Bitter Fruit.
--From an interesting letter published in one of our exchanges, we copy the following:‘"Have you ever tasted any Confederate fruit ?"’ Yanked of another, at City Point two or three days ago. ‘"No, I have not,"’ was the reply, but I should like very much to get some just now.‘" I have tasted some Confederate fruit,"’ spoke an fellow lying on the ground, whose coun betokened a system racked with pain; ‘"yes, taked Confederate fruit, and d — d bitter it is "’ He raised the blanket from his leg pointing to his knee, added; ‘"And here is the dence"’ it was a painful wound he had received, and the fruit was indeed bitter to him. And to w many thousands of others has the ‘"Confederate fruit, "’ atlas bullets, proved equally if not more ter
