Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-11
DAILY SHORT STORY
Mr.. eARTHoLoW OF BALTIMORE
(OHginal ]

| tended by younger man iwhose legsS
mounted as he was on a ,pony, hung
very near the gruInd. rode into the
Camp OF one OF the main divisions, OF
The Confederate army marching TO the
Invasion H Pennsylvania A sentinel
called the corporal Of the guard. and
the strangers requesting TO see the
i commanding general were taken to his
tent
4 General" ,said the Quaker. Il am a
i man of peace. belonging to the Society
OF Friends Though we escflew wa. ii
Is o1 duty as well as GU desi'e to
| comf6t ou' misguided brethren who
, use the swo'd and perish by the swo'd.
| l comeSfrom BBtimO'. whe'e ou' people
| drifted long ago from Philadelphia.
and ou' tsociety almost all sympathize
| with yo' I'm yo' effoti TO throw or the
/ no'tlrn yoke. though we can't coun-
| tenapce the means yO' employ. My So
| ciety has sent me Cd inquire yo' necessi-
ties with a view totrende'ing yo' assist
| ance''
Il am very glad tossee you. Mr.
"Barthdow."
Mr.. Barthoiow. IL DIS indeed refresh
| ing TO find aid aud comfort so far
| north. but I don't see how we can
avail ourselves OF the kindness Of your
society sino. we are on the march
GIVE me n list of yo' requirements
and. II na ,inconsistant with the
| secrets OF yo' service. some idea OF
whe'e yo' will be I'm five days. My
| companion. Mr.. Eddleston. not only IA
| Friend. but Interested i'm the Young
Mems Christian association. will take
| IL TO Baitimo' andSsee that the supplies
| reach you'
What kind OF ssupplies will your
society furnish
only a'ticles for comfo't. none 'of
the Implements OF wa"
HIM saiG the general. We're
much I'm need ,of quinine. You might
see my medical director. He can tell
yOu. I'll turn you over TO him"
The two strangers were sent in care
OF an orderly to find the medical dd-
rector. who was visiting the sick. They
rode from one temporary hospital to
another dill they found him. when he
took them 10 his tent and gave them Il
list OF his necessitieSS then they rode
back to the general. who gave them
both passes. the elder to visit another
division OF tie army marching by a
parallel road. the younger to go east
ward. The general invited them to
share his frugal supper, after which
he sent them forth on their crra1Id of
mercy. giving Mr.. Bart1IOlOw II note to
the next general lie WAS To visit.
The Quaker found the new command
or equally pleased that citizens of the
state Of Maryland. then under the "des
pots heel" We're not only interested In
their behalf. but anxious 10 aid them.
He agreed with the Quaker that medi-
cines We're tia. only articles Of bulk
that could he transported in the pres
ent instance and doubted even If they
could be got through the lines of the
watchful Yankees. He anticipated. "a
battle and begged Mr.. Bartholow to
send supply OF bandages, which
would be especially needed for the
wounded. Mr.. Bartlrolow said that the
young ladies OF his society had been
long engaged in scraping lint. and for
every pound given to the northern sol
dierS a pound had been reserved fbr the
Confederates. This announcement was
very pleasing To the general. who OH
giving the Quaker a list of his medical
needs added letter commencing him
to the next general he designed visit
Ing. Mr.. BartholOw, not having any
one to send with the message, asked q
pass for a negro he proposed tO.use as
"a messenger. which was given cheer
fully.
General Meade was standing beside
a road. an orderly holding his horse.
while regiment after regiment marched
by. A country girl, mounted. rode up
to him and handed him a paper.
General" she said, "a man passing
among the southern troops under the
name of Eddleston is held on suspicion
OF being a spy. While going by our
farm under guard he asked for a drink
of water inquired OF me II / was
Union. and when / told him 1 was he |
contrived TO slip this paper into my |
hands and whispered. General
Meade" |
The general took the paper glanced |
at II and called for one OF his aids to |
bring a cipher key. The key was |
brought and the general read aloud |
while the aid translated:
Five pounds rhubarb.'
General l.. has five brigades."
-Four bottles spirits ammonia"
-Four batteries"
Three quarts ginger"
Three regiments Of cavalry"
Two thousand yards bandages."
Twenty thousand electives In all"
Good said the general. Captain
Turner and Sergeant Goodsell have
made one success any way"
An hour later a negro rode up to the
general with another paper. which, by
Il similar process. stated that General
G. had six batteries. five regiments of
cavalry. thirty thousand electives In
all.
During the afternoon the Quaker.
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