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VOLUME 7. CAPE ISLAND. NEW JERSEY, Tit UHSD.VY. tPlUL 10. 1SB3. NUMBEtt -It

■ rlpHBB iMC7«iaa. For the "(Man Wsva.' A lOLDXEE'SjDYIHG TOADS. 'ft!, wuiriux uuu : The tollowins llase— wfcleh «houl J!..» c l<*n pubUsh.S month# »ft>- «rr In h*t» boon the . thought# that cnlered the mtod <>( our departed fllia' Kick * no T. Tt»(i*tl_ uhrli;oa hi. dylne fcojh. tn WMhlns'on illy, tut Fall, and which, II he eeuld have epukra. to v. ould |tare audibly »-- «KWcd to the Capo Way Volunteer#— hie eum|fan- • laM inarmai • i Hrothor soidtew. t an djins. DouWr-qalckm) a,Mrtt'*fl)lnfc To ayainp In H«»en: All myhopM of martial «1o*y. A Jim d of haltlli« (or my O.untr,' Are (orcver riven. While the mnalcr-druui was tmallaa, And eur tt*cs,we were call. tin*. In Freedom '■ eau.e to Ojht, Fiwnda thrre were, who oft did meet u«. That would now meet fondly jp-et us, . In houra ut *UjJy night. Tou may towt them, I ohall never In ttta world hare that »we^ pleasure. Or see my vlUa home. At: before (he tattoo', rounding ' With my ant lour I'll he marching Around hie Ureal White throne. I had loaj-d *o chary# In Rattle, lead and lire 'mid jr.nwm'. rattle And nnund a dcrrc w.r-ery-, ' Hut, an angel whispers. "Jin rr— llaate anay o'er Jnt<lnn% rirer And eoar alwrr the »k y I Jr. rest eom radon, take my ride. Conquer rebels, Ireavm ntlttr, Aad ne'er lay 4owu v<»ir armn Till every elar ehatl Ulgnt be errtt la aintr blue with ntrtpen thirteen, (Is lout hern ikMpci and farms. <4*t ! While I whlnper In your ear Of darting onr. u-tio are not here To soothe my arldng brow ; 'Tie my lmd», lot Ing ovnfbrr, tenot fllskn ami arother I wlah to »po«k of now. i n, God! I lore bet— love my bride— If ahe were only by nty aide > Fee naga the abrtll death knell eFrem rach and all tie hard In patt. But Chfial both know* ami rulre my heart And -Moelh all thlngi well." tVi them. In theae my momrnfh latt, ly&mirht of hnura forrvrr paat, Of childhood', happy daya, Of f. lead, hip's amUc and marriage bliss. Of mother', love and rttSerVklss, . ctoer where the ocean wave. Oa earth again we ne'er ahall meet. Out, vhea, 1-e.lds tflS Judgmeot Scat— When ala ahall live no morela apotleea robee nf enowy white We ahall our heart, la lore unite. With thoae who've gone before. But. hark t aeraphlo note. I bear ! Tie Heaven', c boh— 11 charme my oar, Lite reveille at more! ' the pwaseagsf of Jeath ha. eume! I, ton, will .lag In thai fair home! faamaaammMmaamaammaaLmaaA^maaamgmmm ^ The Patriot Captain ; Jla^ftt'l'T HBBl'KED. ( x front run me wa«. In the city of Baltimore lired a lady named- No, we will keep back the i real name from publication, and give only an assumed initial, calling Ler Mrs D . Mrs D ii the wife of * gentle- • man engaged in mercantile pursuits. He it neither rich nor socieily arabi-j lions ; though, by careful attention to } business, he bis accumulated some prop. j erty, and Urea in good atyle for -it man J of his means. Mrs. D is Very unlike her husband in aome respects. Social atubi- ; tiau is one qf her weakenesscs. In j ' marrying Mr. B, whose father had been a mechanic, she felt that abc was 1 letting herself down ; but, as the puny 1 scion of an old hristocrdtic family that 1 was decaying for lack of both moral and intellectual force, she wisely aocepted the chance of being ingrafted on a more 1 rigorous stuck, even though in her eJti- ' mtiion the quality were Inferior. .Of ! this, however, a fair difference of opi n- 1 ion may exist. 1 By birth ebd education Mrs. P- . ' tfonsidereii bereeif a "lady." That is, A person of superior quality-— made ot . finer Buff than the great body of the r people ; and for this advantage, end- t tied to deference and, service fromf1 those who were heW to be graded be- |! # low ber. Toward all persons who » runkdd rn the sane grade with her ha?- ' ♦ band. MVs. P asaamed an air o'r ; 1 dignified superiority that offended seme j • and imposed upon othw#. Assampt i -jt J J Always enrrirs weight with a class, .1 L-

' Her poverty before marriage — for the .family had about exhausted itseJf by extravagance, dissipation; and want of thrift— 4iad separated hyr from many ,b- early friends; and her marriage with hr the son of a mechanic, though a strongs true, and rising man. had caused others ii to drop an acquaintance which bgd not for some time been looked upon as desirable. I' For several years oftor liar marriage, | Mrs. P— whoso husband could not afford display in living, found it burd work to maintain her^slonding with any portion of the proud exclosives with wbom it waa her proud ambi'ion to associate. Still the was evee. at the gate, , gliding in upon A}l accessible occasions) and holding a place by intra^Ton, If .not by acknowledged right. By flattery, she kept in favor withisouie, and thro' them draw to the side of others, whose repellent coldness would have held, a sensitive ant) truly independent mind far iu the distance. \ .. Such waa Mrt P . As her .husband's mends. increased she. pressed liini closely for a more liberal dispensation ifk-eof at home. To this lie yielded, even beyond his own judgment ; hut novcr to an extent that touched liis'sofely. Sho dressed extravagantly ; but ho saw that her bills did not exceed rf certain sum that conld be afforded, gradually, thro' clegaoco of attire, and assumed importance, Mrs. I) widen* : ud her sphere among the cxclusives, and in corresponding degree drew off from cerlain'cxcellent people, held as inferior, who had rather tolerated than enjoyed her society. , Thus it stands w[ith Mrs. P , at this present writing, she is weak, badly ; eduoated, ' proud, vain, unrefined ; the representative of a class of women who imagine themselves vastly superior to other people, but wliq-liaVe scarcely a claim to truo womanhood — who cull | themselves ladiu par (UKwtfenrw, yet have scarcely a lady-like quality. Mr. D— — ., on the contrary, is a man •in the true 'sense. Honorable, bravo : enough to be independent and outspoken in the faoe even ol publie opinion, and with sufficient force ol character to maintain himself in any right a;tion, at bume or abroad. His wife had learned not ouly to respect him, but to stand aside when he asserted his will. To certain women in Baltimore, belonging to this equivocal class, a r.aw ' excitement offered itself in the presence . ; of the United States soldiers, who did . ' the good work of saving that city from : self destruction, as we save a juaduian j by chai a. Treason foiled WMMpifutU lie in its importance. J'rudence sealed j ! the lips and regulated tho poMis con.* t j duct of large numbers of men wb; »r heart, beat pulse for )>uUe with the open enemies of their country, and who j in all possible ways, gave them aid ami j comfort ; but Women could venture, upon a larger liberty, and to their credit | must It oe recorded, That some mfeo dressed in "silks and gar attire," wore J gold "and ^diamonds, rodo in splended ! carriages, and claimed to be ladies cf the first water, stooped to acta of coatsc>.ne«i and vulgarity that would shame a ' mark.t woman. Unprovoked insults ' were offered to officers and soldiers in the street by these women, who even . . spat upon them in many instances, thus showing the depraved quality of their minds. Foremost in the practice j these indignities, vra&Mra. P who , was encouraged by the class among : whom she visited. One day, fired by the almost insane ( j malice of half a dpzen free-talking wowith whom she had beep in confer- t J race. Mrs. I) , in company with a ( 1 friend, started forth to eujoy the pain of - ( j soldiers and officers subjected to wanton , intnlu, which, because offered by wo- t men, ubay conld not resent, Passing a , soldier, Mrs. P. purposely dropped i.er j Jaoa-bordeftd hamlkercUaf. The apUj j di'ar, nndcr an impulse of politeness,— t . . V

l,e i at home he moved iu quite as good, and certainly a more cultivated, society than0{ the lady — stepped forward, atid lilting y the handkerchief'from the pavement, ofLl, fered it to Mrs. P. There aav aiftnjs. s'.aptllaslmf. contempt on hpr face, oipk rs a Strong upw^d cur! of. her lip. .Jshe (t drfear herself back for a moment, like one iirsurprlse at .a radtness, theh taking the handkerchief betwpqi the tijiv of , her thumb and fiugerj shVbeld it -fur ({ "fromber, like sumciBug in/fecitfJ. and, j moving to the curb-.U ue, dropped it in y tho muddy gutter. . Not deigning to I, glonCc back at the « Idler, tie swept away within air of/Jignitieil Vhuuieur ?i that, to her mind, vrka, worthy ofNa prini, . cess. A jeeriug laugh from pome vhjgnr I fellows, added to the soldier's moiuenlbv, c ry feeling-of diseamSture. n l'roud of her, shame, Mro. D. . swept down the street. In the next e block the encountered na officer.— 8 Tbrowi lit upon him a look of supreme contempt1; Mrs. 0- swerved from i. the right line of be; CAurse and avoided ii him by taking a ' quick circle, that ii brought her crowded up against a nyir1, chant's show wiudow. t "One of your vile women in gala , dress," remarked the officer to a loyal 0 citizen with whom he was walking. "No ; she is tho wile of a Baltimore . merchant," was replied — "a Mrs. Ft," Formerly a servant maid, .or wuntau • of the lower class, judging from her 1 manners i "No ; Mrs. D. is from oue of our best , families." , 1 "Heaven save the mark 2" ejaculated the. officer. "If she represents the best, t of what stylo and quality must your r wo'rit be ? But, really, I thougU her a ; a woman of the towfcw and it was ou > ray lip to address hcrln old Ben Johni son's salutation to the lady of rank who' ! i ventured u wanton iaaal: — | "In .Ilk .BAarailvt walk, many a birlut - Uood marnlnf uadaot J" 1 ''I wish you had done "so," was replied. "It might Rave snggestod - the bad reputation she was making forSier- '■ self in thu eyes of "all decent petiple. But i» there no way to check these in1 suits "I, have made up my mind to check ' them in aillnstanoes where tbey exceed i u certain limit." "Ah, what "is the limit J" "My judgement of the insult, whon ;it occurs, must determine." "What will you do ?" «' "Hold tfce husband, falhert or brothcr, as the cose mny lie';' personally ro- : sponsible." "Will the rules of the servici permit i ibis?" i "J shall not ask." , "Suppose the hqsbmd, brother or father will not respond ?" "Then I ahall govern myselfT»y the . , of circumstances. But of one thlntf i you may rest assured — fliould I make n beginning in this matter, I will see the end at all hazards. I do pot belong to a qnick-Woodcd race, but the blood'once heated, cools slowly. When we put our hands to tho plow we nevor look beafc." i The officer and the' 'citizen walked, ! conversing, for h'alf an hoar, when, being in the eastern part of the city, they i took a car and rode up Baltimore at fat. In passing Oalvert street the ofiicer 1 bough- an extra from a news-boy, uud was opening it, when the lady Who had swept so haughtily around him not long | before, Altered the car wilh.ber friend. ' Seeing the officer, Mrs. I), gave a abort, < cotiteiuptuons "Oh!" and sat down, jusj, opjroslte. From her Ineering face the ; officer dropped lu« eyes quietly to the ] paper he had ju.t opened, ana began ( reading. Mre. I), at once began talking | aloud to her' friend, and using the most | offensive remark* touching the soldiers, \ %nd the people of the Slate* from which they bad come. This site continued, J I the apparent unconsciousness of tho of- ' ficei increasing her irritstiop, and cans ing her to almost exhaust the vocabulary J of low invective As -if she were not

fd j present, the officer rend on, A,t loAt the ,n car was in the neighborhood to which g j Mrs. D: was going, and she nodded to f- the conductor. The check -string was i- ("pulled, and the car stopped. Mya. 1), • •y«»r+o her shame be it said, so id.! (arflost ulj decency and self-respect as to ic !^i.it in the bffiper's face, g . \ Looking np wilh flashing eyes, and i;' on his checks, the if officer saiti ds lie' drew bis handkerchief i, n:.d wiped- the u noia from . his. faqe— . n • speaking with supprrsscd anger — ' j 0 "You aro- no lady ! If you were a it j man, you would not leave this car r alive!" A" hour later, as Mr. D. -sat in his r conntiug room, a geutleman with whoar w^lio was partially acquained came in. There was, In tta face of the latter - an - exprcmion that sent a -troubled wave t across ilic feelings of Mr. D. 1» was ! - threatening and mysterious. He arose, 1 bowing with some distance and fermal- i 1 "Ijrome, Mr. D «ihl the gentleI nun, "on very unpleasant business. An . officer in the United Stales service has ! received a public insult at the hands qf , ' your wife, {or which he has determined ' I ! to hold y >u. responsible/' A sudden paleness overspread the face; ; of. Mr. D. "My wlfo Insulted an ofii- ; ccr he exclaimed in a tone ol surprise, j , "How 7' wheu ? where ?■". ' < r "She spit iu his face." • Vlrapossible!" t ' "I saw it." ' ""Then be must have grossly iusqlteil I j her." "On the contrary, ho heiluer spoke to . nor looked at her." v "Wluro'was U 7" , "In one of the city cars. He sat . rending, and she, iu company with a female friend, sat opposite. In conventing aloud they applied to soldiers the ino.it offensive language, but he never : oven glanced toward llpiui. Finally ' ^ . they arose to leave tho car, when Mrs. D. bent forward aud spit iu .his face. 1 ] saw it' do lie, -the re c.m bo no mistake. Tho ofiicer is Oapt. I. , of Massachusetts, a gflntlctiTbn of wealth, education, * , and high social position, ami he Jiolds | | yon responsible for the conduct of rour ' wife." "Madness !" exclaimed the merchant, throwing his arms above his^ head. ' "Has the woman lo.tall sense and de- ; cency ? What does Cnpt. L. want ?' "Nothjug unreotmnable, sir. Bulthese outrages upon loyal soldiers, who ore simply obeying the call of their government, and' doing duty us it direcft, > ' . must be made to cease. If the perpetrators shield themselves UMtler the immunities of their «ex. their next of male kin must meet the consequences. You must bear tbe-burdeu of your wife's j deeds " 1 ' • • ' > "My wife shall apologize," said Mr. I). His mind was beginning to grow : : clear. "L'apt. L— — camel call upua bnk tp re \ ci-ivn ao biuiUmw. ." ' Bui she sh^n call upon him al fais.quar- | i ters." j " Very wall." . !' "You bear a challenge "No; I came to demand aaiinfacLon — • If ih .1 is not given, iheu— " ; "l must tight." "Y-A'ir-" . " | ^ "Very well. Here is a pen. ink and pa» ^ per. Sit down and wrll«- a challenge in lbs . I name of Cnpt, l„ Mnke it strong., JJoa- ^ fusion lake these women. Will Ibey uover ^ ceo^i playing the fool 7" I h* friend of L'apu L. sal down and | wirte n very nerompiory demand for satisfaction, closing w-th the sengoncr. "It a^u.t ' j be prompt, fall, aud Complete, tjr you a ill held lu the last resort." In less than thirty minoles from thaj j , time, Mr. 1). flood, pale, angry and agitated ' < before his wilu. ' j "Al Inst," he said, passionately, •ywi ' ! hato completed your evil w^rk. Worafug and remonstrances have been' of no avail. ( Had yoo ho i|"''nney, no nelf-respect left T ' ' I What tleud pusMinnedjouV - » . jl Too cofer want out uf Mrs. "DV face — •' Fear and vlarm' o»ershaflonel it. Never . '

0 , iu bar lite Lad she seen ber hu.lNURt so |) ' moved— never had she feltlu such awe ol ' him. Usually so calm, bis vielence nnwaL . % most appalled b«r. and she felt weak aad • - vaguely godly before him. ' "What do yop mean V she asked. - "You spat in a gnnUruqm'* fscn to-day " 1 Too crimson of shame came over ber ' countenance." 1 "Disgracing yourself and your husband i.\ ; tho very public eye ; and how my life's f Wood mn. i be the penalty. The ofltrer _ wbom you outraged— a man of wealth and high position aVhomn— holds tne reapoasibid fcf the invult. There is hi,", chalhrnge!'und be drew the. paper from his poekal aud r ' held it forth." ' "Mrs. II. shuddered and dropped nerve. I ; less iitlo a chair. This was a great deal f j more, in tho way of conseqaances, than hail , ever filtered ber foolish brain. , "Oh, I'loary sh" sobbed, "what have I ( doni! f , . " J "Disgraced yoorself, and .pnt your busj hand's life in jt-opardy,-' was the siem an1 : yfer. "And now you must choose one of ' | two things : the humiliation or an apology, j or the loss of your husband, for I shall not refuse the satisfaction demanded, even tho' 1 never firipl a pistol, and the officer know* ; ' hi- weapon. Or course I shall tall ! A cry of fear shivered ou tin air. ' Oh. * what have 1 llone? what have I done r ' ! Mian ed in distressed tones. • | I "Where is the officer ?" asked Mrs. D., ' ! fataijy. .. J "At the damp on Federal HiH.® Jr | ' 1 will apologise, " she spoke iu coo- / "Lot it be ypur own act,"' said- Mr. D,, / firmly, "Can you tbiuk aech evil of mc?" / "It nnst be vour owu net," ha repeated, t ' "Y'ou will go with me V N / "No { 1 shall take nu part in Ibis han^iluliou. If Capb h. demuuds my life, let luia take it. I atp a uian, and nevur did a mean or ungcotlemuiily thing that 1 should bumble myself be Iota another man. If you were bra.ve.eiiough to offer an iusnlt, yon nio-t bo bravo enough to offur an npol- , ogy. The i*«ue lies in your hands." Mr. D. waa wholly in earnyst.and neilhrr (lie tears nor entreaties of h;* wife tnuved : Bid'- ' ' C-spt. was sitting in hjstant, in compwhy uilh two Other officers when u rer-, geai.t cmne to the entrance and said that a lady bad culled to see bit?. Th-> two officers move,! to retire, but he directed them i tp remain "Uondnct her to my tent," said L'apt. I, , iu answer to the sergeant. In a few moment* a handsomely dressed lady, wilh her veil dun'u, entered, L'apt. L. al once recognised her. aud stood up , with a grave but nol an angry countenance. "Mrs. I).," the t'aptuiu answered, bow. ing. There Was a quality of tone and air ^ about the officer that inspired her with a feeling of respect. He mercdy pronounced her iiumc, and than stood awaiting her for- | thtr purposw. •> — "l am hnre to offer an apology fur con- * j duct thai has no excuse. WilAyou accept i the apology ?" » ' ■ i "On one conditiou," rcpifed UapL I.. "Name it, "sir." > "That yoo promise, on the word of a lady, never again to insult a soldier or no uffi- ; cer.l* _ M promise," wns the low answer; "Thrn ihu pastes post, madam. An.) n.iw permit in-' to condot-t you i'rum the cahip." And with the bearing of a gentleman, as he was, L'apL L. apt ended Mrs.D.lolbe i carriage in which she bmkcoiue, and clos j ing the door for her aftec the bad auto red, said. 'in patting — - "The lesron Is a severe one. madam ; but t the faofe wma grave, and constrained a harsh reaciiou. We are hare as frjewds. not us enrndes— a« gcntleui-n, not as ruffians. At tho coll «f oar country, not tp iuvada or wrong. Wo come to ssre, not to destroy. When will you learn to read events aright V •' * * And tnrping feom her. the .officer went | back to his tent, pnd the lady rode to the city, pa humbler, if not a wiser woman. The story, as mch stories always will, got out. and was repeated from Up to Hp. j From i hat time, wonu-u of Mr*. D.'s stylo i of thinking and reeling conducted thmiselVWS with a little more public decorum. It u quite certain that I'ape. L. was never ' insulted agtiu. Among the prizes captured by the Fed- - era! soldier* at Fort DonrUon was a rifle j worthy it is said $llNM- its breeCh is in laid Willi gold, -.1 belonged to a boU-i-keep: | r ih M«m|difS, and wa;*ou by him at h- | racs.