, 1862-01-21
WEARING HIS MASTERS COLLAR,
HOW THE IOWA BOYS Dlb'NT DO IT.

Especial Correspondence Of tho Chicago Tribunal
ST. Log1s, january 16, 1852.
4 few days since, while Company Of The
Iowa I'd, under command Of Licutcaaut Lcf-
fngwcll, was in the occupancy Of Florence,
guarding the North Missouri Railroad at that
point, !; negro came dashing towards the camp
about eleven O'Clock at night, mounted upon.
Il hiGsh-spirited horse. He was about to pass
the guard, Hho Sprung forward and caught
TIC bridle-reign* Of his horse and stoppcd
him. The negro Immediately threw himself
from Tic animal, and in a crinaing, olsequious
manner observed: 3tassa soser please let
me 60 in dc camp and see the ulinoy soccr,''
The guard informed him that they we're Iowa
soldiers, and desired to know What he wanted.
He hung down his head toIhbemcnt, seem
lrgly muslng over some disappointment, and
then continued" Massa soger! look at dis
collar: Tsc good nlgger. Please lst NC 20
in The guard now discovered that he Tas
ironed, and Immediately called the officer
OF the guard Wlu took him to thc
suard-house. In the n1orning he was taken
before Lieutenant LcAingwcll, around whose
quarters the entire command had already as
seMhled and ner TT did Elen look upon scene
more degrading and Auuliliating than that
which WAS presented to them in the person
Of this slave. Around his neck was Il band OF
mon half All inch thick and nearly one and :.
half inches wide, hot locked but securely ,Ir-
ett1l. Three iron pTopgs Of hghtning-rod size
were welded to this band, at equal distances
apart, and arose aboye his head about uinc
inches, with an outward inclination. The iron
had laeeIated his neck, and the wound had
partially healed under the protection he had
given to them by holding up the band with his
hands during the three preceding days that lc
was concealed IN d corn ticld, but willie riding
the horEc }ie could not hold it Up, and It had
opened tl,e wound, from which there
was a lloecdy, 1nattery oozc trickling
down upon his naked shoulders The ,lcn
stood around, gazing upon the scene before
them in mnie astonisbmcEt, and it was not u1~
til the negro had repeated his petition two OF
three times that they could realize the fact
tlEt lie cruelty Of tic scene before them waE
the act Of sllye Muster, living but short
distance from ST. Louis, The enlightened en-
"Plesse lnassa soger take dis collar of my
neck. Isc good 1lggEcr; I'll do any Ting you
want nic+ Dc u1luoy sogcEs cut dc collar off
,cr Ben" The Lieutenant immediately or
dered it to be stricken otf, when IN old file
WIS procured, which could not be made to
ToTk upon the band only in a slanting man
ncr. After L labor Of over three hours it was
removed, the men taking turn about-two
holding the band while one nscd the tile The
band is now in the possession Of Lieutenant
LyaingwcIl, who holds it Us one Of The trophies
9: tic I'd Iowa, and the negro is NOW otieiat-
lDE IN Lis quarters Us {: servant.
The master Of this eont17iband resides about
tcn miles from Florence It appears that the
negro had carried his iron blnd upon his neck
nearly three months, IS a punishment for as
sistinE his wifi to make her escape into ILL
nois. Gen. Hallcck, or some other prudent
commander; may order this band to be re-riy-
etcd upon his neck, and the" propcrty>snr-
rendered 10 his master but from what I have
seen OF the Iowa soldiers, believe that blood
would drip from the end Of their bayonets be-
fore they would do it. The eontraband always
gives tie Missouri troops a wide berth, aud
generally makes for the Illinois regiments,
Under " lso5e broad shield OF bayonets lie feels
scc1Ic. ENFIELD.