American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-12-19

''But MarGalet. 4hIs' AuuoiSoh 9"i'
turning to Harris wife, what do yousay?'
4Indade. maam, and its Margaret's sor-
ry she can't do so much for you as Peter
can" was the warm hearted woman's
reply
"When will you go, Hart ?" asked Mrs
Anderson,
.'To-niaht, ma'am, if it be vour wish, Z"
replied her true and ab'd'n2 frien'.
abe here tomorrow at six o'clock,'
said Mrs. Anderson, land viii be ready
Good bye Margaret"
All things were speedily arranged r.
They were only to take a satchei each. for
the journey. Hart was to play the part
of servant to Mrs Anderson and to be
ready at all times to second her every
word and act. What difficulties and
trials awaited them no one knew. The
brave, loving patriotic woman did
not care. It was enough for her to know
that her husband and country was in peril
and she was seeking to serve them
The travellers left New York on the 3d
of January. None but her physicial--
not even the nurses of her children
knew of her destination She was cons
pletely absorbed with the subject Of her
errand. They travelled without intormis
sion until they reached Charleston, late
on Saturday night. She neither etc,
drank nor slept during that time. From
Cape Fear to Charleston she was the only
woman on the train, which was filled
with rough men hurrying TO Charleston
to ioin the attack on Fort Sun ter. They
were mostly shaggy haired, brutal and
profane. who became drunken aud noisy,
and filed the cars with tobacco smoke.
Cant you prevent their smoking
here ?" she gently asked of the conduc
tor His only reply was,
"Wal, | reckon they'll have to smoke
Her appeal to two rough men in front
of her was more successful. With sweet
voice. that touched the chords Of their
better nature. she said,
"Wlu yeu please to throw away your
cigar,? they make NE so sick - Onc Of
them glanccd at the speaker and said to
h IS companion
DIETS do it; she's a lady" uring
the ramainoer Of the journey these rude
men were respectful. In that train Of
cars Mrs. Auders.n was compelled to
hear her h, and curse with the mcst
horril oa,bs, and Ii eatened with the
most savage violence should he fall into
the hands of an ozasperatod mob. But
she endured al heroicaIIy.
II was late in he evening when thoy
rcaohe rhar1c.ton When the drunken
soldiers were carried ont she asked an
agent "a, -hr station for cariaae.
"Wha,a are you from ? he aske1
New York" she replei
Where are you gcins?"
"To Charleston"
"Whcro else? ?'
"Dcnt know get me carriage to 20
to the Mills House"
There are none
81 know better
Il cant get one
"Then give me piece of paper that |
may write a .pqte to Governor>aPickens
he wifi send me one"
The ran yielded to the Governors
name. lie supposed she must be some
one of importance; and in a few moments
she and Hart in carriage, on their way
to the Mills House, There the parlor in
to which she was ushered was filed with
excited people of both sexes, who were
exasperated because of her husbands
His Gcstrucr ion of the old
flagstaff at Moultrie was considered an in
suit to South Carolinias that might not
be forgiven. Their language was extreme
ly violent
Mrs Anderson met her brother at the
Mills House. In the morning he pro-
cured pass from Governor Pickens for
her TO go to Fort Sumter. She sought
one for Hart The Governor could not
allow man TO be added to the Sumter
garrison, he said, he would be held res
sponsibe to the Commonwealth for any
mischief that might ensue in consequence
Mrs. Anderson did not conceal the scorn
which the suggestion and excuse elected
The State of South Calolna-now claims
ing to be sovereign power among the
nations Of the earth-epdangered by the
addition of the one man to garrison of
seventy of eighty, while thousands Of
armed hands were ready and wiling to
strike chem! Picken's were her fathers
old friend
TEL him, she said, "that shall take
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