National Republican., 1885-10-03

The river, however, then had subsidized and
resumed It's normal confines.
Rad NEws At wNUHENroN.
A couple Of days afterwards we got into
Warrcntun, and while ! was laughing aud
talking to some of my old comrades In the
WurrcntOn Rifles, Of the 18th Virginia rcgi-
mcnt. Orlando W. Hunt, then uf the house
Of delegates from my county, took me 'idc
aud asked me If had heard that my & { Icr
was seriously III. | told him that ! mad
heard II from the sheriff At Gordonsvilc,
lie said, Il" lie ought to have told you, Tom,
that your father died eight days ago. lie
was buried 10y the Union officers statiOncdat
Fairfax, with Masonic hUnurs.' If cvcra man
was utterly cast down 10y bad news, was
then. / had looked forward 10 seeing my
father with the kccnrst pleasure The was my
surviving parent. and here | was going to a
desolatcd home, with eight brothers and sis
tcrs to care for, and all the family's prop
erty utterly gone. 4 pretty homecoming
truly. felt faint and giddy with the tu-
multi Of my feelings us ! turned to my old
comrades, many OF whom had come back to
happy homes and told them of the dismal
and unexpected news. ! was now more
anxious than ever to reach home, and ]
started of Ht once, leading my horse, who
hy this time had become stiil and sore. II
was a weary way for me, indeed but from
here out ! was among acquaintnnCCs and
| friends, aud their Kindness and sympa-
| thy was a healing balm to my sore heart,
| and better than that they relieved my mind
| by assuring me that my family was not suf-
| fcrug for the ncccssurics Oi life, us greatly
| feared to be the case from the letters my
| father had written to me occasionally by
! Mushy's underground post, in which he in
| formed me that he was dcbarrcd by his po'
sition from entering into any business ol
| practicing his profession. that his neigh
! bOrs and friends were in the same situations
that he could not even set up school with
the hope Of pccuniary return, rs all the
| people were reduced to poverty, aud that
he lad been In great straits to procure th,
ucccssarics Of life.
MOsnN's MES STILL REBELS.
When reached Buckland met two %
MOsby's men, schuOlmutcs Of mine, VIII,
had not yet surrendered, although they hat
resolved To commit no hostile act unless
assailcd. These boys, when | explained tht
situation, lent me every dollar they CoulC
| spare tMO~by's men always were flush o
grccnbacksh and they negotiated the sal,
of my horse for me, which, in spite of hi
temporary lamCnrss, was a young and sount
animal / got $50 for him, aud under til,
circumstances, was very glad to get 1t.
rur uNpER GUARD.
The next day, late in the evening, | wa
halted by the pickcts about a mile lron
Fairfax Court House, and, although ! cX
hibtcd my parole the officer in charge sen
me under guard to the provost marshal
office. lie explained that 1t was nCccssar
for my own protection, as the troops Ell
campcd in and about the village were yer,
much aroused and inCCnscd against all con
fcdcratcs on account Of the assassination q
President Lincoln. lie advised me also {
surrender to him my sword and revolver, I
he returned to me afterwards. pOsitivcl
refused To give up my weapons unless con
PEELED by force, saying that as Gen. Gran
had declined to take them nobody els
should, with my consent. Accordingly, Il
above stated, was marched of. to the pr,
vust marshul's Office, and must say that o
the way suffered no indignity or insu
from the soldiers ! met with, unless blaC
looks may he considered such.
In my next will cndeavur to describe I'll
material condition of the people Of that pal
of Nirginiaut that time, the feeling of hatrc
Of the women toward the Union sOldCrl
aud some Of the causes therefor the res
, feeling of the cunfcdcratCs for their lui
, antagonists, Nc.
Several anonymous letters (why don't I'll
. fellows sign their names y have reached III
+ asking snceringly If lhavc not drawn largcl
, ON my Imagination in my attempted dcscriI
! tion in The REPUBLICAN, of the scenes al
, incidents of the surrender at AppOmattO'
| have only to say that If these carpin
critics can point out rs incorrect Il sing
/ incident In the articles referred to, wi
> acknowledge the corn publicly. II is vel
I easy to sncer, but to prove is somcthI
p else. However, perhaps | am wrong eve
| to notice this sort of attack.
, THOMAS j. MURRAY