Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-20
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trudged the very boots eff their litti-
feet, and then philOsophiea!ly swstheo
those members-whiGn heard in domts
tic circles called by the playful name Of
dtootsies n--with hSybands, or with scraps
OF mating, and tTuiged on IS doegedly as
before. When they could catch pony,
they rode him ell cagdtjer, as Engiish Ia
dies rode before Bohemian -AnDe was
Queen, providing themselves With Anick-
erbockers, after the sensible fashion IN
tToduced by the Unprotected Females IN
Norway. Our little women were by no
means unprotected. The three / es-
pecial!y noticed were all married aud
besides. were not all of Garibaldi's thirty
ak tb0usand red shirts their protectors .
Blood would have flowed il the slightest
rudensss or even discourtesy had been
shown to these intrepid Am 8zOns. They
never murmured, never grUm bled, never
repined, never declared that "they were
not accustomed to this kind OF thing"
They were al female Robinson Crusoes-
lust the kind OF little women vino should
nave colonizsd Mr.. Charles Rsade's Is
land Tor is it Mr.. Dion Bouciesut9st in
" Foul PIAy.n If there wss nothing but
salt horse and weevily biscuit 70 eat, they
fed and were thankful. I managed to
for one OF these Little Women at Ssis,
on the Lago dl Garda, which tes cost ma
five francs aud although more than half
the com pound seemed TO be thy me, ver-
vsin, scammOny, rue, and chopped birch
tWigs, We made a famous brew, IN red
esrthen pipkin, covered with a sardine
box to keep the flavor 10, and enjoyed
ourselves immensely. When and where
the Little Ones attended to the duties Of
the toilette, was 3 mystery; but they a.
ways looked fresh and tidy and clean,
when we men were dusty and ragged,
and as grubby as chimney sweeps. Per-
haps they hung up a waterproof sheet
il front Of a cascade, while We were tA-
king eur midnight pipe and siests, and
cOnveT ted that cool gTOt into cabinet De
toilette. They had an inezhaustible
fund Of spirits, and were the life and soul
of the army. These three Little Women
were all ladies'; two Of thsm were Eng
Iish and | am not justified further 20
psTtieUisrizs their achievements so as TO
make their identity easy. Their names,
once men toned, would Oe recognized as
household words to thousands OF English
esrs. But thus much [ may, without in
discretion, record that after the battle
Of Bszecea, the closing engagement Of
the campaign, the church was full Of
wounded Garabaldiui, who lay there for
fOdlr hours without the slightest attend (
ance. The doctors had rot come to the .
front; the smbuiguces were not forth
coming; the medicine chests had been 4
mislaid the surgical instruments could .
not be found there was not even so .
much as a bsndage or toUrniquat to be .
0btsined. [ know that one Of these lit .
tie WOmsn-an English lady Of wealth,
and position marched into .
the midst Of these human shsmbies,
where the poor Garibaldini lsy on the
bare pavement, many OF them bleeding
tn desth, and did then and there tear up .
every rag of linen she had On her body,
down to her very shift-paTdon me, msd-
am, for using that vulgar word ths gen.
-sel term is. know, q Cbemise; bgJ il
Lady WOrtIey MOnt8gae's time the il
1ermost garment Of lady was called
5mOck-cOnvert these needmeDt5 into
Osndsgss, and bind up the wounds OF
those who were most sorely burt. The
blood and muck in that church-it was
mind you could have been
3qusled only by Cswnp0re. And then
he little woman, with nothing but a
iJuff skirt aud WOODEN shawl 20 cover
ler--she had absolutely and literally
nothing else-Went round the vllsge,
rom door TO door, begging for more