New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-06

packages, q strip Of white muslin, and two mammoth
daubs Of red sealing wax. The Office was adyer
tsed to close o. O'clock and it then wanted only
ten minutes of that hour. Our luggage could not
leave the State until it had TWO of those red seals
upon it, each duly stamped U. s., and our prospect
of going on in Ire morning seemed therefore dec
dedIy dubious. With little inward trepdation,
said to the coatess official: " Is there any ptoba-
bilty of our turn coming this evening, Sir
Are you an Israelite ndeedi"
"No, Sir; neither in name nor indeed. I'm q
gentleman at large my friend here, is Union
| officer"
"Ah, Colonel how you T. exclaimed the oh-
cia, looking up aud touching bis cap to my compan.
ion. The Colonel returned his salutation and in
moment he was at the bottom of my trunk,
taking an inventory Of the spare waistcoats. extra
| socks, and under garments which it contained. In
five minutes the ceremonies concluded, and We
eft tie receipt of customs devouty thps5fu that
we were not of the wandering tribes of Israel The
whole scene was decidedly suggestive Of landing
among the French or Austrian officials; and il was
with difficulty realized that | in an inland
American town, aud merely passing from ono State
Of the Union to another.
| As ! WAS seated, after supper i'll tie porch Of the
hotel. enjoying a fragrant Havana, and the cool
evening breeze, lean, elongated "natIvs" sp-
Eroacbcd ne. lie had hin, baggsrl face; a tawny
red sliu; and Of coarse black hair, which fell
round Lis neck, like hemp round uop-banae. His
buitefuut clothes were much the for wear, and
torn in many place.; and the legs OF biz paniaoons,
| which made no effort 10 reach the coarse brogaLs
| that encased his feet, disclosed fkin scratched
and funowed that il seemed TO have been gone
over with barrow. had seen thousands Of Lis
class, bat there look of such iniense wlldness
in his gray eyes, which moved IN their sccke.s with
tue unsteady glare Of wild beasts, that iuvolf-
arly started and TUNED toward him. Seeing my
movement be said, in quiet, civil tone:
"IIowdye, Stranger Dye blong yere 7"
| "No, Sir"
" b long ter the armyi" Il wore a suit Of resi-
mental blue, minus tie lrass butlOufl
| No, Sir; I'm Peace man,
"Poace man !-CoplertoadW and hs eyes
glarod little more hcrcely than before.
mo Sir, hot exactly that, but let others DO The
ishting'
"Ye does! Wall, Sir, you uns Is a cues ter the
kenny. Yc or,er be druy out uy BIZ The mau 'hei
woaut fight Hor haint nc ter live"
! "You're night, my friend. St down." and
mo,ioncA bin to vacant chair beside NE. lie
coutnued standing ey.deuty dirincued to ari.osci'
sny nearer TO a nan OF peace principles. O,serying
this ! added:
"You misundeniand me-Im a peace man, but
/ fglt in my way-wth pen
"Oa thets htl Wall, thei u do, ef ye swo
bit powerful strong"
"Ard how do you fight =
"Ary how. The Reos }. tell you thei."
4" But you don't VICAR tac cIo.besi how is that =
WY, ne an twelve night smart uas lcs bcsn
beetin' the Lusles-keern' The deesire. elAFi bat
they 's grow d ter much lai us.'
o. : bushwhackng."
"Yul, but led ter Iui out Iec gWine inter ihe
army nowi bu, mus sell ny mas iusL Dye
know vhoi Gov rnmeut n pay ius hight smaT'
chunk NV o mrr :"
a. Lunlfed and i've dollars. / believe, il ihs
regal.r price"
""r4iai 'puG gur mine. Theys powerful good
brutc,, au ! mufi gt uioroa lle', case iay CONAN
n hry nolhin' else, an shes ficaiy hkc.'
"Bai # you go into tho army you can esve some
Of your Fay foF heF."
! "No. / KANT. III 10 sloi--I feel h.t-Isc made
up u4y mind ter HIT" A. he faii thi-, be tea1ed
himself 10 lie clair lad offered bin, and stared al
mo with wilder, erazier look. | "a" thai zone
terrible calamity had unsettled lis intellect, and
sAd, in ympAthizing tone;
/ "Youre not well: you're no, li 10 60 into tie
army now"
'Yas, is, Sir. | Kin fight as bard as arg man ye
knows. Ise little gin on, je., now, case Iso nd
nigh onter hundred au' liy mile, an led ter tote
49,, too,,,t, a ,..vr.rft1 ..f.e. ~ tho xvav"
"whero have you como 'front.'
"CiAy county, Eigh ter Manchester. / lived
thar. Ire plumb from thar ibis eyenin'."
"And you were driven Awayi'
"Yas, SIR; druv away-robbed-hous'n burned
everything burned, an my ole mo,her-killed-
killed hledw lilo bent down Lis head Willie he
spoke and as lie repeated TIC As words they seemed
! well nigh sranglo hin.
"It can't 10 po,,iblol eIclAimodi "human
beings do no! do such tlings"
"But they hahn. human belns-,hey's fen's-
devils from bell--from hell. Sir"
81 know their passions are roused, but l did not
uppose they murdered TODren."
"Thsy does, Sir. I'll tell 20 bout hit" aud
graspDg one arm Of my chair, and leaning forward
with his blazing, unsteady eye looking into mine,
10 told me the following story:
"Bout mile from whar b'long thar lived olo
man by the nsmo Of Begey-squire Begley We
called him, though lie didn's own no slaves lie
wus nigh on ter seventy, but wus right peart ole
gentleman, an Union ter the core. Two on his
boys, Sam an John, is In the army now-S.h loyal
Kaintuck. Wall, bout fortns goDs on the morn
in Nv the fifteenth NV April, three men, dressed IN
Union cloes, comes the ole gsntemans house, an
teed him they wus round raisin' conpsny ter put