"I likes de Job."

loss of teeth. A short time after, these his doting mother to pray for his early refacts came to the knowledge of the pro- turn to them. In the course of time it vost officers, the man was at once arrested, was rumored that the young soldier was and the allegations substantiated. The sick in a Washington hospital. Now, case was now reported to the Provost- Robert was never fit to enter the service, Marshal-General, who ordered that the and the severe marches between the Poman be held to service and assigned to the tomac and the Rapidan were too heavy a artillery, without the privilege of commu- tax upon his slender frame. Sure enough, tation or furnishing a substitute. He was he fell sick, and was lucky enough to get soon on his way to Gallop's Island. into a Washington hospital. One Sunday morning, afterwards, a friend went to Harewood hospital, to find Robert. In reA stalwart descendant of the Nubian ply to his inquiries, he was told that the race, buttoned to his chin with nine brass young soldier had recovered, and had been eagles, his Burnside hat surmounted with transferred to the invalid corps. The a feeble plagiarism of the "Prince's feath- friend was rejoiced at this announcement, er," his feet encased snugly in a pair of but as he was leaving, he met a surgeon, "broadhorn" coal boots, built of leather, and asked him more particularly respecting and his lips of a character not especially the soldier in question. He replied very commented on in the "Song of Solomon," quickly, "You have been misinformed. pleasantly vouchsafed to those around him Charles has been transferred to the the following little military apostrophe. invalid corps, but Robert died last night of Striking the most graceful attitude of Dick typhoid fever!" This is one of ten Swiveller, puffing a weed fresh from the thousand incidents, of a similar kind, remarkably choice stock of an army sutler, in the heart-history of America's great he cocked one eye condescendingly upon rebellion.

his listeners, as he defined his position: "Yer see," said he, "dis life is diffent from Jim Morgan and the New Recruit. what I used to live-no pickin' cotton in The arrival of new recruits always was de field now-no sore shins, no jeens taken advantage of by the old soldiers, as clothes-no oberseer-no lickins. I'se a an excellent opportunity to gratify their soger now-thirteen dollars a month, plen- love for jokes and sells, of which they did ty grub, and good clothes. I always not fail to have an abundant and varied 'haves myself, and gits furlough. I likes supply, to suit different cases and circumde job, myself! Ha, ha, ha!"

stances.

On one of these occasions of camp hazSad Result of Patriotic Courage in a Youth. ing, General James Morgan, from Illinois, Robert was a conscientious, likely and commanding a brigade in Davis's Diyoung man, who was one of those persons vision, was drawn in as one of the drahonored by the draft, in one of the pleas- matis persona. The General being one ant villages of New England. His state of those men who would be very apt to of bodily health was such that he could be mistaken for a wagon-master, on achave availed himself, if he had chosen, of count of his plain and unassuming manner one of the 'humane clauses' of the origi- and dress, advantage was duly taken of nal conscription act, but being patriotic this for a 'lark.' A new recruit of his and honest, he felt it to be his duty to brigade lost some books, and made inquiry obey the call of his government. Before of a Veteran where he would be likely to leaving his village home, he married the find them. Veteran informed him that girl of his choice, and then left her and the only thief in the brigade was Jim

Morgan, who did the teaming, and who occupied a tent near the blue flag. Away ran recruit to Morgan's tent, shoved his head in, and asked,

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Fannie and Nellie of the Twenty-fourth
New Jersey.

Miss Fanny Wilson was a native of Williamsburg, Long Island, and about one year prior to the war she went to the

Yes," was the reply, "my name is West, visiting a relative who resided at James Morgan." Lafayette, Indiana. While there, her

"I have none of your books, my man." "It's a lie," indignantly exclaimed the recruit. The boys say you are the only thief in camp; turn out them books, or I'll grind your infernal carcass into apple sass."

"Then I want you to hand over those leisure moments were frequently employed books you stole from me." in communicating by affectionate epistles with one to whom her heart had been given and her hand had been promised before leaving her native city-a young man from New Jersey. After a residence of about one year with her western relative, and just as the war was beginning to prove a reality, Fanny, in company with a certain Miss Nellie Graves, who also had come from the East, and there left a lover, set out upon her return to her home and family. While on their way thither, the two young ladies concocted a scheme, the romantic nature of which was doubtless its most attractive feature.

The General relished the joke much, but seeing the sinewy recruit peeling off his coat, thought it time to inform him of his relations to the brigade, at which the astonished recruit walked off, merely remarking, "Wall, - me if I'd taken you for a Brigadier. Excuse me, General, I don't know the ropes yet."

Wanted to Draw on the Blue Clothes. Commissioner Blunt, of New York, while superintending the local bureau of drafting in that city, received the following note in "fair and gentle lines:"

"O. BLUNT-SIR: Pardon me for the liberty I have taken; but I am an ablebodied woman, and if you will enlist me I will put on soldier's clothing and go. There shall never be any one the wiser until my time has expired, if I could secure the doctor, and that is done very easy, I suppose. I think I should make a better soldier than a great many who draw on the blue clothes, and are always talking but won't fight. Yours, etc.,

Fannie and Nellie.

The call for troops having been issued, and the several States coming quickly forward with their first brave boys, it so had happened that those two youths whose hearts had been exchanged for those of the pair who then were on their happy way toward

Of course the fair Hattie was allowed to dispense her charms in her accustomed sphere instead of donning the "blue them, enlisted in a certain and the same clothes" and to show "fight" with her pen instead of with the sword or bayonet.

conceived the idea of assuming the uni panion, was now no longer allowed to do form, enlisting in the service, and follow- so; her illness became serious, she was ing their lovers to the field. Their plans detained in the hospital, and Fanny and were soon matured and carried into effect. she parted—their histories no longer beA sufficient change having been made in ing linked. their personal appearance, their hair cut Having again entered society as a memto the requisite shortness, and themselves ber of her real sex, Fanny was next re-clothed to suit their purpose,-they heard of on the stage of a theatre at Caisought the locality of the chosen regiment, ro, serving an engagement as a ballet girl. offered their services, and were accepted But this was for only a few days. She and mustered in. In just another compa- turns up in Memphis, even as a soldier ny from their own, of the same regiment again! But she had changed her branch -the Twenty-fourth New Jersey-were of the military service, having become a their patriotic lovers, 'known though all unknowing.' On parade, in the drill, they were together; they obeyed the same command. In the quick evolutions of the field they came as close as they had in other days, even on the floor of the dancing school; and yet, notwithstanding all this, the facts of the case were not made known.

private in the Third Illinois cavalry. Only two weeks, however, had she been enlisted in this capacity, when, to her utter surprise, she was stopped by a guard and arrested for being a woman in men's clothing. She was taken to the office of the detective police and questioned until no doubt remained as to her identity, not proving herself, as was suspected, a rebel spy, but a Federal soldier. An appropriate wardrobe was procured her, and her

But the Twenty-fourth, by the fate of war, was ordered before Vicksburg, having already served through the first cam-word given that she would not again atpaign in Western Virginia; and here, alas, for Fanny, she was to suffer by one blow. Here her brave lover was wounded. She sought his cot, watched over him, and half revealed her true sex or nature in her devotion and gentleness. She nursed him faithfully and long-but he died.

tempt a disguise. A brief description of Fanny would be that of a young lady of about nineteen years, of a fair but somewhat tanned face, rather masculine voice, sprightly and somewhat educated mindbeing very easily able to pass herself off for a boy of about seventeen or eighteen years.

Next after this, by the reverse of fortune, Fanny herself and her companion. were both thrown upon their hospital cots, Table Turning at the Recruiting Office. exhausted and sick. With others, both The idea had become pretty general wounded and debilitated, they were sent that no one was sharp enough to outwit to Cairo. Their attendants were more or cheat a broker in bounties for army reconstant and scrutinizing. Suspicion be- cruits; but, in one instance at least, this gan to be excited,—the discovery of Fan- illusion was dispelled in the goodly village ny's and Nellie's true sex was made. Of of Gotham-sometimes known as the city course the next event in their romantic of New York,-where one of the fraterhistory was a dismissal from the service. nity was more than matched at the rooms But not until her health had improved of the municipal committee or commission sufficiently was Fanny dismissed from the on the draft. sick ward of the hospital. This happened, however, a week or two after her sex had become known. Nellie, who up to this time had shared the fate of her com

The broker in question attempted to take a man into the State of Connecticut as a substitute, for which act he confessed he was to receive the little sum of seven

hundred dollars. He was on the point of hundred dollars which he would have sebeing arrested, but earnestly declared that cured from his principal. He withdrew he did not know of any law against it, his three hundred and thirty-five dollars, and, promising fairly for the future, was from the hands of the committe, bade an let off. His next effort was with a party affectionate farewell to Supervisor Blunt, to whom he offered to give five hundred declaring that 'There were two things he dollars to go as a substitute. The parties never expected to see in his day, viz., any appeared at the rooms of the city commit- one getting ahead of the supervisor, or tee; matters looked all right; the broker being himself cheated. The last sad deposited the three hundred and thirty- event he had experienced to-day, much to five dollars with the committee, as usual, his grief, the other might yet happen, for (which was of course to be paid over to it now appeared there were sharper ones the substitute when he had passed,) and to look after than the bounty-brokers— he paid to the substitute, into his own farewell!'

hands, the balance, one hundred and sixty- With a wave of the hand the honest five dollars, which made the five hun- broker retired to meditate, probably, dred. over the gross and open-handed corruptions of the day.

Nervous Customer in the Red Tape Department.

They now proceeded to the surgeon's apartment, for examination of the man's bodily condition, the substitute in the meantime having quietly and secretly When Washington was being besieged given his one hundred and sixty-five dol- by the rebel raiders, there came into the lars 'hand money' to some sly friend, who Adjutant-General's office a man anxious to was probably hanging about for the pur- serve the country. He was old and bent, pose. The examination progressed in the long and gray of hair, coarse and strong usual manner, when the surgeon an- of features, nervous and trembling of hand, nounced that the substitute would not slow and shambling of step, husky and pass! Substitute probably knew this be- uncertain of voice, quick and wandering fore he started. Now the broker wanted of eye. "I want to go into the service; his one hundred and sixty-five dollars aren't we to have a chance? Isn't there back again; but the substitute had not to be any call on the people of the city to got it he had just sent it home to his rise against the invaders?" "Please step wife. The wife was sent for; she had up to the Provost-Marshal-General's office, seen no money from any quarter, and had Sir," answered one of the clerks, as he received nothing but a black eye, which winked at his neighbor. "But I don't she said her husband gave her when a lit- want to run around-I want to go into tle how-come-ye-so. Substitute was again service to help repel the invaders of our questioned, then stripped and thoroughly homes." Certainly, Sir, certainly; but examined, but nothing turned up but a you'll have to go up there to be enrolled," certificate pledging him an extra hundred replied the clerk. The old man left. to go to Brooklyn; But," said substitute, Half an hour later he was seen up stairs, honor was at stake, and I would not talking with Colonel McBeever. leave the city." damnable shame that the rebels have got into Maryland," said he; "the invaders must be driven out, and I want to help do it. I am an old man, but I can handle a musket yet." "Certainly, Sir, certainly; just step over to the Quartermaster's Department, and you'll find them organizing

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a company for immediate service, into While our army was at Chattanooga, which you can go at once. Shall I send Colonel Burke, of the Tenth Ohio, went a messenger to show you over there, out to Graysville, Georgia, under flag of Sir?" Oh, no-I'll find it; I'll find it." truce, with authority from General He went out, muttering something about Thomas to exchange twenty-seven prisonthe invaders; but showed his confidence ers in our hands for an equal number in in official movements and directions, by the hands of the rebels, the preliminaries turning deliberately and going the other of which had been previously arranged. way from the Quartermaster General's Among the number in the hands of the Department. enemy was a member of the Ninetieth Illinois, who may be called Frank Henderson.

Career of Frank Henderson.

The war produced many heroines, and turned up from the humbler walks of life many rough stones that proved to be the genuine diamonds. But probably no army ever opened so many doors for romance as did the army of the United States during the southern rebellion. Accounts pre

Frank's history was briefly this: On the breaking out of the rebellion she had an only brother, the only relative, living in Chicago, Illinois. The brother enlisted in the Eleventh Illinois infantry, and being left alone in the world she resolved to enlist in the service in order to be near her brother. She enlisted in the Eleventh, participated in its engagements, and on the mustering out of the regiment for the three months' service she was discharged, without her sex having been discovered. She next enlisted in the Third Illinois regiment, and served for several months, during which time she managed to retain her secret, and by her staid habits won the universal esteem of the officers.

Wounded in one of the battles in which she participated, she was discharged. But Frank's love for the service did not permit her long to pursue the inert life incident to home, and the organization of the Ninetieth Illinois regiment offered her an opportunity to gratify her love for a military life. She enlisted as a private in Colonel O'Mara's regiment, and proved herself an excellent soldier. She served sented themselves almost daily to the eye, in all the battles of that regiment, and of the valorous deeds of females fighting was present at the capture of Holly in the ranks for months, without their sex Springs by the rebels-denounced by her being divulged; and in most of these cases as a disgraceful proceeding on the part of there was connected with their history our forces, who could have held the place. some love experience or matter of ro- In the latter part of the summer, while mance that had an important bearing upon their action. The following case of triple enlistment shows a military penchant quite rare and remarkable.

the regiment was marching through Florence, Alabama, she asked and obtained permission of her Colonel to enter a house in search of something to eat; her regi