The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-24

hausted, and Of course We all were |
cannot imagine, even now. how my
mother and got across that open
space without being hit
My husband will be oue OF the first
to cross the border with the troops on
the regular expedition when the order
comes suppose he is already In Mex.
leo. Isn't that the word from Washing
tom
But. Of course, could stay 10 Ion.
ger with the baby My home Is in
Norfolk. Va. and am going there"
On tho Rock Island train en- route
to Chicago the Williams baby had be
come general fsvorits with the pas
sengers lie never tired OF giving his
version OF the raid
His Uniform Like Fathers.
Al the station. while the party was
waiting for taxicab. he proved a
picturesque figure in his brown khaki
uniform. an exact replica OF hts IA
theirs, and his huge Mexican straw
sombrero.
lie walked up and down the waiting
room waving little American flag,
and announcing TO all corners that his
father was "a big sojer" and was so
ing to kill those MeXans."
Baby. where Is daddy" asked Mrs
williams. hating his sentry duty for
a moment.
oh. he's In camp" said worthing
ton promptly,
What's he doing"
"Fightin' the Mexans."
Who IN your daddy
why don't you know Hes q big
soJer an cap'n"
Spend Day In Seelusion.
When their ta1icab arrived the party
went to the Virginia hotel, where Mrs
Williams and her mother spent the day
In the seciusion OF their rooms Worth
ington, however. went out with his
nurse for q walk and kept up \ run
ming Are OF comment ON the street
cars. the big buildings, and the other
things he had not been accustomed TO
encounter In Columbus
Neither Mrs Williams nor her
mother were inclined 10 discuss their
experience in detail. After their brief
interview with reporter they denied
themselves to callers as far as pos
sble, receiving only few intimate
Chicago friends.
News OF their arrival quickly spread
among the guests and attaches OF the
hotel, however. and when they entered
the dining room for dinner they were
freely. II discreetly, stared at An
early morning train took them on their
way to Virginia,
Nurse Very Modest
The nurse was modesty taciturn
about her part In the escape from the
Williams home In Columbus. and oven
refused TO give her name 10 reporters.
Il hardly felt the bullet when II hit
me. she said. Il was so excited. and.
Of course. | was thinking only OF get.
ting 70 the camp But Il seems like
Gods mercy tina, It hit me instead OF
the baby I'm pretty glad Of that.
can tell you,
"ltIl be \ story to tell when Worth.
inston grows up, won't IT.
Girl Describes Onslaught.
How entire families took 10 the
roofs for safety when the villistas
made their descent on Columbus was
told to passengers on the Rock Island
train by Frances l. Higdon, young
woman who went through the raid
and was repeated by Horace NJ Ser.
Der and William y Beckley Of Nil
waukec. They reached Chicago yes
,erday morning Miss Higdoa stopped
| At her home IN :, Louis
Miss liisaon said she was stopping
at boarding house called the Hotel
| Naciorale.~ declared Ssrher. Il was
sleeping in the room next 70 Mrs
] Taylor when the reports OF the guns
/ reached US she narrated The st
/ tack seemed 20 have centered several
| blocks away. Everyone came run
ming into the hallway went 70 4
window, when heard the sound al
hard riding along our street, and saw
band OF villis,as riding through