The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-28

fortunate condition. He therefore
did vxetything in his power to make
us comfortable. A funny incident
happened the day I arrived there. 4
black waiter, upon answerino nv
bel, and being told to call my man
servans Robert, replied very imperti-
nently, that stif he should see Ro-
bert, he would give the order, but
did not expss. &c see him" When
Robert heard it, he waited till all the
black servants had. assembled at din
ner, and then remarked that he should
hate to believe there was colored
man so low us to insult distressed
woman, but if so, though peaceable
man, he should whip the first who
did so. The guilty man began to
excuse himself, whereupon Robert
said, 'Oh, it was you, was it? Well.
you do look mean enough for that or
anything else" From that time. all
the greatest assiduity could do was
done for me, first from esprit ne corps,
and then from kind feeling
The people of Savannah treated
me with the greatest tenderness. Had
l been sister long absent and lust
returned to their homo, l could have
received no moro tender welcome
Houses were thrown open to mo
anything and everything was mine.
My children had not much more than
change of clothing after all the
parties who had us III charge had
done tightening orr baggage, so they
gave the baby dresses, and the other
little ones enough to change until |
could buy or make more.
Unfortunately for me, Gen.
who, hear, WAS not ''to the manor
born, was in command Of the dis
trlct at the time. asked permission
to see him, and rs I was so unwell
that l could not speak above nv
breath. with IL cold, and suffered from
fever cOnstantlv-thcr result OF cx-
posure on the ship--I wrote to beg
that he would come and see me. for
his aid had told me tho night before
that | could not be permitted to leave
Savannah, and having been robbed
Of nearly all my means, 7 could not
afford to stay ut the hotel; and, be-
sides, ts soon as | reached the hotel,
detectives we're placed t. watch both
me and my visitors, SO l did not feel
ut liberty. thus accompanied. To go
to private houses.
Gen. IS aiI, whose animus was
probably irrcproachahle, hut whose
orthography WAS very bad. was di-
rected to tell Inc that, except under
very extraordinary circumstances, he
did not go out of his office, and "..ll
such. (which L afterwards found to
mean myself cas- desired to see him,
would call at his Office To which
! answered that | thought my illness
and my circumstances constituted an
extraordinary case; bat that / was
sorry t" have asked anything which
he felt called upon so curtly to re-
fuse. and requested to be informed
what hour would please him on the
following day, and | would do myself
the honor to call upon him. Where
upon. the same unfortunate. we'll
meaning. ill-spellinG young gentle
man wrote to me. that ";,ll such rs
desired might draw nigh from 9
until g.
went, accompanied by Gen. Mcr-
Ger, of Savannah Need l say that
Gen. did himself Justice. and
verified my preconceived opinion of
him III our interview. in which he told
me ''he guessed ] conll not telegraph
to Washington, write to the heads Of
department there, or to anybody, OK
except through the regular channel,
approvcd;" ana | could not write to
my friends ''eXcept through the pro-
vost marshai's Office and that | was
permitted to pay my expenses, but
must lemuin within the limits OF S;.-
vannah.
With many thanks for the large
liberty accorded so graciously. bow
ed myself ont, first having declined
to get soldiers rations BY application
tor them to this Government.
In this condition, | remained foi.
many weeks, until, fortunately for
me, Gen. Birge relieved him who
had il not i'll his power, however, to
remove tho restrictions any further
than to take the detective away, of
whom | heard. but did not see But
Gen. Birge permitted me to write un-
restrlctcdly to whom / pleased, aud
appeared anxious, in the true spirit
OF a gentlemen, to eflcr al the cour-
tcslcs he consistently could.
Ny baby caught the whoopins-
cough, and VIZ, i'll almost unto death
for some days with the fever whicl.
pr"ce'l,'s the cough, and then she
slowly dcclin"l did what | roull