Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-28

rest ourselves on the steps OF old Fork
church. where. during my residence
In Hanover. the father Of the scout
Strinsfellow occupied the position OF
rector Passing ofley MIL we arrived
ut w. Z. Wlnston's a little before sun
down. We received n most cordial
greeting from the old people. whom we
met In front of the house. And the
remembrance OF tho kindness of Mrs.
Sarah Winston, whilst j was an inmate
of her house. will always be green
spot in my remembrance.
SCARE PROVES TO DE
ONLY A FALSE ALARM
Before supper we had a little scare,
and were advised by our host to take
refuge In the garden. But II was a
false alarm. Some OF the men who had
come from ElInira with us also sought
TO spend the night there. The next
morning we took the road leading by
Frederick Hall. and l passed the former
residence of my maternal grandfather.
George Harris, at Buckncr's. Upon
reaching Frederick Hall suggested to
my travelling companion that we take
n more secluded route. in the direction
OF Holidays mill, as we met several
attachments of our cavalry on the more
Travelled route, and were somewhat de-
tanned In consequence. This companion
had often said to me In prison: II don't
think | VIII ever take another drink of
whisky" and lie partook of the very
first drink that was offered him. We
arrived at my brothers after dark.
asked II he thought we were Yankees
when we Knocked. He replied: They
don't knock. They come right In" We
spent Sunday here and expected to pro-
coed on Monday. but my companion was
very much indisposed. / was fain to
lose another day of my precious fur
Tough.
On Tuesday morning we again took
the road. our objective point being SOM
crville's ford on the Rapidan. we passed
through Orange Courthouse and near
our old camp of the winter OF '63-4.
think we met but one. person. n. soldier.
on that days march. When 1t was al
most night and the rain was beginning
to fall We sought shelter and APP
preached a house with nice brick walks
and treeboX in the yard. To my Inquiry
II we could pass the night wo received a
negative answer. But l insisted. stat
Ing that my companion was sick. when
she gave Il reluctant consent. After
while the proprietor put in al appear
ance. He stated that he had never been
molestcd by the Yankees and had fed
very few Confederates. They had
small female boarding school. AS we
were evidently persona non grata we
INDUCED In no conversation with the
ne S"Orc frequently
in the presence of his wife and grown
daughter. and the young lady board
crs. During the meal he was informed
that the oxen had been sent home from
Mrs. Morton's. THE devil himself will
get here next" was his comment
very heavy rain fell that night. Aris-
ing about daylight We descended from
our chamber and found the proprietor
below. We Informed him that we had
rations with W.. and asked him what wa
owed him. on being told Nothing" we
thanked him. and were directed by him
to Somervile's ford. The Rapidan was
booming. The colored man in charge
expressed a perfect Willingness to put
us across. but stated that the river was
past fording, and suggested that we
might find Il boat at the mill at Roccoon
ford. Thither We proceeded, but found
no boat. The miller was certain that
some colored men on the north bank at
Tobaccostck ford possessed a boat
This we found to BIO true. but on call
ing across were Informed that the own
crs OF the boat had gone to the woods
and we would have to wait until noon.
But Il very high wind arose before noon,
and when the woodmen reached the
rivers brink they declared that they did
not dare venture on the water in such
a wind.
Making a virtue OF necessity" we
loitcred awhile on the bank. but be-
coming chilled said to my companions:
Lets go 10 the house. have met one
OF the young ladies" We were re-
c.ivcd with great kindness, and the
lady remembered our chance meeting.
Considerably before shutdown, our hos
tess. Mrs. Jones. called us to the din
irg-room and invited us TO "A supper OF
flour hoe cakes. anked with peach pre-
serves, nice butter and unskmmed
milk.
4 fig for old Belshazzar and his
Bacchiuniinu feast, The wind fell our
boat passed over and we took our leave
with many thanks, asking, however.
what was to pay. Mrs. Jones replied:
II never charged a soldier I'm my life."
We were given bed on the north side.
but might have exclaimed with the EN-
pcror Titus "Perdi di diem
FoRDING 0F STREAM
PROVES NO HARDSHIP
Continuing our journey were com
PEELED to wade stream between the
river and Culpeper Courthouse. but this
was no hardship. as waded the Usage
about the middle of November, 81 and
the Rapidan about the same time In '63.
Upon entering the town we were hailed
b. young man, who seemed to be In
authority, but standing on corner
trance. We informed him that il he
wished to inspect our credentials he
might come to US, as were tired
lie was on the hunt of late Richmond
papers. but we had none. My COM
panion and myself now consulted as to
whether we should proceed by way OF
Jeffersonton or Gnines's Cross Ronds
and Flint Hill. The former route was
familiar to me, as I had travelled "
ever since I could remember, in going
from Fauquier to Louisa. but the alb
sence of streams to be crossed made us
decide III favor of the latter
We reached Laurel Mill just before
shutdown, and as we approached the