The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-27

but by dint OF inquiry discovered
grand-niece. She lived in a neat, COM
Portable house, in perfect order.
y pleasant, matronly lady received me
affabIy, and when told her that 1 had
come from New York to gain information
respecting the wax heroine, Mrs. Freitchie,
she showed me to the easiest chair in
the parlor and proceeded to entertain me.
Nobody could have been more sur
prised than the family We're" she said,
when my grand-aunt's name appeared IN
print, for she had always been a very
modest woman never dreaming of noto-
riety,''
The little story OF the flag was soon
told, and is as follows:
.sWhen a company of Confederate sol
diers entered the town the loyal portion
of the popula ton closed their front shut
tiers and retired to their back apartments.
Cirand-aunt would have been the very
last to have shown herself at a, window
or to have spoken to the intruders. She
sat in u back room, with her head lean
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was occupied by the rebels. But as soon
I as the news reached us that a Union
troop was approaching she lifted her head
and ordered the shutters to be opened
When she heard the music she went out
on the porchy followed by us all, and
waved a white handkerchief to the boys
in blue.
J Then the soldiers cheered, and my
brother said, why, grand-aunt, you ought
| to have flag He ran into the house
| and brought out a little one of his own
which she took into her hand and waved
aus high rs she could. Seeing the vener-
| able, wllite-haired lady waving the little
flag brought a storm of cheering from the
soldiers as they marched past. Inree
or four Of the officers left the ranks md
ran I'D on the porch to shake hands with
| grand-aunt, when she led them into the
| parlor and sent us for cake and wine
| both OF her own making. The gentlemen
| encil took 1norsel OF cake, swallowed
a glass Of wine, shook hands with US all
and ran to overtake the company"
"And is that all?" I asked, us the lady
paused.
She Smiled as she answered: THAT is
| the whole, full and true account OF Bar
barn Frietchie and her flag
:tSome very interesting legal points may
have to be decided" says the Cleveland
| Leader, when Mrs. Nation, the woman
| who has been wrecking saloons in Wichitn,
Kan, is tried for malicious destruction Of
property In her case the property IN
| i,red was used in a business out-lawed by
| of he Therefore
| she must be prosecuted, If at all, by men
| who Will claim to have been wronged by
! the wrecking Of saloons which they had
| no legal right to operate. The city ana
F! county officials who take any steps 10
| make her suffer for what she has done
| will have to admit that they have utterly
| failed to enforce the State laws against
| the persons who complain OF her lntar-
| ference with their business and property
! 1T is as il "a man in Cleveland shluid
| smash a roulette wheel used before IFS
! ewes in a ga mbi1g house. In such case
| what would be the charge against him:
| Would the Owner Il the gambling len
| claim in court that he Ind been injured
| by Interference Nth the tools of ms busl-
| ness, namely, gambling? Could the au-
thorltleS prose- tIc uliie' still ~ 1uiii0s a.
| ces on the charge ot t,i:u-ious -hiS2llea
| or the unlawful destruction OF property,
| when everything they proved in that d.
/ rection would convict themselves OF gross
| neglect of their plain duty in permitting
| the gambling house to do business!
at will be seen that in a prohibition
| State, constitutionally though not practl-
| cally. the prosecution OF woman VINO
| may attack Nnd injure saloons is not so
simple a matter as it might seem at first
! glance. Kansas has II bad mess on its
! hands whenever the non-enforcement OF
| the prohibition laws OF the State is brought
| into public view.