The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-24
FoRr SMITH, March Q, I

"CoNrnAuASp" STORIES.
Tho Western correspondence ovcrilows with
contrnhand" iucilcnts-boih quaint and hu-
morous. We present few specimens from the
Cincinnati GAzErrr, from some Of which it will
appear that our soldiers extend moro sympathy
TO tho darlics than to the seccsh.
While was at the Fort, the ncighbor Of u
sick rebel living about 40 miles of, caIno 10 re-
claim a slave Of the latter a. well os horse
which the cuntrablnd being lame, had appr"pri-
ated for the purpose Of acccerating hiS spccd al-
lctins In excuse that ho thought he bad worked
Ion, enough for his master To- "piy for lie hu,s.
Crll..riux "B.ll, as lac called him, and inform
ing him that nc was going to take either linn "
III, scalp, the Doctor Uor hc Was FlNt.clan) led
hm to General Grants quarter "bill, mean
while Justify protesting that he could not
ho taken back, "iur his massr was rebel
and the doctor knew IT, and wouldn't
d,nv II; hc.llos, do law didn't reach
! ,lar" Bin" understood himself The Doctor
didn't deny the fact, and cuui'iht have taken
| him without bic voluntary consent, Il ho had.
| Con. Grant said he could do noshny for him.
| either as to tho Cha,t,l uT huIsC. 80 thc chop
! fallen Doctor rcluNcl his gr,-p, r,marl,iuE To
| the hystauucts TINT " Biz "Nuull bear watch
! iur for be was tho most rascaly niggcr lac ever
| hIcw"-an imputat.on upon his pr 0ndl honor
which Bl.' saw ut 90 treat viii luity dis'lain
aul, me- lac lmpci trumphun'lr ont, remarked
To some Of ia, spcctltorr, " to diin make n4i-
lin out Of me, did hof knows what In
| about
A. was strolling around tho outside works,
| the evening before | left met negro riding
lumc a mule which ho said had 5lrayed of from
L.s master, house, two or three miles distant
| A,custng me in most di,reuual manner, IL"
following conversation, a. near as can relntm-
! Der, eu,ucl;
"Alasr, whnr 30 you live -
"Cnciunau.'
Cant you Kit me n passport TO 90 dar ?"
"a pasrpOrt--yuu mean pass, don't you 2"
"les, de paper what you haO TO show ~ do
guard
"Why, what do you want with pass 2"
81 wants to lcth, and I'll work for any gom-
man all my life for nutn wlatll git mo away
"Well, why don't you run away You're
free as soon as you come within our liner, and
you're within thom now"
"Yes but masr lib nsides do lines, too, and
ho can come and take me !"
"liut isn't he u rebel 2"
'ics, lac big II rebel as doy is In de State, for
hear him say 80 many time but der he pro
tend to de officers hur to bo a Union man, and
dey tink he is
1t being out Of my power 10 obtain for him
what he desired, gave lin tho best advice
could as 20 the most feasible mode OF accomplish
ing his purpose, which lac received very thank
fully, and lett saving ho intended To make the
trial. So, for aught know, that nigger may
| be on my conscience.
| noticed upon the hurricane dock today an
elderly darko with very philosophical and re-
Prospective cast Of cOuntenanco, rquatted upon
| his bundle tOasting his shins against the chiln-
ney, and apparently plunged into state Of pro
found Meditation. Finding upon inquiry that
he belonged to the Ninth Illinois, one Of the most
gallantly behaved and heavily losing regiments
at the Fort Donelson battle, and part Of which
was on board, | Jogan to interrOgate him upon
tho subject. Ills philosophy was so much in the
Falstadian vein that | viii give his views in hia
own words, As near as my memory serves me-
"Were you in the fighn"
"llRd little taste Of IL, sa,
"Sood your ground, did your"
"NO, "a, runs
"Run at tho first fire, did your"
ayes, ga, and would hAb run soona, had
knowd il war comm
"Why, that wasn't very creditAble TO YOU
courage"
"Dat isn't in my limo, sa-cOOkin's my per-
J isshun."
"Well, but have you no regard for your rep
utationl"
p "Reputation's muffin to me by do side oil
0 life"
/ 0Do you consider your life worth more thar
other peoples"
at is worth more 10 mo, sa"
3 "Then you must value II very highly"
n Il
!, more dan million oh dollars, "A, for wha
y would dat bs wuth to man wild dc bref out OF
j himi Self-preserbashun am do fust law VII
! me-" 49,
"But why should you act upon diiieren
rule from other men 2"
"Becauss different men sets different value
upon dar lives-mine Is not In de market.
'"But If you lost it you would have the sat
= isfaction Of knowing that you died Tor you
country"
WWhat satisfaction would dat be to me whe
h de mower Oh feelin' was gomez"
"Then patriotism and honor are nothing I
you 2" ,,,-
}, de vanities." .-,.-,
|, IIf our soldiers wero like you, traitors Nigh
}. have broken up the Government without resist
|. ance."
y "Yea, sa, dar would hab been no help 'or 1
. wouldn't put my life in dc scale gins an
a Gobernment dat eber existed, for no C'oberI
y ment could replace de loss TO me-"
"Do you think any Of your company wou
o have missed you IL you had been killed."
. ''May be not, sa-a dead white man air
a much 10 desc sojers, let alone dead nigga--b
4 ia missed myself and dat was de pint wid ms
al IL Il safe 10 say that the dusky corpse Of Il
] f,loan iii naVar darhen Tia hald Of carnaaa.