Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-06-27
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! An yNIENPIEgT TED
; III PLEASURE.
a Story of the Civil War.
) BY TiNNY Day HURST.
a Story Of the Civil War.
BIZ TiNNY Day HURST.


State famous for its hospitality: the
chief actor, Il stanch little rebel, who
gloried far more in the fact that in this
awful time Of war her husband was
one Of the bravest IN Morgan's brave
band Of rough riders than she did in
the knowledge that in the times of
peace no other home ia all Kentucky
showed more elegance iii It's appoint
ments than did hers: the exact time,
an early morning IN the early summer,
when the inhabitants Of the town had
awakened to find that. although few
/ hours before they had gone TO sleep in
I Dixie. with "Desha's boys camped in
one of the tine old woodlands just west
| of them. they had seemed to awaken IN
| Yankeeland. for their streets were fill
/ ed with 1000 bluecoats under Colonel
Landrum
! Coming from her room on the morn-
/ ing IN question. with her boy in her
arms, Mrs. PEBBLES met at the door
+ two negro women. their black faces
/ filled with terror and their bodies quiv-
erins in an agony OF fright.
"What Is IT, nanny? Quick, Has
anything happened to-
Her mistress anxiety diSpelled her
own fright in an instant. ana the elder
Of the two answered: Mass Jeems?
No. chile. bress t5awd. / hopes he an
Gin1 Mawgin is still mekin hit wawm
10 dc inimy in Ten'see. But dis mawn-
in befo' l was up Kit come a-reshin 10
my cabin an say lie Yankees done got
Us, an sho' 'nuff, Miss Annie, De towns
done live wild 'em. Heah. gimme dat
chile, honey. kaze you'se gwine drap
him sho Sit down. now. an don take
ON SO. might a knowed you couldn't
stan dis fright"
But What has happened to our
boSs:" Mrs. PEBBLES asked. stepping TO
the door and gldneinS into the street
at the line OF soldiers stationed at in-
tervals as far as she could see. Were
many of them killed!"
"Whut DAT YOU sayg" And Casters
face spread into a grin. Not much
am aey killed. Dey done got de news
dat Kunl Landrum comm wild a big
Yankee ahmy. an dey jes' fol- up dey
tents an lef', an dey amt sprecify no
regrets. nuther. Dey 10 say, Miss An
ME, dyah a compny brack niggecs
'monust De Yankee soldiers an dat we
all II have to feed de whole kit an
Doodle Of EN-"
The little wornan's eyes flashed as
she answered. Il for one shall not
feed any Yankee soldiers, and you may
send for me If any of them come
around All. good morning, uncle3'
The last was spoken to a negro sol
dier who wore the blue uniform and
who had come up the walk as she
spoke.
Good mawnin. missis. l jes' wants
70 use 30 saw Fl you can femme have
il TO little while We done mawch
all night, an ives mighty tired an hon
CRY, an we has to cut some wood TO
lie dahs"
Yes, indeed. or course you can
have the saw" answered Mrs. PEBBLES
quickly Kit show the man where
to get the .aw. ana let him have tile
woodhorse too
\ suppressed laugh from behind her
brought a smile to Mrs. PEBBLES face.
say:
Nanny. 1 am sure that negro was
| ten feet high
NO. Miss Annie. 'twarn his beIn
big man whut done hit, but you knows
you ain gwine turn no hongry Niger
frum yo' do 'Tain't in you. an you
can't do hit even Of you does wanter
kaze he 20: ON dem blue clothes
| \ few days later martial law was de-
clared. What was coming no one knew,
aud 80 strict was the surveillance
that not one word could he cot from
/ the outside world When the military
rule bad begun, the supply Of food had
+ seemed large enough to last perhaps
six weeks. but AT the end of the first
month the supplies began 10 run low.
vet neither market gardener uer gro
/ Ger was allowed rs bring food into the
town. Evidently the Federals were
/ getting ready for the early advuce OF
4 Confederate troop and were using
every precaution 20 prevent the enc
my gaining amy advantage.
/ one eVeuin- during this anxious time
rs Mrs. PEBBLES sat in the twilight
grooming a lullaby 10 her baby hoy
Easter came into tie room and asked
IN low tone:
Am de little lam asleep. Miss An
ME-"
"Not quite, nanny" tie mother an
swerei aud smiled 10 see the little fell
lew sit up and hold out his arms to the
old nurse. who said.
pats right. Come TO yo' nanny.
honey. an she'll tell you about Brer
Rabbit. nyah is Yankee capting in
De library, Miss Annie. an lie says he
mus see you. dat dyah some business
be mus talk 10 you about"
/ When Mrs. Peel entered the libra
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