The Osceola times., 1883-01-13
SOUTHERN SKETCHES.
Relics of the Time When Men
Were at War.
A white Woman aud n Co,ored Lady
Aunt Chioc's Attempt to Vote.
Alabama con rhnadelphIa Tlmes.

Niger, you done gone upset de table and
drapped out Miss Cornely's crockade and
split out all her fo'-de-wah newspapers
Fse got a good mind to beat you fur it; |
is, now, gal"
Looking around | saw Serena picking
up from the floor scraps of wall paper,
over which were meandering impossible
vines in purple, crimson and green. The
culprit, Pimenty Ann, SISTER in black"
aged ten, stood in lodging attitude;
with the whites of her eyes rolled toward
Serena, while her face wore an expeotant
expression Replacing the wall paper
within the leaves Of the scrap book Sere-
ma contented herselfwith giving Pimenty
Ann shove, and excaiming:
"G' long to de cabin. You amt ftten
for de white folks house, no how p
And Pimcnty slowly retreated, mutter-
ing as she went:
'I'se filter den you, you stuck up yaller
niger"
My curiosity was aroused in regard TO
the "fo'-de-wah newspapers" and when
my hostess came in craved the privil-
ege of examining them.
They are lying before me now-varions
copies of the Daily Citizen, published in
Vicksburg during the seige, when mule
meat and COW peas were the deicacies of
the season. Wall paper was the only
available thing then upon which to print
the daily journal, and very queer these
one-sided papers look in contrast TO the
crisp sheets we take with our coffee to-
day The locals must have been sad
reading in those days. Almost every par
agraph records the death of some soldier
In the trenches. In the issue of June %
find the following in regard to the situ-
alton:
DURING THE SIEGE.
The Reason-Wc frequently hear it
asked why the mortars across the river
have been so quiet for few days, and
have heard but one plausible solution,
viz: General Grant sent Commodore
Porter word that shellng Vicksburg was
a waste of shell and ammunition, and
only furnished us with material to fire
back ut the Yankees; that the Nicksburg-
ers only laughed at the idea of being
"shclled out" and that many of the
shells are used as ornaments and trophies
by the rebels after the powder is extract
ed. That almost every house has one of
these proiectiles is perfectly correct, and
that we laugh at the idea of being shelled
out is equally true.
In another column we find the follow
ing interesting item in regard to the cost
of food. II is credited to the Daily Miss
issippian
The Price of Four.-Thc fall of the
price of flour in Georgia to SIS per bar
rel has produced salutary effect in Mis-
sissippi. Dealers who have been hold
ing the staff of life" at $3.50 have sud
denly declined TO $50, and in a few
months from this time we have no doubt
that flour can be had in this market for
s25 per barrel.
Frequent illusions are made to the de-
lenses of Nicksburg, which are spoken of
as works stronger than those of Sebas-
topol."
MISS CoRNELIAs CoCKADE.
As turn the pages Of these curious
looking newspapers Miss Cornely's cock
ade" com"s to light, and my hostess, with
something finer than the understanding
some divine sixth sense-knows that
desire to hear something of the faded
relic hold in my hand So, while her
white fingers stray among the brilliant
colors of her embroidery, she tells me of
the long ago time when the women Of the
South, weeks before the fall of Fort Sum
ter adorned themselves with these blue
cockades, significant of their secession
proclivities--the cockades being similar
to those worn by South Carolinians years
before during the notification agitation.
In the centre of the faded satin cockade
glittered gold button, ON which a "D,'
was rudely engraved.
"Oh, yes said my hostess, "our cry
then was disunion and the South forever,
1t was very hard for me to be reconstruct
ed after the war" she continued, but
suppose il has been accomplished, though
must confess that even TO this day ii
gives me shudder to hear Yankee Doc
dle,' while the wild strains of Dixie
have power to arouse my enthusiasm.
But do not be shocked at my sentiments.
] teach the children to love the star
Spangled Banner and to love The country
the whole country, North, South, Fast
and West. This littl, cockade carries
me back for long distance. ! wore it
for the first time at an evening party to
which / went with Cousin Harry, there" /"
pointing to the portrait of handsome
Young man in Confederate uniform.
Poor fellow He died prisoner on
Johnson's Island, in Lake Erie"
just here Pimenty Ann slowly inserted
her wool-framed face through the half
open door, and said;
"Miss Cornely--please ma'am-is de
circus gwine to show here to-morrer?
Case here's gal got lightud 10 sell. She
wants fer to get some money 10 30 To de
circus w
II is a funny sight to see the "rghtudn
venders. They come in from ode piney
woods with supplies of ''mighty fit
lightud," tiedup in fagots and stacked on
their heads in the most surprising man
ner. Ibelieve they could Jump the rope
or trip the light fantastic toe without
dislodging the burdens so gracefally pois-
ed on their well-cushioned heads.
have frequently been awakened at an
early hour in the NJ ing by hearing
them call 10 my host.