The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-23
PR E = TON Il e L " N.
FINE ART E'U I'm IIURN
No. Is Governor Street.
TIE AoRRoRs OF WAR.
Graphic description Of tho Experience OF
southern Lady.

trnphic description OF tho t1r"fiehee OK
"a southern Lady.
When Che war Of tho rebellion be-
gan Tie beautiful country place, Ar
lington. covered tho point OF ignd Jdt-
ting into the Mississippi nyer four
miles below Baton Rougo Up ihe
long avenue of pridc-ofChina trees
Alr Ripley. a wealthy and prominent
Louisianian Ind brought bis bride
one day la the early ilti.s In the
Charleston convention Mr. Ripley hao
been one Of the two Louisianiaps VINO
would not leave the hall when to
leave meant secession, and when, after
the war broke out, he came home one
day to find home made Confederate
lag floating over his plantation, he
sorloWfully demonstrated at the haste
of his jealous wife. Physical iIiirmi-
Ties kept out Of the army bat be
served the Confederacy IA securing
supplies.
5irs Ripley, who has told ia
graphic fashion the story of a WOO
mans life in the COnfcdcrccv. rolales
IN "Elag TO Flag" that on the morn
mo when Baton Rouge was bom-
bardcd by tho Union gunboats She was
reused from sleep by the noise Of cam
non. With all % w0mans faith in the
cause She had so heartily cspoused she
was sure that Gen Breckenridge must
conquer. rs the morning wore on
.ho saw coming from the town what
seemed 10 be a flock of sheep 1t was
not sheep. but human beings rushing
pcll neil Pouring. painting, rushing
down the hot and dusty road they
came-womon bounetloss some with
wrappers hastily thrown over night
GOWNS. and men trundiIng children
400 young 10 run. Ga they came
r.irht for Arlington, 800 terrified
human beings fleeing from bursting
helia
Tho store closets of the house woro
thrown Uido open, and the bewiid-
cred mistress with her child two
months old. laid herself down on her
bed and cried. while hungry mon
tillel tAo sheep and oyeuL cut Oft p0r
lions ST thc meat cooked st hastily at
fires built OF fence rails. and ate DO os
.-vaoos cat The twelve pounds oi
tea that the house contained was
lancd into the soap kettles from
which the decoctiOn "Was drunk
faster than it was made. as one Of
ihe negroes puts H.
One fml woman, clad In Ii i'ehi
night wrapper. came bearing child
If with malignant scarlet foyer. and
Size was tho only person who had a
room tO herself, the dread of fever
being greater than that OF bullets
Amid all the confusion several chill
lren first opened their eyes In a ctucl
world, and the household stores we've
lAed % their utmost 10 meet these
unexpected demands
AT noon came the news of defeat
and AZ night tine ram which follows
heavy caunonadnr added 60 iAo mis.
cry. 1cu roasted iu trees whose
broad leaves shed the wet and counted
themselves well of, until few shells
dropped about the house sent thom
mmllug Oh the ground like ripe pcr-
simmons from q shaken tree The
shells had the effect of clearing Ar
iingtor oi is unWclc0me guests. and
amuug ;aose % leave was the scarlet
fever patient The sick child grew TO
be beautiful woman. but 10 this day
she is deaf, as a result or that eX
perience
Baton Eouce was sacked Precious
portraits were siashod with sabcm,
dainty china was thrown in q heap og
lhe Goor and ground 10 powder, beau
iful dresses were uihlcssly hacked %
pieces and private letters were given
To- Che winds OF heaven Sach Is war
Under these circumstances The Riploys
concluded % escape into Texas. the
husband going on before and of neccs-
sily leaving his delicate wife 10 make
the best OF hor way by holding pistol
at the head of her sulIly colorod driver
At Houston Mrs Ripley tried 10 get
milk or butter bat was told that those
commodities We're 'Opt Of season
and the baby had TO content herself
with dry sweet potato But Houston
was then eXuitaut over Gen Magru
iors brilliant exploit by which he
bad captured the city flom thc Union
forces. and one evening claiming
young Texan in a blue iilZ evening
dress, presented the daring soldier
With an elegant sword, borrowed for
,he occasion from Mexican veteran
10 whom it was subsequent y returned
Texas however became unsafe, and
they were forced TO flee into Mexico
which at that time was busy with the
struggle " MaximiliQnani hislpnCA
men 10 get control of the country
ln Piedra5 Negras Mrs. Ripley 0ccu-
pied tlc Office Of the Confederate Gus
toms officer, who handled The money
TO buy supplies The big MeXican dol
lars were put into her safe Tor safe
keeping and the swarm OF Hebrew
traders and speculators brought her
the money they We're afraid 10 keep
on their persons. For two months he
sat on money, slept on money,
watched by money, not knowing the
amount tie names, nor often even
The faces Of the trusting depositors
Even IN Texas the common necessi-
ties of lie were 50 scarce that TO lose
or break q needle was calamity;
there were no salt, 40 candles, and
oniy home made soap Pins and hair
pins We're luXuries. and t,othbrushos
were made Of twigs Fmrbiushes
there were none, and one comb 0n-
swercd Tor q family. Corn meal
poundoake was q dehcacy. and "cof.
leo was made from peanuts. sweet
potatoes rye. beans and peas Tea
meant sage or orange leaves. and rcd
pepper played the part Of qunine. It
cost 800 In Confederate currency 10
buy a yard and a half OF blue cotton
denims To make o pair Of trousers
New York Telegram.
Perhaps as curious and delightful q
book us we could select at random is This
History Of Connecticut which lies BE-
lore me. 10 is q little calf bound volume,
printed anonymously about century
ago. and generally ascribed 70 the Rev.
samuel Peters clergyman Of Hebron.
Conn. Nr. Peters lived Ia q creduious
age, and some Of the facts which no
CraVeiV relates seem q lIfic STARTLING 10