Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-07-18
HIGH-PR1CED CHICKENS.
An Incident of Sherman's March to tie


Sea.
Gov. Murray, of Utah Territory, tells
a Imaginable story of his experiences in
the Georgia march to the sea, which Is
worth repeating:
Speaking of The famous march
through Georgia." said the Governor,
~ 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 of the cSun-
try as we went along, and We naturally
took the best in sight. One day We
took possession of chicken ranch KEEP!
by an old lady, who stood at the front
gate with broom and threatened to
lick all OF Sherman's forces if they lid
not move on. Now, chickens wore con-
sidered as officers meat, and, as we were
internally hungry, We went for these
old hens pretty lively. When she saw
that her favorite fowls were being caught
nad killed she keeled right over and be
gan to cry. Presently she began to
scream, and finally you could hear that
woman's yells clear to Atlanta. sent
the surgeons in to quiet her, but they
failed, and then all the officers took
turns, but tho moro attention paid her
the moro she howled. Ithcn got pretty
nervous over the internal noise, because
the whole army would hear it, and they
might suppose somebody was torturing
the woman. Finally Sherman rode up
and asked what ii was all about, and
when we told him he said: Give her n
bushel OF Confederate bonds for her
hens, and see il that won't stop her.
Acting on this hint, l proceeded 70
business. We hal captured Coniei-
eiat train the day before with 81, 000,-
900 of Confederate money. anl hunted
M the train at once. The mo.ey was
worth about 2 cents on the dollar. Well,
stuffed about half u mili!on dollars in
an old carpet-sack and marched into the
house.
Madam, said I, opening the sack,
I'll give you $50, 900 to quit this noise.
Il was as still as death in q minute, anil
hen her fnce expanded in a broad smile.
laid the packages of money on the
:ub,e, and never saw such delighted
woman. The effect pleased me, anil
continued: Gen. Sherman presents his
compliments and 100000 I never in
my life saw such pleased old woman,
and wound up by dumping the con.
s.nts Of the sack right down on the
floor, and telling her that whom it came
~ contributions to distressed females
could not be outdone by any man living.
"'She in ;ited the officers to supper,
.ad she cooked every chicken on tIr
.nuch. and set out cider rs free us water.
We were having apretty good time when
long, hank old coon came in, and sh,
said it was her husband. Pretty sooL
his eye fell on the money. Sarah,
said he, where in blues did you got all
,his burned truck q
ia present from Gen. Sherman, said
she.
""lain't worth continental cent
they're kindlin' fires with it down at Now
Orleans.
"The oh woman rose up, her face =
white as your shirt front, and her eye
vnsn't pleasant TO meet
$3.50 you are the blk that gave M
Ibis, are YOU? she called out, reaching
for theold broom.
"The entire mess rose and started from
he house. We never heard any NOR,
# her, and there isn't a man of the crow,
sho would meet that old woman for al
that Confederate money, if it woul,
bring 100 cents Oh the dollar at tn
Treasury Department, Washington. -
Suit Lake Tribune.