumbles with its kindred dust.

Oh! these thoughts, that seethe and surge!Oh! this frantic, fierce desire!

I would pierce heaven's utmost verge

And abstract supernal fire!

Every human soul they cry,

Bears God's image clear and plain

Can a creature such as I,
Kindred with Jehovah claim?

I whose dim, uncertain sense

Scarce knows moral day from night, Partner of Omnipotence!

Portion of Eternal Light!

Maker! make my knowledge more,
Or my cravings somewhat less;-
Give me from Thy boundless store
Nothingness or rich excess!

Clear these burning doubts for me-
Shrive me that those doubts arise-
Father! if a part of Thee,

Raise me to my native skies!

Dawn upon my darkened state-
Bid the mists of error fade-

Let my soul assimilate

To the Source whence it was made!

Deem my questions not too bold-
Answer to these questions give,
I would like Thy Saint of old,
See Thee face to face, yet live!

What is Right and what is Wrong?
What is Virtue? - what is Sin?
We like flies that crawl along
On a sleeping infant's skin,

With our feeble fancies touch

But the outward forms of things Nor with wandering thought so much As approach their hidden springs.

I would sound their fathoms deep, -
I would to their centres go;
Though with knowledge sorrows creep,
Though with wisdom wrestles woe!

Is the earth indeed so round
Men must in one circle pace?
Shall the spirit never bound
Upwards to its destined place?

Must the soul be swathed and cramped
In a narrow mould of clay,
Till its heaven-born instincts damped,
Melt in nothingness away?
Must men, monkey-like, be led
By each other, this their creed:
"Let the strongest be the head!-
Let the largest take the lead?"

If a mortal pining moan
For soul-satisfying bread,
And receive a flinty stone

From the cheating world, instead,

Wilt THOU hold him all accurst,
If he fling it down in wrath,
And with frantic footsteps burst
Into wisdom's secret path?
Does a sin in knowledge lurk?
Must one never dare to look
Lest men impious hold his work,
In creation's sealed book?

Reverently I lift its seals-
Shrinkingly my shoes remove-
Lo! the glowing page reveals
But Thine image and Thy love!

By the light that love evolves,

All earth's glimmering haze grows bright;
Error into truth resolves-

Faith is changed to perfect sight!

FANNY DOWNING.

TWELVE MONTHS IN SPAIN*

We are on the Guadalquiver. gone, and fair, proud Seville is At the distance of many miles the lost to our view forever. And Cathedral still looms hugely and now what of the Guadalquiver? darkly against the clear sky. - A great historic river certainly, That huge, dark bulk is fading whose waters have borne the from our sight. At last, it is weight of mightiest armaments, Continued from June No. page 135. and sufficiently sung by poets, "as

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