The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-03-06


house, half mansion it was. that lay
near our line of march aud was sup
posed TO contain something contra
band-I never knew what, for my or
ders were simply to take it, search the
place, stay there two days looking
for whatever might turn up, and
then rejoin the command. The place
seemed qnite deserted at first, but as
we neared the house an old woman,
a regular Aunt Dinah sort of contra.
band, came out and met us below
the steps.
"Wha' you uns want?" she asked
suspiciously.
''Oh, we just come to make you
visit" 1 replied, as l dropped off my
horse.
Ozone better 60 long. Nobody
amt home, an we's not detainin
now"
WITHOUT paying much attention
to the old woman's talk, stepped
upon the poarch, and though she
tried to dttain me, pushed heI aside
and put one hand against the half
open door, anu received n shocl: that
viii last my lifetime. SLIM! the
door was jerked wide open, and
right against my cheek WIS placed
the muzzle of Zig navy revolver,
and as [ saw the trigger jerk and
and the hammer fall | said my pray
ers very quickly, for l thought it was
all up with me, it was done so sud
denly. l tell you, boys, when that
hammer fell with dull thud, and
no'hing happened for a second, it
kind of stunned me- Then grab
bed the revolver, and for the first
time realiz, d that it was a girl that
had tried so desperately to shoot me.
She struggled viciously, and | am
afraid hurt her little, but
thought she might have better luck
The next shot. and l was not quite
ready to cae then She was very
pretty, but she did hate Yankees,
and some Of the abuse she heaped
upon me really stuug me, for I hate
to be abused by any woman, and
especially by a pretty, high bred
dainty one as she was. But the
abuse was rot the worst. I had
bar ely secured the revolver and
freed her from my grasp, when she
picked up pail of dirty water, with
which the black woman had been
scrubbing, and just dOused me with
it from head to foot. It was horri-
bic. Dirty, toapy water in my eyes.
face and beard, everywhere, all over
my uniform, and trying to run down
into my boots. And then the woman
laughed at me so scornfully that for
Il few minutes, while I was getting
clear Of the mess, | did not interfere
with the boys, who had made both
women prisoners. When finally
recovered my temper | made a plain
statement of the case to them.
told the young lady-Miss Honey
the woman called her-tha,, while
did not wish to harm them in the
least, they would both be kept pris-
oners unless they promised not lo
make any more such unpleasant at
tacks upon us. They finally prom.
ised, but would neither of them
speak to any of us, or do the slight.
est thing for us, as long as we were
there"
"Thats not all, captain broke il
a friend.
theses not much more Two
years after the war 1 was down in
that country buying lands for some
northern people. The place looked
Just the same as when | was there
etots. NJ F.n1le hal returned
from the war minus an arm, aut
Honey was nursing him. Thei
slaves we're all gone except tina
same old woman, AMI were having
hard rub to get along. Temple haC
land wanted, and / bought it, afte
taking my time about it, aud Hone
is my wife now. I promise you fel
. lows that if any of you raid my Dear
= born avenue home now yon will II
eei7e much more gracious reeep,ic
| thai I did the day I too, nossessio