The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-03-13
Love at Sight and without Sight.

AON0 NJ SlSht bHu "hShOut SAShts
Corporal Merrill, in his letters to the
Rochester Erpress, relates the following
romantic story:
II have stated that some Of the pri-
vate soldiers from the upper rooms were
employed in the officers quarters, SER
vice which they gladly accepted as afford
ing superior rations. Among these was
Corporal Nh of New York, young
man Of wealthy parentago, of attractive
manners, good intellectual cndowmcnts,
and, withal, handsome as Apollo.
At the request Of some of the officers
he was occasionally permitted to visit the
lower floor, and upon one occasion was
permitted to leave the prison on parole,
for the purpose of purchasing supplies
While thus passing through one Of the
main thoroughfares, Nth was accos-
ted by little girl, who presented him
with bouquet, at the same time point
ing to young lady on the opposite side
of the street as the donor. The corporal
acknowledged the gift by polite tow,
and proceed upon his mission. The ladT,
apparently fascinated, followed him 1t
distance to the prison, and as he entered
it she rcciprocated his bow and 'eisure'y
walked away.
"For scme inexrlicablc cause The cor
poral was not again permitted to go out,
and a ncgro-I should have mentioned
that quite number of servants were in
the prison-was dispatched in his stead.
Tha haI rrnpapIrI fnc W N n
he was net by the young lady referred to,
and the sequel to the interview was de-
velopcd in package, with which he re-
turned to the officers quarters and deliv.
cred to Corporal Nh. It was found
to contain new suit Of clothes, and up
on one garment was pinned small card,
neatly inscribed with tho name Of his
benctactress-
only this and nothing more"
Corporal n instantly addressed
himself to the task Of cpstolary compost,
ton, ia which he gracefully scknowicdg-
ed the receipt of the gift, and expressed
his heartfelt thanks. This wa delivered
by the negro on the day following, and
he returned with package containing a
number of pocket t,handherchiefs, socks
and shirts.
As in the FIRST instance, tue only
communicated which accom- panied the
gift was the donors card. Tie Corporal
again acknowledged lis obligations i'y a
polite note, which ~as day delivered
through the same medium.
ST Fortl -
receipt Of the choicest dainties, ard a
regular cpi-toIary corrr>pordcuce was
carried on until the day Of lis release.
which occurred o. I"e ID Of January.-
y matrimonial eugagtmcut lad been
made during the :pte1y4i, with the Ut
dcrstandinc tin. tho t"'':e7 would ..~e.
in Baltimore on tic frs; Of March next,
II Lavc omitted 70 state that the cor
ioral had been seat back to uis old guar
tcr>, but, having as cortancd that his fair
'nomorata daily prolnenaded within view
Of the officers quarters, he obtasued cm,
p!tYmen. as a cook. and was thereafter
unfailiug at his post 10 reel procatc the
loving smiles Of his bctrotLcd
She had sent him her da-uorreotyp",
which he frequently cxhibited d to tile
1t wss lovely imaee, aud would have
required no 'co,at,rai' inducomcnt to
carry captive the most frigid and lcth1r-
g,c fancy. learned that she was of
wealthy family, and of as good blood as
was 10 be found among the +. +. vs.,
aud her letters, was assured evinced
that she was 10 less intelligent and re
fined.
"When the glad tidines of our re!casc
came, the name OF Corporal Nh was
found in the list. The intelligence as
quickly conveyed to his yearning admirer.
We saw nothing Of her, however as we
marched through the streets of Rich
mond, though the Corporals longing
vision was strained a. every animate OBJ
ject.
But when halt was ordered, iue
carriage, driven by negro, suddenly
made its appearance, and halted short
distance from our ranks A lady de-
scendcd was brief but earnest
coloquy among tho Confederate officers
Of our guard and the next moment the
cnraptured twain Corporal Nh and
his sffianced) were face to face. A few
words-the first they had ever cxchanc-
ed in person-were exchanged in sub
dued yet melting tones their faces were
for moment lighted, as with flame
the engagement was sacrcdly renewed
there was fervent, thrilling pressure of
their hands, and they separated
A circumstynce is connected with the
dacuerreotype above referred to which
deserves passing notice. Before it left
the prison, the picture was taken from
the case, and small slip of paper closely
written, and addressed to Gen. McCle'-
Ian, was deposited therein, and the da-
guerrcotype then replaced. 1t was safely
delivered to the commander-in chief, a
meeting of the Cabinet was called, and
the day following there was leak stop
ped-a mysterious leak from high official
circles, and which had inestimabIy bens-
fitted the rebels for many months"
Horrors of Civil War.
During the hottest of the battle on the
Saturday before the surrender of Fort