The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20
WRITTEN FOR THE COMET
A WOMAN'S VENGEANCE.
A TRUE STORY OF THE WAR.
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in New Orleans, for at that time I W.
chief recruiting sergeant for the Coz
ms federate army in the city, when fiji
carriage drove up to the door, and
lady, the only occupant, beckoned m
H. to step out. I obeyed her summons
when she said:
Good evening, Sergeant; wha
company are you recruiting now, an,
for what branch of the service?n
80 She was woman, perhaps twent,
or twenty-five years of age, rathe
good looking, with dark hazel eve
ar and light brown hair, and was dressed
in maroon colored silk light scar
OF gay colors was thrown carelessl,
d over her shoulders, and on her head
she wore fashionable though rather
plain hat, and withal, her dress and
e manners bespoke her lady of wealth
and refinement.
~ am filling up Capt. Sinclair's
company, and their destination is Vir-
glnla. They want to start tomorrow
r evening, and l think they will, for
only lack four men of filling the COM
pany, and, without doubt, I will get
t them tomorrow
What branch of the service are
they for" she again inquired, for |
, had neglected to answer that portion
OF her former Interrogation.
"The cavalry" I replied, "though
at present they are not attached or
assigned to any particular regiment,
yet it is the Captains wish, and SO I'M
derstood by the men, that they will
be assigned to the cavalry branch of
the service when they enter the field.u
Very good sir, )" said she, "and now
let me come to business. | have a
brother quite young man-who
wishes to enter the army, and as I am
his senior, have tried toprevail on him
to abandon his wish on account of his
age, for he is little past eighteen, but
L find my prayers and entreaties are
unavailing; so L have at last reluc-
family consented to select good COM ,
pany for him to join. What kind of
a man is Capt. Sinclair?"
assured her that he was gentle !
man, and a thorough soldier, and held ;,
his men in the highest esteem, and
was a general favorite iu return.
" If my brother comes here to-mor- I,
row morning at 10 O'Clock, will you p
enlist him for Capt. Sinclair's Com i,
pany?" she asked. N
7 informed her that would, when,
after thanking me very politely, she =,
ordered her coachman to drive on, and "
turning corner, was soon lost to tFs
yiew VI
Next morning, about 10 o'clock, l W
vas standing at my desk, making out ~
he descriptive list of two new re- r
ruits, whom my runners brought in,
When young man entered, and tax -,
ng seat until I finished writing, he ~,
pproached me and said: W.
Sergeant, did my sister come here ~,
esterday, and speak to you about my ~, M
nlisting in Capt. Sinclair's company, m
} go to Virginia ?" y"
l informed him that a lady had been r a
see me the day before, and had hi,
to send her brother to enlist WI
| Capt. Sinclair's company, but in fat
" torgetfulness I had neglected to ref
lquire the name of her brother, foo
lough I supposed he was the one re- mi,
rred to, inasmuch as / thought de- Iuc
cted slight family resemblance in har
" '"'' iho ass s''ieu iIie Ae WAS the mat
'rson referred to, and proceeded to live
list him accordingly. His descrip- but
We list, as well as l remember, read his
follows: name, Henry Clark age, INV
years; nativity, Arkansas; COM hin,
exion, light; hair, light brown eyes Li,,
zel; height, 5 feet inches occu- orio
ton, student. His papers being all hut
lde out and duly signed according mn,
the service regulations, I, as was mn -
= custom, invited him to go out and ,r;+l
Ie a drink, this being considered loo,
e of the necessary adjuncts to an en- tot;
5ment. He acquiesced, and we en- vos
ed a saloon close by and had glass o-.
wine together.
-. at,,..o-I &c, a., so.4 g for
' Henry Clark off on the train, and mo"i
,5orod t,,ot ~, aiato,. ,,,os ,,at tta-a thing
"a H., Ii, - ,t-;,,,,t.., a., was
- - a.. - - -, e, war
ting. II,N L.
lme rolled on, until that long-to- he v
Sunday, when the tel him
Jpn naslleu the news vi learIul knees
It on the plains of Manassas, which INV
ighI mourning anu lalllen'aIloh again
many heretofore happy house. inexo
|. DIR. Warren Stone, and other me a
lane and skillful surgeons hasten With
D the scene of carnage, from the all tn
cent City, but history has already ed fol
rded their heroic deeds and undy- detest
patriotism in the hour of their told
Itry's peril, and her defenders ca asked
tles' "heh Dr' stone returned him
e. ne Drought several wounded him o
ers with him, and placed them tn the
is infirmary, and among them well
Henry Clark. Some two weeks vet tu
lore intervened, and was very in DO
recrmtingi for the war was now that Il
to be no ehild's play, but con- tune 4
ID reality, and troops were has use 70
Ig to the front. The South had tbrout
tened from her lethargy, to find lost nc
had to cope with an adversary rented
N she had sadly underrated, and ments