The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-26
HER MISTRESS HORSES. =
How Nanny Managed to Get Then Bacl
From Gen. Sheridan.

From the W~dsh,nDfon Post.
From Virginia comes the following story
concerning Gen Phil sheridan, which is
said to be both new and true:
Gen. Sheridan was resting from a raid
during the war in camp near a fine old
mansion in Virginia. The former master OF
the mansion had been killed in the battle OF
Manassas Nanny" who had been the
mistress's chief comforter when this event
occurred. had practically taken charge OF
the plantation and had run things pretty
much 10 suit herself. Sheridan's soldiers
had taken every sound horse on the place.
including two carriage horses. After the
raid Eas over. Nanny" entered the house
to find her mistress and the two children
wecping bitterly. NANNY" asked:
Child, what in de worl' is de matter?-
The lady replied between sobs:
Nanny. they've taken the carriage
horses, and an officer tells me well never
get them again unless | take the OATH
Den. chile. take de oaf. 'Tsin't so berry
bad. IL Il? You tux lie widout puckering
yo' mouf when so WAS a baby. | made
you take many a dose. and pow you brace
t.6h, Nanny, The, The LADY s., VAILED wonf% s Il can
not !!t SS :, .es DOM nq is3nA s sfa, NS Has. ,s| jazz" !"
got 10 do Witt Hes dead and buried. But
4 You can't take Dc Qaf. IN 90 see II ] can't
pestigate MMSTse PHI sheridan and git them
carriage horses back, II | has to pretend TO
NANNY put, on her brightest bandanna
handkerchief. a clean white apron and started
for the camp. which was about a mile dis
in about an hour Nanny" walked back
into the large ward u front Of the house.
leading a carriage horse by each hand,
his neck The mistress saw her coming
and met her at the front gate. -
How. on earth did you get them. Nanny"
fnattirpd the 1adN
Mammy's black face was damp with perspi-
ration aud her fat chest fairly panied for
grass, honey, and cotch my BRET Set down
BY me an Ll tel YOU all about l.. go 10
% %haq / could Ta'a Rn SS MSfss Ri Sheridan. 'e' me
what do YOU want with himF
mishins round / foun' de Generals tent I
walks in and drsps my best curtsey. 'Sarvsnt.
Marse General SAYS
II qint no madam; Nsrse General; LIE
In h'iwsc{ii f' snH me s'y sbs, kin I do fer your
An bless you soul, honey. he said that
nanny ies as natural as u he bad ben a
sSidIer se Sad sioie my %mis,i, carriage n horses ses
AS we'll az ev'y othah good hoss on de place
tot, Sos,l R5T s he . %Is Sn, k Of hI tne but S1aG dn e1T1 %at 4
have the carriage horses, for my mi-tis was a
lady and her foot want 'quainted wild de
"BG, your mistress is a rebel said Marse
General. ~ .
no rebel, Marse General. | jes knows dat
INV mistis' foot amt guainted Wild de groun' ,.
and Ise boun' 10 hab dose carriage bosses
osWid dat. Msrse General laugh and hol-
Tered 10 a man not very far of, all dressed
M In blue clothes and brass, aud says:
Come here. Major. here's somethin'
fer yo' TO hear
n twinkle in his eye, and ] knowed somethin'
I'D said hit him In de right place. De Major
come. an tole EN- bofe de same tale As
I GOT through the Major and the General
launched. aud de General says
- We'll Nanny. n YOU recognize the car
rim 20 hosses YOU shall have them
And dey riZ up. hofe OF EN-, to 70 wild
me 10 the pen whar the soldiers had put the
HOSES dey stole As We went long | saws:
: Nnrse General, Of cose Knows my "
HOSES. hut dem HOSES gwine TO recognize
mo dc minute dey slap deere eyes on me
- An. 70 God. de minute dey saw me comm
tvitt dem two fine white men dey pricks
no dey ears an trotted up TO me jes as natural
as N dey had been circus bosses And. misti~,
de General tole one Of de soldiers 20 put brand
ncx halters on desc horses neckS and han
Ie,n over 90 Nanny. and here day H.. and !
amt took no oHf nor nothin' else
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