So saying, he ordered a detail of six men and a sergeant-" good lusty fellows, with thick boots"-who paroled the recreant federals to the west border of the town, where the paroling process ceased, and the detail and crowd came back highly pleased with Jenkins's mode of paroling cowards of that genus. Jenkins's military stomach was just then in poor condition for rabbit flesh.

was the rapid and widening progress of you how I parole such pukes as you are. events, that no opportunity was afforded You are too miserable to be paroled in for any interchange of sentiments between military style. the young folks, or anything settled as to their future movements. Matters thus remained till the fourth of July, when, exactly within an hour of the time originally fixed for the marriage, intelligence was received at the residence of the ladies that the young man had been shot by a sentry two days before, while attempting to desert and join his bride. His betrothed did not shed a tear at this sudden and overwhelming information; but, standing erect, smiled, and then remarking to her mother, "I am going to desert, too," fell to the floor, while the blood bubbled from her lips, and she was soon in the embrace of death.

Marian and her Brave Boy in Blue. An affair which took place in connection with the First regiment of Michigan engineers and mechanics, goes far to illustrate the old and never-questioned proverb that "when a woman will, she will, depend on't," &c.

Jenkins's Mode of Paroling Deserters. Notwithstanding the sympathy excited in behalf of the people of Hagerstown, at the time of the rebel raid upon them, some of the inhabitants were observed to receive the rebels with joy, spreading before them the best to be obtained for the morning same village, whose proper name was Mameal.

In the fall of 1861, a young man conceived the idea of joining the above-named regiment. He had previously formed the acquaintance of a young girl living in the

rian Green-and, in fact, became enamored On Tuesday, about noon, a lieutenant of her. They were engaged to be marand five men, wearing the uniform of Un- ried, and she protested against his going ion soldiers, crept out of some of the into the army. He, however, had made houses of the town where they had been up his mind to go, and go he did. She concealed, and delivered themselves up. threatened to follow, but was finally preWhen they made their appearance before vailed upon to remain at home, which, General Jenkins, the following conversa- however, she only consented to do after a tion occurred:solemn promise that her "brave boy in Jenkins.-Halloa! who are you, and blue" would ever cherish and regard her where did you come from?

as his affianced. The following DecemLieutenant. We belong to the Union ber, Marian Green bade good-bye to her army, or did belong to it, but we don't lover at Ypsilanti, having gone there to wish to fight any longer against our South-see him "off for the wars."

ern brethren; so when our forces left here, Letters passed regularly, for months, we staid behind, and to-day we came out | between the parties, but Marian grew tired to be paroled. of being absent from her lover, and finally

Jenkins. What did you say about resolved to join him. This time she kept "Southern brethren?" By.. if I the matter a profound secret. An oppor

thought I had a twenty-fifth cousin who tunity was soon offered, and she set her was as white-livered as you are, I would wits to work to accomplish her long-desired kill him and set him up in my barnyard to wish. By an arrangement known only to make sheep own their births. I'll show herself and a certain surgeon, she man

aged to enlist in a detachment that was the patients. She kept her sex a secret subsequently recruited for the regiment, for a time, and would doubtless have done and in the summer of 1862, she, together so for the whole term of her enlistment, with many other new recruits, joined the had not the young man himself proved main organization, then engaged in rebuild- recreant to his trust. He wrote a letter to ing some bridges on the Memphis and her parents, informing them of the disCharleston railroad.

Although Marian had informed her parents that she was going to leave home on a visit to some friends in Illinois, she was soon missed, and anxious inquiries were made concerning her prolonged absence from home. No tidings of her could be learned, and the sorrow-stricken parents remained ignorant of her whereabouts until she suddenly made her appearance in person, having apparently enjoyed soldier life amazingly. She, owing to her boyish appearance, while with the regiment managed to avoid the more arduous labors incident to that organization, and thus was enabled to bear up under the fatigue and exertions of a soldier's life.

covery, and they soon found means to bring home their long-lost daughter. She was loth to depart for home, but obedience to her parents rendered it necessary that she should lose no time in doing their bidding, especially since her sex had been discovered.

In due course of time her lover returned home, and Marian Green, learning that a portion of the regiment had been discharged, proceeded to Detroit, where she met the idol of her heart. A justice of the peace was soon visited, and the happy pair were made one. After the ceremony, they returned home to the inland town from whence they came, with their hearts full of joy and their pockets lined with greenbacks.

All this was accomplished by Marian Green's enlistment as one of Uncle Sam's "brave boys in blue."

Taken In and Done For.

As letters written by her lover remained unanswered, save by her parents, he became sad and lonely. Could she have deserted him and eloped with another, after having so frequently assured him to the contrary? He could not, for a moment, entertain any such idea. That she would An entertaining affair occurred at the eventually prove true to her declarations, Provost Marshal's office in Springfield, he felt no doubt. Strange forebodings, Massachusetts, illustrating the truth of the however, crept over his mind, and so worked upon his feelings that, in the fall, he was taken sick, and was sent to the hospital.

well-known adage, "the best laid schemes o' mice and men," &c. A citizen of that place, desiring to put a representative into the grand army, bargained for one at nine hundred and fifty dollars with the brokers who hung around the office, ready to "take in and do for" any timid wight wishing to be patriotic by proxy. Two or three candidates were examined, and rejected, and the buyer was about to withdraw in despair, when the brokers announced that for nine hundred and seventy-five dollars they could "stop a man"—a healthy darkey, who was on his way North, but could be induced to enlist in Springfield, for the sum

But imagine his surprise, when, after a day or two in his dreary quarters, a familiar countenance there met his anxious gaze. It was none other than the one he cherished so much-that of Marian Green. What transpired at the recognition of each other at that time and place may possibly be imagined, but would be difficult to describe. Suffice it to say, however, that mutual explanations followed never to reveal the discovery then and there made. Months passed on, and still Marian Green named. remained in the hospital, kindly nursing The money was promised, and soon the

to go as a volunteer for one of the wards of the city, receiving thereby the ward and city bounties, which, with the State and Government bounties, made him up a purse of nearly one thousand dollars. Could he have now found a dark-skinned beauty, willing to have foregone the pleasures of honey-moon, he would have en tered into partnership, sharing fame and fortune, for the benefit of the State aid that a married man is entitled to. The last that was seen of the shrewd volunteer, he was marching through Boston with his "knapsack strapped upon his back," having given to his former master and Captain a generous gratuity as a "memento nigri."

All a Mother Can Do.

substitute elect was produced, bearing a letter from his employer-a Captain in a returned Massachusetts regiment-to the Provost Marshal, stating that the boy, his servant, brought from Dixie, wished to go as a soldier, and that the money he received was to be placed in a savings-bank for his benefit. This philanthropy on the Captain's part met the approval of the board of enrollment, the young contraband proved to be able-bodied, and, as the sequel shows, of sound and disposing mind also. While undergoing the usual sharp questioning characteristic of the Marshal's office, it came out that two hundred dollars was the sum total which he was to receive, while the disinterested Captain and the brokers were graciously to pocket the difference. Furthermore, he did not wish to At the time of the first call for volun go as "sub" for any man, but it was his teers to strike down the rebellion, a madelight to march and fight as a Yankee tronly lady, accompanied by her son, a fine volunteer,—and draw the bounties incident youth of about nineteen years, entered a thereto. He was accordingly enlisted as gun-store on Broadway, New York, and he wished, and when the citizen and brokers purchased a full outfit for him. Selecting came for their expected papers, they were the best weapons and other articles for a politely informed that the intended "sub" soldier's use, that could be found in the was already a soldier in the service of the store, she paid the bill, remarking, with United States. The citizen cursed his evident emotion, "This, my son, is all that luck, the brokers gave vent to their wrath I can do. I have given you up to serve in true Flemish style, and claimed the boy your country, and may God go with you! to return to the man who "owned him." Property in man not being recognized in the Marshal's office, he was not given up, and the brokers went their way, sadder but wiser men, threatening never to bring another "sub" to that office till "this mat- Maiden, Wife, Volunteer and Widow-Love ter was made right." The lofty indignation of the Captain on ascertaining the failure of his nice little project for filling his purse, would have overwhelmed any smaller men than those same United States officials, and the depth of his patriotism was sounded when he declared that he would not have allowed his servant to enlist had he been informed of the intention.

It is all a mother can do." The scene attracted considerable attention, and tearful eyes followed that patriotic mother and her son, as they departed from the place.

and Patriotism.

An undaunted woman was Mary Owens. This remarkable person accompanied her husband to the army, fought by his side until he fell by the hand of his country's enemy, and then returned home in full uniform, to tell the adventurous tale of her devotion and sufferings. She was in the service eighteen months, took part in three battles, and was wounded twice,-first in The new recruit was jubilant over his the face above the right eye, and then in unexpected good fortune, and, determined her arm; this required her to be taken to to make the most of his opportunities, elected the hospital, where she was obliged to con

fess her true sex and the circumstances upon, thus the Doctor rejoined, while a of her being in the ranks. She had en- smile faintly illumined the face of the listed in the town of Danville, Montour Board: "I am happy to assure you, my county, Pennsylvania, under the name of honest-hearted friend, that the GovernJohn Evans, and gave as her reason for ment is prepared at once to relieve your such a romantic and hazardous undertak- mother of so unsuitable a burden, and asing, the fact that her father was uncom- sume your entire charge and expenses promising in his hostility to her marriage during the next three years, without the slightest recourse to the maternal fount for support or succor." The young draftee appeared a little bewildered, and, referring to the papers to ascertain what was the matter, found that the humanitarian clause in the Enrolment Act was not precisely in his favor, though he had thought it to be. He had innocently got the point twisted round just contrary to its word and intent, and found, greatly to his 'satisfaction,' that he was just the kind of young buck to do his country a favor.

Love and Patriotism.

No Fancy for Salt Pork, Hard Tack, and
Minie Bullets.

Katie Maxwell, with as loyal a spirit in her bosom as ever an American maiden owned, sat knitting alone in the parlor with Mr. Owens, threatening violence in one evening; she heard the bell ring, and case she disobeyed his commands; where- knew by the sound whose hand had pulled upon, after having been secretly married, the wire. Her fingers grew unsteady, and she donned the United States uniform, en- she began to drop stitches. So she let the listed in the same company with her hus- stocking upon which she was at work fall band, endured all the hardships of the into her lap. She sat very still now, her camp, and the dangers of the field, saw her heart beating strongly. The heavy tread husband fall dead by her side, and return- of George Mason was in the hall. Then ed home wounded and a widow-young, the door opened, and the young man enrather pretty, and, of course, the heroine of the neighborhood. Though of Welsh parentage, she was a genuine Yankee in patriotism and "smartness."

Got the Point Twisted Around Wrong.

tered. She did not rise. In fact, so strong was her inward disturbance that she felt the necessity for remaining as externally quiet as possible, in order to keep from betraying her actual state of mind.

"Good evening," said Mason, almost gaily, as he stepped into the room. Then pausing suddenly, and lifting both hands in mock surprise, he exclaimed,

A rural conscript appeared before the Eastern Board of Enrolment, Providence, Rhode Island, and desired to be exempted forthwith, in order that he might return to his country home. "What are your claims?" demanded the Doctor. "I'm entirely dependent upon my mother for sup- Katie did not move nor reply. Her port!" was the innocent reply. Where- heart was fluttering when he came in, but

"Blue yarn and soldiers' stockings-blue yarn and soldiers' stockings! Oh, Katie Maxwell!"

in an instant it regained an even beat. There was more in his tone even than in his words. The clear, strong eyes were on his face.

"Ha! ha!" he laughed, gaily, now advancing until he had come within a few feet of the maiden. Then she rose and moved back a pace or two, with a strange, cold dignity of manner that surprised her visitor.

"What a good actress you would make!" he said, still speaking lightly, for he did not think her in earnest. "A Goddess of Liberty! Here is my cane; raise your stocking and the representation will be perfect."

"I am not acting, George."

"In the field!" he said in astonishment, and not without confusion of manner. 66 Yes, in the field! in arms for your country!"

He shrugged his shoulders with an affected indifference that was mingled with something of contempt, saying blandlyfor he did not give himself space to reflect

"I've no particular fancy for salt pork, hard tack, and Minie bullets."

"Nor I for cowards!" exclaimed Katie, borne away by her feelings; and she pointed sternly to the door.

The young man went out. As she shut the door she sank into the chair from which she had arisen, weak and quivering.

She spoke with an air of severity that The blue yarn stocking did not grow unsobered him.

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der her hand that night; but her fingers moved with unwearied diligence through all the next day, and a soldier's sock, thick, and soft, and warm, was laid beside her father's plate when he came to the evening meal. Very sweet were the approving sentences that fell from his lips, and they had balm in them for the pain which

For Life, if the Nation will Take Me. On the Sunday afternoon after the fall of Fort Sumter, Theodore Winthrop was walking with a friend in the woods upon Staten Island, near his home. No man could have a clearer conception of the

"No; I cautioned you this morning about trifling with things which should be held out of the region of trifling," she answered steadily; "If you are not sufficiently inspired with love of country to lift an arm in her defense, don't, I pray you, hinder, with light words even, the had wrought at her heart for many hours. feeble service that a woman's hands may render. I am not a man, and can not, therefore, fight for liberty and good government, but what I am able to do I am doing from a state of mind that is hurt by levity. I am in earnest; if you are not, it is time that you looked down into your heart and made some effort to under- significance of that event. An American stand its springs of action. You are of in the noblest sense, he felt that the time man's estate, you are in good health, you had come in which the nation's liberties are not trammeled by any legal or social could be maintained only as they were hindrances. Why, then, are you not in won. "To-morrow," said his friend, "we the field, George Mason? I have asked shall have a proclamation from the Presimyself a hundred times since morning this dent." "Then to-morrow," he answered, question, and can reach no satisfactory I shall enlist. I wish to enroll myself at once in the police of the nation, and Katie Maxwell stood before the young for life, if the nation will take me. I do man like one inspired, her eyes flashing, not see that I can put myself-experience her face in a glow, her lips firmly set but and character-to any more useful use." arched, her slender form drawn up to its In this spirit he acted, and such was his full height, almost imperiously. evident ability that in a month he was aid

answer."