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 sixtyfive dollars, which made the five hundred.

With a wave of the hand the honest broker retired to meditate, probably, 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, "my honor was at stake, and I would not talking with Colonel McBeever. "It's a leave the city." damnable shame that the rebels have got The broker was of course dumbfounded into Maryland," said he; "the invaders and amazed-silent with sorrow that he must be driven out, and I want to help do had at last found a man who could "do" it. I am an old man, but I can handle a him. But he was "done" most effectual- musket yet." Certainly, Sir, certainly; ly-done out of his 'one hundred and just step over to the Quartermaster's Desixty-five' clean, and also out of the two partment, and you'll find them organizing

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While our army was at Chattanooga,

& company for immediate service, into 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

sented themselves almost daily to the eye, of the valorous deeds of females fighting in the ranks for months, without their sex being divulged; and in most of these cases there was connected with their history some love experience or matter of romance that had an important bearing upon their action. The following case of triple enlistment shows a military penchant quite rare and remarkable.

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 in all the battles of that regiment, and was present at the capture of Holly Springs by the rebels-denounced by her as a disgraceful proceeding on the part of our forces, who could have held the place. In the latter part of the summer, while 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

ment moved on, and while waiting for the supper to be prepared in the house where she was, two rebels crawled out from under a bed, and presenting themselves before her, ordered her to surrender.

before the last was given, a horseman rode rapidly up the road, waving in the air a paper, which was understood by all present to be a reprieve. Covered with dust and perspiration, the officer rode hurriedly up to the officer in command, and deliv ered to him what really proved to be a reprieve.

Thus in their power, she was forced to yield herself a prisoner, and was taken to Atlanta, Georgia, and there placed in duress. In a few weeks after her arrival, The shout, "Reprieve!" fell upon the Frank made a desperate attempt to es- poor soldier's ear, which was already cape, and when ordered to halt by the strained to the utmost in anticipation of guard, paid not the least attention to the hearing the last and final word that was demand, and was fired upon. The ball to usher his soul into the presence of his took effect in her leg, and she continued Creator; it was too much for him, and he to suffer from the wound. Colonel Burke, fell back upon his coffin apparently dead. while out with the flag of truce, effected The bandage was removed from his eyes, her exchange, among others, and she became an inmate of the hospital, where in due time she happily recovered from her wounds. From the time of her first enlistment, which was in June, 1861, until some weeks after her capture, she kept her sex a secret from everybody, nor was there ever any suspicion excited in regard the whole brigade; for that purpose the to her not being of the sex whose attire she wore. In personal appearance she was prepossessing, and her whole demeanor was such as would have done no discredit to the best man in the ranks.

Fearful Ordeal for a Deserter.

One of the privates in the Nineteenth Indiana regiment having deserted his post, was tried by a court martial, and found guilty, the punishment being death for such a crime. His execution was deferred for some time, and he was kept in a painful state of suspense. At last, the time was fixed for his execution, and five regiments were drawn up in line to witness it, while a file of twelve men were in advance to execute the sentence of death by shooting him.

but reason had taken its flight, and he became a hopeless maniac. He was discharged and sent home to his friends. His death had really never been intended; but it was deemed necessary for the good order and discipline of the army to make an impression not only upon himself, but

forms of the execution were regularly gone through with, in presence of five regiments, and the reprieve arrived in good time, as it was intended. It was sought by this means to solemnly impress upon the whole assemblage of soldiers the necessity of a strict observance of duty and obedience, under the penalty of an ignominious death. It was a fearful ordeal for the deserter, but it was certainly better than to have completed the tragedy by sending his soul into "that world which no mortal doth know."

From Deck to Camp.

As some of the prisoners captured from Grant's Virginia Army were halting, when on their way to the Libby Prison, a southerner, observing a rather good looking forThe prisoner was led forward blind- eigner among the number-and stepping folded, and the usual words of preparation up to him, said, "What! are you down and command were given in a low, meas here fighting us-you are no Yankee." ured tone, by the officer in charge of the "No, Sir," said the soldier, hanging his proceedings. During the interval between head. "Why, then, do you come to fight the orders, "Take aim,” and “Fire," and us," continued reb, "if you have no com

mon sympathy with the Yankees?" "Well, science would not allow her to use the Sir," said the prisoner, "I will tell you. money, and she had come all that distance I am a foreigner. I landed in New York to return it to the proper authorities, not more than a month ago. I got drunk, which she besought Dr. Thompson to do and the first thing I knew I found myself for her, The Dr. took it to Colonel Rob in camp." This shrewd make-up did not erts, of the second district, who however save him from entering the portals of the declined to receive it, on the ground that rebel prison-house. it had been paid to the recruit legally, and if he had committed any subsequent act that was not right, the return of his money would not make it so. If arrested as a deserter, he would have to suffer the consequences. So the woman received back the money she had so conscientiously brought with her.

Poorer Pay but Better Business.

Noble Words and Acts of a Slavemaster. Hon. Mr. McClurg, the well known member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri, showed his patriotism by giving written permits to several of his slaves to go into the army, securing to each of them whatever compensation he himself might be entitled to as a loyal owner, and stipulating that in | The following remarks were made by a case of the death of the men, their wives non-commissioned officer of the New and children should receive the money. York artillery, in a hotel in that city. He also wrote a letter to his "yellow The officer was at home on a twenty days' man," Caswell, in which he said to him: leave, given him on account of his remark"Make your own choice. If you go into ably good conduct and bravery. Though the army, let me hear frequently from you. he describes himself as a "loafer," no one Make peace with your God and you need will deny him the character of a true man not fear death. Be temperate; save your and patriotic soldier. The conversation earnings. If you ever fight, fight with was started by the entrance into the room desperation, and never surrender. Enroll of a black French poodle. He said:

your name as Caswell McClurg, and try

to give honor to it. In the army use your idle hours in learning to read and write."

Strong Case of Conscience.

"There's a French poodle, I know it is. I used to be in the fancy dog business myself, before I went to soldiering. Did I find soldiering pay better? Yes, I did! I always spend all I can get. I can't help it. You see I am a. loafer, I am. I get A remarkable instance of honesty-re- my little seventeen dollars a month for the markable especially on account of its con- little place I have in the battery, and I nection with the war and Government- spend it all and I fight for my country. happened in Cincinnati. A woman in al- Here, in New York, I used to get more most destitute circumstances came to that money, but I spent it all and it didn't do city, a stranger, from Canada, and being a me any more good than what I get now. Presbyterian herself, she sought out a And then I know all the time I am doing minister of that denomination, Rev. Dr. my country's work. You see there are Thompson, to whom she confided the fact soldiers and there are 'sogers?' I'm a that her husband had volunteered in the soldier clear through. We have lost two United States army, obtained Government batteries since this war began, and I have and local bounty to the amount of three been all through the fighting from the first. hundred dollars, and then deserted. He We came out of one fight with seven men, had left the money with her and then gone and out of another with five. It seems off, perhaps to enlist again. Her con- strange to me that while I saw men laid

cut all around me, who had wives, and he stopped short to light a segar the vis mothers and babies, I shouldn't be hit. I itor had handed him, along with a more or am a loafer: I haven't got a mother, or a less of Killikinnick.) When (puff,) I get wife, or a baby, or a sister, or a brother. back (puff, puff,) to Connecticut, I mean But they spared me, and killed hundreds to raise (puff, puff,) raise tobacco by the of men who had lots of folks to mourn for acre, and, hang me, (puff, puff,)-hang me, them. I wish, sometimes, that I could if I don't give it all away to poor devils have been laid out in the place of any of that haven't money to-(puff, puff, puff,) those poor fellows. Nobody would cry-poor devils that haven't money to buy for me, but there would be some honor in any."

he would re-enlist if he could be sure of obtaining tobacco regularly, and he would not re-enlist-not he!-unless he could be sure of it.

dying for my country. I am going back In further conversation, he declared that in a few days, and if I should get an arm or a leg shot off, I should have to come back to New York and beg for my living. I hope if they hit me they will kill me. I am ready to die any time for my country."

Had every man who enlisted in the war for the Union been of the above stamp,

the conflict would have been a short one.

Sole Condition for Re-enlisting. While a visitor to General Butler's army before Richmond was threading his way through one of the camps, a good locking, cleanly dressed, full bearded soldier. attracted his attention by a gesture which was half salute and half beckon. Reining up, for there seemed to be a desire to speak, the soldier advanced, and, folding his arms and standing at his fuli length, began:

"Sir, do I look like a beggar? Look at me and say if I appear as if I were in the habit of begging?"

The visitor answered in the negative, and desiring to know whether he had anything to beg for then, got his story. Said he

After the Firing on Old Sumter. "Well, father! the traitors have fired

on old Sumter!" exclaimed Captain Grant, as he entered the store in Galena, on the morning of the 15th of April, 1861.

"What! fired on the American flag?" "Yes! a body of seven thousand rebels have attacked Major Anderson in the fort, set the barracks on fire, and driven our brave boys out!"

"Did Anderson give up the colors?"

"No, Sir: he has carried them with him, and brought them off in triumph. God bless him."

"This is startling news, my son. What shall we do to restore the flag?"

"I tell you what I shall do, Sir! I shall volunteer!"

"Good. I like your pluck. I would do the same, if I were not too old. But what will your wife say to it?"

"My family, father, are in the hands of my God and my country. I believe that "Do you chew or smoke? Now I don't both God and country are calling me to know whether you are an officer, or a volunteer; and I am not afraid to have chaplain, or a sutler, or a quartermaster's my family in such good hands.”

clerk, but if you have any tobacco with you, for God's sake divide with me. You see I've not been paid for five months, so I can't buy any, and I must have a smoke -can't stand it any longer, am homesick as a school girl, be hanged if I haven't come confounded near deserting.

In a few moments more our hero was across the threshold of his house. "Wife, what do you say? I am going again to war."

There was an answering look that met his at that moment. It was more tender (Here than that of the father in the store. Its