The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-17
IN AND AROUND THE OASIS.
LieE- ]. pAEk oHaNlzE.

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 |; was like pulling teeth to ge, regi- men, away from Martinsburg. Va. after |: had once got acquainted there, re- marked an old New York cavalyman the other night a, social gathering of veterans.
 The town was pretty. and so were the si,ls. The sentiments Of the people were Iargeiy union. and their hospitality was bounced only by their means. I've heard l, asserted, and I've D, the leas, doa5; Il is t.ce. ,ha, more union officers and men founG wives in Nar,insburg than in any other southern town visited during the war. If yol wanted a regiment 10 pack ep aa!ek and se, on the roao all YOU had ;o co was 10 say. Mar.ins5eIg, and Il was of like ho,-shot.
 In July 'eS. we found ourselves al sharpsburg. ard was ordered 10 cross .ae Eotomac with flag of truce 10 make arrangements about sending surgeon and some men over with medlcines. etc, fo, our wounded. go, myself up in gorgeous array and was rowed over. seelng a mounted confederate officer on me bank above the landing asked the sentry who halted me;
 Who Is that
 =. Major Harry Gilmore. and us, then he beckoned for me 10 come up.
 There was such a contrast IT OUT get-up' that l felt not a little ashamed oi my store clothes alongside of his thor oughly business rig He vas standing beside a spirited and powerful gray horse. his right hand resting on the sad de and his lei, on the hil, Of long 1ayalry sabre. His dress consisted of .ray pants tucked into the tops of high tava.ry booi5. gray flannel shirt with rolling collar. black neck-scart with dow,ng ends. and lig.;-colored sof, ha, with black dropping feather. He stood abou, ave fee, ten. and would weigh abou, one hundred and seven,y-hve pounds. His hair was lish;. and he had no, very thick moustache. He vas fair-skinned. with a litile colo. n his cheeks, and his moderately large eyes were Saxon blue, with slighi oas: n one of them. His expression vas ra,heF pleasant, his face having rather a Ger man look. My first idea. as ! looked a, him searchingiy. was that would like to have a photograph Of him as typical southern partisan raid<r.
 He expressed himself glad to see me; spoke aatteriagly of the regiment. and a; once acceded 10 our reques, ~l.h regard 10 assistance for our wounded 10 their hands, he being the officer n command a, tha, poin, His conversation was free and pleasant. and among other things. he remarked:
 ".i shall be heartily glad when this struggle IS over and when l. IS II any man ever says war again I'll knock him down
 "On ,he sd of July. Mac quinn with two hundred men crossed the river and drove out Gilrore and his force. 4 few days after the same party went over and made a wide circuit, taking in Martins burg, Charlestown. Winchester and Berr.ville. bu, they could hear nothing of the enemy, and our whole command crossed a iew days after. reaching Mar tinsburg the ..h of August. Our entrance into Mar,insburg was 50 sudden and un- expected that the eminen; confederate spy, Miss Belle NJ. Boyd. was unable 10 escape and was made a prisoner n her own home. Miss Belle failed to admire this, and sent a note to Colonel Mickey holds, asking to see him on import an, UuStnCSS. aC (uADuSl OCtLS Ossf scus me 10 represent him.
 She came into the parlor, all one smile, evidently go, up for the occasion. She opened al once
 Captain you must know II IS awful tiresome for me to be shg, up in the house this way. and wan, 10 know if the general won't allow me 10 go oc: m the town
 .'Very sorry. Miss Boyd. ba. ~e have too much respect for your capacity for doing us harm to allow you 10 go at large
 This seemed to tickle th. young woman's vanity, and with slight curl of her lip and elevation of her nose. she said:
 ".l hope you all are not afraid of poor weak vofnan:
 sl reminded her of the powerful in- huence she was believed to exert over SsHart's cavalry, inspiring them to won drous acts of heroism that astonished not only the yanks but the confederztes themselves. She laughed heartily at this, and wanted to know what we had heard ofhez.
 ".Wen,' said l, we are told that you led Ssuars's raid around McCleiians army on the Peninsula, and also On his rad into Maryland Of oourse this was lie as big as . hayssack; but l wanted to dckle her vanity, which was her ruling passion She was intensely pleased, saying:
 You all don't believe that, do yoaF