The Progress., 1898-10-22
TIMES THAT TRIED MEMS SOULS
AND aSOLES' ARE RECALLED.
WAR INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.
Row the Barlow Man Assisted Friend
to Hide Out From Provost
Guard.

nurse their wrath to keep it warm, "
as did Tam O'Shanter's witch. They
are too busy in making a living to
spare much time to memories Of
marches and battles and bareback and
ragged clothes. But they do indulge
in little war incidents and accidents
when they meet a comrade and some
thing reminds them of something
The four-year war was full of heroism
and thrilling events, but I believe the
aftermath, the patching up Of peace,
was more provoking and discouraging
and of longer continuance than the
war itself.
'As iron sharpeneth iron 80 does a mans
face sharpen the face Of his friend"
1t is only Renaissance that I am
going to relate. [ met the old gentle.
man yesterday, and as we grasped
hands our minds and memories went
back to the troubled days of 1865 when
first We met, one dark and dreary
night. 'Who is that?" he said eau.
tionsly as I knocked at the door.
Talk low" said I; "they are after
your brother to take him back to Vir.
ginia and try him for kukluxing those
scoundrels. I have brought him over
here and hid him in your ginhouse
loft, under the straw. Don't let any.
body but your wife know where he is"
1t was about daybreak, and the old
gentleman was in his night clothes.
Lord, help u.s." said he. "Are you
telling me the truth? Who are you?
Let me light a candle" When he
brought it he unlocked the door and
opened it just enough for him to see
my face, and for me to see him and his
double-barreled gun that was near his
hand. "Who are your he repeated.
When I whispered my name he grasped
my hand eagerly, for he knew that was
his brothers counsellor and friend.
Hurriedly he put On his clothes, and
we went a blind path to the ginhouse,
which was nearly quarter Of a mile
away. Not soul was stirring; not
dog barked. "Good Lord" said he,
has it come to this. Those villains
whom my brother helped to whip and
made them leave tho country up in
Virginia were worse than the tories OF
ne old revolution. They robbed and
pIundel ed our people, and had negroes
to help them, and we appealed in vain
to the yankee officers for protection.
Our wives and our daughters were in
continual danger, and we had to
kuklux these scoundrels or leave the
country ourselves"
1t was in June, 1865, while + was
living in Rome, that was aroused
from sleep about midnight and learned
from my Virginia friend that he was
in great peril, and wanted assistance
and advice. A warrant had been is.
sued for him in Virginia and sent to
the federal provost marshal at Rome,
and he was to be arrested in the morn
Ing and sent back for trial. He briefly
related the circumstances, and told me
he had brother living in Barlow
county, about eighteen miles distant;
but nobody about Rome knew him,
nor was his brother implicated in the
kuklux business, and he might be con.
cealed on his brothers farm some.
where until the federal soldiers left
here.
"All right" said I, ego back at
once and get you a change of clothing
and meet me at Norton's corner" 1t
did not take me long to hitch my horse
to the little rockaway and drive down
to Broad street and take him in. We
took roundance on the soldiers quar-.
tiers and were soon out of town on the
road to old Cassville. The night was
dark and misty, but we had good
horse, and in about three hours we
were nearing the farm. When oppo-
site the ginhouse we stopped to recon
hotter. We had not passed q man on
the road, nor seen light in anybody's
house. So we felt that we were safe
so far. Driving out to a secluded
place we hitched the horse, and then
made haste for the ginhouse. The way
was clear aud the place comfortable.
Leaving the brothers to arrange
their plans, drove on to Cassville
and thence back to Rome in time for
breakfast. There was quite stir in
the town that day, for it was soon
noised around that one Of our citizens
was wanted and could not be found.
A lieutenant in blue had squad Of
Dutchmen moving stealthily around
as if in search of somebody. At night
they watched the house from a back
alley, but saw no sign. For month
or more the inquisition was kept up
His wife and son and daughter and
myself and wife exchanged significant