, 1864-02-13

white Inhabitants Into such alarm that most Of
them prepared for hight, and many LEFT their homes
that night uever to Sec them again; n .ao eopia ~,
UT ut. nee sna es9s
ete, aaJinR that their 1nsseE Co.. mau1y; ., mss
about 10 rr,nove them to North Cafollhs. 10 ICE @
wives and chiltrer. They were brought to the
Fortr e. and the circumstance Iepea.Nta ~ 70 aea.
Butler In The morui He 9usonsa ,s .h9
He neS t1ed falo.ere lie was aware that tho reoe
batteries TINT were rising atoaun MN Nels tae
rev could ret EaTe been erected in time " gi.e
him trouble He vas asked to Eefp tnc5e men. Ine
Goverpmeatwished them Kept Iaa eophty i5a ~oala
Il They lad been col. Ma,log'e horses. or saaa=l;
OF peicufBlon caps he you'd have seized them a2d
nsed Them without Eehitalon.'
J. It G;as then tl4at hc pronounced th sse elec-
tric words which are now, and Will ever re-
main historic: -,....--n
"TnEsEMEN ARE coNTRABANo of WAX;
SET THEM AT WORk!"
And thus the name Of "Constaoaud,' as
applied to negroes, had its origin An Epi-
gram,". as Col Winthrop remarked, "Abol-
ished e1ayery in tho United States"
.AN 1srERv1Ew."
The following amusing episode Is rclated
as having occurred one dny, at Fortress Non
roc: An elderly, grave, church warden look
ing gentleman, apparently oppressed With
great sorrow, came to the fort, lie was r.
spectacle farmer, living near at ham,, and the
owner Of thirty OF forty negroes una 1arm-
house Of the Virginia order. He came to ask
for the return Of one Of his ncgroes-he only
asked for one. Hoproceeded to tel Ills story
in these words:
III have always treated my negroes kindly Iaup-
Fosed they loyed me- Last shneay .aa wens et q
colt ald hang It up. But Mary dia not cone: And
agsin cas1 May n 1a1He ino the soon to ana
Mary; but found Ler not. There Tas NO one In
the room. I went TO the Kitchen. Insfe Tas AZ no
was no ore in tho garden. went to the negro
qrarte1e. There was no one at the negro araffesa
All my negroes had departed, ST, Wp'ss ", vs. At
had been ny body setyans for many yeaFs. 1ssd
.!aHcs. what hes hsppencd''
":AEd James taid, All the people hs7e gone to
S'While WIS gone to the house of God, Jsues1 !.
And James Sid, Yes, Master. they're ali
:szna said to James, 'Naay didn't you go too
sssAnd James eaid, Master, m never lea1s you
".H ell, James, tAld / as thero.s nobody to
cook see 1t 5ou eau get me Some vtctua!s and aona
'aso james got ne sor,c cold vic:un,s, and ate
| fNaia fn:Ismrs. -..."' "N%o+@ =:
'James, 1t is Of 10 use for Us to stay hers. Let
.uis mistress. sly, !had. gone away rom her
home, eleven mlee, fleeing from the dangers Of Tue
war: ,.,,I :.
the eart ia nj into th csrt our best Sed and
some bacon, and somo corn meal, and, james,
some whisky, and we will 70 unto your mtetrcsa
few nccesearies besides. And we started And It
| n },envr had fer the horse. tsudrad along
oicht on iIo s9 4 %hen re arye and ea,d to James
h'Jamea, It is Of no nss to unload the cart to. Z.
ns4 4ornr rHs te n'fse 'Hlo tue pA ano un'oNo IL
"1nl James said, Yes, MASTER.
net y WIG, ~; Il emosaeea aet; and Tent 1et'.
sopndly. Tho nett morning Ja,ne, tsas gons /
Then came here, ard the a1:t thing saw, When When
mtn IN ont M of liza shst yeTy cartia ias >3''"seo '
There were many, other occurrences of q
deeply interesting md sometimes ludicroua
character, willie Gen. Butler remained in COM
mand at Fortress Monroe, detailed In this
volume. but we hare not the space to give
,nore
IN thc 7sfh of Anonst- 1871 General INT.
L., t-,oo.t,,1., roe,,ned hts c,,nuand .t For
.sats 49, nron-co - h,s anccessnr c.n woot
har,nt- aec,,n,aa +,,s ,,os;tior for eo,ltv.sever
,ae ,as. oee1p''1 '4A' p''AN''A A0' e"'e-
|
GEN. BUTLER AT NEW ORLEANS.
| On the ed Of February, 1852, Gen, 'Butlc1
aa.,,.ss I =, t,sa ao,nr,an5 @ ~ +ho 1nni
forces destined to cooperate with the nay,
~ ~ a.Isei, nno,, Naunr1osns T,,e torca ~ r,,f:
1ss dsaso his nsn wss en, diae
as asd follows: Il 400 Infantry, s cavalry, ant ans
oddcd from KEY West. :.
M 1s.t.,-,. - f,a- nu+,o-se o5,,,,1a+r,t,o,
Ihe history o. zen. nn1lers r,. aomnls'ta'.el .S
-, os4 ~. dssa,,. ] ;ntsrett;rr ~ enochs or ~ the WI
n'oe. ue9p's eP
~ ~ .. .t-,,.,.. .afaa,+.
note lew Of tue more stt,klng laeloea.s aq.z
1s sno"ns tne etn .san ,a- " aosu s; t,a - aosn1 @
orleans, ano nust taeh ny ao"u tule oeepa'
| interesting work, with the suggestion tha tou
leAue1s lAAe :. ap' unu tea ...n.,, ~ ~. -
! richly repay the time, or deeply interest tn
,, Butler. .t;s. ~.
SOCIETY IN nEw ORLEANS. :
+ MT. far1on" G1vee IN account OF dnt
= which took place in 1851, Us .clated him b
J ; DR.. Mccormick, : Of Of New Orleans, who Va Va
( rated occurred near New Orleans and II
| EAElltb I'LL WELL AA1" - @AeA@ H~@es
J, very wealthy--in the cotton Kingdom:
graduate Of West Point, and Col. Leo Reed; plan
srr both Long standing bt,es feua hstTesn Il
= | Gifappointments-,he whole country eympsthize
with enc OF tho other. AT length one OF tho
eton party challenged Reed, which challengo Rec
!" refuetd to aecept-he wanted none but A1ston X
hts pistol. Another Asstouian challenged, and =
INSTRUMENTATION, the best, shot in the sla
r Whose citizens eutiSated .d,t ne deadly a q
e teetlop. M rhs choicpre Lee INSTANTLY accepte M
Weapons, The riAe, hair trigger, ounce pa
IL MIN 70 slano NJ 1"ent5 pacest pack 10 oaekt
wheel a Inc Wotu one 70 IRE as soon rs tnt
Dr Fleaked after the word tue second TO contlnI
coEnunG rs 1ar ss AFc. A1LeI "nlcn no hrlnE. -.
"Resu Eas eloW. pottly nian-a gooo sh9tn Il
"a couI1 nfc IN ais o#n Na5, Witnoat this pfe!imln
81 r wheeling: Ah regarded h1usclf as dead ma
r.. ;, =, He bought cot1n and shIoud, and :
J.. ranged all his affairs ior immediate death 7!
!. army. TOOK bin ont Of town and gave him !os
Is d1ill IN the 1Ehesl.and h1c exercises. The pnl
WE tunpt-could not get the knack or Whecltl
u Leo" said the Captain, "you mt
Il | ~h1rt Quicker, or You've no chance:
H.: lice sent his collin and shroud TO the 1el
- Ats- Aston accompanied her husb1nd. ~ ha
r. come" she said, "to sec Lee Reed shot"
[: be men were Placed nnd tho second COUNT
Ia one: In swiftly wheeling, tho Hight cape 81 Aleto1
* coat touched the hair trigger: end bis ball whfst
~ over Rccd's head. who Etooa amazed, with III
- bali presented. IEe Tozd fsso, recalled him
-. htmeeR; he fired, and Aston fell, pierced thruu:
~ the heart. Mrs. Alston Gcw to her husband, Al
=. foCnd tie t1ll which had slain him. In the a!E
~ ~ | sId hearing Of all present. hcr dead husband