The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17

sTuoSe against the Soutnern people, put VIC are proud of Sherman's march," exclaimed the Southern woman in g tone of depets pain" don't mention his name! There comes In the inaccur- acy of your histories again! You, as a Christian woman cannot really know the true history of Shermans march, Madame. or yau as true American would blush for him and our nation. You do not know that he turned help less women and children out In Allan ta and many died In fence corners. There were children born In those fence corners with no. shelter between them and the criminal stragglers that fol- lowed his army! I know this to be so. not just report! He said War is hell, as you may remember but 1t was be- cause hemade it so, we do ont blame the privatesoldier of sherman's army. nor yet the officehs under him an armw fs what it's head makes it. So the anathemas of the South especially of Georgia and South Caroline. have fallen upon him personally! Do seem | too emphatic? lam m Atlanta womanl And my grandfather. feble old man was killed by the seige of Atlanta and the fashion in which the citizens were tunibled out that their homes might be burned, just as surely as if he had been shot. in. the trenches where his ffteen-year-old son had been serving his State, heartbreak is more deadly sometimes than bullets! Have you never heard of-the letter that was picked up in the streets of Colum- bia South Carolina? Oh, Yes 1t was authentic, for 1t was sealed, addressed and stamped and evidently lost by soldier from his pocket as he went to mail 1t. Why was 1t not mailed? Well, you wouldn't have done differently had In haf adAVQqtAd spoke exultantly, of 'unresisted license to burn and pillage. having been grant,, ed the em. He; further stated that silver of all descriptions and every kind Of jeweiry4' was common in camp as black . berries. The entire letter was pub- lished in the Macon 7tGa.) Telegraph. in April of this year, so If you want to know more of the matter, you can write to that paper" xt.I
 A very shocked woman was that evidently good lady from Minnesota! She was speechiess with distress; the Southern woman concluded, in gentle tones. He further stated that he had secured about quart of tewelry Tor the members of his own family
 There was silence. for a while as they watched the soldierly bearing of the veterans, in procession.
 Just then. there was a tigerish yell down the street, and the Northern wo- man in frightened tones inquired what could have happened. sine was really panfced! There was genuine shout Of merriment that went up from that group of Southerners while the U. D. c. who had undertaken the task of en- Tightening the Northern lady said with twinkling eyes, 'It isn't the first time that a Yankee has been frightened by that sound. It sent them running at Manassas and-other places! That's just Stonewalrs Brigade!" The North ern woman was clear grit, for she joined in the laugh while she cried. ''Is 1t really the rebel yelf?" She was ass sured that 1t was, only those men in good humor. while on the other occa- sions they had slightly lost their temp CTS! Then she had wanted to be told some more. saying she had never dream ed of such things being possible. So she was told of the robbfng Of the grave or A Confederate officer by Butler.aHd the sending of the sword to Washing ton where 1t was stiil With It's false story credited by those who had been in authority--they delieving It to be "a trophy of warH' We were accused of, robbing the cradle and the grave to furnish troops for our dectmated lines. That may be true; but 1t would not compare with the robbery oT tine cTa- de and the grave that sherman and Butler perpetrated!'
 Then SnG was tOlu fOW AhaudHiS te-one of the wealthy Creoles of New Orleans-had identified her costly solid silver epergne--a family heirloom--at Tiffany's, where 1t had been sent by some one, to be cleaned! well" said the Northern woman, T know she was glad to get It back! Poor dear woman, 4sof the land of law and order, to whom the spells of war and reconstruction methods were aeaIed book! She was quite beWildered by the gentle laughter, the lifted eye broWs and shrugged shoulders Of those Southern women; how were they to ever understand! Indeed she did not get it." was the emphatic statement, "It. Is still up there some where. Do YOU for one moment suppose that any iudge would have decided in favor of Southern rebel? Didn't you think of uh as rebels just a moment ago? Even if he had decided in equity the epergne belonged to the Brenjes. he would no doubt have left 1t in the Yankees hands as the spells of war'". But" protested the Northern woman, Tt was stealinRw The argument was allowed to drop, for she could not realize the true condition of things at the close of the "uneivil war"--and for many year after!
 When the party was ready to move on up the street, there was an exchange
 
 the North and the South shook hands across a chasm of ignorance and mis- understanding that intercourse is rap idIv closing-thank God! There was a ring of the heartiest sincerity in her voice as the Northern woman exclaimed, .I don't blame you for being so enthu- siastic over your men--yeterans and all inc others-they are surely the most beautiful men I ever saw in my life! Inst the most beautiful! And so many of them! BeautlfulV'
 Elaborate explanations made her &C., ouainted with the names and fame of many a gallant man passing in re- view! She was evidently overawed by such an array of celebrity! And just lookH' she exclaimed, they are speaking to you tool" Several heads in the crowd went haughtily upwards, but the good sense that is the sure founda- ton of good breeding in the South came to their rescue and a good natured laugh accompanied their reply when they assured her that there was no req son why those men out there in ranks shop tl not saulte- their friends and relatives when they met them in the street! So with laughter and a forgiv- ing spirit, with the tears of an over flowing sentiment nor far from loving eyes. that vast pack of people moved to inc centre of attraction--the tall drap- ed figure that could still well stand for the misunderstood South-alone in its suffering and defeat!
 ] As a group of U. D. C. women stood near the approach to Camp Gordon, whence the ceremony of unveilinR could be seen to advantage while stray scraps of history from the old soldiers
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