The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-03-06
"A Case Of Sean. MAJ. at Helena.

Special Correspondence OF the Chicago Times.
HELENA, Ark, February 16
There was queer fix in town yesterday
one of life'S episodes, constantly occur
ring in this world of wickedness and mis-
matches. The facts of the case, shorn of
romance, are in brief as follows We sup
press names out of respect to the officer:
In May last a young merchant of Toledo,
Ohio, enlisted, was raised in a short time to
the rank of First Lieutenant, and ordered
to Washington on special or detached SER
vice. In September ne was disabled and
sent to private hospital, but recovered so
far as to go on temporary duty as Abide
Camp at one of the headquarters. His
regiment was first sent to Virginia, then to
Nashville, thence to Memphis, and from
there to Millikcn'S Bend or Vicksburg.
Owing to recent changes at Washington,
or in the Army of the Potomac, he lost his
situation as Aid and was ordered to rejoin
his regiment, which he understood to be at
this post. He came here, arriving on Sat
urday morning on the mail-boat Benton,
but his regiment was below. AS no boat
was going below for two days, he con-
Guided to visit u college chum in the 9th
Illinois Cavalry. While on the way from
the river to the camp of the 9th, who
should he meet but his wife, standing on
the steps OF Cooledges store, waiting a
moment for a Spectator here, with whom
she had eloped few weeks since. This
is a very funny world. and the meeting
correspondent with it in all respects.
"Well, Maggie"
\ cry OF surprise was the only reply.
After Il few words between the sur
prised trio, they adjourned to the boarding
house of the wife and lover IIalfan hour
closed the interview. Like Il sensible IMAM
the officer did not get drunk, did not
blow his brains out,-did not run a dress
parade sword through his yita!s, or vic
.tuals, did not let his blood out of a Hat
hole with u rusty sabre lie did no such
foolish thing; but told the woman who,
tor five years, had protested to love him,
to go her way forever. Nor did he shoot
the speculator, nor feed him saugagss
made from poisoned dog meat. With Il
firm voice, compressed lip, and cool polite
ness, he babe the new-lnated couple a very
pleasant Good day." walked to the
steamer Imperial, bought half a dozen ci-
CARS, anchored himself in u cane bottomed
chair, elevated his feet OH level with his
Wristbands, and, like Il philosopher, pulled
his grief OF with the clouds of smoke into
the clouds OF vapor over head.
His wife, supposing that he would re-
main with the eastern army, merely came
down here on d Pleasure Trip, and, to save
expense, the specula;or and she travelled
as man and wife. Only this and nothing
more. The couple have gone to st. Louis,
the male party having finished bis business
here, The Lieutenant has gone to his
regiment, and the world moves on, no one
caring fig whether the woman marrieS
her lover, or whether she does not. SO it
goes.
De. CLAIMING AND THE SOEpIC-A
sceptic visited the late Dr. Charming, and
told him that lie could not reconcile the
terrible denunciations in the twenty-third
chapter of Mathew, with the meekness and
COMPASSION of the Saviour. ''Let me
know" said the great preacher, "what it
is in particular that troubles you; and
taking up the New Testament, he began
to read the passages, with the sweet solem-
nifty of his voice. He had not proceeded
far before the critic said "Ah, if the Sa-
viour denounced in a tone like that, l have
nothing more to say"