The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-24

.he reck, or IL be wssn'. Unsigned that
he ought to be, tied handkerchief
around his throat entirely concealed tie
absence Of colisz.
Confident tha. bis appearance would
Be Is prssentsble as if rugged oot IN the
fines. linen. be accompanied ne 70 din
ner. Everything moved along swim
min gls, and SciIio had made fine head
in playing the agreeable to the young
ladies, until s. the dinner table | saddsn-
II perceived from the subdued nirth II
the faces Of some Of the guests, that some
thing vss the matter, looked
around 20 discover the cause,
when, mo-.iscs;ion upon modification !!
perceived tbs. my friends coat had
pIsyed hin false. The button holes were
we'll worn end had permitted The buttons
10 work out, and there be at RS rts st
The table, all unconscious ths. the iresch-
eroas buttors had opened aad exposed
the poverty of his wardrobe. l knew
that it vas folly 10 Be wise when IN
state Of blissful ignorance, but could not
keep myself from giving the sign to my
unsuspectirg friend, a. socn g. az oppoE-
tanity presented i.self- Perhaps l old
wrong, for spoil: hi; dinner By doing
50, for when the condition YVES revealed
to tiu, overwhelmed with modification
be Withdrew from TIE table and sitter
dirre- sorgh. az opportunity 70 apollo
cizs and explain 70 our hostess the eG~'e
OF tie accident.
But tins was no: ell. AZ sOon SIS We
could civilly DO 80, We took our depsr-
ture. as 10 the &C. Of retiring, one OF
the Young ladies' came down the stairs,
and approaching my mortified TREND,
handed BIN 8 parcel wrapped up in
paper, and as b!ush cr!msoned her
cheek, asked tia; be would sccep. it g.
present, with the Request that the bundle
should not be opened until We had reach
I'd camp. II s:ric. compliance with the
request OF the generous donor the pack
age wss not opened until We were ia
camp, when unro!ling the paper wrap
ping, 10 and behold! thera were displayed
70 view s couple Of ladies' sLseping 60 i0'as.
God bless their noble souls, there were
10 male inmates Of the mansion from
whom TO draw supply Of geailenen's
vesr, 90 in the generosity OF their sou
and in 9 manner indicating true-born
modesty, had substituted from their own
wardrobe the nearest approach they could
make to supply the wants OF our own.
Ny companion in this singular adyen-
ture gave his lie 20 the cauae, aud fell
IN the battle Of the Wilderness. The
eslimsble mistress Ct The mansion, and
her patriotic daughter, saw their house
destroyed By FIRE, their negroes freed,
their lands eevss.ed, aud were reduced
from stHuence 70 penury. But this Ia
only the history Of thousands who Jared
similar tates, AID We were better OF than
thousands Of cOmrafes-tor q Confeder.
ate soldier wss rich who owned two
shirts, and if he could support collar in
addition was regarded IS "blosted sris-
tOcrst." i can yet hear the echoes Of the
old army song, sung so often in the camp
and on the march, "a song sweet IS q
vesper chime" in the ears of 81 old sol.
der, the words OF which were somewhat
after this fashion:
1.-THE days when We are hard up, never
can forget
The days when We are hard up, tho /
may be vel OF yet.
The soldiers were enabled % undergo
the priystioHs and sulierincs Of army
life with cheerful hearts, because they
were sustained and encouraged by the
noble devotion and sacrifices made in
their behalf by the people OF the South
and especially by the women. II may
be accounted treason in the eyes OF some
people, as sn act Of sympathy and "giv-
ing aid to those in rebellion" yet some
how, l think that when the great Judge
comes 70 make up final account in the
last day, those noble women who under
took TO supply Lieutenant Scipio with an
outfit from their own wardrobe, will find
It recorded 20 their credit on the right
side OF the balance sheet.
/ find pleasure, though melancholy
pleasure it be, IS / suppose every soldier
does, in permitting my thoughts to 60
staying to "Memory's wildwood" and re-
calling "reminiscences OF that Long Ago
the days when we were "hard up
g. IL. NJ.
C'oDerLtck, January Is, 1873.