The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-07-24
waiting for you down in the swamp"
and hoped in my heart that tt ey would
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waiting for you down in the swamp
and I hoped in my heart that tt ey would
give them warm reception.
In our fright we had forgoi ten our
dinner, and when we went back into the
dining room everything was gone. NOT
q morsel of anything to est vas lett
The dishes were all gone and sVen tne
table cloth was taken. They 10 doubt
were yery much delighted to fird nice
dinner already prepared for ther1, large
turkey. q ham and various other things
nicely cooked. We we're tco much
frightened to feel hungry then.
As we were outside the picSe; line we
were not. molested during tie night.
The army regulations were very strict,
recurring all to be in camp bsf're dark,
and we were not able to get:! guard.
That night, however, about 8 o'clock, we
heard a slight knocking on tie window.
"Who is that ?n asked my Husband.
"a friend" was the answer; ~ am 8
Confederate soldier"
Upon opening the door yorng Con-
federate officer came in. Ia said his
name was Carter and that his command
being near by, he had come iato Louis
Vile to see his wife, who vas visiting
relatives there. She was siste; of Gen.
Ranse Wright. That morning before
daylight he left Louisville, hsa ing that
the Yankees were in the. neigiborhood
and knowing that he would be taken
nrisoner if he were found, His friends
had provided him with provisions to last
him several days. He had been hiding
in the woods all day and he came to ask
us if we could direct him to Q safe place
in which to conceal himself until the
enemy passed by. Judge H directed
him to place in which he thought he
might hide without much danger OF
being discovered. The young man &C.
cordingly provided himself With some
water and set out, having avoided letting
the overseer or any of the negroes know
of his visit.
Early Tuesday morning the Yankees
began to come in from every quarter.
One could not look in any direction
without seeing them. They searched
every, place. One of them loudly de.
clared that he had heard we had Con-
federate officer concealed in the house
and that he was determined to fud him.
The intruders thereupon looked into
closets, trunks, boxes and every conceiy-
able place. One man came In and said
"I know you have got Rebel officer
hidden in here somewhere; he was seen
to come in here last night" He accord
ingly began to search the bureau drawers
and even opened the clock and looked
into that. "Sir," I said halflaughiugly,
Just as he vas about leaving the room,
.sthere is one place in the room you have
not looked into" "Where is it" he
asked.
I pointed to small pill-box on the
mantel and asked him if the Confederate
soldier might not be hidden in that. He
turned away with curse upon all the
Rebel women.
About noon some of the men insisted
that nv husband should go down to the
swamp with them to show them where
some syrup was hidden. He called q
negro man who had assisted in hiding it
and told him to go, but the Yankees in
sisted that he should 60 himself. he
told them he was old and feeble and not
able to walk 30 far. One of them there
upon went and brought mule and put
him on it and three of them starred with
him to the swamp. felt very uneasy
about him, but was assured by some of
the soldiers that no harm would be done
him.
3. APPLYING TIE TORCH.
While my husband was absent the
destroyers set fire to the gin, house, in
which were stored over two hundred bales
of cotton and several bales Of kersey,
which we had hidden between the bales
of cotton. The granary, in which were
several hundred bushels of wheat, was
also set on fire. The negroes went out
and begged for the cloth, saying that it
was to make their winter clothes.
The cruel destroyers refused to let the
negroes have single piece. They told
them they knew it was to make clothes
for the "Rebs."
One man, who had been particularly
insulting, came up to me and laughed
harshly.
'sWeil, madam he said, sneeringly,
show do you like the looks of our little
fire. We have seen great many such
within the last few weeks"
:. I had grown desperate, and | told him
didn't care. "I was thankful that not
a lock of that cotton would ever feed q
Yankee factory or clotbe Yankee SOL
dier's back"
he turned with an oath and left me-
but after few minutes came back, hay'
ing discovered that my home was in the
city of Macon and that had heard
nothing from there in sometime, ano
told me, with chuckle, that the army
had passed through Macon, had sacked il
and then burned it to the ground.
A rough looking Western man was
standing by, and he interrupted him.
"Madam," he asked, shave you friends
in Macon 2''
I told him I had a home and brother
there.
he then turned to the miscreant and
looked him squarely in the eyes.
"Why,"' he demanded, ''do you lie sc
to this lady? You know We did no!
touch Macon, but passed it by. Goo
knows she will have enough TO beal
before this army leaves here without
being made the target of lies. am GLAD
you have home outside of Sherman's
track" he continued, addressing me, "fol
Heaven knows you will need it before
many days pass. You will have nothing
left here"
Just then l saw my husband coming
up on bare. back mule with Yankee
soldier on each side of him holding him
on. He was brought up to the piazza,
lifted from the mule and brought into
the house. They took him into q small
room and followed. He turned to me
and requested me to give the men his
watch.
"Why?" I asked. "They have nc
business with your watch"
"Give it to them," he repeated, with 8
gasp, "and let them go. I am almost