The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10

On the contrary. this Misrepresentation
was one the South most depiored; tol snss
I do not believe 1t existed except In very
extreme cases. perhaps In the settlement OF
estates; The negroes were ana a n rseD9ns dSn-
ity. II was not necessary hat they should
think Of food. shelter and clothing. All that
wn,sEp provided ~ led BY 3, b their sn eTnsEa lee iectu pess
spoke of the large number of negroes owned
by his father. But among the hundreds OF
tEese, hs said; there was ohty o one sn s'a ave.
The wife OF a Southern planter or any slave
holder had no small task in her daily life.
The ability, the Industry. the manage
ment Of the Southern housekeeper must
have been Of necessity on systematic lines.
passing beyond any requirements OF her sis-
tiers In other localities.
When man has the necessities Of life and
Is content with that, he is supposed to lack
ambition. So with the negroes in the South.
i@"ss WI" shS o %aatea e 60 M snf.1ee or "t fem aGs
could learn any trade or line OF business
a.si.ed. i.ut in me new South all Is changed.
Nanny TO longer exists In her pomp and
glory.
ONLY A MEMORY.
She fs Of a past era There she goes with
hen bright bandanna. towering In majesty
hatty by folded kerch!ef lying close TO her
honest heart; With quiet dignity. aided by
a asT saa as;eT she her h SsaI,s with iii aasfT serR v. IL;
complainin'. All thank you., honey; bad
rheumety palms. She Is only a memory
new: But God bless the old South that
During the days Of the Southern confed-
eracy no gift was SO acceptable as a pack
to present a lady friend with any one Of
these showed bis appreciation Of her in hav.
Ing found a vessel OF some kind that had
Il brew the tea and pass It round was in
deed bestowins nectar. At one time a raid
from ron the enemy seemed to be beyond all
could. and sat up all night In preference TO
neing reused by shots and. likely. a burn
Then We had to try to guard the valua-
6les that had been left with us. Kings
Missouri battery was encamped near by and
was tuily equal to ANYTHING that might &C.
cur: A Missouri battery. and. OF course,
each man In I, was OF our family.
IN the same house with US was a lady en-
dowed with unusual wealth In the posses
sion OF nifty pounds OF the best white sugar. |
s!onal lump.
Now. If the expected enemy" came. thew
would coniscate every lump Of it. and the
question arose II 1t might not be best 10
make it into candy. which We could all en- ,
JOY before their arrival.
| think Il was the Judgment of Mr. ] /
, mnssel IP oang y Of St, Louis and of Lieu
lied upon for the certainty OF the raid.
We waited and waited for the raid and
Tor the candy. the owner of the eugar not
willing to sacrifice her holdings II it could
Sc he8peu. DdSilSHC came. Out not the raid
and We were for the time being safe. That
afternoon forty pounds OF the sugar was
put In two large kettles .
The owner by a very simple and sensible
process Of reasoning reached the conclusion
that II the enemy" had .'materialized' her
sugar would have melted under their bare
tn; innuenGs; Why not give the soldier
That evening each member of Kings Bat
terry received a snow white piece Of candy
the ladies' had passed the afternoon in
II was sent with compliments and best
wishes of Mrs. Charles Pugh of Williams
the surrender took place in the spring of
1855. the wal was over. but to US it seemed
the scene had only shifted.
SOLDIERS IN WANT.
Confederate money represented nothing bu.
not gold, silver nor ~"greenbacks." They
were actually desperate for the want Of
necessaries. In addition to this, the element
was about-'hangers-on" 1 believe they are
called for want OF a better they
too. had needs.
The blockaded country was exhausted OF
supplies. and 1t was too early In the year
for what little planting might have been
done to yield anything worth while.
Il was hard to tell O hungry mar he could
not have bread. and when he turned away
with a scowl and muttered threats, as some
OF them did. It added little to ones peace Of
mind.
The Quartermaster and Commissary de-
partments had been officially notified to
turn over all stores to those appointed to
receive them.
These stores represented a large amount
OF money. md al that time. II available,
would have meant a great deal of comfort
When the end ing Of the war became q
certainty, many Of the Confederate soldiers
where the opportunity offered. supplied
themselves with all the ammunition they
could.
None OF them were willing to see the
stores belonging TO them turned over TO the
Federal Authorities. So a demand for sup
plies was usually made and often refused.
Then the soldiers assembled and by force
sought entrance to the two departments.
quartermaster and commlssary; II success
ful. food and clothing vas distributed first
to the most needy. II the opposite, It was
not an sight to watch 1t all go
up In smoke and fame.
The torch once applied, none Of US knew
what It's ravages were to be. Night after
night We sat In dread listening to shets
and the shouts of the soldiers. looking at
the fires. wondering what our chances OF
escape were to be. With the surrender came
to return to our homes, which
nearly ali awaited themselves OF.