Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-01-05
Miscellany. .
Whipping the Wrong Woman.
A SKETCH OF CHIyALRY OF EAST TENN
ESSEE.

We cut the subjoined game at cross
purposes from Mr. Tlow bridges new
novel of Cudjo's Cave A brief pre-
face will make it intclligible. When Sc
cession was first inaugurated in East
Tennessee, many loyal men, who had
been for months privately drilling that
they might fight, if need be, in defense
of the Union, were obliged to leave their
homes and take refuge in the mountains.
Among these was well to-do farmer
named Staekridge, a man Of some infu-
ence in the community, and. one whom
the Confederatcs were especially anxious
to arrest. BY adroit espionage they be-
came convinced that be held communi-
cation with his family, and the most un-
scruprlous among them conceived the
clIiyalrous id, a OF whipping Mrs
Stackridge until she revealed the hiding
place OF her loyal husband W therefore
not None OF them would hesitate to
whip a slave woman who rebelled, and
the wife Of an incorrigible ''Union shrek
err could hardly expect lighter doom.
Near to the Stackridge farm there
lived widow Sprowl, arabid seccssionist,
whose only san had been outlawed for
some act Of violence under the old Gov
ernment, but was welcome to the service
Of the new, and honored with commits
sion in the Confederate army. He was
in command in the vicinity, and sent two
Germans Of his company, who might be
relied on for ligid adherence to military
orders, to pay Mrs. Stackridge the hu-
name visit to which we have referred =
Now it happened that the good woman
was not at home, having gone ont to cali
upon neighbor (not Mrs. Sprowl), and
during her absence. the Captains moth
er, intent upon borrowing provisions
from one who, under the circumstances,
would hardly refuse to lend, knocked
twice at the door, and, meeting no re-
sponse, pulled the hospitable latch
string aud entered the house.
Her first feeling was that of resent
ment. What ght had Mrs. Stackridge
to be absent when she came to borrow :?
As she explored the pantry and closets,
however, and became convinced that she
was absolutely alone in the house, her
countenance lighted up with smile.
Il can borry what want jest exact
/ ly as well as if Miss Stackridge was at
home" thought the widow And she
proceeded to Eli her basket. She help
ed herself to a pan Of meal, borrowing
the pan with it. "I'li fetch home the
pan when do the meal,' said she, ex-
posing her craggy teeth with grim
smile "If don't afore, I'm afraid Miss
Stackridge ii have to wait for a consid-
erable spell What's in this box? Cof-
fee? May as well take box and all
Bring back the box when | do the cof-
fee. Wish could find some tobaccky
some-whars-wonder whar they keep
their tobaccky?'
Now the excellent woman did not In
dulge in these liberties without some
apprehension that Mrs. Stackridge might
return suddenly and interrupt them
Perhaps she had not followed Mr. Stack
ridge to the mountains. Perhaps shC
had only gone to the village to buy shoe:
for the children, or to call on neigh
bor
IF she should come back and ketcl
me at it-wby then I'd tell her I'm only
a borryin, and see what she Il do abou
it. The prop'ty of all these durnec
Union shriekers is all going to be confs