The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-16

the music and the military spectacle. Il
among so reckless and disorderly a crowd
there were indecent manifestations Of
insensibility or levity, 1t was a result
for which the respectable portion OF the
population could not be held response
bic. 1t was rather the fault OF the
managers Of the funeral that they did
not take steps to prevent such Indecent
exhibitions. Disguised at the conse-
quences of their own bad management,
and the meagre aspect of what was IN
tended to be an os~tentatlous ceremony,
the Federal officers having charge of
this funeral eagerly sought a pretext
for ofiense against some respectable cit
izen. The smile which fingered on
Mrs. Phillips face, provoked by the
merry incident just related u her by
neighbor at the ONE the head OF
the funeral procession reached her door,
was seized upon as the desired pretext.
The officer who particularly noticed the
suspicious, 'traitorouS smile, reported
the fact to Gen. Butler, who was thrown
into a whitd heat Of fury by learning
that the people Of New Orleans did not
turn out in a body to honor the remains
and emo of one who had fallen IN
an attempt to invade the homes OF their
feIlow-citizens.
When the character Of the crowd
which filled the church during the fun
eral service was reported to hin he
swora that if he had been present he
would have ordered out a section
of artillery and leveled the church
with the ground. The charge against
Mrs. Phillips, however, would afford
him an opportunity to obtain some
revenge and satisfaction, and an officer
With a guard was sent to arrest that
lady and bring her before Butler. This
was promptly done, with the abrupt
ness ard severity of a military arrest,
and the lady, accompanied by her hus-
band, appeared before the infuriated
general. Livid with rage, he called
ler attention to his placard III regard
''she adders.n and asked her why
'ne smiled or giggled on the evening
the fsncral procession of Lieut..
DeKay was passing her house. The
ady promptly replied that it was be
che happened to he very merry
It the time. That will do" roared
stamping the floor and gesticu-
violently; Il will give you
omething to be merry for. Prepare,
madame, for close Imprisonment during
his war, on Ship island" Mr.. Phil
Ups here begged to remind Gen. But
er that while he and Mrs. Phillips
we're in his power and had no means
f resisting him, that she was a lady =
nd that he would not suffer her to be
Butler ordered him to be
lent and threatened to CALI in a guard
have him gagged. Mrs. Phillips 1
hen retired in charge of q guard and
7as committed to the custody of Capt. +
stafford. The reader should not i'm $
CINE that Butler did not understand
he bearing of Mrs. Phillips reply, at
'hich he affected so much Indignation.
lie knew well that lady, if permitted N
> proceed, would have explained the
eason of her merriment, which had no ;.
citation whatever to the funeral of W
lieut.. DeKay. But it was the game
I the sharp pettifogger to give a false
to her confession, and she
ad said just enough to afford him p
for such misiRterpretation and
istortion. 1T was hen a merry oc- =
aston and the subject, indeed, the n
lneral Of a gallant young officer, who
ad died IN defense of the union, the
adder" OF course, he was left in
o doubt as to what the lady intended B
add, and the circumstance was fully
xplained to him that the lady's saiety p
no reference to the funeral of De-
But this made no difference.
most insulting, false, and dastardly
ard was published in the papers in D
hitch Mrs. Phillips was styled mot
common but an uncommon woman" y
nd condeming her to solitary impris- n
nment for W years on Ship island u
nd 10 soldiers r~ations, and forbid
ing her to communicate with any one
kept through headquarters. The
erase not common woman" had ref P
nee In this order to the words of the ,
otoriously Infamous order No. 2S, to h
'hich we shall presently allude, which
directed his soldiers to treat as
common ONE plying their trade all
ho should offer any insults or offense p
the United States officers or sol
s
ITO be Contiaued.) B