The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-27

LIEUTENANT BApKERB GHOST STORY is the
title of an article in late number of North
ern Magazine. It tells Of q lieutenant OF the
Freedmen's Bureau who was stationed on one OF
the sea islands near Charleston, and fell in love
with young lady, daughter Of 'Colonel David
Marshall, one of the ruined and BUNDLED mag
mates OF the region OF long staple cotton" The
lieutenant had made his headquarters at the
house of the colonel. When he addressed Miss
Jennie Marshall she promptly rejected him,
asserting as her reason that they were not "of
the same people. You haven't relative that
wouldn't dislike me, and / haven't one who
wouldn't dislike you. We are rebels. born
shareholders -broken-down gentry-poor and
proud-Marshalls. You, you tell me, are the
SON of Yankee farmer, and you believe man
makes himself. Now, how could such DIFFER
ent people help fighting 2 Oh, you haven't
showed yourself man Of sense. should have
expected more practical sense from Yam.
kes." Previous to this proposal the lieutenant
had requested an interview with Miss Jennie
in the grove in front OF the house in order to
Sc Law bare his heart. She did not pro-
mise to go, but 1at the hour appointed
she sent q, suffering negro dressed IN
voman's clothes. As the moon was not
bright, and the lieutenant was near-sigh ed,
he mistook the negro for Miss Jennie. end be
gaAaeo whisper such things as enamored men
whisper on such occasions" There was no
answer, and ne remembering shat silence is
consent, became more confident and fervent
in his pleadings.' A litter interrupted him
which sounded like the greasy te-he OF ne
gro," and when he found he was correct IN his
surmise that it was negro. he, instead OF CIV
ing him pair Of "Bureau boots" as Miss Jen-
ME had told the negro he probably would, fell
upon him and kicked him thrCugk the orange
grove. After this the lieutenant saw ghost
OF a rebel officer on three different occasions.
This ghost was like brother Of Miss Jennies,
whom she believed had been killed during the
war. When the lieutenant told her
that he had seen ghost, and de-
scribed it to her, she was very much
alarmed. The lieutenant was still more
alarmed, and regretting that rebel ghosts
were not included in the capitulation, applied
FOR change Of scene, which he got by trans-
| fer to another district. A year or two after.
ward the lieutenant was in Charleston saun-
tering along the South Battery, when he met
his former ghost in bodily shape, who proved
| to be Colonel Henry Marshall, who said: II
am the youugest son, the only surviving SOD,
of David Marshall. was colonel in the Con-
fsderate service during the final battles Of the
war. Before the surrender disappeared. 1t
was reported that I had been killed in
charge. But the case was this. At one time 1
was on President Dlvls, personal staff, and
| of course I learned some secrets Of state.
Supposing that he would be tired, I did not
wish to be made witness. So l van
ished, got 10 the seaboard, and went
] to Cuba. After q time, having written
to my family and got no answer, be-
came so anxious about my poor father aud
sister that I returned to South Carolina.
was still fearful of being seized, and 1 visited
the plantation secretly. You beat me OF three
times. Once saw you at the window OF your
room. The next time had got into the house
by back way, when you scared me out OF It.
The third time you came on me as was re-
connoitring the parIor. 1t was not till after
you left that was able to see them. 1t was o
terrible scene. They hsd not received my let
.ers, and they took me at first for ghost.
Well, Mr.. Davis is not to be tried, I suppose p
After some further discussion, during which
the lieutenant came to the conclusion that he
would not win Miss Jennie. the stepped into
segar shop, and bought the most expensive
Havana he could 6nd, and so rewarded him
sell, poorly and unworthiy, for his wise reso-
luton. "A man who must give up Jennie Mar
shsll.' he muttered, as he smoked solemnly mp
East Bay, ought to have at least one fly
cent Regala.'"
The story was written to please the Northern
people, and doubtless accomplished its pur-
pose, 90 It relates how the wealthy Southerners
have been deprived Of their property ana
"humbled."