Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-04-05
4 Rrso1urH WoxAx.-The Philadelphia

Press relates the following incident in the
recent secession display in New Orleans
A we'll known merchant in this city, who
was IN New Orleans on the day louisiana
nassed the secession ordinance, and who wit
messed the illumination in honor of that
reasonable act, has related to US, with re-
ouest that we would suppress names, the
following racy incident, which alike Illus
trates the Evolutionary 'vhen'a-woman-
won 't-she-won't' characteristic OF the SEX
and the fact that the Union people OF the
South have, at this time, no voice in the
newspaper reports of the disunion section
1t SO happened that on the day OF the illu-
mination the captain of a Mississippi steam
boat and his lady were stopping at the ST.
Charles, and occupied front room on the
third hoor-the first floor of ehambers-ex-
ac,ly in the centre of the hotel. The cap.
tain was a Union man, and-as the sequel
will show-so was his wife. All the city
was agitated during the afternoon, in pros
pect of the grand gala night. The 81
Charles was to be illuminated, Of course
Accordingly some time during the afternoon
a servant knocked at the door Of tbs cap
tain's room, carrying all the necessary trap
pings for lighting up the chamber windows
Mrs. - opened the door, when the fol-
| lowing dialogue ensued
Lady. What have you got there
Servant. Candles, missis. 10 light your
windows for de Elimination.
L. Well, you can return them to where
you brought them from, as | shall not al
low them in this room.
s. Not to be foiled so easily, resumed)
Oh but massa told me to put up delights,
and so Use got to put 'em up.
L. Can't help that; this is my room,
and shan't allow the windows to be illu-
minated for what am opposed to 50 that
ends it.
| This closed the first act. The servant re-
ported to the proprietors, who immediately
| proceeded to the lady's room with view o.
convincing her of the Importance OF permit
ing the servant 70 make ready for the granC
evening light-up. Said they ." This room
is the most central IN the entire front, anC
not TO illuminate it will be to mar seriously
the effect of the whole :" tn which the iadJ
replied
10 | am sorry, gentlemen, to cause you am
| inconvenience but believe this room, FOL
the time being, is ours, and | must positively
decline, in any way, 10 add eolat to grea
outrage, as | conceive the whole dlsunior
movement TO be. My husband (whO was on
at the time) is Union man, and | am
Union woman, and this room cannot b.
Illuminated. - A few moro words were ex
changed which ended by the lady politel,
requesting the proprietOrs to leave her room
Determined not to be outdone in q matter 0
such grave importance, the captain was mex
| \ LII -, IL, o~I EoT- f-ne
said that his wife had reported him cJrrectl,
on the Union question: neverthelts IS he wouiC
20 with them TO the room and see If the mat
ter could be amcably arranged. Scene thTC
ensued The captains disposition to yielO
was not to be seconded by his better half
They next proposed to vacate the best cham
Der in her favor, in some other part Of tn
house, if that would be satisfactory: but tn
lady's No. was still as reremptory as ever
Her point was gained, and the 81. Charlie
was doomed to have front dark chamber.
Pleased with this triumph, Mrs NJ devils
ed the following mlneuyre to make the NOS
Of her victory. Summoning a servant, sh'
sent him out to procure for her an America
flag, which, at dusk she suspended from be
window This made the fourth act in th
play and as the fifth is always indispensl
bic, 1t had Its place.
When evening came, the streets, animate
by a merry throng, were Illuminated, but
alas the St. Charles was disfgured BY il
sombre chamber, when suddenly succession
of lamps, suspended on both sides of the flag
revealing the stars and stripes, were lit up
and the ensign Of he Un,on waved from th
centre Of hotel illuminated in honor Of it
overthrow The effect was to give To
impression that the whole house wa
thus paying homage TO the American flag
and what is most significant, is the fact tina
the latter was greeted by the passing crow
with vociferous applause. So much for tn
frmncss of a true Union woman.