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regard, and the hope that he would be one of the fortunate ones in the conflict in which he had entered.

Cheers and a Tiger for Harry Bumm.
There was at one time a hitch in the

management of affairs in Philadelphia,
producing difficulty and delay in paying
out bounties to the fresh volunteers. Be-

that possibly some of the sympathizers of
the South, in that city, might buy them,
he replied that of all classes of people
they were the worst, and should receive
merited condemnation. He was asked
what he did for a living before the war
broke out.
clerk at Atlanta, Georgia. He was then
He replied that he was a

told

"Perhaps you can get a clerkship in Philadelphia." At this, he looked thoughtfully for a moment, and then said,

sides, there was no very great amount of money to be found in the treasury. On the whole, the duties of Mr. Henry Bumm, the popular treasurer of the Quaker City, were more difficult than those of any pre-fairs, believing that I am a deserter? I

vious incumbent of the office. Under these circumstances, Captain Cameron, with a hundred and seventy-five recruits, marched one day to Mr. Bumm's office to draw their bounty. The aggregate was a large sum. The treasury was something like the Susquehanna at low water-its bottom was plainly visible. Mr. Bumm, however, did not keep the gallant boys waiting. They stepped up, one by one, and received their emerald-backed portraits of Secretary Chase. When all had been paid, a color-sergeant stepped forward and called "Three cheers for City Treasurer, Mr. Harry Bumm." All mouths opened, and the cheers were given loudly and lustily. This done, Captain Cameron said, "Boys, three more, if you like." The three more were given, when all hands put in the largest "tiger" seen since Van Amburg's caravan left Philadelphia. The men then formed into line, giving another feu de joie of cheers as they moved off.

"No, no; do you think any sensible man would trust me with his business af

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company.

Stanton-Indeed!

President-If something is not done to relieve us, it is hard to foresee the consequences.

Deserting a Bad Cause. Lieutenant Foster, of the Third Maine Heavy Artillery, arrived at Philadelphia with forty rebels who had taken the oath of allegiance to the Union. One of these had one thousand dollars in genuine Confederate scrip, of one hundred dollars each. He supposed they were worth President-Impossible! The men can't nothing in Philadelphia, and on being told stand such a tax.

Stanton-Let them pay the commuta

tion.

Stanton-They have a rich company at able, during all the period of her military their back, and that's more than other service, successfully to conceal her sex in people have.

Equal to the Emergency.

President-They ought to be exempted, because they are necessary to the working of the road for the Government.

Stanton-That can't be.
President-Then I will stop the road.
Stanton-If you do, I will take it up
and carry it on.

The discussion is said to have been dropped at this point, and the very worthy president still worked the road as successfully as ever.

Anglo-African Daughter of the Regiment.

the guise of a boy.

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Yankee Forever!

Colonel Lawson, like every other loyal prisoner in the hands of the rebels, was not unwilling to accept the privilege of parole in lieu of a dose of cold lead. The Colonel was taken prisoner by a gang of Missouri guerillas, who at first proposed a little target practice upon him with their rifles, but at last concluded to let him off on his parole. Upon investigation, however, it proved that of the rebels who then had him in charge-about a dozennot one could write a parole, nor any thing else. Through their whole youth they had never been subjected to the pernicious influence of free schools. At last they requested Colonel Lawson himself to make out the parole and sign it. He immediately wrote an agreement, solemnly pledging himself never to take up arms against the United States of America, or in any way give aid and comfort to their enemies,-signed it, and was set at liberty. He made the best of his way to our lines, and was not overtaken.

Mr. S., the Countryman, and his Substitute.

During the drafting time in New York, While the Twelfth Rhode Island regiment was on duty in the town of Lancas- a Mr. S., from Putnam County, arrived in ter, Kentucky, a chubby young Anglo- New York city full of hope, and eager in African, answering to the name of Tom- pursuit of a good substitute to take his my, came into camp, and desired to enter place in the army, and four hundred dolthe service of some one of Uncle Sam's lars in his pocket to pay for him. Of officers, and was taken by one of the Cap- course he did not call at the rooms of the tains as a body-servant. In this capacity Supervisors' Committee. Had he done the fugitive followed the regiment through so he would have been made by Mr. Blunt all the experiences and vicissitudes of the a wiser, if not a better, man, and also campaign, and then home to Rhode Island, saved his money. But he preferred going always faithful, attentive, cheerful. But into the street, into the highways and bythe refinements of civilized life were too ways, and through an 'honest' agent or much for Tommy, and the Captain's body broker succeeded in a way not altogether servant proved to be a veritable daughter agreeable. The active and persevering of the regiment,-a bona fide girl of less agent whom S. secured to aid him, soon than twenty summers,-who had been found a capital fellow-strong, hale and

hearty, and an alien-just what he wanted, and moreover named Stander-a good name, under the circumstances.

The agent did all the business for S., made his own bargain with Stander, and received from S. four hundred dollars in cash. How much of this the substitute was to receive was a secret between him and the agent.

Rebuff to a Trafficker in Exemption Papers. At Plattsburgh, New York, while the drafting was going on, a man of no very great loyal pretensions called on a widow and informed her that her only son was drafted, and then hastened to assure her that he could secure his exemption if she would certify that she was a widow, and that he was her only son, upon whom she S. was delighted. He took possession made her dependence for support. The of his substitute and started in the first patriotic lady made the following Spartan train for Putnam County; but before he reply to the mercenary: "I can certify to reached the Provost-Marshal's office there no such thing. I am not dependent on my was a sergeant of marines after him, who, son for support, and I never expect to be. notwithstanding the remonstrances of S., Besides, I think he ought to go, if he is took him by force of arms, and conveyed able to perform military duty, and so ought him back to New York and to the naval every other able-bodied man, till this rendezvous, where he had already enlisted wicked rebellion is put down. Nothing for the navy. S. was of course disconso- but the necessity of wearing these skirts late. He had lost his substitute, lost his has kept me from going." And the patrifour hundred dollars, and lost sight of the otic trafficker in white-livered merchandize

agent who had fleeced him. Neither evaporated.

knew he of his whereabouts, or even his name. All was gone, and he had nothing to do but to cast about for another substitute or go into the ranks himself.

Puzzling a Draft Commissioner.

Commissioner: "Well, young man, have you come to volunteer?"

Applicant-a bright French boy of nineteen: "No, Sir; I'm exempt. I am not a citizen-I am a French subject." (Handing to the Commissioner the certificate of such fact, signed by the French Consul.)

Commissioner: "You speak English
well. Where were you born?"
Applicant: "In New York, Sir."
Commissioner: "Then you are an Amer-

Cause for Rejecting a Recruit. One of the recruiting agents in the city of New York carried a finely proportioned man to the surgeon for examination, telling the man to return to the ward room as soon as he had been passed. In due time the man arrived at official head-quarters, bringing his own rejection. There was indignation among the recruiting committee, who immediately began to feel of the musican citizen." cles of this really promising specimen of a man, and point out the beauties of his structure. Loud were the complaints and bitter their denunciations of Dr. H—, and what overt act they might have committed it would be impossible to tell, had not a bystander asked the man what cause the Doctor gave for rejecting him. "Well, I believe," calmly replied the man, "that he said I had the itch." The wardroom was clear in a moment-muscle-feelers and all.

Applicant: "No, Sir; I am not."
Commissioner: "Why not?"
Applicant: "My father was naturalized
before I was born."

Commissioner: "Well, what has that to do with making you a French subject?" Applicant: "Why, when he was naturalized, I was not in the country.”

Fightin' ober a Bone.

The following dialogue actually took place in war times, between a guest at one

Guest: "Never thought of it? surprised! I supposed all your

I am people

of our metropolitan hotels and a sable age of the "males" of the family. After waiter connected with the establishment: naming several, the old lady stopped. "Is Guest: "Well, Jim, you are going to there no one else?" asked the officer. join a colored regiment at once, I sup-"No," replied the woman, "none, except pose?" Billy Bray." "Billy Bray! where is he?" Jim: "Me, Massa? O no, me nebber "He was at the barn a moment ago," said tink ob it at all." the old lady. Out went the officer, but could not find the man. Coming back, the worthy officer questioned the old lady as to the age of Billy, and went away, after enrolling his name among those to be drafted. The time of the drafting came, and among those on whom the lot fell was the veritable Billy Bray. No one knew him. Where did he live? The officer who enrolled him was called on to produce him; and, lo and behold, Billy Bray was a Jackass (not a human one, like the enroller, but with four genuine legs and ears of the usual length) -regularly recorded on the list of drafted men as forming one of the quota of Maryland.

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Guest: "Yes, of course; but what has on picket, and our new recruit was put on that to do with it?"

Jim: "Why, don't yer see, Massa? de bone nebber fight; de bone take no part in de conflic'. De Norf an' Souf are de two dogs fightin' ober a bone; we niggers are de bone; we don't take no part in de conflic' !"

Queer Drafting in Maryland.

an outpost, as he was rather a sharp fellow. Soon, however, he was missed, and it was found he had deserted to the enemy. In a short time, nothing more was thought of it. The matter was somewhat revived, however, when, with the flag of truce that subsequently came in, there were brought, among other things, the compliments of Caplate of Johnson's Island, to Gen

tain

The enrolling officer for Salisbury Dis-eral Baird. He was one of the escaped trict, Maryland, was very active and thor- prisoners, who had taken this means of ough in the performance of his duties. again getting among his friends in Dixie. One day he went to the house of a coun- He was also too well posted not to be able tryman, and finding none of the male mem- to give the rebels almost as much valuable bers of the family at home, made inquiry information as they could obtain from a of an old woman about the number and northern newspaper.

Donning the Breeches.
In Clinton county, Ohio, there is a cer-

Indiana Volunteer Ninety-two Years Old. Indiana has accorded to her the honor of furnishing the oldest volunteer of any tain township, Richland, which, at the State in the Union. Mr. Bates, of Pen- opening period or year of the war, had dleton, ninety-two years old, volunteered not, it would seem, raised a very large crop with a company from Madison County, of patriotic young men,-judging from the and went into Camp Morton on Saturday, proceedings of a meeting of irate females full of patriotic fire. Of course he was re- held there to consider the call made upon jected, on account of age. When asked the country for troops. It was stated that why he volunteered, he replied that he not more than two volunteers had been wanted to show the young men that old men were not afraid to fight, and expressed his determination to remain with the company, if permitted to do so. Men ninety-two years old are seldom to be found in these days, and especially in a military camp. Mr. Bates is said to be the father of twenty-two children. No wonder that he feels some interest in preserving the nation from destruction.

Deaf and Dumb Soldier.

furnished by the township up to that time, and the resolutions adopted and the speeches made at the meeting referred to, not only called the patriotism but the courage of the men of Richland in question. So stung were the female population by what they termed the disgraceful and unmasculine spirit manifested by the male population—the young men, especially,—that seven young ladies, determined if possible to retrieve the character of the community and set an example befitting the crisis through which the Connected with the Springfield City country was passing, stepped forward and Guard, Captain Lombard, Tenth regiment requested to have their names then and of Massachusetts volunteers, stationed at there enrolled as volunteers in defence of Camp Brightwood, Virginia, was a deaf the nation. They added, that as soon as mute, named John Donovan, who was a they could be furnished with uniforms, they regularly enlisted soldier, and detailed as would leave their clothing to the young the regimental tailor. He learned the men, who lacked the manliness to defend trade of tailor in Brooklyn, N. Y. He the flag of their country when it was aswent to Springfield, Massachusetts, from sailed. which city he enlisted at the commencement of the rebellion. His infirmity, of course, precluded him from performing the At the time when the Federal troops ordinary military duties of a soldier; and, were quartered at Blue Licks, Kentucky, being employed as the regimental tailor, he the monotony of camp-life was broken by had many leisure moments, which he im- a rather romantic incident. Several reproved by the practice of a natural gift for cruits were coming in daily, and were imdrawing. In that art he was a self-taught mediately sworn into service, but one man, and in it he attained a truly aston- spruce little fellow arriving Sunday evenishing degree of proficiency. An accurate ing, refused to take the oath on the Lord's draft of Camp Brightwood was made by day, wishing to postpone it until next him, and subsequently lithographed. John morning, which modest request was grantwas always spoken of in the highest terms ed. The young recruit sauntered leisurely of praise by the officers of his regiment, around among the men, apparently perfectand, notwithstanding his infirmity, was ly at home. When the time came to "turn fully equal, bodily and mentally, to the in," he was shown a bed with three or four rank and file of the grand army of the soldiers in the same room, which he readUnion. ily accepted. His fellow-lodgers attempted

Recruiting Extraordinary.

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