Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-06-14
NUMBER 296. 6.
A Rebel Girl ON Union.

% The following letter was eaptureu among
+ the effects of Hoods sarmy, so the story goes:
There is good deal of music In IT, ~ f"4'
. NASHVILLE, Jan. 30, 1868.
.s DEAR Brother Tom / wrote to youso
siXmonths ago, and feel quite uneasy about q
you, as not a line has reached me since your.
letter last June. | now repeat to you that, -,
matters and things are getting worse every,
day. You will be astonished TO hear that
your friends of the female denomination
are dropping off every day. Yes, dropping
of, too, as will ing victims into the arms Of
the ruthless invader. Just think OF itF
Mollie,, the unconquerable, who used to
parade that large Beauregard breastpin, and {
who used, to sing .Mary land, my Nary n
land" with SO much pathos, was married
some four months ago to Federal with but
one bar on his shoulder. Sallie, who used
to sleep with the :'Bonny Blue Flag under !
her pillow, who looked daggers and pistols
at the invaders, who would not speak to her
schoolmates, NJ and c., because they
received and treated Federal officers with
due politeness she too isgone-yes, married
to Federal officer with two bars Sue,the
} historical one, who carried the glitterlng
stletto in her belt, who was going to ifni-
tate Charlotte Corday and assassinate some
body for her country's sake, she, too, has,
gone the way of all flesh, and married an,
officer with that detestable eagle on his
shoulder. And now, pull out your handker- Q
chief, and prepare for the worst, my poor
: brother Tom.l Your old sweetheart, Anna, q
the one to whom you dedicated your sweet. .
. est verses, and whose melodious voice so
often mingled with yours in days Of yore,
who defed both Generals and the whole
q Fifteenth Army Corps, who was sent first
South then North, but upon whose rebel
lious temperament no climaterial change
could have the least influence, she, too,
has hauled down the stars and bars, and Is
about to surrender at discretion. lshould
not have believed this, but to convince my
self passed her house the other night with
gentleman who protects us during your 3!
absence, on purpose to find out the state OF :
her political sentiments from her musical
programme. i-...f..--. ... -.
Take it like man, Tom! for must tell
you that heard very distinctly the words
of "Rally Round the Fiag'' and "The Union, &
ForeUer," sung in her best style, with gloy5,
rious tenor voice mingling with it.
Poor brother Tom! You know consid-o
cred her always the Gibraltar of the South, q
and now, when she surrenders, must think t,
that the Confederacy has gone up. You .
had better come home Immediately and look
to your interests in that quarter, as perhaps,
it may not be too late yet to produce IA
vorabe change in your suit. Tell the boys
down in Dixie if they do not return soon
they will not find single girl or widow be-
low conscript age In these parts, as the
watchword now seems to be "SduUe qui peut, ;"
which means "Marry who you can" My
principles are unchanged, and am as true
to the South as ever. We have Captain
boarding with us merely by way of protec-
ton, who appears to be rather clever fel-I
low for a Federal. He takes sly glance at 20
me at the table sometimes, but of course l
do not return it. You know me too well ="
for that. Let me hear from you soon, and
believe me, ever JTH .' ,.n. -..,f r =.
D.. Your loving. sister, ,... MARIE. 4
P.S.,,I. Do you think it would be eav vio-
lation ofmy Southern principles to take an
occasional ride for my health with the Cap
tain? He has such nice horse and bug
gy. You know there can be no possible
harm in that. .. -.... ....... ....
P.S. II. That impertinent fellow actu-
ally squeezed my hand as he helped me out .
of the buggy this evening. We had sucha %
delightful ride. L want you to come home
and protect me, Tom, as don't like to live !,
this way much longer. ''
PSI III. Ifever should marrya YAM
kee, (but you kLow my principles too well
for that 1 would do it merely as the hum
Door oppressed country. Little peace should
he find by day or by night; thorr1s should
be planted in his couch his dreams should
be of Holofernes, and my dry goods bills as,
long as the Internal Revenue law. -
P.S. ". Come home, brother Tom,
and take the amnesty oath for two months
or thereabouts. l want to tell you secret!
On due consideration, have come to- the
determination to make q martyr of myself!
Yes brother Tom, am going to marry the .
Captain on patriotic principles us MARIE! n