Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-02
Molly
She Sod Butter and
Eggs, but Carried
a Revolver
G GEORGE ARNOLD WELSH
c cEcscE ARNOLD WELSH

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( la the SKINNER Of iS,s,. when the
Array Of $50 amterIand was at Muir
frresloro fenii preparatory 10 the
prse nn Tunahonm. the general COM
m6d4.I. r..ii,d ttr volunteers for So
g Hn Young man who re-
lO.aL Ma, cnlr.aY va.l u n beard
ana ltii rnddg ehees~ and blue eyes.
@lau ou.d 90 anywhere as a girl"
a,G Size rli.i 'end rs long rs your
sex @. rai susaestrd you would be
ia cf in stisiS lhau IN trousers.
My nair is ton Short said the
( ycsneslar
~ - lorg enough TO cut square
aruns yau, nek. aud thui's the way
glris o. 10 riailieeu nbont here wear
tAair hsir Would YOU like to Try itg"
Il vuH.da flind. general.
Wen. v;nf lnu 10 20 down to
Taiiemina aad earii what you can
E4ng far f,ats -infemrnt Of the de
fcasc$ ihe guns on them. their raiiber
md ihr nuEinrr Hufl ropliion Of
Israass f.at ,satamlad In and about
the ton
lhs m.si nlariis-g tennessee ruun-
my .trt ,esf IN. Un,on pieket line nj
+, A.rr.rp. sb.i., ,s.tb Il l.lskpt Oh her
sra, fasie. ia r,s.t tutu.il;p To Tul.
laiIauia siali,ana m 4 farm she
ho.- ent strs 1T ersS and butrpr.
WI. n Sn,. ,,.i ia,s her iiaslsef. ami on
rea hiu. a., .et4t.cs OF the confrd
erin. army ia.d Them thai she rnme
fr..n Il f,,;a h, ti,Y rad and was 80
inc ipto Jnnainnia 10 make n little
u.eirv hv si.tpivina the soldiers with
her farm itn,aae.
slnl.t Atkfas this was the name the
faign ..iri snye herself had no dim.
rul;y missing into Tuilnhoma. What
trurbled her was that So eager were
the soldiers on the nlcket isr.. to huv
her conds that IN. s,lnriv was ex-
bausied before sl,., enter, Il the Town
However she haa p,entv Of money
and went nhnut among he shons huy
ing such supnlles MS farmers needed
win. i thev ,.onId naf raise t.,puSalves
Having refiiled her basket. she cas.
about lor a piace 10 lodge. for SHE had
no ,dpa o. leaving Tullahptna for soy.
erai davs Passing house accounted
for General Rn..r-S headuuarfers II
occurred 10 her that IL she could ind
lodging near il she mich. eli,it In
formation i,y ccprnue til eve On what
was poina ost tserr i. Size knorked
N tn, dtu~s sf serpr.il n,s.S.ss n, Tho
opDesite side Of The street tili she found
a family who was willing TO take In a
toslmry Gin for few DAYS who had
come to ;ann Is make some purchases
She was utNfa rnom in the third
i story. or. rather the peak Of the roof
fran which sic could lnok right down
on General rraee's headauarters.
OfIfners 4.ld messengers were com,
ing 80 snsng. citizens were apnlyinp
lyfar passes. wtile il sentinel paced back
and forth before The house. every few
minutes stopping and facing TO salute
an officer passing III or out. Molly
coaldnt see anything to be derived
from this. sn she saflied forth to visit
the camm, and the defenses Of the
town I,ar.ng picked ull an the infor
tnation y, .ilable in this way. she re
tt.r..,yl 10 her lodging aud. gathering
III, her purchases. went over TO head
sflIrfers to ASK for pass to leave
1ullahoma. An aid-dc-camp. Young
man about twenty-five years old. was
in charge of the granting of passes
ard. seeing pretty girl come in. was
quite beside himself with admiration
Molly showed him the articles she had
purchased. telling him that they hal
been bought with money derived from
the sale Of butter ard eggs He was
convinced that she was what She rep.
resented herself to be. but he had ex-
plieit orders from his general that he
should grant no passes to persons going
northward. and he dnre naf disobey
Molly appeared disappointed and when
the aid looked af her sympathetically
cast her blue eyes down at the floor.
How far beyond the picket line dc
you livef" asked the aid
NOT very far" Mlolly replied.
Il tell you what you do. Meet m,
Just withlL The nicket posi on the Muir
frecsboro road tomorrow mornins a.
10 o'elnck. ard III see what can do
for YOU ean't write Won a mass for
that's contrary to orders. but / may
be able to ret you home. Yon see.
might 20 with you and satisfy myself
that you are what you purport to be.