The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-28


SAINT truths to O hostile and untrana-
meled power, In the full indulgence of
!ts cruel Instincts. All honor to the
brave men who fearlessly did SO.
s: Though 1 ate, slept and lived in nv
room, rarely or never going out in the
day, and only walking out late at
night, with Robert for protection. 7
could not keep my little ones SO close
ly confined. Little JEFF. and Billy
went out on the streets to play, and
there JEFF. was constantly told that he
was rich; that his father had "stolen
W, 600, 600, etc. Billy was taught to
sing ''We'll hang jeff Davis to sour
apple tree" by giving him a reward
when he did SO; and he made such.
good friends with the soldiers, that
the poor child seemed to forgeta great
deal Of his regard for his father. The
little thing finally told me, one day.
<'You thinks Use somebody; so is YOU:
so IS father, but you is not; so is not
any OF us, but mc. Lam a Yankee,
every time" The rough soldiers,
doubtless, meant to be kind, but such
things wound me to the quick. They
took him off, and made him snatch
apples off the stalls, if Robert lost
sight of him for moment.
Finally, two women from Maine
contemplated whipping him, because
they found out that he was his fathers
son; but "a man more wise did them
SURPRISE and took him off lust in
time to avoid o very painful scene to
them as well as to me. These things
went on ia the street, refer only to
the street teachings-th though these
women were, with tho other, dis
honorable exceptions to the ladies in
the house, until Captain was Or
dered to Savannah on duty. He
brought with him q person, who I
heard was his wife AS 1 never went
into the parlor, did not see her, but
my little son, jeff. went, accidentally,
into the room, one day, and inter
rupted conversation she was indulg-
ing herself in with one of the negro
waters, IN which she WAS laying down
''the proper policy to be pursued to-
ward Mr. Davis
The servant having been brought
up by 4 lady, felt very uncomforta-
bic. and said, Madam, there is his
SON She called JEFF. up to her and
told him his father vas "a rogue, a
liar and assassin, and that means a
murderer. boy; and l hope he may
be tied to :: stake and burned q little
bit at 4 time with lightwood knots.
God forbid you should grow up a
comfort to yonr mother. Remember
You can never be Il gentleman while
THIS country lasts Your father will
soon be hanged, but that death is too
quick.
The negro retired mortified and
sent my nurse to call little jeff; and
so. with his little face purple with
modification, end wet with tears from
h'N streaming eyes, he came MP to
me, leaving the pious and patriotic
lady t. find another audience as con-
genial to her tastes as the first had
hccN.
eom,ncnded Jeff~s gentlemanly
r"nInc. III making no reply; eau
toned him against ever prosecuting
or disttc '>ing woman OF friend,
II II took that shape; made applica-
tlon ior permission the next day to
go away to augusta; was refused,
and then prepared the children to so
where they woald not see such in
dlGnantiy patriotic and prophetic
females. Nothing, however, but the
dread OF i;.tiuding into a secret
and sacred grief prevented my writ
ing poor Capt u sympathetic
note, t" condoic with him upon the
dlSpens;ltlon OF Providence under
Which. III the person of his wife, he
eroanea.
Hourly scenes ol violence were
SolnS on ~ lnr street, and not re-
porte. between the whites and
blacks. and fcit that the children's
lives Were not safe. During Gen.
- 5 ,''Ii,le, .. negro sentinel
leveiled his gun at my little daughter,
10 shoot her fgr calling him ''uncle. "
could moHTn with hope if my
children lived, hut What was to be-
come OF N" j! was deprived of
them? 50 | sent then. off with many
prayers and tears. but confident of
the wisdom OF :hc decision. On the
ship J understood q man was very
abusive. ~ their hearing, g: NJ.
Davis, when my faithful servant,
robert, inquired with great interest:
rThen you tell me / am yonr equal? ?
Ion pat me alongside Of you in
eveiything?' The man said Ger
tain!y. "IiIen,' said Robert, !
take tins from your equal, and
knocked hin, down Mo ,,oto;,,