New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-24

had remained nears Bcstsa untii-he Eeeeiy-
ed intimatiOn (again the result Of his
mothers influence with Baron Ger0lt, the
Prussian Minister At Washington) that his
return under the extraditiOn treaty was
being urged at the solicitation of the family
of his fallen antagonist. He had taken re-
fuge in remote town in South Missouri,
where he amused himself by shooting His
mother had written to him but once, and
had not been able to send him money. He
had at last returned to st. Louis, where he
had contracted some small debts which
Voisin and another kind friend had as
sumed. To reimburse them and to gain
more perfect seclusion, he had resolved to
enlist in the regular army. 1t was sad
conclusion of his career, but as an honor
able man land pursued one) he had no
choice but to accept it.
1t was the old story-saobiessc o6ige.
There was but one way out OF sad affair,
and-and like very Graf zu-this strip
ling, who had been born and bred to bet
ter fate, faced the penalty of his misfortune
without finching. l tried infinite sugges-
tions, but nothing else offered the imme-
date money which alone could relieve him
of debt and restore him his wardrobe and
the portraits of his mother and sister,
which, with a few well-wOrn letters, were
all he had to cheer him in his exile. We
sat until far into the night, and until my
kindest sympathies were fully aroused by
the utter and almost childlike simplicity
and frankness with which the poor boy
told of his SORROWS.
had been taught by q very ample ex-
perience to look with much caution on Ger
man counts and barOns-an experience that,
if it was worth what it had cost, | could
not prize too highly-but here was an en-
tirely new type, a combination of the gen
tlest breeding with an unsOphistication that
argued more of mothers care than of
garrison influences, and an utter absence of
the de vii may-care manner that army life in
Germany had hitherto seemed to give.
With the improvidence Of one who had
never known the lack of money he had
lodg himself at the Everett House; and
as left him at it's door, resolved to lose
no time in getting MIN enlisted. and stop
ping an expense that would only add to his
troubles. The next day saw the official
who ha d charge Of the making up of the
city's quota, and easily arranged for the ex-
me to secure his admission to a command
whose officers would be able to appreciate
bis difficult position, and a weary time l
had of it.
At last it was all arranged; he had
passed, with much shock to his sensibili-
ties. the surgeons examination, and had
been enrolled in a company of regular in
tantry, whose captain then serving on the
general staff of the Department. had &C.
uuired sympathy for him not less than
my own. His bounty lover 5000 he put
into my hands, and he went with me to
Adams Express office, where we sent more
than half the sum to St. Louis. the full
amount of his indebtedness. One specified
trunk was to be sent to the Everett House,
and the rest of his luggage, which Voisin
had described as valuable, to me. l re-
ceived by an early mail the receipt of the
St. Louis express office for it, and found it
most convenient to let it lie for the present,
addressed to me personally, a1 the Office
here. 1t would be useless to Donna in the
army, and l was to take care of it here.
The captain of the company in which he
was enlisted secured him furlough for ten
days, and, to show his gratitude, he invited
us both to dine with him at the Everett.
The best that either cellar or kitchen afford
ed was spread before us in wastetul profu-
sion, and our host, temperate in his slipping,
but eating with the appetite Of youth,
seemed only to regret the limit of our capa-
city. As we walked across the square,
filed with the kindest emotions, we planned
means for SO occupying the remaining days
Of the furlOugh as to allow but little oppor-
tunity TOR money spending. His company
was at Fort Trumbull, and after he joined
be would be safe.
The next day being Saturday, took him
to my fathers house in the country, where
his unfortunate story was already known,
and where as much real interest was felt
in him as the good people of Connecticut
ever accord to a duelist He had q friend
Ii wing farther out on the New Haven road,
and he took an early train to see her (this
W as a new teauure), returning to me in the
evening. l met him at the depot. He were
the superb uniform overcOat Of the Garde.
corps kurassier, long, flowing and rich,
With broad, scarlet-lined fur collar. 1t
was caught across the throat with scarlet
'nood, and hung loosely from his shoulders.
1t II ade his six feet two really becoming.
At home he was easy but very quiet, saying
little but saying 1t very well, and he won as
much confidence as the stain on his moral
character would allow.
Like most of his class, he knew and cared
absolutely nothing for what interests the
New England mind, and he would early
AVE palitd on our taste but for his music
His performance was skillful: he PLAYED
liiiicult music. and he played it very well,
'ut without vanity or apparent conscious
less. When not occupied in this way, and
When not addressed, he neither spoke nor
cad, apparently he did not even think, but
elapsed into sad and somewhat vacant
etcence. But for our knowledge of his
he would have been uninter-
sting. On Sunday he gave me new con-
denre. His friend up the road was an
,verett House acquaintance, made when he
rst came frem Boston. She was an angel!
he knew his sad story, and she had given
in her Puritan heart. In the trying DAYS
0 come l was to be the link that should |
ind them in their correspondence. She |
iust not know of his degraded position,
nd ali letters were to pass under cover to |
le.
Even aoblesse did not hide the tears that |
lis prospect OF long separation wrung
'om him, and he poured out his grief with |
iost touching unrestraint. This was the |
ne sorrow OF his lite that even his trained |
iuanlmlty could not conquer. 1t made |
10 still more respect his simple, honest ma
Ire and his nnteigned grief. | was doubly |
'rry that this last trial of separated love |
lould be added to his cup of bitterness |
1 our long Sunday talk he told me OF his
1me, and showed me the singularly beau
full photographs of bis mother and sister
ld-quite incidentally--one of himself ia
le full uniform of his regiment bearing
! its back the imprint of Berlin photo
'apher. He evinced natural cui iosity
,out tHc Huuc VI our garrison lie, anC
'cpared him rs gently as l could for de-
ded change from his former customs. 1t
as, OF course, depressing to him, but he
're the prospect like man, and gave it
Importance as compared with his more
sentiai downfall
lie had seen enough Of our troops to be
peclally uneasy at the prospect Of an i'll
ting uniform. In the matter of linen he
as well provided. but he was really I'M
'ppy over the thought of adapting his
ng and easy figure to contractors idea
proportion. So it was arranged that be
ould 90 to my tailor and be suitably clad
coidlng to regulation of course. but also
cort1nS to measure. He proposed too. to
ave ms overcoat for some repairs and to
cared for while he should have no use for
gave the tailor assurances of prompt
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