Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-05-11
lumber II.

AN UNREPoRTED INCIDENT IN THE SECESSION
PRoGRAMME.-A we'll known merchant OF this
city, who was in New Orleans on the day Lou
isiana passed the secession ordinance, aud who
witnessed the illumination in honor OF that act,
has related to us, with request that we would
suppress Names the following racy incident 1t
so happened that on the day of the illumination
the captain of Mississippi steamboat and his
lady were stopping ut the st. Charles, and occu-
pied front room, on the third hoor-the frSt
floor of chambers-eXactly in the centre oil the
hotel. The captain was Union man, and-as
the sequel will show-S0 was his wife. All the
city was agitated during the afternoon IN pros
pect of the grand gala night The ST. Charles
was TO be Illuminated of course. Accordingly,
some time during the afternoon servant knock
ed at the door of the captains room, carrying all
the necessary trappings for lighting up the
chamber windows. Mrs --opened the door,
when the following dialogue ensued
| Lady.-What have you got there
Servant.-Candles, Mssus, to light up the win
dows for dc 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 so easily, resumcd) Oh!
but massa told me to put up the lights aud so Is
got to put 'em up.
Cant help that this is my room, and
shan't allow the windows to be Illuminated lor
! what | am opposed to so that ends IT,
to the propretors, who Immediately proceeded
! to the lady 3 room with view to convincing her
of the importance of permitting the servant To
make ready for the grand evening llght up. Sald
they, "rhis room is the most central III the entire
front, aud not to illuminate II Will be to mar
seriously the effect OF the WHOLE 10 Whlch inc
lady replied
" am sorry, gentlemen, to cause you any IN
convenience, but | believe this room, for tho
time being, is ours 10y right aud must positive
ly decline, in any way, 10 add eela 10 II Erea'
outrage, as | conceive the whole dlsunloh move
mcnt 60 he. My husband (who was out at the
tme) is II Union man, and | am a Union woman,
and this room cannot be Illuminated n Iew
more words were exchanged, which ended ny the
/ lady politely requesting the propretors TO lcnVe
| her room. Determined not to be outdohe III u
matter OF such grave Importance, The captain was
next found aud appealed to. lie hearu thclr
case ; said his wife had reported him correctly
ON the Union question, nevertheless, nc would
20 with them to the room aud see II the matter
could be amicably arranged. Scene thlrd ehsued
! The captains disposition to yield was not TO be
seconded by his better half They next proposed
to vacate the best chamber in her luvor III some
other part of the house. if that would be salts
factory, but the lady's "Nol' was still as per-
emptory as ever Her point was gained and the
St. Charles was doomed TO have dark front
chamber.
Pleased with this triumph, Mrs --'devised
the following maneuver to make the most o her
victory Summouing servant she sent hlm
out to procure for her an American flag, which,
ut dusk, she suspended from her window. This
made the fourth act in the play, and as the firth
is always indispensable, IL had its place here.
When evening came, the streets animated ny u
merry throng, were Illuminated, but, alas the
st. Charles was dishgured by its somber chamber,
when suddenly u succession OF lamps, suspected
on both sides of the llug revealing the stars and
stripes, were lii up, and the ensign OF me On'o~
waved from the centre of u hotel Illuminated in
honor of its overthrow The effect was, TO give
the impression that the whole house was thus
paying homage to the American flag, and what
is most significant, is the fact that the latter was
greeted by the passing crowd with vocilerouS
applaus. SO much for the lrmness OF II true
Union woman.-Phtlddeiphia Press