New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-18


We we're sitting in our room, at The
Glades Hotel, in Oakland. Maryland one
day with charming lady who had dropped
| in on a visit. One of our windows looked
| into that OF another room so placed by the
position Of the main building that half OF
its interior could be seen. We were look
ing up and adriiring a little chubby, blue
| eyed, two yearOld, white as snow. who
| was pulling boquet to pieces, and tossin Q
| ont the fragments, or clappr her hands
with delight as train went laundering by.
These rooms" said our visitor, have
! Some tender associations for me-
| Why sos' we asked.
! We'll" she answered during tue war
| the greater part of the hotel was seized br
the government as d hospital. and we were
crowded into few rooms. Ny sister aud |
! dad this. In that room where that little
| beauty is were two Union officers, one sick
Of the fever anu another OF wound. 1t
was hard 70 tell whether they ere slowly
| dying or slowly getting wen. never saw
| such ghostly skeletons to be alive We
| were secesh, and not modest about it either.
| but still or hearts ached fer the poor Young
| men, SO i'll. perhaps Gying. FAY from friends
| and relatives.
! "I5 bolhers one 70 know how this should
| be hospital,' We said Its Sc lar removed
! from active operations
.It was thought" she answered, "that
the mountain air Oh the glades would be
more favorable 10 recovery than elsaN here,
SD this was made hospital One day one
OF these oticers dragged himself to the
window. and under the impulse OF the mo.
ment my sister asked if We could do any.
thing 1or them, and he ans ~ered. gasping
Tor breath, that a little chicken or SCUM
would save their lives. Chickens were rare
IN those days-an army is lard on poultry
Inc men VIII work al night, after march.
ing through tie day, to secure 2 lew
chickens; so that when tho hospital nurse
and physician had an unlimited suyply OF
Injuries IN the way OF wines, ported meats
and canned vegetation, they were without
anything fresh. No knew where {, few
chickens we're hid in a cellar By q reignbor.
aud We coaxed one ont Of the owner. and
aite- a deal OF yexatioUS trouole-1or at
every turn we We're met by fixed hayonet
and m insu-t-We got the soUpreadv and as
the guard IL tia hall would not permit Us TO
approach orr patients, my sister ATTEMPTED
70 hand the bowl 10 the officer in the
window. jnst IS he was ieebly roachinc
for It, and she stretching herself haif out 10
give It 70 him. g harsh, w Y voice below
cried aloud, Look ous, there-poison5'
She nearly dr0pped ber>eli, soup and ali
Drawing back she hes;tated q second, and
then she took the spoon and hogan eating
the broth. ooh, bother? cried the officer.
Don't waste it tina. way; In not afraid
and she gave hiil the soup. 1t seemed TO
revive item, and they continued steadily
10 improve, as day after day We supplied
them with chicken broth until tho cellar
was empty. During this time We stood at
The window talking, and We sang 70 them
sank My alaryland,' and all The South
ern songs we knew, unit! they were we'll
enough 10 leave the hospital and return 10
duty. iney both seemed sorry 10 go, and
forced or rs quantity If hospital stores
and Some coffee, which last We needed
sadly. Then one gave a ring and the other
brooch, as tokens OF their kind feeling.
land did they never return :" we asked. |
line did not, for, poor Il How, he was |
Killed N the very next battle in which he |
was engaged. lis companion wrote Us /,
about II, and toe writer insisted upon 0peE- |
ing CORES nundeuce with nv sister: and |
soon his letters grew into love letters, and |
altar time they were engaged. Nearly a |
year Subsequent % this our patient got !
leave Of absence and came on 70 be married. |
he put up at a hutcl and-vin Won believe !
II eur owa brother, who was in tho Con |
iederate service. and knew nothing OF NV |
sisters affair. led a band Of guerrlIas at |
night into town and captured his intended |
rem bis bed This not only
deferred tie marriage, bug deprived the
young West olnter Of bis promotion. thar |
lad 1een promised Tor gallant services in |
The Held. Il was really aggrayating. fur
eEchan res had almost ceased. and i looked
y Il the lovers would have to WAT unit,
ms 'cTuei war was over before they coald
% united"
You should nave appealed 10 AI-&hau
45ccoln To give { married brigsd.e.- 10. an
lieutenant
We did better. Procuring passes, We
vent through the lines and appealed 10 JET
Davis, 'jeif said he would put my brJiLers
prisoner in his sisters keeping. They have
zen happily married these many years.
le Is Erevet Brisadier General now, aud it
II came Of o. nursing the enemy IN tia.
com"
Here i che foundation Of q drama !
nperior TO that given by BJucielr'- ia
}rlla I.smar.-Ii.c CapslG.