Evening journal., 1898-06-24
A WAR REMTNIsCENcE.

A WAR "REMINISCENCES.
He was a down-country man from
near Middletown, and when the Way
farer met him at the Court House he
was in a reminiscent mood.
This isn't war, young man" he
said. You ought to have been around
here In the cos. A man who did not
live in those days can form no concep-
tion of the intensity Of feeling which
prevailed. II affected relatives, friends
and neighbors, and the bitterness en-
gendered was beyond all belief There
were two men in our neighborhood
who were the principal figures In a
most amusing episode. One OF them
was James Money, pronounced aboli-
ZIONIST, and Samuel Brady, Democrat,
who was suspected Of being In sympa-
thy with the Southern Confederacy, al
though he was very conservative in the
expression Of his views on the princi-
pies involved In the conflict. Before the
war Mr.. Money and Mr. Brady were ex-
,cellent friends, but their differences OF
opinion estranged them, and the for
mer was particularly embittered
against the latter.
Some young men in Middletown,
who knew OF this antipathy and who
sympauhized with Mr.. Brady, deter
mined to play a joke on Mr. Money.
Dr. Sites, since deceased, was selected
10 lure him into the scheme because he
did not know the doctor
"At 9 o'clock, one cold Winters
night, Dr. Sites drove out to Mr..
Moneys farm, the others accompany
ing him in separate carriage, but
keeping well to the rear DR.. Stites
summoned Mr. Money out Of the house
and, in most mysterious manner,
told him that he was a government Sc
cret service agent. That Mr.. Brady
was known TO be traitor TO the Union
and that he had been caught in the act
OF sending information to the Confed-
crates. He proposed to effect his ar
rest, but needed some assistance.
"'Will you help me?' he asked In
conclusion.
Certainly said Mr.. Money.
Then jump right in said the doc
tor.
'Mr Money was not given time to
put on his overcoat or TO take any pre-
cautions against the rigors OF the
weather.
"After drive of three-quarters OF
an hour the Brady farm was reached.
81" Now, Mr.. Money said DR.. Sites,
4 think that | had better go into Mid
dletown and get some people to help
me make the capture. VIII you keep
watch on the front OF the house and
see that he does not get away?
Certainly was the reply.
All right; goodbye till 1 see you
again, said DR.. Sites, and he drove
of and rejoined his comrades.
Prom between 9 and 10 o'clock at
night until z or O'Clock next morn
ing, Mr.. Money paced up and down in
front Of the Brady homestead If he
had not kept on the move he would
have frozen. to death. Long after the
sun was up he relinquished his watch,
despairing OF the return OF the secret
service agent. The night OF exposure
brought on a severe spell of sickness,
which almost eliminated in his death.
Some OF the iol1ers called on NJ
Brady and told him about their JOKE.
Now, do you know, he said, L saw
Money walking up and down in front of
my place and wondered why in the
world he was there. / see It all now.
THE episode created much excite
ment at the time, and for many weeks
the jolzers. for fear OF being arrested
were compelled to laugh up their
sleeves until Mr.. Money recovered and
feeling had subsidized"