--From a gentleman who left
Fredericksburg a few days ago, we gather a few interesting items.
He attended the Episcopal Church last Sunday, and was an eye-witness to some things that transpired in the sacred edifice.
A Yankee General came to the church door and asked the sexton to show him into the
Mayor's pew, which he did accordingly.
Presently the
Mayor came in, bus seeing
Lincoln's servant in his seat he betook himself to the gallery.
Immediately afterwards the
Mayor's family came in, but on beholding such a questionable character in their pew they disdained to honor old Abe's representative with their company, and they quietly seated themselves in another side of the church.
The officiating clergyman omitted the prayer for the ‘"rulers in authority,"’ but offered up an extemporaneous prayer for the cause of the
South, which grated more harshly still on the
Yankee's sensibilities than the printed one in use.
One of the
Federal soldiers went into a millinery store, when the following colloquy ensued:
Yankee.--Have you any crape ?
Lady.--Yes; what do you want with it ?
Yankee.--To use it for a mourning badge.
Lady.--Who is dead--one of
our soldiers ?
Yankee.--No; one of
ours.
Lady.--Then you can't have the crape.
So the
Yankee had to do his mourning for his dead companion without the show of crape.
Another boasting miscreant went into the store of
John Scott, and desired to purchase some tobacco, or some ether article, but
Mr. Scott said to him he would not sell it to
him. Then said
Yank, ‘"I'll have it any how !"’ ‘ "You will,"’ said
Mr. S, ‘"then you will have to be a stronger man than I am.,"’ The Yankee, dreading a personal ‘"irrepressible conflict,"’ and believing ‘"discretion the better part of valor,"’ walked out
minus the tobacco.
