Telegram-herald., 1889-11-22

details OF the fact so often simply stated
that after the close Of the war. General
Pickett and wife sought safety from
possible arrest for treason by an incog-
nito residence in Canada. She said:
"As told you once before. / was only
fifteen when | was married. my home
was in possession OF the Yankees Ny
lover was on the other si2e-General
Pickett. Our wedding day was at hand
and he could not come for me. but be
managed 70 communicate with me. All
stratagems are fair in love and war.
My family got permission TO go
through the lines and General
Pickett with guard came as
far on the way 20 meet me as he
dared We met half way and were
married at Petersburg by Rev. DR..
Platt. We at once went into the field,
and l must say | was happier in the
midst OF wars alarms than | was
whom at home with absence and anxiety
for companions
Il was as arrant a little rebel as the
South ever provided. did not believe
Yankee could be as refined and intel
ligent a gentleman as those on our side;
nor did ] think them as well educated
or as brave. ! would scarcely look at
one, much less shake hands. All this
amused my husband, for he was edu
Gated al West Point, was a cosmopOH
tan, and looked upon my opinions as
the Informed ideas of a mere girl. A
change in my sentiments came about
after the war in this wise: We had be
come self-impOsed exiles because we
supposed all active partici pants, such
as officers, would be punished for
treason. We fed to Canada under my
husbands mothers family name of
Edwards, and we were as poor and OBJ
scure as church mice. | will tell you
about that directly. Well. after various
vicissitudes and after remaining there
year and half, General Grant heard
of our case and he telegraphed to Gen
eral Pickett that he could return 20 the
States, as the terms OF the surrender
would be carried out. We returned to
New York and a reception was given to
my husband by old comrades in the
city, and so many union officers came to
see US and treated US SC kindly, were so
we'll educated and so refined was heart
lily ashamed of my former estimate of
o Yankee, especially after General
Grant offered 20 make my husband
Marshal of Virginia
Ito give some expression to my feel
ings. on our return TO Virginia, thought
] would have my husbands watch,
which was an heirloom, engraved un-
known 70 him and present it 10 him on
the anniversary of the battle OF Gettys-
burg. TO indicate so him my changed
sentiments. I thought by giving all the
battles in which be had fought during
the Mexican war, and as a Confederate.
and by crossing the flags 20 symbolic
the Union OF the Blue and the Gray,
that could do so. No jeweller in Rich
mond would engrave such a piece OF
'treachery 70 the south Public senti-
ment was against any such feeling be-
ing expressed. and I had 20 send % 20
Baltimore 20 have il done. after which
had the pleasure Of giving IL 20 my hus-
band on the anniversary OF the battle
OF Gettysburg. as had planned.
Returning 70 our Canadian expert
ence a. said, We were without any re-
sources Our home. our country. our
cause, each w~s lost I was only six
teen-and s-half years old. and felt our
situation deeply ] had young child,
a voice and a tOlerable education.
These last / looked upon as capital.
My husband could not get enough 20 do
20 support Us.
"One Sunday vas desperate went
We were at Montreal I had on ny
wedding dress. which was dove-col-
ored lustre with a dOve-col ored. drawn
silk POKE bonnet with pink roses under
the brim. 7 wore a vide turn-dOWn collar
snd = large black silk visite. and
looked like a guT. hnt IL was al The
fnsrF I had since the war. and close
turhans Rad succeeded poke honnets.
while visites had gone entirely ont oi
STYLE. and high linen collars only were
worn Still 7 was TOO proud 20 make
anv sign. I walked dsrinEly into tha'
church and up into the choir iott and
sat down in the singers seats Wien
the service began, ! began 20 sing. and
PRETTY soon the chorister noticed me
Cominz over he asked me @ AXE ths
contraito's place s1e being absent thsi
morning It was simple service and
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tbe faces - the cor gre Cation turn. ons
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