The National tribune., 1899-08-24

"Bqt We might not be--able to bring them
'Dt Don't sTas'u make no aiff'rence. 'Tain't
more'n half eber gifts back. Don't 'spect
em to-"
The "boy" evidently knew what he was
talking about. and thus encouraged, each
Of us took an armful of books.
shed, an / 'spose all Yanks ken read:
Mars tole me So"
"Yes," l answered "An Yankees can
read and write," which was stretching it a
trifle, but / did not want to lower the darky' s
good opinion Of us.
Then yer'll want er heap O. books to go
'roun', an yer hain't got nothin' ter do ter
ter read yer'll be drefful onezy. rekon."
He certainly reckoned right and we told
him so. <
"S'pos'in' totes a, ,barrelful down in tn
mawnin'."
We told him that would please us.
an I'll fotch 'em near's / ken. Eff yer'd
like all O Dickens, er Scott, er eny other
We've got, jest write the arth'rs name, an
I'll fotch all ov 'em as is in"
PRISONERS OBTAIN BOOKS.
And, without following the conversation
further. he did as he promised, and we OBJ
tanned the library before mentioned. II we
books would have been returned, but the
following day Capt. Mcdowell received
orders to remove us to Montgomery by the
first boat passing up the river, and during
the night the boat came.
PRISONERS ATTACKED BY CITIZENS.
We remained at Montgomery bnt few
hours. We arrived there during the even
ing, and were marched from the levee
through the town to a camp inclosed by a
high fence-I think fair ground. We
were hooted at as we passed through the
streets, and called all manner of foul names
the worst by women. The following morn
ing we were again marched through the
and in several places assaulted also, bricks
and stones being thrown at us from win
dows. :
One OF the prisoners was hit on the head
by piece of brick and knocked down, but
not seriously injured. i, He continued the
march, but one of the soldiers who was
guarding us was disabled; his head badly
cut, and he rendered insensible, at any
| rate; but what the final result of his injuries
were do not know. for he was removed tt
hospital in an ambulance.
After the fighting had stopped-ths
| battles of the war, l mean-my regimen
| was stationed in Montgomery about a year
| acknowledge that he remembered any o.
| the incidents OF that day. / was satisfied
| in my own mind that / could pick out sew
eral who behaved shamefully, but as they
evidently were afterwards ashamed of it,
| never pointed them out, nor pressed them t.
| talk about it.
Capt Mcdowell and his men accompanied
| us to Macon, and after our experiences o.
| the night and morning at Montgomery, WI
were very glad that such were the orders
| for if the soldiers stationed at Montgomery
were actuated by the same spirit that at tn,
time prevailed among the citizens of tn,
place, as guards they would have treated
| us so brutally as to have provoked an up
rising, and doubtless useless bloodShed.
We arrived at Macon on a Sunday morn
ing and were there received by Mai Hardee
nephew, believe. of the famous General
and author of Military Tactics, of tina
name. r. 02-Jcs
In Maj. Hardee we found another o
Natures noblemen. All who were among
who reached Camp 0glethorpe during his
command, and who remained even weel
after his successor arrived. know that there
was a great difference fetween the two men
They know that Hardee, while strict, was
just, that he was considetate; but few eve
knew what his consideration for us cos
him. They credited hinfwith being geot
officer, and. as such,entitled to respect, bu
few ever knew how far beyond the bound.
of duty he went to Benefit them.
''- MAI. HARDEk's KINDNESS.
On the grounds, wherl we first occupied
them. were two large buildings and twt
small ones and arrows of covered pens
which had been used for exhibition pnr
poses during fair times. The small build
ings, one on either. sidet.of large gat,
which had formed the main. ef,tranee;s nav
ing beer the office of the officiaiS AT'h,
largest of the buildings was filled with cot
ton, in bales. but the others We're empty
and in the second largest building we frs
arrivals found fairly comfortable, though
close, quarters. is,'le
The Major Immediately inquired fabou
cur sick; happily there were but few sick
that is, helpless sick-among us, only three
who needed special nursing, but Harde,
said he feared there would soon be others
and he was specially desirous Of caring fol
them. The largest Of the small buildings
was accordingly set apart for {. hospital
and the other for hospital kitchen. HI
went out into the city among his friends
and representing our needs to them, t1ey
sent to us a number of mattresses and ticks
filled with straw and hay; pillows, two OF
three feather pillows among the lot, and I'D
wards Of 20 sheets and light bed-spreads
the greater part Ct them new He brought
back with him q physician too, with a cast
OF medicine. Two men were placed in tn,
hospital that night, the following day thre.
more. The second day one man died, apf
he. as were the first half dozen who died il
Macon, was buried in the city cemetery
followed by four Of his comrades and ;
guard of two COnfederates .