Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-07-09


enc good dress, gray silk with fun
skirt, made two skirts; aud Nanny
Lucy's spinning and weaving contri-
butsd some cloth, which mother dyed
fairly good Imitation Of gray, and a
scrap OF this same goods covered an
old cap. Mother and Nanny Lucy
made the suit; but what to do forbosts
and gloves two thiugs they especiai-
~ wanied-se did not know
" | suppose Bess must have told
6erry OF oui predicament, for that
night as was brushing my hair I
heard the disjointed sort OF whistle by
which the two boys used TO call each
other aud then soft, mysterious sort
OF knock. iran down and opened the
dooi, when pair OF cavalry boots fell
into II apparently of their own Volt.
tion. They looked like Christmas
stockings, for they were stuffed to the
brim, aud one Of these gloves stuck
out of the top OF each. Besides the
gloves, there were several yasds of
gold lace. a flannel shirt, and some
handkerchiefs and ties, things that
Dick had been without so long that
he would scarcely know how To use.
/ "0f course we did not say anything
to Gerry about his gift, for II he aided
and abctted' Confederate soldier he
must not be caught AT it; but / guess
mothers kiss next time he came told
our gratitude. We kept our things hid
den ill father wrote that he would
have a man at certain spot to receive
them; so that day we brought them
| all down TO the sitting room and hid
/ them under the couch. For Mr.. Pre-.
witt, the neighbor who was to carry
them, said he would come over in the
night and hide them In his sacks OF
corn.
i THAT night Captain Andrews and
another officer came over to call, and
we were all at the piano singing when
Bess and Raggs came tearing into thu
room. The officers were playing with
Bess, when we heard Raggs growing
and tearing something, and turned Il
| find that he bad gone under the couch
and pulled out everything we had hid
den 80 well. There on the floor lay the
precious uniform, the gloves and shirts
and Rags was guawipg and tossing
one Of the boots. Mother gave little
cry of despair, and then picked the
things up and threw them desperately
on the couch, all except the boots
which stood up on the door IN the
most comical fashion. They were in
the first dancing position and looked
as If they were rather proud Of being
| found than otherwise.
1 s'None OF Us said Il word. The two
officers turned to the piano aud began
to sing. Just then we heard The door
belt, then Nanny Lucy's opening o.
the door and the coloneIis voice in.
| quiriny If the ladies' would let them
lcome in to enjoy the music. In an In
slant Captain Andrews rushed ecross
the room, seized mother ny the should,
er, and In quick voice II command
said: Lie down. He almost threw
mother on the eo'Teh on top OF thg
things, tossed the boots back Of her
covered her with the lone star quilt
that always lay folded on the couch,
and when the colonel and his friends
came In be was turningover the music
Of Belle Brandon Tor us to sing.
/ 'vrhe officers, thinking mother sick
stayed only little while, then all lefl
together.
! Mr.. Prewetttook the things through
safely, and we were very grateful To
Captain Andrews for bis help. Mothei
and agreed that 1t was very, very
good of him till about week after the
reason Of his goodness. For Dell dis.
appeared, and an orderly brosght
mother note saying she had run OIL
and married Captain andrews. Charts
i Andrews was just as nice as he could
be, but IL almost broke mothers heart
that Dell should marry Yankee.
''rhose gloves you see have Gerry
Gordon's initials, and under that Dick
put his own. lie wore them TIL the
surrender then gave me one for my
souvenir cabinet, ard his wife has the
other. Hers has the marks Of Rags
teeth where ne tore and bit il that
eventful night.