The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-11-06

! ST"'tlh with DIS leg, ana rUtln'
about Il half bushcl Of IN. jun bread
Il day, when he was well as | WAS.
lie Sncakcd out one night and got
clear of. The horSpittlc warn t
gardrd much. He used to sing
Wish | was IN Dixie and good
ness knows wished he was too !
When he did go he stole four bot.
tI"s OF k'nern and my scissors.
There WAS Il little fight about Il
week afterwards, and our boys
got whalrd severe. One Of 'cm
that got hur!cd was brought to
my horspittIc, and he says, 'MiSais
Spriggins, do You rcmcmbcr that
Johnny Rcb you nusscd Il month p
Yes, says |. 'Wcll,' says he, i
seed him to-day. He was a.turn-
in our boys over that was killed,
and acuttin open their pockets
with pair Of scissors. When he
come to me, he says. Hello, Yank
ain't you dead ? Not much, says
|. Got any tobacco ? says be.
"A small chunk, says |. (which
pocket 2 says he. 'Right,' says |.
SO he Jest kneclcd down and cut
my pocket open, as cool rs Il kow-
cumhcr, and took my tobacco. lie
had to run Il minute aii crwardS,
because the reserve was comm up
and he hollcred back 10 mc-'Suy,
Iauk, tell Miss SpriSgins her scis-
sorS is luSt rate!
| had to laugh at this story, and
after little hesitation Mrs. Sprig-
gins joined me, qualifying her
mirh with the observation that
cit was the biggest piece of impu,
dcnco she had ever heard tell on"
"Thcy waS real good scissors"
she resumed with Il sigh, "thcy
was surgeons scissors. Ono Of
the doctors lent 'cm to me out of
his case"
1t did not appear polite to press
the question Of ownership too far,
though | was curious to know
whether the Johnny Rcb had
robbed her or the surgeon and if
the latter, whether or not it. WAS
Uncle Samuels loss or merely pri.
vatc property. The tour ounces
ofquininc were undoubtedly "Gov'-
mcnt' stores, which was Il com.
Portable reflection.
"Did you say he took some medi-
cine also ?" | inquired.
"Ycs, he ,lid--tour bottles Of
knccn They WAS worth their
weight in gold to them Rcbs. We
need 'cm too. a good lot Of our
toys was down with agcr, which
they cotchcd in tho swnmpS.-
There was plenty of castor oil
layin' about which he n light have
stole, and nobody would a-mindcd
But he went in for K'noonr'
BY this time the train had reach.
ed the terminal station, and The
seventy-onc loyal citizens vacated
the car with exemplary rapidity,
crowding and crushing each other
as if the car were Il fire or the
enemy Of mankind in hot pursuit
OF them. Oar ear was the last on
the train, and was outside Of the
depot. With somo difficulty I as,
sisted Mrs. Sprigyins to alight,
and struggling through the deep
snow we at last got on the shell
tered platform. | had her valise,
and asked her some questions
about her destination.
"l'm goin' on tho horsecar,"
she said, "it ort to be at the other
end Of the depot. Ifyou wouldn't
mind hurryin' up locilc, mcbhc
you could catch it, and make the
driver wait ill | git there. Tell
him it's Missis Spriggins on crutch-
es-ho knows me, lcasCways he
ort to-"
I "hurricd up" rs requested,
banging tho vaIisc against my legs
with rude abrasion ut every step.
The horsccar was there, and va
cant. BY tho time that / had
tucked tho Internal machine in tho
car, Mrs. Sprigyins arrived, clam
bcred in, and Topped into a scat.
I'm shore I'm very much
oblccged to yon," she said, you've
been quite some kind to me. But
Eve always found gentlemen kind
to me when they knowcd that |
was lakin' caro- OF our boys in the
horspittIes.
My shins were smarting and my
temper trifle rnfllod. There was
nobody else within car.shot, and
it was not likely that | should sec
Mrs. Spriggins again, and | longcd
to speak disloyalIy. 1t was not Il
popular amusement in that loculi.
ty, and the opportunities for safe
explosions were infrcquont.
"Madam p | said with severe
indignity, "that consideration did
not affect me. | am II Soutbcrncr
and rebel in every puIsation Of
my heart. | havo waited upon
yon because you arc woman and
because not one OF tho loyal cl,i-
zrns on the train paid you tho
slightest attention."
Sho caught my coat with firm
grip as | was moving away.
IT L.,