The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1874-11-12
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'liiilehnrs .NOvEMBER l2. is7i
A loIe Story Of the Rebellion.

IV'S otoly VI tIc HcDeiiiJN.
We were sitting in uur room at
III Ni'n lcs HOt8l. IN Oakland. Nil.
one lay. with a chlrming l1dy who
hal dropped in rn y visit One OF
onr winiNs looked into that Of
another l6,m, ~ placed by the pro.
l'ci,n of the main huilling that
hnit ut itS interior couli bn seen.
We verc looking vt and admiring
n little chubby. hlne eyel tYo.year
"ld. whit ~ anow. who was pulling
"a bouquet o. pieces nnl tossing the
i'ncm nty or cllppiug her little
hands with delight ns train went
tlnn l,ring by.
"fbcs. rooms. sli urr fair visi
tor "haNe some tcnlcr assucirtiun,
f,r M
why 81 ! we asked
well, she answered. during the
war the greater part of the hotel was
seized bt the government as a hos
p.tal. AMI W" wore crowded into "A
few rooms. Nv sister AMI had
TINS. In that room whrrc that little
beauty is were two Union officers.
ulu sick of the fever aud the other
~ a wound. II was hard o. tell
whether they Wor" Slowly living or
slowly getting we'll never saw
such glIstiy skeletons e. be- alive.
We were 'S"rcSh. and mot modest
about 1t either. hat still uur hoalta
nrhcd for the young men. - Ill, per
hap, diving. far from friends and rcl-
atIycs
ut bothcrs one tp know how this
should he u hospital. we said. lit is
~ iar removed FROM active opera
tons
1T was Thought" size ansu cred.
'fhrt the mountain mir of the glalcs
wohli bc more favorable TO recovery
tlImi elsewhere. ~ this was made II
hp-uitnl One day one o. tlcsr oil
,jS dragged himself IT, the window.
Hu ! under the imrU,s" Of the mo
J., .1i NV sister ashcI If We could d.
ANYTHING for them. aud hr answered.
gH>plng for breath. that a little chick
81 soup would save their lives
Chicken, were rare ia those DAYS -
au army is hul pn poultry. The
ucu viii work nll night. at T. march
Iug during the day. ~ secure few
chicken, 81 that while the hospital
nurses aud physicians had an unlim
ited supply OF actual luNules IN the
way "t wines. puttcI meats aud vor
'utblcs. they were without ANYTHING
froeh We knew whore a few chick
ems where hid IN cellar. bv neigh
hpr. and We cOnNcd one ont IT the
owner. aud after "A deal of NrNatiuus
trouble for at every turn We were
met 10y II fixed hayunct and An in
suit we got ia" soup ready. and ~
ia" guard III the hall would not per
mt rs to approach our patients. my
hietrl attempted To- hand the bowl 10
the officer IN the window. Just as
hc was fcchly reaching for it, aud
she stretching herself half out to
gave il to him. harsh uggly voice.
below ricd aloud, Look out there
poison. She nearly dropped herself,
mp and all. Dlawiug buck. she
lcSitatod second. and then she
took the spoon aud began eating
the broth. 'Dh. bother. cried the
iiiccr. 'dout waste IL that way
M not afraid aud 50 she gave him
the soup II seemed to revive them.
and they continued steadily tn I'M
'roy" ns LAY rftcr lay wa supplied
.'r.m with chicken broth until the
c','u' was rupiy DmIng this time
we sut at the wiudoNs talking. and
"" sang 10 them sang My Mary
band m all the southern songs we
knew, nnr'i they were well enough
= leave the n'sp!tnl and return 10
duty. They boo seemed sorry To-
-, and forced On IS II quantity of
hospital stores and some coffee.
which last We needed sadly. Then
one gave II ring and the other a
brooch ~ tokens ot their kind feel
iGgs
'And did they mower return - We
asked
"Dmr did not, fur, poor fellow, he
Was killed IN the very next battle IN
which he was engaged. His CONS
panion wrote Us about it. aud the
writer insisted upon opening cor
r"spondencc with my sister and
soon the letters grew into loye let
tiers, and after II time they We're en-,
gagged. Nearly II year subsequent t.
tins uur patient got leave OF absence
AMI came ON to be married. He put
Nlp at Il hotel, and will You believe it
uur own brother, who was in the
.unlcdrrate service and knew moth
ing # my sisters affair. led Il bant
80 cu"rrillas at night into town ant
captured his intended brother-in
law from his bed This not only de-
frrrcl the marriage, but deprived the
Young West Pointer of his promo
tim. That l.ad been promised fo
gallant service in the field. Ii wa
aygrGyntiug for exchanges had nj
most ceased, and it looked as il ia.
lovers would have in wait until tii
rIu"l war was over before they coul,
hc united.
"G should have appealed I,
hlahGm Lincoln Ia give u marie,
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