The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-04
By Col. D. A. Dickert.
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After passing through the Yankee camp to cross
road could by the lightning large country residence on
right facing the road understood leading from Hopkins
to Camden or that direction which light sone in the win
dow We stopped get directions and if possible some
thing TO eat, for ravenously hungry.
rode in the yo leaving Dixon the horse under the shelter
of began reconnoter that people were IN the
house. but could tell whether they women or eren as
the window was so top of their heads only showed knew
enough camp life know that mattered not how Tar soldiers
roamed during the day. they returned to quarters at night St
though perhaps lot might have taken refuge there from
the storm.
went to the door Knocked which caused terrible conmo
ton inside scurryng of feet upsettng chairs etc. After long
delay lady the door and asked from inside VINO "as
what was answered that soldier and wanted to
get into the house. cod and hungry also wished to get
some directions She told there the house but
women and children the soldiers had eaten everything IN
the house We pareyed long but at last told her must
come in the house. that was friend and meant harm She
at last opened the door, and the right of the hall sat
an folding table, loaded down with everything that
hungry man could wish The sight fairly took breath away
and asked the good lady permit bring TREND Dixon
and fell to- She explained that the troops had been there ell day.
one squad another and she and her LITTLE daughter had been
cooking morning till night and no reason to clear the %
ble soldiers would be coming next morning early
Think of that you sentmentas that is always harng the
cant of forgiveness or those will condemn the acts Of Dixon
and myself they read frher think OF these Southern women
whose the army and who had no nece
v Of ever doing stroke in their ve cooking for wait
inc on and listening the and insulting language OF the
brutal enemy 1t way wherever the Federal army passed
We continued the conversation the good lady and myself There
we're in the room the old mother little deaf and half grown
o besde the ladv of the house She told her husband
away the negroes all gone horses mules cattle and every
vestiee Of their provisions provndr did not intend
to let be known the camp out as SAT
there and listened the of the little Southern woman
could not deceive told her not what we appeared
but Southern boys on secret mission and knew people in Column
ba or at least did, he having lived there once Dixon spoke
Of any people she knew little suspicious The
little Girl asked knew certain young whom will not
name told her did, the command he belonged to- and the name
of his captain little girl slapped her hands and shouted:
eyes, they rebels they people, they know
-. must and tell papa
Then out upstairs she and brought IN t1ne looking
middle AGED man. who had swamp hiding and had just
time to change his clothing taking refuge IN the garrett "nen
the exciting knock heard the door, Their NAME THINK
WAS Edwards or Edmond whatever became of them never
heard ALI must be dead by this me except Perhaps the young
GIRL would like give her my blessing for the great good her
mother unknowingly did us.
They very intelligent people, and we talked cont1denta
while we dried our clothes by blazing fire We told them OF our
mission that we had just through the enemys camp while
thew slept The good lady began entreatng us to turn oac Willie
it late that the lay sep tomorrow the world
would be alive with he all the way to Columbia and Tor miles
on either side u.s. could not them They would
detect US by our dialect by clothes She begged u.s. tor
our mothers sake throw young lives away IN this I'M
possible and uitess undertaking She said would be hanged
as spe as dogs tree She told us OF the swollen streams
with all destroyed swept We laughed at her Tears
and told her the possby of the idea of soldier sinking MS
duty danger ahead She followed US to the door, and
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protect, guard and watch over u.s.
Thos few simple Words coming from the little strange lady,
fell then upon deaf ears to made joke of at first but in time
became taisman.
We struck the trail again. the still falling while black and
lowering cloud from horizon to horizon and peal after
nea of thunder overhead We kept the road with great dill
eultv Travelling miles after leaving the house. great roar