New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-04-02
WHOLE NUMBER 66.

w HSlIE lJMBER DO.
When ] came here, in April, 1861,
| saw the single park Of cannon, and
the handful Of regulars, with which
Scott arranged to keep the peace
during that eyentful Inauguration.
All the army here then made their
barracks in the two-story old house
called Ladies Seminary, next west
of the house Of Secretary Chase, on
= street, near Sixth. All the pro-
visions for the army then were in
some fifty barrels in front of the
Postofice'
HOW WE GOT BORED IN BOARDING.
In those days we left one boarding
house because We did not like the
remarks some young blood boldly
uttered, that eve would soon see old
Abe flying with his coat tails away
behind as streamers. . We went to
another place, heightened, and there
we were treated to such remarks as
this: Il have been to Richmond,
to the Convention, and thirst for the
blood of these Yankees. We inquir-
ed at another place. Eyes, we have
rooms enough now; my boarders
have all gone South, said the hos.
tess. 81 have one son, - said
Eshe, Sin the army South, and anoth.
er one in the army Morrill, 81
shouldn't think you would know
which side to pray for,'' said l.
eyes, l do. | pray for the son
South was her answer. | babe
her good.day, telling her l was Ger.
tain We should not agree.
THE STORY OF TRUE COMMODORE.
saw lady here the last week in
the street cars who used to be one
of Sour Boarding House, party
when the Virginian thirsted for
Yankee blood. She was then the
wife ola brave and loyal Commodore,
who was sent with his squadron
the st. Marry his flag ship, by the
Secretary Of War to Californis, to
have him well out Of the way. HE
wife and daughter and son wers
at our boarding place. But, one
Sunday, when the most of us were
at church, one bloody man of the
Fee, Foo, Fl, Fun temper in.
dnced them all three to go with him :
to Richmond.
These people were so offensive to
the loyal ones in the house that the
picture Of the daughter, a great
rebel, but otherwise pleasant, was
turned face to the wall every day by
some mysterious hand. Meantime,
to annoy the Commodore, and make
him an enemy to the Government,
it was trumpet up story that he
was rebel. Gideon Welles ordered
him home for trial, his squadron be-
ing put into other hands. The good
man came while | was at the house,
but only to find that his family had
gone to the South and would have
nothing to do with him. The Com.
modore was acquitted at once, and
no officer ever stood better in the
United States navy. | have now
heard the later history. When the
war was over the Commodore was
taken sick and died in Canada, hav.
ing got a divorce from his wife. She,
hearing of his sickness, went to see
him. He had just received his di.
vorce papers as his wife came to his
bedside. He was so touched, that
he tore up the divorce, was remar-
ried, and at his death his wife re.
ceived some $40, 900, on which she
is now living at ease here, in her old
age. / saw the same old spirit still
| lying among the wrinkles as when
she ran away from her husband,
twenty years ago almost. As she
paid her five:cent fare said to my.
self. ':That money you got by
splendid .fnesse.''
OUR OLD ILLINOIS SPY.
He was real old lame horse, but
could run. His hair was cut in the
bang style. His clothes sat like
Ichabod Cranes. He would be ia
ken for natural fool, as he moped
around and poked his pokey face In
to all peoples business. But he
was brought here from La Sale, H.
linois, and in the secret of Steward;
more than one rebel went up to the
Old Capitol Prison by his means,
without knowing what sent him.
Many a clerk lost his office in the
same way.
This is the man who learned that
Jefferson Davis was at Norfolk,
Beauregard and Ben Mccullough
at Richmond, and that they had it
all arranged to start and shell Wash.
ington from Arlington Heights. He
managed to get letter into Rich
mond, signing the name of some re.
bel, saying: ''We are too late
Scott has got an army in here" [,
have just told all the army Scott had
. here. But the letter stayed the
march, and by the time they found
out the ruse our army came march
ing in. Good bye, old man; I have
your autograph in my book and your
memory in my heart, though you be
| like Solomon 5 wise man that saved
a city, but no man cared for him. !"
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