34? Ten Years of ray Life. 



elected governor with such a reputation. Harris had even ex- 

 pressed a doubt whether the Governor would receive me at all, 

 and I waited with great anxiety for the return of the aide-de- 

 camp who announced tis to the dreaded man. The titles of 

 Senator and Princess exerted, however, their influence, and we 

 were admitted. A Senator of the United States, I will mention 

 here, ranks before any governor or minister, and is equal to the 

 President, therefore a very high personage. 



Governor Morgan was a tall, square-built man, of about forty- 

 five, with greyish hair and a handsome but severe face. On 

 looking at him my heart fell into my shoes, for I saw little hope 

 of success in that calm, stern eye. 



With a faltering voice I commenced pleading for my husband, 

 I spoke of his ardent desire to serve the cause of the Republic, 

 and described his despair at his being kept inactive when his 

 comrades won honour in the field ; I praised his militar}? 

 qualities, and dwelt on the proofs Vv hich he had given of them. 

 1 became warmer and warmer, I spoke for about a quarter of 

 an hour, and he never helped me with a w^ord. 



At last the Governor spoke. He said he did not know 

 whether any regiments were vacant, and called a colonel, his 

 secretary, to inquire. There were several free, mostly American 

 regiments. As my husband did not speak English well enough 

 yet, I expressed his desire to be placed, if possible, at the head 

 of one of the German regiments. Yes, there was one free — the 

 8th New York. 



Seeing that 1 had won the battle, joy made me very lively 

 and bold, and when Governor Morgan seemed still to waver, I 

 said that I v^^ould not go av/ay without his fa.vourable decision % 

 and when he relaxed into a smile at my eagerness, which 

 seemed to please and amuse him, and ordered the colonel ta 

 appoint my husband, I pleadingly insisted on my having his 

 commission made out and signed at once, that I might be able 

 to carry it to him immediately. That was an important point; 

 for if, meanwhile, the dismissal of the Prince had been made 

 officially known, he might not have got the place after all. I 

 gained my point ; the Governor ordered the commission to be 

 made out at once, and he signed ito 1 thanked him with the 

 warmest words, on which he replied that the best manner in 

 which 1 could show my gratitude would be to remain always as 

 true and faithful to my husband as I was then. When I left 



