The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-01-02

A short time ago | was down in Chinquapn
! Neck, aud stopped at house where | met
John Taylor. one Of three brothers who were
! in the 9TH Va. and he sung INC post -bellum
! song-one of those which took the place of the
war songs of the same caiibar lie accompanied
IL on an old banjo to q iingling air.
REBEL SONG.
Oh, I'm good old rebel,
Cont. hat. md boots nm ALL
] come from the land oi freedom
And don care AT nil.
cot the rooma-tiz-utn.
A campiu' n the SNOW,
kilt H-many n Yankee.
An wish I'd kilt some mo-.
Oh yes l fit agin 'em.
An oney wish we'd won,
don't ax any pardon
For anything I've done.
Old Burnside tuk me prisner,
He treat me bad. t's true,
He took away my knapsack
And stole my blankets too.
The private soldier was accounted very little
in the Confederacy. In October, 1862 when
the Confederates were in Cuipeper Courthouse,
after returning. from Antietan, a number of
Confederate officers stopped mt the Waverly
Hotel then kept by john Hicks. He bad a
safeguard over the house. who was about TO be
relieved and asked Mr. Hicks if he could not
take a couple OF cabbages from the garden with
him when he went off duty. II was told all
through the Confederate army that Hicks gave
the man permission; but when the relief came
aud he went into the garden to get the cab.
bage, Hicks fred on him md killed him.
Nothing whatever was done with HiTks who
has died since the war, aud whose widow still
runs the Wayerly.
One day in October 1862. I was out Of meal
and Normau's Mill was stopped A Confederate
cavalry soldier, named jester Phillips. a very
Z han T..t
US, was in the house. ! asked him IL there
were any Federal cavalry in the country, aud
he said not to his knowledge so | started TO
Jack Stones mill with n bushel Of corn TO have
ground. This Jester Phillips was connected
with the wealthy Jester family Of Richmond
yet was only private. lie was wounded or
taken sick, havo forgotten which, In Suffolk
County. think. and was left dying, as was
supposed, at farmhouse. and nurscd back To
life by the farmers pretty daughter. He fell
in love with her and married her promising
when he went away 60 come aud claim his
bride after the war He returned To- his com
mand and after tho war went home to Rich.
mond. where he was brought in contact with
an accomplished young lady. whom his family
desired him to marry, not knowing of his pre-
vous alliance, which he kept secret Being
desirous Of marrying the Richmond belle aud
thus obtain good settlement from his uncle
he decoycd the little country girl from her
rural home to Richmond, took her out 10 the
woods
AND MURDERED HEn,
for which he Was tried and executod got
down to Jack Stones all right. and was soon
engaged in chat while the meal was being
| ground. No Federais had been seen around
aud so Jack aud the women tOngueiashed
1 them, as they were bitterly Southern. His son
john was iu the Confederate army. aud was
/ afterward killed. Finks, who WIS also in tho
! f.s.af forf1,
ditoD there was Jack Stones wife aud daugh.
1 ters-Dinah and MaTy--ilt home. These girls
never would have much 10 say 10 the Yankees;
/ so Mary Is still single, and lives with her
widowed sister at place she obtained by mar
Tage with old John Brown at Flat Run
! Jack Stones wife was the daughter Of John
! Kelly, Of the mill aud ford, aud Stone was
/ considered just about rs mean as Kelly, aud
/ they did not speak 10 each other At tho close
/ OF the war, when the Potomac army and Sher-
mans were marching back, some OF them camp
ed on Stones place, aud next morning as they
were nearing Washington and home, many Of
! them threw away surplus blankets aud such
| things. A poor ola woman OF the Neck went
| there topick some OF them up. when Stone drove
| her or She then went out 10 the road. where
tho soldiers were marching, told them what
Stone had done to her. and then gave "A sketch
/ Of his career during the war; Of his hanging
around home giving Information 10 the rebels
4 aud having rebel scouts seneted around his
house to pick mp struggling Union soldiers
| This so eDraged the soldiers that they gathered
| up let Of blankets for the old woman flrst
| and next seized old Jack Stone, dragged him
| out 10 the road aud tossed him in blanket nn-
| I'll he WAS sick.
! Well, when my meal was ground, put IL on
! the horse, and had just started for home. when
| Confederate scout dashed past saying the Van.
| KEGS were coming. put the old horse along
/ md wi Tn u.r'S
! jogging along under the impression that they
| had taken the other road, bnt I happened to
| look back and hero they came. ! started the
| old horse. and tried 10 unite the tag to drop
the meal; but the string was in knot, 80 4
managed finally to unite the bag aud went
flying,
THE MEAL LEAVING TRAIL,
by which was easily followed home. We had
no cornbTead that night, but my puTsuers, who
laughed much over the affair, supplied us with
plenty ol crackers.
| Our inteInecine strife deVcloped many
scoundFels of the very deepest dye. whose vii.
iAiny obtained a chance TO expand itself where
the civil law had lost its control. The worst
one who came within my sphere of observation
WAS follow named Drake Timmona This
man lived for years in the woods near the
Deep Run Mill. OH the kappahanBpck River, and
hunted all through the woods where the Army
of tie Potomac afterward eucaiapeI in Eau.
quler and Stafford Counties He wns a worth
less white man, nearly all who constantly
carry gun, aud the only work lao ever per.
formed was when necessity compelled him 10 get
out railroad ties make hoop poles or peel tan.
bark for the mill near the United States Ford
south of the River. Old Sam Feagcnes, who was
| miller at the Deep Run Mill for years, and Is
new at Rorman'g MILL knew Timm0ns we'll. He
says that he was a successful hunter and
traded his game and peitries at the various
stores through the country. lie was a good
| shot, aud knew every foot Of the country for 20
miles or more Oh each side Of the Rappahan-
mock from Fredericksburg up. lie lived n
secluded life, and had no companions or
| friends few years before the war n man
named Allison kept little store on the MArsl,
road" which runs from the Grove Church south.
cast past Emburys Mil aud HARDWOOD Churel,
10 Falmouth aud which has been pressed by
the tired feet of many thousand Union soldiers
The store was near Bryant's, about half way
between HARDWOOD and Falmouth whore the
road from Sanford's crosses. Allison kept
whisky for sale, rs did most Of the country
stores in those days there being neither reye.
nue. tax nor license 10 check them; and, MS he
slept in the store, he would get up at any time
Of The night To wait on a customer One morning
man coming there TO deal found the store door
open and things in confusion, while blood was
spattercd all over the floor and on the counter.
lie eonld not see Allison, and SO gave the alarm.
and people from Poilards, Rand0lph's, Sweet
mans, Brys0n's, and other houses were soon
there. Search was made, aud the body of Ali
son was found about 100 yards from the house
ia bunch Of pines, all covered with dirt and
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