The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-07-12
An EX.COnfederate' Story.
R0COlleCtiOnS of Interest to People in
This Section.

Nulley uSNer Ulfe OF feaulng Oh
the famous march of Lees army
through this section of the coun-
try in June, 1868. In the per-
sonal recollections of w. W..
Goldsborough, an ex-Confederate
officer, just published, Goldsbor-
ough has this to say of the march
through Franklin and Fulton
counties on June "a:
We crossed the Pennsylvania
line, and began to realize that we
were indeed an army of invasion.
On reaching Greencastle soon af-
ter, Stuart's brigade was de-
tached from the division, with or
ders to report at Chambersburg,
after having inspected the shoe
market at Mercersburg and Nc.
Connellsburg.
The good people of Greencastle
did not manifest the slightest en-
thusiasm as we marched through
the streets, and neither did they
give utterance to wicked words
above their breath, but their look
of defiance spoke as loud as
words. | have seen many funer-
al professions in my time, but
this was the most solemn one of
them all.
At Mercersburg I received or
ders to remain behind and assist
Major Harry Gilmor in getting
the wagons and broken-down
men out of town.
TREATED AS TRAMPS.
AT a late dinner hour Major
Gilmor and myself repaired to a
respectable looking hotel in the
square" and sat ourselves down
to the table. The dinner was eX-
cellent, and so were our appe-
tites, and when we arose Harry
approached the buXom landlady
and rendered Confederate note
in payment. She drew herself
up to her full height, and with
nose high in the air exclaimed;
"No pay from you, sir! | have
had tramps with counterfeit
money to stop here before. l
fed them just as | have you. A
tramp is a tramp to me, and l
treat them all alike"
Poor, weak woman; how little
she knew the man to whom she
was talking. Turning his good
natured face to me, Harry wink
ed his only eye-cataract had
blinded him in the other-and
then began a conversation with
our fair hostess which | could
not overhear, owing to the fact
that when the explosion came |
had taken two or three steps to
the rear. Harry had a winning
way about him that few of the
fair sex could resist, and pres
entity the storm that had gather
ed on her face black as thunder
cloud began to dissipate, and
quiet smile took its place that
broadened into grin as he pro
ceeded. Then | was summoned
to approach, which l did in fear
and trembling. Judge, then, my
surprise when the lady apologized
for her rudeness. She was $50
sorry" that she had made "such
a mistake" in her guests; and
then, gently disengaging the
canteens we earried-they were
three-pinters at that-quickly
disappeared, and when she re-
turned them a few moments la
ter, they were full to the neck
with--wel, it wasn't venegar.
SETTLING A PROFESSOR.
The next adventure we had
which was not so pleasant in it's
character or results, was with a
dried up little professor Of the
female seminary at Mercersburg.
The professor with the unpro-
nounceable German name APP
preached me, and in a very per-
emptory manner demanded that
[ place a guard around his insti-
tuition as protection from the
"dirty rabble" that filled the
town. | assured him that the
people of Mercersburg had moth
ing to fear from the "dirty rab-
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