"Tis ours to circle the stormy bends Of a continent, yours its ridge to cross; We must donble the capes where a long world ends, Lone cliffs where two limitless oceans cross. They meet and are baffled 'mid tempest and wrath, And you through dreary and thirsty ways, Where rivers are sand and winds are dust, Through sultry nights and feverish days, Move westward still as the sunsets must: Where the scorched air quivers along the slopes, Where the slow-footed cattle lie down and die, Where horizons draw backward till baffled hopes Are weary of measureless waste and sky. Yes, ours to battle relentless gales, And yours the brave and the patient way; But we hold the storms in our trusty sails, And for you the life-giving fountains play. There are stars above us, and stars for you- When lightnings flash bivouac-fires into gloom, And with crashing of forests the rains sheet downOr when ships plunge onward where night-clouds loom, Defiant of darkness and meeting its frown. These are days of motion and march; Now we are ardent and young and brave; Let them that come after us build the arch Of our triumph, and plant with the laurel our grave. -Time enough to rear temples when heroes are dead; Our sires lit torches of quenchless flame To illumine our darkness, if night should be; But day is a friend to our standards, and shame Be ours if we win not a victory! Man is nobler than men have been, Souls are vaster than souls have dreamed; There are broader oceans than eyes have seen, Noons more giowing than yet have beamed." Creeping shadows cower low on our land; These shall not dim our grander day; Stainless knights must be those who stand Full in the van of a world's array! When shall we cease our meagre distrust? And meet each man as a friend and mate, Don't Omit the County Fairs. In times like the present, it is, of course, more difficult to keep up the interest of the people in matters so purely of a peace character as are industrial exhibitions. It is, nevertheless, true, and none will deny it, that the industry of the country was never so much in need of the stimulation and encouragement which come of such exhibitions. Last year, as well as the year previous, on account of the excitements and distractions incident to the war, several of the State, and many of the County Societies omitted their accustomed fairs; and this year there will, doubtless, be a like disposition on the part of many societies, which, either because of the lukewarmness incident to successive neglects, or on account of only partial success the past season, may have become somewhat disheartened. Our own State Fair omission has seemed to be a necessity, and circumstances may again compel a further postponement. We trust not, however; as we believe that, in spite of the difficulties which seem to lie in the way, a vigorous and united effort on the part of all the friends of the Society and of the cause, would ensure its success. But there are reasons in the case of State had not seen it at all. Thus is night, and such is day. But the hotel at which we were to stop. exhibitions which do not apply to County Fairs, where there is not so much at stake; and if the State Fair should be again postponed, we sincerely hope it will not operate as Perhaps some of you think there was one, or iscouragement to the to the counties. if it will some sort of a house there. You so determine, every County Society in the Old man White had settled on right. this summit many years before, and though he had exchanged this home, some months prévious, for a berth in Camp Chase, the tenement of his former habitation remained, being occupied by a remnant of his household. Within these narrow and dilapidated walls, scarce fit for children and lackeys, for whose safe arrival in any sort of use, we stowed the rebel ladies, Dixie our Col. was responsible-they preferring the atmosphere of this old guerrilla haunt to the pure air without. Did we leave them without a guard? No, indeed. A sentry was stationed wherever a sentry should be, the countersign given, and every pick et at his as A more winning day I had not seen. Оссаsional gleams of sunlight had flashed in, hot and glowing, but the deep shade of overhang-signed post, quietly and promptly, making our ing rocks and foliage had been most of the way just tempered into a delightful softness, tempting us to ride for hours together hats in hand Cheat Mountain Summit was in the camp safe as such preparations could for miles around. If any one thinks the courtesies and refined graces of life are confined to the best clothes programme for a night's lodging, and "Col., and parlors of civilized homes, that person remember we want to sleep on the very top of it!", was echoed more than once from our really tired, but enthusiastic company. ought to have been where Zaccheus was, overlooking that night scene on the top of Cheat. Here were some sixty or seventy persons, Talk about enthusiasm in relation to a great each one or two, or in small companies, lightprínciple or a great man! Many of that partying fires and getting together such convenienwill remember to oldest age the enthusiasm for ces as camp utensils afforded to prepare supwhose outburst Nature had piled up that grand per. Of this number there were two ladies mountain. I shall not describe it to you; so, and one bright seven year old little girl,—my unless you have the good fortune to have the sister, the wife of the Col., their daughter, and same sight with the same experience, I shall myself. Just as the fires were nicely lighted, have one possession, artistic and eternal, that a fine rain began to fall, more like mist than you have not. rain, and yet enough to interfere with the cook It was in the deepening twilight when, be-ing operations. It would have been a good tween some stars that were not yet lighted and some torches that were, I heard the sharp and sudden order Halt!" and realized, rather than saw, that we had gained the summit. At that moment, as my eye took in that vast, wild, awe-inspiring prospect, I supposed that, in the weird light in which it was wrapped, I saw more than was to be seen; but, in the clear sunrising of the following morning, I found I place for young ladies to become acquainted with the tempers of prospective husbands. But, in justice to those brave young soldiers, most of whom belonged to the Ringgold Cavalry, I can recommend the amiability with which they bore the mishaps of pot and pan, taking with good-nature what they could get, in the place of what they wanted, Sitting at home at our nicely laid and boun tiful tables, it seems of little consequence whether a slice of pork is bolled, fried, or raw; but when a soldier is camping out, with the prospect of sleeping in the rain, and has set his heart upon a bit of broiled meat to eat with with his hard bread, there is a real difference between a smudge and a nice bed of coals. ladies did all we could, and none more than the happy child, to see each soldier had some little aid and attention, and added from, our own huge provision basket such, nick nacks, as made the rations seem quite a luxury, despite the smoke in the pork, the ashes in the tea, and no cream for coffee,mol buts 】out mort Supper being over, the preparations for bed were far less embarassing! It is as easy as anything can be for a real soldier to wrap/himself in his blanket and find a place to lie down, and if easy anywhere, how admirable an arthe Colonel's promptness of character was subrangement here, where the greensward was so fresh and the forest trees, so convenient with [their drapery of boughs. linn media faction the fact, so often stateds That Cheat riv er, quite a large and deep stream, runs very nearly along the summit, and to examine the fortifications where, the winter before, a portibi or our grand of army gave proof to the world that'a sofaler may suffer as well as fight' with bunaboubory Insimodo bas We'right' good cheer. "od) nightw boyglasib, yuonidson A little time had been allowed us to make ourselves, we who had not been there before, familiar with a place which, besides being in itself grandly picturesque, falo wall to wig ad become historic Pondonipuoli in the military history of the country, and to old to goiriou, niam oda nidhiw hauol out allow our lady prisoners to prepare themselves gai jeni ont qốt men dołły oraz 9 foitidist and children, about twenty in all, for the day's one of 800m 14 o journey, of which every roll of wheel and tramp of horse would take us farther into the land of "the" rébellionisenq bas broil noit on bạn duif out of photoly mont bigr And fain would I have lingered longer, but Plot Teringing oneal oomody jizingo' "miliohy stantial as the New England granite of which he came; so, at 8 o'clock, precisely, all things our prisoners, in sundry vehicles, which with even thus To my eyes that had never seen much of the circumstance of war, this very small cavalcade of less than one hundred diers, with the paraphernalia of all appropri were in readiness, and our faithful guide, Sleydil ei olimen to goʻrgup a to conglan I was amused to see the disposition these ton, with a small advance guard, took position busyo young gallants made of their horses. Instead upon the only plank left the Cheat river of leaving them one side, or further out, they bridge and some distance ahead; then, two and were brought, one might say, within the lines. two, the cavalry, in midst of which was a The ambulance in which we ladies slept, with mountain howitzer, ammunition, and gunners; the Col. wrapped in his blanket camped on the next the ambulance, followed by the Col., myground underneath, being counted headquar-self, and several aids on horseback; after these, ters, a guard took up position at a respectable distance, next in order being the horses, which were of the best blood, and owned by their young masters whose love for the nobles the noble steeds that had served them in so many battles would have prompted this care, had not the fact that we were in a country infested with guerilla hordes dictated it as a matter of prudenc ate outfit, and, standing in the glory of that 2 to at D19 Die digit Outside of all, with only a picket guard be-morning sun waiting, orders, was a novelty I tween them and the rebellion of Eastern Vir11, not soon forget, moment after, and shall, just as my impatience was asking of the Col. on Why don't they start" I was again remin ed that army regulations are realities, and orwhich were more et enc efficient and less temper-try-der der here, as in heaven, a first law, as word ing than those of the previous night, we had Advance "s. tdown, the line, and, in a Went leisure to take a general survey of the country instant up went the colors and through, that upon which Cheat Mountain, looks down as mountain, swept the bugle blast, and, every might a monarch, to investigate to our satis-hoof and everyl wheel moved onwardan binw ginia, our little army slept its arms.. 66 CO ed hundred sol an The Great International Exhibition. NO. IX. BRITISH DEPARTMENT CONTINUED. We have at last finished our hurried inspection of the multitude of natural, agricultural and chemical products, and of implements and machinery, displayed within the "Annexes," and are now prepared to take a glance at what Great Britain has done in the department of Manufactures proper. Articles of this class are found within the main portion of the Exhibition PALACE, which, now, for the first time since our examination of the American Court, we are supposed to enter. We have been ushered in from the Exhibition Road, and, passing the great Gold Pyramid from Victoria, 40 feet high, and the wonderful Fountain whence issue perpetual jets of perfume, we stand bewildered and dumb under the lofty pinnacle of the grand Eastern Dome! Before us, stretching far away to the Western Dome, a distance of a quarter of a mile, is the Grand Nave, eighty-five feet in width, one hundred feet high, filled with the most magnificent and brilliant works of the mechanic and fine arts, and decorated with the flags and trophies of all the nations. On either side of this nave are the open courts and alcoves of Great Britain and her numerous colonies, of France, Italy, Rome, Spain, Portugal, Saxony, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Turkey, China and Japan, Egypt, and the numerous nations of Central and South America. Scotia, of wood from Tasmania and Canada, and of wool and gold from Victoria. The galleries, too, on every side, are filled with showy articles of lighter weight, such as and a thousand other articles of use and luxusilks, cloths, laces, philosophical instruments, ry. The arrangement of everything in the Palace is such as to secure the most marked effect from the display of forms and colors, and the splendid array of glass cases of gold and silver ware, of jewelry and of precious stones, flashing with a matchless brilliancy in the flood of light which pours in upon them from roof and domes of glass, wonderfully adds to the richness and indescribable magnificence of the whole vast collection. All this to the eye. But the ear is also enchanted. Bells are chiming, musical instruments of every description are flooding the air with unreserved notes of sweetness, grand old organs are pealing forth their heaven-piercing anthems, until the mighty domes of crystal and the whole Palace quaver ceaselessly, while in the distance are heard the hum of wonderworking machinery and the footfalls and varying voices of a hundred thousand delighted spectators. Never, on earth, was there a spectacle so glorious, and it is almost an abuse of one's faith to demand the hope that even the future shall be able to surpass it! But we are first to complete our examination of the British Department, which, although volumes would be required to do it full justice, must, nevertheless, be summarily despatched, lest some of our numerous company weary of so protracted an inspection. Across each extremity of this nave, and extending to the extreme sides of the Palace, right and left, is a transept of the same width and height as the nave. They are known as the Eastern and the Western Transept. We are now in the centre of the Eastern; facing the extremities of which, we behold first, on looking southward, a magnificent display of English hardware-lofty screens, gates, trophies of steel, chimes of great bells, lamps, grates, mantels, brilliant works in brass, and grand cathedral organs. While to the northward are organs, trophies of coal from Nova Considered as an entire class, undoubtedly As we stand looking westward down the nave, the greater part of what is shown by Great Britain, in the Palace proper, lies on our left, and extends westward as far as to the great Central Avenue which divides the Palace transversely into two equal parts. To the right of the nave there is, however, a very large and fine display of furniture of every description. BRITISH HARDWARE MENTS, ORDNANCE AND SMALL ARMS. Under the head of Military Engineering, the most interesting works are a Military Model of London and adjacent country," and a model of a Battery for the protection of River mouths and Harbors." 66 excels, not only in respect of strength and du- MILITARY ENGINEERING, ARMOR AND ACCOUTRErability, but likewise in artistic form and finish. There are exceptions, now and then, in favor of France and the United States, but as a general statement the above is correct. Indeed, if to the thoroughness and mechanical honesty of the English manufacturer could be added the superior ingenuity and aptness of the Yankee and the exquisite taste of the French mechanic, the product of his workmanship would be about as perfect as the present condition of the sciences would allow. Good material and good honest workmanship characterize the hardware on exhibition. Warner's chime of steel bells attracted great attention and were possessed of high merit. They are so arranged in connection with a cylinder armed with points, like the cylinder of a music-box, that any ordinary workman could chime them as perfectly as the most skillful musician. The show of marbleized mantles is very fine; of steel implements and cutlery of all kinds, the finest I ever saw. Here are likewise immense quantities of other articles of hardware -steel pens, pins, needles, hooks, crinolines, files, springs, disc wheels, saws, iron safes, despatch boxes, lightning conductors, metallic cords, woven wires, wire ropes, hinges, locks, anchors, cables, railway fastenings, gates, (cast and wrought) bird cages, kitchen ranges, scales, hollow ware, anvils, axletrees, horseshoes, ice-chests, traps, handcuffs, metallic bedsteads, gas meters, brass chandeliers, candelabras, and ten thousand other thingsenough in all to set up a hundred princely wholesale establishments with stock enough to last till the end of the American War! Sheffield, as of old, excels in cutlery, Birmingham in heavy iron, steel and brass work, and in electro-plated ware. Iron and brass bedsteads are popular everywhere in England, and seem bound, in time, to entirely supercede wooden ones. Some of the brass bedsteads were massive and could not have cost less than two or three thousand dollars! The Model of London illustrates a projected line of defences round London, consisting of nine forts connected by redoubts and earthworks, enclosing an area of 22 by 14 milesthe forts and lines to mount 2,151 guns, at an expense of over $20,000,000. But now England having an insular position, so long as she was mistress of the seas by virtue of her powerful navy, she was safe from all foreign aggression, and had no need, therefore, to plant defences about her capital. Her "wooden walls" were sufficient. that other nations, our own particularly, seem destined to wrest from her hand the trident of the seas, it may be well enough for her to hedge old London round about with forts and bristling cannon. The Battery for the Protection of River mouths and Harbors is somewhat after the "Monitor" idea. It consists of a round iron tower within a tank-the latter hidden below the waterline and filled with water, the tower floating in part within this tank and kept in its position by rollers at the sides and the axis upon which it revolves in the centre. The roof is conical. The tower is to revolve as fast as the guns are fired. Heavy Ordnance is here in all its superiority -Armstrong guns, Whitworth guns, and othBoth of the guns named have a worldwide reputation. ers. The gun invented by Sir William Armstrong and now manufactured by him on an immense scale at Woolwich and at Newcastle-on-Tyne, combines length of range, lightness of metal, and extraordinary projectile force. The coil principle is a distinctive feature, the application of which is thus explained: A bar of iron is twisted round an iron roller spirally, and then welded down solid into a continuous cyl |