The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-10-29

cannot ,divinsswl,y yon should fssek to con
cealithe1 fact from sme, there isa. mark-a
red 'nark--upon your left brsass. BY which
I shall be able o,lidentify you.ss Opsn your
coat. ysir. a Il tnt4s 1tss u 4sfssa IA ss.y.1
The soldier hesitated. &. Colonel !, i, said
he, 81 am sure you are mistsken. sor,be, {
'ieve me, SIR | snsyer saw you before / en-
listed in iyour lresimept.''''. stsIsssss,.a.s {
Suspicion now grew firm instha. Colanel's
mind, and he deterainsd inv his purpose 81
discovery. With manner xhicA,a omitted
Iofsno hesitation, be said. :. tell yo,,lto un
button yopr'coat. andsI wish yousto obey
ms."'d 3asEl ~ f344as ss .s9 ii :
T., Slowly the guard sunbuttoned the gcar. n,
ment, and threw it back rom his breast. =.
Beneath i vasa white ribbed shirt, and the
l'appels Of theicoat were th;ekly padded with
cotton. to 4hide.swhen unbnttoned, certain
|rotunditysofatorm, which was now plainl,
Visible beneath the folds Of the shirt I & How.
Sir" said ihe.s 4tcan / discover whether Fthe
marx is there through the folds of your
shir,? ?Fa Vsbutton it, sir,;e you are no, AFRAID
fto. show me Your breast ,sare yoq?'Yi L. 7'4
IL There was q, brief silence. II The Colonel
vas simplacable, and in his countenance the
soldier read suspicion Of the correct state Of
affairs, And a. determination, to know the
truth. There was no,helpforst. andskwly
and hesitatingly these words come forth:
.s''acolone), rather,than expose my person Il
lwlll .reyealny sex. ~ an a .oen,an 49,
Shade, of Mars !! 7 Here it. was az last,
and hyoi her own admissions The. Colonel
|lmmediately re)ieyed, the soldierlron guard
duty, and took the, feminine in his charge,
with 2 determination TO- investigate the ar
fair yet further, but in different direction:
The story was related TO- JUS BY one Who
was a witness Of the affair, and at whose
request, We withhold lhes real name Of the
young lady and, that under which she en-
''sted.7s :" l;o j. :!f:c e!c ttsss.;ts., al '''S5s
Subsequent inquiry has led, the command
!
ing officer {to, believe that she is . chaste
girl. Of pure motives. but who, with mis-
taken zeal and patriotism enrolled herseifin
the service Of her country. How she ex
pected to eventually escape detection We do
not know, but certain it is that not until she
met with Colonel O'Mcara had suspicion
Of her true sex been entertained by her com
rades. with whom she :. messed :" and slept;
Her story is that she Joined the regimen,
purely from 9 love Of war. She has, &C.
cordins t. to be: own y statement, long been ac.
Icustomed to wearing the apparel Of the male
sex. because her father, who was poor. was
unable 70 furnish herself and sisters with
such clothing. as would enable his daugh
ters to stand among the, class in societyssin
which his proud heart. desired to place
them. She is well formed and possessed o
an excellent share Of muscle and states
that she has been Injured 20 hardship. Her
features are rather comely. but her voice is
somewhat masculine. ..... .,.<' ,''5t
The sequel Of this strange discovery will
probably be her adoption as Daughter Of
the Irish Legion. ..s..-... ....us.-... =