The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-02-24

"Hallow. Why how Gid you get dowr
here?" asked oee Of the Generals stag
officers, as be sew her enter the house oc
cupied by Sherman.
Came down in the cars, Of course.
Fhere's no other way Of getting down
here, that I know of, replied the r1atter
of.tac4 woman. 81 want te see General
Sherman
Hes in there writing" pointing to ga
inner room; but [ guess he won't SEE
you"
"Guesa he ,otJg" And she pushed into
the apartment. Good morning, General.
I want 60 speak to you moment. Mag
] come ins"
az should think yet had got iu,' ans-
wered SIC General, looking up y little
annoyed " hats up now?"
Way General zow poured in size
earneOt matren, in C perfect terrcht, re
can't stand THE last order Of yours, nohow
You'll haFe 70 oasAge it az sure 80 yo1
live. We can gee elong wiShexe ary
caore nurtes md cgcn;s but the suppiiss
We nsrsst have. Ths aicE end wounded
men reed them, and yor'il have te. give
PERMISSION 50 bring tbem dows. The
.acs is, after man ID unable 10 Gerry
guE, and drops oct Of tie lines, you don't
trouble yourself any mere about him, bat
surn him to rs expecting as 70 get hln
we'll, and back again into the service av
soon 90 possible. But how are we going
TO make bricks without straw? Tell ms
IL you can" A,''a s'tsaai o.l
"Neil, I'm busy to day, and can't at
3 ~
But though Sherman kept on writing,
and did Rot lock up, there WAS SIN le
lurking in the corners Of his mouth, and
uother Bickerdyke saw she would carry
her point So she persisted.
ono, General, don't send me away till
you've fixed this as it ought to be-
You've hsG me assigned to your Corps,
anG. expect NE TO look after such Of 'ein
e. need it. But how car do it, II I
dcnat have anything to do it with Have
son.e cease about it, now, General p
Theye was G hesrty laugh ct this, ana q
little badinsge ensued, which Mother
Rickerdvke ended in her abrupt rsy
wish, "Well, c&n't stay here fooling al
dav. Nov, General, write me an ot1eT
that UilI give rae the use Of two cars 6
gay IItSA& A EsuS1tlCt EttU I'll DC sdtiHAkC<ks
The ortier WAC written, aad for two seeks
all the sanitary stores that sere. sent from
Nashville TO Chattanooga, and the posts
stong that route, were sent under thls
order of Mother Bickerdyke's.
Mother BicEerdyke is of medium
height with brown hair, blue eyes, and =
mouth OF sweetness and frmness When
young. she must have possessed consider
eblo beauty, FOR after fifty years incrcd-
ible vesr and tear, she is still a very
comely woman. Always cheerful, never
discouraged, brave, indoipitable, witty,
shrewd, Sereatile clear headed, unique
she only needed early advantages to have
made . very remarkable woman. Sympa-
thy with the oppressed, the feeble, thu
helpless, little children, and all who are
in trouble, is prominent characteristic
of herS-and woe to him whom she
catches playing the .part of opprossor OF
tyrant Mother Bickerdyke belongs to
DR.. Edward Beecher's church in Gales
burg, H., but in church matters, as is
war matters, she breaksall red tape forA4i-
alities and goes where she pleases She
communes now with 8 Methodist, and
now with Universalist church," just as
she happens to light on them, to use her
own phrsseology