Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-04-18
Cases of Hardship.

Cases of Hardship
The sufferings at the hands of the trait
ors will never be half known. A cores
pondent of the Tribune at Cairo, gives the
following:
On the 25.h December last an account
was given of Charles Spencer of Syracuse,
New York, who lost near $4,000 in pro-
perty in Hickman last year how his wife
and daughter were taken from him and
carried away prisoners. and how he escaped
and came to Cairo, where he was long sus-
pected, but at last was righted by Gen.
Grant. Recently, he went down 10 Hick-
man, now in possession of our troops, where
he found his wife and daughter, from whom
he had been separated eight months.
A few years ago, Charles Green, from
the vicinity of Lafayette, Indiana, removed
TO Scott County, Mo-, where, as black
smith, he was doing well. Last summer he
was shot in his own door-yard, in the cool
of the evening, after working all day, and
while he was holding his youngest child and
singing to it. This was done by one of jeff.
Thompson's men, who was his near neigh
bor. Yesterday, saw his wife, with her
children, on their way to Indiana. She had
not been able to reach Cairo before. The
sight of this woman called for sympathy and
assistance, which she will get She has six
children. all girls but one, and the oldest
not over 3 years of age. By saving lit
/ to money which her hasbnnd had loft, and
by selling off everything the Rebels spared,
she managed for over six months to sup
port her children, and at last to dress the
girls in calico frocks and white bonnets.
They were very neat and clean, but they
had scarcely any other clothes, as she told
me. The boy, very bright fellow, five
years old, and evidently her pride, was de-
Gently Cit ed and were smait military
cap. Her husband was worth about 81,
200. All that wes left her washer chill
dren.
A. C. O'Donnel came from Iowa to Ar
kansas, and was engaged in merchandising
and general trading with large capital
and he was an enterprising, wealthy man.
OF course they took away his property, this
was partly the trouble with him, and he
started with what housekeeping and small
valuable articles he could save, for Memph-
is, hoping 10 get up the river. Here his
wife was sick, and bad young child. He
was unable to get house be could not
get even shed. They lived out doors, but
made tent with bed quilts. The weak
mother and tender babe took the congestive
ehills. He sold good note, calling for
$3.50 for SIS, and his wives valuable gold
watch for $50, Confederate scrip. 1t was
difficult for him 10 keep what provisions he
! bought, because the soldiers would steal
} them, and they boldly carried off sack ol
-four. He went up to Columbus, still meet.
ing the same hardships. Here the little
/, baby died. While they were getting ready
to bury II, aod he stood with bis children
by the grave, he was told that the cars were
ready, and that he must leave. He was
obliged to 90, and they hastened away, leav-
ing the little coffin on the ground, the grave
still open. He went next to Mayiield, and
there giving two feather beds, he got his
family hauled to Paducah, smuggling
: through the lines. Here he sold his wife's
: shawl. Then he went TO work as a com'
; mon laborer at SI5 month. At the end
of the month he went 10 Cairo, and with
six dollars commenced life again. Mr.
: O'Donnel is now Commissary in the Goth
, Regiment at Jonesboro', Ill. He talks bit
;erly, and this anecdote is here to the point,
During the Kansas troubles gentleman
saw an old acquaintance talking somewhat
: profanely in company, in the town OF To-
peka. This acquaintance was Vermont.
: er, and the gentleman had known him as a
Methodi.t minister, very pious and exem-
: plary. When their eyes caught they were
: glad to learn of each other, and 10 talk OF
, old times. At last the gentleman says
! /" How is it that whep we USED to know
you we all thought you trnly pious man,
) and now hear you using very strange
language The preacher promptly an
swered: "lf you had suffered and seen
what have you would net be bit sur
prised."
School teaching Is supposed to be profit
able ia the slave States. Albert Salisbury
wen, from Tioga County, Pennsylvania,
TO Arkansas, and engaged in school-teach-
ing. Two years ago he married young
lad,, Miss Dirky, from near Blooming