The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-08

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bravely Mrs. Col. Folk, a
of Jordan Council, Esq. relates the
following
She happened to be In Salisbury
when the place was captured and q
party of officers rode up to the house
where she was staying. The ladies pc
ing alone and perhaps seeming a llttle
uneasy, one Of the officers remarked:
W are Yankee soldiers. but we are
gentlemen. Don't be alarmed Mrs.
r., knowing that they had passed
through Watauga, and feeling nxiou
to hear something from her father,
ventured to inquire if the raid had
destroyed much in Boone, where her
father resided. He replied: mo,
madam, Gen. Stoneman's soldiers are
above doing anything mean, but you
have some home Yankees under
Kirk. We p the way for them,
work" And right we'll did they fill
their mission. For when Gen. Stone
man returned four weeks afterwards
TO Mr.. Councils house where he had
his headquarters. Kirk, III the mean
time, having occupied the place and
kept Mrs. c. a close prisoner in her
room. SLOVENIAN stopped in the piazza
gin kooh q oNA ~ VI An
the fencing gone-the flowers and
s~hrubbery trampled bare. the yard
covered with beef hides, and sheep
skins. chicken feathers, and pieces OF
putrid meat and all manner of filth,
he cody remarked. We'll, Mrs. c., /
suppose you hardly know whether
you are at home or not"
Mrs. Council had been kind to
some Yankee prisoners confined in
the jail at Boone sometime during
the war, and SLOVENIAN hearing of 1T
when he first came to the place.
seemed disposed to treat her humane
ly, although she was strongly South
ern in her feelings. He made his
headquarters at her house and she
treated him as genteelly as possible,
preparing supper and breakfast for
him, out of the sCanty stores his raid
ers had left her. He seemed particu-
larry pleased with some fine mountain
butter that was on the table and ask
ed her if she had any more of it. She
replied that a furkin of it was about
the only thing his soldiers had left
her" and was cOngratulating herself
that her butter was safe now for Gen.
S~tOneran would protect 1t. But what
was her surprise and modification to
see, n short time after, her furkin of
butter put in his provision wagon,
According to the testimony of the
officer before mentioned. Gen. Stone
man and his men are "gentlernen"-
but it seems q Yankee gentleman
can steal butter.
Poone was taken completely by
surprise. No one was aware of the
presence of an enemy until the ad-
vance guard dashed into town. They
made no halt. no demand for surren-
der, but fred right and left at every
moving thing they saw. Mrs. James
Council, hearing the noise, stepped
a. -
arms end Immediately a voiley of balls
splintered the wood all around her
she escaped unhurt.
Calvin Green was pursued and sur
rounded, but they continued firms
upon him after his surrender. H
then fought, loading and firing unit
he was shot down and left for dead
He shattered the arm Of a Fedora sol
der so that it had to be amputateG
that night. Instead Of dying as was
expected, he recovered and is 0
living.
Warren Green was not 50 fortunate
He was killed while holding up hi:
hands in token of surrender. Z
Norris was killed.
steel Frazier, a lad OF fifteen year
old. was charged bv q squad OF hal
a dozen raiders. He ran till he go
over q fence. and coollv waiting tt
they were fairly in range. he fred ans
he called to some friend to shoe
them while he loaded. He then turn
ed and killed another of his pur
suers, and Notwithstanding the pur
suit was kept up some distance, tn
balls whistling past him constantly
he finally escaped.
A party OF raiders wen into tn
field of Mr.. Jacob Council, wher
he and a negro woman were plough
ingand shot him in cold blood. III
was over the CONSUMPTION age. hal
taken no part In the war, and wa