The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-25

but Dixon put out head wreak there telling
me it would entail upon he to have two dead
soldiers in her house.
Now let me ask the young men of this day generatio when
there is lot Of killing helpless prisoners and such
matters and doing good for evil etc. what would have
DONE such hearteS scounde treated your mother with
such nignes? Almost woman in the South was the no
er Of soldier and all soldiers brothers, so we con-
her mother Just what think would have done
did, and would do it again under like povocaton Every SOL
der Of South would have done the But peope no"
can't understand ''the Them
Think of two men standing in waste of smoking ruins; seeing
the women gathering around them innocent children, Gas
her BROOD the land vast camp OF swarng hodes
bent on punde the while male citizen
who was able bear rifle the 'front.' battling for his
tr with protect to comfort their loved one but
their companions misery What should these two have
done when the accidents of threw such pag and brutal
house-burners in their path?
people differ to the ethics between foes in arms
but had time opportunity for niceties.
But to nv story which has extended far beyond what
first intended We both decided to travel due NORTH making TOR
Haads army change uniforms, high up IN North Carona
then when of danger strike east and join Hardee who we
supposed We would get horses somehow and
somewhere.
progress slow, quit the highways and took to the
GALLEY TWO-DANCE WITH DEATH-2
fields woodlands We up with Hoods army near the
State line exchanged uniforms with for
sembance of Confederate gray, much the for
before this, however, must relate experience we nae
Gen. Wheelers cavalry Gen. Wheeler himself no doubt
fine soldier his men, least Of them rough
set They friend and f with regard for
ulations or rules They law unto themeves-ome
of them, say
One morning early before we thought anybody in either army
was asir we crossed small vulet large creek,
passing no long incne galopng fence left with
ditch beyond through which spring branch Beyond
the branch of struggling pne and just beyond tine
pines clearing and another branch We had nearly reached
the of the hill There farm house to our right by
which ran nterecng about hundr yards
front this road regiment Of Wheeler cavalry at
gaop They halted and began firing at without hang or
We threw hands in exostulatlon
and cried Friend Friends! But the bullets kept singing
around and they dangerously near u.s. 1t was elmer
run or be shot down. We slid through the gaopn
fence Dixon passing the branch and making for the be-
yond bullets singing around all the time The troopers be-
ing on horseback they could shoot straight took down the
stream between the overhang willows and took refuge under
old BRIDGE against which drftwood had lodged The retreat
found safe enough provided had not been seen gong under
the BRIDGE then could have stood off the whole force till
nighfa Dixon, thought had surely made his escape Su
could hear the firing and loud beyond the pines squadron
of horsemen passed rapidly the bridge and continued the
direction taken But what could do help him against
such odds? To his assistance was to throw two lives away
instead of
In about an hour all STILL with not in sight
gave several signals which had agreed upon but
wered Then the thought me- Dixon is lost Proving
around through pines and fields looking for sgn found
nothing tracks and empty Shells Thinking he might
have been wounded far back the direction which
thought naturally have taken repeating signals by
firing rapid succession But nothing was seen OF my
friend thing left wait until night we had
agreed when we FORTH thai in routed
ushed called it. and became Separated to return at
night to the place where We last each other:
determined wait although seemed hopees-otherW1se
Dixon would have answered my signals 1t bitterly cold,
myself fence joint to await the coming OF Might and
Dixon still lived. But became ravenously hungry, and
went to the could however, much nforma
ton grub dared not make myself known for fear OF fora
ing parties who learning of party had been shot, would
have made shift of The could not tell much
cept she sad she thought the troopers had killed that
inc over counot whether he Confederate
Or Federal and ddn From partly torn down