The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23

and no wonder The other follow did
not remember q single item OF his
ed great gurprise at his little friends
demand. WhenIit had been explained
| to him he. expressed great contritior.
Yea s aadisns g lis l tbs r ss
lin his arms and beg him to forgive
him, which, Of course, was done and
pence restored. do not vouch for the
| That the suttler was discharged for
| this piece ofEsmuggling. and no doubt
| the whisk cy. was LETT was declared
ccnbrand and conhscated. One of the
| newcomers In a blanket. Every new
arrival was first questioned as to
| here he had come from, under whom
captured. Eight strong men then got
| q blanket and placed the initiate in IT.
We all stood around ard a,pplauded as
with one! , Two. Three FIRE The luck.
height OF ten. or twelve feet, from
! which he would descend in ali sorts
Of queer pastures into the blanket
the tossers thought their victim had
enough. Our casemate had been occu-
r,cd by part OF the rev OF one OF the
Confederate cruisers. These men. ar
ter infinite toll, dug a tunnel through
I3tFe brick foundation, concealing the
debris in their berths and uEder their
mattresses. and madc their escape, only
outside the walls Of the fort, except
enc. who, we were told. had swan
ashore somewhere and got away
saw my ia Their every day at distance.
speak to him. He and the other gem
erals were allowed a daily walk on
the parapet. General Ewel seldom
snt out to6 but the sH aos
one day / was sent for to go and
see father. He told me that all the
Southern armies had surrendered. and
that the prisoners were being released
on taking the oath: that he wanted me-
| TO go home to my mother and sisters:
that there had been raid from
Georgetown. under General Potter.
that had passed through Camden. and
that 1T was very probable that the
THAT he did not know vixen he would
| he released. but certainly not for somc
time. and that he wished me to take
eoh asa &C. a1ff Ten & MY ny
| grandfather. who lived and did bus
lress in New York. ana whose son was
a prominent business man OF Boston.
OF clothes for me and some little
the New York gentleman and get more
money and then 60 rome the sa quickest 9sst
hat. a pair OF gray trousers and a
| taking the OATH ] said good-by to
Of whom went out at the some time.
end was taken to Boston by an officer
! Of the fort and set free once more.
This was IN the latter Ct f,s May. lss'
near the Bunker Hill monument. 70 the
! top of which climbed aud took my
| went to the Boston Theatre. The play
/ was East Lynn. or the Earl's Daugh-
4 ter. I had read the book, but had
never seen the play wept copiously
In this display of feeling. Returning
| from the play missed my way to
/ the American Hotel. In the top story
/ Not seeing a policeman. assembled the
| stairway to a billiard-room with the
1 intention OF inquiring how to get to
the. hotel. There We're two persons
/ I entered. I walked up to the bar and
! 5began my story. when one of the other
i two men came forward with great
,cordiality and, extending his hand,
i said:
(, why. Jim. how are you? When did
i you come down? Don't you know me?'
/ l said: mo, never saw you before"
!; "Oh, come. jim was the reply. you
ought not to go back on an old friend
Il said: MY name is not Jim. and I
4 have not come down from anywhere.
and 1 don't know you or anything
We'll" said the fellow, IL you are
j not Jim -. who in the hi are
] replied: ITS none Of your business.
! will tell you. then gave my name.
! said / had just come from Fort warren.
and displayed my discharge and other
papers The other man. who had been
bunco steerer, stepped up. and. handing
! me his card. said: You may consider
me your friend in this. matter.i l
thanked him and then stated the object
He politely offered to show me che
hotel I was looking for. and we went
out together. He soon landed me at
my hotel ana W., we pasted AFTER pleas
ing our talk noticed that he was
taking an inventory OF my clothes, ana
4 suppose was rather an uncouth
to add to- than detract from my self
i consciousness and sensitlveness. IN
4 parting he said: Now, be sure to come
i to my store tomorrow morning; I've
3i5got something torSyou.'
Z. card, L saw that he was a clothier OH
4 Washington Street. and 4 felt sure his
j intention was to make me q present
4 haps unduly sensitive about such
Il things. made up my mind that I
i would not go to his place That after
4 noon l took the cars for Fall River.
4 where I would get the boat for New
/ York. I was In the smoker sitting
\ Just in rear OF several gentlemen who
4 were speaking about the retreat from
i Richmond and the surrender at Apo
n mattox Presently one OF them made
Il a statement which did not tally with
a nv recollection OF the event, and I
4 yentured to correct him.
I had had no idea OF intruding upon
& theirF conversation, but insensibly 7
{ had become interested In listening to
y BIZ. and spoke beforesI realized what
\ Twas doing. The speaker turned and
4 took good look mo before saying:
May i inquire what YOU know about
Z lit?" said Twas there and had wit
3 messed the occurrence OF Which he had
ION what side?" he asked.
II told him, and then he inquired my
" name. This gave him, and he in
n PRODUCED himself and his friends. One
4 OF them was named Plunkett, a naval
officer I asked him + he had ever
| commanded q ship called the Wateree.
I He said he had, and wanted to Know
Y what I knew about 1t. 7 told him that
Y eight or nine years before had read
4 in Harper's Monthly the account Of the
of q Dutch fort on one
d 81 the South American rivers by a
!! steamer named the Wateree. COM
II ", IA Al Nv a Mr.. PUNK AT M &ho I r