The morning call., 1894-10-19

One night, unable TO sleep, was ambling
, about. and heard voices in a ciump OF
trees. and thought / recognized that of
General Grant. ! crept nearer to hear
what was going on. and found that he was
having some sort Of controversy. man.
aged to get quite close to them. Grant
was talking in his quiet firm way, but the
other seemed more excited, although he
too was speaking low. Suddenly he made
peculiar movement back of Grant. lift
ing his hand and involuntarily. scarcely
knowing what caused me TO do il, |
sprang forward and struck the mans
hand. 1t had revolver in it. He did not
run and diselaimed any intent to use it.
But six months afterward, when / had
forgotten all about the incident, or bought
of it only to be ashamed of it, received a
beautiful little gold watch from the hand
of General Grant himself, he telling me at
the same time that be believed l had
saved his life. l never knew anything
more about the affair than that; never
learned who the man was or what became
of him or why Grant suspected him more
afterward than he did that night-if that
is true.
but the greatest personal loss / suf-
Tered In the army was my beautiful horse
Starface. How did love that horse. he
would do any thing told him. lie seemed
to have human intelligence. l had a
whistle and he would come and go at its
signal. neel down before NE, lick my
face, fol low me like dog or stand and
wait where l might tell him 10 for hours
and despite anybody else's interference.
He was shot down under me at Aniietam.
cried for weeks afterward for my poor
Starface.
Yes, was captured once and spent a
few days in Libby Prison. l was travel
Ing On foot and carrying some dispatches
in my boot when Johnny laid his hand
on my shoulder and said / was his pris-
oner. protested but he took me along.
de could see l was not man although !
wore mans clothes. He took me a long
way and before some rebel headquarters,
and 1 was sent along 20 Libby. They
searched me Of course very carefully, but
found nothing as had taken an opportunity
which even the first soldier accorded to
me because, l suppose, Of my sex, to get at
and eat the dispatches. But they treated
me very well at Libby and The arresting
soldier got small credit for his work. They
said they were not looking for women
they were after men. They did not tell
me TO go but gave me to understand that
they were not watching me very closely.
30 1 went aud was not disturbed.
always make friends it seems. or did
then, at least. wherever went. / do now,
indeed. But / had made a favorable
impression on some OF the Johnnies
and when / wandered into Georgia, as
dld Tor time after that, a colonel fol-
lowed and made love to me and wanted
me TO marry him. l knew l could talk
freely TO him and l did. told him that
had come down South to fight, not to
marry. but that after the war was over II
he was OF the same mind I'd consider the
matter.
His name? Oh. it wouldn't be fair to
give names in such a matter" laughed this
little old pauper woman.
How did you fare roughing 1t in a
camp?"-the question being printed in
large letters for the benefit of her dim
eyes and because her ears were useless.
"Oh, everybody treated me kindly. and
really had lots of fun, dancing and singing
every night In the camp or out OF it. After
the war l sold Rudolph, my other horse.
who had been kept In stable all the time
| In New YORK, getting for him $1,000.
then set out for California, round the
Horn. in the Ocean Queen on the Atlantic
aud the Sacramento on this side. larrived
on the 26th of June, and put up al
Steinman's hotel, which was on Pine
street, think. i made friends. who tool