Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-28
What a Little Girl Did
 In the War
BY MARY MARSHALL.

Every old soldier mas his fayorite story-some tale of the war that as the years pass by and the Memor. ial Days come and go-he nemem. bers over all the other incidents aud episodes of the campaigns he has been through. Strangely enouSn the favorite story of one brave old sol. dier. General Nathan Bedford Forrest, had to do not with soldiers. nor drummer boys. nor horses. nor can non. but with ycSIng girl. This young girl was named Emma Sansom and she lived in a humble farm house in Georgia fifty years ago. Enma's brother, whom she loved and admired more than any one else in the world. had entered the army of the Confederacy. Other farmers sons as young as Emma's brother had erS tered the army, and that seemed right enough to Emma. but to have her own dear brother. her playmate. and school fellow, go of alone to the cruel war seemed more than Emma could stand
 Never mind, little sister" the brave young soldier said. as he KISS. ed Emma goodby. The war VIII soon be over ant we boys probaoiy won't sec any real fighting Cheer up. Sis: you know you wouldn't nse ft if were a cowardly stay at home.
 Emma tried tC smile, but really and truly her little heart almost broke at the parting.
 Well. the war went on, as you know. and Sansom was soon eugas. ed In desperate enough warfares, ana before many weeks had passed word came that he had been taken car. tive by the Northern forces. Little Emma didn't dare ask what this meant, but she knex from the way people looked when they talked about it that she would probably neye- see her brother again in the world.
 If the young soldier could nave seen his sister he would have heen prouder Of her than ever, for while her heart was almost breah- ing with grief, she tried to keep dp her spirits and took as great an iii. terest as ever In the cause for which he had given up everything to serve.
 One day. not long after Sansom's capture. Emma heard with delight rom a neighbor that the brave Gen. eral Forrest was close upon the enemy's heels. and though she kGew that this would probably not help her brother it would mean encouragement for the cause he was serving. Gsr- eraI Forrest had been pursuing the enemy all day. said the repor. that was circulated around the country side. and might any minute be upon them. The general and his arny might even pass near the SeLsOns farm, they said.
 Emma was all excitement as she vent about her work that sunshiny morning. She heard a clattcr Of horses hoofs coming down the road and. droBping her work, she hurried out to see what was the matte. She stood on the little porch in front Of her house, peering excitedly uD the road, and before she Lo'I,d catch Der breath what seemed to her like whole army of cavalry was stopping before her house.
 Emma's mother by this time had been attracted to the door and Elm. ma. recognizing the uniform of the Confederate soldiers ran down to see what she could do for them.
 It was General Forrest, then fine. stalwart man of about forty, who headed the men, and, leaning from his saddle, asked Emma whether there were any ford or passage of any sort across the swift.running creek that flowed not far from Emma's house.
 As Emma answered the general her bright young eyes took in the unusuai scene before her. The brave general before her, with his legs carelessly resting across the pomCel of tue saddle, and around him his staff of dusty, weary soldiers, some of then as they stopped actually dozing in their saddles from the fatigue of the long march-it was enough to inter. est the little girl whose thoughts were ever with her soldier brother.
 The general told Emma briefly that they had been pursuing the enemy and were hot on their heels, till just now when they had discovered that the Northerners had burned the bridge which he was going to cross in his pursuit The banks of the stream were so steep and wild that AAfF EDAAu lADN AADaE DA4 AApA s'iFAe-Na n eAAtN it would take valuable time to get the men across by boat.
 T know the way to a small. hidden ford, through the woods, g mile or more away" said Emma. Tt is hard 10 find"
 The general had no time to spare.
 Come, my child" he said gently. l Come mount behind me, and lead us to it. l cannot afford to miss it-" Emma, with eyes sparkling with excitement and eagerness turned to her mother and gave her a look of entreaty.
 The mother quite naturally hesitat- ed to let her little girl ride off with the soldiers, but Emma insisted.
 Mother" she begged. T am not afraid to trust myself with the brave General Forrest"
 But folks will think it's queer" objected the mother. The neighbors will say shouldn't have let you go on alone"
 In spite of these objections Emma