Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-07

through the city AS we had come with
out too much danger. so we called on
Booker to pilot us back. However. as
40 stood on the hill watchin;: the
Smelling, ! neglected 10 say. there was
crowd OF some $50 or 200 persons who
had. likc ourselves. dccampcd when tho
commandment began. This crowd was
composed OF aged people q: both sexes,
ana children, who were intcnt!y watch
ing their houses. ana YOU might hcar
every now and then someone remark
That ono nearly hit my house" or
something of that sort. Part or the
houses were protected from shells by
the hills which followed tho bend of
the river. and the Inhabitants remained
there secure. This section was plainly
visible to us as We stood uDon tho hill
Now, as was stated above. We start
ed under Booker's guidance 10 go back
FOR dinner. though after u rounda bout
return trip the day was far spent ere
we tasted food. We started back across
the country for Grassland. and left
them firing away at .hr city and. for
my part i was right glad TO go, nav-
ing no great stomach for that hill and
The shells We passed an old orchard
ana saw lying under an apple tree Il
soldier young man. who was cvi-
IDENTITY sick, as he looked. even to our
uhtutored eyes. very cmaciatcd and
~" H' remember ] feti "a decided com
passion for him and approached him
with the intention OF Offering ,nr SER
vices. feeling that there. might he some
thing ! could do for him Poor fellow
ne lay there quite insuilicientlv shell
tered by the scant foliage OF the ample
tree! some Of the limbs were dead
and lay around him on IN. ground with
little grass there. and he presented Il
picture miscrabl" enough Judge Of
my modification and surprise when as
] "as about TO offer to serve him he
struck at me angrily with a stink and
ordered me off. | was so utterly taken
aback that | was entirely unable to OK
plain my motive, and what made mat
t"ra SUI worse. my companions laughed
at me. | always thought the poor boy
FOR h" was little more. AS shown by
MS bcardlcSs face and undcvclope,l
form, suspected me of an attempt to
pilfcr the little collection of dead applc
sticks which he had boarded for max
ing fire for the purpose OF cooking
We then walked OH and soon found our
selves confronting small piece OF
open woodland. covered with coarse
grass and weeds with oaks so th!nly
set that the view all through IL was
Very plain. Half a dozen iron field
pieces were parked here and "A couple
OF large tents were pitched. one, on the
corner nearest us and much the more
ample and inviting, the other a plain
one. on northern border of woods a
very handsome and rather tail and
commandng-lo looking officer walked
rapidly. with a fine stride. nearly In
our direction and passed quickly from
view Hilc wore a large black felt hat
with AN ostrich feather over the
left sid" upon which the brim was
pinned up. he wore "A fatigue coat with
small black and white checked trous-
crs stuffed into cavalry boots which
came over the knees In front Upon
asking who this officer was. we we're
Informed that 1t was General pendle-
ton, chitf of artillery Of the Army of
Northern Virginia. X had dark hair
and eyes and dark skin and very
regular and striking features. the
mouth being shaded by fall black.
but not very long mustachc. He was
evidently returning from consultation
with General r. f. Lee. as his course
was from his tent. He was an exceed
ingly handsome and striking looking
officer. When we approached the larger
and nearer tent and asked little
abashed. whose tent 1t was. In response
to this question we were told by one
OF half a dozen aides lounging on camp
stools and blankets around there that
II was General G. T. Bcaurcgard's ]
asked which was General Bcaurcgard