How Secession Has Desolated Missouri

caused by the rebeltion, Soutn-western Missouri presenta the most UpoiirofuL-KThriving villago are rutnedand deserted. Mills are idlu or i ashes. Farm houses are temuiüess, nat even a dog bowling at the gate. The Grauby Lead Mines1 $ totmet souroe of vast wealth, are n n.et-e sceuo of curiosity, and the shufts witfi their wiudlasscs, the pinelting furnaces with their tall chiiiuies, are falling in and becoming worthless. Sigel's battl fields meet the passing columns atalmost every cross road. Ilouses shattered by exploding sliell-, trees which cannon shot like lightning has viven, and the rounded graves uot yet green with the sod, and of which a rudu headboard tells ouly name, regiment aud the date of doath by diseca or in baltle, are the tokens of the price tbia lovely land haa paid for broodiug and giving harbor to traitors. fi'iST A few days ago Gen. Harding, who has lately arrived at Nashville from Maokinac, c.-illed upon General Nogloy for proteetion papers, saving tbat his beautiful farm and houses were alniost destroyed, and that he desired proteetioa from further injury. believing that ho bad paid the penalty for his folly. " You aro mistaron, Mr. Harding," rejoined the General, " the peualty for treason is doath' JL3L" A persen, who was reeently ciilletl in Qourt for the purposo of prpvinj the correotness oí a doetor's bilí, was isked if "the dqctov d4 not maka i-everal visits alter the patiënt was out of danger?" " No," replied th.e witntss, " I coimidered the patiënt in dan, gr as long as the doctor eontinued bia vieite."