The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-24
An Incident" of tho War,


Shiloh, tho hospitals of the towns and
cities on the Ohio River were SO
crowded with wounded men, both
Confederate and Federal, that some Of
them were sent to Covington, Ky,
and in the Southern Mothers Home,
under the care of that benevolent in
stitution. On Il bright and pleasant
day, after some of the wounded had
become conyalcsccnt, Il Confederate
soldier was out "sunning himsclf,n
when Federal soldier Of tho Tcuton-
ic persuasion also came out, and after
walking round and cycling our Confcd.
crate friend for some time, accostcd
him thus:
lou pccs Won scccSh 7"
GLOW do you know "a said the Cou.
fcderatc.
on PEGS so tam fat "
"EXplain YOURSELF" said the Con.
f Gcratc.
"Ncl', pees in tc hospital myself.
sees some tings vot goes on. dc la;
dies come III init te paskct on the arm,
ana she coomcn to ne say vat YOU
be z | say | pces Onion man, vount,
ed at Shiloh. She say 'vat pity for
dc peoples ven dc var shtop !i~ Den
she goes to You and say, svat YOU
been z Ion say, Il pcrs rebel SOL
dicr Wounded nit Shloh.' Den she
puts her lilly vitc hand in dc basket
and takes out de cake and dc vine.
and give you ever vat you want. AZ
ter vile annodcr lady comes in, nit do
paskct on her arm, and she goes to
You iust, and ask you 'vat you cen
on say'l pccs rebel soldier, wound
cd init Shiloh She say svat a pity.'
Den thinks | goin to get something.
'ell, she como to me and say, svat YOU
bccnP q say, 81 oes Onion man,
Wounded nit Shiloh.' She sets down
her paskct and put in hcr lilly vitc
hand, and pulls out Cot tam Metto-
t'st track Nou links man get fat
Oil ii" tam Alcttotist tracks De Cot
tam scccSh. da gifts dc cake and vine,
ana ever vat da want, and dc Onion
man cart git to smell do battle"
There lived in the summer of 1862.
on the Mcchanicsviic Turnpike near
Richmond, Il generous, hoyritablc.
whoic-Soulcd Virginia gentleman,
who, however, was very passionate,
and cxcita5lc, and who when flnrricd
was apt to mix up the rcvercntial and
the prcfancr, the sublime a,s;s the
rldicuinns, iii very odl kind Of way.
i!o had given up all his crop, pasture
and fields and everything he could
spare TO tho G.. S. Government. Bpt
Inc had reserved one ten acre lot for
his own nsc, and this lie guarded with
anccaSins vigilance. One day, while
on watch, he discovered group Of
horsemcn approaching, and in$; cal of
going round his fence, they took til.
most drectway through. lis wrath was
instantly aroused and $urpcsinc that
tA"y belonged to that class of indiyid-
n"is, whom a we'll known French Off
c'' IN our service used to call "re
damn cavelrcc," lie rrshcd out IN
great rage. ''I!ow dar~ ynn 60 thro'
my hc'. ! damn You, l'll report YOU
to frc$i%&nt Davis" "We are on ur-
gent business and took the shortest
cut" mildly replied the leading
horsom"n. III faded grey suit.
Gentleman.- n.-"Do You command
this company 20
llorseman.-"Yes, sir.n
Gcntlcman, SILL teach YOU not IN
ride through my field, damn YOU .
what's your name Z"
Horseman.-"AIy name is Jack.
son"
Gcntlcmnn.-"What Jackson"
Horseman .-s'T. j Jackson"
Gcnticman.-"\ " hat is your rankr'
liorscman.-"l'm IL Ma ior General
in the Provisional Army.''
Gentleman. = (Raising his hctN
"Bsess my soul, you ain't .SyoneuaX
Jackson 20
llorscman.-"T am sometimes call
cd by that numc."
Gentlaman.- Crushing eagerly nm
to him and shaking his hand God
bless you General Jackson, am SO
glad to see you. Go back and rid
all over my fold. damn sou, ride all
ovcrmy field. Get down and come
into my house. I am so glad to SEQ
you. Ride all over my field, ali ovcr
1t, all over it. Bless your soul, am
SO glad to see you
a PRAYER AS IsA PnAYER.-In n
work entitled English Erccntrcines,
recently published in London, 1sA
PRAYER hat very much resembles sncl,
as Boyn!on, Chaplain Of Congress
makes. aud other chanlnins Of Lryisla.
tive bodies are in the habit Of iniulpino
III. Merely substitute parry and nar,v
measures for property and the analogy
is pretty complete.
Lord Thou knowcst that T possess
nine houses in the CITY of London, and
that ! have recently bought an estate