The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-03-23
Seleff Story.
HER YANKEE. .
AN INCIDENT OF TIE WAR.
New Orleans Picayune.

New orleans ffcayune.
THERE'S long lapse ot years between
that time and this. but the incident has
lost none OF It's pa,hos or beauty, be.
cause ot that.
/ I can see her now ss she tfips along TO
school, sweet little girl Of seven yesrs.
her sunny curls bloWn hack from fair
forehead. her bright blue eyes glad in
the innocent happiness Of childhood.
1t vas in 1864 that there we're few
prisoners OF war brought to c. for
and kept here several
well guarded. Little Salie
passed the prison every morning on ber
way to school, and eth childish curiosi-
ty, though not evincing any fear, sbe
would look at the gloomy place OF con.
1nement, giving glance OF commingled
pity and awe at the prisoners, peering
hol elessly from the email wipiows OF
the 'forbidding house. The men, weary
OF the monotony of captivity, we're glad
to see the little sunbeam as il fitted by
morning and evening, though 1t left them
q shadow.
There was one, however, pale and
sick, wh,m the child gsz,i at in mute
sympathy, and be in return would smile
at her until once be called her, saying !:
"Come and bid me good morning and
tell me your name"
Attracted by his gentle manner and
refined appearance she approached and
said any name is SaAie, and what is
your name p a'f Raf
"Cbstlie," be answered /; then be said,
my dear li,,l, girI.if you have anything
in your bucket please give me something
to eat, for sm sick and cannot eat
prison fare Nsaf12at '-t $3.50
II will give II oil to you, but / don't
know bow 10 get II up there"
"Ask the guards to let you psss." Z
With childish confidence she went to
the nearest. guard but vas courteousIy
refused, and eoi.g back told the Yankee.
He theu bade her ak the guard TO psss
the bucket. TO him.
Reforming TO the n'inel she ssid so
earnestly. "Plesse carry this to that poor
man Who is 40 sick," that the Coniede.
rate soldier could not resist the pleading
eve and manner, and bic own compass
sionate heart, and taking the lunch psss.
ed II ss re equested. so il continued Tor .
week, until The child vas seen coming
With two buckets. one for herself the
other for ssher Yankee"
Size was afraid to reveal her secret q,
home fearing she might he denied the
privilege OF feeding her Yankee, and
when her mother asked her Why she car.
ried ,~o buckets and Why che chose the
dain,iest and best OF oil on the table she
replied: -
"Oh. mamma, II is for poor person
not sble TO buy nice things TO cal"
rhs evasion was psrdonable under The
circumstances. Often did she depriv,
herself OF delicscies to put into thu
"other" bucket; and 90 II went on fol
four mopths, the guards allowing her Il
pass freely and her mother encouraging
ther in her charitshle deed. bat never
dresming who was the recipient.
At last Sallie passed one evening anf
the prjson Was empty. Her Yankee snt
his companions bad been exchanged ant
had gone to join their respective com
uande. Sallie quietly stopped taking BIZ
lunches and her mother supposed she hat
simply become tired OF it.
Four months passed In comparative
peaee when the dread cry wss heard:
The Yankees are coming" Every
body tIiedto be calm and collected, bu
very few succeeded. Soon the town va
"blue" and Ssllie's mother had her from
yard and porch full OF blue.coated stran
gers and among them two Lieutenant
aud one Captain.
The lady had shut all her little chill
dren into The bedroom With the injunc
tion. "Be perfectly quiet"
The Captain announced that he woul
like to have dinner for bimself and men
Pale and solemn, not sirsid, but feelin
that the intruders we're not ber enemies
she left them and going to her room T.
see after the children found them "mut
as MICE" with the exception OF Sallie
who would run to the window and tor
the blinds. Der mother begged an
scolded in an awful whisper. "Don't d
that, Sallie!" "Just little bit. mamms
! wou't let them see ne" ami suiting th