The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-11
WHERE GLENNIE WAS.
How He Was Made Prisoner BY q
Pretty Confed crate Miss.

"'Twas down in Louisiana. not
many years ago" 70 qnote from an
old song. that several companies Of US
licked Yankees were posted in small
town Just far enough from New
Orleans and other important points 70
D. Of no strategic consequence for is
own sake: yet. being on a direct route
from the encmy's lines 70 tho Nlissis-
sippi river. was important - an out
post The war was almost over. and
the enemy knew il. and we knew they
knew il. % we were not a. vigilant a.
we might have been had we been sta
tsoncd ia front 81 Lees army. The
natives were Loyalty Southern. every
lnnn 81 them. perhaps should say
every woman. for the only men left in
town wee the few who had passed
their three score years and ten, one
physician and one preacher But the
natives did not allow Us TO feel I'M
c,nfortablc The doctor disagreed
radically with US on principle and
cursed Grant f;ucntly. bit he took pro-
fc--ionai and even friendly interest in
such of " a. had more malaria than
orr rcgimental surgeon could manage
The preacher gave vs. a sermon that
minded Us Of sundays at home. and
the old men would smoke and chat
with u al day long. so long as we did
not say what we believed about the
future OF military events
a. for the women. bless them! they
were exactly like the majority Of
women everywhere else. very tenacious
or their opinions so far aS the war was
concerned. but otherwise hoSpitablc'
gracious and charming. They didn
mean 10 give Us the cntrce Of local so
cieiy. but somehow we got there all
The same. We did il 50 quietly that
none OF them knew how il began OF
who began il. and don't believe that
after the first twcnty-four hours any
OF them took the pains 10 inquire. w
purchased enough supplies to set bust
ness booming. allowed no marauding
wore clean clothing. and were on onl
good behavior every way. President
Lincoln having specially ordered
through General Banks. that Louisi
ara must be s'conciliatcd" .(whatcvcl
that might mcan).
The consequence was that we Off
>ers soon knew every body wortl
knowing. and were entertained with \
much courtesy and sclf-possession a
II the native coffee had not beer
burned rye or some other substitute
and the tablecloths had not long be
fore been turned into lint or bandage
for Southern hospitals. We found in
offensive ways Of introducing rca
Java. white sugar. Oolong tea an'
other dining-room specialties dear 4
the feminine heart. and we unlondc'
countless novels and newspapers int
eager hands. More important thai
all else. believe we could talk. >
could they. but for some rcasc.
womcn's talk with women did no
seem 10 have been entirely satisfying
Wctalkcd 50 indnstriously and to sue
good elect. that any chance yisito
who might have dropped into town !
the middle of our first week woul
have thought from appearance that v
were lifelong acquaintanccs. tn
women never let us forget that the
were Southcrners 10 the hearts core
and that we were merely Lincol
hirclings; still. they were women
they did not like 70 see any one appca
careless Of dress. So soon there wa
not uniform cont with loose hang
Inc button. TO have Scuther
woman. whether maid. wife. widow 4
rray-haircd grandmother. bring
needle and thread and tighten q bu