, 1864-12-30
Advertisements for Correspondence.

Au'S ~ SASOAri1SAIs 1Ot NOlISSPOHuSHCS.
Readers Of the Waverly. Magazine have
noticed in that journal, week after week,
columns Of advertisements from soldiers in
the army, asking for correspondence with
young ladies, usually setting forth that the
object Of the correspondence is to be emu
tual Improvement" "pastime," or "per-
haps, matrimony." And in other columns
of the same journal may be found stories
headed g Kittie's Cor some other imaginary
being's) Correspondence" showing how Kit
ty answered one of these letters from ga poor
private, and how that " poor private" rose
from rank to rank until he became Colonel
of his regiment, and then "by turn of
fortuus's Heel p Is traasragripbied into a
great cotton speculator, amassess an i'm
mense fortune and returns home and mar
ries the sweet Kitty" Another sets
forth that Susie answers one of these let
ters; is at first amused, and then interested
by the " dashing, of-hand style of Corporal
FitzGibbons, whose eloqpence at once proves
him to be man of superior mind, who has
evidently seen better days, and shows quail
fcations for position much above his pres
ent humble one. They exchange photo
graphs; I" classic brow" and " delicately
rounded form, ,"-neither of which do Justice
to the "lofty grandeur" of the one, or the
" exquisite beauty" Of the other of the orig
inals-are mutually admired and worn by
each next to the heart;" both fall 'desper-
ately in love" and--continue to correspond
Susie writing upon "delicately perfumed
note-paper" and enclosing in "tiny, little
embossed envelopes" which-either by the
shape or the scent-always told the Corporal
who they were from before he broke the seal,
and he, in turn, writing upon the leaves of
his memorandum book and enclosing in huge
envelopes furnished him by his old friend
the Quartermaster,p and addressing in
'full, round hand" which Susie-by intui-
ton, obably-recognize as the chirogra-
ply fthe Corporal. Thus it goes, unt1
one morning when Susie, having fnished'
up her household duties, is reclining in
beautiful listlessness upon lounge in her
boud0ir," that her Pa carelessly enters,
pats her on the cheek, and places copy Of
eSHeraId in her hand she casually CLAN
ces over it, until she sees the heading, in
flaming capitals, of " Terrible Assault upon
the Enemy's Lines by the 18th Regi-
ment-Terrible Slaughter on Both Sides !"
she hastily glances over the list of killed and
wounded until she comes to the name of Cor
poral FitzGibbons, among the list Of proba-
bly, mortally wounded the paper drops from
her hand, and she--draps upon the lounge,
covers her face with her hands and-cries
But she does not remain long thus; rises
up with determined look upon her coun-
tenance, dons her bonnet and shawl, goes
out and sees the good Mrs. --, Vice Pres
ident of the - Society, obtains a situation
as nurse ip the - Hospital, returns home
and packs Fla saE1unk with tit-bits and cor
dials, and Sb the entreaties of her
friends, ta next train for the army of
the Potott Ede1Arriving there, she is at
once insta oStio the duties of her new po-
sition whe kb3er going through the initia-
tory of SCI ng half-a-dozen " dirty reb-
els, all s8 nom revive immensely under
the electri of her gentle manipulations,
and shed many tears in consequence Of her
gentleness reminding them of their own dar-
ling sisters and sweethearts-she finally
comes the object of her adoration lying up
on "pallet" and .looking as if he were
breathing out his last" but still "beau-
tiful in death p She recognizes the clas-
sic brow" though now unlike the picture,
yet, if possible, still more beautiful in its
marble whiteness, and as she hears the DIR.
say, Poor fellow he must die p she in
wardly offers prayer to heaven that he may
not, and sets to work bolstering up with pill
lows which the reader can't help wondering
how she got into her trunk along with the
cordials He seems to breathe easier, and
finally she imparts her secret to the benevo-
lent DR.. -, Chief Surgeon, who turns out
to be an old friend of her fathers, and as
signs her to the especial care of the Corpor-
al. For days he fingers between life and
death, but finally under the influence of her
magic touch and excellent cordials, he be-
gins to rally, and in his incoherent rawlings
she frequently hears him mingle the name
of "Susie" with that of fmother." Finally
he awakes to consciousness, opens his eyes
and looks at her She is startled by his
look Of intelligence, and rises as if to 60 he,
comprehending at once his condition, and
being desirous of seeing more of her, closes
his eyes again, knowing her modeSty will
compel her to retire as soon as she realizes
that he is " at himself" The Dr. comes in,
and from rallying remarks of the good man
to his nurse, the Corporal learns ''whats the
matter" and for hours and days he lies
stealing gances at her whenever he is aware
that she is not looking at him, and feeling a
delicious tingling from the crown of his
head to the soles of his feet, and as if trans
ferred into the fourth heaven whenever she
bathes his lips and temples with her all-res-
toring cordials. Thus it goes until conceal
ment is no longer possible, and the good
doctor" surprises her with the Information
that her patient is convalescent. She goes
to take her leave Of him he takes her hand,
tells her ALL how he loves her, entreats her
not to leave him, asks her to become his
wife, and-the reader is left to imagine her
answer His time Of enlistment expires
they go home together, get married, and he
surprises her by talking about taking her
home to his country seat;" takes her to
an /" elegant mansion on the noble Hudson, Z"
and there, in the presence of her delighted
Pa and Ma tells her that is to be her future
home !; that he is the son and only heir Of a
rich, deceased banker, immensely rich in