Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-12-23
Ee4eref steedrnan Challenged
by Woman.

james B. Steedman, of the North
wsssarn Ohio Volunteers. is brave in battle
au9 ep 70 adventures in Seeeshdom. A
letts< frern Scamp near the Tennessee
Ensg . the commercial, relates tho follow
ing
riding along te-day,I caught up with
Gepeel 8tsedman, who. in his province as
conuender Of this brigade, had called at a
dwelling on the road side, to see abou,
sick et!aiers LEFT IN the houses. The Gen
eraI k4ocked at the door. aud voice with
in yeksd cut. tGonae In" 05eying the in.
junetzn, be opened the door and asked
hos ;zeny men were there. and also if they
had tte requisite attention shown them. -
After Few inmates talk with the soldiers,
Gens-t s. catered il,to conversation with
Dir. lpynoIds. tho owner Of the property
who. as.ong other things, asked the Get.
eral VIXEN be thoaeht the war would end
s--t < ~ the General replied:
r.'es;s lsf dorTp their ezns
'',.-s1se ~ = IL
having their country thoroughly desas-
tatad."
This reply brought in third party
Old Mira Reynolds regular spit-fra-a
she secessionist Of the most rapid, rantank
erous s2ecies-a tiger cat in petticoa,s.-
This she specimen OF tho Esprit Of thC
South !" of the demon of dssolation, had
bottled up her venom during the converse.
tion Of her SOD, but could bold in no longer
her vial of wrath "busted," the cork few
out, and The way she came at the General
was caution to the wayfarers, over thi:
road at any rate.
''Oh yes ! and that's all you nasty Yam
KEGS come here for, is to destroy our prop
erty, invade our sile, deserlatin our homes
This ere whole war is nothing but Yam
kee speculation. gotten up by the North, Sc
that they can steal niggers and drive u:
from our homes"
"Well, madam, il is not my province Il
quarrel with a woman ; l shall no. talk Il
you. You get excited and don't know
what you're talking about"
oh but I'll talk to you as much as
please, you'er all a sueaking set of thieves
| yOr can just take yourself out of my house
/ you dirty puT. You're drunk"
The General very plscidly listened tt
the termagant, and merely remarked i
was too cold to go out of the house JUS
then, he guessed he'd warm himsel
! first"
"Get out quick" 9aid she, opening thc
door, "l'll let you know, Pm a Harvey
yes, I'm grand daughter of General Har
ney. of revolutionary fame"
"Well, madam. have before told YOU
| don't want to quarrel with woman, bu
if you have any male Harney's about The
! hou3s, who will give me the tenth part o
! - 1onoo
/ the lips Of 'One old enough to know bet
ter will soon show him of what nettl
| | am made"
''Jeems, give me your six-shooter" fair
Try shrieked the old woman, "l'll s)oi
show him. I'll fight you at ten PAGES
sir"
The General laughed at her last remark
seeing which, she became perfectly furious
her sons and daughters begging her to de
sist from such talk, but the more the,
don't, the less she "don'ted"
The family by this time had been mad
aware that it was real General at whom
this iEsolence of the tongue was beiD.
hurled, and the tribulation Of the son wa
great
The General after thoroughly warmin
himself, quietly walked out with his staff
the son followed to the door making a
sOrts of apologies for his mOther-that sh
had been SICK, was peevish, and at time
out Of her head. / suggested to him tbu
didn't think she would be so apt to 9
ont of her head if John Morgan had com
along, instead ola Union man. Lucky fo
tbat house and its inmates that the 9t
Ohio, or any of General Steedman's cou
maud, were not appraised Of their proceed
ings. The General, in the kindness of hi
heart and for the soldiers quartered there
placed guard around her house to prt
vent her being troubled IN the least, Will
| tho recimeHts were nassinp