The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-06
A nomnntIo Incld ent of JAG war.

"A Rom nntic VI INV " Ats
" GAfew mornings ago, Governor Curtin,
of Pennsylvania, was called upon at the
Continental Hotel, in Philadelphia, by
young lady. When she was introduced
into his parlor she expressed her greatjoy
at seeing the Governor, at the same time
imprinting kiss upon his forehead.
aMadam," said he, 80 what am / in
debted for this unexpected salutAtion Z"
DSir do you not know mep
"Take chair" said the Governor at
the Same time extending one of the hand
soonest in the parlor
shortly after the battle Of Antiedam
you were upon that bloody field" said
she 10 the Governor.
~ II was,D replied the Governor
"You administered 10 the wants of tho
wounded and the dying"
ut was my duty, as q feeling man"
heT"You did your duty well. Heaven
alone will reward you, sir, for in this life
"a there is no reward adequately expressive
OF the merit due you. You, sir, impArt-
ed consolation and revived the hopes of
dying soldier of the 28th Ohio. He
was badly wounded in the arm you
lifted him into an ambulance, and the
blood dripping from him stained your
hands and your clothing. That soldier
was as dear to me as life itself"
"a husband?" said the Governor.
"No, sir"
"a brother perhaps"
mo, sir"
ga father ~
mo- sir"
ga son?'
mo, sir"
"a lover"
"No, sir"
aft not a husband, father, brother,
son, or lover, who, then, could it be ?"
said the Governor, at length, breaking
II the silence, this is an enigma to me-
Please explain more about the gallant
soldier Of Ohio"
DWELL, sir that soldier gave you
ring--o. e. d. were the letters engraved
on the interior That is the ring now
upon your little finger, He told you to
wear it, and carefully have you done So"
- The Governor pulled the ring off, and
sure enough the letters were there.
"The finger that used to wear that
ring will never wear 1t any more. The
hand is dead, but the soldier still lives"
The Governor was now more interes-
ted than ever.
's3 DWELL, madam" said he, tell me all
about it. Is this ring yours? Was it
given to you by soldier whom you
loved?"
~ loved him as l loved my life; but
he never returned that love. He had
more love for bis country than for me.
honor him for IL. That soldier who
placed that little ring upon your finger
stands before you" So saying, the
strange lady arose from tho chair and
stood before the Governor.
The scene that now ensued we leave 10
the Imagination of the reader. A happy
hour passed. The girl who had thus in
troduced herself was Catherine Il. Da-
Ia wilson, of Sheffield, Ohio. She was en-
gagged to be married, bat her future hus-
band responded TO the call of the Presi-
dent, and che followed him by joining
q another regiment He was killed in the
same battle where she fell wounded.
She is alone in this world, her father and
mother having departed this life years
ago. She was the soldier of the 2Sth
Ohio who had placed the ring upon the
finger of Gov. Curtin, for the kind atten-
ton given her upon the bloody field of
Antietani.
The. right arm had been amputated
~ about half way between the elbow and
the shoulder The interview finally
as ended, and having at last seen her bene-
factor, she babe him and his friends
adieu, taking with her an order, bearing
the bold signature of A. G. Curtin, for
one of Palmer's patent arms.