The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-06-07
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S'Io"S "'''''' ei'''H'S oi " boston banker
"AiO'i aeS".''' III '''e 'aA''S oi confederate
nag ih' ot'"'I' VIII De loohd hisnIy inter
eSunS anu exciting on tuesday, Mr. tha>.
T. uileF' accompanied by his brothe W. J.
y. u!ler' prominent New York lawyer,
spent 'he day IN Io"klns about Alexandria,
h"'IhS no purpose except a curiosity to see
what Virginia troops looked like. They reg
-s'efeo Their real names and residences and
OF course were marked men from that mo-
ment After thorough exploration Of the
city they d!ne1 at the hotel, with about fifty
officers o. the secession army, ana the elder
NDO4N
which he reached that Oh, without any Stri-
king adventure. The Younger brother de-
clarcd his determination to bring home the
only secession flag that was flying in the
place, II he sacrificed his life in the attempt.
lie sad he could not stand il to see the re
HcI bunting iiauntlns deiiantly in full sight
oi the capitol, and havc II he would, at any
hazard. No persuasion could make him fore
90 the rash attempt. He tool, room at the
AoteI-the Marshall liouse-where 'be pro
pNctor Kept tie ilas !lylns, swearing he was
a bloody old sctcss;on!>t. and Lincoln could
not make INN haul II down. lie expressed
Sto"S desire to see any ID Yankee at
tack that flag. Mr.. +. got exceedingly iatv
at ;A's boast, and thought he would let him
kno" that Massachusetts, men had more pluck
'nan WAS credited Them by the 'chivally,'-
iile te'rI : iarge touE-stoly auiIding. and
was '''ed with secession i'oops. Nr + by
" NIUE a"F"l manaS Sthent, had Il room as
'7"'D MN III ''-e man ouiIui'LS' tI'm the
'''' VI ''' ''"s S''''i Id" UP '"Io'Sl4 ai
open ScuI't' A"ef 'ea ne gr"Ped his way
,'""''' ''lo '0o'' ana Io"''u 'He upper NoofS
Io'Ne|' lie l'e' '-Ih!o5d 10 tAe nearest WIN
''oN' 'IS"' '' Ten Ictl ABOVE 'he stairway
anu i01'" II '''leo Gown lie bought
'''''''''' - '''''''" ''e s'o'e' went "''cN ana
'"o Pe''e'' :! "i""S'
anu ',' ''''' d. Il '''' ''' 'Al'cleo 10 c''mo lAc
''0' "' ''.' >Po"'' '"' 'N-S proved fo''eh as
P"i''' ''''u ''"'i''''u '''"' 10 "'""Non ''4e al
"l,' ''' '''',' S'''' ''''" ""o0' O'' ,!'E ana
''''''' ''' S'''''''' "''"i ne to"" u.' 1t
""'''o " 0"'c'l o' keys 70 open a closet
"' man o"eEt" 10 {" WIN MN ana lit the
.o'N' wv WI ! u''' "o' see II III 'ha' iS"t'
: ''''' ''' "o"''' "'' ''ou0ie MN TO 20
"'' "0I'' ''Ne Il 0ui''' ol NesS' anu lea'e
'''' '''''''' uepo''' ''' '"e'' return
: IA ''''' WIN 90" "eyS' '0 ie'utAeu 10 'he
'''(''' ""''"'" 'INe i cat 'of MS oPpof'unIt!
anu ""eI '''c coast was cIeaf asccnHed TO
lhe upper story ana trled his keys nix OF
'"e" "ete 'le' uhsuccesSfuily' and the Sev-
e"'' hao turned 'he lock, when tie was near
surprised D! party OF soldiers who came
"p 'i'e stars lie rushed INTO sort OF dark
C'ose' adJoining' Secrcted himself under a
m"''fasS' ana waited with bTeathleS> anxiety
u'lH 'ley passe" INTO the next room, where
'he! soon became engaged IN lively game
OF poker d. I'VE cents ante. lie then went
; OacN' u'iocA'" 'he ooof' leIt his way IN the
dark /" 'ne naS S''l'''fieo the slsnal-halyafds'
io"ho '""' everything worked beautifully
III" ''''' 'e was sure at Icas'' OF haullnS
Il '''' ma" ''' '''u''.''' 10 'il' ioo'' ana
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