The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-27


with the sweetneesof its call, for it
was saying: "Sookey, sookey, sook!'
A woman's voice calling to her COW,
far away through the forest. It was
home'like, it vas touching to my soul,
and turned my footsteps in the d..
rection whence it came. -
Keeping in this direction I soon
came into an open pathway, aud along
this l continued my way as rapidly as
my bodily suffering would allow, aad
presently csme upon q small cabin,
made of poles, from whose rude stack
chimney was rising faint column of
smoke, giving to the surroundings a
most humble but home-like appear
ance. 1t proved to be the hiding
place OF o mother and daughter who
had fed from the wrath OF Sherman's
army, leaving behind every comfort
and every luxury Of once splendid
mansion. and taking with them moth
ing but the simple foode necessary TO
sustain life, together with faithful
COW, which they had'ooneealed in the
swamp. And in this manner .hey mad
escaped the horrors OF the frebrsnd
and the humiliations ond profanations.
which they might have suffered at the
hands Of sherman's beastly soldiers.
1t would be hard to say on which sida.
lay the balance of qualification at this.
mestipg, whether. upon mine for the
sight Of theee lonely women ofsthe
Confederacy with their heavenly
faeen and their eyes that EXPRESSED
the, ,groat soul.deep sympathy offel-.
low creatures in afiiction, or upon
theirs for the sight of lad who wore
the torn and tattered, but still de-
voutly loved, grey. Not since the
passing Of Shermau's 8 army had these
women of refinement seen the face Of
9 human being besides their cwn,,&eor
it was from this lone cabin hard
days walk to the nearest standing
habitation Of man.
I did not fully realize how utterly
i'll l was until Lhad told to these wo-
men tho story OF the South's defeat,
the tale Of my present mission into
the country and had utterly collapsed.
for. q time unable to speak, from
choking tears Of emotion at my vel
ocma+there and from my bodily weak
ness. And my own emotion was mot
greater than that Of these two women
who, with motherly kindness and csre
on the part Of one, and sisterly sym
path and attention on the part Of The
other, were glad TO administer to the
comfort of the sick stranger, but
brother in affection, who had been
thus suddenly thrust upon fheir.boun-
". And when i led given tie aa-
dress Of a mother who was waiting
back there in South Carolip 4 for Che
return Of her son, OF sons, begging
shat she should be notified, should my
illness proYefatal here, their sympas3
thy kindled anew and with q holier
essence, and mo restraint was put upon
the tears which eoursed down those
gentle cheeks. e;
In the true spinit Of hospitality and.
patriotism, nowhere else so abuudantiiyys,
demonstrated as among the noble wo.'
men OF the Gonfederaey these Two ez.
lied swamp angels nussed me thfouyh; !
ont the night, administering the simple.
remedie5 at; their command ;;JJ and The.
morning found nae very much improy.;
cd, though asili weak and worn ont; B !:
and it has always appeared to me that.
the gods sof wi als sin u "a ,n eptary spirit.
yos humanity, had spared 4 these two.
guardian angels 90 succor chose soff Che
hard Cough BATH es who had gone $to5
them in ssnsh sore need, as Ii hadi been
mine, Hhen : found them tth.se,re inE tia
gloomy and dismal a8aIlnp !, 81, Oh mi ssAy
% The reaoRe il & possib le, of still sans: .s
Other sgi fferess NY s broth ers .5Ess u
AfteE 4 light break falst ]. spoh as tAsse'
two lone souls had to . fer, andi gi I with with d Il
heart Gin oseYao wing, + bade 8 n,y 5bens8I
efaetre ssesS an emo tionat farewell # aud
again act ont 4 thia tima uppa is last
day o wall eouard Z 81 yeste vile. s.j srsy-.jj
cling during tie b ilss sbas ass
tleS gronns 81 ths d lass day fghtinE;
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