into Union Square in front of tlic Fresnel light,
anil see him disporting himself. Like some of
Hawthorne's weird creatures, lie was strangely
like the man who looked at him ; a sort of
ghost from the “ depths of your own conscious
ness,” like the German's camel.
The “Seventeenth-street building” held the
Knickerbocker Kitchen, and here evening
after evening was a gorgeous tea-party, and
many an abused digestion yet remembers in
ghastly dreams their wattles, and oley koeks
and other monstrous Dutch superstitions.
“Mr. Oily Nose dreamed that a rhinoceros
slept upon his stomach,” and the “Animated
Nature” would hardly furnish forth beasts
enough to describe those which haunted the
dreams of the Modern Dutch Republic, after
their attempt, to emulate the virtues of their
WHAT A SOLDIER SAID
Along one of our most crowded streets, at
high noon, an old gentleman in a genial state
of mind was asked by a stalwart youth in Un
cle .Sam’s suit, a direction to a place not far
off. As the old man turned to point the way
to the soldier, he noticed with pleasure his
stout frame, honest face, and manly bearing,
and a feeling of pity thrilled him for the hitch
in that right leg of the bold boy, ns he -stood
there leaning on a cane.
“ What part of the country do you come
from ?” asked the old man.
“ Rhode Island, sir.”
“ How long have you been in the army?”
“Five years in the Rhode Island tli,
and never knew what it was to be sick an
“ Von walk lame.”
“ Shell, sir, ripped up right leg at Spottsyl
vnnia, llltli of May: but I was taken care of
almost the minute I was knocked over ; caught
up in arms, carried away, never asked 1 was I
wounded?’ or, ‘where was I wounded?’ but
they took me and put me right straight through
like men, did them Sanitary boys, and I thank
God I learned in Little llhody the sense of
being grateful when I ought to bo. I toll you
what, sir, you've done big things in Philadel
phia in a big-hearted way, and your Refresh
ment Saloons and this big Fair you're carrying
on now for the boys are piling up a crop of
good feelings for you all over the Union.”
“ Have you got any money?” asked the old
gentleman, slightly excited.
“No, sir, and didn’t have occasion for any.
They have done everything for me, and given
me everything I wanted since I left, wounded.
Besides, I have money due me, which I can
draw in a few days.”
The old gentleman deposited a greenback in
the waistcoat pocket of Uncle Sam’s son, with
the remark, “ Take it, my boy; it’s always a
good thing to have about you.”
“ Well, sir, since you will have it, I will
take it. It’s just one proof more of what
Philadelphians will do when they take it into
their head.”
They shook hands, and parted.
OITE ZD-A-IXiY ZF-A-IRIE-
HOW THE SANITARY IS WORKING IN
THE FIELD.—No. 2.
from our Correspondent with the Army of the Potomac.!
White House Landing, June 3, 1804.
Arrived at this place before noon to-day.
The shrill whistle of our little “Guy” had in
vited to the landing quite a party of employees
of the Commission, who sought the papers and
more private mail matter with much eagerness.
The approach to the Landing presents a busy
scene. The winding Pamunkey, with its
stirring fleet, the tented villages on the shore,
and the trains of wagons carrying forage and
supplies, the naked chimneys of the historic
old “ White House,” and the flags of the coun
try and our country’s Commission, give to the
whole view quite an unlooked-for appearance
of life and earnestness. The flats on the
opposite shore, with the low forests behind
stretching northward a considerable distance,
indicate the home of Pamunkey Indians, quite
a tribe of whom still remain. So much for the
“ situation.” The cargo was delivered to Mr.
John Anderson, and the Relief Agents were
received by Mr. Fay, both of whom are com
pleting the organization of their respective
departments as rapidly as the continued fluc
tuations of the time and circumstances will
admit.
This is the “ Water Base” of the Army of
the Potomac. It is supplied with stores from
the Washington and Baltimore depots.
The vessels employed for transportation and
storage are—
-Ist. The Kent, a steamer of 250 tons.
2d. The Elizabeth, a large and commodious
transport, whose name and reputation are
already historic in the service of the Commis
sion during the Peninsular campaign.
3d. The Governor Curtin, a most energetic
tug-boat, which is as distinguished among the
craft of these Southern rivers, for promptness
and certainty, as is the good Governor whose
name she bears.
4th. The barge Kennedy, which is used as an
issue-boat for the supply of requisitions.
sth. The barge Hoboken, for the shipment
of forage.
Otli. The schooner Ridley, now lying at
Norfolk, laden with onions and pickles, await
idg orders, either from this “Base,” or from
that in the army of Virginia and North Caro
lina.
7th. The Guy, already noticed in my letter
of yesterday.
A yawl and row-boat, for harbor service,
complete the list of the Commission’s chartered
vessels.
Thus the supplies come to the Water Base.
How are they stored and distributed ? They
are placed in the hands of a storekecper-in
cliief, who has two assistants. One assistant
issues the goods and another records the requi-
sition, so that they are enabled every night to
make up their stock account, by which the
Chief of the Department judges of the press
ing and probable wants, a requisition for
which is forwarded to Washington daily, where
it is tiled, so that, at either office, the issues
and amount of stock on hand may be deter
mined.
There are forty wagons in the service of the
Commission, with the needful number of horses
and teamsters. Seven of these belong to the
army proper, thirty-three arc engaged in
transporting supplies to the front, and bring
ing the wounded from the front to the base.
The Auxiliary Relief Corps are stationed at
the base, receive the wounded as they arrive,
visit and distribute in hospitals and on boats,
and assist generally at feeding-tents, and in all
places and ways that they may be useful.
Such is an outline of the mercantile phase
of operations. The machinery, when at work,
works well. When in repose, its completeness
and efficiency must be apparent. The people
can alone look at the picture, they ecu only
conceive of the plan as presented by their read
ing anil reflection. How it works, and the
good it does, it will be my purpose to demon
strate in future communications.
Allow me to speak of the character of the
men engaged in the relief work, and, indeed,
in all branches of the service at this base.
By all who receive their attentions the testi
mony is given that, for intelligence and a high
standard of morals, with not a few rare in
stances of self-sacrifice and devotion, the gen
tlemen who have given themselves to this work
have but few superiors. There are but few
writers among them, and many real workers.
Work is the order of the day, and of every
day. But little is said abroad, too little, of
the earnest, high-toned gentlemen who are
thus employed in doing good to the soldier, to
the country, and themselves, by their volun
tary service in the army and for the army.
However, they do not court celebrity or
glory, like those whose calling is that of arms,
but give their whole souls simply to the doing
of good for its own sake.
Yours, &c.,
Loyal Ladies’ Resident in Liverpool.—
Since our notice of the Department for New
Jersey, the committee has received from the
“Loyal Ladies’ Resident in Liverpool,” a largo
box containing a valuable addition to the col
lection of fancy articles.
It is curious what a different effect death
and nomination to public office have on a
man’s character. In death all his bad quali
ties are buried; in politics there is a gene
ral resurrection of them.
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