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"Yes, I am the man," says the jury, | will! And do ye think I will have them judge and counsellor. in the Orfen Asylum, and their father isn't

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Wal, I've fetched the three boys for dead yit, and I am a living soul, their own

yees.”

"Whose boys?"

"Your own, to be sure. Take them and make the best ye can of them." Here was a nice pickle of fish. The clerks in the vicinity and the numerous spectators about pricked up their ears, and looked knowingly at each other and then at Mr. Blunt.

The latter gentleman for a moment appeared a little staggered, looked about him generally, and ejaculated " Ahem." It was an interesting moment, and all waited for the next development.

"My boys! what do you mean?” "Mane?" said she; "I mane that they are yer own, and ye must take the care of them, for I won't. Didn't ye enlist me husband here without me consent? Put him in the nasty army, where I suppose he is shot by this time? Yes; he's left me and left me childers. As ye took him, so may ye take me boys, and support them, too He's the father of me childers, and he has left them and their mither, and without a cint to feed them with, and yeye-ye did it!"

"Oh! be calm, my good woman," says¦ Mr. Blunt; "let us look into this matter. Your husband enlisted, did he?"

"Yees, sur."

"Well, I do not enlist any one; I only pay the bounty. Did he get his bounty money?"

"Yees, sur; he did-three hundred dollars; but niver a divil of a cint did he give to me. Ye had no business to give him the money. Now ye've got him, take the childers wid ye."

"Well, if you insist upon it, I'll take your children and put them in excellent quarters."

honest mither, standing afore ye? The Orfen Asylum!"

The very idea seemed abhorrent to her, and she still insisted on "Misther Bloont" taking upon himself the care of her "childers."

"Have you not seen your husband since he enlisted?" "No, sur."

"How do you know I paid him three hundred dollars bounty?"

"Michael McGuire, who went with him, told me so."

B.

"Now, what is your name?" says Mr.

"Me name is Margaret Phelin." "And your husband's name?" "Patrick Phelin; and these are the three little Phelins-all we have."

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The Supervisor directed one of his clerks to refer to the books for that name. was soon found, with the fact also that Mr. Blunt had, at Patrick's request, deposited the money in the savings bank to the credit of his wife Margaret. Here, then, was a discovery. Says Mr. B. to Margaret: "Patrick, you say, left you no money?" "No, sur, and the more shame to him; for he was a good man, Patrick."

"What would you do with the three hundred dollars, if you had it?"

"Bless yer Honor, I'd put it in the praist's hands or the savings bank, and keep it safe for Pat and the boys."

"You wouldn't spend it, nor fool it away?"

"In fath, I would not."

"And you would bring up your boys well and send them to school?"

"Indade I would."

"Well, my good woman, the money is all safe in the bank and belongs to you. I placed it there for you at Patrick's re

"And what will ye did with them?" "Why, put them in the Orphan Asy-quest. It shows he is a good man, and you see to it that you make him a good wife

lum."

"The Orfen Asylum! The divil ye while he is away."

The woman was overwhelmed with pected her sex. The Sergeant did not beastonishment as well as gratitude at this tray the confidence reposed in him by the piece of unexpected good luck, and poured girl, until she had time to get out of the out her thanks upon him whom she was a way. One of the lieutenants of the Third, few minutes before anathematizing, and in who conversed with this recruit, expressed such a demonstrative manner as the native his doubts as to the young man being old Irish alone can evince. The tables were enough or tall enough for such service. A fairly turned, and no father was wanted measurement, however, showed that he for the "childers."

was over five feet high, and though he claimed to be eighteen years of age, the lieutenant protested that he could not be over sixteen.

Fate of a Coward.

Girl-Recruit for the Cavalry. A dashing young woman in male attire visited the city of Rochester, New York, and sought admission to the army as a volunteer. She was dressed in dark clothes The following is one among the many and wore a soft hat with a gilt cord around curious cases resulting from the draft. In it, and had the general air of a soldier. the month of July, 1863, a man in AmesShe went to the head-quarters of the Third bury, Massachusetts, was drafted, and on Cavalry, in the Arcade, and there made the 27th of that month he presented a her application to Sergeant White, of Com- claim for exemption as the only son of an pany H, to be enlisted as a soldier. She aged and dependent mother. On this, an stated to the officer that she had served investigation took place, which proved eighteen months in the infantry, and had that the woman he called his mother was been wounded in one of her limbs, was only one who had adopted him, and the put into hospital, and then discharged. claim was not allowed. He then suggestSergeant White thought she was rather light for the service, but said she might perhaps go in as bugler. She replied that it was just what she would like, and to show her capacity she whistled one or two calls.

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The Sergeant, not at all suspecting that he was dealing with a female, familiarly put his hands upon her chest and arms, and remarked that she was rather queerly made. Finally he started with her for the office of the surgeon, to be examined, she having signed her name as Johnson,

Fate of a Coward.

on the roll. Just before reaching the office of the surgeon, the recruit said to the Sergeant that she could not be examined, and if she went in it must be without that. The Sergeant replied that the law was im- ed that perhaps his teeth might exempt perative. She then disclosed her sex as a him; but an examination caused that also reason why she craved exemption from the to he dismissed. The next day or the customary examination. This ended the day after he went to Newburyport and matter so far as Sergeant White was con- had eight teeth extracted, and in four or cerned. He introduced the recruit to a five days afterward he called at the office mber of officers, and none of them sus- for exemption, and was duly exempted for

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 reply to his inquiries, he was told that the young soldier had recovered, and had been

"I likes de Job."

A stalwart descendant of the Nubian race, buttoned to his chin with nine brass 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 what I used to live-no pickin' cotton in de field now-no sore shins, no jeens clothes-no oberseer-no lickins. I'se a soger now-thirteen dollars a month, plenty grub, and good clothes. I always 'haves myself, and gits furlough. I likes de job, myself! Ha, ha, ha!"

Jim Morgan and the New Recruit. The arrival of new recruits always was taken advantage of by the old soldiers, as an excellent opportunity to gratify their love for jokes and sells, of which they did not fail to have an abundant and varied supply, to suit different cases and circum

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 dra honored 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,

"Does Jim Morgan live here?"

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 "Then I want you to hand over those leisure moments were frequently employed books you stole from me."

"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."

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."

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.

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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.,

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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 them, enlisted in a certain and the same regiment. Having obtained cognizance of this fact, Fanny and her companion

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. But the Twenty-fourth, by the fate of spy, but a Federal soldier. An appropriwar, was ordered before Vicksburg, hav-ate wardrobe was procured her, and her ing already served through the first campaign 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.

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

word given that she would not again attempt 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.

Table Turning at the Recruiting Office.

Next after this, by the reverse of fortune, Fanny herself and her companion were both thrown upon their hospital cots, 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 happen

The broker in question attempted to

ed, however, a week or two after her sex take a man into the State of Connecticut had become known. Nellie, who up to as a substitute, for which act he confessed this time had shared the fate of her com- he was to receive the little sum of seven

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