The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-07-09
WHOLE NO. 299.
THE ROMANCE or WAR,
HOW REBEL DAUGHTER OF EVE SET A TRAP
FOR PARTY OF FEDERAL HossEAEN-How
TIE TRAP DID NOT woRK, ETC.

HOW REBEL DAUGHTER OF EVE SET rRAr
FOR PARTY OF FEDERAL HoEsEAEN-How
TIE TRAP DID NOT WORK, ETC.
For the following good story-or stories
ra' her-a correspondent Of the Philadel.
phia Press, with McClellan's army, is re.
sponsible:
| Quartermaster S., and Commissary
Zach. B., Of one Of the regiments here.
about. are both Of them very good fellows,
and also very brave soldiers, when either of
their departments Of transportation and
supply is brought into conflict with the
enemy. Each one mounts mettlea steed
and can control him with a grace which
even Gen. McClelan's army might envy
This morning they started out in company,
to forage for the officers mess. Well pro-
vidsd with money to meet the exorbitant
demands Of the ggS and strawberry huck-
sters Ut the section of the country to which
they were going, they gaily vaulted into
their saddles, and bidding good oye to their
trends, briskly trotted on the road towards
richardson house. Having reached there,
they turned of on the White House road,
and after short ride, stopped at small
house by the roadside, to inquire what ar.
ticlcs they had for sale. B. was the
Spokesman, and at his summons out came
beautiful datnsel Of l8 summers, to an.
swer the inquiry.
"Have you any butter, or eggs, or milk,
or anything of that sort to sell, ma'am 7"
whereabouts do you come from p
About four miles from here we belong &;
to the Yankee army"
"You do, hsys Well I don't allow a
Yankee to come within twenty yards Of
me. much less to speak to me-"
The officers opened their eyes at this des.
perate declaration, and riding into the
yard, the commissary continued:
Say, look. a-here, don't you know that
such folks as you are the only kind Of meat
We have down in our campl'
Yes, indeed" broke in fair Secessia,
Il We heard that much about vou."
"Well. suppose you have, and it's all
true: Why, at the battle of Fair Oaks the
| Yankees eat eight hundred just such look
ing rebels as you, and it took ever so many
soldiers to guard the dead ones, and keep
US off,"
AT this barbarous speech, which might
have provoked most terrible results, if the
young lady's flashing eyes were any index
of her state Of mind, her parents appeared,
and gently checking her, pccosted the I'm.
ION officers, and said they had nothing 10
sell. The father seemed somewhat amused
at bis daughters spirit; and explained:
THAT ere gals got beau in the Con
federate army, don't you see, and you know
that's good reason for her being opposed
to the Yankees. Just you make an offer
fN Nf,.vA -, L..
down her colors"
| But Federal officers don't do such un
manly things, and finding they could pro.
cure no eatables ut this place, they with.
drew to the road and pursued their journey
Go'ng = short distance along the road to
the lett, they stopped at a house where a
lady lived whose husband was in the rebel
army. Mrs Mills received them in most
bew'tchingly friendly manner, spread out
glorious dinner, and offered to sell US
oceans o, milk aud bushels Of cherries.-
With pleasant smile so different from thu
cxcitable lass they had just left, she invit-
ed them into the house, setting chairs for
their accommodation. The quartermaster,
nothing 10th, entered, and after some little
pressing consented to un>addlc their horses
and turn them out to Craze Nothing
could exceed the politeness Of Mrs Mills.
She was so glad they had come and so
fearful that their long ride, under a scorch-
ing sun, might have fatgued them. And
were they not hungry? Would they not
allow her TO set out something for them to
eat! She was so sorry their camp was 50
distant, for nothing would delight her more
than to send them Strawberries, and milk,
and cherries, and ev,r, thing which her
garden could furnish. She thought that
the Union soldiers were such gentlemen
so gallant and brave-and so constant to
wards the poor V,rginians who had lost
their all in this sorrowful war. And
couldn't they stay to dinner, and allow her
to treat them with true Virginian hospi,all.
ty?
Such a loving reception extended by the
wife OF rebel soldier to two perfect stran
gers, was so very unlike other earthly
things, and so very like the concluding
chapters Of the yeller kivered." that it
a>tonished our soldier friends. The CON-
mssary looked at the qusrtermaster, and
the quartermaster, thinking he detected
wink in B-'s eye, returned it, and
both together they entered the house.
With many thanks and protestations that
nothing was farther from their intention
than to give trouble, they took the chairs
set out for them, and whilst tho lady bus.
tied about to prepare dinner, had time to
look about them.
They were in clcanly we'll kept Virgin.
ia log house, with old fashioned furniture;
and were evidently partaking Of the hosp.
talitics Of lady Of cultivated manners and
excellent understanding. Their ride had
been long one, and the brush they had
previously undergone SO unta v0rably con.
trasted with this kind treatment that their
hearts were almost melted in gratitude to-
ward their fair benefactreSS. A few mo.
ment sufficed for the preparation of the
meal, and the lady, placing chairs at the
table, invited IN IN to be seated.
OF course, nothing on Iat humble boarl
could, in her estimation, suit the epicurean
palates Of two such gallant officers OF tho
Union army. Her bread, she was afraid,
was two heavy, and her butter too sott.-
Her milk had Sonred, and, she was ashamed
to tell it, but the very last piece ot fresh
meat had been eaten that morning, and she
had nothing but ham t. offer The gentle
men; but then the han had been her faith.
er's own raising, and she knew they would
like it, erhaps they would taste some Of
her early cherries and strawberries, and
asparagus, too; but no, the cherries we're
under, and the straw berries over ripe, and
the gooi-for nothing girl that did tho coox.
ing had left the aspara gus too long on the
fire, and it was boiled sll to pieces. And
then .hc potatoes, too; she had taken such
pains with them, and just to think how
sodden they were. Oh, it was awful!
My dear madam broke in the polite
qnartermaster, pray don't apologies any
more. The meal is most excellent.
| hardly ever sat down to better one.
Have you, Zack?'
NO, indeed said lack; why, at home, I
never had anything like it. Salt pork and
small nOtatoss ara All that we can c.at in our