The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10
IN THE SOUTH
DURING THE GREAT WAR
Journey From Mississippi to Florida Under the
Strange Conditions Obtaining While North
and South Were Clashing on Battlefield.

, whip. with It's long supple lash of
rawhide. Every Individual OK had "a
| name, and running alongside of the
team. the driver with unerrine pre-
c!sion. would land his thong on AIRY
part of the body OF the animal that
| seemed to require IT, Occasionally IN
ofhcer in Confederate uniform-some-
! times private---would pass by and
/ be met. but besides any other sign ca
war. the country looked as tranuail
three years before. We camped out
one night, and this was an added zest
to my novel enjoyment.
Camping Out In Wartime.
The mules being fed. the negroes
MADE huge hre under a tree. and at
| nrst too excited to sleep, | lay there
! on the ground with comfort be-
meath me and covered with a blanket
and. With feet 10 the Are. watched tire
hrelight as i. played among the Tree
| limbs and thought OF the future O.
that l was old enough to be a soldier.
The next day | was at the railroad
station at Hazelhurst. and found the
| iaGies on the cars awaiting me Now
our trouble and worry were to begin
| II must be remembered that the war
was al It's height. and all schedules
! were sueord!natef TO the military
| Troops. munitions of s~ar and supplies
for the army had, OF course. the prece-
| dence II happened, oftentimes. that.
| In taking journey, one would he un-
certain when the train would start.
| and at what time 1t would get to its
destined point, and there we're other
incoSveniences added For instance
We were unable to get single piece
| OF baggage checked and, not only SO
! we had TO load our own belonginEs
| the train was behind time; and II /
/ had not had with me two able bodied
negro men and two stout half-grown
BOYS to put our baggage on the car
I'come of II would have been left he
mind THE baggage was almost ut
| orally pitched in.
Ihen we began our tedious trip-our
| mai destination being a point in East
! Florida. The first stop of inheritance
| was jackson, and at this point u pass
! port was demanded. so going TO the
office OF the provost marshal, and Civ
| ms In the names OF two Very promi-
nent public men, | got ii with bur
niue dihiculty except a long wait in
the office. In those days there was
often as much divinity" hedging
| about certain officials as II they were
! kings
| At Meridian. our next stopping place
we were delayed several hours, and
! here there was great confusion
! escorted the ladies TO the so-called
hotel where they huddled together in
one room where there was bed. at
which they looked askance. but.
! think. did not use. Our property was
| piled IN at the side OF the track. some
! distance from the depot and l STAYED
| win the negroes to guard it, The
| month was October. and as IL grew
very cold. the darkies got some wood
! ana made large file, which kept us
| warm until train time or rather
until the train happened to come
| along AZ Meridian I got ny FIRST
vivid impression o. the war The IL
! road yard was full OF soldiers, al. l.
| iery. wagons, ammun.tion boxes pil /
| up mules and horses. The soldlei
| were Jolly set. and from the joke
! and laughter one might have SUPPOSED
! them 10 be going to a picnic or on
| some pleasure trip. Some were sleep.
ing on the boxes lying about, and
others were gathered in little groups
around the fires, One fellow was
| watching with interest the contents
OF frying pan on the fire. and an.
| other toasted a slice of bacon at the
end or ramrod. For these men. /
| suppose. were Veterans-good. ma tured
! apparently reckless and we'll able 10
! take care of themselves, waiting for
some train TO carry them whittier or
when' they probably didn't know and
'a4eo just as little. All OF these sights
anc SOUNDS ma fascination for sem
s,.i.e 'aa' VINO was taking almost his
| hrst peep at the tragedy, being en-
| acted In the sigh of the world oh,
| now longed for the time when, clad
( IN my suit OF gray. would march
along a 6 COME erate soldier.
| The train at last was ready to re-
SeivH hs, and. Ginslng our luggage on.
we started for Montgomery. But alasl
we had not gone many miles before
! my enthusiasm and desire for a SOL
/ dier's life received their first serious
Jolt. The battles of Perryvllle and Muir
freesboro had been fought not very
long before this, and. as we were
| switched off OH side train after
| train would pass MS with wounded men.
and we could see the sick and MANNED
| bcys>in Grey in coaches. box cars and
on flatcars. On several of these omen
cars, besides the wounded. we saw.
here and there. an outstretched form.
motionless and silent. covered over
! with a blanket, face and all They
were placed little on one side. apart
from the rest; poor fellows, these
were, who had died probably on the
way of their wounds. and at soma
little railroad station perhaps were
the wives, mothers or sisters anxiously
waiting for this! On the trains there
| $3.50 paie anu Pihcheo ny dlseafgt
, and white and pain-coRtracted feat,
! looking out OF windows; and. with a
| great depression OF spirit. was glad
F, when the last car had passed by.
An GId-Time Hatel Runner.
Wo sot 10 MONTGOMERY very early
sunday morning. and Il was decided tina.
we should spend Sunday there to avoid
travelling on that day. This stop in
i Cured considerable additional expense.
with our baggage and servants to be
| carried to hotel and provided for,
Decides ourselves. There was a man
aboard our train--a gentlemanly look
ing map-who now came up to us
found afterwards that he was what
! was called "a runner for a f1otel": and
/ also found, subsequently. that he
\ ran" FOR himself also. He evidently