The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-12-22
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have to meet in war" | said. "If
were ii general. I'd have a corps of wo-
Gen to defeat tile schemes of wolne Of
the opposite side. Me are no match
for them"
"kinsey," Collins protested, you We're
always Il woman Halter. The stories of
how southern women carried informa-
ton arc all rubbish. never saw nor
heard of any of it. | married a south
ern girl
Il experienced it." | went on. at
was in the early SIMMER Of 1862. |
was then Il second lieutenant Of caval-
ry and on duty at Pulaski. Tenn. with
a picket guard on one Of the turipikes
leading ~northward. We were stationed
some five miles out of town Oh Il crest.
so that | could look either back to tow,
or up he pike. or course | had orders
TO let no one g. through except those
who had passes. Won. one morning
looking back to Pulaski. | saw a wag-
on coming loaded with furniture. ana
when it reaciled me | noticed that .
Woman a very pretty yanng womaH
was driving it. The major was in com
mand of that part OF the picket line
and harDcnc! to lie at or post ut the
time.
I'm going moth said the lady. I'm
tired of this war coHntry lin Il no'E
n woman anyway, and l'm going to
join my friends in g. 10
LIT ne 500 .lIr pass. sad the ma
jor.
"'IIavcu't any pass; didn't know IG
have - get one
"'lHu can't go on without Il paSs'
81 was Standing dircct'y behind the
major, and the WOMAN Ws~ looking
right yer him TO ne. She vas little
more than a girl. md | syu!nlthizc /
with her. | didn't see any reason why
ten miles should be added to the jour.
ney Of a northern oma trying to get
out of the south. | gave her the wink
and. suddenly pushing forward. threw
my arms around her mech and kissed
her. PXclaiming:
why. Alice. who would ever have
thought of meeting you here?
she twi%ged at once and received my
caroSs without making any fuss. Then
| turned and introduced my cousin, Al
ice WarfieId. This fixed matters. The
major not only passed her through. but
gave me permission 10 accompany her
some distance up the pike. | rode by
her. she thanking ME with the sweetest
If words and the most honcyed smiles
for saving her the trouble of going
Oack for her pass. | asked her ut what
point i'll Ohio her PEOPLE lived. but she
said shed nPYer been there herself and
didn't seem to know much about it.
She explained til : by saying that she'd
iived il the south ever since she was
ten years old.
We'll. we were riding through a wood
whcD | heard a Gathering of the hoofs
# MANY horses. We become accuStoln-
III to Noticing snail things in war. and
[ couldn't understand how the coming
cavalry for such it must be-made no
lin of sab"rs. Our men always wore
Sallers. but the southerners didn't. Sud
ieniy | saw between the trees Il Con-
fed@Tlte flag coming. | was about to
turn when the girl in the Wagon whip
ped out a revolver and called Oh me to
throw up my hands. | was too late
anyway. for the Corners were right on
me-, so | obeyed her order.
when the troopers came up. it turned
out that General John Morgan. the eel
abrated Confederate partisan leader.
was in command. He took off his hat
to the girl in the g with whom
DE was evidently well acquainted.
For heavens sake he exclaimed.
what are you doing with all that fur
niture?'
''The girl laughed. Il tried hard to
get a pass TO come out to meet you. but
the Yanks were too smart for me. so |
played he northern woman trying to
20 home. This gentleman helped me
through by owning me for his cousin.
But. general. there's Il Yankee wagon
train at Pulaski. and I've taken all
this trouble 10 come out and tell you.
There's Il small guard. and you can
easily capture the whole kit
"'General.' l said. take me south,
somewhere. anywhere. where
I'll not see my comrades again. I'd
go to Libby than meet one of
1.-The general laughed. but | was
obliged to go with him back to Pulaski.
The girl left her household effects in q
on the road and. mounting a
horse, rode back with us. guying me
pleasantly all the way.
THAT was the way John Morgan
came to know of the wagon train being
at Pulaski. He drove off the guard and
helping himself to what supplies
he wanted burned the rest"
by Jove!" exclaimed Collins. "She
vas a plucky girl. wasn't she?"
Yes. n there were plenty more OF
he same sort in the south. I have of
en- wondered if the girl ever married
Ter husband might expect to wake up
my night with the cold muzzle of o
evolver on his temple"
AT that moment Mrs. Collins entered.
md her husband rose. as | did also. to
Introduce me. l started. and Mrs. Col
ms looked at me scrutinizingly. She
vas the girl who had tricked ME.
Colonel Kinsey, my dear. has beer
cling me a cock and a bull story