Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-01-15

bought ten bushels OF corn away dowa
the the river at $150 bushel and got
good old Rowland Bryant to keep II
for me at his home six mi s from
town. and once week he took oush-
el to mill and had it ground and
brought it to town and under the scat
of the buggy; and how the scouts and
outlaws robbed everybody who had any
thing. and these outlaws were q COM
pany of calvary made up or thieves
and deserters from our own army; ald
how had = bale OF factory shirtlrg
hid out in the country for two years.
and as soon as we dared il was brought
home and my wife could exchange y
few yards at time for potatoes and
chickens; and how about these times
the Confederate detectives arrested 4
quartermastcr and put him In jail. and
he was desperately scared Gnl want
ca to- get out ana rrn away. and there
wasn't lawyer in Selma. for General
Morgan and General PCttvs and Daw-
son and all the rest were in the army.
and a friend OF mine ADVISED him TO
send for NE. and 10 did. and went
down there in an Old buggy for chcre
was no railroad running thon. and l
interviewed him in Jail ana agreed 10
get him out for SO 00) and 1t was de
posted with my friend and | did Sct
him out OH = haLcaS corpus and a
straw bond, and tc ran away and is
running yet. rccEcn. and how Ii6tlo
steamboat came up from Mobile with
some blockade goods and | bought two
pounds of opiCm for $JCC0 and fifty
pair OF cotton cards on the leaf with
ort backs or handles for 500 n pair.
and that took the rest OF the money,
and the captain gave me two pounds
OF coffee and as much sugar, and put
the opium in one side OF Little old
rusty valise and the cards in the other
side and returned home and formed a
partnership with Bob H,rgrove. who
had a box OF cheap tohotCo, and we
opened "A store and took in third
partner, which was my wife. who sent
down bolts or the saIrt.ng. and we
went TO trading for something TO 1.-Two
on. We assessed The cards ut $2OO a
pair and the opium at $40 in gold for
an ounce and the shirting at 81 yard.
1t was kind OF department store. Bob
c!erked on one side and | on the other.
We didn't take Confederate money for
anything. for it got worse every lay.
but We exchange things-aad we sold
the opium 10 the few who needed il
for sold they had hii away. Our store
WAS sensation. for il was the only
one in town that had n stock OF goods
All the others were empty. In April,
1868. 4 company Of blue coats camo
down in the night and the next Morn
ing we were all surprised to sec them.
Mr.. Lincoln was killed two days be-
fore. So 1t was rumorcd but we didn't
believe 1t. Dir. King was n great big
red-headed man and said what he
pleased. SO he rode up to the company
and said: "Cappcn. is there any truth
in the report that ole Abe Lincoln is
dcad?" The captain replied runly:
Yes. sir, he's dead ana buried" We'll.
thought il he was dead 1t was likely
that they would bury him" said Kins,
and he put spur TO his horse and gal
loped down the street to tell us tho
news. The captain said afterwards hs
came very near ordering the men 10
shoot him.
Ani so we talked over tho old war
times and the good lady ana our Other
guests listened ana laughed and g3n-
Gored until bed time.-Ein Arp il At
laHt2 Constitution.