The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-06-23
ArtemGs Ward in Richmond.
RICHMOND.

RICHMOND
! The old man finds hisself once more in
sunny climb. | cum here a few days ar
ter the city catterpillertulated.
Immejutly on my rival here. Iproceeded
to the Spotswood House, and calm to my
assistant, a young man from our town,
who writes good runnin' hand, put
my ortograph on the Register, and hand
in my umbrella to bald-headed man be-
hind the counter, who S'posed was Mr..
Spotswood, | said:
"Spotsy, how does she run ?"
He called a cullud person, and said:
"Show the gentleman to the cow-yard.
and Civ him cart number l."
L" Isn't Grant here ," | said; - per
haps Ulysses wouldn't mind my turnin' in
with him"
DO YOU know the Gin'ral? " inquired
Mr.. Spotswood.
"Well no, not 'zactly: but he'll re-
member me. His brother-in-law' aunt
bought her rye meal Of my uncle Levi all
one winter My uncle Lewis rye meal
WAS
"Pooh. pooh. said SpotSy. - don't
bother me-" and he slIuv'd my umbrell on
to the floor.
Obsarvin' to him not to be so keerlesS
with that wcpin. | accompanied the
: African to my lodgin's.
! "My brother | sed. air You aware
that you have bin mancipated? DO you
realise how glorious it Is to be tree Tell
me, my dear brother, does ii not seem like
. some dreams, or do YOU realise the great
fact in all its livin' and holy nagnitood -
| He scd he would take some gin.
was show'd TO the cow-yard. and laid
down under a one-lmule cart The hotel
, was ortul crowded. and WAS sorry had
> MT gone to the Libby Prison. Tho |
should hav' slept com''ble enutf if the bed
, clothes hadn't been pulled off me during
, the night, bv scoundrul who cum and
f hitched a mule to the cart and druv il off.
| thus lost my coverin', and my throat
feels a little husky this morning.
Gin'ral Halleck offers me the hospitali-
tv of the city. givin' me choice of hOspi-
tails
! He has also very kindly placed at my
: disposal a smallpox amboolance.
e UNION SENTIMENT.
There is rally great deal of Union sem
timent in this city. | see it on ev'ry
hand.
met a man tc-lav-I am not at libcr-
= ty to tell his name. but he is a old and in
e hooentooial citizen of Richmond. and sez
he, "Why. we've been tightIn' agin the
old flag! Lor' bless me. how singular .
4 lie then borrer'd five dollars of me and
burst into food of tears.
: Sed another ia man of standin' and for
J merly bitter rebuel) s. Let us at once
d stop this etfooshm of blud The old FLAG
e is good enuif' for me. Sir" he added,
's you air from the North! Have you a
4 doughnut or a piece of custard pie bout
: you"
G | told him no, but | knew man from
+ Vermont who had just organized sort O
d restaurant, where he could 90 an make 4
Ii very comfortable breakfast on New Eng
: land rum and'cheeSe. He borrowed fifty
l. cents of me, and askin' me to send hin
e VIM. Lloyd Garrison's ambrotype as sooI
!. as got home, he walked off.
: Said another, "There's bin tremen
n duous Union feclin' here from the filst
1t But we was kept down by a rain of ter
d? ror Have you q dagarretype of Wendell
y Phillips about your person? and will yo'
1t lend me four dollars for few days till W
1t are once more happy and united peo
l. ple?"
JEFF. DAVIS.
ol jeff Davis is not poplar here. She
III regarded as Southern sympathizer.
10 Wit I'm told he was kind to his Parents
III She ran away from EN- many years ago
le and has never been back. This was show
er I'M 'em good deal of consideration whe1
I'll we reheck what his cOnduck has beer
IN Her captur in female apparel confoose
v me in regard to his sex, & you see l spea
IL of him as a her as frekent as otherwise.
re | guess he feels so hissei.
be
Il. LEE.
&c Robert Lee is regarded as noble fe
rd Ter.
o. He was opposed to the war at fust, ar
n draw'd his sword very reluctant. In fac
be he wouldn't hav draw'd his sword at al
he only he had large stock of milital
bo clothes on hand. which he didn't want
oh waste. He sez the colored man is RICH
his and he will at once 60 to New York al
ta. open a Sabbath school for negro minstrel
A THE CONFEDERATE ARMY.
Be- The surrender of r. Lee, j, Johnsts