The Washington Star amuses us with a story, probably not only “founded on fact” but all fact, of how Captain “Kellogg,” of Connecticut, lately came up among the missing – another case of “mysterious disappearance of a nice young man and two beautiful young ladies,” as the Cincinnati locals would call it:
The history of the recent disappearance of Captain Kellogg, of one of the Connecticut regiments, illustrates the susceptibility of the brigade of which it form a part, as well as the innocence of their confiding souls, and the “d-d good nature” characterizing the discipline of its superior officers – all to a charm.
The Captain was doing picket duty near the Scott House, which is situated in a secluded position about a mile north-west of this village (Falls Church). Like the Connecticut sergeant and corporal, who disappeared miraculously, a day or two since, from the same house, the beauty of the two Misses Scott – really respectable young ladles, aged eighteen and twenty – and their fascinating manner, induced him to step a few hundred yards from the line he was stationed to guard, to pay his respects to them, and indulge in a little agreeable conversation.
Famed for their hospitality as they were, they of course invited him within the threshold. Time flew while he was there, and he took no thought on’t. But “Secesh” did; for presently three of it troopers appeared at the door and made known their desire to escort the gallant captain to the wood near by, where a considerable party of their company were in wait, in turn, to escort their bird, thus caged, just as and where the sergeant and corporal bad been so recently caught in precisely the same way. That’s the last heard hereabouts of Capt. Kellogg and the fascinating Misses Scott, who are rank Secessionists, by the by, though certainly most agreeable and entertaining young ladies. It is surmised that those who have been thus using them of late as “bird lime,” deemed it best for their safety to take them along with the gallant captain in the direction of Fairfax Court House. When search was made for Capt. Kellogg, no one was found about the house except old Mrs. Scott, who was, or professed to be, in a state of blissful ignorance of what became of him or her daughters. Really it is high time that Uncle Sam changed the uniform of these confiding Connecticuters, habiting them hereafter in a full suit of “Green.” No other color would so become them, that’s certain.
Daily Ohio Statesman, Columbus, OH