Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-04-22
The Blue and the Grey.
THE MEMORIAL HALL.


There are living within the corporate
limits of this city gentleman and his
wife, from whose life history We CLEAN
the following remarkable chapter, the
truthtulness of which we vouch for, hay
ing known some Of the facts, prior to
their citizenship here-facts that are
known only to the husband, the wife,
her family and few of her cid Missouri
acouaintances. The names of the par
ties are not given for obvious reason.
The gentleman has been resident OF
Kansas for a number of years, and, when
the country called for defenders, was
the first to respond to that call. lie
enlisted as private in Kansas regl-
ment that won distinction upon many a
battlefield, and was ever at his post,
being Oft OF duty not a single day for
several months. lie participated III
several saEguinary battles, but fortune
favored him, and, when mustered out
of service, he had not single scar to
show. In atteryears he drItted III Platte
county, where he remained some months
during which time he became acquant-
ed with, wooed and won his present
wife.
She was a young gill,- about seven
teen years of age, when the tocsln OF
war was sounded, aud having been born
and raised in the South very naturally
was a sympathizer with the ''Iost cause.
She had a brother killed in some OF the
first battles around Springfield, Mo,
and she vowed that she would be that
brothers avenger. Unbeknown to any
one, she cut her lorg hair, donned
suit of younger brothers clothes, en-
cased her feet in rough brogans, and
one night left her home 70 become .
soldier The somewhat noted Cy. Cor
don was then operating in Platte, Clay,
and buchanan counties, with as dare
devil band as ever drew sabre. She
sought out his camp and followed his
black flag through many hot engage
ment. She was never suspected. W no
would suspect woman in that outcast
band She rode like trooper, there
were few better pistol.shotS i'll the com
pany, owing to early training given her
by her brothers, aud outdoor exercise
had Drowned aud tanned her otherwise
fair complexion. To be brief, she served
for three years the cause OF the South
ern Con.ederacy--a portion OF the time
with an Arkansas regiment, which was
opposed at one time i'll battle by the
Kansas regiment to which her husband
belonged She came home when the
war ended, land resumed her place in the
family circle which her absence had
broken.
She met the man she calls husband,
as we have previously stated, in Platte
County, Mo, loved him, and finally
married him, and they are how resi-
dents of this city. They often talk
over the days when they went Soldier
ing" and, while she yet believes the
cause for which she peried her life
was just, she cheerfully accepts the ''sit-
uatiou.-d Gibson Patriot
PREDAToRY CHICKs.-Try Max Ade-
lers method He describes it as tol-
lows 1--WE had good deal of troub-
lie last summer with Pi.maH's chickens;
as fast as we planted anything in our
little garden, those chickens of Pitmans
would creep through the fence, scratch
out the seed, fill up, and go home.
When the radsh-bed had been ravished
in this manner for the fifth time, We
complained to Pitman. He was not
disposed to interfere. .Adeler, he said,
Il tell you it does EN- good; and it does
them beds good to be raked over hy
chickens Ii have radishes, give me
chick to scratch around them to eat
up the worms. Radishes that haven't
been scratched ANT worth cent Then
we climbed over the fence with the de-
termination TO take the law into cur
own hands. We procured half a peck
of corn and two dozen small fish hooks.
Fastening.th hooks each to grain of
corn, we tied wire to each hook. Then
we scattered the whole of the corn on
the radish-bed aud fixed the ends OF the
wires to the biggest sky-rocket we con'd
get The rocket stood in frame about
ten yards away from the hooks. That
very morning Pitman's chickens came
over, and instantly began to devour the
corn. We were ready, and, as soon as
il was evident that the hooks were all
swallowed, We applied match to that
rocket. 1t is regarded as probable that
no barn-yard fowls that have existed
since the days OF Noah proceeded to-
ward the azure vault of heaven with
such rapidity as those did. a fizz, q
few ejaculatory cackles,a puff of smoke,
and Pitmans roosters and chickens
were swishing around among the celes-
tial consultations withou: their feath-
ers, and in some doubt respecting the
stability of earthly thing. Pitman new
er knew what became of his fowls; but
when We read in the paper next day
that twenty-four underdone chickans,
with 6sh-hooks in their oraws, had been
rained down by hurricane in New
Jersey, We felt that that sky-rocket had
done its duty