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Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 11: Paymaster in United States Army. (search)
ttles, your security and success will depend upon a high degree of self-reliance. It is the momentum of great confidence, regulated by sound judgment, that crushes every obstacle. The following letter also was written during the period of his service as paymaster, and while he was under the shadow of doubt, loss, and privation, already mentioned. It is another illustration of his resolute trust and cheerfulness in trouble: Austin, Texas, December 23, 1854. My dear son: I send you and Rosa and Hennie the best wishes of my heart for your health and happiness always; but especially do I offer my wishes for a happy Christmas and a happy New Year, which I am reminded to do by the happy little faces around me, impatient for the arrival of those days so delightful to the beneficiaries of that merry little friend of good children, St. Nicholas. Maggie implicitly believes in his advent and good works; but Sid and Hancock are disenchanted, though the little hypocrites, like taller ones
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 17: California. (search)
exertion on their part to bring about harmony again. I presume that the sentiments of these resolutions, which are those of the people of this city, may be set down as those of the State, with the exception of a small minority. I send Hennie, Rosa, Mrs. Duncan, and grandpa's little pets, best love. Your affectionate father, A. S. Johnston. The following letter to Major Fitz-John Porter, though in parts nearly identical with that just given, is inserted as corroborative of General John be tarnished. I shall do my duty to the last, and when absolved take my course. I must now look out for a livelihood for my poor family; how or where to find it is not apparent, but with my courage all will not be lost. Give my love to Hennie, Rosa, Mrs. Duncan, and the children. Your affectionate father, A. S. Johnston. You had, perhaps, better let the announcement of my resignation come from the department. [confidential.] San Francisco, California, April 14, 1861. My dear d
John Beatty, The Citizen-Soldier; or, Memoirs of a Volunteer, February, 1862. (search)
d back to the father, Dad, dad, William Heney has got his arm around Susan Jane! Heney affirms that the story is untrue. Lochey favors us with a song, which is known as the warble. Thou, thou reignest in this bosom, There, there hast thou thy throne; Thou, thou knowest that I love thee; Am I not fondly thine own? Ya-ya-ya-ya. Am I not fondly thine own? Chorus. Das unda claus ish mein, Das unda claus ish mein, Cants do nic mock un do. On the banks of the Ohio river, In a cot lives my Rosa so fair; She is called Jim Johnson's darky, And has nice curly black hair. Tre alo, tre alo, tre ola, ti. O come with me to the dear little spot, And I'll show you the place I was born, In a little log hut by a clear running brook, Where blossom the wild plum and thorn. Tre ola, tre ola, treo la ti. Mein fadter, mein modter, mein sister, mein frau, Undt swi glass of beer for meinself, Undt dey call mein wife one blacksmit shop; Such dings I never did see in my life. Tre ola, tre ola, tre
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Army Life in a Black Regiment, Chapter 9: negro Spirituals. (search)
id a fiee good will. For Death is a simple ting, And he go from door to door, And he knock down some, and he cripple up some, And he leave some here to pray. O do, Lord, remember me! O do, Lord, remember me! My old fader's gone till de year roll round; Do, Lord, remember me! The next was sung in such an operatic and rollicking way that it was quite hard to fancy it a religious performance, which, however, it was. I heard it but once. XXIII. early in the morning. I meet little Rosa early in de mornin‘, O Jerusalem! early in de mornin‘; And I ax her, How you do, my darter? O Jerusalem! early in de mornin‘. I meet my mudder early in de mornin‘, O Jerusalem! &c. And I ax her, How you do, my mudder? O Jerusalem! &c. I meet Brudder Robert early in de mornin‘, O Jerusalem! &c. And I ax him, How you do, my sonny? O Jerusalem! &c. I meet Tittawisa early in de mornin‘, O Jerusalem! &c. And I ax her, How you do, my darter? O Jerusalem! &c. Tittawisa means Sister Lo
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 12: operations on the coasts of the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. (search)
Pulaski and report upon the feasibility of a bombardment of it., Gillmore's reply was, that it might be reduced by batteries of rifled guns and mortars placed on Big Tybee Island, southeast of Cockspur Island, on which the fort stood, and across the narrower channel of the Savannah; and that aid might be given from a battery on Venus Point of Jones's Island, two miles from Cockspur, in the opposite direction. While waiting orders from Washington on the subject, the Forty-sixth New York, Colonel Rosa, was sent to occupy Big Tybee. At about this time Jan., 1862. explorations were made by the Nationals for the purpose of finding some channel by which gun-boats might get in the rear of Fort Pulaski. Lieutenant J. H. Wilson, of the Topographical Engineers, had received information from negro pilots that convinced him that such channel might be found, connecting Calibogue Sound with the Savannah River. General Sherman directed him to explore in search of it. Taking with him, at about t
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 118 (search)
Doc. 113.--officers of the Fifth N. Y. Regiment. Colonel, Schwarzwaelder; Lieutenant-Colonel, L. Burger; Major, Van Ausburg; Adjutant, Paul Frank; Engineer, J. Dodge; Quartermaster, M. Fearing; Assistant-Quartermaster,----Corrle; Paymaster,----Stenway; Assistant-Paymaster,----Fielder; Surgeon, Dr. Hasse; Assistant-Surgeon, Dr. Rosa. Company A--Captain, Gerdes; First-Lieutenant, Neander; Second do., Brettman. Company B--Captain, Heitmann; First Lieutenant, Held; Second do., Manver. Company C--Captain, Betgeman; First Lieutenant, Wakle; Second do., Brunjes. Company D--Captain, Mayer; First Lieutenant, Sackersdorff; Second do.,------. Company E--Captain, Nickel; First Lieutenant, Lensifer; Second do., Maun. Company F--Captain, Happendeimer; First Lieutenant, Aberle; Second do., Bungert. Company G--Captain, Luke; First Lieutenant, Jauer; Second do., Keis. Company H--Captain, Barlock; First Lieutenant, Kaltenparr; Second do., Leonpard. Company K--Engineer Corps-Captain, Dodge;
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), O. (search)
volatile principle. LavenderLavendula vera et spicaEuropeOil used largely in perfumery and medicine. Lemon-grassAndropogon citratumIndiaA delicious essential oil. LemonCitrus limonumWarm climatesThe rind affords an oil used in perfumery, flavoring, etc. NeroliCitrus (various)EuropePerfumed oil obtained from various species of the orange family. Affords the orange-flower water of the shops, etc. NutmegMyristica moschataMoluccas, etcEssential oil. Used in perfumery. Otto or attar of roseRosa moschataTurkey and SyriaA fragrant oil obtained from the Eastern species of rose. Centifolia, Damascena Orange(See Bergamot, Neroli.) PatchouliPogostemon patchouliIndiaPlant affords an oil. Used as a perfume. Common Name.Botanical Name.Native Place, or where chiefly grown.Qualities, Uses, etc. Peppermint-oilMentha piperitaBritain, etcUsed in medicine. RosemaryRosmarius officinalisEurope, etcTops of plant afford an oil. Used in perfumery, medicine, etc. Sandal-wood or santal-woodSant
Lydia Maria Child, Letters of Lydia Maria Child (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier, Wendell Phillips, Harriet Winslow Sewall), To Mrs. S. B. Shaw. (search)
years. But then my good David serves me for husband and baby and all. What a singular book is that Counterparts. It has some of the inspiration of the tripod, and some of the confusion also. The philosophy is sometimes unintelligible, and the moral influence in some degree dubious. How gorgeous is the style; how the embroidery and the jewels are piled on! It made me think of Madame Bishop's singing. She was so fond of fioritune in music, that when she sang some common, simple air, even Rosa was sometimes puzzled to recognize it. Yet Madame Bishop charmed me with her tone-embroidery, and so does this woman with her word-embroidery. Some of her comparisons sparkle with poetry; but it is sparkle, not glow. It is from outward, not inward light. They tell me she is a German, resident in England; and that accounts for the un-Englishness of some of her phraseology. A Jewess she is, of course. I am always pleased to have the Jews do anything great; as I am to have the colored peop
Lydia Maria Child, Letters of Lydia Maria Child (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier, Wendell Phillips, Harriet Winslow Sewall), To Mrs. S. B. Shaw. (search)
mory of that narrow little spot where I planted flowers the day before I left our quiet little nest, it seems to me as if all were gone, and as if I stood utterly alone on a solitary rock in mid-ocean; alone, in midnight darkness, hearing nothing but the surging of the cold waves. How unfit I am for the company of others! It would be so painful to me to be a mar-plot to the pleasures of others! Thinking thus, I have great misgivings about going to New York. I long to get back to Wayland, to creep into a very private corner, and read stories to keep me from thinking. All this is morbid. But how to get over it is the question. Dear Rosa thinks I may like to live near New York. But ah! how my heart would yearn for old Massachusetts, where I lived with dear David so many years! Years of struggle they have been, for the most part, but perhaps all .the dearer for the trials we passed through together. I ought not to bring a shadow over your happy household. God bless you all!
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 4, Chapter 12: Inner traits. (search)
ss for martial music, and, when taxed with this as a non-resistant, would reply: It is just as valuable for the moral warfare. His taste for instrumental performances grew with his opportunities, and these in Boston were at first furnished by the Germania orchestra. He could not immediately appreciate the great classical productions, but in the end he took a complete satisfaction in listening to the best concerts of the day. He heard most of the famous prime donne, from Jenny Lind to Parepa-Rosa, and these afforded him the greatest delight. At home, he drew unfailing enjoyment from the piano, both indirectly profiting by the musical education of his children, and performing himself in a rude way with one hand, while spelling out his psalm-tunes, Ante, 1.30. accompanying the notes with his voice as he went along. An aeolian attachment to his daughter's instrument gave an organ effect and support which somewhat smoothed the imperfections of the exercise, while calling up the associ
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