Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-06
THE FALL OF RICHMOND.
now THE WOMEN OF THE SOUTH
ERIN CONFEDERACY FELT.
Maidcns Making Regimenta! flas-A
krbnke to One Who Forctold the Sc--
rerder-State of Affairs After Lee.
Army Had FIed-The Last Prayer.

Rrbnkc to One Who Forctold the Su--
Army Had FIed-The Last Prayer.
A week or two before the fall of Richmond
number If Young girls assembled in q
rertain drawing-ro9m to make flag for
favored regiment The stripes of rtsl and
white cloth filed up the center of the room,
ard, seated upon the carpet around, were the
girls. thimll,s on fingers and shining nerilts
all ready luT their labor OF love As think
of it, how wildly tie scene rises hsfore ,no
Black eyes IND bite. fair, sunny heads bend
lrG side by side with dusky locks, and
delicate fingers plying tie flashing needle or
deity fas.liOning the emblematic star. Their
costumes are wonderfully simple, III styie
Of several years ago, ard by fashionable
people Would be termed "Old tiincy and
decidedly shabby bat in these times even
young girls We're rather Indifferent to the
details Of dress. The large predcminance of
black in the color of the dresses told sad
tale, Listen TO them they talk! You hear
nothing of defeat, although at this period
defeats were not uncommon; it is all of vie
tory How We whipped themT There is
nothing said of what they will do in the event
of failure, and if the Union he restored.
Such IN event rs that is not numbered among
their possibilities
A PROPHECY or TEE END.
Suddenly gentleman appears on the
scenc He is the head of the house. middle
aged and distinguished in appearance and
public estimation. His genial wit makes him
the life OF every company; and here his
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Daughters. nieces cousins and friend, greet
him with arclamations Of joy, which h. re-
ceives with silence, as he throws himself on
the sofa, and covers his face with his hands
Instantly the scene changes; such signs ran
only foreshadow some new stroke of per
sonal bereavement; tears replace laughter
and on" girl. whose lover was in the BATH.
Of Yesterday sinks fainting on tn" floor 4
Young matron of few weeks turns CHASTITY
pale and shiverS from head TO foot without
being able To utter a sound Sisters cry out
to know if Willie or Charlie is the victim
The gentleman removes his hand and be
comes suddenly aware of tho disnay of
which he is the author. Extending his
hands. he saws, with tender pity: "Mv poor
children. he calm, | know of no personal
sorrow for any of You, but the prospect of
ItstSIt'I winch we must all share
He never advanced farther in his story
A galvanlc battery could not have So cle,,-
triti.J the audience They clustered about
Inn. the embodiment of fierce indignation:
flashing eyes met him at every turn; con,
mon civility was in allowance to ungoveru
able anger; the words "croakels" and acnw
ards" wero moi wanting. The Young matron
who, moment before, was quivering in
sreHchless agony, exclaimed: "The God to
whom we have committed our cause can not
fail US. The girl. fainting with fear for her
lover, sprang TO her feet, with the cry: If
the mon desert their posts the women take
their places" And instantly every women
there enlisted under her banner and declared
herself ready to do or die for the cause.
HUNGRY FLAMES AND A MOB.
Rut soon n more formidable enemy than
the hesieging army asserted the mastery over
the city. Who gave the order for firing the
tohacrn and warehouses will never be known
Probably II was done without authority. ind
due 10 the recklessneSs of some individual
The houses occupied position in the heart of |
the city. and from them the fire spread ran |
idly; and, as a fearful addition to the horror |
Of the hungry flames, mob of hungry men, |
women and children went from place to place. |
breaking open warehouses, and appropri |
ating whatever fell to their hands
At dayhreak our shaken nerves were shat |
tered by repeated and terrible explosions fol |
lowing in rapid SUGGESTIONS. 1t was tho |
blowing up of the ironclads, whose advent |
had been welcomed with such hope Unable |
to rest in the house, friend and myself |
started out, just after daybreak, to see what |
the condition of things Was successor of |
rapid and terrific explosions frightened us |
anew We thought the enemy had entered
and were at their dread work of vengeance
We soon found that it was the arsenal and
the lredegar works. which were not 10 I've
heated of their work of destruction. and
were pouring their murderous shot and shell
into the helpless, dying city, as if to vent their
rage
Just before the entrance of the Federal
army a cry of dismay rang all along the
treets which were out of the track of the fire
md saw crowd of leaping. shouting de
mons. i'll parti-colorcd clothes, and with heads
lalf shaven It was the convicts from
he penitentiary. who had over.
ONE the guard, set fire to the prison. anG
we're now at liberty Fortunately they were
90 intent upon securing their freedom TO do
: WILL " tiH the army came |
d election. What we had looked forward to
Is our worst evil was blessing, by bringing
'eSson to our distracted people
One week passed. Another Sabbath found
Is looking for good news" from the fugitive
'rmy, We went to church, but were forbid
len to offer prayers for the success of our
rms. Our hearts vented themselves in silert
editions
About O'Clock we were sitting together
llent, with tense nerves and aching hearts,
when the sound of gun broke the stiffness.
mother aud another followed We counted ,
until we had numbered 100; and
hat was all. All! No, not quite. Putting ,
ny head from the window, asked a soldier
Fho was passing: ,
What is the meaning Of that iiring?"
The answer came ,
Them guns is fired to celebrate the slrrrcn ,
cr of Gen. Lees army, madam" ,
And that was all Mary Tucker Msgin
4 Independent
The Lnce-Makins Industry Abroad.
over 80 nH persons ara engaged in lace