Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-07-24

TnE MAEE's Ecc.-Cnce upon a time.
an lrlshman paid visit to a neirihor,
scon after his advcn: TO America, and while
being shown over his farm, he discovered
lot Of rumpki::s il - c,rn field, and asked
the old farmer what they were.
Those arc mares eggs" replied the
farmer, beat upon having some sport.
'FIle ''ivi: they are-and pray wIat'l We
take 'or one o thin. tcor Em athcr. raisin
ne own stock in this conn,hry."
"Oh, I'll make You present Of one,
Pat. if You want IT,"
fatpckcd up one-a good large one and
on his way home lie had +, climb the Side
'of n hill, and hv some mistake stumbled
AID to save himself, let co the pumpkin,
which rolled with headlong velocity to
the bottom AMI into a dense tiicket Of
undergrowth. Pat was watching TO see if
the egg should break, when, as the pump
lin Disappeared, RABBIT was frightened
from its lair Ey its presence, and boun-
ded out across the fell. Pat seeing it.,
cried ont
"Cnl,y colty c61tv! Och, bother We,
why don't We hould on now. Coltv col
ty colty! Divii the call does it mind at
all, at-aIl." And Pat went home with a
sorrowng Eeart, thinking he had really
broken tue egg aid tie colt had escaped.
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RETALIAT1oE IN \ SMALL WAY
."Lighting." writing from McMinnvlle, to
the Atlanta Conyederacy, says.
Capt. Davis, of Morgan's Brigade, with
AZ
days arr and went within few miles of
COLUMBUS, KY. where he found accompany
OF tho enemy strongly posted in house,
which Davis surrounded, and after short,
but hot'y contested fight, succeeded in
capturing soIne 25 or 80 Of the enemy, and
about SO horses. The ene,ny's loss in cas-.
ualties was several wounded.
Capt. Davis succeeded in recapiurinp
nine of our men, who were prisoners in the
cnemy's hands, having been captured near
the river the night before. The Yankees
had stripped our men of their boots and
shoes. and forced them TO walk bareiooted.
Capt. Davis, learning this, ordered every
Yankee in his hands served lkewiB and
compelled them to walk to this point,
nearly $50 miles. The Yankees com plailr'
cd bitterly, bnt it was only "nt for tag.
md their complaints wore not listened to-.
This is one instance in which retaliation
was me'sd out tsAkpse dr>efvi"git it.
TIE FEMALE LIEUTENANT.-"Lieu Kys
ford" a.&he female Lienterant from. the
South; arrest,L in this city and sent to
Castle Thunder, has beon released, by Gsn
Wipder. The charge of being Yankee
spy was never alleged against her, and she
is indignant that such thing was ever,
insinuated. She persists in sporting her
military costume, and it was this that 60.
her 10 trouble with the Richmond author-
ties. Her real name is Mrs. g. T. Will
liams, and her husband is Ist Lietnten>
ant in company e, 18th Connecticut
regiment, under Banks, in Louisiana. Her
father is Maj, j. B. Roche, Of Mississippi,
Fbut she was born IN the West Indies.
Her people were wealthy, and her annual
income before the war was 100000, most
of which she spent in getting medicines
for. the Confederate Goyernmeut@ Her
pe1chant was to follow the army in pri.
Yate ambulance will, medicines, bandages
and servant, and apply herself to. tho relief
of;the wounded, ihons sh she shas been
kpoYntto lend a helping band With Tho
mpsket at several battles 10 which she par