The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-04-19
CASES OF HARDSHIP.

On the 25th of December, the Tribune gave
al account Of Charles Spencer, of Syracuse, N.
Y, who lost $4,000 in property in Hickman,
last year; how his wife and daughter we're Ia
ken from him and carried away prisoners, and
how he escaped and came to Cairo, where no
was long suspected, but at last rghted by Gen.
Grant. Recently, he went to Hickman, now in
possession of our troops, where he found his
wife and daughter, from whom he had been sep-
arated eight months.
A few years ago, Charles Green, from the vi.
cinity of Lafayette, Indiana, removed to Scott
county, Missouri, where, as blacksmith, he was
doing well. Last summer he was shot il 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 neghbor. Yesterday, I 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 assist.
ance, which she will get She has six children,
all girls but one, and the oldest not over thir.
teen years of age. By saving a little money
which her husband had left, and by selling of
everything the rebels spared, she managed for
over six mouths to support her children and at
last to dress the girls in calico frocks and white
bonnets. They were very neat and clean, but
they hnd scarcely shy other clothes, as she told
me. TIE boy, very bright fellow, Eve years
old, and evidently her pride, was decently
clothed and wore u smart military cap. Her
husband was worth about $1,000 All that
was left her washer children.
A. G. ODonnel came from Iowa to Arkansas,
and was engaged in merchandising and general
trading with large capital, aud he is an enter.
prising and wealthy man. OF course they took
away bis property, this partly was the trouble
with him, and he started, with what house keep
ing and small valuable articles he could save,
tor Memphis, hoping to get up the river. His
wife was sick, and had young child. He was
unable to get house; be could not even get
shed. They lived oct doors, but made tent of
bed quilts. The weak mother and tender babe
took the congestive chills. He sold note cal.
ling for $3.50 for SIS, and his wife's valuable
gold watch for $50, Confederate scrip. II was
difficult for him to keep what provisions he
bought, because the soldiers would steal them,
and they boldly carried of q sack of -four lie
went up to Columbus, still meeting the same
hardships. Here the little baby died. While
they were getting ready to bury it, and be stood
with his children by the grave, he was told that
the cars were ready, and that he must leave
He was obliged to 60, and they FASTENED away.
leaving the little coffin on the ground, the grave
still open.
lie went to May6eld, and there giving two
icatner BEDS, ne got his family hauled to Padu.
cab, smuggling through the lines. Here he sold
bis wifs's shawl. Then be went to work as
common laborer at Sl5 month. At the end of
the month he went to Cairo, and with six dol.
lars commenced life again. Mr.. ODonnel IL
now Commissary in the Goth Regiment at
Jonesboro, Illinois. He talks bitterly, and this
anecdote 10 here to the point
During the Kansas troubles gentleman saw
an old acquaintance talking somewhat profanely
in company, in the town Of Topeka. This ac-
quaintsnce was Vermonter, and the gentleman
had known him as . Methodist minister, very
pious and exemplary. When their eyes caught
they we're glad to learn Of each other, and to
talk Of old times. At last the gentleman SAYS:
How Is il that when We used to know YOU We
oil thought you truly pious man, and now l
hear you using very strange language" The
preacher promptly answered: III you had suf.
fered and seen what have you would not be 1
bit surprised" ~
School teaching d supposed to be profitable in
the slave States. Albert Salisbury went from