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 ALLYMAG SOCIETY, 
 
 BEIKO A SERIES OF COMIC CHAPTERS, TAKEN 
 
 FROM AN UNPUBLISHED NOVEL, 
 
 WRITTEN BY 
 
 I., s. 
 
 CHARLOTTiETOWN, PRINCE EDWARt) ISLAND, 
 
 —ALSO-* 
 A CONDENSED ACCOUNT OF 
 
 SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN, 
 
 Written by the late 
 
 8. WENTWORTH STEVENSON, 
 
 Is^tERLT OF H. B. MAJESTY'S SERVICE, 6tH DRAGOON 
 GUARDS, CARBINIERS, AND SUBSEQUENTLY OF TH» 
 CONFEDERATE ARMY, AMERICA. 
 
 ■**»■ 
 
 ILOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 
 
 PRINTED BT W. H. BRBMNKB, KftNT STRVET. 
 
 1868. 
 
^rmt (Bilitjard Jsland 
 
 f^t 
 
 Be it remembered, that on the Sixteenth day of Septemhcrj 
 Mrs. S. Wenlworth Stevenson, of Chaiiottctown, has deposited ii| 
 Office the Title of a l)oolc, tlie copyright whereot she claims, in tliei 
 following: " The Ladles' Benevolent and Industrial Sallymag Society,! 
 n series of Comic Chapters, taken from an unpul)lishe(l Novel, MritJ 
 Mrs. S. Wentworth Stevenson, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. 
 a condensed account of a Southern Campaign, written by thel 
 8. Wentwortli Stevenson, formerly of H. B. Majesty's Service, Cth D/j 
 Guards, Carbiniers, and subsequently of the Confederate Army, Aa 
 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Islancl. Printed by W. H. Bremnei 
 Strelil, lti68."— in conformity with the Act lor the protection of Copyi 
 
 Jno. Wm. MORRISON, 
 
 Asst. Colonial Seol 
 
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 fbication. 
 
 TO 
 
 Pr. anb Prs. Iltbert ^IWim Jtlloto, 
 
 OF BINSTEAD, 
 
 CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND, B. N. A. 
 
 THIS LITTLE BOOK 
 
 IS MOST RESPECTFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED, 
 
 BY 
 
 •^Saura %%'m J5t^u<tt8(>tt.'^ 
 
INTRODUCTION. 
 
 LS the following Comic Chapters are but a sort of journal of 
 fents (which any person who ever undertook to get up an 
 lateur Concert, can testify to, ) I do not give them the im- 
 Jrtance of a book, therefore they require no Preface. The 
 ly onenecessary, in my opinion, is a note of thanks to the 
 Inter, Mr. W. H. Bremner, for having printed this book in 
 jat haste, in order to finish it before the closing of the navl- 
 tion. This necessary haste will explain a few typographical 
 fors, the principal of which are pointed out in the page of 
 Jrrata." I am gratefully indebted to David Laird, Esq., and 
 lers, for the use of several works on the "Rebellion," from 
 lich I have given notes throughout the '* Campaign ; " and am 
 ^ecially under obligation to the gentleman who has so kindly 
 formed the arduous task of revising and correcting, &c. 
 
 L. S. 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 CHAPTER I. 
 
 .Jie Ladies of thcB. I. S. Society— An old maid, for once a ^eat insti- 
 ion— Scotch propriety and Scotch true charity— Biblical quotations rather 
 ; of place.. 
 
 CHAPTER II. 
 
 le business of the meeting; why convened— The Lady President's views 
 expcnditnre, Ac. very clearly and correctly ( ?) explained— Mrs. Har- 
 ive's own peculiar mode of reckoning— Miss Brown's enormous salary as 
 icher of the Sallymag Free School, very properly reduced— More Scrii)iural 
 lrases,to show that charity begins at home— The great tragic Poem, entitled 
 The Weepivg Snowdrop, or the. revolt of the Crocusses, ^ ' hy Miss Eudora 
 lHores Smythe, who ignores Smith without the linal E— A Concert pro- 
 sod— Secular and Sacrod Music in their proper sphere— The Concei. 
 tided on. 
 
 CHAPTER III. 
 
 le difficulties of getting up an amateur Concert— An old adage— Reas'^is 
 ^en why Sunday would, by taking every body's opinion, be the only ; .it 
 [the week available «Vn- a Conc'^rt^Absurdity of Cadenzas in English 
 Igs- Sleep, thegreatcot of al' . • hly blessings, 
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 >ame gossip at work— More scriptural quotations in which Mrs. Dr. 
 iddlewig turns a "Sluggard" into "Buzzard''— Shakespeare in a new 
 |hi— One singer secured lor the Concert— A rather awkward compliment 
 id to the authoress of" The Daffodil's appeal to the Sunflower." 
 
 CHAPTER V. 
 
 muse — 
 wail 
 
 [iss Eudora Dolores Smythe's litter-ary sanctum— Her literary mi 
 8 new sensational Novel, to be entitled " The Felon's bride, and the 
 ieath ; or the Hawk-eyed Brigand of the swamp," the usual SKCkkt to be kept 
 |til the end of the lilteenth volume !— A new language for love— Bella's 
 >llection8 of Periwinkles associated with anything but sentimental 
 )llections— Hanging, romantically described— Nothing done towards the 
 iteur Concert yet. 
 
 CHAPTER VI. 
 
 iree months being too long a time required to get up a Concert, Bella ob- 
 is the consent of the Ladies of the Society to allow it to take place 
 lonth earlier—The picture of a would-be autho'rcss. 
 
 CHAPTER VJI. 
 
 le St. Andrew's and St. Patrick's Societies— Both Presidents desire to 
 e tlie opening address ; which to decide on ?— Wliy the President of the St. 
 ick's Society should have the best right=Both decided on— Opposition 
 ry. 
 
 ( The Chapter t are marked according to the Errata. J 
 
f ;" 
 
 CONTENTS. 
 
 'V^ 
 
 CHAPTER Vni 
 
 Biddy' B fears— Ophelia in a new light, having changed her name— Mamma'j 
 idea of*^ Jemima's vocal perfection, after a quarter's instruction — Cousin A 
 feed's wonderful performance on two instruments at once, proposed for tb 
 Concert— The usual difference of opinion as to where the first practice is i 
 talce place. 
 
 CHAPTER IX. 
 
 The first practice appointed at Mrs. Smith's residence, at half-past seva 
 o'clock, punctually— ThQ only singei'S present are Mr. Lute and Jemima-| 
 Jemima's song fully appreciated — Madame Sharp's pains bestowed on Jen 
 ma, quite thrown away on Mr. Lute— His idea of the good old School of 
 Braham and Solfeggio— Mrs. Smith does not see the benefit to be derived b| 
 Jemima's singing '• Fa" '* La," all day. 
 
 CHAPTER X. 
 
 Cousin Bella orders and receives five thousand programmes for 
 thousand inhabitants I— Mr. Lute's Sarcasm not appreciateaoy Cousin Bella 
 A quarter past eight, and no singers yet : what can be the reason ?— A noij 
 arrives, signed bv all the singers, withdrawing their services — Bella maka 
 her mind up for the FIBST time, never to get up another amateur Concert, j 
 
 CHAPTER XI. 
 
 The Joneses and the Philipses, opposition choirs; between them po' 
 Bella is slightly confused— Mrs. Dr. Aluddlewig when appealed to, as 
 what is to be done on the subject, very appropriately suggests, that the! 
 should turn Christy Minstrels— The Philipses return to their allegianri 
 thinking the Joneses are not to sing— Joneses do ditto, as regards 
 Philipses. 
 
 CHAPTER XII. 
 
 Another practice at Mrs. Smith's ; most of the singers present— The 
 Anne's Choir triumphant, in consequence of the absence of St. Jainc- 
 Choir — Difference of opinion as to how the programme should be made o;; 
 — More dirticulties — Mrs. McAllister's idea of a *' bonnio merry sang," a: 
 Mrs. Dr. Muddlewig's idea of a lively song— Musical criticism. 
 
 CHAPTER XIII. 
 
 Miss Amanda Philips's great 'anxiety conceming the exact nnmberl 
 boxes of" Brown's Troches " provided tor her by her brothers— Differcnl 
 of opinion regarding the svmphonv to her song," between Professor Bj 
 hard and Miss Amanda, which ends in the withdrawal (for the second tin 
 of that gentleman's services— More diflttcultles : tragic meeting of the opp^ 
 ition clioirs, and positive withdrawal of l)oth choirs (for the second tinii! 
 — " The course of true " music '* nevei^ttid run smootli." 
 
 CHAPTER XIV. 
 
 A new character — Great news I what news? a grand public and profJ 
 sional concert to come olT the very night before the Amateur Concerti 
 which a celebrated Prin»a Donna is to sing — Master Ned thinks it the 1/ 
 Joke ho ever heard; and relates how the i)osters on the walls announce | 
 the performers, doing full iustice to the Italian musical phrases; a"lM 
 Buffer " expected ; also a ''Tender Rumbustico " 
 
COMENTS. 
 
 ZB 
 
 CHAPTER XV. 
 
 I. McAlllster'6 just reproof— Her proposed plan— She speaks her raintl 
 freely, on human nature generally— Her proposal to call on the Prima 
 la, and make an arrangement favourable to both parties, generally con-- 
 id to— Mrs. McAllister called upon to see the Prima Donna, and make 
 proposal- Her perfect amazement— She declines to go alone — A " spot- 
 opard " nothing to compare with a Prima Donna !— Bella's courage to the 
 le, and they agree to call on the Prima Donna together, accompanied 
 slla's maid, Janet— Lovers quarrels, and a familiar picture. 
 
 CHAPTER XVI. 
 
 lother new character— The Prima Donna Madmoisellc Viola de Vnlois— 
 juerading— A self-imposed ))iigrimage— The meeting between the Prima 
 aa and the two ladies of the Society— Mrs. McAllister thought great 
 jrs " were aye sae stoot," and is surprised to find the Prima Donna like 
 i:iry women, aud contjludes to send Janet home — The ladies being 
 isured that a Prima Donna is not so very formidable a personage, pre- 
 to make the object of their visit known. 
 
 CHAPTER XVII. 
 
 kxtreem anxiety on the part of the ladies of the B. I. S. .*^., regarding the 
 
 Ifaieofthe Prima Donna's Concert, fully explained to her— Scotch djs- 
 
 ion, and Knglish policy— The proposal — The Prinm Donna consents — A 
 
 na I)onna's idea of Charity— The ladies retire AVith a different opinion of 
 
 ma Donnas generally. 
 
 CHAPTER XVIII. 
 
 le day of the Concert— Mr. Blotting's difficulties- A little satire on re- 
 red seats—" The words " in operatic Perambulations never heard — How 
 
 *rima Donna conveys to her .ludience that her heart is breaking— The 
 
 ^fiical rebels return to their allegiance. 
 
 CHAPTER XIX. 
 
 *r«paration for the Concert— Scene at Mrs. Smith's— Scene at Squire Pink- 
 o's— A Fox hunter's idea of music. 
 
 CHAPTER XX. 
 
 Phe Concert at last ! no Programmes—" The exercises " given out hj 
 i Schoolmaster—" With Verdure Clad,'' in a new light— English words in 
 glish eongs, done full justice to— Mr. Lute addresses (what is left of) the 
 lience, at 12 o'clock, p. 
 
 m. 
 
 CHAPTER XXI. 
 
 After the Concert— Everybody anxious about the proccedR—" Where's the 
 »ney"— Mr. Joseph Ridley's appreciation of lago's advice— The Society 
 oken up— Cousin Bella out of pocket —Resolves, for the last time, nev«T 
 [get up another concert— Mrs. Dr. Muddlewig expresses her opinion m to 
 17 the Ladies' B. and I. Society was doomed to" goto smash." 
 
.ill 
 
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 tfiRATA. 
 
 for** boih," read " broils" pnge 31, 3rd line. 
 
 Omitted, the word, '* which,^^ after •• as the ground upon," page 45, 4th 1 
 
 Comma after " matter at all," instead of alter ^*for that,** page 46, 24th lin^ 
 
 Substitute the word ** keeping," for " preparing," page 52, 20th line. 
 
 Substitute the word •• in," for " vn " the streets, page 63, 9th line. 
 
 Chapter X, page 65^ should be Chapter XII. 
 
 Chapter XII, page 70, should be Chapter XIII. 
 
 Substitute the word *' continues," for" continued," page 70,29th line. 
 
 Chapter XII. should be Chapter XVII. page 81. 
 
 Omit the word " Aas/' 1st page of Campaign, 19th line. 
 
 Page 6, 2nd page of Campaign, to be page 108. 
 
 Omit word " toith," page 116, 10th line. 
 
 For " resuming," read " reserving,'''* page 120, 6th line. 
 
 For ^^ proceeding," read " preceding," same page, first line of marginal niy 
 
 For *' there," read ** thence,** page 124, third line of note. 
 
 For " to have seen," read *' to see," page 128, 19th lino. 
 
 For " most," read " much," page 130, 6th line. 
 
 For Street called " St. Charles Boromeo Street," read " Baronnt Str(jt\ 
 
 page 130, 6th line of note. 
 French and German accents left out throughout, it having been impossibly 
 
 to procure them. 
 
THE LADIKS' 
 
 peboleiit aii^ Inkstrial ^albinag ^omiv. 
 
 of marginal no 
 
 CHAPTER I. 
 
 le same time that Sir Vincent's interview was taking 
 
 je with Mr. Ishmael Isaacs, the London Jew moneylender, a 
 
 >rum of Ladies belonging to the " Ladies' Sallymag Benev- 
 
 it and Industrial Society " were seated in the breakfast 
 
 \m at the house of the Lady President, Mrs. Hargrave. 
 
 have given the scene of the following incidents the name 
 
 [*' Sallymag " for obvious reasons, which will explain 
 
 iiselves. It may be as well, however, to state here that 
 
 ^n Bull has generally bestowed the name of" Sally-Mags" 
 
 talkative and "fussy" old women, who employ their 
 
 )urs of idleness " in promulgating all the " I hoards " 
 
 " they says " of female gossip^ 
 
 [allymag then was a small Village some twenty miles from 
 
 jood old Town of Shrewsbury, in the county of Shropshire i 
 
 many other small towns, Sallymag boasts of an unequal 
 
 lation ; the female portion of it having by at least three 
 
 IS the advantage. Sallymag owns a Female "Seminary," 
 
 female Societies, of the Missionary, Dorcas and Tract 
 
 >le order; a "Literary Institute" and " The Sallymag 
 
111! 
 
 14 
 
 THE ladies' BEVEVOLENT AND INDUSTBIAL 
 
 Ladies' Benevolent and Industrial Society ;" the Lady Presl 
 dent and certain members of which society were on the preseJ 
 occasion, holding a meeting to the accompaniment of tapes asl 
 buttons, hooks and threads, needles and scisssors, the lattJ 
 articles perhaps intended to assist some of the ladies presentij 
 their very pointed and cutting remarks . The meeting was coii 
 vened for the purpose of discutjsing the best means to be adopte 
 in raising Funds for the Society. Five of the most promineii 
 ladies of the Society were engaged in animated conversation! 
 in the above named breakfast room, which opened with foldiiii 
 doors into the dining room, where a number of young ladia 
 were employed (or supposed to be) sewing, but it was plain tM 
 the little "bees'Vere not quite so bu«y with their fingers as the i 
 were with their tongues, a thing not at all unusual with guslij 
 ing young ladies whose ages vary from sweet sixteen 
 sweeter twenty-three. There was one young lady (that; 
 "spinster") amongst them however, who, although raiipl 
 older than the others, was by far the most noisy, and havinf 
 a peculiar way of claiming a relationship with everybodTi 
 everybody called her " Cousin." 
 
 Cousin Bella Pinkem had reached that very alarming periol 
 of female existence, called ** old-maidism." She said shewa| 
 twenty-five, and certainly did not look more, but people sai' 
 (and people luiU say such unkind things,) that she had wage ; 
 war with time, at least ten years longer, but I do not believe it^ 
 nor do I believe half the unkind things they say of woaiel 
 who do not happen to have been a party to the dreadful * Va^ff| 
 trophey" known as matrimony. Cousin Bella was a contnij 
 diction to the usual accusation brought against old maidfi 
 and did not possess any of the attributes common to 
 species. As a proof, everybody liked Cousin Bella, aff 
 
SALLYMAG SOCIETY, 
 
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 msin Bella in return liked everybody ; no one ever thought 
 giving a pic-nic or pleasure party without inviting her, and, 
 
 fact Cousin Bella Pinkem was looked upon as a great 
 istitution." It is not necessary to individualize the rest of 
 
 young ladies in the dining room ; I will only mention an- 
 ler young lady : age, twenty-three, constitution delicate, 
 |ight, five feet seven, figure slim, talents varied, from ''blue 
 jckingism" to heroics ; hair dark, complexion ditto, vir- 
 }s, sensibilities, blighted hopes, unrequited love and 
 lappreciated genius ; all ad lib. Her only property at 
 }sent — which she hopes soon to double — is her name ; not 
 
 rever, as her godfather and godmother gave it her, for 
 m she would have been called Dora Smith, but her name 
 
 she called herself " Eudora Dolores Smythe," for she 
 
 isidered Smith without the final E plebeian and vulgar for 
 
 jh a literary genius as she claimed to be. 
 
 Illeturning to the breakfast room, we will make the acquaint- 
 
 50 of Mrs. Hargrave, (Lady President of the L. S. B. I. 
 
 [ciety,) Mrs Dr. Muddlewig (Secretary,) Madame Angeliquc 
 
 La Tournebroche, (Translator and Foreign Correspondent,) 
 
 jestress David McAllister, (Treasurer, )and Mrs. William 
 
 itts, (District Visitor ) These five ladies managed the entire 
 
 jiness of the Society. 
 
 ^he meeting having been opened with very appro- 
 ite remarks by the Lady President, while inserting a three 
 
 lered gusset in a child's pinafore, Mrs. Hargrave informed 
 
 ladies present of what she thought it probable they did 
 
 already know, id est that " Charity' was *on3 of the great 
 fcues which all Christians should emulate," &c., &c., and 
 
 eluded a long preamble about nothing particular with the- 
 lowing remarks. 
 

 16 
 
 THE LADIES BENEVOLENT AND INDUSTRIAZ.. 
 
 " And as I have often told you, my dear Mrs. Dj 
 Muddlewig, these are matters which I cannot, as lady Presil 
 dent of this Society, allow to continue. We are a wickej 
 people, and too prone to a free indulgence of those taste 
 and habits which do not instruct, and much less edify usj 
 and I must set my face against a repetition of the scandalou 
 proceedings on the occasion of the last soiree for the benefi 
 of the Society's Funds. I was absent, but how you, Mxi 
 McAllister could allow dancing on the green, I cannot underj 
 9tand ! *' 
 
 " Mairs the Peety ," returned that lady, " for ye ken deaii 
 though I wudna be sae indiscreet to dance, (for thanks be tif 
 a maircifu' Providence I'm oer stoot to do the like,) yet, 
 dinna see the harm in. a wee bit skeertin aboot, amang \M 
 lasses, espeecially whin ye tak into conseederation that 2M 
 they couldna dance wi-oot a fidler, they had to pay sax penci 
 extra, which the puir fidler didna tak, so tha,t we made jusil 
 five pounds fifteen shillings and a. feyr Baabees mair oot o| 
 the transaction.'* 
 
 ** Oh indeed,"' replied Mrs. Hargrave, " I didnt kno?| 
 that before; that entirely alters the case. " 
 
 Here a loud laugh was heard in the adjoining room, an! 
 Mrs. Hargrave called out, *' young ladies, young ladies, art 
 you not aware this is a serious meeting ? '* 
 
 " Of course we are," replied Cousin Bella, ^* and that's tht | 
 reason we laughed ; it is such fun to see a parcel of women 
 sitting together, doing nothing, and trying to be seriour 
 over it." 
 
 And here another peal of laughter came ringing througl| 
 the air, as if the Goddess Hebe had sent it to remind tht 
 ^Id ladies that youth would not be made venerable before it: 1 
 
SALLYMAG bOClF.TT. 
 
 17 
 
 [ didnt knoD 
 
 ig room, anij 
 
 le. "I was not addressing you, Miss Piiikem, said Mrs. 
 
 [argrave with sarcasm ; " I spoke to the young ladies;" 
 
 ring a particular stress on the " young," forgetting (as 
 
 (me women occasionally do,) that the rictim of her sarcasm 
 
 IS just about her own age. 
 
 I* That's very proper of you, Mrs. Hargrave," replied good- 
 kuredly Cousin Bella, " for you know it always behoves the 
 ted to admonish the young." And the girls all giggled and 
 ighcd again. 
 
 *'Eh toot toot, lasses," began Mrs. McAllister, " dinna ye 
 
 in its not becoming or discreet to mak sich an a freevolous 
 
 [ene as this; but ye see Meestress Turnybush, (appealing 
 
 Madame de La Tournebroche,) bairns will aye be bairns 
 
 id ye ken its no sae sure they'll hae a chance to laugh a' their 
 
 |iys, puir wee things." 
 
 I really am ashamed of you all, young ladies," now chimed 
 
 Mrs. Dr. Muddlewig, *' you ought to know better ; do you not 
 
 iow that ' He that winketh with the eye, causeth sorrow,' and 
 
 |e we not told in Jeremiah, ' Thou art my battle axe and 
 
 japons of war, and with Thee will I break in pieces the 
 
 ^rses and the riders.' " 
 
 [These quotations may appear rather incongruous to the 
 [bjoct, but Mrs. Dr. Muddlewig, whose memory was rather 
 ilty, invariably had a scriptural phrase ready as she thought 
 suit the occasion, and to give effect to her arguments, the 
 ly drawback was, that she had repeated them so oftenj 
 it it had become a habit with her to throw them in quite 
 liscriminately ; and as she was not a very ^well informed 
 r.son in other respects, the result of her Biblical contri- 
 tions was sometimes rather more amusing than instructive. 
 Mrs. William Watts, (of the "Woman's Rights" order, 
 
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 19 
 
 THE LADIES BENEVOLENT AND INDUSTRIAI, 
 
 and given to Latin,) here added her moiety of reproach to tBe 
 young ladies, and informed them that their conduct was, to) 
 say the least of it, ** contra honos morcs,'^ adding, "I am not! 
 an advocate for the Cacoethes Loquendi" but I cannot jhelp 
 saying that you should bear in mind the maxim, " audiif 
 multa sed loquere pauca" vrhich she informed them, trans- 
 lated meant, to do a great deal of work and notlnterupt the 
 conversation of others, and it is presumed the young ladies 
 were quite satisfied with thi» not too literal translation^. 
 
 
 iPil! 
 
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SALLYMAG SOCIETT. 
 
 19 
 
 CHAPTER ir. 
 
 'We will proceed, if you please," said Mrs. Hargrave, witTi 
 business of the meeting, which is convened for the pur- 
 je of considering the best mode of raising the sum of 
 |8, to pay the balance of a debt incurred in yar- 
 ways for the Sallymag Free School. "Now )adies," (she 
 itinued,) "you are aware that our Society has been organ- 
 Id some three years ; its existence in fact dates from the 
 le when I received that anonymous donation of fifty ponndf? 
 |be devoted to a charitable purpose. Yoa remember I 
 |>ught it advisable to institute a free school in connection 
 ^h our Benevolent Industrial Society, and that I obtained 
 rmission to set about purchasing the necessary land and 
 loolroom. First there was the purchase of farmer Hodge'* 
 grainery, for the schoolroom, £25 ; then Mr. Fairplay 
 the ground, £30 ; then Mr Jones's bill for sundries, £8 ; 
 ^n Mr. Plain-rule's bill for carpentering and fitting up, new 
 iiing, new flooring, new windows and doors, new slating 
 roof, and new lath and plastering the inside, which in all 
 [ounted to just £135, and do you know ladies, he asserted 
 jr it was done, that we had been sadly taken in by Farmer 
 ^dge, for the whole building was rotten from beginning to 
 I, and that he would have made up an entirely new build- 
 for £100, by which we should have saved besides Mr. 
 ^es's bill, the £35 and the £25 for the old grainery, 
 ung in all, £68 9s. 4d., we might have saved; but then 
 know ladies, I could not foresee those events." Mrs. H' 
 her own peculiar method of reckoning. 
 

 ill! 
 
 it, 
 
 till' 
 
 20 
 
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 " Ah ! a sad waste o' siller," said Mrs. McAllister, shaking 
 lier head wisel^^. " May be it wud hae dune some puir bodj 
 gude, had it been handed o'er till the meenister to give oi 
 accordin' till his ain discretion ;" adding aside, '* MeestreJ 
 Hargrave is just a pairfect wonder at figures." 
 
 *' Doubtless," replied Mrs. Hargrave, " but I am not sta] 
 ting what might have been done, I am simply stating wbaj 
 was done ; and I cannot see that what was done requires aiij| 
 comment from you, Mrs. McAllister." 
 
 Here Mrs. Dr. Muddle wig seeing matters were likely tf 
 become serious, came to the rescue as usual. " Now my dears! 
 pray don't let us have another such misunderstanding as\v| 
 had at the last meeting ; try and rememder that " a woraai>| 
 who weareth any of the apparel which appertaineth unto 
 man, is an abomination." 
 
 ** I cannot see the aptitude of your quotation, Mrs. MudJ 
 die wig," impatiently interrupted the lady President, as slu 
 continued. '* The expenditure for ground, building, &c., &c.,| 
 has been just £198. Miss Brown's salary for teaching in the 
 school, during the last three years, £36. This is, as you arcl 
 aware, ladies, a very large item in the expenses ; and I have] 
 to propose that as she only teaches some 70 or 80 children, u 
 read, write, cipher, in fact gives quite a plain education, whiclil 
 includes grammar, geography, French, Book-keeping, plaiDi 
 sewing and sacred singing in the Sunday School, that lierj 
 salary be reduced to £10 a year instead of the enormous salvl 
 ary she now receives. There are many well informed re-i 
 spetJtable young persons in Sallymag, who would be glad o!| 
 the situation, and really the advantages arc very great, where 
 a young girl can have the benefit of good pious instruction a; | 
 
JSTRTAL 
 
 llister, shakini 
 some puir bodj 
 ter to give oo 
 ,e, '* Meestre>l 
 
 I am not staj 
 ly stating wbal 
 le requires anjj 
 
 were likely it 
 Now my dear?! 
 5tanding asw^ 
 ;at "a woraai,! 
 ,ainetli unto 
 
 on, Mrs. MudJ 
 esident, as slu | 
 Iding, &c., &c„ 
 teaching in tli(| 
 1 is, as you are| 
 s ; and I himl 
 80 children, ti 
 ucation, whicli 
 keeping, plaiii| 
 iiool, that her| 
 enormous sal- 
 informed re- 
 aid be glad ot| 
 ry great, whercl 
 3 instruction atf 
 
 SALLYMAO SOCIETY. 
 
 21 
 
 Sunday School, where her regular attendance would of 
 
 lurse be expected also." 
 
 I "Certainly" said Mrs. Dr. Muddlewig, *' and ;ho would 
 IS learn ' that a soft answer turneth away wrath,' and that 
 ic early worm picks up the bird,' as Lord Dundreary 
 
 »» 
 
 js. 
 
 ♦' Pauvrc Enfant^'' thought our French lady, ^''EUe devien- 
 fa riche.** 
 I The Lady President continued, *'The entire amount col- 
 
 jted, and now in the Society's hands, is just £150 ; so that 
 the expenses have been £198, there is a debt against 
 |, of £48, 10s. 9d.; and it is to consider the best way of raising 
 is amount, that I have called this meeting. We are also in 
 |bt, some £25, for books, copy books, slates, pencils, tracts 
 Id hymns at the Stationer's Shop ; but that can stand over ; 
 Id some of us" (and she smiled graciously on Mrs. Muddle- 
 Ig) "who have the power of eloquent pursuasion, may in due 
 
 irse of time, be able to convince Mr. Blotting, the Station - 
 
 that it will be a good and Christian act, to give us a re- 
 
 ^pt in full for the amount of his bill, as a donation to the 
 
 llymag Free School." 
 [<» Of course," added Mrs. Dr. Muddlewig. " 111 talk him 
 
 Jr. I'll remind him that * Charity begins at home.' " 
 5y the manner in which the ladies exchanged looks, they 
 
 ^med to be in doubt as to whether her proposed mode of 
 
 ick would be productive of any very favorable results. 
 
 kdMrs. Hargrave said, "don't you think my dear, you mean 
 [tell him that ' Charity covers a multitude of sins ? ' " 
 Oh ! yes," replied Mrs. Muddlewig, " I'll say that too ; 
 
 fll never be able to get over hoth.'^ 
 
 f* Well, ladies," continued Mrs. Hargrave, " as we are m 
 
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 22 
 
 THE LADIES BENEVOLENT AND INDUSTRIAL 
 
 debt, just £73, 2s. 6d.; what do you propose to do; can any 
 you suggest anything by which we may get the amount ? " 
 
 *' I have it," exclaimed Cousin Bella, who had been leaninj 
 against the door listening, " I'll get up a Concert." 
 
 *' Nonsense ! " said Dora Smith — beg her pardon — Eudor 
 Dolores Smythe. "Concerts don't pay now a days, there ar 
 too many; I'll give a reading, that's sure to pay; I'll read od^ 
 of my new novels ; now I think of it, I have half a dozcif;*' 
 different novels commenced; could'nti put them all togethcil 
 to make one grand sensational novel, with no end of murl 
 ders, narrow escapes, fires, railway accidents and all thosf* 
 sort of things ; sensation is all the rage now ; and if a reading 
 would not do, I could go round and get subscribers myselfj 
 I am sure I should get a great many, for not a few 
 my productions have appeared in the Sallymag Journals! 
 Cousin Bella, did you ever read my tragic Poem, entitled! 
 
 * the aveeping snowdrop, or the revolt of the CROCn 
 
 SES?'" 
 
 " Yes I did," replied Cousin Bella, "and I thought it verj 
 like ' Mi hi Beate Marline,' " looking at Mrs. William Watts 
 who seemed to be the only one present who understood her. 
 
 " I never tried to copy anything," said Dora, " and hav 
 always been considered quite original in my style." 
 
 She did not see that Cousin Bella had stolen a bit of wi: 
 from an Author who has thus whimsically interpreted the ol; 
 saying of " My Eye and Betty Martin !" ** Your murder c 
 
 * Gonzalez," continued Cousin Bella, *' is very well manage, 
 in the Poem you mention, and it puts me in mind of DrydenV 
 Lines, * The dagger and the bowl are always at hand to butcli 
 er a Hero, when a Poet wants the brains to save him ! ' an 
 really," she continued, ** your writings are so full of dolicacv 
 
IRIAT. 
 
 8ALLYMAG SOCIETY. 
 
 2$ 
 
 ; can any o| 
 amount ? " 
 been leanirj 
 rt." 
 
 don — Eudor 
 ays, there ar 
 ; I'll read od^ 
 lalf a doidi 
 
 I all together^ 
 end of mui" 
 and all thos 
 id if a reading 
 •ibers niyselfl 
 not a few of 
 ag Journalsi 
 )em, entitled 
 
 THE CR0CI>; 
 
 louglit it verj| 
 'illiam WattsJ 
 lerstood her. 
 I, " and hav:^ 
 
 le." 
 n a bit of wi;^ 
 preted the oli 
 bur murder or| 
 well managed 
 idof Prydeni: 
 land to butcliii 
 ve him ! ' an^ 
 
 II of dolieacvi 
 
 kt the Muses must have fed you on Blanc Mange and chickea 
 >th ! " 
 
 " Oh ! Cousin Bella, what a pretty compliment," exclaimed* 
 delighted Dora ; " and what a very original idea ; I must 
 :e a note of it ;" and she searched for her tablets. 
 Oh, it's not original," said Cousin Bella. *' The * com- 
 Iment ' as you call it, was paid by Scarron to a celebrated 
 [iter of his day." 
 
 '* After all," said Mrs. Hargrave, much to Dora's chagrin,. 
 
 think a concert would be the best thing ; people are al- 
 
 ys ready for amusement, so I think we 11 decide on that, 
 
 ^ou will undertake the management of a Sacred Concert, 
 
 tss Pinkem." 
 
 I" But ye ken. Meestress Hargrave," here ventured our 
 le Scotch Lady, " the public is nae sae gude as a' that, 
 fere's just a chance o' the people being o' opeeniou that 
 ^re wud be nae harm in just a wee bit sang or twa, and I 
 [d mysel' just cast a glint at the probabeelity o' its bein' mair 
 ident to leave the Psalms and Hymns o' David till the 
 rk, and no till a Concert Room. It doesna seem a Christ- 
 thing to mysel', to pay three shillin* for a ticket o* admission 
 jae and hear and criticeese ithers singin' to the praise o* 
 lercifu' Providence. A Kirk is the hoose o worship, 
 a Music or Concert Hall is nae sic an a place at a', and 
 ir fit for 'Scots wba hae,' than the Psalms o' David." 
 |w as Mrs. McAllister was always thought (and justly) the 
 lest of the Society, her word was sure to be taken. 
 I* I think you are right," said the Lady President, " and 
 re will decide at once on a Srcular Concert, under th« 
 re and sole management of Miss Pinkem. " 
 
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 24 
 
 TitE tADlEs' BENEVOLENT T AND iNDUSTRIAt 
 
 This disctfssion concluded the business of the meeting, aDJ 
 the date was fixed at three months hence, to give ample tinij 
 for the necessary preparations* 
 
 
meeting, aJ 
 e ample tiiDJ 
 
 BALT.TMAO SOriRTY. 
 
 i^ 
 
 CHAPTER III. 
 
 ^he news soon spread into the other room, and as Cousin 
 Ua lefb Mrs. Hargrave*s house after the meeting was con- 
 [ded, she was assailed with the following questions, made 
 irly all at onoe : Oh Bella, where is it to he? Who is to sing ? 
 len will it he ? Who is to he the Pianist ? What shall 
 wear ? Will Captain Bellow sing ? Shall we have a 
 itary Band ? and a hundred such questions, 
 fortunately for poor Cousin Bella, she was a good ruimer, 
 [she took refuge in her heels, tiU< having got rid of her 
 luers, she arrived at her own house, and exhausted, «at 
 to contemplate the awful responsihility she had take& 
 herself, in consenting to manage and get up an amateur 
 !ERT. Talk not of the difficulties of a diplomatic life, of 
 [uering a Nation, of putting down Mormonism, or asoend!* 
 font Blanc ; these and many other such feats are easy, 
 |ed fewer difficulties would present themselves, did some 
 ^g gentleman propose to got up a game of Billiards, with 
 It Vesuvius, as it now stands, for the ^^table," than if ai:^ 
 teur Concert were proposed to take place in a Pa risli 
 |olroom! With Amateurs, many difficulties often arise 
 ithe fact that they forget the old adage« ** too many cook^i 
 the hroth." First, Mrs. Smith thinks Monday night ifj 
 night to fix on, because the working people have p^ff^- 
 [ipeot all their money on Saturday night. — Mr. JonM 
 Tuesday is bad, because it in the Debating nighit, — Mr. 
 thinks Wednesday ditto, because it is a church night* 
 Thompson thinks Thursday ditto, in regard to, thq ,1^^ 
 
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 26 
 
 THB LADIES BENEVOLENT AND INDUSTHTAL 
 
 thodist meeting night, — Friday, suggests Mr. Robinson, thJ 
 room is used by the " Young Mens' LearyoanthroposwillinJ 
 Association; and Saturda}', says Mr. Green, is the Choir pracj 
 tice night in all the Churches. Mrs. Brown wishes hei 
 daughter to sing, and Mrs. Jones wont let her daughter siiii 
 if she does; Mr. Tunemup wants twenty-four pieces in ttj 
 programme, nine of which are to be solos on the Tromboii 
 by himself! Mrs. Singsharp thinks that no other ladies ougy 
 to be in the programme, if she and her three daughters sing 
 Miss Quaverflat wishes to play three solos, (one of whici 
 is the College Hornpipe, with gigantic variations) on tl| 
 Harmonium, (since no one will lend a Piano,) and Miss Yellii 
 well wont sing at all, unless Mr. Thumpem can transpose 
 song of "Ever of thee " into the key of B flat so that she cs 
 make a long Cadenza, commencing on the high note B, \vlii(| 
 is the best note (or scream) on her voice, and enable her 
 inform her audience in a style of abatidonate7n(intef that she 
 still, though wide awake, " Fondly drea-e (pause on B fl 
 e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-eming, fondly drea-he-ming of" the banker^ 
 clerk! 
 
 These are only a few of the many difficulties lying in wait H 
 poor Cousin Bella ; they are as a drop in the ocean of int^ 
 merable annoyances. That night she layed awake for hnrj 
 picturing to herself all she would do ; she had it all nicely atj 
 methodically arranged in her poor little head, and toweriii 
 above all the rest of the leaves in the wreath of Laurel 
 mentally wove, was the certainty of the exact amount whil 
 would be realized ; and her tired imagination having won r 
 race it had been running with songs, pianos, tickets, ne« | 
 papers, bouquets and white muslin, finally gave itself upj 
 Bweet, balmy Sleep, that greatest of all Earthly Blessii 
 
SALLYMAG SOCIETY' 
 
 27 
 
 ear peace to the anxious mind, the wearied brain ; dear 
 kblivion for a time, to all care, toil, planning and scheming ! 
 
 e-ir harbinger of that Blessed peace that will have no ending; 
 
 ear *' beacon of hope ' to that " citadel of safety ;" for will 
 
 ot sleep often bring us glorious visions of Heavenly joys in 
 r dreams; and who shall say that, deserving theni^ we shall 
 t enjoy those visions. 
 How often will good and holy inspirations come to us in the 
 
 ,n<l of dreams, which may, on our awakening, influence our 
 
 oughts and actions, and incite us to good. The very thread 
 life sometimes hangs on a sound and undisturbed sleep. 
 
 ven the criminal about to expiate his crime on the scaffold 
 not denied the blessing of sleep, on the very eve of meeting 
 
 s offended Grod! 
 
 See that fair golden-headed child, sleeping on its widowed 
 ther's breast. What a subject for an artist it would 
 ke, for a picture of Sleep: the one face beaming with in- 
 cent smiles, and even in sleep, ao full of life, that to look 
 it, recalls to one's mind those beautiful lines : — 
 
 '' Fori know that the angels, 
 Are whispering to thee." 
 
 [What a contrast those bright fair features form to that poor 
 
 le, careworn face, haggard beyond its years ! Watch them 
 
 Ih for a time, and you will see even the mother s face light 
 
 gradually with a sad smile, that struggles for a monieut to 
 
 )ak those dreadful lines encircling the once pretty mouth. 
 
 in vain! It is too late. Even a vision in her dreams 
 
 ill the earthly happiness that might be hers and mver van 
 
 cannot loosen those rigid lines ; and the faint mockery of 
 
 lile dies away again with all her hopes of happiness. They 
 
 as certainly and for ever there, as the Cross she bears. 
 
28 
 
 THK LADIES BENEVOLENT AND INDUSTRIAL 
 
 Ah! if ftll her daily longings for night to come and bring herl 
 blessed sleep and oblivion, could but be added to the picturej 
 it would indeed be " life like." 
 
 And yet, how few there are of us who ever think of thank 
 ing Almighty God for this His greatest blessing; how maiijl 
 of us neglect adding to our daily prayers the outpourings of a| 
 grateful heart for having been refreshed the past night witli 
 Sweet, Balmy Sleep, which gives us new life, now vigour. 
 new energy, new strength of mind and body, to meet and tightj 
 successfully the great Battle of Life ! 
 
 As the sun sinks to rest in the golden horizon each daji 
 glorifying its Creator, so should our souls and bodies accept! 
 the gift of SLEEP each night. So may we at length sink tol 
 eternal rest in our last sleep on earth„ and awake gloriouslJ 
 hereafter to eternal bliss. 
 
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SAXLYMAG SOCIETY. 
 
 29 
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 As usual, for about ten days after the Concert had been 
 >roposed nothing else was talked of. It would be quite an event 
 for Sall3rmag, especially if the dear Hussars, or the 37th 
 legt. happened to be stationed at Shrewsbury, at the 
 ime, for of course the Colonel would put half the battalion 
 ider marching orders for Sallymag on the day of the Concert 
 id it was only twenty miles, and would'nt it be grand if he. 
 >uld only be persuaded to allow the Band of the Regt. 
 play, and what a lot of money they would make by it, 
 r more than they wanted, but of course, whatever was 
 lade over and above the sum required would be devoted to 
 mie other charity, &c., &c. 
 
 By degrees Dame Gossip grew tired of talking of the Con- 
 jrt, and people at last got so apathetic about the " great 
 rent" that they began to ask each other in the street if it was 
 mlly going to come oflF, as they had heard that the idea 
 it had been given up, and that there was to be no concert 
 ber all. 
 
 "Who says so ?" indignantly asked Cousin Bella, who one 
 
 ly, nearly a month after the Concert had been decided on, 
 
 jard some one in the street make the observation. 
 
 " Oh! they say so," replied the lady. 
 
 "Do they: then all I have to say is that they (whoever 
 
 |ey may be) tell a — that is, they make a. mistake, I should 
 
 !t lilje to know who your 'they' was, that said so ;5 1 don't 
 
 lieve any body said so, there now ; I believe that half the 
 
 >ple, if not all, who tell you *they say' so and so, oonld 
 
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 THE LADIES*^ BENliVOiEHT AND INDUSTKrAE 
 
 ! I 
 
 spell the person's name who said so, with one little letter and 
 a dot ove? it. Do you suppose that I would undertake any- 
 thing I could not carry out ?" 
 
 ** Well my dear, that may be all very well, but you know 
 here are more than three weeks gone and nothing done yet ; 
 so of course they say, that is, I heard — " 
 
 " Oh, hang your *^ they says ' and * I beards,' " replied Bella, 
 impatiently, "what's the use of baviug a Concert ready thisj 
 week, if it's not to come off for six or eight weeks ; there's lots 
 of time,^ in fact, I think I shall prorose that we fix it for a I 
 month hence. The ladies of the Society must have forgotten 
 that if we wait so long, we shall be giving it just when every- 
 body IS off to the se»-s£de. I'll get the date altered to a; 
 month sooner." 
 
 " Well, if yon do, I hope you'll be ready, that's all, myl 
 dear," added Mrs. William Watts, who was present during] 
 the above conversation. 
 
 " Why, of course I shall be," said Cousin Bella, '* wiiat? 
 should prevent it :" 
 
 " Oh, nothing particular, dear ; but you have heard about] 
 * procrastination being the thief of — " 
 
 ** That's just what I was goin^ to say to Miss Pinkem,' i 
 said Mrs. Dr. Muddlewig, a& she eame up to them ; "for you 
 know, my dear," she added seriofwly, " ' as vinegar is to the 
 teeth, and tobacco-amoke to the eyes, so is the buzzard to them 
 that sent him.'" 
 
 " Sluggard I Mrs. Muddlewig, sluggard ; yowr memory is^ 
 really very bad," said Mrs. W» Watts. 
 
 " Well yes, it is, sometimes, Mrs. Watts ; but you knowji 
 what I mean, if I ^o make a mistake ; though my memory.^ 
 I'm ashamed to aay, is more true to Shakespeare than to Scri[^j 
 
SALLTMAG SOCIETY. 
 
 31 
 
 ire : for, the otber cyening, at Mrs. Clark's literary meetfng^^ 
 recited from memory that lovely scene from Hamlet, where 
 Lichard III. says, *■ Double, double, boils and trouble ; ' and 
 yoa know, the ladies all laughed." 
 
 " I should wonder if they hadn't," said Cousin Bella, who 
 laughed so immoderately, that she seemed to forget all about 
 le Concert. 
 
 " I shouldn't wonder if Mrs Muddlewig has been studying- 
 )r the stage, mb rosa^* said Mrs. Watts. 
 " No, indeed, Mrs. Watts ; I never studied the character 
 ' Rosa.' " 
 
 "Qu'elle bonheiif !4j" remarked Cousin Bella aside to 
 [rs. Watts ; then turning to Mrs. Dr. Muddlewig, she said,. 
 Mrs. Watts did not mean you were studying any particular 
 laracter, but several characters for the stage, stih rosa ; that 
 ^eans, under the shamrock, or rather, on the sly. But, dear 
 |e, here we are gossiping, when there is so much to be done 
 )ut the Concert. Good bye, ladies ; I must be off to re- 
 ind everybody that * Music hath charms — ' " 
 " Oh yes, I know," said Mrs. Dr. Muddlewig, finishing the 
 le, " ' Music hath charms to smoothe the savage beast.' " 
 ^** That's it," said Bella, as she ran off laughing, and 
 mted as she went, ** T should say music would smoothe 
 luch better if it had a box iron to put the beast in, eh. 
 Watts ? ha ! ha ! ha ! " And away she went, carrying 
 music of her laugh with her. Apologizing for leaving the 
 ir ladies alone in the street, we will follow her. 
 kfber her merriment had somewhat subsided, she began to 
 id on her recent wrongs. ** What a shiune," she muttered, 
 le walked on towards the house of our literary friend, 
 ra — that is, Eudora Dolores Smythe — " what a shame to 
 
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 accuse me of having done nothing yet. Why, haven't I Mr, 
 Lutes' promise to sing ? though to be sure he offered, or I 
 shouldn't have asked him, for he's an awful bore, with his 
 old-fashioned notions and fussy ways ; and I'm sure every- 
 body is tired of his one song! " 
 
 Bella was right ; for as is often the case, Mr. Lute had a 
 much higher opinion of his own musical qualifications than the 
 audience were likely to have. He prided himself upon sing, 
 ing the "Bay of Biscay" to perfection; and although the 
 Bay and Song had become identified with himself at every 
 party, reunion, dinner or picnic that had taken place in Sally 
 mag during the last fifteen years, yet he fondly imagined that 
 this particular song had become a sort of musical necessity, 
 which could not be dispensed with . If Mr. Henry Lute was 
 at a party, no one ever thought of asking him what he would 
 sing, or to sing a song. The usual " anything " (which gen- 
 erally means everything you know, by the time you have fin- 
 ished) for it was well known that he never sang anything else 
 but the " Bay ; " and people sometimes facetiously remarked 
 that his " Bay" — ing was much more like "Bray" — ing. 
 
 " Well, now that I think of it," soliloquized Cousin Bella, 
 " it is a pity that three weeks have gone by, and nothing done 
 towards the Concert except the securing of old Lute. Never'^ 
 mind, I must make up for lost time ; especially if I arrange 
 to have it a month sooner than we intended at first. I'll se^ 
 what Dora thinks I'd better do first; she's a sensible girl 
 though she does scribble such rubbish about * moonbeams 
 and ' balmy zephyrs ;' then I'll take a couple of days to cal| 
 on nil the most sensible girls I know, and hear all they hav 
 to say on the subject ; and then I U settle in my own rain 
 whose is the best advice." 
 
8ALLYMAG SOCIETY. 
 
 83 
 
 Lute had a 
 ons than the 
 f upon sing- 
 ilthough the 
 elf at every 
 ace in Sally- 
 magined that 
 al necessity, 
 iry Lute was 
 lat he would 
 • (which gen- 
 you have fin- 
 any thing else^ 
 isly remarked 
 ay "— ing 
 ousin Bella. 
 
 nothing done 
 ,ute. Neve! 
 if I arrangti 
 
 first. I'll set 
 sensible girl 
 
 * moonbeams 
 
 f days to cali 
 all they hav^ 
 
 my own min 
 
 ♦* Ah, Dora dear, I'm just in time. Now go back, there's 
 dear girl ; Tve come on purpose to talk to you about the 
 Joncert ; so you must not go out." 
 
 ** But my dear Bella, I was going to correct the proof of 
 
 ly * Daffodill's appeal to the Sunflower.' " 
 
 ** Oh, never mind the Sunflower, I dare say its all moon- 
 
 line," interrupted Bella ; ** that is, I mean, when I say moon- 
 
 line, I mean sunshine; do you see, dear? Sunflower, sun- 
 
 line, and all that sort of thing, I dare say is very pretty, but 
 
 le tact is, I am so full of business that I cannot even allow 
 
 m time to see the pretty compliment I paid you — quite im- 
 
 romptu, you'll observe ; so come along and be satisfied that 
 
 regards the correcting of your * proof,* as Mrs. Dr. Mud- 
 
 lewig would say, ' The proof of the pudding is in the eating ;* 
 
 )t that I would compare your poems to anything so soft as 
 
 idding, dear ; but you know what I mean." 
 
 And having thus cleverly got over the allusion to " moon- 
 
 ine," she talked the literary young lady not only into the 
 
 )a that she had been paying her a great compliment, but 
 
 her literary sanctum. 
 
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34 
 
 THE LADIES BENEVOLENT AND INDUSTRIAL 
 
 i I 
 
 CHAPTER V. 
 
 Bella was so afraid that Dora might have time to reflect onl 
 the " moonshine" already alluded to, that she began at oncej 
 the moment she had entered the room. 
 
 " Well, Dora dear, now don't talk, but listen to me," shej 
 said ; '* but pray let me sit down, for I have walked sofast 
 am quite tired :" and she looked round for a chair, but noij 
 one could she see ; that is, there were plenty in the room-j 
 six or eight/ — and a couch besides, but still not an availably 
 spot presented itself whereon poor Bella could, as she saidJ 
 rest her weary limbs Every chair, table, shelf, bracket] 
 mantel-piece, and even the very floor, was covered with booksJ 
 manuscripts, foolscap, " outsides," blotting-paper, pencils! 
 desks, pen-knives, pen wipers, &c. ; in fact, all the parapherD| 
 alia which 3Iiss Eudora Dolores Smythe thought would 
 her room the appearance of litter-ary confusion. She imag 
 ined that to be an authoress, it was quite necessary to hav^ 
 her fingers always covered with ink, and her room in m 
 state which has been described ; how else would people knoj 
 what a genius she was ? 
 
 Miss Eudora Dolores Smythe considerately cleared a seal 
 for Cousin Bella, saying, '* you see, dear Bella, I am so bur; 
 with my new novel, that I cannot help my room being untidi 
 Well, I suppose there's something wrong about the Concertj 
 what is it ? Yet stay; just wait until I put in my MS. a sul 
 Jime sentiment I had just thought of as you came in. If 
 don't write it in at once when I think of it, I am apt to forg 
 jt ; you know we poor authoresses have sometimes such bi 
 
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 8ALLTMAO SOCIETY. 
 
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 Le to reflect oil 
 )egan at oncej 
 
 »♦ 
 
 I to me," she! 
 alked sofast 
 chair, but noij 
 n the room- 
 t an availably 
 , as she said] 
 ihelf, bracket] 
 red with boobl 
 )aper, pencils| 
 the paraphern| 
 ^ht would giv^ 
 n. She imaj 
 essary to hav| 
 • room in m 
 lid people knoi 
 
 cleared a seal 
 a, I am so bus 
 m being untid 1 
 lit the Ooncert| 
 
 my MS. a sul 
 jame in. ir 
 am apt to forg 
 times such bi| 
 
 Imories ; we have so many great ideas overcrowding our too^^ 
 [ered imaginations. Do you know, Bella, I often forget 
 entire plot of the story I am writing, and often have had 
 invent one as I went along ; taking an idea from one and 
 another of the many unfinished stories I have by me ^ 
 really sometimes a story made up in this way of a little 
 of this, and a little bit of that, is far more interesting than 
 had stuck to the original plan." 
 [* Oh, I've no doubt of it," said Bella," and I dare say is 
 te as intelligible." 
 
 Oh, quite," replied Dora, *' for I'm very concise, and 
 ke very clearly; let me read you this little bit from my last 
 Irk ; you will be struck with awe at the depth of mean- 
 contained in so few words." She then opened her 
 mscript and continued, " I must tell you, Bella, that my 
 »ine is the victim of a misplaced afi^ection — you know hero- 
 generally are — and mine is contemplating which is the 
 and most agreeable method of putting an end to her 
 tched existence." 
 
 [ere Miss Eudora Smythe gave a sudden start into the 
 [die of the room, and seized the antimaccassar from off the 
 of the couch. 
 Goodness gracious, Dora," exclaimed Bella, " what's the 
 
 ter 
 
 Oh nothing ; be still," said the Authoress, ** It's only my 
 tary muse bursting forth in all her gigantic and radiant 
 
 Bless me," said Bella, *' is all that in the story r ' 
 I No," resumed Dora, "but now I think of it, it's not a 
 [idea, I'll pop it down for fear I forget it. Let's see ; 
 was it? Oh, I know;'* and taking out her pocket 
 
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 book, she began to write in pencil, ** yes, that's it, gigantl 
 nnd radiant glory, that's well expressed, is'nt it, Bellaj 
 I may find it useful. Let me see now, where did I leaTi 
 off?*' she continued, turning over the leaves of her MS. 
 
 ** I don't think you had commenced," said Bella. 
 
 " Oh, I remember now," continued Miss Smythe, " I vj 
 about to throw a bridal veil over my head; this antimacj 
 cassar will do admirably, for my heroine is robed already fol 
 the ceremony, but the bridegroom comes not! I must tell yoii 
 Bella, that my story is to be called — that is if I don't alte 
 its title again, as I have found it necessary to do thre< 
 times — it is now decidedly to be called, * the felon's beidi 
 
 AND THE WAIL OF DEATH; OR, THE HAWK-EYED BHIGAM| 
 
 OF THE SWAMP.' My hcroine, a Russian Princess, who can 
 not speak a word of English, exclaims in her agony of mind 
 * And has it come to this ? Witness ! oh ye heavens — ye stan 
 that be-spangle the sun's bright rays ; witness, ye maje.sti| 
 trees and roving blades — ye balmy zephyrs and serapbi 
 clouds ; witness, I say, that this my death shall be avenge 
 by my own act and deed ! Nor can I decide whether I shal 
 put the fatal cup to my parched and fevered lips, or whethfi 
 this, the friendly dagger, shall pierce my heart of hearts] 
 And if I precipitate my wretched misery over this fearful prel 
 cipice, my too sensitive nature will shrink from the awful ap^i 
 pearance my mangled remains will present tomy view, for eve 
 after! ' There Bella, what do you. think of that for despair?^ 
 said the proud authoress. 
 
 Poor Cousin Bella could hardly keep ^Pi* gravity ; but tuni 
 ing aside to hide her twinkling eyes, said, " very well expresi 
 sed, indeed, dear; but what. is. iialL about? " 
 
 AJi, I'm glad you!ve. asked that," si^id the. authoressl 
 
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8 A LL Y M AG SiX ' 1 KT Y . 
 
 87 
 
 tliat's juf;t what I expected — but that's the secret^ and must 
 »niain a secret till the end of the ninth volume — its in fifteen. 
 Another of my heroines I make quite a romantie character, 
 le corresponds with her lover in the language of flowers, 
 id writes him such a beautiful letter, reproaching him for 
 
 ;g!ect. Just listen. 
 " Dear Yellow Acacia, I am Globe Amaranthe as ever, 
 lo' Garden Anemone by you, surely you liave an Apple IJlos- 
 |m for some Party Colored Daisy, whose Day Lilly proves 
 [e is Lettuce. You have caused me Garden Marigold, and 
 nigh I am ashamed of my Crowfoot Musk in avowing my 
 Hirning Bride I still have the Poplar to express my Whin 
 |d Yellow Pink. Spruce Pine ! and Oh, William, may Hemp 
 more kind to you than to your Yellow Crysanthemum 
 MKLiNE, P. 8. I shall always associate you with Blue 
 |d White Periwinkle.' Now isn't that pretty, Bella ? " 
 I*' Very," remarkt^d the lady appealed to, " almost as good 
 [your ' roving blades,' and that allusion to hemp is particu- 
 ly expressive, but what is the letter about ? " 
 f' What !" said Dora, " don't you understand the language 
 
 lowers 
 
 >" 
 
 r No indeed I don't," replied Bella; " and I question much 
 jther any of your readers will, either. ' 
 
 I* Dear me," said Dora, "I never thought of that ; what a 
 r, for you lose all the beauty of P]mmeline's reproach to 
 iiam ; never mind, I'll put a translation of it at the end of 
 fifteenth volume, and then that will satisfy all parties." 
 Could' nt you translate it to me now, Dora," asked Bella^ 
 
 [m awfully anxious to know what William did with the 
 
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 THK LADIES BKNEVOLENT AND INDrSTUIAI, 
 
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 periwinkles, and whether he benefited by the ' hemp ' aftj 
 all-" 
 
 " So I will, dear," obligingly responded Dora, as shecoij 
 menced to read the letter over again, but this time in plaj 
 English, " * Dear Secret Love, I am unchangeable as tvij 
 tho' forfs j.ken by you; surely you have a preference for sod 
 beauty, whose coquetry and treachery prove she is heartlej 
 You have caused me uneasiness, inquietude and grief, 
 tho' I am ashamed of my weakness in avowing my unfortumi 
 attachment, I still have the courage to express my anger aj 
 disdain. Farewell ! (that's Spruce pine, you know. Belli 
 and Oh, William, may fate (that's heinp) be more kind to yj 
 than to your slighted love, Emmeline. P. S. I shall alwal 
 associate you with pleasurable recollections,' (that's pa 
 winkle.) " 
 
 " Is it," remarked Cousin Bella ; "well, all I know is, \i 
 
 my * periwinkle ' recollections are anything but pleasuralj 
 
 for T remember I was very fond of them when I was a liij 
 
 girl, and my brother Tom aln^ays stole my share, and invj 
 
 ably made me stick the pin into my fingers instead of the si 
 
 But joking apart, that letter is really very clever, Dora;| 
 
 pecially the ' hemp,' which suggests a much higher destiiij^ 
 
 William than he expected ; upon my word, dear, I nei 
 
 heard hanging so poetically and romantically described bef| 
 
 You really are very clever, Dora ; your literary talents 
 
 great promise ; you will rise in the world, dear, depend 
 
 it, but not as your hero 'William' did, it is to be lioj 
 
 But now really Dora you mustn't be ofi^ended, but we 
 
 defer the great pleasure of discussing your new novel for] 
 
 business that brought me here." 
 
SALLVMAi; SOCIF.TY. 
 
 39 
 
 Oh yes, to be sure," replied the disappointed authoress, 
 you can t lind time to hear me read extracts from it to-day, 
 must postpone it ; though really, Bella, you must excuse 
 for saying that you are certainly not an enthusiast in litera- 
 Well, what is it ? you have had a month already to 
 )are for the concert ; what have you done ? 
 I* Nothing," replied Cousin Bella. 
 Nothing ? " exclaimed Dora. 
 
 I repeat it," quietly replied Bella. "' I have done abso- 
 ply nothing — for though 1 have secured (without the asking) 
 Mr. Lute's ' Bay of Biscay,' T have done nothing else : 
 refore as he counts for nothing, I have done nothing as yet," 
 lud Cousin Bella spoke truly. Here was nearly one month 
 le three gone, and nothing done towards the groat event 
 »e season. The two ladies talked for some time, and fin- 
 both started out, as they said, to "hunt" up all tho mu- 
 P people. For the present we will not join in tlu; chase, 
 igh wo certainly intend to go to the " meet ' of the ama- 
 k, and mean to be '' in at the death " of the Concert! 
 
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 CHAPTER VI. 
 
 It will be remembered that the Sallymag Concert had om 
 ginally been arranged to take place three months after tli* 
 ladies of the Society had decided on having a Concert ; aiii 
 that Cousin Bella, to whom the entire management had beo:j 
 given, thinking that three months later in the season won! 
 bring it to about the time when everybody would be leavinj 
 for the seaside, thought of suggesting to the lady Presides 
 and other ladies of the Society, that the Concert should \\ 
 given a month sooner. Unfortunately, poor Cousin Bella dij 
 not make the suggestion until a month after the Concert ha| 
 been proposed ; at which time, it will also be rememberej 
 nothing had been done towards the Concert, except the secD| 
 ring of old Mr. Lute's services in regard to the " Bay 
 Biscay." 
 
 The ladies having consented to change the date to a monj 
 sooner, and the nv.-t month having imperceptibly gone by, lej 
 only one month for preparation. Tlie awful fact dawned upi 
 (yousin Bella a few days after her meeting with Dora— al 
 ready described in the last chapter, when we left tlie ladij 
 just starting on a musical hunt. They agreed to start in tl: 
 ferent directions, and promised to call at each other's hous 
 and detail the result of their expedition as often as possiltj 
 
 Up to the present time no advertisments had appeared, as 
 no tickets had been printed, — that is, five hundred had boj 
 printed almost immediately after the Concert had been dcJ 
 ded on, but Bella had wisely kept this to herself: for the v(J 
 
S ALL Y .M AG SOC JET Y 
 
 41 
 
 !xt (lay after the meeting, whieli happened to be on tlie 18th 
 
 March, she had written a copy of the tickets on the back of 
 
 of her visiting cards, with no end of directions as to size, 
 
 lour, (fcc. ; and, in her anxiety to have everything, as she 
 
 |iid, " clearly uaderstood, ' had ordered the date (forgetting 
 
 nane of the day,) to be put on the tickets — 18th of June, 
 
 large letters ; that date being exactly three raontlis from 
 
 Le date of the recent meeting. The tickets were printed and 
 
 \nt home, when some one discovered that the 18th of Juno 
 
 mid fall upon a Sunday ! 
 
 I It never occured to poor Bella to give out the tickets in 
 ties to different people, and get them to alter the date in 
 , but, begging the person who made the discovery not to 
 anything about it, she burnt the tickets and paid the money 
 them ont o^ Ler own pocket; not even knowing, or daring 
 task anv r; e .itjther she ousrht to do so, or whether the 
 inter had a rii^^ht to share the loss or not. Then she had 
 )ther five hundred tickets printed with the proper date ; 
 these had by common consent made way for another five 
 idred as soon as the concert had been arranged to take 
 'e on the 2.3d of May, instead of a month later. 
 
 few days after the interview between Cousin Bella and 
 
 ra, tiie latter young lady was as usual en deshabille, with 
 
 fingers black to the 'irst joint in ink, her hair rolled up to 
 
 very top of her i?e'>i in u^ost admired confusion, (which, 
 
 re I writing of th i pvc^^mi day, instead of a few years ago, 
 
 lid have been ratnci ;us»jinnable !) She looked dreadfully 
 
 |rary, as she sut surri>ui. ded with the implements of her 
 
 rould be" calling, with her left elbow on the table, the 
 
 fingers of which hand and arm were outspread and driven 
 
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 42 
 
 THE r,AI)ir;s BENEVOLKNT and INDUSTHIAn 
 
 seporately into the very roots of her hair, as if she wcm 
 searching on her head for ideas she could not find in it ! 
 
 As Cousin Bella's well-known "can I come in:" wai 
 heard at her door, her look of utter despair, as she alniosj 
 groaned, ** Oh yes, come in," would have been a study foi 
 Vandyke. To reduce it to a more common face, it said plain 
 ly, "I suppose I must be civil and see you, but I wish yoi 
 had been at the bottom of the sea, before you thought of ioj 
 terrupting me in the sublimest sentiment I ever wrote." 
 
 Sr 
 
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 (>iALLVMA(i SOCIETV. 
 
 4a 
 
 if she wer^ 
 [d ifi it ! 
 ne iiir" vrai 
 ,s she alino: 
 i a study fj 
 , it said plum 
 t I wish yr| 
 bought of hj 
 wrote." 
 
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 Ian 
 
 OHAPTKR VII. 
 
 Dora was not deceitful, and could not help showing that sho 
 
 as not too overjoyed at seeing Bella just at this particular 
 
 le: so she said, rather ungraciously, '* I am glad it's only 
 
 , Bella, for it s a great nuisance not to be able to get a 
 ment to oneself, without being pestered with visitors. I 
 
 't stand ou ceremony with you, so please excuse my dres- 
 g gown. I meant to have a long day to myself and the 
 ses; and would not even go down to luncheon. Well, 
 at's the matter ; anything gone wrong with the Concert ? " 
 d at last she handed poor Bella a chair. 
 *()h, Dora dear, "exclaimed Bella, " I am really exhausted, 
 ave been trotting round to all the singers, to tell tliem that 
 
 practice is to take place here to-night ; for my father has 
 few county people coming to dine with him to-night, so we 
 
 't have it at our house," 
 
 * (rood gracious, Bella, why on earth didn't you tell me ; 
 
 not an hour since I sent notes to them all, as you told me 
 iterday, saying that the practice this evening would be held 
 
 our house, or in the school-room, I wasn't sure which. 
 
 at will you do ? 
 
 (jroodness knows," said poor Bella, " I can't go to them 
 again ; they must take their chance ; only I know if they 
 
 e to our house, my father won't be very gracious to them, 
 
 he's not a bit pleased at the hard work Im getting ; he 
 he wouldn't allow it, if it was not reducing me, as he 
 
 , without the aid of Banting ! But now, let me tell you 
 've done since I saw you. I went to Mrs. Baughard, the 
 
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 14 
 
 iiiK i,Ai)ri;s ih:nevolk>t anj) ixdistiual 
 
 music teacher, but she rofiises !^g do anything unless she liii. 
 entire management of tlic Concert, and this is out of the quo>j 
 tion you know, dear, because she would allow no one in tlifj 
 programme but her own pupils; and you know people want tj 
 hear something besides a lot of children singing, ' In my cot-l 
 tage near a wood,' and * Gaffer Green.' Then I went to ou| 
 Organist, and he says that it ought to be a Sacred Cob] 
 cert in the Church, I suspect that is because he wishes to pld 
 a Voluntary and Fugue on the organ. Well then, I went tj 
 the Jones's, and you know they are all musical, but they donj 
 seem inclined to assist unless the Concert is announced aii| 
 advertised as given by the ' Jones family,' though I think 
 half persuaded Lizzie to play the accompaniments. Then 
 siw Mr. Screwjaw; he, I think would be willing to be one 
 our tenors if I asked him, but then I don't mean to, if I caj 
 help it, for you know how every one laughed at him the hi 
 time he sang, for he puckered up his mouth and looked ju 
 as if he was whistling ihstea I of singing. Well then — ' 
 
 " Oh ! " interupted the Authoress, " I see ; you needn't cj 
 on, you'll have to come to me for a reading after all. I sliaj 
 have to give a few selections (say six or eight) from 
 ' Felon's Bride.'" 
 
 " We'll see, dear," said Telia, dreading the necessity 
 having to allow the infliction ; and for fear Dora should (j 
 trap her into giving her consent, she continued hurriedlj 
 " well dear, as I was just saying, I had a letter from the Pre 
 ident of the St. Andrew's Society, volunteering the Socitt!] 
 patronage, providing I allowed the President to make an 
 dress which would not occupy (he says) more than tlirj 
 quarters of an hour (?), and requested that seats may be 
 
SALLYMAG SOCIETY. 
 
 45 
 
 idod on the platform for the principle members of the Soci- 
 ky — thirty in number — and after I had consented and thanked 
 ^e President, I was waited upon by the President of the Irish 
 )ciety, and he said that, as the ground upon the Sallymag 
 ree School was built, had originally belonged to a Mr. 
 |*Brien, descended from the great O'Brien on the mother s 
 le, that the Irish Society, representing as it did the Irish 
 potestants of Sallymag, had a greater right to be associated 
 Ith the present charitable Concert, than the St. Andrew's, or 
 ^y other Society; and he added that if I did not give up the 
 itform to the members of his Society, that not an Irishman 
 lid go to the Concert. " 
 [*' Well, I declare ! " said Dora, who began to be interested; 
 rell, and which did you decide on ? " she asked. 
 " Both," replied Bella, laughingly. 
 
 ^* What ! " exclaimed Dora, " two Societies on the platform 
 lidcs all the singers ! why, the platform won t be half large 
 nigh." 
 
 f* Oh! '* said Bella, "just wait ' a wee,' as Mrs. ^IcAllister 
 ITB ; don't be in too great a hurry and youll hear how 
 mdidly I have managed it all. First, I asked the St. 
 jdrew's Society where they wished to sit, and they said on 
 right ; then I asked the Irish Society, and they said it 
 it matter at all for that, as every one would know they 
 the best right there, they would just sit where they could, 
 btand where they couldn't; so I have arranged their seats 
 khe left; and as there are thirty-five of them on the left, 
 thirty of the others on the right, I am having an extra cir- 
 platform added to the others, which will extetid somo 
 ity feet further down the room" 
 
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 " But won't that take away from the auditorium, and costl 
 a great deal, ' said Dora. 
 
 " Can't help that, dear ; the Concert can't be ruined for thel 
 sake of such trifling considerations as those. Now don't in 
 terrupt. VV^ell, as I was telling you, the two societies are tcj 
 sit at the two sides, (for which I have borrowed some lovelJ 
 velvet arm chairs ;) and the centre is reserved for the perforj 
 mers The only dijfficulty I see at present is, that the t\-i 
 IVeaidents wish to make the opening address ; and really 
 don't know how to manage, for if one speaks for three quart-] 
 ers of an hour, as I have promised to let him, the other iJ 
 sure to want an hour, and I don't think I can spare quite sij 
 much time." 
 
 " Make them both talk at once, dear," said Dora. 
 
 " That would be a good idea," replied Bella, " but I'l 
 afraid they won't agree to that." 
 
 " I'll tell you how to manage it," said Dora; '*tell Prejl 
 ident No. 1 that President No. 2 intends to speak the addre^ 
 in spite of him, and tell President No. 2 the same of Fre^ 
 ident No. 1 : they are sure to go into opposition rhapsody 
 each end of the platform, which would be a rather amusiij 
 addition to the programme."' 
 
 " So it would, I declare 1 11 do it ; 'pon my word, Don 
 dear, you're a genius," exclaimed Cousin Bella. 
 
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SALLY MAG S( rTKTY. 
 
 47 
 
 CHAPTER VIII. 
 
 Just at this moment there was a gentle tap at the floors 
 knd a girl's bright face with large and brilliant Irish eyes was 
 ^oked in at the door, as if it were against the law to admit 
 le body it belonged to. 
 
 "If ye plaze ma'am, there's been a man at the door." 
 " Well come in, Bridget,' said Dora ; " don't stand outside' 
 pouting like that ; what is it ? " 
 
 *' Is there anny one here ? " enquired Bridget, still calling 
 at the door, and not seeing Bella, who was seated out of 
 jht as the door opened. 
 " Of course," replied Dora, "Miss Pinkem is here." 
 I*' Och sure, thin, 1 11 com€ in," said the re-assured Abi- 
 
 as she entered. 
 I*' And why would you not come in if I were not here, Bid- 
 I? " said Cousin Bella. 
 
 I** Whoy, is it ? " returned Bridget " whoy, becase its fright- 
 jd I am o' Miss Dora, whin she gets them play actin' fits ; 
 lere anny thin* could cure them. Miss ? " 
 toth ladies burst out laughing. 
 
 f* Och ! Bedad, yes kin laugh," Piid Bridget, " but if ye'd 
 
 fn her the other night, rushin' an tearin' through the house 
 
 a bed-gound on over her dthress, and a big bunch o' straw 
 
 round her head, and a basket o' green pays, I was jist 
 
 ler pickin', ye wudn't a laughed, I can tell ye, Miss Bun- 
 
 i, and afther the froight she gave me, she says, says she 
 
 ilii't be froightened, Biddy, sure its only actin' O'Phelim I 
 
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 '* Nonsense, Biddy," said Dora, still laughing ; " I tol 
 ^ou Ophelia, not O'Phelini, but come, come, don't let us wa.^tj 
 any more time; who was it at the door, you mentioned r 
 
 *' Oh sure I forgot," said Bridget, " there was a man canij 
 to the door an hour ago, only ye see I was bastin' the fowij 
 for the cook, out o compliment to her, in regards to lia 
 lettin' me have her Sunday out, as well as my own, she wa 
 thinking of llooney, an' says she to me, says she — " 
 
 " Never mind what she said," replied Dora, impatienthj 
 *' what did the man say ? " 
 
 " Sure ain't I comin' to it, Miss ; he said, says he, thatlj 
 came from one o' them singers for the concert, to know wlu 
 the divil — savin' y'r prisince, ma'am, dear — the practice d 
 to-noight ; and as I knowed you were not wantin' to ij 
 bothered wid the loikes o' him, I towld him it was to be inta 
 Church, an' the best place for it any how ; " and oflf wej 
 Biddy before either of the ladies had time to expostulate wij 
 her. 
 
 " Well dear, it can't be helped,"' said Cousin Bella, Vj 
 was one of those blessings to Society, who are always i 
 posed to make the best of every thing, " we must only 
 and let them all know before to-uight; I dare say they 
 tell each other." 
 
 " Oh, yes," added Dora, " I really don't see the neces 
 of fagging yourself to death, to go round to them all, anJ 
 the worst comes the worst, you can fall back on my ' Feloj 
 Bride,' you know." (Here Bella began to fidget as ifl 
 leave.) " By the by, Bella," continued Dora, " I fori 
 about my little sister Jemima ; she's a sweet singer ; sli| 
 just learning to sing, and has had a whole quarter's tiiitil 
 
SALLYMAG SOCIETY. 
 
 49 
 
 (uarter's tuitii 
 
 Binraa thinks her singing perfection, though I should scarcely 
 k she can be such a wonder after a quarter's instruction ; 
 ugh to tell you the truth, I know very little about it, for 
 talents, as you know, dear, soar higher ; they lie in my 
 I'll speak to mamma about Jemima, and you can hear 
 sing at tho practice this evening ; she sings a very pretty 
 g about a little bird, or a bird's nest, or perch — quito sim- 
 , but pretty in its way, Oh, dear, I forgot about Cousin 
 ed," she said, as she jumped up ; " I'll dress and go and 
 him at once. He's a wonderful performer on two instru- 
 ts at once ! He plays the concertina with one hand, by 
 s of a strap attached to his foot, and the harmonium with 
 other ; how stupid of me not to have thought of it before, 
 really my mind is so engrossed. Come along, Bella; 
 e up to my room, and tell me which is my prettiest bon- 
 I had better go at once. I don't think he'll refuse if I 
 t is to oblige me.'^ 
 
 c said this with such a meaning tone, that Cousin Bella 
 t once that Miss Eudora Smythe's cousin Alfred and 
 ilf were on terms commonly called "spoons/' but better 
 ibed as " spooney.'' 
 
 ving, by the aid of Cousin Bella's excellent taste, selec- 
 
 r most becoming attire, the two ladies started out again ; 
 
 e to secure Cousin Alfred, the other to rectify the sev- 
 
 istakes as to where the practice was to be ; poor Bella 
 
 not, however, manage to go to more than two or three 
 
 ; and those persons on whom she called did not intend, 
 
 said, to attend that night, as there was a Temperance 
 
 cture they were going to ; the other unfortunates went 
 
 iring about from one place to the other, and as it was 
 
 nine before they all met together at Mrs. Smith's, that 
 
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 THE ladies' benevolent AND INDUSTRIAL 
 
 lady thought it too late to begin a practice ; and so it was 
 off to another night. 
 
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 CHAPTER TX. 
 
 was now exactly three weeks to the date of the Concert, 
 rand practice was to come off on the evening of the pres- 
 Iday. They had had many practices, but as yet, all the 
 )rmers had never met together ; and those who seemed to 
 it in turn to be absent, invariably stated to Cousin Bella 
 sh uld remonstrate with them, that she " needn't 
 ['' they would be " all right if the rest were ;" and so things 
 rone on, till poor Bella began to despair of ever getting 
 renty-five performers all together. Never more than a 
 ^n had as yet attended the practice, and Bella began to 
 St having changed the original date of the Concert to a 
 earlier. It so happened that the practice on the pre- 
 [occasion was arranged to take place at Mr. Smith's at 
 )ast seven o'clock, punctnalhj ; and as the piano was 
 Id in the dining room, and the family dined at six, Eudora 
 |exf '^d a little tete-a-tete with Cousin Alfred, of course 
 th. vjcert,) was getting very fidgetty long before din- 
 fas over. As soon as she could, she begged to be ex- 
 from the table, for, as she said, she had so much to get 
 for the practice at half past seven, and it was a *' quarter 
 ^en now,'' she added, as a gentle hint that they had bet- 
 low her example. She had never till now realized what 
 of time an English dinner is, even without guests, 
 dozen times she came into the dining room, and with 
 js of shrugs and sidelong glances seemed to say, in ges- 
 ily, " what ! not finished yet ? " 
 
 3t, to her great delight, the cloth was removed, and 
 lily disbanded; when she entered the last time, she look- 
 
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 ed at her watch ; exactly a quarter past seven. She openedl 
 the piano, placed Bella's music all ready, and just as she bel 
 gan to turn over the leaves, a rat-tat-tat-tat was heard at the| 
 street door. 
 
 "Ah, there he is," thought she, "that's Alfred; I kno?| 
 his knock; and he's always so punctual." Just as she tumedl 
 as she thought, to meet him, the servant announced Mk,| 
 Henry Lute. I wonder if it ever occurs to a young ladjl 
 that if she says audibly to a man, when he enters her royalj 
 presence, " Oh Bother ! '^ that, that man is not likely to takel 
 it as a compliment, however vain he may be. Mr. Lute, wUl 
 distinctly heard the remark, did not take it as such, and wasl 
 about to retire in softest confusion, when another knock wa«| 
 heard, and a person was ushered in, to whom Miss Dora diij 
 not aa.y " Oh, bother,'^' nevertheless it was not Cousin Alfredj 
 but Cousin Bella. 
 
 Dora escorted her to her room to take oflF her bonnet, for] 
 as Bella was to assist in the choruses, she could sing so niuclil 
 better without it Whether however Dora had other reasoiij 
 for marching Bella upstairs and preparing her there for soma 
 time, or not, is doubtful ; at all events, they did not come doml 
 for some time; they sat at the window chatting, and watchiua 
 each person who came up the garden to the house, and diiil 
 not think it at all necessary to go down and entertain tlid 
 immense number of visitors, who had come by Mrs. Smith'sj 
 invitation, to hear the practice. 
 
 Before long, Mrs. Smith's dining room was crowded, but| 
 not by the singers. 
 
 "Koally, ladies," said Mrs. Smith in confusion, " I am afraiif 
 that wlien the singers all arrive, I shall have to take some oi 
 you into the drawing room, but I dare say you will be able d 
 
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 ar the music, quite as well there as here. Now, Jemima 
 
 lar, are you quite sure you are perfect in your song ? because 
 
 lu know, you will have to sing it before all these ladies to- 
 
 ht, and you must try and not be nervous. Come dear 
 
 ir grandmamma has never heard you sing yet, and you know 
 
 's an excellent judge, for she has often, when she was 
 
 UDg, heard the great Pasta, so of course she can tell what 
 
 d singing is. Now go, like a good girl, at once ; there's 
 
 piano open. Grandmamma, sit here by me, near the pi- 
 
 ; for, as you are deaf, you can hear better.'' 
 
 • Oh, yes," replied Mrs. Smith's maternal relative, ** I do 
 
 il better. I think it was the jolting of the carriage made 
 
 feel so dizzy." 
 
 'Now, Jemima dear, begin," resumed Mrs. Smith; "you 
 
 st not expect too much, Mrs. Muddlewig. Now, dear, re- 
 
 mber that you will have to sing before a lot of people — 
 
 aps five or six hundred ! so just try and fancy you are 
 
 re the public ; do your best, and we'll sit all round and 
 
 e at you just as the audience will ; and then, you know, 
 
 '11 be used to it. Now, ladies, draw your chairs round." 
 
 oor Jemima, who was only fourteen years of age, had been 
 
 terrified about the Concert ever since she had been asked 
 
 ng. She however saw that there was no help for it, so 
 
 went like a martyr to the piano, and commenced a very 
 
 cent little symphony to a still more innocent song ; some- 
 
 about a bird on a " bough — ow-ow." Just as she be- 
 
 (very properly) to count her usual one, two, three, to the 
 
 hony, "grandmamma" appealed to her daughter: 
 
 What does she say, my dear ? " 
 
 Oh, nothing as yet," returned the lady. 
 
 he symphony concluded, grandmamma suddenly sprang 
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 nearly from off' her chair, calling out, *' bless us and save us 
 what is the matter ; has she hurt herself ? " 
 
 The poor old lady might well make such an exclamation;! 
 the matter was, that the song chosen by Jemima commencel 
 on a very high note ; and, in her fright, Jemima had entirelJ 
 lost sight of the key she was playing in ; and, as if the hm 
 note were not sufficiently effective in the key set down fos 
 her, she had nervously pitched it at least two notes higheil 
 still. Finding that something was wrong — she did not exactlj 
 know what — she cleared her throat, and began again, thu 
 time higher still ; seeing which, she went on bravely to m 
 last note of the first verse ; and in the second, third and foufil 
 verses, came a trifle nearer to the proper key, till at 
 she was safely landed on the tonic ! At the conclusion 
 her musical flight in unknown regions, everybody declared i 
 course that it was "charming," "lovely," " very pretty:! 
 and, as usual, though everybody had been talking loudlj 
 throughout the song, every one asked " who is it by ?" — h 
 any one answered " Snooks," the information would ban 
 been quite satisfactory ; although Mr. Lute, who really vii 
 about the best judge present, said to a lady, confidentiallj 
 " Really, my dear madam, I believe that such trash as m 
 never was composed ; like poor Topsy, I suspect it growedj 
 And he was about right. 
 
 He knew that as an acknowledged musical critic he was 
 pected to compliment the young lady ; so he gently pattrj 
 her on the head, and said, in a very patronizing way, 
 good, little girl, very good indeed'; with a little cultivate 
 * and solfeggio training, we shall do very well some day." 
 
 " Some day ?" indignantly ejaculated Mrs. Smith ; " vi| 
 my daughter has been learning for a whole quarter, Mr. Luj 
 
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 and save us 
 
 exclamation 
 a, commencei 
 I had entirelj 
 ,s if the higS 
 set down foj 
 
 notes highej 
 lid not exactlj 
 m again, thij 
 )raveiy to tliJ 
 lird and fourH 
 ey, till at 
 
 conclusion cl 
 )dy declared (i 
 very pretty:] 
 talking loudij 
 i it by ? "-haj 
 )n would ha 
 ^ho really ws 
 
 confidentiall| 
 I trash as M 
 )ect it growedj 
 
 sritic he wat> ^ 
 gently patiij 
 ing way, "vej 
 ittle cultivati(| 
 some day." 
 . Smith ; " wlj 
 larter, Mr. U\ 
 
 ider Madame Sharp, and I can assure you she is considered 
 [uite a proficient by most judges." 
 
 Ah, my dear madam, you would have considered her 
 
 [uite a novice in the good old days of Braham, Phillips, and 
 
 icledon ; then, a pupil was kept at solfeggio for at least a 
 
 Jar before a song was allowed to be even thought of; nothing 
 
 [e the old school, ma'am, depend upon it." 
 
 " Well, for my part," returned Mrs. Smith, " I cannot see 
 
 ^hat good a girl is going to derive from singing ' Fa, La,' all 
 
 ly. Jemima, dear, sing Mr. Lute * Rise, gentle moon ; ' he 
 
 ^ay like that better ; and try and not lisp so much, dear, for 
 
 m know people are sure to laugh at you if you do." 
 
 *' Very well then, ma," said the poor child, whose eyes 
 
 jre already brim full. " If I thing tho badly ath Mr. Lute 
 
 [ayth I do, I better not thing at the Conthert; " so, lisping 
 
 )or Jemima left the piano, and as soon as possible retired 
 
 her own room to have her cry out. 
 
 
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 CHAPTER X. 
 
 It was now a quarter to eight, and no one arrived yet but 
 Mr. Lute. Just as he was going to favour the ladies with 
 the " Bay of Biscay," in came Cousin Bella, followed by Dora, 
 who has helping her to carry an immense parcel which hadj 
 been brought to the dining-room door by two servants. 
 
 ** Grood gracious, Bella ! " exclaimed Mrs. Smith, ** whati 
 on earth have you got there." 
 
 *' Programmes, ' answered Bella, with a self-satisfied air. 
 
 *' Programmes ! " ejaculated Mr. Lute, smiling ; *' why, thej 
 look more like posters, giving notice of a Sheriff's sale ! how) 
 many are there ? '' 
 
 " Only five thousand," answered Bella, '* but the printer isl 
 to print another thousand for the Hall the day of the Concert;! 
 so I dare say these will be enough for the present." 
 
 " Oh ! are you quite sure there are enough r" sarcasticalljl 
 asked Mr. Lute. Bella was going to reply that she would tnl 
 and make these do, when she just caught sight of Mri 
 Lute's face ; there was no mistaking its expression : she sa?| 
 at once he was quizzing her, and asked him what he meant. 
 
 " Oh, nothing,'^ he replied; '* only that as I don't thic 
 we have more than a thousand inhabitants in Sallymag, sii 
 times as many programmes seems rather an unnecessary ejj 
 pense ; to be sure, each person can have six, and it's as wel] 
 to do the thing handsomely while you are about it." 
 
 " Mr. Lute, I think you are a great bear to make such ill 
 liatured remarks," replied Bella, who could not stand chaflfj 
 all. " How are people to know there is to be a Concert ij 
 all, if we don't advertise properly ; I suppose you'd say neif 
 
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 did wrong to advertise in the principal papers in Shrews- 
 
 ived yet but I 
 > ladies with I 
 wed by Dora, 
 3I which had] 
 rvants. 
 Imith, "whati 
 
 ■-•satisfied air J 
 y; "why, they j 
 Bf's sale ! ho\?| 
 
 t the printer isl 
 )f the Concert;] 
 ent." 
 '" sarcasticalljj 
 t she would trj 
 sight of Mr] 
 ision: she sa^J 
 hat he meant.] 
 I don't thii 
 Sallymag, 
 nnecessary exj 
 and it's as >vef 
 ut it." 
 make such ill 
 )t stand chaff J 
 Q a Concert 
 you'd say nex| 
 
 Most decidedly," he replied, " seeing that we arc at least 
 
 renty or thirty miles from Shrewsbury, and really the 
 
 irewsbury people hardly know there is such a place in the 
 
 lole Shropshire county as Sallymag! and if they did, do you 
 
 bpose they would drive twenty miles to and from a concert ? 
 
 the trains do not condescend to come within fifteen miles 
 
 us.'* 
 
 I*' Certainly they would," exclaimed Bella, "for my aunt, 
 rs. Balfour, is coming ; she wrote and told me so three 
 ^eks ago : just a week before I sent the advertisements to the 
 )ers in Shrewsbury." 
 
 " Good again," coolly remarked Mr, Lute, *' where was the 
 jessity of paying ton or twelve shillings to inform your aunt 
 )ugh the newspapers of what she already knew, when she 
 lid only pay three shillings for her ticket ; and, besides, 
 ig your aunt, it's possible she may go in free." 
 Ton my word, Mr, Lute," said Bella, getting angry, '* I 
 you are very rude ; pray are you managing this Concert, 
 im I." 
 
 It seems to me, Miss Pinkem, that neither of us is man- 
 it; and that one of us is miss-managing it ! " 
 [Indeed ! well, all that I can say is, that neither you nor 
 astounding wit, is wanted any more than your * Bay of 
 ly ' to ensure the success of the concert, Mr. Lute," said 
 la, now really angry. 
 
 [Goodness me ! " here exclaimed Mrs. Muddlewig, who 
 
 to the rescue, " do look at the time ! why it's actually a 
 
 5r past eight, and none of the singers arrived yet ; really 
 
 ^wonder they are not more punctual, but there, ladies, it's 
 
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 always the way with musical people ; they never seem to re* 
 alize that ^ the mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom, but the 
 froward tongue shall — ' let me see ; ah yes, * shall grow 
 apace.' " 
 
 *' Dear me ! " said Dora, who felt very disappointed, for 
 reasons which the continued absence of Cousin Alfred will 
 explain ; its very annoying to wait this way ; it was just the 
 same the last practice ; so Mr. Lute advised Bella to put up 
 a notice in the hall, saying that all those who were in future 
 absent or late at the practices, should be taken out of the pro- 
 gramme ; you'd suppose they would all be here in time after 
 that." 
 
 Here a loud knock was heard at the street door — Ah, there 
 he — there they are," said Dora, correcting herself; " now we 
 shall be all right." 
 
 And she went down to the door to see who it was had ar- 
 rived. Biddy met her at the dining room door, and poked a 
 note in her hand. " What's this, I wonder," said Dora, Oh, 
 some excuse, I suppose, as usual, for not attending the prac-| 
 tice." 
 
 " More likely to be somebody, or everybody, backing out,| 
 as usual at the last moment," consolingly suggested Mr. Lute.j 
 
 " Oh, yes, that's very likely, isn't it Mr. Wisehead, now| 
 that the music is nearly all ready," doubtingly remarked Bella, | 
 who seemed lo take a delight in snubbing the ucfoitunate Mr. 
 Lnte. 
 
 " Well," returned that gentleman, *' it wouldn't surprise! 
 me ; but you had better see what the note contains. I think] 
 it's from Jones ; I heard him say he was going fishing 
 couldn't be bothered with the practice." 
 
 *' Good gracious," said Bella, who had received the nottj 
 
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 ived the not< 
 
 from Dora, and opened it ; "it seems full of names ; perhaps 
 [it's a vote of thanks to me for all my exertions.,* 
 
 •' I shouldn't wonder," dryly added Mr. Lute. He would 
 lave added something else, but a groan from Bella was the 
 jigual for a very general inquiry, as to what was the matter. 
 
 The matter will be explained by the following note, w!iich 
 )oor Bella held open and read in a trembling voice. 
 
 *' May 7th, 
 
 " Sallymag. 
 
 " We, the undersigned ladies and gentlemen, originally 
 
 itending to take part in the proposed Concert, feel ourselves 
 
 slighted — to say the least of it — by the very offensive no- 
 
 ice which was put up in the passage, on the occasion of the 
 it practice, that we, one and all, beg most respectfully tO' 
 
 jithdraw our services for the occasion ; and, in doing so, 
 ist that the step we feel obliged to take will not put Miss 
 inkem or the ladies of the S. I. and B. Society, to any in- 
 mvenience. Signed, R. Jones, F. Jones, M. Jones, G. 
 mes, Fanny Brieve, Rebecca Gamut," &c., &c., &c. 
 
 Of course, Bella was in despair, and everybody ready to 
 
 sclare at once, that " of course there would be no concert 
 
 ^W ? " '* Oh, what shall I do ? " said Bella ; " I'll never get 
 
 another concert as long as I live ! it's all your fault, Mr. 
 
 te; you advised me to put up the notice. Perhaps as you 
 
 me into this scrape, you'll get me out of it." 
 
 I" Well, I'll try," said Mr. Lute; "I've an idea;" and he 
 
 out. 
 '* I shouldn't have thought it," said Bella ; now he's gone 
 {make matters worse ! What on earth is to be done ? I 
 go mad, I believe ! " 
 
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 *' Oh, nothing can be done to-night, dear," said Dora, I; 
 advise you to take a good night's rest; get' up early, and gj 
 and see if you can't find an opposition choir somewhere 
 there's nothing like opposition, dear, depend upon it." 
 
 " Oh, indeed, my dear, you are right," said Mrs. Dri 
 Muddlewig, " for you know it is said * Behold ! the people shalj 
 rise up as a great lion,' and as to going mad, my dear Bella 
 that's all nonsense ; you shouldn't give way to such ideas, 
 often used to hear the late Dr. Muddlewig talk about it ; an^ 
 he used to say he believed madness was just as catching as i 
 fever ; indeed 1 believe it, for once, long before I was mar) 
 ried to him, after he had been sitting up with a man that ha 
 ' D. T's.' as he used to call it, he was subject to the samJ 
 kind of mad fits himself; and do you know, ladies, it's alwavj 
 been my opinion that the poor dear was mad when he mar] 
 ried me ! " 
 
 " Dont doubt it, in the least," said Bella to Dora; and thij 
 rather amusing climax to the evening's disappointment pa 
 them all into such good humor, that before poor Bella retire] 
 that night she managed to entertain a hope that all woulil 
 perhaps, turn out successful ; and she determined to hope oj 
 and see what to-morrow would bring forth. 
 
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 CHAPTER XI. 
 
 [The next day, of course, there was a general consultation 
 Id between the ladies who were present the evening before, 
 ^en the ladies and gentlemen who were to sing had declined, 
 nle they were discussing the probable failure ot the Concert, 
 |came Cousin Alfred, much to Eudora's delight, 
 f* Well, Bella," said he, "here's a pretty kettle of fish! 
 leres Lute ? " 
 
 I* Gone to prevail on the Jones's to sing. He says that if 
 ^ts them think that the Concert can't be given without 
 I, they are sure to sing." 
 
 Ah, I am sorry for that," replied Alfred, ** because I find 
 fe is another reason besides the notice you stuck up, for 
 backing out. I've just seen the Philipses, and they told 
 confidence that they would not sing because the Joneses 
 in the programme ; and after all I think the three Phil- 
 would have been enough, with the other nine solo 
 jrs, without the five Joneses, for twelve of us would be 
 enough to sing the quartette of ' The Fox jumped over 
 ^arson's gate.' I'll risk it ; I'll go and tell them the 
 les are not to sing, and show them the letter with their 
 [tures, so I hope old Lute won't go and get them to sing, 
 fret Bella, dear, it's all right ; I'll soon be back." 
 len Dora heard the '* Bella dear," she seemed to have 
 )t in her own mind, as to whether it was " all right," it 
 id to her all wrong, and she had just commenced to im- 
 Iberself one of her own Heroines — a victim of misplaced 
 m — when Mr. Lute came running in. 
 
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 •' There, ladies, I've managed it; thought I should. Ivi 
 talked the Joneses over nicely, and the whole five are goinj 
 to sing, that is, if the Philipses do not sing, for, entre nonl 
 they were not offended at the notice, but did not wish to sic 
 when they heard the Philipses were in the programme." 
 
 *' Worse and worse, Mr. Lute," said Dora ; " for the Philij^ 
 ses backed out for the same reason ; you know they are oJ 
 position Choirs. Bella, you had better settle on a reading, j 
 
 •* Oh, donH mention it ; I really am bewildered ; I 
 worn to a shadow ; I believe there will be nothing of me 
 soon, if this goes on much longer; and just fancy, all thoi 
 pieces that were settled on, for the programme ! why, I 
 for over fifteen shillings' worth of music from Shrewsbur 
 at the suggestion of the different singers, and I don't beliej 
 one of them will be sung now, although I am sure more tlijj 
 fifty have been settled on and then abandoned as too Ion 
 too short, too lively, too serious, or to osomething ; and 
 here we are with all the programmes printed according to 
 selections originally decided on, and only two of the whcj 
 likely to be sung ! the * Bay of Biscay,' and Jemii 
 * Bobem Linkum ; ' there's a fine programme to entertain | 
 audience with foi Iwo hours.*' 
 
 "Oh, but you may count my song as two," said Mr. In 
 " for you know I am sure to be encored, and then I shall i 
 spond with the ' Death of Nelson.' " 
 
 At this moment Alfred came running back. " I told 
 it would be all right, Bella ; I have seen Ned Philips, 
 he says they will sing since the Joneses don't." 
 
 " Ah, but they do," said Mr. Lute. 
 
 " Then the Phillipses won't.'* 
 
 " Stop ! for gracious sake," cried poor Bella ; now t!j 
 
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 US understand this clearly. Let me see now,'' — and she 
 
 jgan to count her fingers — " first, the Joneses won't if the 
 Ibillipses will, and the Phillipses and the Joneses will if the 
 
 )neses won't ; and the Phillipses — no, the Joneses — I mean 
 ie Phillipses ; oh dear me, Dora, I don't ktiow what I mean ! 
 
 11 anybody tell me what I mean ! ' 
 
 I*' ril tell you, dear," here ventured Mrs. Dr. Muddlewig ; 
 
 rou mean that the Joneses forget that 'their face is made 
 
 icker than coal dust, and that they are not known on the 
 
 feets, that their skin hath dtuck to their bones, because it is 
 
 fiveled up, and as hard as wood.' " 
 
 »' I didn't mean anything of the kind, Mrs. Muddlewig ; 
 one would think you imagined they were going to do the 
 
 risty Minstrel business when you talk of blackening faces ! 
 Icfore Mrs. Muddlewig had time to reply, the servant 
 Jrcd with two notes. Bella opened them one after au- 
 jr ; one was almost a fac-simile of the other, and ran 
 
 The matter of the notice having been satisfactorily ex- 
 led to Messrs. and Miss Jones, they beg to assure Miss 
 [em of their willingness to assist at the Concert, and will 
 id the practice this evening." 
 
 10 letter from the three Philippes was to the same effect. 
 
 [That's all right then," said l>ella; " at any rate we ar« 
 
 of one or the other, so we will call a practice here for 
 
 [ght. What on earth should we have done if both parties 
 
 (refused ? ' ' 
 
 >one, my dear," said Mrs. Dr. Muddlewig ; " why, we 
 \d have had to make an apology to the audience, (Mr. 
 
 could have made it) and reminded them that ' they 
 Ld shut the door in the street, when the organ-grinder's 
 
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 voice shall be low, and they should rise up at the voice of tl\ 
 blackbird, and all the daughters of music should grow dei 
 thereat.' ' ' 
 
 *' I have no doubt they will be deafened with some of tlij 
 music as it is," said Cousin Bella, smiling; and having codJ 
 eluded the consultation by calling the practice at seven o'clock 
 punctually, she and Dora started off to tell the singers. 
 
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 (JHAPTEK X. 
 
 I At about half-past seven, the following performers had ar- 
 
 red at Mrs. Smith's : four Philipses, and their sister Aman- 
 
 of St. Anne's Choir ; Alfred Barker, Mr. Henry Lute, 
 
 Professor Banghard, pianist. Cousin Bella and Jemima 
 
 lith were the only ladies so far, besides Amanda Phillips. 
 
 le Joneses of St. James' Choir had not yet arrived, and 
 
 refore St. Anne s Choir perched itself up on the wall of 
 
 own superiority, and crowed in triumph for itself, and in 
 
 luiem for the St. James' Choir ! 
 
 'his being on( of the last rehearsals, most of the ladies of 
 L. 8. B. I. Society were present, and much time having 
 Bn wasted in talking, Mrs. William Watts suggested that as 
 isin Bella was " Arhitur clegantiarumy^ she ought to 
 \e them all begin business at once. 
 
 Yes indeed, I think it is high time," said Bella. Now, 
 16 see, what i- first on the programme." 
 ''ofcssor BanyuHiu, (^rather moodily ; cause, no piano solo 
 le programme .) " For my part, I never saw a worse pro- 
 ime. Who ever heard of commencing a concert which 
 [ways supposed to be entirely vocal, with an address the 
 th of my arm ! " 
 
 dla. " Well, I can't help that; it is quite unavoidable." 
 
 Lute. " And I see you have placed my song almost 
 
 tst thing in the programme. I didn't want to begin the 
 
 »^t 1 T don't care about having to wait all night for 
 
 0, after shouting in all the Choruses." 
 
 til a. " V ?11 you sec I wanted to bring your song in about 
 
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 the time when I thought everything would be getting dull] 
 and that your song would enliven the people up again." 
 
 Mr. Lute, (quite satisfied.) " Oh — ah — yes, that did ncj 
 occur to me." 
 
 Miss Amanda Philips, (looking over Bella's shoulder] 
 "What's that? why you surely have not put my song fiw 
 aider the address ! " 
 
 Sella, " Yes I did, dear ; for you know your voice Willi 
 so much fresher for your solo, * The light of other days i 
 faded ' early in the evening." 
 
 Miss Amanda Philips. "I don't care for that, butl^ 
 certainly not going to sing before any other lady." 
 
 Bella. '* Well, but dear, there is no other lady besidij 
 you, for of course you don't count Jemima." 
 
 Jemima. '* And I'm thure I thant thing the thecond thoij 
 after the addreth ; thall I, ma ? " 
 
 Mrs. Smith. Well, I don't think it could be expected 
 you, my dear, taking all things into consideration ; but pa 
 haps Miss Pinkem will have enough on the programme witi 
 out your song ; and I am sure I am not at all anxious that Jeii 
 ima should sing, Bella." And yet Mrs. Smith would have broM 
 her heart had Jemima been taken out of the programme ; it| 
 only a little way some women have of saying exactly the 
 verse of what they think ! 
 
 Messrs. Philips, (all at once.) '* Well, by Jove ! " 
 
 Bella. " What's the matter now?" 
 
 Messrs. Phillips, (as before). ** Oh, nothing partici 
 only—" 
 
 Bella. " Only what ? " 
 
 Mr. O. Phillips. '^ Oh, it's not of the slightest cod 
 qiieiice," ('with BareaJSin) *' it's only us ! " 
 
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 Mr. J. Philipa. " Really, it's too <;ontem)»tible to notice.'* 
 Mr. W. Philips. " And I dare aay the audience will find 
 Tout. ' (With a self-^satisfied air.) 
 
 Bella. " Will you gentlemen be so good as to explain 
 lat you mean ? " 
 
 Miss A. Philips. " I should advise them to do nothing 
 Hhe kind, Miss Pinkem ; they cannot be of sufficient import- 
 ice to make a fuss about, «ince their names are in small 
 >e, while Mr. Lute's name is in letters the size of his hat ! ' ' 
 idignation, depicted a la Ristori.) 
 
 VBella. ''Good gracious! what a stupid man that printer 
 I declare he is always making mistakes. I knew nothing 
 the difference in the type ; it is quite a mistake, I assure 
 I, gentlemen. '^ 
 
 hssrs. P. "I've no doubt;" — for which read, — ** I 
 I't believe it," — another phenomenon of affinity between 
 ^ught and expression peculiar also to lords of the creation. 
 rs. McAllister. " Eh, laddie, I'm thinkin' yer unco creeti- 
 Hae ye ony mair brithers that wudna' be wastiu' time 
 lis fashion, an' wha wud be for singin' insteed o' bick- 
 l' aboot just naethin' at a' but a wee bit letter ; may be if 
 lad, they wud just come here an' sing us ' Jock o' llazel- 
 \y or' My boy Tammie,' or some itherbonnie merry sang." 
 frs. Dr. Muddlcwig. *' Yes, or * Down among the dead 
 ,' — that's a lively song." 
 
 ". Lute^ (with pity.) But, ladies, as neither of those 
 ; charming seleotioBs is in the programme, we cannot 
 le you." 
 
 1*8. McAllister. Mair's the peeiy, for they're right bonnie 
 I, and worth just fifty of yer Italian screechin'. Eh ma 
 ienee, I dobe thinkin' whin I gang o'er to Shrewsbury 
 
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 THE LADIES BENEVOLENl AND INDUSTRIAl. 
 
 and hear some o' yon great singers, that they'd ding the dc'i! 
 himseP daft, if his majesty just went near eno' till them! 
 Aweel ! if ye're no for singin' the night, I'll just gang hamtj 
 and—" 
 
 Bella, " Oh, don't go yet, Mrs. McAllister ; we are jusi| 
 going to commence." 
 
 Mrs. Dr. Muddlewig, That's right, dear. * Leave of| 
 your ugly faces and begin,' as Milton says to King John. 
 
 Mrs. Smith. Well then, Jemima, if you are to sing, begin: 
 let's hear if you are less nervous than you were before. Not 
 come, go to the piano, and now mind how you play your acj 
 companiment, and Mr. Banghard will stand by the piano m 
 see if you play the right notes. Come now, begin at once.'] 
 Jemima sings, Mr. Banghard's eyes going through her poa 
 little fat hands like gimblets, causing the fingers to play 
 succession of wrong notes. 
 
 Song, " Little Bobem Llnkum." 
 
 " Don't you thee rae coniiug, coming, coming, right along; 
 Here'th the little grathy medow where I thing my thong. 
 I've been winking, thinking, blinking, everthince the morn.] 
 Waiting for the men to go and leave that field of corn, 
 Yeth ! yeth ! ! yeth ! ! ! don't you thee me, «&c., 
 I'm little Bc^um Liukum, that I thpothe you know ; 
 Bletthy-needle Ith my wife, she'th In the grath below ; 
 Yeth ! yeth ! ! yeth ! ! ! " &c. 
 
 At its conclusion, the singers exchange glances, which inej 
 ** what trash." Mamma and visitors all applaud vociferous 
 and vote it " charming," ** beautiful ! ** 
 
 Mrs. Watts. " My dear, you have not the right tempiu] 
 that song. 
 
 Mr. Lntr. " You play the accompaniment too loud." 
 
^ 
 
 iALLYMAG SOCIETY. 
 
 6^ 
 
 Miss A. Philips. *' On the contrary, I don't think she play* 
 
 loud enough." 
 
 3fr. Banghard. **Not enough force." 
 
 we are justl 
 
 ! 
 
 ■■ -r y . 
 
 f— 
 
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 THE LADIES BENEVOLENT AND INDUSTRIAL 
 
 CHAPTER XII. 
 
 Bella. **Now, Amanda dear, for your 'Light of other days, j 
 
 Miss A. P., (clearing her throat.) " He — hem ! Oh, dea 
 what a cold I have. George, did you get me those six bon| 
 of Troches ? oh, that^s right ; no never mind, they will do bji 
 and bye ; I have two boxes in my pocket. Now, Mr. BanJ 
 hard, I hope you won't play this too fast/' 
 
 Mr. Banghard. " I shall play it in the time it is writte:] 
 I dare say. Go on.'' (patronizingly.) 
 
 Miss A. P. ** But I'm waiting for the symphony." 
 
 Mr. Banghard. " Oh, never you mind that ; I'll attend i 
 that; that has nothing to do with you. Ill play somethi!i| 
 of my own instead ; go on." 
 
 Miss A. P. " But, how am I to go on, when I don't kmj 
 what you are going to play r" 
 
 Mr. Banghard. ** Oh, nonsense I dear me, how fussy t; 
 are. I'll carry you through, don't be afraid. Well, all rigli 
 here's a symphony for you, if you can't get along without oiiJ 
 
 Mr. Banghard commences a grand vivace prelude, whij 
 continued about twice the length of the whole song, and fina 
 ends with the orthodox bing-bang, or "papa," in the trelj 
 and "niamina" in the bass! 
 
 Miss A. P. But that's not in the proper key, Mr. Bae 
 
 hard." 
 
 Mr. B. *' Isn't it ? oh well, never mind ; go on. (i< 
 
 two, three, four; come now, go on." 
 
 Mr. O. P. " Come, I say old fellow, how is she goiD^I 
 
 pitch the right key, if you are going to perambulate all 
 
 the piano in that way r " 
 
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 SALLYMAG SCCIETr. 
 
 71 
 
 f other days. I 
 m ! Oh, dea 
 ;hose six boxtj 
 ley will do h 
 ow, Mr. Ban^l 
 
 e it is writteij 
 
 phony." 
 ; ril attend! 
 play somethiij 
 
 en I don't kn(j 
 
 }, how fussy yi 
 Well, all riglj 
 
 ng without owl 
 
 5 prelude, whi] 
 song, and fim 
 
 ,," in the trell 
 
 key, Mr. Bai^ 
 I; go on. 0< 
 
 w is she goin^j 
 mbulate all oj 
 
 Mr. Banghard. ** Just keep your perambulating remarks to 
 
 jurself, young man, if you please ; I don*t want you or any 
 
 ler dufiFer to teach me my business. Do you suppose I 
 
 going to sit here all night without ever a pianoforte solo 
 the programme, and do nothing but play your blessed old 
 jompaniments as they are written ? Not if I know it. 
 ^m", go on please, Miss." 
 
 i3iiss A. P. But I tell you I can't, and what's more, I 
 m't, there now, till you play the proper symphony." And 
 ^Bsh goes a book on the piano. 
 
 trs. Smithy (aside to Mrs. Watts.) ** There was none of 
 
 fuss with my Jemima ; some girls put on such ridiculous 
 
 and graces." 
 
 hlla. Well, if it can't be properly done, take it out of the 
 ^gramme." 
 
 J. P. '* Oh, rather than that, I will play the aecomp- 
 
 lent for my sister." 
 
 Ir. Banghard. In that case, I had better retire, Miss 
 
 tern ; I could see all along that I was not w^anted here," 
 
 lering look at Messrs. P.) " but genius will triumph yet, 
 my words. Good evening, ladies. T beg to withdraw my 
 
 Ices, which after all could not have been very valuable, 
 I could not command two or three pianoforte solos in 
 
 )rogramme, but was expected to sink ignomimously into 
 [jcorapaniments.'' Exit Mr. Banghard. 
 
 ilia. •' There now, what are we to do ?" 
 
 Lute. Do ? why, do without him. T will play some of 
 
 >ngs, and those I can't manage must be changed." 
 
 lla. But that changes the programme altogether." 
 Lute. " Oh never mind that. Come, what's to be 
 
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 THE LADIES BENEVOLENT AND INDUSTRIAL 
 
 done now ; ah, No. 3 — Glee : ' The Chough and Crow ;' noi| 
 where's everybody ? " 
 
 Jemima. " I thing all the tholos in that." 
 
 Enter the Joneses, with an apology for being late. SurJ 
 prise on the part of the Joneses, and disdain on the part o| 
 the Phillipses, impossible to describe. 
 
 Messrs. Jones. " So you do sing after all ! " 
 
 Messrs. Philips. " We do." (Proudly.) 
 
 Messrs. Jones. ** Then we don't." Exeunt Joneses. 
 
 Messrs. Philips. "Not wishing to deprive you of sud 
 exquisite talent. Miss Pinkera, we think it best to retirj 
 from the field " Exeunt Philipscs. 
 
 Alfred. Well, upon my word! I have not said much, bi^ 
 have been an impartial judge, and I must say — hullo, what] 
 the matter now ? " 
 
 Enter Jemima's brother Ned. 
 
 /"^C^Er^^ 
 
CBIAL 
 
 d Crow ;' noi 
 
 y late. Surj 
 m the part oj 
 
 t Joneses, 
 e you of sud 
 best to retin 
 
 said much, bi^ 
 — hullo, what! 
 
 SALLYMAO SOCIETY, 
 
 CHAPTER XIV. 
 
 jWhen Ned (a boy of sixteen) entered, all eyes were turned 
 him, for when he first came in he seemed in convulsions, 
 staggering, fell into the nearest chair he could find. Mrs'. 
 lith was at first terribly alarmed, until it became evident 
 It her son was in no immediate danger, for he was only 
 ivulfed with laughter. At last having settled his features 
 iciently, he took a look at them all round the room, jind 
 Ike out again into a perfect roar of ha ! ha ! ha's ! 
 hs. Smith, '* Ned, I do wish you would leave off your 
 ^hing, and explain yourself, I never saw such a boy ! you 
 always laughing at something." 
 
 [aster Ned was (like a great many other young gentlemen 
 lis age) amazingly fond of a joke, when the joke was riot 
 lis own expense. 
 
 ltd, " Ha ! ha ! ha ! Well, the more I think of it the fun- 
 it seems. What a jolly lark ! Ha ! ha ! ha ! Haven't you 
 the news ? " 
 
 mas, " What news ? " 
 fed. " By George, it's the best joke I ever heard ! Hi' I 
 
 »» 
 
 hll 
 
 ♦ » 
 
 a. " Ned, for gracious sake tell me what you mean. 
 kd. " Why, the walls all over town are covered with pos- 
 and bills the size of a house, about — T say, Bella, when 
 lur blessed old Concert shine coming off? 
 iln. ''Next Thursday." 
 
 " Don't you wish you may ? My eyes, what a lark • 
 these posters and bills are all about a Concert I " 
 •I'l. •* Yes, I know; our Concert." 
 
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 1 1 
 
 Ned. " Deuce a bit ! Ha ! ha ! ha ! The bills are inform- 
 ing the Sallymagonians that next Wednesday night — that's the | 
 night before your shine — the great big celebrated Mad-der- 
 merzell something, who is turning the heads of all the Lon- 
 don people, is going to give a grand concert, assisted by no I 
 end of singers ! It says she's a Prime-doer, and besides her, 
 there's to be a Signer Trillerini, who's a Tender RumbusticoJ 
 and a Signor Podgerini, who's a Bass ' Buffer.' " 
 
 Mr. Lute. "What rubbish are you talking? you meanl 
 Prima Donna, Tenori Robusto, and Basso Buffo." 
 
 Ned. " Well, didn't I say he was a Bass Buffer ? anyhowj 
 it's all true, and they're going to give ' Jims ' from an * uproar. 
 My eyes ! won't I go and hear it ? why, do you know, thel 
 tickets are to be five shillings each, and they are now selling] 
 like Everton toffy ; isn't that jolly, Dora ? And I say, girls. 
 it's to be dl full dress ! there's a chance for you to dress up,| 
 eh?" 
 
 Jemima here clapped her hands and cried out, " Oh ! won'tl 
 that be thplendid ! I'll wear ray new thummer cloak and mjl 
 new black thatin thoes ! " 
 
 Here poor Bella sat down on the sofa, the picture of des- 
 pair, exclaiming, " well, what's to be done now, I wonder ri 
 
 /'^'^[SStn 
 
 
SALLY MAG SOCIETY. 
 
 75 
 
 CHAPTER XV. 
 
 Here Mrs. McAllister ventured to give her opinion. 
 
 Dinna ye fash yersel', Cisin Bella ; yon's just naethin' but 
 
 the result of a want of mature deleeberation. Ihae been con- 
 
 jeederin' the circumstances, an' if I wudnabe conseedered o'er 
 
 forward in ge'in my openiou, I wud hazard the impression made 
 
 )n my ain mind by yon whippersnapper. (No offence to ye, 
 
 Meestress Smith, for he's ycr ain bairny ; ) I dinna see 
 
 lat the misfortunes o' ithers is a matter for any sich unseemly 
 
 lirth ava. 
 
 " By yer leave, leddies, we'll just weigh the probabeelity 
 i^ the Concert bein' a failure as regards the sangs, against 
 le prospects in a monetary or mercantile point of view. It 
 Jems to myseP that a proposal o' an advantageous character 
 both parties, (espeecially favoring our ain cause) might be 
 lade to this great singer. Could ye no offer her — cautiously 
 ^e ken, as if we had her ain interest at heart — a sma' share 
 the proceeds, if ^he would sing for the Sallymag Concert 
 well as her ain,^providing the Sallymag Concert were given 
 rst. There's nae doot she's a charitable body — singers are 
 re that — an' maybe if ye tell her that it will be made public 
 lat she gives her gratuitous services for the Hallymag (^on- 
 rt, she will be mair likely to consent. I dinna ken yon 
 ^rime singer,' as they ca' her, but I ken human nature, and 
 lae lang sin' come to the knowledge that maist charitable 
 
 like their charities made public; — mair's the sin ! " 
 I*' That's a capital idea of yours, Mrs. Mac," here chimed 
 [Cousin Alfred. 
 I'll thank ye to remimber, young mon, that takiu' into 
 
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 THE LADIES BKNKVOLENT AND INDUSTRIAI> 
 
 conseederatioa the respect due till the gentleman wha gae 
 me his name, that I wud prefer bein' designated by my aii 
 an' his ain name o' McAllister," replied the lady with digtiitjj 
 
 Cousin Alfred. ^''Ob, I beg your pardon. Really 
 meant no offence. I was just going to express my admiratiojl 
 of your good sense. I think that proposal to the young lajj 
 in question an admirable idea." 
 
 Endora Dolores. " How do you know she isyoung, pray :| 
 
 (Jousin Alfred. "^ Oh, I take it for granted. Singers, yo 
 know, are proverbially young for ever ; they never do groi| 
 old ; always young and lovely — at least so managers and tL 
 papers say — but I will call on the Prima Donna as soon 
 she arrives, and make a proposal. '^ 
 
 Endora Dolores. '•' I do not see the slightest necessity f:j 
 your taking the trouble to do so. You are are not Majij 
 J)omo in the getting up of our Concert. I think Ned had be 
 ter see her." 
 
 Ned. *' Oh, but Dora, I'm a minor. Ha I ha ! Why, ycj 
 don t laugh ; don't you wee my wit — major and minor ! ilom 
 I do know that much about music, for I hear Jemima at 
 often enough, but for all that I shan't go and see the Priii 
 singer. Mother, you had better go, for I know I shou 
 burst out laughing in her face if I thought of Tenor Kumbu 
 tico and the Base Buffer. " 
 
 CousiiL Bella. "• F should say that as it is Mrs. Mcx\llister| 
 own suggestion, slie would be the best person to see f\e ladjj 
 
 Mrs. McAllister^ in amazement. '' Maircy on us ! An 
 it my ain sel* ye wud place in sic an awfu' poseetion ? Eij 
 ma conscience I but I uiver oonvaresed wi' an operatic singer! 
 a" my days ! An' mair, I niver bad much coorage to faj 
 ouy great danger since I was skeerit by the spotted leopa 
 
•RIAI* 
 
 an wlia gae! 
 d by my ail 
 J with diguiiTJ 
 )n. Re ally ■ 
 ny admiratiol 
 he young lall 
 
 foung, pray":] 
 Singers, yf 
 lever do groj 
 aagers and tk 
 na as Boon 
 
 st necessity fj 
 are not ^lajtf 
 ik Ned had bei 
 
 ha! Why,ycj 
 
 minor! ('oiii| 
 
 Jemima at 
 
 see the Friii 
 
 know I slioD 
 
 Tenor llumbu 
 
 rs. Mcx\llister 
 
 to see t\e lady] 
 on us ! An 
 Doseetion ? K| 
 )peratic singer] 
 coorage to faj 
 spotted leopa 
 
 •sxn.TMAr. soriETT, 
 
 77 
 
 \\% made his edcap« at the Zoolugical <iardens ain day whii 
 
 was gtandin' by; an' faoo then wud I hae the nerve to face 
 ic an' a danger th« nco ? " 
 
 Cousin Bella. ** Well, I am not afraid of anything. I'd 
 face a pack of wolve.-, I think, rather than see the Concert I 
 lave undertaken turn out a failure. If I go, will you go with 
 le, Mrs. McAllister?" 
 
 Mrs. McAllister. Aye, will I ; an"" may be the leddy wud 
 ce a pot o' Scotch marmalade, so we will just tak Janet wi' 
 
 to carry it" (Aside) ** Maircy on me! What'll become 
 
 '' me." 
 
 Cousin Bella. *' Very well then, we will call ou her to- 
 
 lorrow, and see what yan be done." 
 
 With this resolve they all separated, except Cousin Alfred 
 
 id Dora, These two had long since made up their minds 
 
 have matters clearly understood *' before Aurora should 
 
 jain spread her golden wings o'er the glowing light of an- 
 
 icr day," as Eudora said to him. It is not at all necessary 
 
 detail all the lovers said. Everybody knows (or, if every- 
 
 >dy does not, everybody ought) what lovers' quarrels are. 
 
 ley are all much alike ; the same outline to different pic- 
 
 js ; but there is always the fancied wrong in the foreground, 
 
 th the usual *' faithless she "or *' fickle he " in the back- 
 
 mnd, the whole relieved by the ever watchful ** green-eyed 
 
 mster " in the horizon, with little master Cupid perched on 
 
 ree grinning as he takes aim at his votaries, and contem> 
 
 lies the blissful recon (silly) ation ! 
 
 
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 CHAPTEJl XVI* 
 
 '^Mademoiselle Viola de Valois/* was talked about by evml 
 body. Did any one know ber ? Had any one heard her sing| 
 Was she young ? Who was she ! Where did she come from' 
 and many more sach inquiries were being made about thtl 
 pale-faced lovely little brunette, who sat perusing and re-perl 
 using a crumpled soiled letter, whose characters seemed all 
 most obliterated by time, and no wonder, since the letter wai| 
 twenty years old ! — exactly her own age. To watch her, as i 
 kisses the old letter and bursts into tears and involuntariljl 
 exclaims *' mother ! dear mother ! '' brings " Mademoisellel 
 to us as little Adelle; and although only five years haT( 
 elapsed since she tried to accomplish that which is to be tha 
 great object of her life^ chc looks at least ten years older] 
 It seems hard at her age to have one thought, one sole objeci 
 in life, which, till obtained, should she live the longest life! 
 must give place to all else — all that might make life dear! 
 How tired she was of all this masquerading. What if peopla 
 should recognize her as the pretty little girl who stood by thJ 
 furnace for two months, lacquering brass ornaments in thJ 
 
 large factory of Messrs. R , at fifteen shillings a weeij 
 
 while her private purse would have produced as many weeklj 
 pounds ! Supposing she should be recognized as the waiter] 
 ess at the Hotel, — Isle of Wight — and, in contemplating thj 
 the danger of recognition, she began to fear for her presen 
 step. To be sure nature had given her a fine voice, whid 
 had been cultivated to a certain extent, but when she ht 
 
 * Id consequence of the Comio Chapters having been taken outof thcstod 
 of ''Redeemed/' it is neceBsary to give this chapter complete. 
 
8ALLYMA0 gOCIETT. 
 
 7» 
 
 izhausted her very limited repertoire, the question would arise 
 
 imongst the critics ** where has she studied ? " Again, she 
 
 iw DOW it was too late, that it was madness, immediately 
 
 fter a London triumph, to go to such an out of the way place 
 
 Sallymag. In her own anxiety to carry out her plans, she 
 
 lad overlooked this. No matter; her future plans were even now 
 
 )artly arranged, and Mademoiselle Viola, — the.Prima Donna 
 
 month hence would be many many miles away in a strange 
 
 ind, still continuing her self-imposed pilgrimage. She had 
 
 lus travelled during the last five years all through the English 
 
 )ouDtics ; through Scotland, Ireland, France, and Germany, 
 
 id so far had failed. 
 
 Adelle, (or rather Madmoiselle Viola, as we must for the 
 
 [resent call her,) had been so absorbed in reading her letter, 
 
 lat she had not noticed a gentle knock at her room door, 
 
 itil it had been repeated ; upon hearing which she called out 
 
 Come in," and haatily put away the letter. Two ladies 
 
 mtly opened the door, and the following conversation took 
 
 toe. 
 
 Cousin Bella^ (evidently surprised a Mademoiselle's gentle 
 Ipearance) ** Oh — I beg your pardon. Miss, there must be 
 ^me mistake. I think we have come to the wrong room." 
 \judlle. V. ** Who do you wish to see, ladies ? " 
 Cousin Bella. ** Madmoiselle Viola ; but I fear we are 
 ruding." 
 \Mdlle. V. ** Oh, not at ail, I am Viola." 
 VMrs. McAllister' and Cousin Bella^ (with astonishment,) 
 rhat!" 
 
 Trs. McAllister. ♦' Weel ! weel ! Is it possible that yon 
 itle wee bit lassie is a great singer ! Vye always thought 
 were aye sae stoot," — (aside to Bella.) 
 
m 
 
 TUK LADIB8 BEKEWLBNT AND INDUSTRIAL 
 
 Cousin Bellay (addressing Mademoiselle) "and do you sped 
 Knglish instead of French ? " 
 
 Mdllc, V. ** Yes, I only speak French when in France 
 or travelling on the continent. Pray take a seat, ladies." 
 
 Mrs. McAllister, (looking again at Mdlle. as if to re-ai^surt{ 
 herself, and then aside to Bella.) " I think, deary, there wil 
 be nae use in keepin Janet frae her work, an^ so we bette 
 aend her harae, eh ? " 
 
 Cousin Bella, ** I think so too, especially as she forgo 
 the marmalade. Will you excuse me a moment, Mademou 
 elle, while I send a message by pjy maid." 
 
 And she went off to Janet. Having sent her home, 
 returned, and the two ladies having gained courage to comJ 
 to the point, commenced to explain the object of their visit. 
 
 
8ALLYMAO SOCIETY. 
 
 81 
 
 CHAPTER XII. 
 
 Mrs. McAllister, '* Well, Miss Pinkein, I suppose we may 
 well just tell the leddie what we called to see her aboot." 
 Cousin Jhlla. " Oh, certainly. The fact is. Mademoiselle, 
 
 re have come as deputed by the ladies of one of our most in- 
 luential — ' ' 
 Mrs. McAllister. '' An' largest an* maist respectable so- 
 
 ietics— " 
 Cousin Bella. " In Sallymag, to tell you that having de- 
 
 ided on giving — ' 
 Mrs. McAllister. " A Grand Instrumental and Vo'm Oon- 
 
 5rt, in which the Psalms o' D.avid will not hae a pain — " 
 Cousin Bella. " On Thursday next, (and this is Tuesday,) 
 
 ^e heard that you intend to give a (voncert on next Wedncs- 
 
 ly night ; in which case we fear — " 
 Mrs. McAllister., (quickly.) " That our ain Concert, which 
 
 ^r excellence is no to be surpassed, an' we hae gotten a' the 
 jt singers, will ruin the success o' your ain Concert the 
 ^ht before ; for ye ken what the public is, (espeecially the 
 llymag public.) The people'll aye servo their ain, an' may 
 ye wudna' hae mair than twenty folks go ; an' it wud be 
 an' a peety to disappoint sic a bonnie lassie us yersel' ! 
 there onythin' we could do for ye, deary ? for we canna 
 
 |lp feelin' .sorry for a puir wee thisi^ ::ke ye are aniang stran- 
 rs, an' — Bella, dear, is there nacthing we can do for her ? ** 
 
 |C'o«t;j//t Jidld, (considering.) '* Well, I don't know, let me 
 
 irs 
 
 McAllister. Could we no gie her a share oot of the 
 
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 THE LADIES BENEYOLENT AND INDUSTRIAL 
 
 profits of our ain concert, if we permitted her to sing for tJ 
 Sallymag concert, instead of her ain, deary : " 
 
 Cousin Bella. *• Well, really I don't know whether 
 have room for another solo in the programme, but I will tij 
 what I can do." 
 
 Mdlle. r., (highly amused.) " You are very kind, ladiei 
 but the fact is, I had no idea that Sallymag was so small I 
 place, or I should not have come here at all. I think it quiij 
 probable that my own Concert will not take place at all." 
 
 Mrs. McAllister and Cousin Bella exchanged glances. Tl 
 would never do, they seemed to think. 
 
 Mrs. 3fcAllis(er. " Yes, there's nae doot, Sallymag i<i 
 sma' place, but then we hae a rich community, and we're aij 
 ready for amusement, good singin' espeecially, and maybe 
 wud pay you. Miss, after a* to gie a concert, besides takin | 
 share in our proceeds." 
 
 Mdlle. V. " What share will you give me ? " 
 
 Mrs. McAlli.sfrr, (to Bella.) Aye, what share could 
 aflFord to gie ? Wait a wee, wait a wee Let me see, nj 
 that I come to conseeder, I dinna see that we are able to 
 that; but. 111 tell you what we might do, if you gie vol 
 concert first ; we will tell a' our freends, and I'm sure tluji 
 patronize your concert, and crowd the hall if it were kno^ 
 that ye would just gie us a sang or twa the next night ; aa 
 if our ain concert turned oot a" that we expect, we might uij 
 ye a present, but I wudna like to promise onything mair. 
 it might na be prudent, ye ken." 
 
 Mademoiselle Viola began to see the drift of the ladij 
 policy. As her object was not to make money, (fortunately fj 
 her) Mdlle. foresaw that if she consented to the proposal 
 would at least have a little amusement, if nothing else,- 
 
SALLTMAO SOCIETY 
 
 8JV 
 
 llied, " I think I understand, ladies. If T remain, I shall 
 |at your service for your Concert, which I suppose is for a 
 
 ritv." 
 
 Inusin BoUa. "Yes ; oh, thank you, you are very gener- 
 indeed. I assure you we did not expect it of you. I 
 Iv do not know how to thank you. How would you like 
 
 V 
 
 name announced in the programme ? " 
 {dlh\ V. " Oh, merely state that you have engaged my 
 ^ces for the evening." 
 
 '^vuain Hdla. Well but they won't know you are voluu- 
 ig so kindly ; it will look as if you were to be paid — 
 Ion ine — to sing." 
 
 Xdlb'. V. "What of that? What people think will not 
 le Charity, will it ? " 
 
 timn Bella. " No, but people won't know how generous 
 ire." 
 le. V. " I prefer that they should not, if simply doing 
 is my duty is being generous. f like to do what little 
 1 can for the sake of itself, not for the opinion of tlie 
 I, which I do W'i value ; so we may consider this busi- 
 lettled, I suppose, ladies. Tnder the circumstances, I 
 lot give my own concert, but will sing instead for yours, 
 wish you every success. (Jood morning." 
 |e two ladies retired rather abashed. Mrs. McAllister 
 lied, as soon as she was in the street, '' Aweel! had T 
 |d what a bonnie gudc lassie? she was, T wudn'a hae in- 
 her wi' a' that trickery and cliicanery o' mine the noo !" 
 
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 . I 
 
 II 
 
 CHAPTER XVIIT. 
 
 The long looked for day had afc last arrived. Sallymj 
 was in great commotion ; Mademoiselle Viola de Valois thJ 
 great Prima Donna was to sing at the concert that nigM 
 Opera cloaks, opera glasses, kid gloves, bnoquets, &c., weJ 
 in the ascendant, and poor Mr. Blotting, the stationer ani 
 bookseller, who had the plan of the seats, and sold the tickej 
 was fairly beside himself. A full dress concert at five shillinj 
 a ticket, with a real Prima Donna of celebrity had never befj 
 heard of before in the quiet little town of Sallymag, and 
 this was the first time there had been a plan of reserved sn\{ 
 some of the people seemed to think it necessary to give pn 
 Mr. Blotting as much trouble as possible, by changint]; [l\ 
 seats chosen, at least six or eight times. First, Miss So an 
 
 so would like that seat, near to the W 's seats, witlu 
 
 eye to a probable tete-a-tete, during the concert, with youa 
 
 Capt. W , who was home on asix-week.s leave of absem^ 
 
 He was such a dear fellow, and besides his pay, had six lini 
 
 dred a year. Then, the G 's would like those seats ! 
 
 hind the Mayor's seats, because an occasional appeal to til 
 Mayor concerning the music, would be sure to bo seen by til 
 entire audience, and show the public that they were on ti 
 most intimate terms with the Mayor of Shrewsbury, who 
 
 promised to attend. Then the R 's would like tlio 
 
 seats near the platform, so that they could hear the worj 
 better. Vain delusive hope! As if anybody in their sonsj 
 would ever expect to hear what an operatic singer says inl 
 vocal perambulations Why the thing's absurd ; esperu 
 
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 \e aings in Knglish ; for if she takes an airj flight of ei^ht 
 
 |<«n bars oh " brca * .._.- _/' and finally 
 
 Its on " king," how is she going to convey to you, except 
 lifting her eyebrows up and down, and placing both hands 
 [her left side with perceptible jerks and sways of her entire 
 »e from right to left, that her heart is breaking! 
 <ator in the day, it was made known that the Mayar was 
 
 going to the Conowt after al'l ; so the sealis were alll 
 iged again, and in return for his immense trouble, poor 
 
 Plotting had the extreme privilege of paying for his own 
 [ets ; besides being subject to the usual remarks, that '*Mr. 
 ^tting really did not understand his business ;" and that he 
 
 " very disobliging," when he refused to change the seats 
 re than six times. 
 
 wanted now but one hour to the appointed time of the 
 leort. 
 
 Itrangc to say, as soon as it was known that Mademoiselle 
 |lu was to sing, the whole of the musical rebels had re- 
 led to their allegiance, and insisted on singing almost 
 
 rtliing that had at first been condenmed ! All the ani- 
 lity between the St. Ann's and St. James's choirs, had mir- 
 [ously given place to the most aflfectionate demonstration 
 
 icndship. It seemed as if two hostile nations had be- 
 allied armies to defeat a common foe ; for they looked 
 
 tlie Prima Donna as (juite an intruder, to prove which. 
 
 settled amongst themselves that the public would be quite 
 
 led with one solo from her during the entire evening, 
 the amateurs were to give the other twenty-eight pieces 
 
 led. 
 
 le two presidents of the several societies had been induced 
 
 ^tlulraw their valuable services by Cousin Bella, who be- 
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 gan to see the impossibility of allowing them the time ( a .1 
 required for an address ; so that the extra platform she hadbi; 
 placed in front of the old one, to accommodate the two s. 
 cieties, had to be taken down again, the expense of fittit.-] 
 up, and unfitting of which cost just three pounds, fiftcej 
 shillings. 
 
 Everything at the different houses where the singers werJ 
 each preparing for the Concert, was in the most sublime cfnj 
 fusion. A peep into one or two of them will not be out 
 place. We will call on Mrs. Smith first. 
 
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 CHAPTER XIX. 
 
 SCENE AT MRS. SMITH 8. 
 
 Jemima. *' Marama, I thay ; Ma-a-a, (calling at the top 
 
 hor voice,) " have you theen my thatin thoeth anywhere. 
 |h, <lear, I declare if I have to th cream in thith way, I than't 
 
 able to thing a note. Bridget, Dora ! *' 
 
 Mrs. Smith. " Good gracious, child, what on earth are 
 [u making such a noise about, what is it ?" 
 ] J*' mi ma. '* Why, my black thatin thoeth, ma, where are 
 
 y?" 
 
 )Irs. Smith. I don't know, my dear. Gome, you better 
 \\r.G haste, the carriage is now at the door. Why, I declare 
 arc not half dressed." 
 
 frmima. " Can't help it, ma, I can't find my thoeth," — 
 out goes everything out of her drawer into the middle of 
 floor, and over tumbles a bottle of Roland's Macassar hair 
 [otF the top witli the jerk, and down trickles the oil all over 
 front of . I emima's new blue glace silk, which cost three 
 icas for the occasion ! 
 
 hinima. " Oh dear I Oh dear! there now ; thereth my 
 (Ireth all thpoilt. 
 
 \rs. Smith, "You stupid child, — now wliat's to be done ; 
 are you not more careful, why could you not see what 
 are doing. I never saw such a careless girl. Of course 
 can't go at all, now. Here, Dora, come hero, for good- 
 sake, and see what's to be done. Dear ! dear ! ?4ad her 
 muslin is not clean ; what is to be done ? Dora, we must 
 
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 run a tuck in one of your dresses for her. You stupid gip| 
 I've a great mind to give you a good shaking." 
 
 Jcmimay (crying.) *' But what am — I — to — do — for— m 
 tho-o-eth ? »' 
 
 3Ir8. Smith. "Hang your shoes ! " 
 
 Jemima^ (still crying.) *' But the Conthert can*t pothil!| 
 take plathe, Ma, if I can't find my thoeth ! " 
 
 Mrs. Smith. *' Nonsense ! go in your boots.** 
 
 Jemima^ ** Tho I can." 
 
 Ncdy (calling.) "• Mother, mother — Dora — Bridget, hen 
 why "the deuce don't some of you put buttons on my ? — 
 
 Paterfamilias Smithy (calling), *' Mary, my dear, !ui 
 you seen my white cravat I put on the table just now r 
 declare we shall be late for the concert." 
 
 Bridget^ (calling up the stairs.) "If ye plaze, nia'a 
 there's a man eomed to see if Miss Jemima is going to 
 to-night; for the singers is all waitin', and sure, there's a p 
 of folks as can't get in at all at all, and he says there s a 
 got in free, more power to thim, for, bedad, its myself wiij 
 the like, if I had the chance. Are ye comin', miss; sure ;; 
 past eight.' 
 
 SCLNE AT SQl IRE PINKKM S, 
 
 Sf/uirc Vinkem. " Hang that bell and all concerts wi| 
 tho house is turned upside down ; I'd invite fifty of our eoiiij 
 men, hunters, hounds and all in to dinner, and have Icffs 
 al)Out it, and I'll be hanged if the music of a well-trained pil 
 wouldn't be more acceptable to the audience, than the yelp| 
 they will hear to-night. Now what's the matter ? " 
 
 Enter Mr. JiUte, in great haste. 
 
 Mr. Luff. " Ah, I beg your pardon, sir, but I wish toj 
 
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 [iss Pinkem ; the fact is, she has forgotten to appoint a per- 
 
 )n to take the money, and in consequence, at least a hundred 
 
 }ople have got in free ! " 
 
 Squire P. " Then turn them out again, or let everybody 
 on the same terms ; anything, rather than turn my house 
 
 Ito an agency office for public concerts ; I'd sooner see it 
 rned into a kennel, at once. The fact is, you've nearly 
 
 knted my poor Bella to death amongst you ; I would sooner 
 
 le her turn whipper-in, or trainer, than managing man at 
 
 Mother concert, and be to it ! " 
 
 \j\[r. Lute. " But, my dear sir, what's to become of the 
 joert if Miss Bella deserts us at the last moment ? " 
 
 \tiquire P. " Send for me, my dear sir, if the music goes 
 )ng, and I'll give them a ' view hullo,' that shall gladden 
 jir hearts more than all your ' Sad sea waves ' and ' Bay of 
 leays' put together." Exit Mr. Lute suddenly. 
 
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 CHAPTER XX. 
 
 THE CONCERT. 
 
 The auJiencc was now assembled, and the room quite full 
 To be sure, over a hundred people hud got in free, but tha; 
 could not be helped ; and now l^elhi was in groat glee at tiitl 
 probable success of the concert, for she had now arrived ami 
 so had all the singers. To be sure, it was half an hour j).!?; 
 the hour at which the concert was advertised to comniciKtl 
 but that could not be helped. The addition of MadenioisillcJ 
 selection to the progruninie, together with the sudden rctiinl 
 of the elonesc:-) and IMiilipscs, had of course rendered the l;i«;l 
 programmes printi;d quite useless, so there were no prol 
 grannnes, that is, no correct ones, but that could not be helped 
 
 The plan of seats appeared to be in a grand state of con 
 fusion ; nobody got their seats according to the numbers oi 
 their tickets, and on examination, it was found that the hiirlnv 
 number on the plan ha<l been 1.50, while the seats in the r^ 
 were numbered up to 2.'U), and in some cases two tieketti wcril 
 numbered with the same figures, which would entitle twu ]m\ 
 sons to one ^eat, and left no alternative that would be at 
 practicable, under the circumstances ; but that could not 
 helped. 
 
 "Come now," said Cousin Bella, " I am sure it must 
 time to begin ; what is first on the programme ? let's seJ 
 — where is the programme ? " 
 
 Mr. Lute reminded her that there were no correct pn^ 
 grammes ; and it was finally agreed, while the audience n 
 
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 retting imputient, that Mr. Birchby, the schoolmaster, should 
 five out the selections. 
 
 Xu. 1, decided on as the opening piece, being a Solo, 
 jviTvbody thought it neces.^ary to go out on the platform 
 tiul arrange themselves on the chairs, round it. 'There 
 rould have been some excuse for this, had there been no re- 
 bring room, but there was one, and because there was one, 
 K* performers seemed to think it was only to be used to hold 
 ,jug of cold water for the use of the singers. 
 
 Mr. Birchby not having concluded his duties as usher, had 
 
 (|uested a young man to do duty for him on the phitform 
 11 he could attend himself; and that young man came for- 
 rard and informed the audience that " Tlie Henglishman " 
 \o\i\d commence the programme ; and after everybody had 
 
 ;cu informed that 
 
 "Tis a ylorions diartcr, deny it ulio can, 
 
 Tliat's breatlR'd in llu' words. • I'm an Kji.i;lishiiian,"' 
 
 Xo. 2 (quite new) told them in chorus what they were no 
 nibt very glad to hear, (for the first time of course,) that there 
 IS " a good time coming," if in the consoling words of Mr. 
 «sel, they would but '' wait a little longer." 
 After this, Mr. Birchby having seen the ladies comfortably 
 •kc'd in their several places, jumped up on the platform 
 the most sprightly manner, and having concluded a some- 
 lat lengthy though " mezza voce" conversation with Miss 
 mima Smith, came forward in a very pompous style, and 
 lounced No. iJ, informing the audience that the young lady 
 )uld favor them with the song of " Jjittle Bobby." 
 '* Good graciouth, Mr. Birchby," whispered poor Jemima, 
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 whispered again ; after which he went forward again, smiling, 
 as if to convey the idea that Miss Smith was very stupid ; and! 
 then said that Miss Smith would sing " Little Bobum Linkum" 
 and *' Somebody's coming." 
 
 " No ! no ! no ! " again called out Jemima ; adding, almost 
 loud enough for the audience to hear, *' I didn't mean to thingl 
 both the thongs now, Mr. Birchby; I only meant I would 
 thing * Thomebody's coming' if they wanted me to thing the 
 other thong twithe." 
 
 Mr. Birchby then led her to the piano, and told her to bcl 
 sure and do her best, and not to be afraid of the great Star, 
 Mademoiselle Viola. 
 
 Poor child ! In the novelty of the whole thing, she liadl 
 even forgotten all the injunctions laid upon her by her motherl 
 and sister, and was not at all nervous ; but now, in a momentl 
 she stood trembling from head to foot. Medemoiselle havin?| 
 remained in the side room, she had forgotten the great *' Star. I 
 till 'thus cruelly reminded of her presence just as she vraj 
 going to sing. In a moment her throat became dry, herl 
 tongue seemed to stick to the roof of her mouth each time shel 
 tried to commenje, her knees trembled perceptibly as she saJ 
 down ; and when her poor little hands seemed stubbornly toj 
 refuse to play, her mute look of despair at every one on tliJ 
 platform, which seemed to implore some one to take hei| 
 away, was really painful to witness. 
 
 In another moment she would have fainted, when suddenlij 
 Mademoiselle Viola walked up to the platform with a glass 
 water, handed it to the poor child, and said, encouraginglj] 
 " here, darling, moisten your lips ; you will soon be all right] 
 Then turning round to the people, said in the sweetest voiod 
 *' the young lady is a little overcome by the heat of the roomj 
 
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 she will be better directly ; " and then pressing and rubbing, 
 
 [unseen by the audience, the poor little cold clammy fingers, said, 
 
 [*' don't be afraid, dear child ; come, I'll play the accorapani- 
 
 pnent for you — I know the song. Trust to me and I'll get 
 
 ^ou along nicely." 
 
 The effect on the audience of this little scene was extraor- 
 )rdinary; still more so on Jemima. She began to laugh, as 
 foon as she had sufficiently recovered herself, and sang her 
 long as she had never sung in her life ; for, so judiciously 
 lad Adelle blended her voice with hers in unison, that she 
 jept her in perfect tune throughout. When the two retired 
 rom the platform they were literally cheered. 
 When No. 10 in the programme came, and Adelle returned 
 sing her only solo, the enthusiasm which greeted her ap- 
 pearance can scarcely be described. At length the applause 
 ibsided, and Mr. Birchby, placing his two thumbs in the 
 rm-hole of his white waistcoat, (a favorite position of his 
 Ihen he felt he was about to say something of importance) 
 |alked forward and informed the people that the lady was 
 )ing to sing them *' A Virgin glad with Creation." 
 An audible titter amongst the musicians caused him to turn 
 Ifund, when he caught sight of Mademoiselle Viola, the great 
 ^ar, laughing immoderately. This, of course, set the audi- 
 mce laughing, and when, having received the copy of the 
 ig from Adelle, he read from the title-page, " * With Ver- 
 ^re Clad,' from the ' Creation,' '' a perfect roar of laughter 
 ^s the result, as soon as his mistake was observed ; at which, 
 r. Birchby gave a withering look at the lady in question, as 
 it was entirely her fault, and indignantly retired. 
 Adelle was of course vociferously applauded. She retire(i 
 her Hotel as soon as her solo was concluded. 
 
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 To enumerate the whole of the twenty-eight pieces woiilJ 
 be impossible ; so, suffice it that it was now after eleveil 
 o'clock, and there was yet Mr. Lute's " Bay," " All's well," 
 by the Brothers Jones, '* What are the wild waves say — hajl 
 — ing,'' by the Misses Phillips and Jones, and '* When thjl 
 bosom heaves a sigh," by Mr. and Miss Amanda Phillips; 
 and, to use the words of the latter duet, the audience seemedl 
 likely to be kept in the Hall, 
 
 '* Ti-i-i-i-iil the su-u-u-u-n be-eams ge-e-e-e-nial ra-ay, 
 Cha-a-a-a-a-a-a-ase the heavy dew a-wa-hay." 
 
 The audience began to show unmistakable signs of weari- 
 ness, and by degrees began to grow gradually and beautifulljl 
 less, until just before Mr. Lute's song was to come off, notl 
 more than twenty or thirty persons were left in the room, and] 
 amongst those there were no ladies. 
 
 Mr. Lute had requested that his song should not be placedl 
 too early in the programme, as he was generally, as he said. 
 in best voice about ten o'clock. At last, while he was sugJ 
 gesting that it was time he sang his song, some one went oii| 
 and took his place. This occurred several times, till at las 
 he began to think there was a regular league against liimi 
 
 At last, when he was permitted by the Jones* and Philip 
 faction to go on, he threw his head back — drew himself uii 
 with much dignity — took a roll of music in one hand — placi'j 
 the thumb of his right hand in the third button-hole of liii 
 waistcoat — cleared his throat — and went on. He waited foi 
 a reception ; instead of which, some mischief-loving hi 
 (perhaps our young friend Ned) exclaimed, "go on, old fellow'] 
 
 Mr. Henry Lute then addressed the audience. ** Heml 
 ladies and — that is, gentlemen, (since I see the ladies have re- 
 
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 Jired,") — and he gave a sneering glance at the empty benches^ 
 I do not address myself to those who are present, but to^ 
 lose persons who have shown the bad taste to retire before 
 10 conclusion of the programme. I have been associated for 
 le last twenty years with musical amateurs, but I must say, 
 idies — that is gentlemen — that never, in the whole course of 
 ly musical career, have I been treated with the marked dis- 
 jspect which has characterized this whole evening's proceed- 
 
 }f 
 
 Igs 
 
 " Hear ! hear ! hear ! " exclaimed the same voice. 
 " You are aware, gentlemen, that though it is now going on 
 twelve o'clock, my 'Bay of Biscay ' has not been given 
 t!" 
 
 (Cries of " hear ! hear ! hear! out with it, old fellow; let's 
 ve it now.") 
 
 " I regret, gentlemen, that as far as I am concerned, the 
 
 gramme must remain unfinished, and I assure you,gentle- 
 
 ^n, it is with the most profound and heartfelt regret that 
 
 self-respect obliges me thus for the first time in my life, 
 
 disappoint the British public ! " 
 
 lExit Mr. Lute amid shouts of " what's the price of biscuits, 
 boy," (ah ! cruel allusion to his vocation : he kept a con- 
 ioner's shop) ; " one a penny, two a penny, hot cross 
 8," &c. ; and it was not until Mr. Banghard struck up God 
 e the Queen, that the few gentlemen comprising all that 
 left of the audience could be quieted. At last they re- 
 d singing the Chorus. 
 
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 CHAPTER XXI. 
 
 
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 The audience dispersed, and some of the ladies of the 
 Society having entered the ladies' retiring room, all now] 
 crowded round Cousin Bella, to congratulate her on the suc- 
 cess of the Concert. 
 
 *' Well dear, said Mrs. Smith, *' I am very glad to be able! 
 to .congratulate you ; for do you know, Bella, at one time I 
 never thought you would be able to manage the Concert at 
 all; and poor Jemima too came very near breaking down. l| 
 suppose you have made fully £50, dear, over the expenses." 
 
 Cousin Alfred. "Well, I don't know; you see, there I 
 were considerably over a hundred persons got in free, before 
 a person had been appointed to take the money. I don't 
 think you will clear much over £40, Miss Pinkem, but even 
 that is very good ; and you would have made much more, had] 
 the room been larger." 
 
 Cousin Bella. *' Oh, indeed, 1 am quite satisfied with tliel 
 result ; I am really very sorry, Mr. Lute, that your song was! 
 crowded out, but I assure you I was in such confusion the| 
 whole evening, I scarcely knew what was going on." 
 
 Mrs. McAllister. " If I wudna be conseedered o'er meddlej 
 9om«, ladies, I wud propose thrt ye suld endeevour tol 
 ascertain wi'oot ony delay how much siller has been taken ^ 
 the door.'' 
 
 Cousin Alfred. " By all means. Where's the ticket| 
 taker?" 
 
 Dobbins. Here, Sir.'* 
 
 Cousin Alfred. " Oh they got you, did they, Dobbinsj 
 
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 isfied with thel 
 
 re*s the tickeJ 
 
 that's right, you're an honest lad, I know. Well, are those 
 all the tickets you took ? " 
 
 Dohhins. " Yes sir. There were very few tickets taken 
 at the door — only these 45, sold by Mr. Blotting. It was 
 [mostly money as was took, sir." 
 
 Cousin Alfred. " That's all right. Fetch it out'* 
 
 Vohbins, '• Fetch what out, sir ? *' 
 
 Cousin Alfred. " Why the money, to be sure." 
 
 Dohhins. *' Oh, but I didn't take the money, sir; I only 
 Itook the tickets." 
 
 Cousin Bella. " Well, how much was there in, Dobbins ? " 
 
 Dohhins. '* I'm sure I don't know. Miss ; but I suppose 
 rou can tell by counting the tickets and the money." 
 
 Cousin Alfred. " Of course we can. Come, let's count 
 ^he tickets and the money by all means." Everybody looked 
 round. 
 
 " Well," said Cousin Bella, " where is the money ? " 
 
 Dohhins. *• I suppose the money taker has it. Miss." 
 
 Cousin Alfred. " Undoubtedly. Where is he ? '^ 
 
 Dohhins. *' I don't know. Sir." 
 
 Cousin Alfred. " Then as a matter of course you can't 
 i\\ us ; but somebody must know ; I suppose you appointed 
 )me tmstworthy person. Miss Pinkem, eh ?" 
 
 Cousin Bella, (confusedly). " Well, the fact is, I thought 
 )me of you gentlemen would look after that for me." 
 
 Mr. H. Lute. " How could we ? as you were managing the 
 Ihole Crncert, we did not like to interfere in anything, as 
 |e thought you would like to appoint your own officers." 
 
 Cousin Bella. " Oh that's nonsense. I did not mean le 
 nve anything to do with that part of it/ 
 
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 " Indeed, Miss ! " mysteriously exclaimed Dobbins ; " tlienl 
 it's my opinion that all ain't right, Miss." 
 
 ** Dear me ! " exclaimed Bella, *' I wish he'd come." 
 
 '* Who come," said Mr. Lute. 
 
 Cousin Bella. " Why, the man who took the money." 
 
 Dohhins. " Well, Miss, if I may make so bold, I has injl 
 doubts about his comin'." 
 
 Cousin Bella. *' Oh ! coming to-night, Well, we shall] 
 only have to wait until to-morrow, that's all." 
 
 Dohhins. " No, Miss, I has my doubts about his ever! 
 
 comin'." 
 
 castl 
 
 ** What ! " exclaimed everybody, much in the same stereo- 
 typed manner in which the dramatis personae in a moderii 
 play exclaim " Ah !" and "What do I hear ! '* when that 
 part of the play has arrived, which sets their minds, one's own 
 mind, and everybodies' mind at rest, for the 20th time, as to 
 who it was that perpetrated the "terrible and diabolical 
 deed," or' who it is that turns out to be grand aunt to his om\ 
 wife's husband's chee-i\d ! 
 
 " Well, miss," nervously stammered out poor Dobbins, as] 
 he twisted his cap round and round, " I don't wish to 
 any aspirations on the party as took the money, but it's m 
 opinion. Miss, as them as took it means to keep it ; for justl 
 afore I went into that ere ticket box, I seen a party as I didn't| 
 much like the looks on, place himself at the door of the stairs, 
 and a shoutin' to the people as went in, ' Pay here, ladie 
 and gents ; ' and knowin' he wasn't the sort of chap Fd t: 
 my cotton umbrella with, I went right up and axed who se: 
 him to take the money, and he turned reglar crusty, am 
 told me to mind my * optics,' and my own business, for tb 
 you had placed him there, Miss, to take the monj^y." 
 
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 Here Mrs. McAllister exclaimed, " Eh ! " ma conscience* 
 
 Ke're just a' daft th<3gither ! Yon siller's a' gane, to a certainty, 
 
 Ian' yell see nao mair o' it ! Did I no ken better, I should 
 
 just think yon skeerlin', smock-faced jock-a-dandy, Meester 
 
 Iphillips, might hae seen to the siller himsel', but I ken varry 
 
 jee\ he could do naethin' ava, for I could see plainly he had a 
 
 hap in his ee ! " Mrs. McAllister was determined to abuse 
 
 some one, so, as Mr. Phillips had long since retired, it was 
 
 lome consolation to be able to abuse him. 
 
 Poor Bella gave an awful groan, and fell into the nearest 
 jhair ; while Dobbins continued, " I knowed he was a suspi- 
 jious character, Miss ; and, once or twice, I thought I'd go 
 see you. Miss, but I could not leave my post ; and so I 
 lought I'd keep my eye, or ' optics,' as he called them, on 
 16 door going out; but the crush was so great when the 
 )lks began to go out that I couldn't tell whether he went out 
 not, Miss.'' 
 
 " What was his name ? " said Eudora. 
 " Joe Ridley, Miss." 
 
 " Any relation to Bob Ridley r " here asked Ned Smith ; 
 which Bella started up in a fury. " I think it very unfeel- 
 of you, Ned," she said, "when we are in such a state of 
 ;ht, to indulge in any of your chaff. You had far better 
 and discover where the man Ridley is to be found.'' 
 I" Don't you wish you may get it," he replied. *' For my 
 ft, I think the whole thing is the jollies tlark I ever heard 
 I can only tell you that Joe Ridley was had up only six 
 bths ago for stealing Farmer Hodge's three sheep ! Why, 
 the greatest thief in Sallymag ! How did you come to 
 )oint him ? " 
 [' I didn't^ppoint anybody," replied Cousin Bella. 
 

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 **Ha! I see," said Ned; "he saw that the people were 
 getting in free, and very considerately appointed himself to 
 take the money and bolt with it! Well done. Cousin Bella, | 
 I congratulate you on your Concert ; what a blessed mud- 
 dle you have all made of it, by Jove ! It's the jolliest lark I 
 Ha ! ha ! why, it's better than the old Base Buffer ! " 
 
 It was all too true. Mr. Joseph Ridley, of sheepstealing I 
 notoriety, discovering that his purse required replenishing, 
 happened to be lounging round the door when the Concert 
 was to commence, and seeing that a money-taker had been 
 forgotten, came to the conclusion that he would follow the 
 advice of lago, and put money in his purse, with which he 
 decamped at about half past nine o'clock, and had galloped 
 
 away to B , where trains were continually leaving 
 
 at all hours of the night and day ! The next day of course 
 the police were at work trying to find Mr. Joseph. Bum 
 though the search continued for many months, Mr. Joseph] 
 was never found. 
 
 The whole affair was a standing joke against poor Bella.l 
 who invariably replied, goodnaturedly, " ah well — never mind 
 we should have made £50 by it, if that horrid man had not] 
 run away with the proceeds. But there ! I'll never get upl 
 another concert as long as I live ; for I actually lost four or| 
 five pounds out of my own pocket by it, besides all my exer| 
 tion, and the ladies of the Society actually attribute the breakj 
 ing up of the Society to my mismanagement of that Concert."! 
 
 It was true. The Society had broken up, and was a thingl 
 of the past, and in alluding to it afterwards, Mrs. Dr. Mud- 
 dlewig was heard to exclaim — *' I always thought our Societjl 
 would go to smash, for the ladies as I used to tell them never! 
 remembered that ' as if a thorn should stick in your thumb! 
 
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 By L. S. 
 
 In publishing the following account, which was originally 
 (written in Canada for the Toronto ** Leader," but never appeared, 
 I (as the writer was prevented by sudden illness tVom finishing it,) 
 
 have thought it best to condense the original account, wishing 
 lo save his friends the pain of knowing all he suffered. I have 
 ilso to explain an abrupt breaking off towards the conclusion. In 
 the year 1864, a friend of the Writer told him he had received a 
 30ok written on the American War, which he would like him to 
 gee, as he would be able to judge — having been engaged in it — 
 
 whether the account of some particular battle waj» a faithful 
 )ne or not : for this purpose he took his friend six pages of 
 lis own manuscript to compare with the other account, and it 
 
 ras not until after I had advertised the publication of the follow- 
 ing short sketch, that I discovered the six pages had not been 
 returned. 
 
 I have added a few marginal extracts throughout, taken from 
 r. T. Headley's *' History of the Civil War in the U. S.," and 
 from Mr. Pollard's " Southern History of the War," also from 
 
 new English work, entitled, " The Operations of War," by 
 
 iieut. Colonel Brace Hamley, Royal Artillery, Knight of the 
 region of Honour, &c. 
 
 
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 'o the Editor of the Toronto Leader; 
 
 Mr. Editor ; 
 
 Dear Sir ; 
 
 Since my return from an eighteen months' Campaign in- 
 |ihe Confederate service, I have been asked to publish an ac- 
 count of it ; but I regret that my health, being much impaired, 
 rill not permit me just now to give more than a brief sketch 
 
 irough the columns of your journal, (if in doing so I am not 
 itruding on your valuable space ;) and at some future time I 
 rust to be able to give a more detailed and interesting account. 
 It will not be necessary to descant on either the cause or 
 ^ffect of the present sad rebellion ; all that need be said on 
 
 le subject has already been said and written by politicians 
 Jnd those taking a lively interest in the cause on both sides ; 
 
 will only give my own humble opinion, that as far as I have 
 ieen able to judge, residing as I was in a very central part of 
 
 le States when the war commenced, the question of *' Slavery" 
 |as had nothing whatever to do with the unfortunate outbreak, 
 
 Ithough it has been very generally believed to have been the 
 
 )le cause of it.* 
 
 I* In alluBion to the osuso of the Rebellion, Mr. J. T. Headley Bays in hi» 
 Veface, " Like all civil wars in Republics, ii; sprung fl*om a faction who> 
 tkught only political power;" and on the same page, in contradicting the 
 
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 Before entering further into the account of my recent Cain| 
 paign, I feel it my duty as a British subject and soldier, (for. 
 merly of Her Majesty's Service) clearly to prove that circum- 
 stances obliged me to volunteer in a cause which in all probabilitil 
 I should have espoused on the Federal side, had I been residing 
 in the North at the time of the outbreak. I was residing cer- 
 tainly in a very central place, (St. Louis, Mo.) but T had beeni 
 •oifered an appointment in Memphis, Tenn., and after arriving 
 there — running the blockade — found it impossible to return 
 t)r to communicate with my friends, either in Canada or in 
 the North. The '* appointment" turning out a myth, I hadi 
 no alternative but to join the Confederate Array. Had I been 
 similarly situated in the North, it is quite probable I should | 
 have joined the Federal Army. 
 
 For some two years and a half before the breaking out ofl 
 the War, I had been residing principally in the South and 
 Southwest ; and in July, 1861, being unable to return to St. 
 Louis, or remain in Memphis, I joined one of the best liegil 
 ments in the Confederate service, the 1st Regiment of Misl 
 souri Volunteers. A braver, more soldierly, and well-discil 
 plined body of men I have not seen in the Confederatel 
 service, although as a hastily organized Corps, they laboured! 
 under many difficulties, regarding drill, outfit, arms, &c.* 
 
 ■assertion that Slavery had anytliing to do with it. ho says, " Slavery wmI 
 used as a means to an end, a bugbear to frighten the timid into obediencej 
 and a rallying cry for the ignorant, deluded masses. ****** Xhel 
 great moving cause was the desire of power, Slavery the platform on wbicli| 
 they" (the politicians) " worked their diabolical machinery."— i. S. 
 
 * In allusion to the troops engaged at the battle of Shiloh, Mr. Poll«nl| 
 says in his account of it, " the behaviour of these troops has given us addil 
 tional reason for the pride so justly felt in Southern arms, and Soutbenj 
 prowess. * * * * Battles are won, by each soldier feeling that the dajl 
 depends upon his own individaal efforts, and on the field of Shiloh, this 8pirii| 
 was displayed."— X. S. 
 
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 109 
 
 I must go back, however, to a few weeks prior to my visit 
 [to Memphis, from which I was not destined to return till 
 eighteen months later. Early in the summer of 1861, in St. 
 Louis, people were scarcely aware that the Rebellion had al- 
 ready gained ground ; in fact, the City appeared to be the 
 scene of unusual gaiety. There were picnics, parties, axcur- 
 gions, processions, &c.; and^ indeed, tip to the very ** Camp 
 Tackson " tragedy, those who were not absolute politicians, 
 3r who did not read the papers, scarcely knew how serious 
 latters were really becoming. Many persons seemed to 
 Ihink it only a little misunderstanding, which would soon blow 
 
 )ver. 
 
 This perfect callousness as to what was going on continued 
 ip to the day of the Camp Jackson Riot. The sons of the 
 
 Celebrated pistol shot. Captain P 1, with whose family we 
 
 ?ere most intimate, had invited their family^ circle, with my 
 
 Fife and myself, to join them that afternoon ; in fact, a num- 
 
 of ladies were asked to the camps of their different 
 
 riends, where on this particular day they wei^ invited to take 
 
 carap dinner. It was a lovely day, and wc were preparing 
 
 go, M'hen some event happened to prevent our doing so. 
 
 |l^hile we were even still contemplating the probabilty of 
 
 )ing later in the day, we heard the most frightful screams 
 
 The New York Times, (says Mr. Pollard) suggested that the people should 
 
 ^t fall into the error of mistaking a local commolion for a revolution; 
 
 ^(l I remember, while we were travelling through Louisiana and Missouri 
 April, hearing a politician, at the public dinner table at the hotel in a small 
 
 [wn called Mexico, say, " Well, gentlemen, there appears to bo a great 
 iss about this Union and Sccesh business ;— but hold on—* Secesh ' is only 
 spoilt and petted child, that thinks he knows better what's good for him 
 vn his parents; but alter a whipping or two, will bo very glad to cry out, 
 
 fery sorry; won't do so any more; 'kiss and be friends fashion;' eh, 
 Ulemen ?"—/,. S. 
 
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 in the street, though at first in the distance. By degrees the 
 distant buzzing became louder and more distinct, till we soon 
 distinguished that the sounds of distress came principally from 
 women and children. Before many minutes, the street was 
 crowded with women rushing about bare-headed. Even 
 handsomely dressed ladies had run out of their houses, and 
 were asking, *' Have they taken the visitors also ? " As soon 
 as I heard that Lyon had unexpectedly surrounded Camp 
 Jackson, and taken the whole of the troops stationed there by 
 Jackson and Price, I hastened off to sec if I could be of any 
 
 use to Captain P I's sons. I learned that one was taken 
 
 prisoner, and the other had made his escape. 
 
 It seems that the enraged mob became so infuriated, that 
 they pelted some of the troops with stones and bricks, and 
 gradually the soldiers retaliated, and fired indiscriminately on 
 the crowd, shooting women and children down. Amongst 
 the visitors killed was a poor girl of fourteen years of age — 
 the only daughter of a Naval Officer. Her body was found 
 literally bayonetted to a post. An immense number of peo- 
 ple were killed, and the next day, as the troops were passing 
 one of the large churches, a little boy of nine or ten was 
 standing on the steps, playing with a pop-gun, which he levelled 
 at the troops as they passed, saying, " I'll shoot ! look out !" 
 and immediately a man from the ranks took deliberate aim 
 at the child — fired — and the boy rolled down the steps, dead ! 
 
 It is on^'y just, however, to state that the man who fired 
 said he thought tlie child had got hold of a loaded pistol, and 
 that he only acted in self defence. I believe the man was 
 punished by order of tlie (Tovernment authorities. Many 
 people thought that there was some excuse for the man, 
 as the troops were so hated by the populace, that they 
 
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 liad been repeatedly fired on, even by women, from open win- 
 dows. 
 
 Not long after this, the city was placed nnder martial law, 
 and a gloom, such as accompanies a plague or epidemic, 
 seemed to spread over the usually gay and brilliant City.* 
 Sliots were heard in the dead of night; and, sometimes, if a 
 shot was heard after d?irk, people would say, quite coolly, 
 * There goes another Dutchman." A thankful office, truly, 
 to risk one's life in a foreign cause, (as the Germans nobly 
 did) and receive nothing but abuse and insult in return ! Per- 
 haps it was well for the City that the troops were composed 
 principally of " Dutchmen," for probably the patient endur- 
 ance of these men, as they marched through the streets, hoot- 
 ed and yelled at, together with their seeming indiflFerence to 
 it all, did far more towards softening down the bitterness of 
 feeling on the part of the people, than the excitable fury of 
 enraged American troops would have done. I believe that the 
 
 * In naming the above events, Mr. Pollard writes. — "Tlie riots in St. Louis 
 were tlie inaugurating scenes of tlie revolution in Missouri, on the lOth of 
 3Iay a brigade of Missouri Militia encamped under the law of the State, for 
 organizing and drilling the Militia at Camp Jackson, on the western out- 
 skirts of St. Louis, had been forced to surrender unconditionally, on the de- 
 mand of Capt. (afterwards General) Lyon. In the riots, numbers of citizens 
 had been murdered in cold blood. A reign of terror was established, and 
 the most severe measures were taKcn to keep in subjection the excitement 
 and rage of the people." Tiie Norlliern account of the same riots, is given 
 in Mr. Headley's account of the war, as follows: " In May, Captain Lyon, 
 of tlie regular army, i*efused to obey the order of the Police Commissioners 
 of St. Louis, to remove all the United States troops outside the grounds. 
 Governor Jackson, with Gnnoral Price, took the flold against him, and es- 
 tablished a Camp at Jackson, near the City. Lyon, by a sudden movement, 
 succeeded in surrounding it, and taking the whole force, six hundred and 
 thirty-nine, prisoners. A great mob followed the troops back to the Camp, 
 saluting them with yells and volleys ot stones, one company receiving 
 orders to flre, poured a volley into the crowd, killing twenty and woundin; 
 many more, which caused tho most intense excitement."— L. <S^. 
 
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 wonderful power of endurance of these men saved the City of 
 St. Louis much bloodshed. 
 
 I remember, at this time, hearing the troops marching 
 
 aboi t one entire night ; and the next morning a friend called 
 
 OTi me, and said, " Well, Stevenson, they've seized and taken 
 
 some one worth while now; they were at it all night and 
 
 they've got him safe enough. " Who ? "' I enquired ; when 
 
 he replied, ** the Devil himself I Over at s Printing 
 
 Office. They seized the paper, type, Editor, Devil and all." 
 
 I may here mention, that if I witnessed the cool courage of 
 the troops alluded to, I had also an opportunity afterwards of 
 noticing the — (to use an appropriate Paddyism) — genuine 
 English pluck of the Irish Soldier. If in some cases, a troop was^ 
 getting discouraged, at the prospect of a defeat, it wanted 
 but the rolicking fearless shout of f)ne Irishman, to stimulate 
 and encourage a whole troop. On one occasion, just before 
 a fierce contest with the en«emy, I heard an Irishman shout to 
 the men, " At them, boys ! at them ! for the honour of oW 
 Ireland." The men all burst into a roar of laughter, at 
 the idea of its being for '* Old Ireland,'^ and seemed to rally 
 all at once under the influence of his bravery. Poor fellow ! 
 not long after, I saw him* lying dead with a smile on his face, 
 which seemed to recall vividly his last words. "'^^ 
 
 I must also preface my brief Journal with the remark, that 
 every Englishman, Civilian or Soldier, will understand why 
 
 * Mr. Pollard gives houour whore it is due, fnr he publishes in the second 
 years' account, in the Appendix, (i)age Sll,> contributed by a Prussian 
 Olttcer iu the confederate army, the following:—" The Irish held their posi- 
 tion with a detorminatiou and ferocity, that called forth the admiration of 
 our own Oilicors," and ou page 33.'J, an English Officer in his diary, says, " I 
 tuive always observed that Southern Irishmen make excelleat • Reb'8."^i..5. 
 
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 on each occasion I refused to take command ; the laws of 
 neutrality rendered my doing so out of the question, although 
 I had many opportunities of accepting a prominent and re- 
 sponsible position, had I felt inclined. As a soldier, I will 
 
 not deny that I should have accepted. As an Englishman, 
 
 J could not conscientiously do so. 
 
 After I had joined the llegiment I have named, we remained 
 at Memphis some couple of months, drilling five and six hours 
 a day, and at the end of that time we left for a place called 
 New 3Iadrid.* Our stay there was a very short one ; pro- 
 
 * New Madrid is described in Mr. Headioy's account, as being the scene 
 of the following almost miraculous escape of the Federal (jJunboat Caron* 
 (lelet, while endeavouring to run the gauntlet of the Confederate Batteries. 
 '• Everything being ready, she was cast loose about ten o'clock at night, and 
 started on her perilous voyage. As if on purpose to give success to the under<- 
 taking, by affording more perfect concealment, a terriJlc thunder storm burst 
 over the river and shores at this moment, making the night one of Cimmerian 
 gloom. " Tlie rain came down, not in a pouring shower, but in solid masses 
 of water. * * * * Alter rounding heavily to, with her cumbersome barges, 
 tlic Carondelet put har bow down stream, and steering straight for the 
 Itatleries, disappeared in the gloom. * * * * Suddenly the soot in the chira* 
 iie\ s caught lire, and a blaze live feet higli leaped out from their tops, light 
 ing brightly the upper deck of the vessel and everything around. The word 
 was instantly passed to the engineers to open the Hue caps, when the fla.nes 
 subsided, but not till the Rebels had the fairest opportunity to discover our 
 approach. This was a fearful mishap, lor no signal, even if arranged be» 
 forehand, could more completely disclose our purpose. Those on board 
 expected to hear the drum beat to quarters, and see the signals flash from 
 I battery to battery along the heights ; but, strange to say, the blaze was not 
 seen, either on account of the blinding storm, or its sutlden appearance and 
 disappearance in the darkness so bewildered the guard, that he did not know 
 whether it was near or distant. They were congratulating themselves on 
 their almost miraculous escape, when, as if on purpose to secure their des- 
 truction, the treacherous chimneys caught lire again, and blazed like a flam* 
 ing torch, right in the face of the foe. This time they could not escape 
 detection. Suddenly the report of muskets of the guard broke the stillness. 
 * * * * From shore and bluff, cannon and muskets opened on the devoted 
 i boat. * * * * There was great danger in the pitchy darkness of getting out 
 I of the chaimel, and running aground within range of the enemy's guns, when 
 
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 ceeding thence to Fort Pillow, Columbus, and towards No- 
 vember, encamping at a place called Camp Beauregaurd, 
 Ky., distanced about fifteen miles from Columbus, and some 
 thirty-five or forty miles from Paducah, at which latter place 
 the Federals were in strong force.* This Camp being only 
 one mile and a-half from a small town of the name of Feli- 
 ciana, we had every little variety inthe way of chickens, eggs, 
 &c., which could be got at a very low price ; and as the country 
 people constantly brought waggon load* of provision, we had 
 a very jolly time of it while there. Sometimes, in the middle 
 of the night, the long roll would wake up every man out of a 
 
 their destriK^tion would have been certain. Once, in a longer interval of the 
 flashes ol" lightning, the current had swung the boat so that she was heading 
 straight for shoal water. The next flash, however, revealed the danger, and 
 " Hard aport," fell from the Captains lips as calmly as though thoy were 
 rnnning into a harbour, instead of rushing on ta destruction; and the boat 
 swung back into the channel. * * * * The Captain had taken his vessel close 
 under the enemy^s guns, on purpose to deceive him, and rentier it difficult 
 to depress them, so as to cover his vessel. At length she passed out of 
 range, when the ports were thrown open, and tlie guns run out to lli-e the 
 sign.ils agreed upon, both to notify those .above the Island of their safety, 
 and those at New Madrid, that friends, and not enemies were coming. Tlie 
 dull echoes, as they rolled over the distant fleet, caused clieor after cheer, 
 to go up from the crowded decks, while the sliore at New Madrid fairly 
 rocked, under the wild hurras of the anny, as they saw the gunboat come 
 up unharmed to the wharf. Rushing down, the eoldiers seized the sailors 
 in their arms, and bea' ing them upon their shoulders, carried them up the 
 bank to the nearest hotel "—Z. S. 
 
 * Mr. rollard mentions this fivct r'page 236; in the following words r "A 
 large force of the Federals had been collected at Paducah, at the mouth of 
 the Tennessee River, with a view to ofiensive operations on the river." On 
 page 252, in alluding to this locality, he says : " The work of putting- the Mis- 
 eissipiRiver in a state of complete defence, had been entrusted to General 
 Beauregard. On abandoning Columbus, he had taken a strong position 
 about forty-flve miles below it, at Island No. 10. ♦ ♦ * * The Island was 
 thought to be impregnable. It was flanked on the Missouri side, by an ex- 
 tensive swamp, and on the other side, by a lake ol several miles extent, 
 which rendered it impossible for the enemy to approach it by land."— />. S. 
 
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 comfortable sleep, and we would have to tramp fifteen or 
 twenty miles in the vain hope of meeting the enemy ; but wo 
 were always disappointed, and had our march for nothing. 
 We at last made up our minds that our Regiment would ne- 
 ver get into ciction. 
 
 In spite, however, of this life of inactivity, it was not with- 
 out regret that we received the order to march to Bowling 
 Green, Ky.,* for we -had built comfortable log houses, and 
 were snugly settled, as we thought, for the winter. 
 
 We reached Bowling Green about the 1st of January, and 
 and remained there for a month or over; when, finding that 
 the Federals were advancing on us in an overwhelming force, 
 the evacuation of Bowling Green was ordered ;f and here, I 
 may say, commenced our first hardships of the Campaign, for 
 
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 * Mr. Pollard's accouut corroborates this. On page 235, he says, of this 
 period: '* The unequivocal demonstrations of the Federals for an advance 
 upon Tennessee, through Kentucky, urged the Confederate Government to 
 send all the disposable forces at its command to strengthen the army of tlia 
 South-western Division. Near tlie close of tlie year 18(!1 , the Floyd lirigade, 
 and several regiments belongmg to Tennensee and other Confederate 
 States, were sent from Virginia to Bowling Greeen, in Southern Kentucky, 
 tlie principal strategetic point of the South-Western Army. Thecommana 
 (if that Army was given, a& we have seen, to General Albert Sidney 
 Johnson.''— X. S. 
 
 t In allusion to the above, Mr. Pollard says:— "For some weeks there- 
 after," (alluding to the Confederates having had to fall bi'.ck in the diiectiou 
 of Bowling Green,) "the whole Soutli was excited with reports, to the effect 
 that the Federals were advancing upon Bowlin?' Green, in three columns of 
 '20,000 each. IHit the anticipated success of the . ierals, in two important 
 movements, at other points, within the departni* t of General Jolniston, 
 enabled them to accomplish their object, without an attack on Bowling 
 Green, and forced upon the Confederates the neces-ity of evacuating that 
 post." Mr. Headley also alludes to the above evacuation. He says: 
 • " Could these points," (meaning Fort Donelson and Fort Henry,; " be forced, 
 1 both Bowling Green and Columbus would be effectually tunied, and thoii* 
 cva«;uation become a necessity."—//. -ST. 
 
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 :up to our leaving Bowling Green we had seen the smooth 
 «ide of soldiering. 
 
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 I cannot remember exactly the distance of the entire march, 
 but believe I am right in saying it was over three hundred 
 miles, through all sorts of roads and weather ; sometimes for 
 days we would be marching in mud and water knee deep, 
 and shivering over a camp fire at night. 
 
 However, every hardship was gone through with with the 
 utmost cheerfulness, and yet at the same time the strictest disci- 
 pline was enforced, with of course a constant care and attention 
 to the comforts of the men. Some few, of course, on a march 
 of from fifteen to twenty miles a day, with knapsack, blankets, 
 and forty rounds of ammunition, would break down ; for 
 many, many of the noble fellows had never seen a day's hard- 
 ship in their lives before this Campaign ; but through every- 
 thing, no gloomy face was to be seen. Every one looked 
 bright and happy, and young boys of sixteen or seventeen, 
 who never perhaps before this war had left their homes for a day, 
 
 * Although I havo omitted some twenty lines here, the following allusions 
 to the distress of the troops on different occjioions, taken from Mr. Pollard's 
 account, as occurring about the same time as the above, will supply tlie 
 place of what I have taken out. An ollicer Mr. Pollard mentions says : "We 
 
 reacheil M at night, and while there were threatened with starvation— 
 
 an enemy far more formidable than the one we left beyond the river. Since 
 Saturday night we had had.but an I'.our of sleep, and scarcely a morsel of food. 
 For a whole week we have been marching, under a bare subsistence ; and 
 I have at length approached that point in a soldier's career, when a handful 
 of parched corn may be considered a first-ciass dinner. ♦ * ♦ * The 
 sufferings of the men from the want of the necessaries of life, of clothing, 
 and of repose, have been most intense ; and a more melancholy spectacle 
 than this solemn, hungry, and weary procession, could scarcely be im- 
 jagined "— //. S. 
 
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 seemed to forget (in the stern sense of duty, and in tlie 
 Doble cause for which tliey thought they were fighting) they had 
 I not reached their full -strength ofnianhood ; and tramped on, un- 
 dergoing unheard of hardships and fatigue, as cheerfully as 
 the stoutest men. 
 
 All marches are pretty much the same, there being very 
 I little to vary the monotony ; suffice it to say, that we marched 
 I through Nashville, arriving there the morning after the fall of 
 Fort Donelson.* 
 
 The regiment I was in was chosen to guard the City during 
 Ithe march through of the Confederates, for it was decided, after 
 a Council of War, not to make a stand a^ this place, as the 
 Federals had their gunboats, and we could have done no good 
 [by attempting to hold the City against them.* It was there- 
 fore resolved to burn the bridges that connected Nashville 
 nth the other sid^ of the river. This was done about mid- 
 [night, and was one of- the most beautiful sights (although a 
 lelancholy one) I ever saw. It had to be done, however, to 
 check the advance of the enemy, who had, now that Fort 
 >onelson was taken, nothing to stop him ; and it was there- 
 fore necessary to take this step to gain time for the Confeder- 
 ite Army to fall back from Nashville. 
 
 During our stp.y in this City, we received the greatest hos- 
 )itality ; and there was not a man in the Confederate Army 
 rho did not feel sad at having to leave it. 
 
 * '• The fall of Fort Donelson," says Mr. Pollard, " aevelopeil the crisis 
 1 the West, which had existsd. The evacuation of Bowling Green had 
 |»ecome imperitively necessary, and ordered before and executed while tlie 
 [tattle was being fought at Donelson."— Z. S. 
 
 * In allusion to the guard left at Nashville during its evacuation, Mr. Pol 
 ird says, *' Col. Forest remained in the City about twenty-four hours witl^ 
 
 Inly forty men, after the arrival of the enemy.''—/.. S. 
 
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 From Nashville we marched to Huntsville, where, I neeill 
 not saj, we met with a very warm reception, — the CitizenjI 
 turning out in great numbers : the streets and balconies bein?! 
 literally crowded ; the Bands playing Dixie and the Southenl 
 Marsailleise. Altogether, it was a most exciting scene, anil 
 one that I shall long remember. The ladies showered dowi| 
 bouquets on us in grc^t numbers. One beautiful bunch 
 lowers was thrown to a color-sergeant (a Greorgian, a hand- 
 some dashing fellow, and as brave a man as ever lived) in mjl 
 regiment, with a card attached to it, and these few wordil 
 written on it, (expressing the true feelings of every Southerner,! 
 " We may be exterminated, but subjugated, never." 
 
 But to proceed. Our march, after leaving Huntsville, wa 
 through a great many small towns too numerous to mentloal 
 I will merely say, that we continued on the move till thJ 
 •month of March, when we encamped near a small town callel 
 Boonsville, when we expected to have a fight. 
 
 In this, however, we were doomed to disappointment. To-I 
 •wards the end of March, certain rumours reached us that m 
 should have an opportunity of testing the metal of the FedeJ 
 Tals, and that too, before long. However, this had been tol^ 
 us so often, that we did not place much confidence in it. 
 
 About the second or third of April, however, we receiveJ| 
 orders to march towards Shiloh, which we hailed with grea 
 joy, and on the fourth, I think it was, we commenced aforce^ 
 inarch. It was a most f?itiguing tramp, but every man 
 peared buoyant and in high spirits ; and, after marching twol 
 days, on Sunday the sixth of x\pril, it was evident to \is all| 
 that before many hours we should be in action. 
 
 This was early in the morning of the sixth, and we conl 
 tinued our march, (now distinctly hearing the booming ofl 
 
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 Innon and the distant rattle of musketry,) until about five 
 
 lies from the field of battle, (Shiloh) when we received 
 
 iersto advance at double-quick. This looked like business.,. 
 
 Id, as if by common consent, every man threw away hi» 
 
 brcoat and undercoat, and giving a rousing cheer^ 
 
 rang forward at a steady double-quick. By the way, the^ 
 
 Jthusiasm of a Confederate shout in the field after a victory^ 
 
 on receiving reinforcements, is almost appalling, and seems 
 
 [have a wonderful effect sometimes, on the enemy ; while 
 
 le of the Federals express their enthusiasm, by almost 
 reaming " Hi ! hi ! hi ! as they advance. But this surprised 
 
 less than the call for *' Tiger ! " after a toast, (I believe 
 he ladies,' ) at a dinner party I was once at, in New Orleans ^ 
 |seenis to rank with the rather plebeian call for " one over for 
 bk," and is responded to with a long growl instead of a cheer.* 
 it to continue. 
 
 |]3y about 9 o'clock, a. m., we were on the field, where we 
 |ted a few moments, and then receiving orders to advance* 
 
 the support of another brigade which was heavily pressed 
 falling short of ammunition, the word was given to- 
 ranee, and ten minutes after, we were hotly engaged with 
 
 enemy. 
 
 [A Pniflflian Officer in the Confederate Army 8ay8,,iu the Appendix to Mr. 
 lard's account : " Every uow and then a caisson would blow up — it' a 
 jieral one, a Coniederatc yell wt)uld immediately follow. The Southern 
 >l)y, wheu charging, or to express their delight, always yell in a manner 
 ^uliar to themselves. The Yankee cheer is much more like ours; but the 
 Jfederate officers dechire that the rebel yell has a particular merit, and • 
 fays produces a salutary and useful effect upon their adversaries. A 
 IS is sometimes spoken of as a good yelling regiment; " and Mr. I'ollartl 
 belf mentions the Federals as having announced to the assembled troops 
 Ictory in front of Richmond, and then having called, for " three cheers and 
 hger and •' Yankee Doodle."— Z. S. 
 

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 120 
 
 A SKETCH OP A SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN. 
 
 This was about 10 o'clock on Sunday, (the battle havlnj 
 commenced a little after daylight of the same day). \Ve 
 'were exposed to a most galling fire from their sharp shooters 
 "who had the advantage of us in arms, and seeing our men 
 dropping very fast, the brigade was ordered to charge, and 
 drive them at the point of the bayonet, resuming our fire till 
 we could get within good range for our guns, which were] 
 then principally muskets with rifled barrels. 
 
 In this manner we kept driving the enemy before us, audi 
 taking their camps one after the other. Towards evening, 
 Premiss" Brigade (which we had engaged in the morning) 
 had surrendered, and the Federals were in full flight for the I 
 river bank, under shelter of their gunboats, which opened 
 upon us with a tremendous fire of shot and shell, but with lit- 
 tle effect, for although they evidently had our range, yet, 
 their shot went over us a few feet, and beyond, occasionally! 
 killing a man or two, by the explosion of a shell, did very 
 little execution. 
 
 After a time their fire slackned altogether, and as we were I 
 masters of the field, and had taken possession of all their 
 camps, and were ourselves almost exhausted from the fatigues | 
 of a long march, and a day's hard fighting, we received or- 
 ders at dusk to rest for the night. 
 
 Accordingly, we slept in the enemy's camps that night, 
 enjoying a first rate supper, the first meal we had had for 
 nearly two day.* 
 
 * Mr. Pollard says : On the Saturday evening proceeding the Sunday flglit I 
 iit Shiloh, there had been considerable skirmishing on our lines. Early Sunday 
 morning, before sunrise, Gen. Hardee, in front of the enemy's camp, made | 
 an advance upon it. Tlie enemy was taken completely by surprise, not ex- 
 pecting to be attacked, under any circumstances, by our inferior forces. 
 Many of the men were undressed and in night attire, and the hot breakfasts I 
 prepared by the messes were loft untouched for the entertainment of our | 
 men.— X. S. 
 
▲ SKETCH OF A SOUTHEBN CAMPAIOX. 
 
 121 
 
 In the meantime, on the Sunday night, while we were rest- 
 ing quietly, (most of us thinking, no doubt, that the fighting 
 was all over,) the enemy was receiving heavy reinforcements, 
 and on Monday, at daylight, advanced against us with their 
 fresh men and the remnant of their beaten army of the day be- 
 ffbre. 
 
 Our rest, short as it was, had its effect on us. Every man 
 seemed ready again for action with renewed energy. The 
 men were in capital spirits, and scarcely seemed to realise 
 even as yet, the horrors of a battle field. 
 
 Such was the ueeming callousness of these men, that' even 
 : when the well known distant murmur told us too plainly that 
 ithe enemy would be soon in sight, one of them turned to me and 
 Isaid, " I say, Steve," (a way they had of abreviating my name) 
 
 " while we are waiting for those d d Yankees, give us an 
 
 inutation of Sothern as Lord Dundreary." My feelings had 
 [already become pretty well blunted by all I had gone through, 
 but when I reflected that before the day was over, we might both 
 have to face Eternity, a gloom came over me, which even the 
 well remembered eccentricities of this inimitable actor whom 
 [l had known and esteemed, could not dispel. 
 
 As I have said, the Federals had received heavy reinforce- 
 [ments, and to contend against this immensely superior force, 
 we had only the men engaged in Sunday's fight, less the 
 [illed and wounded. 
 
 It was therefore decided to fall back to Corinth, which was 
 iccordingly done, our brigade being on the reserve, and hold- 
 ing the enemy in cheek, (in fact, driving him back) and fighting 
 iesperately till the afternoon, when we were completely 
 rorn out. About three or four o'clock on Monday after- 
 
 loon we commenced falling back to Corinth. No pursuit 
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 1' , 
 
 122 
 
 A SKF.TCH OF A SOUTHERN CAMrAIGN. 
 
 was attempted by tlie enemy ; in fact, outnumbering us 
 even as much as they did, they had evidently had enongh 
 of it; and our march back to Corinth, which was commenced 
 on the forenoon of Monday, was not interrupted in any way. 
 
 Besides this, the Confederates had left both cavalry, in- 
 fantry and batteries on the field, to hold the enemy in check, 
 and although the fighting continued for two or three days 
 after, it was more of a skirmishing nature, the battle having 
 finished on the Monday evening. Thus finished the hard 
 fought and memorable battle of Shiloh ; the Confederates 
 having it all their own way ; being, in fact, a decisive victory 
 on Sunday, and on the Monday a drawn battle ; al- 
 though there cannot be a doubt but that if the Confederates 
 had advanced on Sunday night to the river's bank, they 
 would have taken prisoners, or run into the river the last one of 
 the Federals, for they could not have opened fire on the Con- 
 federates from their gunboats without killing their own men.* 
 
 In this hard-fought battle, fell one of the greatest generals 
 in the Confederacy — one whose name will ever be remembered 
 by every Southerner with feelings of the greatest admira- 
 tion, both for his splendid abilities as a general, and his noble 
 qualities as a man — General Albert Sydney Johnstone, who 
 
 * Mr. Headly's Northern History of the Rebellion gives the following gene- 
 rous account of some of the incidents of the Battle of Shiloh, or Pittsburg 
 Landing:—" Had the Rebels knoAvn this," ^iieanlng that General Wallace's 
 division, wliich was to have strengthened the right of the Federal extended 
 lines, had lost its way) " and how weak we were on this wing, they would 
 have driven us into the Tennessee river before nightfall." And in allusion 
 to the second day's light, he says that even after they had received rein- 
 forcements, the squa<lropa that came up to the rescue " found no unguarded 
 spot where a charge could bo made ; for the enemy, though acknowledging 
 the day los^t, showed no signs of demoralization, but kept his firm formation 
 as ho retired, planting his batteries at every commanding point, and hurling 
 ((Csfrnction on the victorious columns." He adds: "Finding it impossible 
 :o|throw thcin into disorder, Buell gave orders to h»lt."~L. .v. 
 
A SKETCH OF A 80UTHEEN CAMPAIGN. 
 
 123 
 
 died from the effects of a wound received while leading on 
 one of the regiments composing the Brigade to which I he- 
 longed. He was loved and honoured by the troops under his 
 command, and deeply mourned. Above all, he was a good 
 disciplinarian — a quality not so much appreciated in the Con- 
 federate Army as might be for the ultimate success they 
 seem to feel so sure of. It seems hard for the men taken im- 
 mediately from their firesides and homesteads, to understand 
 the absolute necessity of enforcing discipline.* General 
 Beauregard (to whom I acted as aide-de-camp on several oc- 
 casions) is another good disciplinarian, and seems to have 
 not only a thorough knowledge of Engineering and Fortifica- 
 tion, but has a way of concentrating his forces in a manner 
 that almost invariably ensures him a victory. f I have re- 
 marked this also with one or two of the Federal generals, al- 
 though such a campaign as this (with so many and varied 
 disadvantages on both sides, especially as regards the roads, 
 
 * The following is an extract on Discipline, taken from Lt. Col. E. Bruce 
 Hamley's work on "The Operations of War." " It is probably unnecessary 
 to insist on the fact that organization and discipline confer vast advantages 
 on an armed force. * ♦ * * Discipline, in fact, is a union of very differ- 
 ent qualities, each of wnich is an important element in war. It means co> 
 hesion of the units, and suppleness of the mass ; it means increased flrmnesi 
 and increased flexibility ; it means the most efficient combination of many 
 and various parts for a common end."— i. 5". 
 
 t The following are the views of Lieut. Col. E. Bruce Ilamley, on Concen- 
 tration : •' The commander of an army, that feels the grasp of a formida- 
 ble enemy on its communications, is not in a position which admits of pause 
 or deliberation. His first step must be to concentrate his forces; till that is 
 effected, he can only attempt to retreat under penally of sacrificing all the 
 troops that have not Joined him ; and the more extended his front, the greater 
 will be his danger. ♦ ♦ ♦ • Wliatever course he resolves on — whether 
 to break through the cordon, or to evade it, it is indispensible that ho should 
 operate with his army entire To divide his forces for any purpose, will be 
 to play the adversary's game."— X. S. 
 
124 
 
 A SKETCH OF i SOITHERX CAMPAIGX* 
 
 I ! 
 
 i I 
 
 ;tT 
 
 tMc-Ii ii-t» in somo [»lae«^s almost impassiiblo) affords very little 
 chance for good generalship to display itself. 
 We now made preparations for 
 
 It i-*bfti'o lliiil tlie six pag'cs of MS. are missing; and as far as I can ro- 
 meiaber, they gave an account of the Entrencliing of the Confederates nt 
 Corinth, »x\{[ their falling back from there; the BomhardmeM of VicL'sJurg 
 by the Federals ; the Bnttle of Baton Ilovge, and the Bottle of Corinth .—in all 
 ofwhich the Avritcr was engaged. He mentioned al^o the great kindness shown 
 him by the Sisters of Mercy when he Avas laid up for a long time in an hospi- 
 tal flrom the ettects of a snn-stroke. After his recoveiy, he had again joined 
 his Regiment, and the remainder of the 3IS. in my posfession continues what 
 was a very interesting account of camp life, with many amusing foraging 
 incidents.— Z/. S. 
 
 MS. continued' 
 
 We took it in turns to be "Maitre de cuisine ; *' and really 
 Soyer himself could not have beaten us. Our " roasts " were 
 decidedly original ; for instance, we would dig a hole in the 
 earth, choosing (when we could get it) clay, which we 
 would make a sort of paste of, cover entirely a turkey fea- 
 thers and all with it — put it in the hole — dig a so^^ of ditch 
 round it, and build a tremendous fire over it ; and when baked, 
 the clay would come off with the feathers adhering to it, 
 leaving our turkey done to perfection. When we ran short of 
 coflFee we burnt rice, and made most excellent coffee of it. 
 When settled in camp for any time, I think the only thing we 
 ran short of was salt. Strict orders had been given concern- 
 ing all foraging, but sometimes it was impossible to avoid it. 
 On one occasion, I remember seeing a nigger who had been 
 placed in a farm-yard to watch, as a sort of poultry-guard — 
 fast asleep : and, to amuse ourselves, we seized him, and ad- 
 ded much to his discomfiture by telling him that, as we could 
 get nothing else, wc would make him do for a meal or two, as 
 we were all but starving. He believed us — fell on his knees 
 
5V. 
 
 rds very little 
 
 far as T can ro- 
 I Confederates <d 
 evt of ViclcsJMvg 
 ' Corivthi — in all 
 kindness shown 
 time in an hospi- 
 lad again .ioined 
 I continues wliat 
 nusLng foraging 
 
 ;*' and really 
 roai=ts" Mere 
 L hole in the 
 r, which we 
 turkey fea- 
 sc^ of ditch 
 when baked, 
 lering to it, 
 3 ran short of 
 coffee of it. 
 )nly thing we 
 v^en concern- 
 to avoid it. 
 10 had been 
 Itry-guard — 
 lim, and ad- 
 as we could 
 il or two, as 
 m his knees 
 
 A SKETCH OF A rtOrTIIKUN CAMPATON. 
 
 125 
 
 — and, trembling from liead to foot, exclaimed in piteous tones : 
 " Oh, Massa ! for de Lor' sake, dou t ye do it, for I's an aw- 
 ful tough nigger ! " AVe kept up the joke for some time, and 
 refused to let him off till he had procured us a substitute, in 
 the shape of something less "tough." He brought us a pig, a 
 basket of eggs, and five or six fowls, which substitution we 
 considered a decided improvement. lie also made us a quan- 
 tity of " corn cob " pipes, which to us then were sweeter than 
 tlie sweetest meerschaums. 
 
 As regards our uniforms, (I alludo in everything only to 
 what came under my own observation) they were of the most 
 servicable kind, being grey jackets, overalls and caps ; the 
 whole of the regiment being furnished in the same uniformity. 
 It is quite a mistake as to the general impression, that the 
 Confederates are without clothing, food, &c. For provision, 
 they have an abundance of everything of the most wholesome 
 kind, except perhaps when the waggons cannot keep up with 
 them on a forced march ; and as for clothing, they have a suf- 
 ficiency of warm under-clothing, coats and overcoats, &c.; 
 and I may say, that during my eighteen months' service, ex- 
 cept in extreme cases, on a forced march, I never remember 
 going without a meal ; and I certainly always had an appetite 
 to enjoy it. 
 
 When, on the occasions alluded to, we could not get pro- 
 visions, our sufferings were very great ; for we would some- 
 times literally march our boots off, and continue many miles 
 barefooted, till, exhausted and footsore, we would have to halt 
 for the night, with the prospect of another day's march before 
 we could obtain food. Our marches were sometimes knee 
 deep, in swampy ground ; and with some of us they invaria- 
 bly ended with an attack of intermittent fever. 
 
126 
 
 A, SKETCH OF A SOUTHEHJf CAMPATGIf. 
 
 Wr-i 
 
 1 1 ' . 
 
 All our marches were conducted with the most perfect 
 order ; so were most of the retreats. The retreat, for instance, 
 fl*om Bowling Green was a most masterly one : it was one of 
 the most splendid movements. To those who do not under- 
 stand the beauty of the different movements that constitute a 
 masterly retreat, these remarks may appear out of place, but 
 experience has proved to me that a properly conducted retreat 
 should rank almost next to a victory.* 
 
 I have not entered into the horrors of a battle-field after 
 a battle, for two reasons. First, I think it one of too uT'ful 
 and solemn a nature to write upon, as even the least that 
 could be written of such scenes as I have witnessed would 
 appear to be written with a view to sensation. Secondly, I 
 leave it to abler pens. I will only state that I noticed one 
 thing particularly, which was that the last words of almost every 
 man I saw fall were, " Oh my God ! " And I cannot say 
 that even in one instance (and I saw many brave fellows die) 
 did T ever hear any of the curses and revengeful epithets I 
 find the Confederates are accused of uttering against the Fed- 
 erals in a dying agony. I think there has been much exag- 
 geration on this head ; and that on both sides the feeling of 
 
 * On the subject of Retreats, Lie.it. Col. "Bruce flamley says the following, 
 itj his work called " The Operations of War :" "When a retreat becomes ine- 
 vitable, it is well to conceal the design by partial attacks. The second line 
 relieves the first, which withdraws by alternate battalions, or wings of bat- 
 talions. The artillery should withdraw by parts not less than Mtteries, aft 
 alternate guns, or half batteries would not command sufficient width of 
 front to open fire after withdrawing, without risk to those that had remained 
 to cover the movement, a rear-guard of the freshest troops available is or- 
 ganised as soon as possible, and the victorious army, \fhich cannot Jong 
 move in order of battle, but must form columns to pursue, is checked till it 
 can again deploy; the rear-guard performs the functions already described 
 AS proper to it ; at the first defensible line the retreat ie stopped, and the 
 army restored to oidor, and, as much as possible, to confidence, and again 
 confronta the enemy. Such is the history of a well conducted retreat ."—Z.S; 
 
Hf. 
 
 ▲ SKETCH OF A SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN. 
 
 127 
 
 most perfect 
 for instance, 
 it was one of 
 5 not under- 
 i constitute a 
 ►f place, but 
 icted retreat 
 
 [e-field after 
 )f too a?^ful 
 e least that 
 essed would 
 Secondly, I 
 noticed one 
 ilmost every 
 cannot say 
 fellows die) 
 I epithets I 
 nst the Fed- 
 nuch exag- 
 B feeling of 
 
 the following, 
 t becomes in e- 
 e second line 
 wing-8 of bat- 
 battei'ies, a« 
 ient width of 
 had remained 
 i^ailable is or- 
 i cannot long 
 hecked till it 
 dy described 
 ped, and the 
 e, and again 
 ?treat."— X.5; 
 
 bitterness is not so much of a personal character as a national 
 one. 
 
 In looking over some old letters since my return, I have 
 found one written to a friend by myself while residing in New 
 Orleans, which by some mistake was not posted. As there is 
 much in it concerning the first preparations for this war, I in- 
 troduce it, as it will explain much in this hurried sketch I may 
 have omitted. The letter is as follows. There is no date^ 
 but it was written early in the Spring of 1861. 
 
 *' New Orleans, 
 
 »* 1861. 
 
 " Dear H- 
 
 " I write you once more from the far-famed Crescent City. 
 If anything, it is even more gay than when I wrote you last 
 from here. We have had the usual Carnival, which this year 
 seems to have surpassed all former festivals of the kind in 
 magnificence. It is the great Mardi Gras Festival, and 
 although the French population understand it, and know why 
 it is so called, yet the lower order of people, and young ur- 
 chins strutting about with comic masks and gaudy costumes, 
 made of red, blue, green, and other bright- coloured cotton — 
 seem to know very little about it except that it is a time when 
 all go in for fun and frolic of some sort. You are constantly 
 asked in the street at this time by some dirty little urchin 
 dressed up, for a * picayune ' (that's half a dime) for * Mud- 
 dy Graw.* 
 
 ** One day I asked a boy what * Muddy Graw * meant ; but 
 as I expected, he was quite in a fog as to what the Festival 
 of Mardi Gras was. He considered a little, and finally an-- 
 swered, * Why, it means a real good time, and Muddy Graw.*- 
 
128 
 
 A SKETCH OF A SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN. 
 
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 " The solemnities of Lent were preceded as usual with a Bal 
 Masque. The ball-room — or rather theatre (for the ball was 
 held in the Opera-house where I told you we had last year sat 
 in the next Box to Stephen A. Douglas and wife) was a most 
 brilliant scene ; and, really, with its immense concourse of 
 maskers, all in different costumes, it could well compare with 
 any scene of the kind I have witnessed in Paris. We went 
 as spectators in a private box, accompanied by our dear friends 
 the De B — 's. While we were looking down on the people we 
 heard a scream, immediately under our own box. We soon 
 learned that a masker had been stabbed, during an altercation 
 about Secession. The man having been carried out, the dancing 
 and music (which was led by Carlo Patti, brother to the cele- 
 brated vocalist) was continued as if nothing had happened." 
 
 [I recalled the above scene vividly when, while digging at 
 one of the entrenchments during my recent Campaign, I heard 
 some one whistling an operatic air. Turning round, I recog- 
 nized the Conductor, Carlo Patti. I would have as soon ex- 
 pected to have seen a whole opera troupe there. But to 
 continue my letter.] 
 
 *' We have had lately a magnificent procession here; really 
 it was almost as fine as the torchlight procession I described 
 to you which took place in St. Louis at the time of the elec- 
 tions. This one was given by the Fire Brigade. L 
 
 worked a very handsome flag for the ' Hook and Ladder Com- 
 pany.' Conspicuous among the flags and banners was the 
 
 ' Pelican ' banner, worked and presented by Mrs. and 
 
 Miss . When it passed the St. Charles, it received the 
 
 most enthusiastic cheer I think I ever heard.* The people 
 
 * This very flag or Pelican banner seems to be mentioned by Mr. Ileadle 
 in the Nortliern account, for in that part of his work which relates to the 
 
3ir. 
 
 A SKETCH OF A SOUTH KIIX CAMPAIGN. 
 
 129 
 
 lal with a Bal 
 the ball was 
 
 last year sat 
 j) was a most 
 concourse of 
 jmpare with 
 . We went 
 
 dear friends 
 le people we 
 We soon 
 I altercation 
 the dancing 
 
 to the cele- 
 appened." 
 
 digging at 
 
 ign, I heard 
 
 id, I recog- 
 
 as soon ex- 
 
 But to 
 
 lere; really 
 described 
 F the elec- 
 . L — - 
 ddcr Com- 
 rs was the 
 
 and 
 
 3eived the 
 he people 
 
 Mr. Headle 
 lates to tbo 
 
 are really getting serious I think, about Secession ; at lea»t 
 they are making preparation, as they say, to go out of the 
 Union, but I suppose it will all end in smoke. By the way, 
 the device of the pelican feeding her young is on the buttons 
 of a very swell uniform worn by a regiment here that has 
 been got up, called the * Calhoun Guards.' What a farce! 
 Because the Southerners want to go out of the Union, they 
 think they are going headlong into a sanguinary war. They 
 have even already organized a regiment of juveniles whose ages 
 vary from twelve to sixteen ; and people say that the very 
 women are getting up a sort of Amazonian Home Guard. 
 Really, it seems as if the preparations for defending their 
 rights were a part of the festivities of the season, for we are 
 having balls, parties, operas, theatres, &c., in the very midst 
 of all this excitement. The ' Calhoun Guards ' mean to do 
 great things should a war really break out ; and thoujj;h I of 
 course pretend to see a hero in every man belonging to the Regt. 
 entre nous, I think they are playing at soldiering much as they 
 play at dominoes here. The * block ' game of dominoes, by 
 the way, is rather suggestive of this Secession business, for 
 when neither player can go any further, each counts his spots 
 to decide the victory, and the smaller number wins. Mine 
 host, the barber, has given up shaving, and taken to soldier- 
 ing, to wield a sword instead of a razor.* New Orleans 
 
 events which took place about this time, he says: "At New Orleans, the 
 thunder of cannon, singing of the ' Marsellaise,' and the unfurling of the 
 Pelican flag, attested the excitement of the people."— X. S. 
 
 * A Mr. Huth, a German at whose house we resided. We often heard him 
 addressing his troop in the yard, as his boarders stood on the balconies 
 above, lookinj? on. He had a pet fawn, which became my constant compan- 
 ion in the house, and whose bell I have now in my possession. One day» 
 (the fawn being in the yard at the time,) after Mr. Huth had been thus ad. 
 dressing his company, he concluded with a remark— the exact words of 
 
 
 
 
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 A SKETCH OF A BOUIHEBN CAMPAIGN. 
 
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 •eems unusually damp this year; indeed, if you put your 
 boots outside your door, in the morning they are quite mil- 
 dewed " 
 
 The rest of the letter does not apply to the subject in ques- 
 tion, therefore it is not necessary to give it in full. On first 
 reading it, I was most shocked at the allusion to the Calhoun 
 Guards, for I hear the regiment has been cut up almost to a 
 man ; and some of the lads alluded to proved their valour in 
 the battle-field. 
 
 I fear I am trespassing on your valuable space; but I can- 
 not conclude without allusion to the extreme kindness and 
 hospitality I met with without exception wherever I went, on 
 my returning to St. Louis. I left the South in November last, 
 having received a pass through the Confederate lines, upon 
 stating my wish to return home in consequence of my being 
 in ill health. I reached St. Louis late one night, and was ar- 
 rested and kept a prisoner of war by the Federals three weeks, 
 in the very place I had started from without the least inten- 
 tention then of joining the Confederate service. Owing to 
 the kind exertions of my friend, Mr. De B — r, I was enabled 
 to communicate with my friends here, and he procured my 
 release. I therefore arrived here about five weeks ago ; and 
 
 which I cannot remember— to the effect that he hoped when they met the 
 enemy, they would do so bravely, as Germans. The fawn had a |pcculiar 
 way of tossing her head up, and giving a dellant sort of stamp with her fore 
 foot, when anything approached her that she was not accustomed to see. 
 She did so at this moment, strangely enough ; and as the troop left the yardi 
 in single file, she headed it, and marched down St. Charles Borofneo Street, 
 <I think it is called) still heading the company, now in double file, to the admi- 
 ration of every one. It was the prettieEt sight I lihink I ever saw ; and any one 
 who was residing in New Orleans at the tim«, will remember what a sensation 
 Mr. Huth's troop caused, as it marched Uown the street on this occasion, 
 ied by a smail isxxru.^L. S, 
 
GN. 
 
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 you put your 
 ire quite mil- 
 
 ibject in ques- 
 [lU. On first 
 the Calhoun 
 p almost to a 
 heir valour in 
 
 3e; but I can- 
 kindness and 
 er I went, on 
 ovember last, 
 te lines, upon 
 of my being 
 t, and was ar- 
 three weeks, 
 least inten- 
 Owing to 
 was enabled 
 procured my 
 ks ago ; and 
 
 n they met the 
 had afpcculiar 
 p with her lore 
 Btomed to eee. 
 p left the yardi 
 oropieo Street, 
 
 e, to the admi- 
 w; and any one 
 hat a sensation 
 
 this occasion, 
 
 A SKETCH OF A SOUTIIEUV CAMrAlGX. 
 
 131 
 
 having been advised by General Napier (who did me the hon- 
 or of calling on me on my return) to 
 
 My husband having been suddenly taken ill, from the ofTects of largo and 
 frequent doses of (luminc, taken while in the Confederate service, the above 
 Sketch was never flnishcd. I give it just as he left it.— A. S. 
 
 |n Pfntoriam, 
 
 
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 In Charlottetown, Trince Edward Island, British 
 North America, on the 3rd March, 18C5, of congestion 
 of the lungs, Samuel Wentworth Stevenson, Esquire, 
 late of Her Majesty's Gth Dragoon Guards, (Carbi- 
 nicrsj, aged 30 years. [The deceased served with dis- 
 tinction in the Confederate army, and was engaged 
 in the battle of Shiloh. The hardships which he 
 endured greatlj- undermined his constitution, and 
 doubtless led to his premature death.— Editor Canada 
 Freeman.] 
 
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