The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-11

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and were nneontrollanis resolved IL
60 nome The small guards along
ne roads have sometimes been unable
10 prevent the pIliage ~ trains and
cepots- Panic has seized III country.
= = Johnson and Beaureeard wer.
Hopele>~ as To recruiting tn@4r forces
from the dispersed men of Lee army
ana equally 20 A. IL their ability t.
thech sherman with the forces they
hao' Their only ld-a Vas t. retreat.
- the power % do 50 they were
~coGtful and subsequent aeSertlonS
iron their troops have materially d.
nlnisneu their strength and. | learn. /
sui more IL their confidence
me loss Of arms nas been - great
mat should the spirit af the people
rise 10 the occasion. X would not lie
Al TINS time possible adequately 10
supply them with III. WEAPONS ~
war.
General johnson had several inter
views With Sherman and agreed on =
suspension of hostIlities. and the ref
ieTence OF terms Of pacification. They
s are secret and may ce rejected by the
: iahhee government To Us. they are
nard enough, though free from wan
ton humiliation and expressly recoo-
2 nlzlns the State government. and The
fights or persons and property. IS Sc
cured by the constitution Of the United
states and the several states.
: The issue Is one which ii i very
painful for me to meet. on one hand
e IS the long night Of oppression which
If VIII follow the return Of our people
IS 70 the Union On the other. the SAT
{ IeIlng OF the women aud children. and
carnage among the few brave patriots
VINO would still the invader.
h ana who unless the people would rise
q en- maSSe to sustain them. would
struggle, hut To die IN vain. | think
e my judgment IS undisturbed 10y any
n pride Of opinion or Of opinion.
m L nave raSed TO our Heavenly
III Father to give me wisdom and forti-
r.. tude equal 10 the demands of the Pc
10 sition in which Providence has placed
ry me | have sacrificed SO much for the
IS. cause OF the Confederacy that | car
measure my ability TO make n fur
ne ther sacrifices required. and am as
SnFeu there is but one To which | an
ct not eaual-my wife and my children
I'd How are they TO be saved from deg
en- radiation or van IS now my care.
During the suspension of hosIili
he ties YOU may have the best opportu
n nifty TO go TO Mississippi. and theme
either TO sail from Mobile for A for
les elgn port or 10 cross the river An
w proceed to Texas. as the Ole or n
is. other may be more practicable. Til
MS little Sterling money! YOU have wi
Ike be a very scanty store. and unde
~ oSAAt - WoGlo " =
counted. but if our land can be sol
z that will secure YOU from absolu'
want. For myself. it may be that O.
arv enemy will prefer To Danish me. {
i'm it may be that Il devoted band
ME cavalry will cling TO me, and that
he can force my way across the MiSSis
,op ippi. and If nothing can he done thel
dc which it will be proper to do. then
Ill can 20 to Mexico, and have the wor
from which TO choose i location
70 Dear Wife. this is not the fate
70 which | invited when the future ":
no ~rose-colored TO Us both, out / kno
a. you will bear it even better than m.
ma self. and that. of us two. alone W
ron ever look back reproachfully on II
past career. / have thus entered {
,ve the questions involved in the future
guard against contingencies. Ny ST
for will not be prolonged d day beyol
the prospect of useful labor here. al
ro,, there IS every reason to suppose tn
l will be with YOU a few days aft
taa Mr.. Harrison arrives. Mrs. onlel
behaved very strangely about putt
the things You directed. Robert sa
rhe she would not permit TO pack, tn
on she even took groceries out of t
~, mess chest when he had pat a SIN
quantity there.
80 Little Maggie's saddle was co
i ceaIed. and | learned after We /,
hn- Richmond was not with the sace
eli and brides which l directed Ia be
!, ~ put together. AT the same time | v
rod informed that your saddle had be
sent to the saddler's and left the
Everybody seemed afraid Of come
90 ton with our property. and your CT
rage was sent TO the depot TO
ay;s brought with me. \ plea was ma
~ that il could not so OF the cars
leo that train. but should follow on
~ next. Specific charge and prom
,re was given. but the carriage was L
/, IL The notice to leave was given 81
fol- day. but few hours were allowed. a
tore my public duties compelled me
vino rely on others. Count on nothing
saved which you valued except
bust. and that had TO be left behi
: Mrs. Omelia said she was chars
d. in the event Of u having 10 leave,
place the y~aluables with the Sists
80 and that she would distribute eve
and thins | told her TO sell what
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