The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-12
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| imaginative space writer. and ! paid
very little attention TO 1t.
But it seems that the story was strict
iy in accordance with the facts. and the
writer merely gave one incident in a
very remarkable life history.
The other day 1 was talking with Ma
! jor Tom Williams. a gallant ex-confed-
crate who was with General Pierce
Young's cavalry in South Carolina when
! Sherman marched through the state.
did you ever hear OF the beautiful
Miss Boozer?" asked the major.
/ laughed heartily. and told him BRIEF
ly me substance of the newspaper article
concerning the lady in question.
The majors face assumed thoughtful
expression as he slowly whitfield his CT
gar.
That was not a fake. as you seem 20
Think he said in MS deliberate way:
Miss Boozer was no fiction. In her day
she was the pre;tiss. woman south OF the
Potomac, and the pasha was IN big luck
when he got hold OF her.
do you know anything about herr"
asked in surprise.
.
"If you have a few minutes 20 spare
will tell you all apout IT,"
1 resumed my chair. and waited with
my curiosity pleasantly excited
Early In '65." said the major. 'I was
with General Young IN South Carolina
We were hanging on Sherman's TANKS.
doing what We could 70 worry him. with
out much success, / must admit. You
see. that dashing trooper, Fitzpatrick,
IVES always on hand 70 hold us in
check. and we had a hard road 20 travel.
Our fellows were plucky enough. They
would ride and skirmtsh all day, and
dance ali night. but they were living on
half rations, and were no match for the
federal cavalry. Still. Ne made Kllpat-
rick hustle. and many night We routed
him out of his bed and made him change
MS quarters in hurry.
before the fail OF Columbia we spent
a few days there One afternoon General
Young was standing with me on corner
discussing the campaign when he sud
denly nudged me and pointed up the
street.
"only few rods away. advancing to-
ward US. xas the most dazzling vision Of
loneliness that ever blinded the eyes OF
mortal man,
I'VE saw a girl OF perhaps eighteen
summers. Creased IN exquisite taste.
skipping along win a step 50 Hxh; that
Il would not have crushed a flower. she
was radiant creature with golden hair.
brown eyes flashing nier long. dark
lasaes. and her complexion vas abs0-
lu;siy Transparent.
Her fauliless form and features ard
the mingled hsughrnsss s3s grace of
her manner ard movements would have
attracted adrairiax attention IN crowd
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