The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-03-13


whose bitter hatre8sof All Union soldiers he
was weil aware With renewed hope and con-
faence therefore, he sat dewn on now reach
ing his room, and wrote the following manly
letter;
Colonel MARSH All. EAEEDH ELL
prcntiss, Miss
DEAR SIR This Is the letter Of soldier to a sol-
der May not safely nst that tls VIII secure
Ii al least respectful consideration?
h lls.s hcun my blessed good fortune to know
and 10 love your sister and ward, Miss SsneVlsye
Cauldweil. IL has been mine 10 beliore--and 10
have strong reason TO beieve-tlst my most CO
voted and honoFable love recirrocatea by Fer.
But when Ia lsil confidence Of successful suit,
declared my devotion and asked the honor OF her
hand. she struggled a moment with tnmuituous
feeling Eesifatad instant with face fuii of con-
nicing emotions. and. sutaecfing her love with
mighty VIII declared Il could 7eUeT bel Regardfni
OF her feelings, have not spoken 10 her on the
sul,ieei since But feeling then and being assured
I now that she did violence TO her own heart from
profound deierence 10 you and the sentiments you
stii entertain toward the people Of the North,
4 resolved 90 confer directly with you.
Was captain Of engineers during the wal, -
you would not ask nle 10 Conceal it.--aIlG took
part in that contest foT which neither nor you
are 10 bsime-on the side TO which my Northern
birth my lifelong residence, aud All the sassotls-
tions With which was inevitably surrounded nat
urRlly imgelied me. But my warfare was always
honorable and some at least OF your people have
cause 70 he thankful for falling into my hands
hIy reputation is above suspicion; my family
connections good {FroE Adams we,l-known IN
Illinois, IL my father; my business i prosperous,
formal statements, but feel II altogether proper
should make them. And for the same reason
refer you 10 DR. Chartervaie--whom you know
And row. with these facts candidly set before
you. ain unreasonable in asking that your ap-
proyal oi nay suit should follow thai Of Miss Gene
We've. VIXEN yoa made assured of that iaet2
Hoping Tor such response as viii, as do not
doubt. make tlco Of us happy
ani, very respectfully yours,
SETn ADAMS.
When this letter reached Colonel Cauldwell,
he read It carefully, and decided not to reply,
but inciesed il 10 Genevieve with letter Of his
own:
My DEAR SISTER WE'VE:
some Yankee captain has written me the in
closed letter. OF course shall not reply
il you ssubbed ihe Yankee because yen despise
them all ~ do. and he is the he prete DIS 10
be IL ts letter, honor you. You lave shown a
just pride sad praiseysoTthy regard ior the honor
Of our name
III you resy had I,er1nitted the fellow 10 receive
encouragement and felt some attachment 10 him,
then you ere still thc brave giIi always knew you
10 he and thank you for y0uF proud refusal.
Finish your education and come home and leave
the Yankees marry each other. You VIII hnd
hosts ~ more worthy sutors nearer home. Please
write 10 me. Nour loving brother.
MAnsHAlL CArLDwm14
When Generieye received her brothers letter
Il did not have the effect he expected. She
FIRST read thai Of Captain Adams 10 her brother,
and was deeply moved Then she read hen
brothers letter. A profound reyulsion Of feel
l1@ tame ONAT EEl. aitA fle tisE6u HEGsttl AAtSe
questions. Shall stultify myself for an un-
reasoning prejEdice2 Shall I smother my own
hearts creat affection because there was
once war between brethrenl Is pride IN the
honor OF our nane,' as my brother claims, in
decd just or a reasonable prIde2 Are the
North and the South to be enemies forever
Captain Adams is at least worthy reply from
my ilaplaesbie brother, for he writes Ike the
noble and honorable man that he Is. My
brother shall have reply
She sat right down and wrote to her brother
as follows:
Your letter wounds and surprises mel Captain
Adams j. q geaisosics though Northerner. 4 jusi
regard 10 your own standing a gentleman toi
which no one is pr0uder thaa y demands that You
should give nln a respectful reTly-ln the ne,a-
tive If sou ngnst.-5uI an answer worthy your
dignity and ms. Surely you VIII do that ior xouI
aflee;ienafe sister, CEsEgIEyE.
In the meantime suit had been begun at Gin
cinBati Ia behalf Of hrs. Waterbury and Jane
When Henry Waterbury. Esquire. attorney
at law, WAS served with summons by United
States IGaTshafs depnty, and notice TO take
the deposition Of Mrs. Fanny Charterpsle a
witness deaf dumb and blind, y he first uttered
certain words Of yexatioa; and when he read
further tbat said witness could only commu-
nicate by telegraph" I" ard that be was invited
20 be present By himself or. his attorney, . 70
gether with an expert telegraphcr as inter
prefer he laughed aloud, alone as he was in
his Office
Bat after Mr. Waterbury had carefully read
the copy of the interrOgatories TO be pro.
poanLtA 10 the deaf dumb and blind witness
ii chzn.e came Ger the spirit Of his dream.
He was a lAwyer. and he knew the questions
had been prepared with a fal knowledge ol
what the snsvers would be; and he knew thai
ii tins should prove 10 be a credible witness
those answers would make strong case aeainzt
him. Could il then be possible that his brother
had married while abroad. and that the wo man.
a. 81 49,
On was tais only one OF the boldest and sharp.
est schemes ever derised2 Ee did not know
he could not tell. Bat he al once prepared
certain cross -inteTrogaf0ries and sent them K
legal iriend az ST. Louis, requesting him Z
attend tie examination Of Mrs Gh2rtcryale
With an expert telegfapber as interpreter, and
afterwards % report 10 him. with a fall copy o
az the euestians and answers and such othel
facts rs might aid him il bis defense.
Mr Waterbury bad never believed there wa.
anv truth whatever Ia this story Of the mar
rage 81 his brother 10 a Southern woman while
abroad, but esteemed i a cunning device " Il
cover some rebel woman shame" las be said,
and 10 get possession Of the dead mans prop
eftv lie had himself administered on h.
brother Johns estate after his death at Bnl
GEn: nae gwen heavy bonds accuraing TO law
and being as be supposed. his brothers heir
held the estate IN trust for any future legal
equitable and honest claimant. Himself anI
Has HIvtBtE were not on very cOrIlai terms VIII
each other when the latter had zone abroad
and he Eas lardfr snrpr ised that his brother has
not communicated with him at al during hi
sbseIice. AID yet be could hardly believe tha
80 important a matter as his brothers marriag
and the birth OF his child c0uld have beer
withheld from him. The fact was that John
q. Waterbury had sent his wife and daaghte
home 10 Aonabel, as he supposed, when the wa
excitement diverted his own steps 10 Washing
to- and 10 his death al Bull Run. Bat Q
these lacts-well known 10 the reader-he hal
mo knowledge TX Is not to be wondered al
then tha; he awaited the interrogation OF tn
witpess At ST. Louis with profound interest ani
no little migiyiBg as 70 the result.
At The Hermitage an equal or even create
anxiety existed 10 the result Of Mrs Char
tegva.es examination as q witness. That lad
had become SO profoundly interested in TIA
matter that she sent for Miss Jane two or thre
times day to come 70 her room aud answer som
question concerning herself CT her mother. Sh
unused iCr hours over the year she had spen
abroad with Miss Langdon,-now Mrs Water
bnrF--from whom she had been SO completel
separated by the war, and whose society sh
had 50 much enjoyed A hundred question
would occur to her mind, which she was no
interested il solving, TO the life Of Mrs Water
bury since their separation and by the tin
she Lad asked and obtained answers 10 a Ion
list Of these through the help Of Miss lynda
that young woman knew almost as much
Bliss James personal history as did Miss Waie
bury herself bat Miss Tvndal had somethin