The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-02-24

which were too revolving fot the le-
fined eye of the public press. 1t is
sufficenNao say Of them, they receiv-
ed Special treatment aud we were
entirely satisfied with the result
Treating a Case
The case | now propose 10 relate
was that of the wife Of Jeff Jenk ms
who was 4 native Of Oxford, Gran
Vile county, who came TO Wayne be
fore the var and married one of the
finest girls in the county-Carrie
Sauls. q daughter Of Dred Sauls. who.
in the general acceptation Of the
term, was one Of the most prOmineE
and al! round best citizens II the
county. Mrs. IenlIins was Il sister 10
Lawrence Sauls. 4 school-mate ana
close friend of mine Destiny had
thrown ,ts together d good deal. Be
fore the war he was associated with
the old Rountree Company III Wilson,
while Dan Summers and were
clerlSins Tor Billy Myers across Tar
boro street. Ills father was held IN
high esteem by the people Of his
county, and was sent, by them, fOr :,
number OF years, to represent theT'
in the Legislature Of the State. His
family We're friends OF my boyhoOd,
and / regarded their wrongs as my
wrongs and while sitting in my Of
fee one afternoon. Mr.. Jenkins came
in and related very aggravated case
committed by a company Of Yankees
while on a terrorizn2 raid Of SpOila
ton and tyranny. piloted by Demps
James, the fellow I cow-hided a few
days before. and Il fellow named
Stephen Cotton. who had also desert
ed 2 Wayne county company, and
returned with Schofield as Il pilot
Steve was very active IN the service
| he rendered his Yankee friende
| treated Mrs. Jenkins shamefuiiy,
, plundering the private receSseS for
| valuable and threatened to kick her
| out Of the house. The story. as re-
| lated to me, would make the blood
I run cold in the veins OF q Modoc
| Indian OF course, all who knew
7. that meant for Steve Cotton. and
| without hesitation, [ told JEFF we
! would be at his house az early night
| fall prepared to treat the case"
which we did. and, while eating 4
| fine supper, prepared By her. Mrs
| with tears in her eyes, related her
| grievance. [ saw ut once that Dick
| Ward was terribly enraged. and t
| learned afterwards it was by reason
| Of the fact that he deserted Dick y
| company, and it was very difficult tn
! prevent his carrying the treatment
| 50 $, fatal termination.
j want TO say, here and now. that
we never did that il We could avoid
| il. Some Of the boys. however. We're
| pretty thoroughly identified with tie
| blacl, flag persuasion. which. bein z
| integ egpreIed, means neither 10 ask nor
! give any quarters. never favored
| it ia but or two cases, and they
! We're not susceptible 10 other treat
ment.
We gave Steve the regulation
| treatment and suggest ed the pre-
priety Of his changing his range at
| once, aud. notwitlls-andins That his
wings were pretty badly clipped. he
flew the coop and l2as never neor,
! seen III that country since.
The c>4S-s / have related arc only
(, few, and certainly not NOR liza
waited tiEln numerous other wrongs
that were done our people without
| restraint or hint.anca from those
| WHO were supposed u protct,t r'-n
| III person and property.
There may he those Wfto are N
clined TO unir.endl> comment and
who feel d:s POSED tp criticize us on
orr acts and. IL @olnc instances p.
tHonIinned -. Hs-a SjSte NJ