Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-01-22

a,tAiif+ ltAlalf NfNrr Nufh Nalle 70 ~
place where lad lived wi,h my husbani-.
Pleasant Valley. near Detroit. STAYED
about four weeks. then started o a;
again. AMI took citirea'. (mslc) dress.
Mcantirae the MAJOR hal resigned.
. I had resolved 70 JOIN NV brother again
a; New Orleans. lie Vas my only hope
snl s;ay ia The world. travelled by rail
% Caro-. and thence 90 Memphis on the
steamboat Belle Memphis. and from Mem
phis GA another boat o Lake Prov idcnce.
/ had heard oi the illness u college mate
q my dead brother. 'Anl foaad him. (the
college fsicnd.) in the hospital at Lake
Providence. He wAs also our second cous-
IN on mothers SIDE. vent 60 tie hospi-
tal and stail two weeks nursing him AL be
died. Then / took boat o. - 90 Cairo.
ia order % 90 % New York. and from
thence BY ship % New Orleans. bot on The
way. not getting nay trunk checked. lost
b.. With sioo ia goil. and some r-ccubacks.
revolver that cost so. and an iyory han
died s;ii,uo.
The trunk vas roo hcavy for me 90 carry
to tie >tate-room. and th- porter neglected
o. Do BE-. AMI ncSt morning 10 vas nissin.-
Ihcn lad l-it ONLY money cuoash 70 take
me o. ~ Louis. whcrc 1 concluded I must
90 70 iry 20 go work. got here about
thc -oth % March Or 6rst part of April.
AMI vent hrst q the Tyler House. and
STAYED only shor; time. when cot work
attsc Everett House A. dinn-r-roa-a bow.
I vAs All The time anxious and nearly dis
iraeicd about my only rcmaing brother.
from whom ] could bear nothing. and after
writing O. him in vain. wrote home and
received a letter that De bal died of fever.
- was lrit al alone.
AZ thc Evercti lI,use .ucc~r,lci a.
waiter. though hai never done az, bau.--
work. AMI my sex w4s urt .fi,-r,,r.-.i.
thoush hal @ Sheep with a l.ov. Icoai
not ka-tl bread. bar c,lI make pas-v.
ha'ins learned % a. pl.time. ! had 90
hc among fhe bnv. A. one % them. and .h.v
ar-cd m- 90 - thc Bo-cry and Varitir..
tlt az last couscatei. and vent one ui-h,
~1h Jimnv AL another boz O. the B1w-
cry We we're io..5w-I bv two fellows Of
the holse. wa1 accused 1s both Of being
rir.s. vh.rl / denied; b-t Jenny saiI BE-
ras one. one of tlem ~-ut 81 with him.
and thc oth-r sad by me al ( c1uH not
81 ri of him. but ~old not % back 70
thc hotrl ior fear % trouble A. last toi4
h.m hs must leave or w1lil caua watch
r1a1 he -~fr.-1 s.l e.. -i..---.s-a q.
che attention of q watchman ~ho called rs
o. come 90 him. toll him 20 come o. us.
tlen ] sail d" What shall do2 fJ- an
rcaliy -iri~ NJ c,molaioa toH me Co
rln up iiglf of stairs. All so did. but
th- o.h.er ealgh. uc AL locked M up.
reirasr.f mr. aisi-is- m- e. ,hsu=~ nv
ircss aul leave thc cts. went ara enc
iisie.l a. a Ma,or'. Orderly ani went o.
Eolia. where Be vas 80 pleased with nv
capacity that b. promoted me a. clerk.
While I vas thus employed. a Iova
,oan- man. anl officer made my acquain-
far-- .al canc f-c41catiy % sec m,. aaj
seemed to BE- very fond a nv company
hat u.thoat sl-ree.1r r.. FINALLY. 'eu
desperately in love with my visitor. blt
concealed the flci. We continued inti-
raf- ard much together aai finally di.-
closed t1 h.u mg trle caarl-ter. The re-
.a,t "a. that w. engaged O bc married this
hn lIe owns a store IN Daverport. We
arranged tiat I .h0ald come down % -
Louis. resume female attire. and get a die
charge from tle service. ] came Or that
rrrpo.e. arriving two weeks ago. ln pas
sing thr Everett House ] uas recognized
tra r8.irrmam uh7 arrested no. / told
i.m vi1 vss aal begged of him aot %
mako it tra.Hr. a. it uogli bring q croal.
vac f-.r.i. .- ie-e. ii.i.. il..r
i.r au t.c -r..ai
f.t .... ..... .5ae s.ilo4i covering
a.. oil. tae. rain. --t. Louis Den9erat.