Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-09-19
NEW VOL. 47-No. 3S.
from conflagration was at best not as

from conflagration was at best not as
sured.
To come out had been comparatively
easy, for she was going with the stream.
The return was different matter. The
turbulent tide had now to be stemmed.
Yet she managed 10 work her way along.
now in the field. slipping between the
wagon wheels, and once at least crawl
ing under a stretcher. No one had no.
ticed her coming out, she was but one OF
the crowd; and now most were too busy
with their own safety to pay much heed
TO anything else.
Still, as her face seemed alone set To-
ward the town, she attracted some at
tention. One or two spoke to her. Now
il was, "Look-a-here, little gal, don't
you know you're a-going' the wrong
way ?" One man looked at the yellow
thing she had slrng across her shoulder
and said, with an approving nod: That's
right. that's right; save the wounded Il
We kim" She meant to do il. and finally
reached her sister, breathless, but trium-
phant, with as proud sense of duty
done as il her futile erand had been the
deliverance OF a city.
have said that there was less danger
than appeared, but il must not be sup
posed that there was none. A friend who
worked chiefly in the old blue factory had
asked me 10 bring her bowl OF cruel that
some one had promised 10 make for one
of her patients. | had just taken II to her
and she was walking across the floor with
the bowl in her hands, when a shell
crashed through corner OF the wall and
passed out at the opposite end OF the
building, shaking the rookery to It's foun-
dations, filling the room with dust and
plaster, and throwing her upon her knees
10 the floor. The wounded screamed,
and had they not been entirely unable to
move, not man would have been left In
the building. But II was found that no
one was hurt, and things proceeded as
before. asked her aiterward II she was
frightened. She said yes, when II was
over, but her chief thought al the time
was TO save the cruel. for the man need
ed il, and il had been very hard to lind
any one composed enough to make II.
am glad to be able 10 say that he got
his Cruel in spite Of bombs. That factory
was struck twice. A school-house, hull
OF wounded, and one or two other build
ings were hit, but believe no other Sc
rious damage was done.
On Saturday morning there was light
at the ford. The negroes were still en-
camped in the fields. though some, find
ing that the town was yet standing, ven-
tured back on various enands during the
day. What we feared were the stragglers
and hangers-on and nondescripts that cir
Gle round any army like the great buzz
yards we shuddered TO see wheeling ST.
lenily over us. The people still were ex-
cited, anticipating the Federal crossing
and dreading a repetition OF the eneoun-
fer in the streets. Some parties OF Con-
federate cavalry rode through, and II Is
possible that a party Of infantry remained
drawn up in readiness on one OF the hills
during the morning, but ! remember no
large force Of troops at any time on that
day.
About noon, or little after, we we're
told that General MeClellan's advance
had been checked, and that Il was not
believed he would attempt to cross The
river at once-a sunnise that proved to be
correct. The country grew more COM
posed. General Lee lay near Lectown,
some seven miles south Of us, and Cen
eral Mcclellan rested quietly In Maryland.
On Sunday we were able to have some
short church services for our wounded,
cut still shorter, regret 10 say, by reports
that the Yankees" were crossing.
Such reports continued TO harass us.
especially as we feared the capture OF
our friends, who would often ride down
TO see us during the day, but who seldom
ventured TO spend a night so near the
river. We presently passed into debat-
able land, when we were in the Conied-
eracy in the morning, in the Union after
dinner, and on neutral ground at night.
Welived through disturbed and event.
full autumn, subject TO continual alarms
and excursions" but when this Saturday
came TO an end, the most trying and
tempestuous week OF the war Tor Shep-
herdstown was over.