The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-03-09


there, she is at once installed into the
duties of her new position, where, after
going through the the initiatory ofscrub.
biug halfa dozen "dirty rebels, all
of whom revive immensely under the
electricity Of her gentle hanipulations,
and shed many tears in consequence Of
her gentlcncss rcmin ding them of their
own darling sisters and sweothearts-
she finally comes to tho object of her
alteration, lying upon "pallet" and
looking as if he were breathing out his
LAST" but still "bcautiful in death!'-I
She recognizes the "classic brow" though
now unlike the picture, yet, if possible,
still m ore beautiful in its marble white
ness, and as she hears the DR.. say,
g Poor fcllowl he must dicl" sho in
wardly offers a prayer to heaven that he
may not, and sets to work bolstcring up
with pillows, which the reader can't
help wondering how she got into her
trunk along with the cordialol He
seems to breathe easier, and finally she
imparts her secret to the benevolent DR..
--, Chief Surgeon, who turns out
to be an old friend of her fathers, and
assigns her to the especial care Of the
Corporal. For days he fingers between
life and death, but finally under the in
Alcnce other magic touch and excellent
cor dials, he begins to rally, and in his
incoh hcrcnt rawlings, she frequently hears
him mingle the name Of "Susie" with
ihNt Of "mother." Finally he awakes to
consciousness, opens his eyes and looks
at her! She is startled by his look of
intelligence, and rises as if to g.; he,
comprchcnding at once his condition,
and being desirous of seeing more
Of her, closes his eyes again, knowing
her molcsy will compel her to retire as
soon as she realizes that he is Eat him
self" The DR.. comes in, and from raj
lying remarks Of the good man to lis
rurse, the Corporal learns whats the
matter and for hours and days he lies
stealing glancos at her whenever he is
aware that she is not looking at him, and
feeling a delicious tinGling from the
crown of his head to the soles Of his
feet, and as if transferred into the
fourth heaven whenever she bathes his
lips and temples with her all restoring
cordials. Thus it goes on until conceal
rnent is no longer possible, and the
good doctor" surprises her with the
information that her patient is conva.
lcsccnt. She goes to take her leave ol
him; he takes her hand, tells her all
how he loves her, entrcats her not ia
leave him, asks her to become his wife
and-the reader is left TO imagine hel
nnswerl His time of enlistment expires
hey 60 home together, get married, and
he surprises her by talking about taking
her home TO his Country scat" takes
her to an "elegant mansion on the no.
bic Hudson" and there, in the presence
Of her delighted Pa and Ma tell S her
that is to be her future home; that h
is the son and only heir of rich, de
ceased banker, immensely rich in
"stocks," etc; that partly from patriot.
ism and partly to escape the overtures
of designing misses and managing nam
mas. he had enlisted in the service o
his country, and hit upon the happy ox
pcdient that procured him his "ange
wife"
All this has its influence with a Ger
tain class of sentimental young women
and is silently educating them for lif
Of misery. The letters that come frou
the army tell stories of misery and an
guish, resulting from this "advertiseC
correspondence" entirely the reverse o
those painted by the tale-writors; ant
the faOts that are being every d..
brought to light in regard to those en-,
played in the treasury department an,
other public Offices throughout the coun
try, show conclusively that the futur
historian will have more material fo
tales of misery, resulting from this un
natural freedom Of the sex, than tn
novelist will for happy romance. Her
is letter, which we take from the Chi
cago Tribune, written by an honest Wis
cOnsin Lieutenant, which may be rea
with profit by that class of young ladic
who have a penchant for advertised col
, respondence:
"Ladies, permit me to address a fc'
lines to you in regard to correspondence
with soldiers and officers serving in tn
army Of our country. We, the officer
andsolliers Of tho army, need and dc
serve the sympathy and counsel Of on
/ mothers, wives, sisters aud lady az