The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-02-07

the right and we had tried several
and it was about IL o'clock on Sun
day. We were about to give it up
in despair, something unusual for al
hungry old Reb to do. But one more
log hut was in sight not far down
the road on Lewis side. He says:
II will try there" I laughed and
walked on slowly, and he was there
not more than minute when he mo-
toned me to come. went at once,
for 1 was getting hungry was not
so particular as to the quality of the
meal. When I walked up to the cab
in the lady was setting the table in
the yard under brush arbor, talking
all the time to Levi, he sitting near
on bench. I saw at once she was.
nice, intelligent lady. 1 raised my
cap and bowed to her very politely,
custom the demoralizing influences
of war never made me forget when
meeting a lady. Even when more
than halfstarved to death. Now the
table was soon ready and we were
invited to it and to help ourselves
and the lady was talking all the time
about the war. / svon found out she,
was as good or better Reb. than
we. Her dwelling had been burned,
if I mistake not, by Yankees and the
cause of her living in cabin. Never
did enjoy meal more in my life,
at home or anywhere else. There
was no great variety, simply vege-
table dinner given us in such a hos
pitable manner by good Southern.
woman. / now felt that could free
ly part with my gold dollar and SO
offered it, but she would not take
it even after insisted. But she had
nice little girl who had picked up
book which l had laid on the bench
while we were eating, and the little
girl was reading it and seemed to be
very much interested in the book, so
l made her present of it, with my
name in it. We bid them good bye
with many thanks.
That night we camped near a small
town close by the highway, under
some thick bushes, for fear the calva-
ry would come to the town and cap
ture us. The next morning we were
out early, slipping around to get
some more grub, as we usually called
it. My good friend, Levi, soon made
another good point, but this time the
occupants of the house were not
white nor black, but cross, it
seemed to be, between the mulatto
and the Indian, but they claimed to
be Indians. But that does not make
so much difference with a poor hun
cry soldiers about the color of the
skin, if he is all right on the inside.
Now these Indian friends Of ours
were hustling around to get US
good breakfast and what they did
not have the old man "Thie" as the
old woman called him, was going
around borrowing it from his neigh
bors. So it began to look as if we
were going to have a good breakfast,
and it was fairly good. But did not
enjoy it very much for was little
afraid that they liked the Yankees
best and put something in the food
that would prove fatal to us. ! think
Levi was little suspicious too. But
that was all myth. They felt
somewhat honored by having a
couple of soldiers to dine with them.
And they had daughter fully grown
and very lively and talkative. fairly
good looking, but not quite white
enough. Now she was putting on
airs right was young and lively
too, when l was not too hungry, and
l took in the situation and began to
talk to her some. I knew it would
please the old lady and help us out
in our breakfast. was tickled
nearly to death at the old lady frisk-
ing around and throwing out her big
words and calling on "Thie", her
trained from the way he moved
better half, for she had him well
around. 1t didn't look Indian much,
for an old Indian always rules his
squaw. But they were not negroes.
Anyway, we had right good
breakfast and wheat coffee, sweet
ened with sorghum molasses. We
went on our way laughing about poor
old THE.
Now, if my memory serves me
right, our next meal was late in the