The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

So he engaged the old man in convcrsu-
tion, anu getting an opportunity, put re-
velvcr to the rebels head, ordering him to
tic his gun to the saddle, to dismount and
skedadlc
The old man made tracks rapidly, glad
to escape with his life. Hale took tic horse
ny tue bride and rode OH whistling cyan.
kcc Doodle"
lie had ridden but mile or two, when,
at turn of the road, he was ordered to
"halt."
The old "reb" had procured another gun
and got ead of him Ills gun was square
ly lcvcllcd at II&le's head.
'Gct off that horse" sail he.
Hale got down.
''ric that revolver to the saddlc!''
Hale did it.
"Pull off your pants!'
Hale shuckcd 'cm off,
"Skcdad,lle -
An order which Hale at once carried into
effect, merely saying:
"Wcll, Cap. thought my shirt was COM
ing next: good bye!"
The old "rcb" went off with the two
horses, whistling "Dixic," while Hale march
ed seven miles to Lexington with only his
coat and shirt OH. His coat contained tho
dispatches.
A FREEDMAN ExpLAlNs. "A freed.
man explains the difference between a
Yankee and Southerner 'thusly":
Now, white folks, Is gwinc to tell
you de difference tween q Southern man
an de Yankee. Well, dc Southern
man stop nt do hotel, he AK for room
he get dc key he say, "Herc. Jim, take
my valise." When he get in the room,
he say. "Jim, you black rascal, brush
my coat and boots, and be in hurry"
While Isc doing dat ho wash hissclf,
comb his har, and take drink. and
when ! gives him de boots he hands me
a dollar When dc Yankee stops at dc
ho'el, he say, "Mr. Johnson, please brush
my boots Mr. Johnson, please carry
dis note to Mr. Smith, a. de railr ,ad de-.
pot-Mr. johnson / guess I'll have to
trouble you to bring me a pitcher Of wa
ter-Mr. Johnson, please carry dis mes.
sage to de telegraph oIli,e-Mr. Johnson
| guess ! o"ghter to have cigar-run
down and get II five cent one" cum.
back, and spec, Of course, he glib bout
two dollars, but stead Of givin de money
hr AK me- t. take seat, and tell him
.. bout my granaddcr, my granmother,
my bruddrr, and my sister, and my
cousin, and my old maSsa, and how much
I'se ma ing. and how old is, and all
sich nonsense, and len after a willie he
say, "Wcl, Mr.. johnson, l guess I'll
have to- give yo,a dime aforc l leave
here" Now white folks, dat's de differ.
ence tween de Southern man and de
Yankee, and it's every word truf
a CORRESPONDENT Of the Laurcnsvile
! Herald writing from Washington, has
the following item, showing the mo0us
Of tho Radicals:
I find "Poltical Manual for 1866"
issued by Edward Mcpherson, Clerk OF
the House Of Representatives, con.
tanning full record OF each branch OF
the Government on rcconstructiony from
the accession Of Mr.. johnson to the
Presidency, April Is, 1865, to July 4,
| 1866. The anin,uS Of tho publication
is not partizan. but official. Aud yet
find appended to the names OF Southern
Senators and representatives such OK
planatory memoranda as the follow.
ing:
"NDr Perry was Confederate State
Judge"
"Mr. Manning was volunteer aid to
Beauregard at Sumter and Manassas"
"Mr Kennedy was Colonel"
"Mr MCGOWAN, Brigadier: General
in the rebel army. Mr.. Farrow was "
representative in tho first and second
rebel Congress-"
These records indicate something, and
when say further, that thousands of
copies of this work (pp. 1927 are used
as campaign documents by the Radical
COMMITTEE, You may be able TO appre-
ciate its mission.
The fo1ln,y;no, ooonrod ,o,. Tosl,