St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-31

called a 'SeceSh' and knocked down
cause he said that any man who said he
was 'secesh' was liar. l wish l could
cut them men thar in town to inch
pieces. They're nothln' but low-down,
stay-at-home rangers that what they
are. Cowards. low-down towards. to hit
a. ole man like pappy."
"Oh Tillie."I begged, "don't talk
like that. They didn't mean to hurt
your father. Other people have had to
bear great deal, too"
You don't know noyhin' about it,
ma'am. Why. when this hyer war be-
gan there was five of us children an
nanny an pappy, an we had good
home down thar in ole Tennessee an
pappy was sheriff an had lots of frien's.
Then the war come, an paDpy was for
the Union. an the con5cripterS began
to come around; but he wouldn't list
with them; just put 'em off with one
thin an 'other, till at last him and lot
more neighbor men they just had to
hide out in the mOuntingS to git Shet o.
them home guards. Our house stood in
the forks of the road, where we could
see everybody. Nanny knocked out
little bit O. the chinllin' between the logs
on two sides of the room, SOS she could
watch both roads. Sne took up one of
the puncheonS out of the floor, an
made the little boys dig a deep hole
under il, an when we saw the con-
scripterS comm she jest put the little
boys in that hole an covered 'em up,
an she an me we listened to what they
had to say.
"When it got cole an rainy pap an
the other men come into our house an
nanny put all her nice quilts an
blankets am mine, too. on the floor, an
them pore fel1erS laid down thar to sleep,
close as they could git together, in the
dark. We didn't dare to have fire OF a
light. Then nanny set on cheer by
one O. them holes in the chlnkln', an L
set by the other, an watched the roads.
If we saw anybody comm or it begun to
git light. we jest rech down an fetched
one o. them mem an he fetched the mex
one, an he the mex. an in mnite
they was all awake an Slippin out the
door, as still as shadderS, an away to
hide agin'."
Ibid you ever hear of Gen. Zollicoffer,
ma'am? Well, him an some Union sol
dierS had a fight rite close by our house.
told you there was five of us children.
There was Jimmy and Joe, older an me,
an Bob an Sammy, younger. Jimmy
am Joe was hid out with pap, Bob an
Sammy they was twins. They tried TO
do the work on the farm.
"a few days before that fight they
was plowin' in the field, when some
secesh soldiers rode up. Hello, boys
says they, where's your pap%
Don't know says Sammy. he was
always so quick-Spoken like; with that
they lights from their critters, an Bob
felt fraid an put out Tor home. He
byrd one o. the men say, L reckon we
better holp his rememDry little,' an
that was all we knowed till after sun
down, Nanny couldn't stand no long
er, she saw the team in the field an
went out thar an foun' poor little
Sammy hangin' to the poW han'elS
dead. She called me, an we toted him
in. He'd been dead long time.
"Then came ole Zollicolfer's fight.
Pap an his men was fitin' Oh the Union
side. an Jimmy was killed. Pore little
leavin' Sammy, tho nanny tole him
time an time agin that if he had stayed
them 'sccesh' would a hung him 100;
SO he jeS' moped roun', an it was like
funeral in the house all the time.
''Then the Union soldiers took that
country, an they knowed pop an
wanted him to come to camp with them.
He lowed to go, but wanted to find out
where them bushWhackerS was that
hung Sammy. So he tuck a basket o.
corn on his arm an made like he was
huntin' his hogs through the timber, an
after while he found 'em camped i'll
the woods. He jes' went back an
brought the Union soldiers down on
'em. but Joe was Shot in that fight.
Then peace came, an one O. them big
ginerals tole pop that he'd better come
Moth.
NANNY and Bob was both mighty
like skeletons, but pap bowed they
would pick up when they got shet o.
that skeary kentry. We started with
our team, an nanny sot in the back O
the Vaughn an looked at the mOuntings
as long as she could see 'em. After
while we got to Cincinnati; then we
was drivin' along one o the streets, an
was all at once | saw whole paSSel o.
soldiers, an one of 'em yelled out and
says: Look thar, boys, eff thar amt
ole Jimmy Smith In minite they
all round us, shakin'> pap's ham and
shoutin' like they was crazy; an we
saw that there was all the boys we used
to know, an lot O. strangers beside.
They all made much O. pappy, tell
you, an they was so good TO us all.
They tuck US to big, clean house,
where they all stayed, an made US eat
lots o. nice things.
Mex mornin' nanny couldn't git
up. She jes' laid still on her bed, with
Bob's ham heP fast in hern, an his head
on her piller. The doctor came an
talked to her. then he shuck his head
an went away. A pretty black-eyed
soldier, with only one arm, brought her
a lot OF flowers, an she smiled at him.
He favored our Jimmy. In the evenin'
she walked up, like. an said, Why,
James | can soc the mounting, an the
boys; then she went to sleep, an never
walked no more. In less IAN week Bob
went, too. He COUNT seem to git along
'thout nanny an Sam. L didn't mean
to be a coward, pappy,' he said that las
night, but l was; l run away an left
Sam. an can't stan it no longer
1--WE stayed in Cincinnati while after
Bob died, but the soldiers were goin'
home. They made up little money
for Pappy, and we come on out hyer.
Pappy usen to have cousin out this
away, but we couldn't fine him, an who
knows ole Jimmy Smith out hyer?
They call him 'secesh' after all that.
Tillie threw herself, with cry, across
the bed at her fathers feet. l gathered
her into my arms, trying to comfort her
the best | could for my own tears. After
while she fell asleep.
With the morning llgnt my patients
were awake.
"Thank you. ma'am," Mr.. Smith said
with old-faShioned politeness. when |
brought him his coffee. "We been
given you power O. trouble, Pm
afeard."
mot you," L answered. 81 am only
paying Tillie for curing my head" No
smile came to Titles face. She was
bathing her fathers wound. II wish l
could kill the feller that hit you, pap
| py," she said.
'sOh, no, now. Tillie. you wouldn't
want to be hung for KILN feller like