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detail. Mournfully we splashed through the mud and carried the 

 tents away, and then hunted around for something to eat. 



The old negro said " 'Deed Marster, dey aint mor'n miff fur me'n 

 my ole ooman, but youse welcome to what dey is," and se we ate up 

 everything he had and howled for more. The old fellow didn't have 

 enough left to feed his pig upon, but was considerabty better off in 

 the way of coin than he had ever been before. 



When the wagons came, which were to move us we heard that the 

 dam at the Eagle mines had burst and poured its pent up waters 

 upon the unfortunate valley below. 



With sad hearts, tired steps and veiy hungry stomachs we said 

 farewell forever to Camp No. 4. and trudged down the road to 

 pitch No. 5. 



AMIABILITY. 



BY C. WARNElt OAKLEY. 



AMIABILITY of character is an evidence of careful breeding. 

 With man it is a shield bearing the impress of virtuous excell- 

 ence, and with woman it is the credential of a pure and loving heart 

 and of a mind full of fairness and forgiveness. Amiable people 

 have so large a share of patience, and aie so free from murmurings and 

 open expressions of dislikes and disappointments, that we cannot 

 help but admire and respect them. The world is adorned with 

 their presence, as their very walks are strewed with kind and gentle 

 offerings, some as beautiful as the flowers of summer, and all as 

 precious and graceful as genuine human attachments can possibly 

 make them. The love of an amiable being is certainly beyond 

 price because it can be relied upon always. Its intensity corres- 

 ponds with its preservative power, founded upon an honest acknow- 

 ledgment of any personal benefit connected with the observance of 

 active moral duties. It is so unlike an expedient affection that we 



