Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-03-31
THE PATRIOTIC WIDOW OF THE
CONGAREE.


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NOV, b woa" th.rleston lady lar.
~. y pr;,;sber and th;s was her
'.ornr homsc m;"htv healthy Mace
Wv ,h;s Iii Tho nr;,;:h drove RccLv
omt Of bor house duvs b;o ditch ali
nror,uJ i, r;l.a nm a h;ob hsnl of dir
,rnmmd no ditrh ro,t .hc house and
"ndc Fort If ia nnrty strong
,or, oo;n mmsLo,. and r;acs
nILo nr,,i.h Jrovc Mira Motto and
hor family ou, ot nor hon.c. Where
al ihcy ,,o ." astod
..Tn Ler overscer.s IN Won hin She
wos ricl, widow. Lost her husband
c,rlv in tho wor and lived hcrc in the
summer Ar th,t farm housc she
showed roal yrit I tell ye-prit that
mad. us all fecl IA If we wonld vii.
l;nyly die for nerves die for her."
..iIow aid shc show yri, ?" / asked,
W. Won scc" said ,hc old pn,ri.
Of. as his voice waved stronger by the
stimulus of vivid r~ccollectious. "thcy
Ind her housc. and 900 red.coa,s were
in and around il, Lcttenant.C Col. Lee
LEGION Harry, Won know-.had Joined
us with his Reinforcement. and we all
pusbed forward. horse and foot. for
hi. place to drive Off &c British. That
very morning some troopcrs from
Charleston zane to the fort with di,
matches for Lord Kowdon at Camden
rta, oLon, ~ "ar. rIon mnon
me! "cIc "oo.' W 'cnvc ~lleh "r"p'
peareu NJ 'ie Mo',e lar'h.house' inc!
A little six.poundcr cannon which he
p.sc.u III o"',er! IN ,'e Ano,i iohue''
anu 'ne .en'coa's hnu no .,'i''cr! so
we ,aa Gu, we rcchohco' g,
were Lee troopers;
ho.''! !ouhg ,,reInlhns; rcchon,
,cHu! to 80 "ich nc ln'gl,' leau, 81"
NC was reau' 70 Yea wherever MS
COUNT hceucu brave men me "a!
uniforms o j MS men iiaae inc nome
pun clo'ncs ol Mar,ohs pr'sauc ap,
pear meaner man Eyer ou' VIC hao
INC Grll ~ Wen as .hei'
l.. 10" ~" ~ '"he wy 'pit VIII 9h'
" .I!n' NIUE hcio,plecc; l. inquired
~, 'e! .!c. Lee d~lshlouhlcd ms
,i','' leu en- mo Il narrow ''oIlow up
W sl,or' wa! rom 'llc ioF'' ana WIN
u he'P VI ON ringers PECAN % uig
oMaI" IT. una 'lire" up orea''wofks
mh'''' we loon posi- near INC gun 10
ucltnu 1t: lHes were oruereI TO sur,
i'nuer. llci san the! Won'uh ana
Jlsl ihcn we ilcara 'iia' i'aWuoh wa,
%rc'rea'lhg from Ca'huelI ana hau sent
troops 10 JON The garrison at Fort
Mo.'e. mat yer! hlEmt their camp
nrcs were seen on a MI: something
mus, DC uohc quickIy' 10 batter their
WORKS WIN our BABY cannon, o preach
mem oy digging trenches would take
o ',lllch 'i,le, But Lee was up to
AWNING we must burr EN- out he
salu' Inc shingles on the house was
dry a. finder, tor the sunshine was hot
ON that gay, at the middle OF May. Il