of one young lady who is the laughing- was wounded,) first and second Fredericksstock of a whole regiment, and many of them are or were friends and neighbors of hers not two years ago. Her fair name and character are blighted, and one who has counted on her being something more than a friend to him in the future has cast her aside, and her letters of truth to him are unanswered, or returned unopened. Ladies, good-bye. Learn from this to do better. Write to your known and tried soldier friends and relatives, and none other.

I am, ladies, your friend and wellwisher, E. V. WILSON, 1st Lieut., Co. H, 39th Reg't Wis. Vols.

burg; at Salem Church he was captured, after which he was exchanged and returned to the regiment. In the battle of Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, he was again taken prisoner by the Confederates, early in the morning, while on duty at division headquarters, but was recaptured when General Sheridan made his famous advance at four in the afternoon. 'Jack' had to run on three legs, as the penalty of his patriotic services, but in other respects continued as agile as ever,-wearing his honors with the meekness becoming a good dog.

Dealing with a Rebel Trader.

The case of a German clothier and Canine Patriotism, Sufferings and Honors. merchant tailor of Baltimore, who was Nearly every company, certainly every arrested for engaging in contraband trade regiment, in the Army of the Potomac, with the South, in 1864, excited much had a pet of some kind or other. It mat- public interest at the time, and great eftered not whether the object of their affec- forts were made by his friends to obtain tion was a dog, cat, possum, cow, or horse, the Executive interference in his behalf. -of whatever name or species, the brute A deputation of nearly a dozen persons was loved by all, and woe be to the out- presented themselves before President sider who dared to insult or injure one of Lincoln, one morning, to interpose in favor these pets. More personal encounters of the derelict party, all these persons, exwere brought on between soldiers about cept one, being men employed as cutters some pet animal than in any other way. in some of the establishments carried on Occasionally these pets became great he- by the arrested man. They made a very roes in their way, and then they became formidable display, asserting through general favorites in the whole army. One their speaker, who introduced himself as of this kind was a dog named 'Jack,' pho-" an humble tobacconist," but who evitographs of which were as universal as dently had had some experience as a those of the Commanding General. Jack speaker, that they were all good Union served a regular term with the Niagara men-that they had even voted for Mr. Fire Insurance Engine Company in Pitts- Lincoln, and intended to do so again,burg, Penn., before the war broke out; consequently they were entitled to a hearand when volunteers were called to put down the rebellion, several members of the Niagara Company entered the service in the One Hundred and Second Pennsylvania volunteers, and Jack, no doubt prompted by patriotic impulses, also went into the field with some of his old friends, and made a good military record of himself. He was at the siege of Yorktown, battle of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, battle of the Pickets, Malvern Hill, (where he

ing, and that they were sure of the innocence of their employer. A good deal of eloquence was expended, but the President would not be moved. It was even ascertained that this same merchant had given money-some hundreds of dollarstoward carrying on the war. At last the President spoke:

"Gentlemen, this Government is a big machine, even in times of peace; it is no small thing to keep it in good running or

der-but now, when added to the usual witness and familiar household associate, duties of my position, I have on my hands the winsome, inner-life traits, of the late this great rebellion (which is to be put beloved President. But for Mr. Carpendown,) I have no time to waste. I have ter's fortuitous and fortunate residence at

been visited already more than once by
parties from Baltimore, urging my inter-
ference in this case. You protest that
this man is innocent; then let him await
his trial, when he can easily prove it."
"But," said the speaker, in behalf of
his friend, "but we vote for you."

the Presidential mansion, in his professional occupation, at a period when Mr. Lincoln's personal and official traits were so strikingly called forth, the world would have lost one of the most authentic and affecting portraitures of the martyred President. Mr. Carpenter's book will "Can't help it; it is not so essential happily be accessible to multitudes who that I have votes, as that the rebellion be may never have the opportunity to look crushed. To what purpose is it that you upon his splendid "Emancipation" picvote for me; that you pay a small sum of money to soldiers, as a cover up, while you supply the rebels with goods or arms? I tell you, gentlemen, it will not do. Already has the War Department declared to me that it could not and would not stand by me in this work of subduing the rebels, if every time they catch a rascal, I let him loose. Gentlemen, I ain't going

ture.

Flight from the Shenandoah.

The order for the desolating of the Shenandoah Valley, issued by General Grant, that it might not afford sustenance to the Confederate raiders, was the source of wide-spread ruin to the inhabitants of that region. Property of all descriptions was swept away as with a besom in "Well, but, your excellency, I am a an iron hand, and families without numfighting man. I once paid three hundred ber were scattered houseless to poverty, dollars for knocking a man down." exposure and hunger. An illustration The President drew himself back, and of the scenes attending such a hegira is afforded in the case of a woman—a with much good nature said

to do it."

"Let me beg you not to try that on very Niobe in her distress-who was discovered sitting by the wayside, on an old

me."

Then the speaker, in behalf of the ac- chest, and with whom the following concused, took another turn. versation transpired:

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"You look very sad, Ma'am."

"Yes, and I feel so, too, Sir," replied she; "but I've got through crying long

ago,
Sir;
"Do you come from the Valley?"
“Yes, we are all from the Valley."
"How far?"

I've no more tears to shed."

"Nigh fifty miles I reckon we came.

But, Mr. President, you can do this Why, we were rich," continued she; thing."

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Certainly I can, and I can end this war and let the rebels have their own way; but I am not going to do it."

had a nice farm, a good house and barns, and, let me tell you what we had. We had nine head of young cattle, we had four cows, and four old horses, and six colts. Then there were thirty sheep, and

"Six months in the White House," by Mr. F. B. Carpenter, is a volume of in- six fatted hogs, and six pigs. Then I had tense interest, as exhibiting, by an eye- in the house two barrels of apple butter,

said she; "we sold a colt to one of your men, and he was a kind man, too, for thirty dollars. We had considerable of Confederate money, but that was no good."

three hundred pounds of honey, three crocks of butter, and I had silk in the house for two new dresses-to say nothing of my drawers being full of sheets and pillow cases, and all kinds of house linen, and a feather bed on every bedstead. Well, Sir, I was a Union woman, I was; I gave my honey and my apple butter, and all my things to your men, In this same condition, each with its when they came up there scouting, and I kindred tale of wo, were hundreds of faminever begrudged it. When the order lies, on their way from the depopulated came for your men to clear the Valley, Valley of the Shenandoah. In the dark

"Well, where do you intend to go?" "Me and the children hope to go to Ohio, but we don't know as we shall. We don't know what to do."

some of them came while I was over to a ness of the night, the scene was one that neighbor's. I saw the light in my direc- mingled the wretched and the picturesque tion, and, oh dear! I knew what was going in a manner that never yet engaged the aron-I knew my barn was going. I run tist's pencil. An angry sky over their heads, all the way, and I come on one man with a pot of butter, and another with a pot of honey, and all my things; I knew whose they were, and when I got there they had gutted my house. I just had time to get a few things together-there's all that's left, Sir," pointing with an air of unutterable despondency to a little pile of effects at her feet.

"Have you nothing left but those? ?"
"Only thirty dollars in money besides,"

and bleak, cold winds whistling around them; women with children of tender years, often with babes at the breast; young girls and boys and feeble old men-for there were no young or able men among them; such were the scenes and groups which met the eye and wrung the heart.

Happy Burial Occasion for the Twentyseventh Illinois.

Early one morning in 1862, while at Farmington, near Corinth, Mississippi, as

General Palmer was riding along his and their fates with the disunionists, and lines to inspect some breastworks that had their premises were assigned by General been thrown up during the previous night, Burnside as the headquarters of the Sanihe came suddenly upon some of the boys tary Commission for his division, "Aunt of Company I, Twenty-seventh Illinois Charlotte" came into the employ of the Volunteers, who had just shot a two hun- Sanitary Inspector for the Department of dred pound hog, and were engaged in the

interesting process of skinning it. The soldiers were startled; their chief looked astonished and sorrowful.

"Ah! a body, a corpse. Some poor fellow gone to his last home. Well, he must be buried with military honors. Sergeant, call the officer of the guard."

The officer was speedily at hand, and received orders to have a grave dug and the body buried forthwith. The grave

was soon prepared, and then the company were mustered. Pall bearers placed the body of the dead upon a stretcher. The order was given to march, and with reversed arms and funeral tread, the solemn procession of sixty men followed the body to the grave. Not a word passed, North Carolina, and many a sick and nor a muscle of the face stirred, while the wounded soldier from the States of New last rites of sepulture were being per- York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and formed. The ceremony over, the General and his staff waved their adieux, and were soon lost in the distance.

Massachusetts, had reason to bless the culinary accomplishments of this venerable contraband cook, and to praise the alacrity with which, in times of their greatest need, she exerted her skill to save them from suffering.

On one occasion, soon after the battle, when a steamboat load of sick and wounded soldiers from the battle-field were unexpectedly landed in Newbern, and found themselves in a bare hall, with no accommodations for the night, without any provisions or any appliances for cooking, and too late in the evening for any relief from the ordinary" regulation" sources, our old cook" was appealed to, and the alacrity with which she came to the relief of those sick and wounded men, will never be forgotten.

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"Aunt Charlotte" was one of the institutions within the Union Lines at New- By the time comfortable beds had been bern, N. C. She was an old family cook. prepared for their occupation, "Aunt When her master and mistress ran away Charlotte" had sent over a warm and and deserted her, to join their fortunes bountiful supper for some forty or more

without further trouble to her employer, was secured the proper regulation and deportment of all the servants “on the lot”

men, women and children—and of all who visited them. Nothing ever happened among them to annoy or displease, the household being as well ordered as if the white mistress were still there to direct.

famished and exhausted patients-a supper of those choice materials with which the noble charity of northern ladies had so generously supplied the service through the Sanitary Commission, and which the skill of "our old cook," on that night of wretchedness, served up to the wan and hungry soldiers with a nicety and a delicacy of flavor which can only come from an accomplished cuisine, but which all palates, "Aunt Charlotte's" domestic relations however unsophisticated, can appreciate. were as well ordered as the household. The poor soldiers were no less surprised She had children, grandchildren, and great than gratified at such unexpected relief grandchildren. Her old husband-" Unfrom the sufferings of that wretched day cle Sam"-in propria persona-but almost of exposure and hunger. And their ex- superannuated, at the age of seventy-five, pressions of satisfaction, as they quietly was General Burnside's gardener. It was dropped off to sleep after their hunger was touching to witness the habitual care appeased and their wants attended to, which "Old Aunty" took of this venerawould almost have paid the old slave wo- ble partner of her life and her bondage. man for her long life of bondage. The As regular as the clock, the old man, with next morning, and the next night, and his staff, came in at mid afternoon from a second morning, did this old "col- his daily employment. He invariably ored lady" add to her ordinary day's la- found a chair set for him on the kitchen bor the preparation of suitable food for piazza, by the side of a well-scoured deal this whole hospital of sick and wounded table. On this, "Old Aunty" placed besoldiers. fore him a plate well filled from all the dishes which she had that day served from her employer's table.

"Aunt Charlotte" was born in Charleston, South Carolina, but came many years ago to Newbern, and was the slave of one of its wealthiest citizens. She is about Working the Monster Parrott Gun. sixty-five years old; has a great deal of There being, of course, no manual laid character, and follows a thorough, system- down for the operating of that novel Phiatic routine of life-always at her post- listine in military practice, the "threealways reliable. She possesses no mean hundred-pounder Parrott," the mode of administrative abilities, reminding one of working it will be best understood by an an old merchant, habituated to a regular, explanation free from technical languagesystematic life, with ability enough to thus: The piece is on its carriage and keep all surroundings subordinate to that" from battery." Implements, no two in system. It seemed as if, were she to be the same place and no one in its proper superseded in that kitchen, she would lose place. The instructor gives the command, her hold on life, and the whole "darkey""Load her up!" At this command the appendage to the domestic establishment gunner says, "Some of you fellers bring a would be deprived of its balance wheel. shell," and "John, bring a cartridge." When, therefore, on the first occupation Some of the 'fellers' take a small handof the premises, she was told that so long barrow and bring a shell. Gunner says, as she did right, she would keep her place "Stick in that powder." "Now, boys, in the kitchen, and receive six dollars a hold on till I get out a fuse." "Stick it month, the “old lady" appreciated her in." All hands by hard heaving get the position at once, and from that day forth, shell to the embrasure.

Gunner says,