Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-18
THE LONE PRISONER.


many, many accounts there have been
Of campaigns crowned with success.
Prisoners from Dry Toriugas, from
Andcrsonville, from a hundred other
prisons have written their experiences,
but | am sure the mott Lonesome cap
tive Of war tiinos has written up no
account Of hi. captivity.
Lot us 20 back beyond the season Of
secession that ushercd In the ruddy sea.
BON Of war, to describe a certain happy
homestead LISA homo already known
10 many southern people. At mention
Of Greene Springs homestead ccollec-
lions Of pleasant incidents Of boyhuod
will rise up before many Of tho men Of
the old south aud men of the now south
~ we'll, for old Greene Springs school
has sent out many Of her boys" To do
good work for their country, both In
tunes Of peace and Of war. Many OF
the students Of this "l,ugby Of the
South" rushed eagerly TO the battles,
summoned by that first fateiul shot
from Fort Sumter. Besides being tho
sitc Of one Of tho most noted high
schools In the south, Il was n hoino-a
home, for forty years, for the members
Of one most happy family.
During the war four generations 81
this ono family were onsconccd IN that
house. and thence seven young soldiers
went into the Confederate army. Tho
married daughters Of tho household
were now at the old homestead again,
since the ilrst iatciul news that sum.
moned the young husbands to the front
lone To 20 as II surgeon 20 Fort Nor
gan, by the bay Of Mobile; the other to
raise company on aud about the hills
Of Hale, near Greene Springs, whence
lac led his men TO an adventurous and
mos, onditablo career.
a widowed sister Of tho mother Of
the household had come TO this wide
armed house, and from there sho had
sent on hcr two boys TO the army. Tho
oldest son oi tho house, just seventeen,
had gone TO tho wars, and the adopted
son 81 the house also donncd the gray
uniform OF tho Confederate soldier
The grandparents Of tho household
gavo up their youngest son to tho
cause.
Now and then, during the long and
hard four years, there wero iurloughs
for quo or another Of tho''e young sol.
dien, then again there were stretches
Of time when some one or tho other Of
the brave boys was not heard from In
long season. Then there were great
grief, deep anxiety and many agoniz'
Ing prayers in that house for that one
who might be. for all his loved one.
knew, la prison, In sickness, wounded
or already numbered with the dead.
Anon there was good news from eacl
and every one OF tho rcyen soldiers
then followed days Of Joy and happi
mess; then thors wcro thoir dances un
der the light Of homemade candles, OF
perhaps eharadcs for the entertainment
81 the soldiers who wcro cncampcd, fol
few weeks, iust across the creek thai
run near the foot Of Greene Springs hill
Joy and sorrow came In quick success
sion with tho chance and change o
war; but there was one thing that u,
chance or change Of war could inter
rupt, and that was work for tho sol
dienA
All the world knows how In tina
halcyon time for tho south called "be
fore tho war, each homo was IN itsel
principally. whore the master rule,
supreme, Every pianter-and Ia tllos
days planting was vocation or avoca
ton 10 everybody - owned his owl
slaves, trained to all manner Of trades
aud such a life Of simple and delightful
luxury as these wrought out for III
master the world has rarely seen. Bu
the war between the states oyerturne'
all this.
No sooner was war abroad In ti
land than every home was change,
IRON a principally TO mandatory.
Eisry house In the land became u
establishment for weaving.
Not Penelope and all hor handmade
g. ~-.' buster than were tho wome
who worked In the wake OF the wal
To grandmother, the mother III
young wives, the young daughters, III
Inalds-all worked There was clicl
Ing OF knitting needles IN the hou,
from morning til night; ladies wake
hither and thlther, seeing TO other INA
ters Of import yet always knitting.
reel hunined Its monotonous littl
song In grandmother's room Spinnin
wheels made dolorous monotone IN on
MP stairs room, and In another shuttl,
played TO and fro over tho warp, On
lady Of the household. who had ma
yclous talent for drassmaking, tune
uiautun maker for the family, for no
no moro handsome dresses could
brought from tAo north.
A young boy oil the family put up a
amateur Shoe shop and lnuio sioos 4
tlio younger chillren OF that hou
Nico little shoes DO uado tool The
after the hats worn under the Unit
We're worn out, more hats had 70
made, since they could not be bousl
One lady Ia thenoighhorhood Of Gree
Springs knew how TO make pretty y
motto hata-the stylo Of hat still INA
IN some parts OF Florida, the light
aud most delightful summer hcadst
ayer woru Ho IL calue To pasS TINT [