The New York herald., 1864-11-07
THE sUBsTITU rE BUSINESS.

How TO Avoid - Draft-Now or Nsvor-
How a Shyster soldier Dumgsd tn, Eye
of . Shyseor L~wyer-A Gay Lotharto
and u ssNlisfortwn Ate" Female, Nc.
Many persons who arc liable TO be drafted, 10 save
from this possible chAncc preparing them
selves with substitutes s cdysnce picking them up now
while they are pieuty and comparatively cheap. Fora
volunteer have already stated, the county pays
him caah $500, and $50 to the person bringing him
fIe receives also from the government $500. but
this h paid to him In instslmsn.s-one hundred dollars
down ono hundred dollars when half bis OF throo
years has expired, aud the balance tho end Of his
term Here is altogether Of six hundred and nfty
dollars A pcrson desiring substitute ieavos this
amount With Mr.. Blunt, Chairman OF the Supervisors
committee with request to be furnished substitute.
The rst volunteer presents himself s given tho op
tiou to 70 as such receiving bouncs above or to
90 az substitute receiving ali Of the above ak hundred
dollars cash hand lie generally accepts the hitter.
believing, probably, that bird In hand ia worth two
in tho bush Two gentlemen deposited the SIX hundred
ana nty dollars each the afty dollars 70 for the per-
son bringing 'the recrut on Monday, and two hours
had not passed before furnished with subsa
tuses thus relieving them from all future couscrpi2ns
for brss easy and cheap way OF getting oil Ind
srs,r to the county bounty DO p.d TO each
s.aa aand money, $3.50.
Now IS the time, ever to slip out of she moose Tor
substitutes under new draft may moi he seespicd.
Amusing scsnes sometime; occur at the committees
n.eaaaafIsrs IL The park ms as' lawyer, WIG
shall DO usIncess applied to Mr. Blum. as counsel .Sr
soldier and demanded h icuey, fsSsIng aurtle y
undeisiscd that the committee would pay no sodsrg
bounty 20 lawyer any other except to tie soldier
himself. The limb Of the Iaw becoming somewhat ob
streperous Mr. Blunt forced 10 shos him 10 tho door
on the double quick s thcr sued Mr.. Blunt, or tho
county for lbe amount Of bounty due. no alleged 70
hts soldier client. lIs meant justice lsnd naf
The bounty probsby) though the heavens should fah
But IN examining enrolment papers fc a, Albany
was found such person represented belonged
10 the reg nens rcrcd 20, was 10 any way crcatod
10 the quots OF New York city This settler, and
tho lawyer Guug up tho crse. Bat this VIZ not tho
las, Of H. sgsi gentleman found TO hi' cost The
soldier Il appears callcd upon hlc lawyer 70 learn
what he had done for him. when he attempted ."
reprinaud biue deccvng hls vacftupau blue
con, rsve swire in tho tace knocking h,s last
trout toth ana icft handler under the eye. which ssve
hs lnb ot the law pretty pccpcr as Que wishes TO
Tic THIS if the nrst and shall be the 'ss' o ns
attempts tc sue tor soldiers bounty.
The chairman bsa determined propensity lor pru
tesng the tsir sex. and tor all unfortunate 'sses Ts
that restitution, 81 Ear as be Is abc to ehect IT, y 10
A smart ltcy looking young ie''ow voluntceesc
day since aud tegzcd Mr. Runt the privilege
giving his money 10 hs brother, who, on rrovns hls
ideniity, was allowed TO receive H. twas nor 'n. o
aud sser.-clme rusnina is,c the Office, demanding 20
zee the young sadcr, aud osking serious c"m'
plaiat - tbs chairman ltapfs.fci that he had been
"keep,ng company" with ous or ibc sisters sud hs'
| promsed IT, marry her. she. loving fondly, " DOT
wisely, had listened " hr tate I" ioNe, ~"
was Ia a condition that precladed al douos
q ondncss for afEanced. Eu, whs, was 70 oe
done was the qrssiion. The lothari, bad aoaona.s
volunteered to got rid of harder ngbt Than anv-
thing he might expect whilo In the army lie was mere
fore called out OF his close quarters and naae ~
eacmy and he did II lice soldier. with oon t'heA
damn exlfesou truly grotesque, wni'e the iuco cat1or
~ tho nIL went at furious rr,c I've hnhv' u,m'
evrr, hcknoN edged thc error OF ha Ways ~. sfui.
c ntt a.ked, "Wnat sre yea tUnK 70 y s",' u
Mr. biuut has way VI getting aloog WIN su'"
tiss. without the toast sort 70 Tea teT I've :" ~
tore eeD the brother who bad the money ms"e nm
dexaske ,tf the amount (s3o0l to The nis'o 'u""'o
| gi--shc aud sil hands beiug satisfied ava Ws ~
der asssntiug THO whole affair vrs thus nm'oiDy
siIed the soldier returning "a hts quarters WITH sHt@p
bcr .xrcc'si visitor pow true lt is AZ one sssp
~ q tkG world anVlhce stcpa IN.