he asks for mother's pipe. "If there is any thing "We've got bushels of them," says Mrs. Brown. "Well, now, how lucky! If you will do up a pint of them, I will put them in my saddle-bags and take them on to Mr. Buchanan, and I would not be surprised if it were the means of Tom getting one of the best offices in the State." So the beans were put up and stowed away in Uncle Jo's saddle-bags, and Tom's vote and influence were made all sure. hater of the weed. The latter, after delivering himself freely to a company of the brethren about tobacco chewers and smokers, in ignorance of B's weakness, appealed to him to sustain his views. "Certainly," said B-; "you are right, brother; I agree with you entirely; for I never see a cigar that I don't feel just like burning it up!” IN 1854 and 1855 Colonel C. A. May, U.S.A., was in command of the frontier post Fort M'Kavitt, Texas, about two miles from which place there was a settler named Shellenberger, who was as verdant a specimen of the genus homo as could be found in the State. The said Shellenberger was very troublesome to the Colonel, often begging him to send out scouting parties to hunt up horses, etc., stolen from him by the Indians. The Colonel, after several attempts to recover his stolen property without success, finally refused to be humbugged any more by him. One morning (after the Lipan Indians had stolen two fine horses from old Shellenberger) I was accosted by him, and after relating the facts of the theft of his horses he said, in a very emphatic manner, "Tell Colonel May that if he don't send out a scout after my horses I will write to General Wash In about a week Tom and his wife go up to Eu-ington, and he will make him do it." gene, to visit Tom's sister, Mrs. Smith. Uncle Jo had been there, and made a first-rate impression. Mrs. Smith tells Mrs. Brown "What a nice gentleman Squire L- is; so kind and sociable like; and then he thinks so much of Smith! Would you believe it, he brought us a pint of beans all the way from Washington, the very kind the President has on his table!" THE following was told to the Drawer by a friend who says he was an eye-witness to the affair: At this Mrs. Brown begins to smell a very big mice. Says she, "Mrs. Smith, what kind of beans is them he brought you from Washington ?" 66 'Oh they are nice beans; twice as large as our white ones, with a pinkish eye." "I thought so!" says Mrs. Brown. "May I see them beans?" Certainly," says Mrs. Smith. "I have them in the bag with the garden-seeds." The beans were produced, still tied up in a piece Just before the capture of Savannah General Logan, with two or three of his staff, entered the dépôt at Chicago, one fine morning, to take the cars east, on his way to rejoin his command. The General, being a short distance in advance of the others, stepped upon the platform of a car, about to enter it, but was stopped by an Irishman with, "Yees 'll not be goin' in there." "Why not, Sir ?" asked the General. "Becase thims a leddies caer, and no gintleman 'll be goin' in there widout a leddy. There's wan sate in that caer over there, ef yees want it," at the same time pointing to it. of Jane Brown's calico dress. This produced an ex-ply. "Go you and take the sate, an' schtick yer plosion. Brown and Smith at once became anti-schtaff out the windy." I, and worked hard to defeat him. Messrs. Brown and Smith were a host in themselves. They canvassed Long Tom and Eugene so thoroughly that Uncle Jo had not the ghost of a chance in those precincts. WHEN the rebels began this fight they thought they had us, and it was a safe thing. Now they are in the same fix with the men who caught a bear. Two men were out hunting, and a bear came on them so suddenly that they dropped their guns and took to their heels. One of them climbed a tree, and the other managed to get the bear by the tail, and ran round and round as the bear turned and tried to get him. At length the man cried out to his friend in the tree, "I say, John, come down and help!" "Help! What can I do?" "Why, help me let go of this bear!" CAPTAIN C, of Hadlyme, Connecticut, had a very clever man in his employ, by the name of Marsh. One day he came alongside the ship in a small boat; a line was thrown to assist him in reaching the deck. When nearly up the rope parted, and he fell back into the boat. Says the Captain, "Marsh, did it hurt you much ?" He replied, whining, "I never was hurt so bad in so short a time!" ANDY K was a butcher in Louisville some years ago, and supplied steamboats on the river with meat. One day he was met by Captain John M'D, a steamboat agent, who informed him that the steamer J. H. Done (which was indebted to Andy a large amount) would be down the next day, as he (M'D—) had just received a telegraphic dispatch from Brooks, the clerk, to that effect. "I don't believe it," said Andy. "Well, there is the dispatch," said Captain M'D, showing it. THE Rev. GB, whose wit and eccentricity gave him a wide notoriety in these parts, was an inveterate smoker. At one time, being in attendance on a Convention at Quincy, he fell in "That's a fact," said Andy; "that's Brooks's company with the Rev. C— who was an intense | handwriting as sure as a gun!” IT PRISON-LIFE. out of the question-directed principally by the sound of musketry, which was rapidly increasT was during the fight of May 6, in the Vir- ing, upon rising a slight knoll I was greeted ginia Wilderness, while taking an order to by the whiz of half a dozen musket-balls, all of General Owen, whose command held an ad- which, most fortunately, passed overhead, and vanced position, immediately after the Second the requests to "Surrender," "Come in here, Corps had been flanked by Longstreet and com- Yank," and others, the meaning of which could pelled to fall back to the ground it occupied in not be mistaken, some couched in terms more the morning, that I was made a prisoner. Push- expressive than elegant. A look revealed a line ing as rapidly through the dense woods as it was of battle scarcely a rod from me, and that any possible to do on foot-for to ride was almost attempt to retreat was certain death. My sword Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by Harper and Brothers, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York. VOL. XXXI.-No. 182.-K ars and a half each, and the gold lace from their trowsers at corresponding rates. Fortunate are those who fall into such hands as permit them to sell, instead of robbing them of every thing they possess, as is most frequently the case. Prisoners, both officers and men, continued to be brought in, until a sufficient number were collected, when we were ordered to fall in, and were marched further to the rear under a strong guard. Never shall I forget that short march of four miles. Tired and exhausted from the continued exertions of the three previous days, by excitement and hunger, with clothes torn and face scratched, I plodded along the dusty road, under a scorching sun, subjected every where to the abuse and remarks of lines of rebels, past which we marched. On arriving at Carter's store, where were the head-quarters of General Lee and General Stuart, we were added to the number of those previously captured, and I was accosted by a Confederate officer, who desired to hear of some acquaintances in our army. I knew several of them, which led to further conversation, and an acquaintance which never will be forgotten. This officer was Major Fitzhugh, of General Stuart's staff, and he was shortly joined by Major Richardson. They kindly invited me to their quarters, and shared with me their soldiers' fare and their blankets; and that night, on the bosom of mother earth, I was oblivious of friends and of foes. I was furnish was taken from me, and I was hurried to the rear. The firing momentarily increased, and almost immediately afterward was continuous along the whole line through which I had just passed. After finding the provost marshal the guard turned me over to him. My name, rank, and position were noted down, after which a series of questions were asked as to the movements of our troops, etc., but finding me rather taciturn, I was soon left to my own reflections, which were not of the pleasantest. Stretched at the foot of a tree, under guard for the first time in my life, I tried to realize my position. It matters not under what circumstances a man is captured, he can but feel immensely disgusted with the prospect before him; and while consoling himself with the thought that it is one of the misfortunes of war, will immediately look around for an opportunity to "slope." None presented itself to me; but an individual did, as I lay cogitating the chances, with the query, "How much for them spurs, Mister, you won't want 'em no more?" I turned and saw a surly-looking officer, to whom-feeling the sarcasm of his remark and the necessity of having as much money as possible-I replied, "Ten dollars." He offered five, and, much as it was against my nature to compromise with a rebel, the bargain was closed. Here, in connection with my first sale, let me say that these men excel any Connecticut Yankee I ever met in driving a sharp bargain, and every prisoner is haunted from his entrance into until his exit from the Confeder-ed with breakfast on the following morning by acy to know if he has not this or that article to sell or to trade. Knowing their peculiarity in this respect, I determined to make the most of it, and afterward, at Lynchburg, sold my watch, a common silver one, which would not run, for one hundred and fifty dollars. Staff officers could sell their buttons at the price of two dol JUST CAPTURED. these gentlemen, and remained with them until noon; but among all those with whom I was that morning brought in contact I heard no discourteous word, no remark designed to give or at which I could take offense. At noon of that day (the 7th) we started for Orange Court House. Major Fitzhugh gave me a lunch, and placed a horse at my disposal, sending an orderly to bring him back; introduced me to Captain Brown, who was to have charge of us; and, as if all this was not enough, inquired if I needed money, and offered to loan me whatever I might require. Fortunately this latter proof of his generosity it was not necessary for me to accept; but the horse was most thankfully taken; for a march of five-andtwenty miles on such a day would have been for me an impossibility, especially as I found that I had received a severe bruise on the thigh on the previous day, and was quite lame. Major Fitzhugh had himself been a prisoner in our hands, had been kindly treated, and was desirous to reciprocate. Certainly nothing which I can say can express my gratitude to him for his hospitality and kindness. All were offered as only a true gentleman can offer | about one hundred officers lodged in one room, them, with such tact as to cause me to forget dimly lighted and poorly ventilated by two winfor the time being the relations between us; dows in the rear, which overlooked a small yard, and I can only hope that it may be in my pow- where we were permitted to go during the day. er, after this war is over, to reciprocate, or at Eleven of us were assigned to the front-room, least to meet with him and express my appreci-affording us a view of the street, some amuseation of his acts. ment, and plenty of air. The week we were Captain Brown was disposed to make the detained here was devoid of interest. We exmarch to Orange Court House as comfortable | isted merely. The bread and bacon were bareas possible, halting often to give the prisoners ly eatable. We succeeded in exchanging some rest and allow them to get water. At a house greenbacks, at the rate of one dollar for ten of where we stopped a lady brought out to the Confederate currency, and making some purCaptain a pitcher of ice-water. I heard the chases, among which were a towel for eight dolpleasant sound of the ice rattling against the lars and a comb for five. vessel, and longed to place my lips and draw a draught therefrom, looking with envy at him as he drank. Perhaps the lady saw the longing in my eyes; at any rate she said, "We must be kind to the Yankees when they are prisoners. Ask some of the officers to have some. That cup of cold water will not grow cold in my memory. May it bring its reward! We reached our destination at ten o'clock that night, and upon entering the office of Major Bridgeford I met General Shaler, and by him was introduced to General Seymour. Both had been made prisoners during the day. This meeting was for me a most fortunate one, as from that time until June 10 we were companions in misery, and to them I am indebted for much which rendered my captivity more endurable. That night we shared one blanket in a corner of the old court-house. On the evening of the 17th we were started for Macon. The trip was made in passenger, box, and cattle cars, packed to their utmost, and those who could not be jammed inside were put on the top. The time occupied in changing cars and waiting at the different stations were the only relief we had from this close confinement-the only chances to stretch our cramped limbs and get breaths of fresh air; yet even then we could not always procure water, which we needed more than either. The journey occupied six days, one day and night being passed in the Danville prison, and one night in Charlotte, where we were turned into a vacant lot, ten feet below the level of the street, all over which the water stood in pools. In the morning I was refreshed both in body and in spirit by the gift of fresh bread, with a cup of milk, from a lady, who remarked, "I . The next morning, the 8th, rations of bacon wish I had enough for all." The little kindand hard-tack were issued to us, but throughnesses, trifling though they may seem, are the the courtesy of Surgeon Claggit, of the Confed- bright spots in the prisoner's life, the oasis in erate army, we had a breakfast of "soft" bread his desert, showing him the sun through the and coffee. On the morning of the 9th we were black cloud over his head. As a companion ordered once more to "fall in," and were march-picture, let the reader imagine the lady-for ed to the dépôt, where occurred an incident wor- such she doubtless was considered, judging by thy of note. Around the building many poor her surroundings-who stood upon the piazza fellows were lying wounded, one wearing a cap of her house, and testified to her love by shakwhich bore the badge of one of our corps. An ing both her fists at us as we were marched officer, taking him for one of our men, stooped through the town. and spoke to him, whereat one of the "relief committee" present, seizing the cap, threw it from him, and hurled such a volley of invective at the wounded man as utterly amazed us, telling him he would kick him out of the house if he had any thing Yankee about him. We were packed in cattle-cars, and after waiting two long hours started on our rough trip to Gordonsville, and, arriving there, were placed in a barn. A handful of meal and two small fish were furnished each of us, which, without facilities for cooking, were rather inappropriate rations. So instead of supper we consoled ourselves by making the old rafters ring with "Rally round the Flag" and the national airs, much to the disgust of the "Johnnies," whose orders to "dry up" we did not see fit to regard. At 9.30 P.M. we were turned out and marched to the dépôt, put into very comfortable passenger-cars, and arrived at Lynchburg about ten o'clock the following morning, where, in a warehouse on the principal street, we found We made a short stay at Augusta, and through the kindness of Captain Bradford, Provost Marshal-a son of the Governor of Maryland-a few of us were permitted to go into the city, where we made a few purchases, besides indulging in the luxury of green peas, fresh bread and butter, and a taste of the "ardent," for which we paid seventy dollars. At the dépôt a number of gentlemen, former acquaintances of the Generals, hearing of their presence, called; among them was ex-Governor Cummings of Utah. Arriving at Macon we were taken to the office of Captain Tabb, commandant of the prison, where the date of our capture was registered, with our names, and our pockets gone through with in a very unceremonious manner. Our self-constituted banker permitted us to draw on him once a week to the amount of ninety dollars (Confederate), taking our greenbacks at the rate of one dollar for four and a half Confederate scrip. On entering the prison, which is situated on the old fair grounds, we were surrounded by FRESH FISH. where we bathed and did our washing. Our shelter consisted of sheds, or rather roofs of boards, from fifty to a hundred feet in length by twenty wide, which had been built by the prisoners, who were provided with the requisite tools, nails, and lumber. One structure, a little better than the rest, was used, when necessary, for a hospital, and one end partitioned off for general officers. To facilitate the drawing of rations, the getting of wood and water and our letters, the prisoners divided themselves into squads of one hundred each, under charge of the senior officer, who was assisted by an adjutant and commissary. These squads were subdivided into messes, each having a commissary, the cooking being done by the members in turn. The ration its inmates, who were anxious to see if they had | here consisted of bacon and corn meal, or for any friends in the new arrivals, and to hear the news. As my eyes roved over the motley crew, hatless, coatless, shoeless, in every stage of shabbiness, and heard the cry of "Fresh fish!" as they surged around us, I could scarcely believe that they were officers, and that we, who were now comparatively well clothed, might become like unto them. The cry of "Fresh fish," which is raised upon the entrance of every new lot of prisoners, originated, I believe, in Libby, and is probably a Shaksperian quotation from Henry the Eighth, and occurs in the dialogue between the old lady and Anne Bullen. "And you (O fate!) a very fresh fish here." The prison grounds comprise about three these were substituted a little rice, or a few brown beans, with occasional issues of salt, molasses, and vinegar in homeopathic doses. From the sutler we could purchase a few articles, berries, and vegetables at exorbitant prices. For cooking utensils the following were given each squad of a hundred men: eight skillets (or Dutch ovens with covers), thirteen mess-pans, four wooden buckets, and four camp-kettles; and much ingenuity was displayed in the building of chimneys and ovens. Corn pones and cakes were the standard dishes; and if practice makes perfect, every officer there can ring all the changes on corn meal, from hasty-pudding down, and put Parker to the blush. Cooking out of doors in the |