The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-09
IIlE TIMts DIsPATCI RcIIAloNp w sUNDAY aPR o a11
you need in the way of food. money
or clothing. Your wants Shall be sup
Piled willie in prison.
Your affcctionatc sister.

And assuming. FOR the time being
the surname Of her ncwfound brother
she signed the letter ana mailed 1t to
him ut Fore Delaware. The day after
his arrival at this hospitablc retreat
and delightful watering place. he re- Z
ccivcd his sisters letter and his sur !
prise wien he opened and read It may (
Dc better imagined than expressed &
lie had never received such a letter ,
before. and knew nothing OF this ingc- F
NOUS method of circunventtng stan !
toms maligni,y. Tie was quito sure he !
had no sister in Yankee land no not !
even u second cousin. and he was much !
disposed to treat the whole thing as Il /
cruel hoax. He vcnturcd, however 10 4
show the letter to one Of the old habi-
tues. who explained the whole matter I
to him, and advised him. by All means I
TO answer the letter at once. lie ala +
SO. whcrcupon Il correspondence en- 4
sued that proved profitable to him and Z
agreeable to his fair bcnefactresS. The (;
soldier WAS we'll educated young Nir- Z
Sinian. who managed to make his let /
tiers very Interesting to the young
actress.
Time wore OH ANA the Confcdcracy
wore out and with the loss OF the
noblcst and most righteous cause that |
ever evoked human effort or enlist ed !
human sympathy came a proclapla-
ton from President Johnson. releasing |
iAOI1l imprisonment all prisoners below
the rank of major. upon condition tn, !
they took the oath OF allegiance TO
! the government OF the United states !
But the prisoners We're to be released
according 10 the date OF their capture.
/ Now. at that time. there were confined
at Fort Delaware about 5000 pris-
oners. and the quartermaster depart
mcut could furnish transportation for
only about 1000 q week. AS our young
soldier Was among the last who We're
captured an dscnt TO Fort Delaware
he would. under the provision of the
Presidents proclamation, be among
the last to be released. Under these
circumstances it IS not surprising that
he became FESTIVE, and that every min
ute seemed 4 month with him In the
midst of his trouble and anxiety he re-
solved to write to his dear sister in
Philadelphia. and ask her to apply 10
the President for special release. SO
that he might be able to quit the
hated isle" without having to await
his turn. He did so. But she. upon
receiving his letter. instead Of making
an application to the President took
passage for Fort Delaware on board
| the General Ribauld. a little steamer
| that piled regularly between Philadci-
phia and the fort
She had never met the commanding
officer at Fort Delaware, but she had
! 'iN"ih tiitt lle WAS INC very soul
Sailantry and kind -heartedness and
therefore concluded that her chances
OF success would be Infinitely setter
with MIN than with the man who but
short while before had turned IN
neai ear to the piteous cries Of poor
hcart-hrokcn Annie s,irratt 1,pon
her arrival nj tho fort she lost no lime
III seeking the Office Of the post com
mandant This officer was every inch
a man and that, TOO Of German nor
suasion, who. by galiantry in the field.
| had won risadier-gcneral's com
rn'Ssron' tic was kindhcartcd and
I generous almost to n fault as many n
/ 'ohtcderat" prisoner viii chccrfully
TESTIFY. lie possessed one virtue in an
exceeding great degree lie va. :.
great admtrcr Of the opposite sen. ana
nothing seemed to crafty him so
| grant any request they might make
I OF him in behalf OF tic prisoners he
had under his charge.
! But TO return to our story or.
/ Young heroine v mt INN ediatcly to
/ the Office of the commanding general
I ana as she entered he Was standing ut
n desk, writing, with his back to Tho
door lie did not sec her when shc
| entered the room, hut hearing the
rnstling of silks behind him-a sound
nat never fell unheard upon his ear
he turned around to behold standing
before him one Of the most beautiful
and angelic creatures that his two
eyes had ever rested upon The goon
general was SO completely struck that
nc involuntar ilH exclairneG .'Mcin
Got! der pue-eyed young pcaudy sh
most elegantly trcSst."
Inc balance Of the story | will lot
he general tell himself. His English
Is not 50 good as 1t might be. hut I
reckon the reader. by dint Of hard
work. will be able to master 1t:
vas IN mine office Won day Wien
NOBODY in der vorlt vas dare. und
nears von seek tress vot makes a pig
| fuss hehint he und | tqorns aro,lni.
l.und O., mcin Got. vot docs I see, ri
sec der most bootiful vimmens vot r
/ meter sees before sencc Il leafs der
Naterlant und cooms to dis koonthry.
boots on shmile on mine face una
makes one pow so bottle as vot Won
| sherman nefcr did poforc md
sheaks to her. und say. mine soot
! lady. shust del me vot can do for
YOU Und den she luke at mo So purty
as nefer vas. nnd say, o. shencral. You
haf mine bruddcr here Won brisner OF
var; want yon TO durn mine bruddcr
loose una let him 90 home nit me.
! say when was Your bridder cap
turc? she say. drinks he pc capture
apout der last Shanncvery vot comes
in dis Year. say den Your brudder no
80 home init YOU now. because der
PRESIDENT. he issue der broclanashun
N"t say dat release der brisners az |
cordin TO der dime vot dcy nc capture. !
ind ] no violate der president of
der brocama shun. Und den she say Ia
| me Won more dime, oh shencral, do let
: mine hruddcr go homo init me: una ,
dat dime she luke like She vos so purity |
as dat | almost drinks wish der |
president no more gif emmy brocln-
nashun vhatefcr; but den say Won !
| more dime. your brudder no go home
init You now Den She say Shcncral |
vecl YOU let me SEQ mine bruddcre I |
say yes. you see your hrudder; what |
ISL your trudderS namc2 She dcls NC
vot ish his name ind gals der
corporal vot bees in mine Office, ind
write der name on Won liddic beacc Of
bancr una dcs him 10 20 10 Lieu |