Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-09-25

IN We are blessed In this Department OF the
Eenncssee," as it is called, albeit We arc i'll
Ms9sissippi, and shall soon sojoifn in Aiaba-
ma, with man for the position Of provost
marshal general who realizes the position OF
affairs-metes to all impartially and slisfnis.
ses more business in short time than any
one wot OF In the absence Of battles and
would to heaven the time were here wberl
the lion and the lamb shall lie down together
and swords be beaten into pruning. hooks
we will dwell upon things that are peace, but
pertaining to war.
While in the aforementioned Office 4 bsau.
tiful girl Of only ssventeetts Of erhteer, sum:
mers presented herself. After she was seat.
ed the object Of her visit was made known
to Col. Kent in about the following words:
II come here, sir, to get mules md wag-
ons to move our family"
Do you expect Us tofirhish ySa these
thingsP' 9msf 81 YM
swell, sir, we have nothing to move with
all our stock is gone.n a
Who took your stock, madam ~ s5s ,
The Confederates took some, and yci:
folks the rest"
How far have you come where did yottl
live e'
From beyond the Big Black. sir-son'I
forty miles,"
"IIave you no male relatives who could
have come instead Of youp u a
I" Yes, sir; but father thought cSuld d}
BETTER" f.t 80 gt8f
Hero is a beautiful supplemented girl exI
posed to insults from people that their pa
pers publish as having inscribed on theil
banner, Booty and Beauty" eaa |
i Through the lone long 40 miles upon I
mule, through camps where thousands Of
Lincotn's hirelings were at rest she came il
perfect safety, no insult-not word Of diss
respect-hcr innocence her shield-on sht
came where father feared to tread-OI
shame! The lies that these politicians hay /
told to infame the deluded people to mad
ness. This innocent girl gives all their stc|
ries of our brutality the lie. Persons in ttiI
town who have been saved from actual star
vation who have been protected III thci}
property and in their persons, fed from Thu
public crib for weeks, have been cietccte /
sending letters South filed with stories Al
outrages that never occurred, and with scene!
that could not be---when shown their perlld
they unblushingly denied the proof Tlnnk q,
woman-.chaste woman --our ideal OF Truth N,
goodness bowling before this car Of idoiatr,
and having truth crushed. Let us hope tbs /
truth crushed to earth win rise again. Whe
Col. Kent asked this young person why shf
wished to move. Her reply was 70 ri
from Federal rule" -.'ts5s - -.
Where do 60, miss 4"
"To Little Rock, Arkansas"
Federal rule is there" said the Coione
"and Federal rule will be everywhere tiH e
you can go, unless you cross tho waters.
However will give you every facility to e.
away; would have done the same for yous
father. 1 will do so to all who will 70. an,
bid them God speed. They ifnve denotncc
us as everything that is vie and inhumsr
and yet your parent sends you alone, sDhen
he aooula not haze dared send you before WN
,oar, and you say no one has mofested q
made you afraid. want all such people X
go, and 60 as far as possible"
He gave her mules and wagons for the joulE
ney.
This is one Of thousands Of incidents. E