National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-10-26
" Will YOU please throw away

Itt uO IL ctiS IL iduN. buT-
ing the remainder of the Journey,
these rude men were very respect
full. In that train of ears Mrs. An
derson was compelled to hear her
husband cursed with the most hOrrid
Oaths, and threatened with savage
violence should he fall into the htinds
of the exasperated mob. But she
endured all heroieally.
1t was late in the evening when
they reached Charlestown. When
the drunken soldiers were carried
out, she asked an agent at the sta
ton for a carriage.
Where are you from p he asked.
"New York" she replied.
Where are you going 2"
"To Charleston
Where elses
"Don't know; get me carriage
to go to the Mills House
"There are none"
Il know better"
Il can't get one"
"Then give me a piece of paper
that | may write a note to Gov.
Pickens: he will send me one"
The man yielded at the Cover
nor's name. He supposed she must
be some one of Importance and a
few minutes afterward she and Hart
were in a carriage. on their way to
the Mills House. There the parlor
into which she was ushered was fill
ed with excited people of both sex
eS, who were eXaSperated because
of her husbands movements. His
destruction of the old flag staff at
Moultrie was considered an insult to
the South Carolinians that might
not be forgiven. Their language
was extremely violent.
Mrs. Anderson met her brother
at the Mills House. On the follow
ing morning he procured from Gov
ernor pickens a permit for her to 90
to Fort Sumter. She sought one for
Hart. The Governor could not al
low man to be added to- the sum
ter garrison, he said; he would be
held responsible to the common
wealth of South Carolina for any
mischief that mirnt euSue III ConSe-
quence. Mrs Anderson did not
conceal the scorn which the sug-
geStion and excuse elected. The
! State of South Carolina-now claim
ing to he sovereign power among
the nations of the earth-endanger-
ed by the addition of one man to a
/ garrison of seventy or eighty, while
thousands of armed hands were
roady and vzillin9 tc- strike them =
Pickens was her fathers old friend.
"Tell him." she said. 8. that I shall
take Hart to the Fort, with or with
out Il pass
Her words of scorn and her de
mand were repeated to the Cover
nor. lie saw the ohsur,lity of his
conduct, and gave ydss for Hart
but coupled the permission with q
requirement that her messenger
should obtain from Maj Anderson ;
pledge that he should not be enroll
ed as soldier. The pledge was
eXacted, given and faithfully kept
Peter Hart served his country bet
ter than if he had been a mere com
batant.
At ten o'clock Sunday morning
the 9th of January. Mrs. Anderson
with Hart and few personal friends
then in Charleston. started in
small boat for Sumter. carrying
with her "a mailbag for the garrison
wh.eh had lately been often KEEP
back. 1t was n most charming
morning. The air was halmY. an,
the bosom of the hny unrlppled
Mature invited to delicious ENJOY
, ment; hut the brave woman, absorb
ed in the worl, of her holy mission
of love, and patriotism, needed no
/ the invitation Everywhere wer'
seen strange banners, Amouj
them all was not a solitary flag
She felt like an exile from her ma
: tive land. Presently. as the boa
+, shot around a point of land, som
l one exclaimed. 4" there's Sumter
y She turned, and saw the nations
!, ensign floating gently over 1t.
Il seemed rs ii waved langilidly III I'll
: almost stll air. like signal oi dl
Z tress over Il vessel IN the midst
u terrible breakers. The dear ol
" hac y she exclaimed. and bur'
e into tears. For the first time sine
e she left New York, emotion ha
conquered her Will.
n Scntinel-hoats were now pasSe'
l. and passwords were given. The
II approached sumter, when II watc
T. man on its wallis trumptcd the i
y y quiry: ,.
le who comes there p
v \ gentleman in the boat rcpll,
y through trumpet.
!. " Mrs. Major Anderson"
ny She WAS formally ordered to n
III vance. As her friends convcy'
10 her M the rocks to the wharf, h
'' husband came running out OF &
\" =, sally.port. He caught her in l
II, arms. and exclaimed in vchemc
=, whisper. for her ear only, " n
-. ~ glorious wife," and carried her IN
IN the fort"
~" ~ have brought you Peter liar
mo- She said. The children are
m well. | return tonight TIL
turningto the accompanying lricn,
Z, sbe said. " Tell me when the Ii