The Southern herald., 1898-09-09

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drawn to the door, and being propped
up he kept them away from the rear Of
the house, while his wife, who was
armed With an old revolver, fred often
enough TO prevent any approach TO the
'front.' There was i spring house of
solid build a few reds from the bach
door, and the "bummers" entered il
TO regale themselves before closing In
nthe house. The door opened inwards,
and while they were playing havoc
with the milk pans the woman ap-
preached and pulled the door to and
thrust a stick through the handle. The
structure was too solid to be beaten
down, and as there was but one win
dow, the men tried 10 make their es-
cape that way, Propped up in his bed.
with his wound painine him at every
movement, the confederate fired at ey-
cry head thrust out and his bullets
new so close that all attempts were
soon abandoned We found him with
his musket in his grasp aud a dead
man on the floor, and we also found the
soldiers huddled together in the spring.
house. The confederate could have
been carried off a prisoner of war, but
he was not disturbed. On the contrary.
while a hundred blue coats were di-
viding their ratious with the wife, the
officers were making cash donations
to the husband. As for the "bummers,'
they we're turned over to the rank and
file to be kicked, and they got a dose
to be remembered all their days. Gus
ter rather favored q man who set out
for adventure between the lines, but
le had no mercy on looters and rob
bers.
The Gettysburg Campaign.
AZ the confedcrates were fighting
mostly at home there were few "bIm-
mcrs" In comparison. There were guer-
rilla bands who robbed friend and foe
alike, but individual soldiers were not
given TO It. The golden opportunity
came when Lee Invaded Pennsylvania
Before crossing the Potomac he issued
thestrictest orders against looting, but
they were observed only in Maryland
When the Yankee state was once
reached thousands Of men went to for.
aging on their own account. They
were ahead Of the army-behind it
on both Aanks, They foraged on horse
back, on foot and in wagons. For ],
miles on either side OF the highways
they did not miss a farmhouse. The
first callers gobbled the horses. The
next wanted provisions. The next
looted the houses. Men on foot bore
away looking glasses, trunks, bedding
crockery tinwarc-anything they
could carry. Those on horseback hat
great bundles in front and bchint
them. In train Of 2s confederate
wagons captured on the retreat wa
found almost every article in Ifse b.
civilized people. The "bummers" hat
taken plow points, drag teeth, old har
ness collars, rusty spikes, cracked jugs
kegs of vinegar handleless axes, ant
even the "old oaken buckets" from thu
wells. There were crowbars and iroI
wedges; there were buggy wheels ant
lace curtains. There were farmers
boots, children's shoes ard womenI
slippers, and hosiery belonging to al
OF them. In one wagon family Bible
two chcckerboards, an old gun barrel
childrcn's picture books, Webster
dictionary, a lot Of cucumber pickle
and WORKOUT harness were nunl
into a box together. The Pennsylva
MIA Dutchmen were the principal sui
ferers, and they did not get througI
filing claims for five years after th
war. No houses or barns were burned
but no farmer escaped being despoileC
Not one in dozen Of them had time I
hide anything, and n quarter Of a
hour after the first "bummer" Shove
I up the farmer was n financial wrecl
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worthless to the captors, but forag
and commissary supplies were throw
away to take it in. After the battle {
Falling Waters, when Lee fnall
crossed the river, be left on the Penn
svlyania shore about 30 broken-dow
wagons, In one of these was Dutc
bcdstead OF mahogany. which locke
TO be 200 years old, and It was so heav
that it must have taken four men (
lift IT.. In another was an iron saf
empty, and with one hinge broken.
weighed 300 pounds, and what its cal
tors we're going to do with it was
puzzle. There was Mt least one bi
looking-glass TO every wagon, and III
various rag carpets put together won
have measured two miles. A coffin an
tombstone were about the only tw
articles missing.