The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-07-09
"When, in the name of Lincoln, did he

"About aybreak this morning"
81 didn't dream oe such thing. Poor
rascal! Very sudden, wasn't it?"
"Not to me. / anticipated as much
from his disease-tbe feart, you know,"
said the Surgeon, with professional sang
.t1oi1, moving away.
Ike's mercurial nature was recovering
from the shock.
"Hold on minute, Doc" he called out.
GA word with you, if you please"
The Surgeon turned back. He was a
grave, decided man, Of stauuch Union
priaci pies; and l fancied he had not rel
ished the sympathy with Secesh any more
than ourselves.
"Be quick, then" he said; 'I have my
hands full
Ike had face of brass.
''I only wanted to know where that
Rebels uniform was Z"
The Doctor looked at him sharply He
knew his reputation.
hat do you want of it 2"
s'That isn't fair question:" said Ike,
boldly. at is certainly of no use to its
owner now, unless as shroud. If you've
no objections, L shall borrow it for few
days"
The Surgeon shrugged his shoulders.
"1 ou are welcome to 1t. None of your
practical jokes, remember, Russell" And
off he went.
Ike spread out his wrapper with both
hands, as soon as his back was turned, and
danced Spanish fandango, which nearly
sent the boys into commissions.
g Teni, vidt. ujci, Hare," lie whispered
to me. ''Now for some iun."
That day we had shoal of visitors 1t
was quite the rage hast spring, you may
remember, to visit the hospitals. There
was good deal of genuine charity aud
Il good deal Of idle curiosity, as we'll
People seemed to feel that there was
| something SO good and so evangelical in
walking through the wards and talking
patronizingly to the sufferers. 1t was
form OF philanthropy which was both
cheap and comfortable at least to those
who were not oyerburdened with sensi-
tiveness.
In the afternoon there came bevy of
young lady teachers. They were all
strangers, bat had evidently heard Of the
Gagged lion.
I'VE have been told that there was a
rebel here. Can you point him ont to
us Z" one of their number asked OF the
| " ard master.
! With an i'll suppressed smile, the Off
cial indicated bed.
THAT is his bed was the reply; true,
as far as it went; bat poor Seccsh would
never sleep Oh 1t again.
At the little table reside it, however,
Ike was gotten up, like tableau vivant.
| The rascai was as handsome as lie should
be, in the black and green uniform of the
departed rebel. Interestingly pale, as
| became captain chieftan OF the O. S. A,
he was reading from volume of blue and
| gold; his elbow on the table, his head
supported by his hand. Ike had nice
| hand brown enough, to be sure, but well
shaped and slender. The young ladies'
eyes lit upon it at once. The tout eesen,-
| Lte was taultless. But they seemed non
plussed. There was some little debate
with their pretty heads together.
'An Apollo Belvidere, upon my word
Lilly"
"How queerl And they say he was SC
ugly, and not bit young"
"Such a love of hand, too. and look
at that profile, will you girls If the
rebels are all like him, I-well (ahem !,
l wouldn't mind living in the South
myself
.'For shame. Maybe he isn't the rebe
after ALL
/ ''But then his uniform ? there ism
another ike it in the ward"
wait; I'll ask him to make sure"
Ike, the rogue, had heard every wore
as well as myself; but he read on, severely
unconscious. a plump little Miss ap
preached and laid an orange on the table
Ike raised his head for the first time, ant
bowed with grave, courteous surprise
quite refreshing to witness. His grea
brilliant eyes, staggered her; but sh'
managed to lisp out very timidly:
care you the rebel, sir ?'
"Who told you was 7" quoth Ike, will
sweet smile-a trife pensive, how
over.
sOh dear! l don't known indeed.
think the man at the door said somethin:
about it and then your uniform, yo'
know is different from all the rest! But,
winding up pensively-"but you aren'
the rebel, after all, are you -
'.If rebellion, Madam" said Ike throw
back his head, and coming the heav.
thing, after Forrest-''I rebellion consist
in loyalty to the noblest Governmen
that was ever framed, then sm indee'
a rebel"