The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-07-22
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The vomen shout Winchester. yr
ginia. are very discriminating ~ their
attention 10 soldiers. Tie rebels as
treated with tie utmost eoDuesy and
furnished with ail the ediblcs mud
drinkables thar the now rather slender
lrtler 81 a Virginia honschb!d Ian
supply. The Hori9's correspondent
ii Wmehester g.yes he following ac-
coua, 81 the manner In which teo oi
The Yankees secured lhe hospitality Of
the secession ladies.
Two Of Que soldiers, both Yankees,
one from Boston aud one from Ner-
mont, briho0gh, g transfer upon their
own heads a portion of ibis courtesy
and hospitality Oae of them was ac.
cordingly arrayea in gray apparel of
homespun. beslrole upon q beast o.
Sigh, ana angular outlines. furnished
Sith a double-barrel shet gun. and
such irappings as usually accompany
IA Virginia cayalryman. His saber
and ammunition are worn by his com.
panion, who, ia full federal uniform
and an excellent horse and equip
ments, rides by bis side and assumes
the air Of q capior toward the confed-
emie soldier, who wears the depressed
and downcast cogntenance Of pris-
oner Of war.
Ia this way they ride through the
town, and tbe confederate receives
many a nod Of sympathy as he pas
ses and when he arrives al fine
residence on tic outskirts, where half
score Of ladies we're gathered iogelh.
er, gossiping on the probable fate Of
Ashby and the possibility Of jackson's
returning again, one lady cspies him
and calls out to the rest. There IS
one Of our coniedelates. Poor fellow (
hc has just been captured" All rush
in moment 10 The porch, and united
lhcir cries and entrea,ies to tile ieder.
Al soldier 10 stop for q moment, and
allow his prisoner 10 come into the
house and rest, aud have something 10
eat and drink.
The federal pro.tsed hat he was
in Taste to lake his charge 10 lIarpers
Ferry, but consented 70 90 in with
him ier few moments. Such jubi-
lee as succeeded The ladies lau. he'd,
clappsd their bands, sung patriotic
songs, to cheer him up--
Tho spirit SIN Is in us
OF Henry and 81 l.oe'
brought il a glass Of whiskey FOR the
captor and captured, and succeeded in
dispelling the grief from the face Of
the prisoner, aud bringing the whole
party into a state Of cxhilaration.
Then they drew from him the story
of bis capture. He had been sitting
under a tree reading when the federal
approached behind him before he was
aware Of il lie fired his pistol and
started for his horse, when tie pistol
of his captor discharged BAH which
passed through a something about his
neck containing several mysterious
papers, which lie succeeded IN throw
ipg away. CFlis The ladies fejoiced
at exceedingly.) The federalhad dr.
armed him ana had iust arrived III
iown with the prisoner
After spending a half hour III ac.
cepting the kind words and Offices Of
the ladies. the federal demanded thar
che prisoner shonld bid adieu 70 bis
friends, which was done With many
afectionate good wishes, and the two
Yankees put spurs to their horses and
escaped down the next street TO laugh
over their success in betooling the Sc
ce sion ladies 81 Winchester.
Having witnessed the entire per-
formance myself, | can testify to the
truihfnlness with which each perform
ed lis part. 10 one would have sus-
pected the gcuuiHeHess Of Mr.. ----,
of Ashby's cavalry, from London.