The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-04

wide verandas OF the abandoned home, q
weird air OF loneliness pervadng every en-
vironment. the thought came and then the
question: Why this changer What de-
mon Of desolation had been abroad SOW
ing discord and hatred and enm,tles among
a people so closely allied In ancestry aud
so unified In their love of liberty? The
on the bench and his edicts have suhyerted
order-dethroned reason and made thu
sanctities of home a mockery. In the midst
of Just such soliloquies a venerable old
negro made his appearance and eyed me
] with keen curiosity. He was certain
that he did not know where to place me-
as friend or foe. "What you dom boss,
so far from wafer? Amt you one OF dem
boat sogers?" Yes. old gentleman. ! am
sort OF amphibious soldier sometimes on
the water and often on the land But what
are you doing here apparently alone?'
taid /. White folks all gone. nggers,
TOO. 'cep my OLD CONAN. and wese block
aiding the property.' Having thus paved
the way for a friendly Interview and at
the same time wishing 10 avoid a critical
examination luio my credentials. l opened
"A bargain FOR h9rse. Uncle Wash Tor
such was his name could not understand
why ] wanted horse il was a water
soldier" hut ! finally convinced him that
1t was necessary for me to go higher up
the james ana somewhat into the In
terror.
"how much you give for horse aud sad
die? | specks you got plenty money sure
'nuf money--but ! tell you fac boss, "
! you go far up dat way you got kotoh, sho.
and If dem grillers got you dat blu ahirt
and dat coat and dem breaches and dat
hat and shoes will all be look OFF, your
anl hs epF t,,
yard rite dar. Fo we go any farder in
dis trucking. boss, / want to AK You for a
fac Is you Union solger or Is you n
Fedrick? You dresses like one oh dem
Northers. but you tanks like a Fedrick aud
/ doan no zAckly whar | stand Alrptiy
waving an answer made trade with
Uncle Wash got his horse and saddle, gave
him my blue sailor Jacket. honestly con
fessed that had been robbed and did
not have a cent OF money and promised to
send him a certificate OF emancipation
I signed by MIR. Lincoln himself My part
OF the trade was carried out on the ground
and Mr. Lincoln did send him the ctrtjf-
cate. On the following day / was cap
tIed by Captain While, a Confederate OF
company II, Second Virginia cavalry, and
taken TO Richmond. Arriving at Richmond
/ requested TO be taken 20 the office Of
the secretary Of war (not having dis
closed my identity TO Captain Whitel be-
fore being delivered II Libhey prison. This
was Kfanted and Very greatly To the sur
prge OF Captain White and his escorts,
| was acknowledged By the assistant Sec
retary OF war. Albert T. Bledsoe, nay old
professor at the University OF Virginia,
who look charge CT me az Confederate
soldier. Thlrty-twc years after this oc-
currence Lieutenant Ira A. Bache the
\ naval officer who took possession OF MY
effects on the day OF my CAPTURE. having
tad ft.f
Veteran at Nashville. Tenn, returned
most of the things | had surrendered e
him upon that memorable trip from New,
burn Point to Fortress Monroe. The Low,
letters Of Ellen, greatly 10 the damage o.
my connubial loyalty, were never 70,
turned. There Is a ltttle woman who ma.
stood closer to me for nearly forty year,
han any other being and who has uevul
been fully convinced that the loss OF
those letters was not purp5ssly eontriyel
to hide the bug under the chip"
II, NJ. billiard,
Hld-away, Bosque Valley Texas.
~
How The War Began.
General $. o. Young. Galveston, Texas,
Virginia City. New. February 22.--Dea
Sir: on visiting New Orleans in April
1861, and found this queen city OF tn,
South as ever An eneampment of intel
, ect, the depository OF wealth and dis
pensary OF products OF forest and field an,
still protiting on the seasons of 1855 3D. 60
The years that had exeelled all prevlousl.
, recorded, with their average Yield o
100000 bales OF cotton. with prices dou
Bile ANA population une-hall less thai
now; with sugar products in the one STAT
, / "A < III. ~,
nunl--two- thirds OF which passed through
| hSr mafts. creating vast business an,
bringing the stranger from every elm
, through her crowded doors. This, wild
i the large increase in railroad mileage
water transportation and other interna
( improvements, very largely increased tn
{ wealth OF our Southern empire and pro
. Fmoted the prosperity and happiness OF gu
people,
. Thus, at this close OF the peace era. tn
y mid-strSam Of the river the wharves a
: Alglers aud the city front WAS crowde
1 with foreign and domestic shipping: tn
Q leyies We're enllvened BY arriving and de
Q parting river steamers and tha wharys
= Piled high with Incoming and outgoing
II trelghtsi hotels overlooking with guests
a ana pleasure resorts well patronized. Tht
II acme In the, city's existence viii neve
h again be cdualed,
n Politically, she was the arena OF ac
" tiNlRs iAe gun OF sumter had cause
We destruction In the old unity and create
IL the wlgp Of chaos over our Southland
% me old order and authority had ceased
Ie when confusion was rs diverse as was n
" states and the local governments. Dur
n ms the interval between the breaking
Of from the old aud the creation OF nov
O. order. the South had no central govern
ment, and during this blind holiday o
1t alscord and local misrule, New orIean
h pecanao the manger OF new dispensa
In uoni The school from which. emanate,
J. much of the wisdom 10 which the Confed
h. eracy owed existence and cohesiin GOV
b, ernor Moore. Lousiana's executive. wa.
sr Una man fer the place; the man for tb,
in nour' Recognizing the menacings and
dangers from divisions OF councils AM
50 eontusion in action. he sought aid from
~ ine Intelligent ccngregated Ia the city IN.
nj yited opinions from all Who were truly in,
& terested, with whom ha had daily confer,
IN enees on law, order aud the good OF Ia,
Il country, and frem this grew the organ
/. eaton the southern committee or safe
lg w With It's branches IN every clty Ii
TO every section throughout the length an,
ly breadth OF the southland.
w thus II was, while the governments n
lg washington was preparing blockades ans
III piann1ng interdic,s, and tho States ioya
m 10 that section were n unif ~ thefr ,,sN