And the breeze blew soft and free,”—

Shiloh: By Margaret Stilling: (Bohemian, from the Richmond Enquirer.)

“Golden lights on the purple hills,

A rosy blush on the valleys fair,”—

The Ship of State: Sonnet. (W. G. S., from the Charleston Mercury.)

“Here lie the peril and necessity

That need a race of giants—a great realm”—

The Ship of State: By Mrs. C. A. Warfield. (E. V. M.)

“A good ship o’er a stormy sea,

Before the gale is driving,”—