The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-12-13

whenever they knew there was l!kel,
to be nc resistance.
He seized his gun and secreted him.
self IN the ear OF some adjoining
buildings. Scarcely had he left before
{ Colonel and a private rushed In drd
demanded the rebel Captain" No,
finding him. they ran out in the Iii.
lection he had fled, and Mrs. Cla,h
was certain they had captured hin,
md knew no better till next day. Soor
afterwards the same men returned
and searched for guns" She then
appealed to the Colonel to kaow
whether 1t would be safe for he" to
stay in her house, or whether it would
DC better to 81 to Der aunt's (Mrs.
Hagler's). He told her to stay wnery
she was. and then left. Shortly after
wards, a squad of men came into TIE
house n came up stairs into her
room. demanding provisions and
gums" She ave all the provisions
she had cooked, but they Q O destroy
ed all that was uncooked and left.
For q while everything seemed quiet
md feeling Frustrated with excitement
and previous sickness, she concluded
to lock the doors and lie down. BY
this time it was dark, n not long
afterwards, she was aroused by LOUD
blows on the doors below. FOLLOWED
by the crash of locks, and in a few
minutes her door was burst open, and
the room filled with a rabble, de-
handing the rebel Captain" with
horrid imprecations. A scene of gen.
eral plumber nsued They broke open
her wardrobe and trunk and drawers,
searching for gums" in her clock, in
her band-boxes, and in her work-box.
of them finding her thimbIe. and
seeing no ram-rod nor trigger to it,
seemed at q loss to know whether 4,
a gun" or not. He held it up to
Mrs. Clark and demanded what Is
this: He then examined It carefully
turning it over n over, when the
truth seemed suddenly to flash on HIM.
and putting it in his pocket. started
in search Of another gun"
In their search they found some
bayonets, when they redoubled their
curses on the rebel Captain and his
w1fe-Wishing him there Ito stick his
heart through" AS he could not 90
they o his coat and stabbed
it, and cut it to pieces with the bayon-
cts. They constantly addressed Mrs.
Clark in h most obscene and filthy
repeatedly calling her a liar.
and other degrading names. Overcome
with horror and fear, she sat on n
bedside trembling and sobbing. TINS
afforded them great amusenent.
What are you trembling for? Are
yer cold " This bit of wit was fol-
owed with a burst of laughter from
crowd. What yer crying for?-
Are Yer sick Then another roar OF
Inerrin1ent. Seeing one OF them with
he'd dead mothers likeness, she plead
with him not to take it, as 1t was the
only one OF her mother, she would give
anything to preserve it, and it eCuid
be Of no service to him-but paying
heed to her ~entreaties. he carried
il Of.
1t last one of them stepped In
front of her and thrust his fist under
her nose, and as she drew her head
thrust it against her forehead.
In terror h begged him not to kill
her. He cursed her for q rebel and
Ter by the throat. With desperation
threw herself backward, when his
myers slipping from her throat caugh,
n the neck Of her dress and he held on
Until with force he tore it entirety |
in front, exposing her person, |
md her gold watch. Seeing the watch
re snatched it off the ribbon, and then |
EFT her, to search for other booty.
Half e with fright she besoughti
hem to let her, with her little daugn-
er, leave the house. This some favored
others opposed. Finally she rush !
ii to the door with her child, and,
mid cries of stop her" don't let
90, MADE ner escape to her auNt's
where she fell fainting as she entered
he door.
After she had recovered, she stated
o Gen. Gillian what had occurred AMI
'aa occurring at her house, and begged
'rotect1on. He CAV her the answer
recorded, "Well. there are had
men IN al crowds" and turned away
rom her. h afterwards appealed
Q Lit. Jerome 3. Rice of the ~signal
'ofps to go with her and try to say.
He manifested
or her and went with her till she
40 satnered from the wreck some
clothing and put it in a trunk He
hen placed a guard and returned
With her to Mrs. Hagler's to send
ONE one for the trunk. For some
eason Lieut.. Rice did not go back
IN her, but Lieut.. Theodore Mallory.
$50 Of the signal corps, rendered HE
e%rvices. When they got to the ho,,se
ne Lieut.. was so shocked at tho waa