Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-12-15

SCEHF AT NASHVILLE IN THE EARLY DAYS
 OF THE WAR-SACKED GRAIN PILED oNTHE
 LEvEE.-From an Old Photograph, taken position nearby and discharged sev- eral pieces simultaneously; but turning his eyes toward Mobile the writer saw rising there that great column of smoke charac- teristic of an explosion.
 The smoke mounted up in O dark, thick mass and then spread out like an immense umbrella or mushroom, and through. it could be seen broken timbers and debris of all kinds flying in every direct on.
 Although three miles from Mobile, quite Q concussion was felt, and glass was cracked Tn the windows of tho house near camp.
 It was supposed a steamer at the wharf had blown up, but later came word that an immense amount of ammunition surren- dered by the Coniederates, shipped in by raIl and stored in largo warehouse in Mobile, had exploded. A number were killed, and the shock in the city was d. most like an earthquake, breaking win dows and tearing doors from their hinges all over the city.
 sECTIoNxxII-ACO CONFEDERATE MAIL BAG AND A GLIMPSE AT SOME OF ITS CONTENTS.
 Just before the cessation of hostilities 0 Confederate mail-sack heavily laden with letters, papers, etc, was captured north of Mobile. This some time in May was | emptied near where the writer's company was encamped.
 The contents were 0 confused mass of papers, torn envelopes and open letters, ell having been hurriedly examined ct division headquarters.
 Very many of the letters were so poorly written as to be almost unintcllgiblc; others showed good penmanship and eiu. | cation, refinement and culture in tho | writers. All were written upon the thin, | poor, shoddy paper of Confederate manu. l facture. Several very crude wood cuts were found that had been forwarded as l valentines to certain members of the fair sex by their admirers. One of these, now | Tn the writer's possession, was printed on l the shoddiest kind of paper by George Dunn & Company, publishers, Richmond, l Va, and just below a rude cut of 8 female l with low-neckcd dress, short sleeves, | flowing skirts, wide flounces and capacious | hoop skirt, is a stanza the last words ot | which are: "Ah let me still survive, and burn in Cupid's flames, but let me burn | Glive"
 The following is deemed of sufficient in terest to give in ful:
 NEAR AUGUSTA, Ga., Earch 2, 1865.
 Unknown Fr.end:
 Being confined to our tents to-day fir l order to have some pastime, Mir. Kennedy, O. Fifty-fifth Tennessee regiment, Quarle's Sri ! gade, proposed the names of several young ladies of his acquaintance. The names were all put on strips of paper and then in 0 hat each one had to draw per ballot, and the namt he drew he was to write to that lady. Amonl eight names drew yours, and in discharginI the obligation resting on mo you will excuse me for my presumption. I will refer you to MT Kennedy, who is a friend of yours and also particular friend of mine, for particulars re lating to me.
 In doing justice to you, will state that an quite young man and an Alabamian by birth have been soldering for four years; hav' passed through many dangers, seen and un seen, and by the kindness of m overrulin, Providence am still spared, monument o Gods mercy. I hope to live to see this crue war over, and that may then find some lovinI and conflding companion and with her gid smoothly down the stream of time hand il hand, unti1 reach the valley of death; evel then I hope to have so lived that can thei launch out upon the unknown future end rid
 safely into port. I have no news that will in | terest you. We are here in Camp of Direction | awaiting orders. think we will not try t | get with our command, who are at or in vicinit | of Columbia, s. C., but go to Montgomery, Sc | lima or Mobile. If we come to Mobile will b
 happy to form your acquaintance.
 If MT. Kennedy is with mo I will try and d