The National tribune., 1897-10-21
CHAPTER Yr.

niriari Inrule's burden was the sorest OF
all For Henry Clay Pollock there was the
comfort of action. The separation from
Miriam the severance from home. the long,
tiresone journey over the rugged mountains,
the jars Of camp-life- all were solaced, sweet
ened and inspired by the belief that they
were necessary steps in the execution of a
high. patriotic purpose
There was no such amelioration for Miriam
As burning in her antagonism to the Seces-
sionists as Pollock himself, she was denied
the relief of labor and deeds in support Of her
own caase, aud adverse to those Of her enc
mics
She must simply wait from day to day in
her home, while the rebels around her grew
in numbers. and became more aggressive, in
tolerant and merciless.
Regiments were sent in from all parts of
the South, the members Of which were i'm
bued with the belief that the first and most
effective duty they could do for the Southern
CoEiederacy was TO stamp out Lincolnism
and 1oryism in East Tennessee" +"
Daily the dark clouds lowered deeper
around Miriam's horizon. Daily she felt her
self sinking deeper under the rising tide of
rebelism Every tale that reached her ear
was OF the same purport.
father, coming into dinner. q He said that
all the unmarried men IN Fox settlement had
been ordered to report fer duty. They 'uns
air T. be sent & Nirginny. The scheme is t.
send the Tennesseeans eE fur away from home
ez possible. that they 'uns may be made real
rebels, while this countryis 4 be filled up
with Alabamians and Missi.sippians t. con-
yart us, and he smiled bitterly.
.1Dosn at the mill said Bildad, who
had come back with the family grist, they
'uns wuz a-tellin' bout how Big Jim Hos
kins ID burned down Acton Miller's house
over on Red Bud. kase his sons d skeeted
out fur Kaintucky The Jinerais give orders
that tie Tories must lie made an example oil.
The fathers must lie held responsible ful
their SONS. and he's gwine & coniisticate the
farms o. them ez lets their sons go into the
Lincolnite army"
Lucy Masters come by" contributed
Sally Hoskins, ''ez | wuz comm from tho
spring house. am tole ez how they'd got newi
down T. Hankinson's store bout mother bat
tie hevin' bin fout. awfuller an bloodier MOI
Bull Run. The Confedrits killed Yankee
until they wuz sick an tired o. kilin' an
turned the rest over L their niggers Thsy'v,
done tuck Washington, an have ole Abe Lin
coin il an iron cage t take T. Richmond
an present & President Davis. We're t hav,
peace night off"
sally" said Mrs Inrule with gentle de
cision, never repeat anything that come
fron Hankinson's store, specially if hit j
told by Lucy Masters. What lies then
traitors down thar can't get up she kin"
sally ifosl1ins redeemed. 1t WAS the frs
Of her old associations whom she had ven
tured TO introduce into the family circle, AN
she regretted it at once.
: wonder why Reuby don't come t. dir
ner," said his mother "Whar was he
Could't he hear the horn?n
He'll be here soon, mother y said Robel
Inruie. : He went T. the fur eend o. the hi
cornfed T. mend the fence whar the hogs y
bin gittin' in. Probably be don't want
come away till de gifts the job done."
as he spoke Reuben came in, his youn
face flushed with excitement.
Bob an Abe Westcott come over T. VIII;
Iwuz fixin' up the fence" said he. "The,
'uns wuz out lookin' fur their bIindle heitt
an calf that's strayed away"