The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-07-16
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= " est rSltlIa, to 3sc@isDureS, Pheasant VI
: iage situated on II plateau two thouEantl f-e
above ae:l level. and which nearly equale i
Igrazing qualities the far famed F~nt,lck
Blue Grass region. became nne' 'reSse
: il our driver, Il lours"ious old u.An, o.,
had passed life es -iiye gears in III
Immediate viciniy 49, n.snr OF his Kin,
be had seen better days, having filled III
] position of q sort of naior-siomo in one .
the first families Of Virginia, at least he sait
$ so, and his general department aud con
, yersation went far tewartls sustaining th'
, allegation. His knowledge Of the country
t and its inhabitants was good, while the loea
history appeared equally familiar. "Do yot
, see that old brick house over yontler Major: !:
he said. wait till wc get CD this hill top
!, there now do you see it? Well, away bach
, in the war times. Colonel TilforI lived
, there; the Colenel OF course, was away ~iti1
his regiment. but his family and slaves
were I'LL there sll the same. Now, at that
time some Yankee cavalry were elcamped
right near Lewisbnrg, and being pretty
hard pushed for grub, foraginy parties sconr-
ed the country at all times-niyht aud Jay,
fair weather and foul, there WAS no rest be-
cause Of them. The slaves were in mortal
fear ofti,ese fellows, for il they didn't bring
down the butter and hani and eggs, why the
troopers would pretend to slit their ears-not
really meaning to tloany harm TO the nig-
gers, but just to make them Work faster
Towards the close OF Hi afternoon in
October, u company OF this csvalry, under
| Captain Bcmiah, rode into Colonel Tifoui's
plantation. Having been out Nil the after
noon without sucress, they were not in II
very genial temper, and H-ttha great many
expletives told the slaves they hadn't long
| to wait; they must have so many hams, 20
much smoked beef, With chickens, butter
and milk-all in twenty minutes, believe
| everything WAS furnished to their satisfae-
| ten. Mt all events the soldiers Inosetl on.
AS the distance te camp waa short, Captain
Bemish who WAS very young man and
fond Of having It little fun thought ne would
stay behind and paf his respects tH the
family. He had just entered the dining rooal,
made his bow and WIS commencing to saF
something about the fortunes Of war com
pellng him to do that which he would not
be guilty Of otlierwisr, when M;ss Tilfort
who had tis!l cloth ir her hand let him
have it across the face. 1t was the funniest
sight you ever saw. There w#a tile Captain
i,i. Il joSh
girl laughing as though, she'd never stop.
s[rs Tilforl said: Have you any shame
left, &c be going around ruhbing defenscless
women If Col. 'Eiltorti was home somebody
would have been shot for this insolrnce.
Madame, said the Captain, If you are in
real need OF TINT which we have taken
shall Immediately restoreit.' And he waa
as good as his word. III very little time
his men hNtl not only brought hack the pro-
visions, but apologizsai TO Mrs. Tilford for
the annoyance they had put them to.
During the stirring scenes that were con-
atantly being enacted Te soon ceased to
tllink OF his little episode i'll the great atrug-
gle and the chances arc it would naver have
been thought OF had 1t not been revived last
stlmmerby tie appearance in LcWis,rrg OF
ii party of three gentleman from The North.
They came over from the White, IS yon are
doing now. aud wanted to be driven II, Mr..
Randolph's s place. One Of til. elder gen
tlemen knew Mr. Randolph sery we'll, he
said, having bcan roommate at college with
him, Princeton College, think years ago.
You know how it is when Two old cronies
meet aftera lapse of years. First they don't
remember one another, then they slap each
on the back, and say: you look younger
than forty years ago.
ANY body could tell from such meeting
that Mr. Randolph would not let them of
that night. NO, he said; we're going to
have little party TO night aud while you
snti sit on the porch discussing some eerY
excellent Madeira, Hhich bye the bye was
imported by my grandfather, the young
men can havea chance: TO compare Southern
beauty with that Of the North and fhinE
ours will pass muster. In the meanwhile.
if not too tired perhaps you would not object
to short ramhle over MY grounds.
well, the party was great success,
I've understood; the ladies looked we'll
and all seemed to be havingn good time.
After one Of the dances Captain Bemish
{for he was one of the Northern MEM
was talking to group of ladies about the
changes since the war. The White, lie said
! was then a cavalry barracks, and then the
people are 80 different Then he told about
! a lady slapping him in the face with a tlisl,
cIotl,-he could not remmenlccr her name.
/. All admitted him to nave been badly treat
!! ed, all but the handsome young lady in the
room Nae Tilford, who said: just serv-
/ ed you right, :. Captain Bemish WAS 80
| incensed at his treatment that the next day
! he called OH his old foe, offered himself, was
accepted and married, al in two weeks.
'"rhat's the way we slo. things down here,
Major; what do you think Of it o. Fktla-
delphia Times.
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