New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-18
mentier potato, and by the side of the wild turkey

mentier potato, and by the side of the wild turkey
of Brillat-Savarin."
The meal finished, the secret was revealed. The
mayonnalse was OF the black snake, whose ni-
trtious qualities my Zouaves had discovered.
We had eaten OF IL without troubling ourselves,
knowing what it was made of. But see the
was shot III the stomach Of our guest J. G had
found the dish excellent; the name struck him
with horror White as his plate he rose his
smile had dlsappcared-l regret to add, in cOnclu-
sion that he never appeared again at our table,
and have every reason TO think that he did not
make known in France the savory qualities OF the
black snake-in n mayonnaisc
General De Trobriand complains bitterly Of
the favor shown to the rebels and rebel sympa-
thizers under McClcllans command. Here is an
example:
/ have seen our men, covered with dust and
overcome by the heat try in vain to get water
from wells OVERLOOKING, from which stringent or
dcrs drove them away, because the supply OF
water for a rebel family might be diminished.
have also seen them, covered with mud and shv-
ering with the rain. prevented by orders OF the
the fence rails of dry wood which were ready at
their hands, because the cattle of a relel farmer
might get out and eat the grass in his fields while
he was rebuilding his fences.
In the first case, the soldier had to go long
distance to fill his canteen with warm and muddy
water from pool or creek In the second, he
had TO cut down trees and use the green wood,
hard to burn, not fit to dry himself by, and hardly
answering to boil his coffee.
And it must not be imagined that the people
treated with such great consideration were IN
the least, grateful for it, They were animated
with such irreconcilable hatred against us that
they did not give themselves the trouble to dis
semblc The women would sometimes even take
advantage OF their immunity to boast of their
enmity. They were many spies, whom we were
guarding. Everything they heard everything
they could get out of any one was reported to the
enemy rs soon as possible. The horses, cattle,
hogs, which we were so >crupulously compelled to
respect, sent the first occasion TO the Con-
fcdcrates, that the Yankees might not profit by
them.
While colonel of the 55th New York the author
Frustrated by fever on the Chicllahominy
He found his way, when convalescent to White
House Landing, and there taken charge of by
the ladies of the Sanitary Commission upon which
noble institution he has an eloquent and apprc-
ciative chapter.
We will leave this uncommonly well written
and interesting book with a curious quotation.
The author entertained pct theory to the effect
that certain men who destined to be killed
bore what he calls the mark of DEATH upon
them, and that this mark could be recognized
by others lie is speaking of the death of an
officer who was mortally wounded before Peters
burg, and proceeds
l regretted his death without being surprised
at it, as | expected it. lie was doomed man
TO me from the first day | had Seen him on
taking command of the brigade; designate
in this way those whom death has put his
mark beforehand. If you ask me in what con-
sists this mark, | would find it difficult to re-
ply. One can scarcely define what is almost
indeinablc, thing which is felt rather than
perceived. This fatal seal is imprinted rather
on the general manner than on the features.
Its imprint IS fugitive, and yet appears some
times in the looks at the bottom OF which one
diyineS the trembling of the soul soon about
10 depart; sometimes in the smile, IN which
appear the hccting shadows OF a cloud which
he a he
certain movements rs If worn out, in certain
languld acts in which is betrayed the symptoms
of "a task which reaches its end. Sometimes, on
the contrary the finger Of death Is shown by
fevcrish energy without reason, forced laughter,
icrlIy movements You perceive there a cord
too tightly stretched. the vital cord which must
soon break One would say that nature IS cX-
pending hurriedly forces which are soon to
become useless.
are about to die marked. On the contrary,
the immense majority march on to death with
out the least previous indication Of the fate
awaiting them. | state only a fact which cX-
pcricncc demonstrated to me; namely. that
small number Of men carry the unmistakabe
mark Of the near approach OF the death await
ing them | Will also add that they are not
themselves conscious of IT,. and that the number
of those who can read these mysterious signs
is very limited. Sometimes in camp, have
tried to describe the mark to officers around me.
! do not remember ever having convinced any
one of the truth of my theory
One rainy. day. | was convcrsing in my tent
win captain wilson, dSslStdHJ duJuthht-ScH-
cral of my brigade. We were then MARCHING
on Fredericksburg. Licutcnant-COloncl Gllluly,
commanding the 9Th Michigan, entered. lie
came simply on some detail of service, which
was arranged in five minutes. When he had
gone ont Now said ! to my incredulous cap,
tain. here is an opportunity to make trial
of my theory Colonel Gilluly is marked"
The captain evidently thought nothing OF 1t;
But in the first battle Colonel Gilluly was killed
before Fredericksburg, while bravely leading his
regiment in a charge.
OF all those on whom | have recognized the
MARYLAND they are many,-one only may nave
escaped death He was the colonel OF Penn
svlvania regiment lie was shot through the
body, ard lay for several weeks on the threshold
Of eternity lie had not recovered the last time
| heard of him.