Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-11-05
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1881.
HUSH MONEY.

The Large Amount Paid Georgia
Woman by Governor Murray.
From the Salt Lake Tribune.
Governor Murray tells laughable
story of his experiences in the Georgia
march to the sea, which is worth repeat
ing.
Speaking of the famous march
through Georgia." said the governor, 81
never shall forget the amount Of money
it cost us to keep an old woman from
crying herself to death. OF course we
were obliged to subsist off the country
as we went along, and we naturally took
about the best In sight. One day we
took possession of chicken ranch kept
by an old lady who stood at the front
gate with broom and threatened to
lick all of Sherman's forces If they did
not move on. Now chickens were con-
sidered as officers meat, and as we were
Internally hungry we went for those
old hens pretty lively. When she saw
that her favOrite fowls were being
caught and killed she keeled right over
and began to cry. Presently she began
to scream, and finally you could hear
that wOman's yells clear to Atlanta. |
sent the surgeon in to quiet her, but
they failed, and then the officers took
turns, but the more attention paid her
the more she hOwled. then got pretty
nervous over the internal noise, because
the whole army would hear it,
and they might suppose somebody was
tOrturing the women. Finally Sherman
rode up and asked what it was all about
and when we told him he said: "Give
her bushel of Confederate bonds for
her hens and see if that won't stop her.
Acting on this hint preceded to bust
ness. We had captured Confederate
train the day before with $4,000'O0O of
Confederate money and hunted up the
train at once. The money was worth
about two cents on the dollar. Well |
stuffed about half million dollars i'm
an old carpet-sack and marched into the
house.
MADAM" said I, opening the sack,
I'll give you $4,000 to quit this noise
1t was as still as death in minute, and
then her face expanded in a broad smile.
laid the package of money on the table
and never saw such a delighted wO-
man. The effect pleased me, and l con-
tinued: Gen. Sherman presents his COM
pliments and 100000 never in my
life saw such a pleased old women, and
IwOund up by dumping the contents of
the sack right down on the floor, and
telling her that when it came to cOntri-
buttons to distressed females could be
OutdOne by no man living.
'She invited the officers to supper and
she cooked every chicken On the ranch
and set out cider as free as water. We
were having pretty good time when
long lank old coon came in, and she
said it was her husband. Pretty sOon
his eye fell on the money. Sarah said
he, where in blazes did you get all this
darned truck?"
"a present from Gen. Sherman said
she.
"'Tain't worth a continental cent;
they're kindlin' fires with it down at
New Orleans,
1.-THE old woman rose up, her face as
white as your shirt-frOnt, and her eve
wasn't pleasant to meet.
$50 you are the blk that gave me
this, are YOU she called out, reached for
the old broom.
"The entire mess rose and started
from that house. We never heard any
more of her, and there isn't man of the
crowd who would meet that old women
for all that confederate money. if il
would bring 100 cents on the dollar, at
the treasury department, Washington