Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-05-30

81 don't think I could be so brave" SAID
Grace.
eff the emergency demanded it, you could
am not very daring on common occasions
but my courage came with the exigency."
ave hear they do more mischief thar
Sherman's army" said Mrs. Elliott.
II don't know, but 1 think there was more
truth than poetry in Mr.. Henrys remark, tha
the worst thing to be dreaded was the army
that invaded country, and the next to bf
feared was the army that defended it."
II heard him say the same thing, and was
struck with it at the time," remarked Mrs
Elliott.
"Did your exploit make you feel nervous
after it was over, or brace you for other great
deeds ?" asked Conway.
"a little of both. But haven't told you
all our adventures. Last week some thou
sands of our men passed by our house on the
way to Braxton's Bridge; some of them were
fine looking men-real soldiers. One Of them
said we are the men that whipped the Yan
KEGS back at Honey HILL After them was
a still larger crowd of old men and boys who
did not expect to be sent out of Georgia-theil
own State-but had been ordered out for 6
week, and it had been several since they came
and they didn't have change of clothes
They were ragged and dirty till it distressed
me to see them. They begged pitifully 70,
provisions, and we cooked from early in the
morning till dark, without being able to sup
ply tenth part of their wants. Mother fell
sorry for them, and gave freely till they shot
her best COW in the cow.pen and sent in fol
salt to cook it with that was the "last straw
with her."
"It was enough to provoke her," said Grace
"We heard there were great many soldiers
passing-that this part of the country was to
abandoned, and there was nothing to be left for
Sherman's army to get; but only few came
here, and they behaved very well" said Mrs.
Elliott
"Many of them asked where families lived
that they could get provisions from; but we
always answered evasively that most of the
neighbors were up the country, and off this
way was the river swamp"
eve shall have to thank you, then, for sa-
wing us from annoyance, and perhaps loss, ,"
said Mrs. Elliott gratefully.
"It was both to US. Some few companies
camped close by, and though they put guard
round us and said wa shouldn't be disturbed,
they carried off several of our bee-gums, broke
open our largest potato.banks and stole every
potato"
"That was too bad; you were almost ready
to say defend me from my friends when they
left," Grace remarked.
eyes we were but you haven't heard all
yet. Thenext night camea portion of Young's
Brigade from Virginia The company camped
in sight, and the officers staid in the house,
and appeared very we'll. They said their men
would not steal like the infantry; but we
found they borrowed great deal, and then
returned nothing; and our cane-bank was
nearly destroyed-th isn't enough left to
plant half task. One Of the captains was a
relative of yours, Mrs. Elliott. We did not
find it out till breakfast, or he said he would
have come and staid here the, night before.
He was the handsomest man I ever saw; we
could all see a family resemblance when we
heard his name. think he is man of good
sense, and I know he is high'spirited"
II am sorry he let bis men do wrong, if he
is relative of mine But may be he was not
the head officer"
eyes, he was in command but suppose
til difficult to keep soldiers from taking what
they want when the temptations is as sweet as a
bank of sugar-cane They had the finest
horses I ever saw"
"I'll engage you noticed the horses more
than the men," laughed Grace.
"They we're we'll worth it-they we're such
fine Ones But must be home before sunset
or mother will be uneasy" and jumping up she
added, as she caught the direction of Graces
eye
"Don't say word more about my fondness
for horses, Miss Grace, when you can't keep
from watching Stuart and Albert out there
showing off their blooded bays"
sI acknowledge horse to be my favorite
animal, but that won't hinder me from laugh
ing at you, for you know you are more deVo'
ted to your Princess than I am to all we OWL" ;"
"She is mine you must recollect; I almost
raised her."
Ellen took leave amid many urgent invita-
tions to come again soon even Conway said
"Your visit has really cheered us. We
have heard so many rumors, and been in such
suspense that it does us good to hear what has
happened, and know that the worst is proba.
bly, over"
Grace went out TO the gate, and, as usual,
the two girls had good many "last words. "
II wish she would come oftener," said Con-
way.
Alice looked up in surprise.
"Why, sister Conway, thought you didn't
care anything about her!"
"she is always so cheerful and pleasant one
can't help liking her, and then there is no one
else to come now"
II wonder if we should be so brave and
bear such annoyances so cheerfully," said
Mrs. Elliott, thoughtfully.
II don't think we need fear anything now,
mother" said Conway. "Our troops are
moving higher up. There will be nothing to
call sherman's army this way. If they go
from Savannah to Charleston they will pass
on that road lower down and if they 60 to
Columbia, they will move more toward the
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