The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-11

wages; but there was no price nor charge, either
upon work or viciuals, in those days!
Every one did whatever they could turn their
hand to. She spun us hedde.yarn for weaving
cloth, and the best and finest ever saw.
They were very anxious about home-l mean
she was. He never fretted--was quite happy, like
another boy. His mother moaned about home, as
any other old body would; but, whites, she would
be very cheerful.
at was time Of great trials
"She did think dreadful deal of that son Ande
who was her ALL
"Ande and tended the farm. His mother al
lowed him to work at everything he would, and he
was very willing.
"We had large new field, Just cleared. planted
in corn and pumpkins. Ande and had the great
est time to keep up the fences keep the hogs out
"For the horsemen--the flying infantry, as they
were callsd--were always riding about, and would
throw down the fences, without ever stopping to
put them up again.
"They would never go round rod--beng al
"Ande would cut up pumpkins and feed that COW;
and he liked to look at her eating! We fed her
beautifully, and she gave plenty ofmilk.
"The Jacksons had rode up on horses that were
kept in a back pasture field, well out of sight.
"Ande made bows and arrows, and shot birds
about. There were many birds about in those
days-snipes, cartridges, and wild turkeys. He
had great idea Of some military business.
81 like to see a big forehead and large eyes when
want to see martial man.
"Ande could not well be idle. He used to carry
my baby about, and nurse il bravely. He was very
willing to do so.
sit was in peach and watermelon time they were
here. We got good deal Of support out of the
corn-feld. We were well off, We were not very
nice. Our wants were not so many, and were the
easier supplied.s
"We had continental and convention money plen-
ha.fs of thoh
sued their own paper for small sums, for change,
payable in one year; but great deal Of It never
came back to be paid People were not anxious
about money. Money was small matter in those
days Nothing attracted their attention but liberty.
That was their whole object.
"My biggest brothers had gone to the war. My
husband was in the army; and had my first baby
in my arms. My mother was heavy-footed at the
time-far gone with her last infant but she could
take care of my child.
''hnde and | spread fax watered and gathered
it. We had no cotton at all. He and packed
away the flax in the loft.
"The people hded all their boys, for fear the Brit
ish would take them off, The men were all gone
away to the army; and even the women into re-
mote settlements, to be out of the way of the Brit
sh--such character had come from the lower coun-
try Of their outrageous acts.
81 had no idea Of going away. never was
afraid thank God My mother was too heavy
footed TO 60, and had to stay with her.
"But the British were often sore belied, in my
notion. 1t was the tories did the most mischief.
"rhe Hessians were exactly heathens! The
British told them they must fight 10 the death; for, il
the Americans took them prisoners, they would eat
them!
'But it must be said to the credit of the Ameri-
cans, they never abused prisoner yet--unless twas
now and then to tar and feather tory! This Meth
er broke their bones, scalded their heads, but
kept them busy getting it aft them; and | thought
M harm M that ar all ,. 5 u
"The Jacxsons got round and went home behind
the British, as they came to Charlotte"
Aunt Suzy lives in the very field from which she
and "Ande" gathered the pumpkins. There is not
pane of glass in her logcabn; and, in all weather,
when she is at home, one of the doors is open. She
il active frugal, cheerful, and happy, and takes a
hearty interest in everything Of public private
importance.
In her costume, she exhibits the character Of the
olden time. The mode in which she bitches up her
dress behind TO avoid the mud is more attractive to
me than a permanent hustle. There 10 honesty in
the patch OF her scarlet pettcoat, and thrift in the
way in which the gown is drawn through the pock-
et-holes. The walls and shelves Of her house are
ornamented with dresses Of her own making and
the only approach to change | observed, was a
stamped iborder upon one of her flannel under
dresses, which she laughed at, and said had been
done to encourage some wandering calico-printer!
The pig she saved from the snow-storm has
grown up to be greedy sow and, as the old lady
carrying piggin of swill through the bars, the
impatient creature knocked her down, and seriously
injured her. But her constitution is SO good, she
recovered rapidly, and she thinks someeven begrudge
her good health. Children. take to her intudvely,
and no greater treat be offered to mine than a
visit to Aunt Suzy
day In speaking Of renting her land to her sonsn.
law and getting nothing for IT, Aunt Suzy said: "fI cannot
get much can do with very little and that's great
thing