The Portland daily press., 1881-10-19
Hush Money.
The Large Amount Paid Georgia Wo-
man by Governor Murray.
Esalt Lake Tribune.l

LSalt Lake Tribune.l
Governor Murray tells laughable story of
his experience in the Georgia mach to the sea,
which is worth repeating.
speaking of the famous march through
Georgia." said the governor, II never snail tor-
get the amount of money it cost us to keep an
Old woman from crying herself to death. or
course we we're obliged to subsist off the coun-
try as we went along, and we naturally took about
the best in sight. One day We took possession
of a chicken ranch kept by an old lady VINO
stood at the front gate with broom and
threatened to lick all of Sherman's forces II
they did not move on. Now chickens were
considered as officers meat and as we were In
fernally hungry we went Tor these Nlu mems
nrettv lively When she saw that her favor
ite fowls were being caught and killed she
keeled right over aud began TO cry. Presently
abe began to scream, and finally you could near
that woman's veice clear to Atlanta L sent
the surgeons in TO quiet her, out they lalieo,
and then the officers took turns, but the more
attention paid her the more she howled. L
then got pretty nervous over the internal noises
because the whole army would hear II, and
they might suppose somebody was torturlDg
the woman. Finally Sherman rode up and
asked what it was all about, aud when we told
him he said "Give her bushel of Conted-
crate bonds for her hens, and see II tnat won
stop her." Acting on this hint proceeded 10
business We had captured Confederate
train the day before with S4,00O,O00 of COnted-
crate money aud hunted up the tram at once
The money was worth about TWO cents on tue
dollar Well stuffed about half million
dollars in an old carpet sack and marched INTO
the house. ,,
''Madam, said I, opening the sack, Il II give
YOU $50 600 to quit this noise. 1t Was as still
as death in minute and then her tace ex-
panded in broad smile l laid the package
Of notes on the table and never saw such
delighted woman The effect pleased me, aud
Icoutinued: Gen. Sherman presents his
compliments and $100000' [ never 10 my
life saw such pleased old woman, and
wound up by dumping the contents VI tue SACK
right down on the floor, and telling her that
when it came TO contributions To distressed
females | could be outdone by no man nv
ing.
ssShe invited the officers to supper and she
cooked every chicken on the ranch AMI set out
cider as free as water. We were having
pretty good time when a long, lank OLD coon
came in and she said II was her husoeno.
Pretty soon his eye fell on the money Sar-
All. said ne where in blszes did you get all
this darned truck?'
"a present from Gen. Sherman, said she.
sTain't worth o continental cent; they're
kindlin' fires with it down at New Orleaus.
'sThe old woman rose up, her face as white
as your shirt-front, and her eye wasn't pleas
ant to meet.
/" 80 you are the blk that gave me this, are
vou, she called out, reaching for the old
broom.
tine 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 woman for all that confederate
money, if it would bring 100 cents on the
dollar, at the treasury department at WASH
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