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[From Fornsy's Preks.l
"A weIlknown merchant Of this city, who
was IN New Orleans On the dAy LoutsiaoA pass.
ed the Secession ordinance, aud who Witnessed
the illumination in honor Of that reasonable
act, has related to LIS, with request that We
Wonld suppress names, ths following racy In
cIdent, which illustrates the itlonatT shylng
T. when . woman wont, she wont" character
istic Of the sex, and the faot that the U1s&oss
people Of the South have, Of this time, no
voice In tbs ueWspapetr reports of tbs d1sunton
section. It SO happened that on the day Of
the Illumination the captain Of a Mississippi
steamboat fand his lady: were stopping at the
St. Charles, and occupied front room, On the
third foor-the first door Of chambers
II in the centre Of the hotel The captain was
50 oWag his:wifa. All tie clt,ywas agitated dur
ing the afternoon In prospect Of the grand
gala right. Ths St. Charles waa to be t1luml-
mated, Of couTse. Accordingly, some time
during the afternoon q servant knocked at
the door ot the captains room, carrying
Al all the nseessary-trappings for lighting uRR RR
the door, when the following dialogue en-
sued: = ' :'
Lady What have you got there
: : Servant. Candles, Misses, to light your
Windows for de- Illumination.
+ l. Well, you can return theM to where you
brought them from. as shall not allow them
in this room.
s. (Not to be foiled 50. easily, resumed J
o.! but massa told me to put up de lights,
and so Is got to put 'em up.
q. L. Can't help that this Is my room, and I
shan't allow theWindoWs to be Illuminated for
what am opposed to; so that ends it.
This closed the first act The servant re-
proceeded to the 1ady's room with a view Of
convincing her OF the importance Of permit
ting the servant to make ready for the grand
evening Ight-up. 6aid they: This room Ia
the most central In the entire front, aud not
to illuminate it will be to mar seriously the
effect Of the WHOLE" to which the lady re-
piled: -;
II am sorry, gentlemen, to causeyou any in
convenience, but believe this room for the
time being is ouTs by right, and I must posi-.
lively decline, in any way, to add eclat to a
great Outrage, as conceive the whole dfsu-
MON movement to be. Ny husband {who waa
out at the time) Is . Union man, aud I am a
Union woman, and this room cannot be illu-
minated" A few more words we're exchanged,
which ended by the lady politely requesting
the proprietors to leave her room. Deter.
mined not to be ontdone in matter Of such
grave Importance, the captain was next found
and appealed to. He heard their case; said
his wife had reported him correctly on the
Union question, nevertheless, he would GO
could be amicably arranged. Scene third en-.
sued The captain'a disposition to yield waa
not to be seconded by his better half They
next proposed to vacate the best chamber ii
her favor, in some other part OF the house, Il
that would ba satisfactory, but the 1ady'a
"No!" was still as peremptory as ever He1
point was gained, and the st. Charles was
doomed to have dark front chamber.
Pleased with this triumph, Mrs: -devlsed
the following; manoeuyre to make the most oi
her victory. Summoning q servant, she sent
him out to procure for her an American flag
which, at dusk, she suspended from her win
dow. This made the fourth act In the play
and as the fifth is always indispensable, it had
its place here. When evening CAME, the
streets, animated BY a merry throng, were Il
Illuminated, but, alas the st. Charles was dis
figured by Its sombre chamber, when sudden
ly a succession Of lamps, Suspended On both
sides Of the dag, revealing the stars and stripes
we're lit up, and the ensign Of the Union Way
ed from the centre Of hotel illuminated IL
honor Of its overthrowf The effect was, II
give the impression that the whole house wa.
thus paying homage to the American flag eni
what is more significant, is the fact that tht
latter was greeted BY the passing crowd Will
vociferous applause So much for the firm
ness Of true Union woman.