"I buried that ole stinkin' fish! I wouldn't bring it in your presence. An' here's the meal they give me."
Hairy caterpillars were jumping through the meal! I turned to my table and wrote:—
"Is the commanding general aware of the nature of the ration issued this day to the destitute women of Petersburg?" (signing myself)
"Mrs. Roger A. Pryor."
This I gave to Alick, with instructions to present it, with the meal, to General Hartsuff.
Alick returned with no answer; but in a few minutes a tall orderly stood before me, touched his cap, and handed me a note.
"Major-General Hartsuff is sorry he cannot make right all that seems so wrong. He sends the enclosed. Some day General Pryor will repay
"George L. Hartsuff,
"Major-General Commanding."
The note contained an official slip of paper:—
"The Quartermaster and Commissary of the Army of the Potomac are hereby ordered to furnish Mrs. Roger A. Pryor with all she may demand or require, charging the same to the private account of