The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-10-04

"Yes. tllat is true"

| Ncii, III lineage, Where we i've.
ynu have many friends and synrpa'hi-
zers'' (Mesdames Waite, Brooks and
others of that i'll, will iudorse this as
sertion) .'wl,o would be glad to have
he exact facts with reference to your
appearance, condition, feelings and the
like. wish to tell them about you.
That il ALL
"But, l am so afraid yon are news
paper men. should he glad to admit
you, but am afraid TO-"
I Here ordered MP the reserve in the
person of the Colonel.
'"Ma,lam," said he, as he took off his
military cap, and laid it SD that the
regin,pntal number was visible through
the aperture, lyon see we are not
newspaper men. You see here the
number of my regiment"
well" said the voice, 81 don't like
to admit strangers. have been SD
often deceived. Bnt-you may come
in"
Here the substantial matron, who
had been leaning listlessly against the
wall, during orr conversation, unlock
) I'd the iron door, and then IL grated
? one, and we
ENTERED THE CELL.
mt once introduced my companion,
! who rciprocattd the compliment, and
| then she invited Ills to be seated.
The cell is perhaps ten 10y twelve
} feet, with II western exposure. On this
; side was a grated window through
J which there came IL food of sunshine,
in which there fluttered IL white cur
: tain, ard from which cheerful radi.
| ance lighted up the bed with its white
= rniinterpane and the whitewasi,et
: walls. Opposite the entrance, and be
: side the window stands Il chest u
!, drawers upon whose top are mirror
: and various articles of the toilet. Til,
Il floor has plain carpet, and every
i thing about the room is of the sam,
# plain, transformations character. Til,
:, sunshine lighted it up, and gave it
glow OF cleeriulness. In every res
# rect it reminded me of the bedroom
d OF sumo ltborer, whose neat-hande
wife has made tie most ofNimite
room, and in which there are just Il
y many articles as are needed torsabsd
n Lutte comfort. and nntI,ing mere.
7 l had been led trum newspaper &C
y counts to expect to iihd small palace
l. blazing with CANDY decorations.
IT found it exactly as have described i
> Two or three natural flowers were III
j. glass on the drawers, and these wei
Ut the single ornament, so far as my men
IN Dry serves me, of the apartment.
,e The occupant of the room was sit
Il ting in IL working chair as we enteie,
at She neither rose ut our entrance nor /;
* our departure. She may have bee
u suffering from illness, although ST
made no complaint save of sligl
neuralgia attack, in explanation of
narrow piece Of white cloth that W,
:. passed under, her chin and tied at Il
he top of her head.
:; NY conscience smote me as glance
IN at her, and l FASTENED to make som
H.. thing in tire way of u moral restituti"
81 Mrs. Fair" said I, "you have bee
good enough to admit lis, and wi
80. to be honest with you. said we a
nd not newspaper men. We are not.
,L But l shall probably write Il letter
Chicago about this city, and about so
L.. aud it may get int" a Chicago pap.
mr. But wish to say that have no pref
nf dices to serve, no malice to graft
NJ and, hence, if should write lett,
;th it will, sn far asI ann able, do you
on injustice.
,er Before give her reply, let me q,
by line
HER APPEARANCE
-, as saw it during the delivery of t
..d foregoing remarks.
-, saw woman leaning easily !ba
+,,., in her chair, whom should Judge
-, lie trifle above the medium height
She wore a wrapper of some inexpr
sive material, but cheerful i'm col
NM. which, although belted at the wal
somewhat mystitied her form, so tina
could not .see much save that SHE
apparently slender ut the waist, wit
-, bust of breadth and deptl, that
well proportioned, and relieve her
figure from anything like spiudlin
.,n or angnlarity.
Her dress, like the wrappg, was
some comfortable, but nnostentati
material, and was confined well NJ
her throat by a simple brooch of
particular pattern that now recall
Her neck rises squarely from hersht
:, ders, is neither delicate nor burly,
-, supports d head Of tile average siz'
women. ~
,sn The face and head are. those {
moderate blonde. The complexion
|, T. fair, without being of a dazzling wi
me-, the eyes are blue-g gray, the
,,: plenteous and of hue that, in
aud sunlight, would lie golden, but VIII
-. ;, in IA snbdued light, is faxen, wi