Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-20

hahio VI euttvbnl.s tue touteniS OF
which could almost Ia stored away In u
drummcr's trunk, 80 tiny were they. Bnt
the Dutch pasha kept an eve upon them,
and constantly levied tribute. seeing ono
In q rather nourishing condition he de.
inanded quite sum OF "bankshec.h.m
The owner pluckcd mp his courage and re.
fused to pay Il.
Den" cried the Dutch pasha, II shut
up dis shcebangl".
And II accordingly was shut.
Another soufcc of profit was 10 levy q
tax On every carload Of refugees that
passed through the town. II they refused
they were detained until they paid II,
which they finally did rather than h.
turned out Of the car aud left In Atlanta
minus funds and shelter.
Young c. now had the pleasure Of In.
tcryicwing these cormorants. After yainly
refusing. demonstrating and entrcnting.
ne. by the ndvioe Of friendly citizens. paid
the tax, some t20. but II seemed an onor-
nous sum 10 the ruined refugees.
In his absence one Of the r0bbcr crow
came down TO the car TO Inspect the family
and their belongings, aud then calmly dc.
mandcd hls tribute. Mr.. C. was Fiery
old man, and he scofnfnly Refused to nay
H. a hot alteration ensuci. IL must iIe
allowed that the Yankee, a tall, raw boncd
man, preserved his cquHnimlty, which only
seryed TO cxaspcraic tho other
"Ill pay you nothing" cried the old
man. II have Gen. Cfoxton's tfansporiA-
Zion papers that take me home, aud not "a
cent will pay you.
Then you don't leave here said the
other c0oliy.
you have no right TO demand money
from me over yoursuperior officers orders.
Just show me your authority. sifr"
ut Is the rule here for all refugees 10
pay" said tho man calmly. land you
must"
1.-THE rulel Who gave you any right TO
make riloi III bet you can't show mo
any proof u your authority Tor 10 doing"
II don't bet said the righteous thief
with an indescribahlc drawl. 81 have con.
scioutlous scruplts about IT,.
Your cried the old man, now badgcfcd
Into fury. you hAyn conscientious
scruplesl You'll GOD bless my souli
IoulW lie dropped back In his chair
| specifies with anger.
Having thus spiked bis cnomy'a guns,
the blackmailcr, after again calmly nssur.
Ing him that he should not leave without
/ pay. took himself on.
Young C. soon nftor appeared and
stated that no had paid the tax, ~ they
could not stay over In Atlanta aud camp
/ by the railroad track. mud IL was not worth
while rcalating whom resistance was Use.
less
They soon after started on ihclr Journey
over the rnughtt road on earth. for it had
been torn up many times by tho contend
| Ing armies, and legend was In circ1la-
ton that when the iron rails had bern w
twisted a. 10 be unit Tor use. sapllngs hal
bocn improyi-ed into rails and nailed 70
the crosstiel No M 10 take train over tho
/ gaps. The road was ~ rough that the
story dill not seem Incredible.
] Marietta, thrlr next stopping place,
seemed deserted. Tho only people they
s4w wcre n lot u mon busy with a ma.
chine Strengthening railroad rails, No o. 10
use thcm again. Aud thry had certainly
been twisted into tho most wonderful
shapes la the world.
The travellers route lay now through a
dcary country and endle y scenes of desc.
latlon. They failed 10 recognize u. II wa
the 'Shernsnikrd district" and only chin
noys aud heaps VI ruins marked the site.
OF what had been smiling Villages.
~ LAST they reached hcsaca, and then
home. u had been, In army parlAncs,
sacked and guttcd." Every window was
gone. a soldier, Il was said. had tried hi
prowcss with plckhx 10 sro II he could
destroy window Mt single blow. IL
succeeded, the Gaping holes causing the
houss To look like "a blind thing.
hut tho roof was there TO sheloe them
and Il belonged to them. aud that was q
gruat thing. So they s6t 10 work TO make
themselves comfortable.
Before q great while they had In canvas
window glass, which, n Il kept out most Vi
the light, also kept out most " tho wind.
Reminders ~ the battle were scattered
about. The lock Of the front door having
been broken. it was kept closed by tho aid
OF u weight made out Of half torpedo
with which Gen. Wheeler had blown ~
the railroad track near their house. Old
parrot shells were used % prop open thu
windows. and the Dire WAS atlrrcd with q
bayonet, and empty cartridge boxes wcr,
used as ttoughs 10 feed tho cows In, =,
that there was warliko flavor about
ihiaes
Hut In years time the returned rrfu
gees had got 20 20 rights that there wa
little TO tell that the house had becn Ia th,
center OF tho battlefield and been hotl,
contested spot-only the grave OF Confcd
crate soldier, who slept peacefully In tn
Hover garden, where the rnses waved above
his head and scattered their pcrfumct
petals over Ills graye.-Paul Graut In Al
. lanta Constitution.