New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-06-08
Homaatie war incident,

The agreeable New Orleans correspondent Of
tbe Matches Courier tells the following singular
story
Iheard, to-day, Of little incident that occurred
during the war, which is eniteromantc, and would
do as foundation for a novel of several hundred
pages ii In the hands Of Miss BFaddon, or some oi
The other sensation writer's of the day. Once upon
d time, to begin in the orthodox style, about ten
or twelve years ago, certain gay batcheior O.
this city rented two spacious and elegantly fuI-
nshed rooms in the lower district near the palisn
prison. At the rooms he used to assemble his
friends for an evening enjoyment e!iher u @ eata
playing or chatting. One evening joyous parry
ST gentlemen were assembled there, a9d WhMile M II
the midst of game Of cards, had tlell "
attracted by noise that proeeeaea noAl ~ Wy
room. They instituted a search, ana dragged
from under The bed man. He was pretty Well
dressed, and so respectable IN hls appearance
that they questioned him as 70 ms mopves IL
being thus concealed ne iold his Story ~ y
franR way-stating that he was from one
m fhe Western cities, and had been IN
the narisb priso though guiltsss of the crime for
which be had been arrested. his prison windows
overlooked the gentleman's roons and he had
noticed their luxurious style, and the general ap.
pearance of the gentleman and his guests, and
concluded that they were persons Of wealth. He
WIS in prison without friends, far from home,
without the money to enable him to return there
He determined, after he should be released to
levy black mail upon the gentleman to az least
sufficient extent to enable him to return nome.
With the object Of robbery therefore. he had con
eealed himself under the bed; be had never oeen
guilty Of snch an act or thought before. the gen
uenlen were aioFialset; they listened to his story
believed him, and instead Of giving him g lhe
police, made up purse sufhelent TO take hm
home, and sent him on llis way Telolclng. ears
passed by; the war broke cut; the friends were
al scattered The gentleman, the owner of the
rooms. was in the city during its occupation and
being one Of those 2 horrid rebels, desired to
get out of it and join his friends in the pleasant
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complish mis- wishes, he stated his difficulty to a
friend who was one Of those men always fertile in
resources He laughed" OH there is nothing
easier. There is q schooner to leave the basin on
Hay do you go there, look on and notice every
Esg that is done, so that when your turn comes,
you can play your part to perfection, and leave
The rest to me.' A day or two after, he called
again on the gentleman and told him he could gel
passport for the following Friday, when another
schooner was to leave. Itwas so arranged; the
gentleman had his trunk packed, and was already
for the start This was the day before be expected
to leave.
While on one Of our principal streets, he was
met by lady Of his acquaintance, who stopped
him, and asked him to accompany her as fur as
the provost marshalfs Office, with whom she had
business. He did SO, and while she was transact
ing the business, sat waitingfor her While doing
~ youl anss name M I II ~ was qat s era
ply. " You wish to leave the city, and intend do
ing so tomorrow, on such sehoonerW Again
an aTnrmattYe answer. Take my advice, and
don't go on that steamer at all " was the officers
parting words, as he turned away.
The gentleman, solely perplexed, went home,
resolving to profit by the advice. His curiosity
was very much excited, as to how such accurate
information had been gained. few nights after,
he saw the same major in q billiard saloon and ap-
preached him thanked him for his kindness, and
at the same time asked If he would not tell him
how be had gained 90 exact knowledge Of his
movements ( That cannot tell you; what I
will say IS this, that il doing what have done to
serve yonsI only ia part repaid debt owe you
and some of your friends he then asked the
gentlemen If he remembered tine man who, years
before, be had found under his bed, and saved
him from disgrace; and in conclusion remarked
:" I'm that man. Now, if this is not romantic
incident, don't know what romance is. The
gentleman afterwards found out, that the jealous
spy