The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-24
The Romance Of War.
How q Rebel Daughter Of Eve set q trap
for a Party Of Federal lorscmen-llow
tho Trap did not Work, ETC., etc.

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the Trap did not Work, ETC., etc.
For the following good stoy--or stories,
rsther-a correspondent Of the Philadelphia
PEEss, with the Mcclellan Army, is RESPONSE
bio:
Quartermaster s. and Commlssary lack.
B., u one OF the regiments bercabouts, are
both Of them very good fellows, and also very
brave soldiers, whom either Vi their departments
of transportation and supply are brought into
conflict with the enemy. Esch one mounts
| melted steed, and can control him With grace
which even Gen. Mcclellan might envy. his
morning they started out in company, to forage
for the officers mess Well provided with money
To meet the exorbitant demands Of the egg and
| strawberry huckstcrs Of tho section Of country
to which they were going, they gaily vaulted
into their saddles, and bidding good byo to their
friends, brskly uotted on the ROAD towards
Richardson's house. Having reached there, they
turned of Oh the White House road, and, after
short ride, stopped at small house by the road
side to inquire what articles they had for sale.
B. was the spokesman, and at his summons
| out came blooming damsel, OF eighteen sum
| mcrs, to answer the inquiry.
Have you any eggs or butter, or milk, or
anything Of the sort to sell, maam z"
Whereabouts do you come from I"
About four miles from here. We belong 10
the Yankee army"
''You do, heyi Well, I don't allow a Yam
kcc to come within twenty yards Of Inc, much
loas to speak to me-"
The officers opened their eyes at this desperate
declaration, and riding Into the yard, tho COM
inissary continued
"Sly, look-a here, don't you know that such
folks as you arc the only kind of meat We have
down in our campf'
"Yes, indeed, broke in fair Secossia, give
heard tina, much about you"
"Well, suppose you have, and it's all true
Why, at the battle OF Fair Oaks the Yankees eat
eight hundred Just such looking rebels as you
| and it took ever 10 many soldiers to guard the
three thousand dead ones and keep US of"
At this barbarous speech, which ight have
provoked most terrible results, If the young la
dy's flashing eyes were any index Of her state OF
mind, her parents appeared, and gently checking
her, accosted the Uuion officers, and said they
had nothing to sell. The father seemed some
what amused at his daughters spirit, and ex-
planned.
That Gro gals got q beau In the Confederate
army, don't you sec, and you know that's a
good reason for her being so much opposed to
the Yankees. just you make an offer to capture
her, and see IL she don't haul down her colors."
Bu, Federal officers don't do such unmany
things. and andip. ;aey ccu,a ,~ccur. no ea,a.
Dcs at this place, they Withdrew to the road AMI
continued their journey. Going a short distance
along the road to the left, they stopped at house
| where a lady lived whose husband WIS In the
rebel army. Mrs. Mills received them in a
mes. bew!,chingly fri.n lily manner, spread out
| glorious dinner, and offered to sell US oceans
of milk aud bushels Of cherries. With pleas
ant smile, so different from the excitable lass
they had just left. she invited them into the
house, setting chairs for their accommodation.
The quarternastor and commissary, nothing
10th, entered, AMI afer some pressing consented
10 ubslddlc their horses and turn them ont TO
Craze. thing could exceed the politcncss of
Mrs. NILS. She was so glad they hal come
AMI So fearful that their long rlc, under a
4rorchns snn, might have fatigucd them, and
were they not hungry Wonl,int they allow
her y set out something for them TO eat She
was So sorry tl,ir camp was so dis-ant, for mo-
- !ng would delig, her more than to soal them
~ L, berries and milk, and cherries, and every
Tier girlen could furnish She thought
~ Mon soldiers were such gen,lomon---so sil-
hhnn'rd brayc-ald 50 cousiIcrale towards the
81 '' 'lr:ui,ns who had lost tn III all IN til,
pNiui war And couldn't th,y .lay TO lin.
md lluw her 10 treat then. viii. true Nir-
"a Olitlliiyi
r. loyius rec 'p,ion EXTENDED hy tho wifi,
"S' 10 'ollier to two perfect strangers, wa,
',yn Ike other earthly things, ana 80 very
rsoo' Guiding chapters Of tbs "ye!lcr hiy-
Ne,! uui aatonishel our soldier friends, The
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