Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-28
The Female Cavalier.

One morning at roll call near Rusaellvle K enucky
surprised and amused at seeing black Wench
galop into camps seated asride powerful iron grey
horse and carrying before her three four fine looking
Enfield rifles. She dashed up into midst, and
dropping the guns upon the ground, exclaimed "Bess
de Lord safe at last J"
WHAT'S the meaning CT this p Inquired Col. Aber
nethy stepping forward.
Give kiss fuss, Eassa, den l tells you,' re-
piled the wench eerng at tie asonished and incensed
Colonel: the bystandes the willis shouting with
laughter at hie astonished and ludcrous appearance.
J be Colonel seizCd stick and was about to lay 1t
the back of the impudent wench when she cried IN
altered tone, forbear Colonel; it is |, Sergeant
johnson, your Osderley.''
"Tte d-l" exclaimed the Colonel, dropping his
stick ard breaking out into laugh, What means
this, Charity? Where have you been? How came
you in this disguise ?"
Charley threw one leg tie front OF the saddle
ard proposed TO explain while the whole regiment
gathered around to hear the story. SIT you recollec
Uooucl, you gave me five days. furough yesterday
morning, to go down to Whippoorwill Bridge to see
my friend Billy Mills. Well, arrived there yesterday
evening, and was having jolly time last night when
the negroes running IN and Informed me that "a
squadron OF aDkee raiders coming up tire road
bO 10 front and of the house. tell you boys
was frightened and thought about to g. up for
ninety days this time, certain. W here shall hide
where SHALL hide ?" cried bouncing about from
corner of the room oher nearly beside myself with
fear "hide in the celer," suggested Billy Mns-"no,
no, that won't d., CRIED another ego up into the gar
ret" which latter suggestion l about to follow,
when Lucy, the Old back N, look forcible hold OF
me and dragged me TO the Kitchen saying Il III fix you,
co ne long" followed INTERESTINGLY, and the oil
man with no gentle and commenced stripping fl my
clothes | bad no idea what she AFTER, but as my
case was desperate une solved to submit, the
readily too heard upon all sd,s the heavy tramp OF
the enemy 3 horses they closed in upon the house
"She tore Of my clothes with one or two s"ipes OF
her hand and then cast my head one of her own
dr,sses-to wit the one l have on She drew over
my cad this black cap and tied this handkefchef this
doup she smeared my face and hands with soOt from
the potts. and By the time the Yankees entered was
collred, you sea- fifteen hundred dollar wench."
"Wcll, what occurred after that Charley 2" the Col
| Ouel eLquiEed.
"Wel they came 10 clustering and sw, al ing and ill.,
ouired if there were any rebels in the house They
were told there was none, but nowithsta ndipg they
searched everywhere, and finding no one, ordered
poor blacks to get them id good supper, or they
would skin US alive. tell you, Colonel, made the
pots CHATTER with vengeance. n a very short time,
Lucy Dlnah, Patsy and myself set before them "the
oest the country afforded" Those in the house sat
down to their meal, while Lucy and L went out and
summoned the tat dozen remaining around the house
then secured the premises time or two to see that
the coast was clear and finding it So took the finest
horse In the lot, gathered up three Ct their rides and
We'd the horse gently of till got hundred yards or 50