The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11

lads wound. The artery could not be
 tied and as she pressed 1t with her
 finger the Doctor whispered
 When you remove your hand he will bleed to death." As she herself said, God only knew what she suffered as she stood resolved to hold on for
 ever and she did, until she fell faint ing to the floor. Hoop skirts were
 worn in those days. some times made with grape vines run. in the tucks.. but we tried to be little stylish even dur ing the war The Veteran tells of Mrs Quinn of Baltimore, then girl, who smuggled in her hoop skirt and cavalry boots various articles. medicines. etc. |across the lines in the Virginia valley. and when the guards eyed her srs- piciously diverted them by singing Ben Bolt" as innocently as if she was looking straight into the grave of poor Alice.
 In New Orleans early in the war the ladies held bazaar. It Is impossible to give an idea of the beautiful collec- tion of articles that wero presented and sold for the benefit of the soldiers. Dia- monds faces, curios from every nation, rare pieces of furniture and china made
 a scene of dazzling and pathetic beac- | ty In this same city fair young | girl, with beautiful suit or golden hair, hearing that some soldiers wee | in need of money, went without hesi- tation and asked coiffeur de Danes | to buy her hair. leaving the store with | her lovely locks cut short and So0 Tn lher purse. have my mothers bridal dress of silk with two widths taken | from the skirt to make handkerchiefs | for sick soldiers.
 Scarcely was the first shot of the war fired when all over the country aid so- lcieties were formed and thousands and
 thousands of garments were fashioned, while the women who were too cld 70 | sew, knit socks and gloves. (Perhaps some of you remember a dear Metho- dist sister who could not resist putting the stitches on her needles Sunday might so as to be ready Tor work Monday mornlngD In Mo- | bile and other places where l Qualifications were thrown up, vast piles of sand bags were stitched py | the women. In our own town we had to watch and wait but it was not done lin idleness. Many of the daughters to- lday remember Mrs. Sanborn (who gave her work and time here and later went to Virginia and did noble Work | in the hospitals there), and scores or others, indeed. all others, for none stood back in this time of woe. IL requires base souls to sit quietly at home going on with the commonplace | lduties of life with aching hearts and nerves strained to the utmost tension. During our war, self was eliminated. In one of the improvised hospitals woman was asked if she was not ter ribly frightened when a shell exploded lnear her, Yes" she replied, put l was more afraid that l would spill the bowl of gruel that sick soldier was waiting for" The women Of the South deserve no particular credit Tor | their good deeds, they simply could not heIn loving to give their time, their
 means. their prayers, their tears for Ithe men in grey. The Yankee General Hunter said Virginia women were
 worse traitors than their husbands. | A noted character during the war
 was Belle Boyd, the Confederate spy:
 who constantly crossed the lines anu brought information to the Conteuer-
 ate leaders.
 The name of Emma Sansom Is im-
 mortalized by the brave act Of the
 young girl who sprang in the saddle behind Forrest and guided him 10
 ford where he could safely cross-so
 close to tho enemy that as they turned
 she waved her sunbonnet defiantiy at
 them. They responded with cheer
 and ceased firing until she was safely
 lbeyond the reach of their guns.
 In times of danger, if danger threat
 ems physical harm, woman Is natural
 coward, but If the danger threatens the
 moral n nature of lives of those dear 10 lher she becomes heroic and meets ad- versity with a braver heart than man Amid the gloom of defeat in our 1alr southern land they proved themselves inc hearts courageous of those times