The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-05

| 'oS GOWN that road After great yelling
| &c made himself known 70 the guards
| mud he never stopped till the horse got
| TO the camp.
was presented TO his sister, and then
l WAS taken 10 tho parlor in Richmond
| and put i'll something L had never heard
of boforc-;, glory pitcher 1 had great
curiosity to know what Il glory pitcher
was Day md night kept my cars oncn
to Try 20 find out; and on the Fourth o.
July did. for they took me out and
filled the pitcher Will, panch :.nd drank
General George Wash;ngtons health.
and hoard them say that when General
Washington died these pitchers wcrc
made OF china, with picture of Ger
cral Washington being taken up to glory
on their sides. Every 22d of February
and Fourth Of July they were used for
punch. If I had been sound money, 1
would have known that IL sister of tho
poet Longfcllow, Mrs. Pcarce of Port
land. bic. had one of these pitchers,
but was of mushroom growth-know
nothing of traditions and really very lit
tie cbout myself
We'll, L remained Il prisoner in soil
tary confinement in Richmond until
evacuation day came. 1t was Sunday,
and heaven seemed to give one grand,
glorious smile to the last day of tho
Confcderacy. A smile like martyr
wears on his dying face, and nature.
every tree and flower, was bursting
with green leaf and blossom. struggling
to be free, and l thought the fearful
eyes of my dear ladies should take com
fort and remember that they, too. had
been prison bound and now were free
ing themselves.
had grown TO love the lady in
whose care had been, she was so pure
and brave, and became unhappy lest
some evil should bcfall her and her lit
tie children. / SAW her kiss her husband
goodby and saw her hand her Jewels
and valuublcs to an old slave, who
promised to do his best TO protect her
In Il short time the city was i'll flames
the water cut off, the gashousc destroy
ed, and darkness rcigncd Tie streets
were full OF Union soldiers and army
followers, and the dcsolation of that
house was beyond anything I can de-
scribe
Suddenly 1 heard my friends coming
down stairs, and 1 felt my dear ladv's
soft white hand pick me up from the
glory jar, smooth me out, and. calling
Uncle Harry. Il faithful old slave. she
said: Uncle Harry, this shinplaster
came from Il fight in Williamsburg
Richard gave il 10 me, and have kept
1t al this while. | see they have cstab-
lishcd Il suffers store across the way. If
you are not afraid. so and sec if it will
buy me some c;ndlcs for if it will we
Will not be quito SO fOrl0rn
Uncle Harry grabbed me with lii. bis,
old black hand and said: God knows.
Miss Mary, You always was good, and
God gwinc to take care of you and
yourn and we and us. Afccrd? I ain'r
gwinc TO come back 'tout dem candles.
scusin dcy hain't got none y And he
brought back three, and tho light they
shed WAS like the glory of God-a light
i'll Il dark place.
She lit ono and made patrol of the
house from garrett to cellar, under the
beds and i'll the closets; would blow ii
out and i'll few hours rccomotcr again
for whom they were gone, where
would any more come from? But she
knew that unto the upright there
ariscth light III the darkness. " and her
beautiful faith sustained her [ was III
the suffers shop back III the Union
lines, and missed my glory pitcher and
all the exciting news 1 used to hear
from the doctor and the generals and
my gay young lady. Although fair cx.
change is no robbery. 1 felt jealous and
injured.
Shortly after this retired from bust
ncss-t small boy put mustache OH
! the face of the statesman who adorns
! me, drummer pasted me on the inside
OF his desk, and after II brief and event
tui career [ was spongcd off, and now
lie i'll Il cabinet Of curiosities, not caring
30 cents what becomes of me. -Phila-
delphia Times.