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

was scarcely a demand for one The
transactions was managed by John Hen
ley, the banker, with the utmost secrecy,
as this woman did not choose for "the
left hand to know what tho right hand
did" A member of the family suggested
consequences should the Confederacy fail.
A stern rebuke was promptly forthcom-
ing with the flash Of the eye which spoke
of historic warrior blood. Mrs. MacInr
tyre replied, Poverty for my countrys
sake, will be honorable When the end
came, bringing the poverty with 1t, she
bore everything in heroic silence-not
even a neighbor suspecting what she was
called on to bear Let us hone that the
heavenly home has been made moro
beautiful by the sacrifice OF the earthly
one-given with a spirit of such pure pa
triotisn1.
A name that stands for woman itch
In gifts to her country is that of Mrs.
Eliza Moore. sister of Judge Alexander
Clitherall. When Alabama seeded she
watched with intelligent foresight the
trend of events. Well she knew that war
would mean many things to the women
of the south. When the call for troops
had been responded to so enthusiast
cally, then Mrs. Moore felt that 1t was
time to act She aided in forming the
sewing societies and gave of her wisdom
and experience In every way possible. On
one occasion she called for volunteers to
sew uniforms for a needy company that
was to be hurried to the front. That sew
ing had to be done on Sunday At first
there was a gasp of establishment and
dismay. for they were God-serving, those
noble women. But In a moment came
realization of the character OF the woman
who had made the call. So, when they
had responded and she was explaining to
them the reason of the call, they assured
her of their belief that the work was sa-
har
time to the hospitals, sewing rooms and
whatever else her hands found to do, her
daughter Mrs. Bird, stayed at home and
superintendent the preparation of food for
the sick in the hospitals. two servants
being kept busy on those errands of min
istering.
When the New Orleans Zouaves
reached Montgomery on their way to the
front their reputation-their reputation,
or as a citizen facetiously put IT., their
lack of reputauon-had preceded them.
The manner in which they proceeded to
invest" Montgomery gave credence to
the reports concerning them; so the cit
liens promptly ordered their families and
servants within doors. From behind
closed doors the lively visitors were
viewed. At last Mrs. Moore told heself
that those men were going to risk their
lives for the safety of the homes Of the
south. Was 1t right to treat them as
aliens and enemies because the command
was not made up of the elite of Louis
lana? No! And she would offer them
any courtesy in her power 1t so hap
pened that the command had been halted
to rest--for 1t was fearful July day
right in front of Mrs. Moore's residence
on Adams street. So she summoned two
of her best servants and had them fill
two immense tubs with cool water from
her cistern. Into this she stirred gallons
of molasses, amid the jokes and laughter
Of her household. She filled tin pals and
sent them out to the dusty, thirsty
troops. Such crowding! Such thanksl
For 1t made a very good substitute for
the Eau sucre'' of all Louisiana. This
promptitude on the part of the woman of
the south to grasp the situation and deal
with it successfully made possible the
most heroic struggle against overwhelm-
ing odds that the world has ever seen.
Mrs. Moore's home was SO close to the
capitol building that her fortunes were
bound up in whatever should befau 1t.
When ''breastworks, as they were
called, were constructed across every
street leading to the state house." those
placed at the crossing of cambridge and
Adams were at her fence. Realizing the
inf1ammable nature of the defense" she
watched those bales with great apprehen-
sion. When bedtime arrived of the day
that preceded the arrival of Wilson's
raiders and nothing had happened, she
put her family to bed trusting in the
Lord" but ready to help Him In any
fay she could In the middle Of the
night she was reused by knock at her
door, and the voice of friend-Mr. Jury
who had come to tell her that it had
been thought best not to resist the en-
envy when he should arrive next day, but
for the men to seek safety in absence
while they believed the women and chill
dren and property would not be molest-
ed. A huge bunch of keys belonging to
the state and city were intrusted to her
, for safe keeping; the cotton In the ware
houses was to be burned. The flames
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