The Robesonian., 1917-09-13
WAR TIME MEMORIES
"Mid Scenes of Confusion and Crea-
ture COmpialnts"-A Mule and a
Cart-City Beau's Discontinue
C,ons ,nd Dorcnna1 TtamS

s.Mid Scenes of Confusion and Crea-
ture COmpialnts"-A Mule and a
Cart-City Beau's DISCONTINUE
Crops and Personal Items
Correspo ondence of The Robesonian.
Old Fork (Maxton, r. y, Sept. 10
Several of the Robesonian cores
pondents have been soliciting a con-
tinuation of my little "war stories"
which seem to interest them more
than anything else that can write
and as there is but little news in the
Fork at present, l have decided to
comply with these various requests.
Your Broad Ridge correspondent is
especially ANXIOUS for a repetition
of the history of four young Robe
son girls during Sherman's raid,
which was contributed to The Robe
sonian few years ago by the pres
ent writer, who was one of the quar-
tette; but having been given to
your readers before fear they might
not all be so interested in it again.
Only recently young gentleman
cousin of mine asked me to relate
some experiences of the young peo-
pie after the war, when We were
living "mid scenes OF confusion and
creature complaints" Recalling the
following incident, / proceeded to
crafty his request.
The Yankee raiders found my faith
er's mules and horses hidden away
in a remote spot in a dense pine
forest. Of course they took them
all away, except one mule which a
faithful colored boy saved by riding
off with it when he found that the
enemy was in close proximity. This
mule and an old-fashioned two-wheel
cart was. our onlp conveyance in
those strenuous days OF devastation.
Church-going social visits, parties,
weddings, etc, all depended upon
this mode of locomotion, but we
were young and gay and through
the contingencies of war had grown
accustomed to many hardships; so
the mule and cart were a source Of
lively enjoyment and corresponded
well with the general conditions ex-
listing at that period.
In our home at old Queensdale
were three sisters, the youngest of
whom was about fourteen, the eldest
twenty, and "Aunt Becky" in be-
tween. A young girl cousin from
your town of whom We were very
fond, was visitor during the fall
and winter of '65, and as natural
consequence we sometimes entertain
ed young gentlemen, too. One there
was who hailed from the town o1
Fayetteville, and divided his atten
tions between my beautiful cousin
and my younger sister, neither o
whom seemed flattered by his re
peated visits. One Sunday a. m
this young gentleman and one of ou
young soldier boys, recentlv return
ed from the war, were our guests
and they, together with the fou
girls, started off to church, abou
three miles distant, in the one com
mon vehicie, with. one of our littl
slave boys driving. There was n
door to. the cart and the Getty beau
was seated in a little low chair nea
the rear erd of the chariot. A
went well until we arrived at
bridge across the creek, when tt
mule had stubborn fit and refuse
to go. The little driver boy resor
ed to the use of big stick, the r.
suit Of which was that the mule gay
a sudden lunge forward, and OF
dandy little escort cut a summe
sault in the air, when his chair tur
ed over ard he speedily came in CO.
tact with the earth.
He was awfully mortified by h
rishap, which was increased BY Il
uncomfortable laughter of t,,. tv
younger girls and the smiles of t
entire crowd. His appearance w
not calculated to inspire reveren,
it is true: he was perhaps 10 or