Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-12
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The Released Rebels in New York.

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A squad of ragged fellows may be seen
onieyery square. They are sunburnt and
scraggy Of beard. They wear their dry,
straight hair very long, and sport suspF
cious-looking blanket over their shoulders.
Their clothes are of dirty gray or dirtier
butternut, and they are very independent
In the matter of shoes, some wearing a boot
and slipper, others boots of new patent,
which slope away from the heel as If. by
some transformation, the entire foot had
settled into the toes, But with all this des-
titution and uncleanness, 1t is the strange,
sad, weary, lost look upon their faces which
makes these folks notew orthy. They are
political exiles-a class ofmen OF which we
have real, but whom we never expected TO
see among us, speaking ourtongue, and but
late our kinsmen and companions. lh,uort
They are here by thousands, broken,
hopeless, and penniless, waiting to go to
their ruined homes, but so fearful of meet
ing the changed spectacle that they daily
and tarryg and look up to the high marble
edifices and the lace curtains in, our beau
tiful homes as if they were quite hungry
and astray, and spoke another language
than ours. ." ...f I.i N'5a ID. ;.
Yesterday we stopped in a hat store, and
one of these tattered fellows was sitting at
macy in his face; he wanted to engineer
dollar from us. .'a1p -fH-tr' "T
"That hat just fits you, sir!"he said, as an
Introductory remark, .n.. 81 =. -.... .f.,..r..
| "Yes ?"
81 wonder if shall ever wear good hat
again?" ... ul .' i,s nH
Hc took his old soft hat, tarnished and
shaded, from his large sbapely head, and
the hair fell into his fine tremulous eyes.
"rm Johnny" he said, with a laugh;
''thereis some difference between johnny
and gentleman" 81 ~. .r....-.. a...
This was said with a culver and cadence
that was very dramatic, because it wasvery
true. '' -''' "a -ii
"Yes. sir" he continued, :" l feel very bad
in New York. 1t isn't what it used to be,
or am not something is different. l re-
member the time when lost five thousand
dollars at faro just across the street, and
went to bed afterwards without any regret.
couldn't afford glass of beer now. At
the hotel lust above here / stopped every
summer and kept q sideboard always open
in my private parlor. Then | rode in cabs,
and was hunkey boy. Could you give me
dollar, sir?" ...... ....I.l, .........r,......, eco.
Among these mon are many of more than
social position. We fell in the other day
with Henry G. Flash, from Alabama,
whilom one of the best of Southern poets.
The leading physician of the South Is also
here; the Southern bar and the Southern
pulpit are represented. If we are ever to
forget that we have been two peoples, let
the conclusion of peace be celebrated by
some act ofkndness and charity. NOnews
could re-buld fraternal Union so truly as
the tidings through the beaten States that
three Thousand of their captive soldiers,
well fed, and considerably treated, had
Joined in the celebration of the coming
fourth of July, standing again beneath the
old flag, and singing the venerable patri-
otic hymns which have rung in our battle
camps. ...r ....,. ........ ...,...- ...
There have already been instanced some
individual acts of kindness in this city.
Some days ago we'll known merchant here
encountered upon Broadway gaunt and
grimy figure, in whom he recognized one
of his ancient. customers.
'"B-," he said, ''you owed me three
thousand dollars at the breaking out of the
war; You are an honorable man, and l
shall be paid" .,.,..
The other laughed bitterly. 81 haven't
enough in the world to get my boots black
ened, if had the beots." ,... ......l...
The citizen took the dirty mans arm in
his and took him home to dinner. He gave
him an order on clothier, and had him
decently shaved. The man departed with
geptlemanly habits, money in his purse.
and a heart full of gratitude and revived
hopes.
a lady, at the breaking out of the wal;
was compelled tobreak amarriage engages
ment with a gentleman from Charleston
During the war she has been married in
this city. A day or two ago, upon Broad
way, she encountered, in weary gated
perspiring, and slipshod rebel Lieutenant,
the man to whom she was first betrothed
At the time, she was leaning upon her hus-
bands arm. He was familiar with the
story Of her first attachment. 80 d.ity
"Heavens!" said the lady, scarcely audi
BILE, "that-is T" ....-.. .....t l.,....r-.
The husband left her side Immediately
and hailed the hungry-eyed man. The
three went home together and the latt
rebel may be seen every afternoon. at pres.
ent, dressed like the master of plantation
lolling at the door Of one of the best hotels
There are hidden in these gliarled boards
and tangled eyebrows many handsome
countenances. "A change OF raiment does
much to help ones character.-Neto Yot7
World. '' -7''' '.'" ''.'. ''..iI