At a fair for the benefit of the Orphan Asylum, the ladies openly displayed Rebel insignia, but carefully excluded the National emblems.
This was the state of affairs when eight hundred Rebels arrived in St.
Louis.

They redeemed their promise to enjoy a Christmas dinner in St.
Louis, though they had counted upon more freedom than they were then able to obtain.

In order that they might carry out, in part, their original intention, their kind-hearted jailers permitted the friends of the prisoners to send a dinner to the latter on Christmas Day.

The prisoners partook of the repast with much relish.
The capture of those recruits was accompanied by the seizure of a supply train on its way to Springfield.

Our success served to diminish the Rebel threats to capture St.Louis, or perform other great and chivalric deeds.