The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-13


fillal tribute of the son of its noble presi-
dent-Mrs. Pauline Hausman. But word
of appreciation must be spoken Mrs.
Hausman and Mrs. Ezekiel were the lead
ing spirits and the others, whose roll call
of honor will be found in Mr.. Hausman's
scholarly paper. responded in the man
ner BETTING the descendants of Rebecca,
Of Judith, of Jael, Ruth, of Mary.
Mrs. Gilmer and Mrs. VIM. Ware both
relate the following anecdote concerning
Mrs Hausman. 1t seems that Mr.. Haus-
man was very successful in running the
blockade; he brought in more coffee than
any one else. Mrs. Hausman promptly
levied tribute on his cargo, claiming sew
eral bags from each lot for the soldiers
in the hospital; reluctantly was it shared
now and then with nurses and physicians.
1t was so precious On one occasion,
when the blockade became more effectual
and threatened to stop the supply entire
ly, it was found that quite a quantity OF
the precious grains had mysteriously dis
appeared. Then there was reckoning
with Mrs. Hausman; all FASTENED to de-
clare themselves too patriotic to nave
thus despoiled the brave defenders of
their country. But the supply had van
ished and was never more heard OF
though the offense was never repeated.
What a nerve those women possessed.
Think of the case of Mrs. VIM. Ware,
constant in her attendance at the bedside
of the critically i'll soldier when upon her
GOODNESS self possession and freedom
from all excitement depended his chance
of recovery. Yet what crushing load
of anxiety she was bearing. Her nus
band was with Lee at Petersburg; there
came the news of the crater his com
rany had been involved in its awfulness,
he had witnessed the destruction or MS
comrades; he himself had been cast upon
stunned
uniniured. 1t took the good news or MS
safety a long, long, weary time to reacn
the distracted wife. He was in the
bloody lighting aroung ,Chattanooga anu
Atlanta He was wounded, but he did
not stop or come home. Mrs. ware says
there was nothing for 1t but 10 lose her7
self in the work of nursing the soldiers
so she turned to it with feverish energy
When a poor sick fellow moaned and
muttered in his sleep of home and loved
ones she soothed and comforted TO the
best of her ability-praying silently that
her dear one was not lying wounded ana
dying on some bloody field UNATTENDED. 80
she nursed and tended, .petted ana en-
couraged and thus won many reeoie
and worn one to fight the battle with
disease and fever successfully, even as
she hoped some one would do for hers'
Then came the days of invasion when,
through the force of grim necessity, II
was realized that the presence OF any
body of effective men in Montgomery
might precpitate a tragedy those seil-
effacing women again rose superior 10
fear and. hiding their real feelings, IN
sisted that the men should leave the city
before the arrival of the enemy Gou
| would be with the women and chiioren'
and they had their faithful servants MIS-.
Ware fully realized her defenseless condi-
ton; so she called to her the seemingly
fo;+ 49, ,,.rso vi C,p0rCn.
wife and told them that she confided her
, self and her little child TO his faltntui
/ care: that he was as free as she her-
| self but she hoped that he would neither
/ desert her nor allow any one 10 harn
| her That faithful man and MS equally
| faithful wife assured Mrs. Ware that
"only over our dead bodies snail any
| harm come to you.
/ All honor to those faithful ones All
| honor to their fellows throughout the
| slave states who in that hour of trial and
| defeat for their former owners and or
! the seeming hour of triumph for the re-
| leased slave bore themselves with a low
| ing consideration and self-efracement
| that the south will never forget.
Mrs. Wares silver was borne away. and
| she neither knew where it was nor saw
| It until all danger from vandalism was
, over.
| While Wilson's raiders were passing,
passing passing, enulessly II seeileu' III
| front of the Ware home on Wilkerson
street she sat on the porch With the
| faithful George and wife at the. back or
| her chair. freely. and not at all compll-
mentary criticising dem Yankees AT
| last they had disappeared toward the
heart of town. Mrs. Ware. gazing In the
direction whence they had been coming,
| beheld to her great astonishment a
ragged. weary, dirty Confederate soldier
! in his tattered uniform approaching her
| gate She went hurrledly out to meet
| him and learn how he had escaped arrest
for wearing that uniform and following
| in the wake of the enemy. She asked
whence he came and where he was going:
] Sha lasr nad that he had lust been pa