Litchfield enquirer., 1862-02-13
LOVE AT SIGHT AND WITHOUT

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 Corporal Merrill, in his letters to the Koch ester Express, relates the following romantic story:
 have before stated that some of the private soldiers from the upper rooms, were employed in the officers quarters. service which they gladly accepted as affording superior rations. Among these was Corp. Nh of New York, young man of wealthy percentage. of attrac- tivs manners, good intellectual endowments- and withall handsome as Apollo"
 At the request of some Of the officers he was occasionally permitted to visit the lower room, and upon one occasion he was permitted to leave the prison on parole, for the purpose or purchasing supplies. While thus passing through one of the main thoroughfares. Nh was ac- costed by little girl, who presented him with q bouquet at the same time pointing to young lady on the opposite side of the street, as the donor. The corporal acknowledged the gift bv polite bow, and proceeded upon his mission. The lady, apparently fascinated, followed nm at distance, to the prison, and as ne entered it. she reciprocated his bow. and leisureiy walk ed away.
 For some inexplicable cause the corporal was not permitted to go out, and 8 negro-I should have mentioned that quite a number of servants were in the rrson-was despatched in his stead The negro had not proceeded far. when he was met by the young lady referred to, and the se- quel to the interview was developed ill 6 pack with which he returned to the officers quarters and delivered to Corp. Nh. It was found to contain new suit of clothes, and upon one garment was pinned small card, neatly ins- cribed with the name of his benefactress-
 sOnly this, and nothing more." ,1l h;nono1f So the task of epistoary composition in which he gracefully acknowledged the receipt of the gift, and expressed his heartfelt thanks. This was delivered by the negro on the day following, and he returned with package of pocket-handker- chiefs, socks and shirts!
 As in the first instance, the only communica- ton which accompanied the gif; was the donors card. The Corporal again acknowledged his obligations by a polite note, which was duly delivered through the same medium.
 Thenceforth the corporal was in daily receipt of the choicest daintes, and regular epistolary correspondence was carried on until the day of his release, which occurred on the Sd of January. A matrimonial engagement had been made du- ring the interval. with the understanding that the parties would meet in Baltimore on the lst of March next.
 l have omitted to state that the corporal had been sent back to his old quarters but having ascertained that his fair inamorat1 daily prom enadsd within view of the officers quarters he obtained employment as cook, and was there after unfailingly at his post to reciprocate the loving smiles of his bstrothed.
 She had sent him her daguerraotype, which he frequently exhibited to me. It was lovely image. and one that would have required no :" collateral inducement to carry captive the most frigid and !etharpic fancy. learned that she was of as good blood as was to bo found among the F. F. V.'s and her letters, was svinced that sh WAS no less intelligent and refined.
 When the glad tdings of our release came, the name of Corporal Nh was found in the list. The intelligence was quickly conveyed to his yearning admirer. We saw nothing of her however, as we marched through the streets of Richmond, though the Corporal's longing vi- sion was strained at every animate object.
 But when halt was ordered, fine carriage, 1 driven by negro, suddenly made it's appear. ance, and halted at short distance from our ranks. A lady descended-there was briet, but earnest colloquy among the Confederate off cers of our guard, and the next moment the en raptured twain Corporal Nh and his a(fi anced) were face to face! A few words, the first they had ever exchanged in person, were exchanged in subdued yet melted tones their faces were for a moment lighted, as as With aime-the engagement was sacredly renewed tlerc was fervent, thrilling pressure of their hands, and they separated.
 A circumstance is connected with the daguer reotype, above referred to, which deserves a passing notice Before it left the prison, the picture was taken from the case. and a small slip of paper, closely written, and addressed to Gen. Mcclellan, was deposited theran, and the 1 then replaced It Was safely de | livered to the colnmnanderin chief meeting of the Cabinet was called and the day following there was leak stopped-a mysterious leak from high official circles, and which had inesti- clably benefited the rebels for many months.