The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27
SOME SOUTHERN HISTORY

carriage I will shoot you through the head She made him get on the driV- CTS seat. They drove to General Dlx's headquarters. She was searched by a woman. Nothing contraband was found on her person General DiN said, Have a glass of wine, madam, you look worried T will on one con dition-thaI you drink with me to the health of General Beauregard.' Of course he declined. Then he said. You are discharged,' I must have a writ ten one she said. General Dix did not want to sign it. but she would not be denied. Now she said, I am going to send this to my three boys in General Lees army who. if they live will call you to account for all this She left, when General Dix said, No other southern woman is to be brought here for three years, three months, three weeks and three days.
 STORY OF SOUTHERN BEAUTY Another story of a southern beauty at the cowpen fixing to milk, when federal officer rode up and wanted some fresh milk. No, sir. you shall not have it. Then he said, If all young 1 ladies of the south were as winsonlt and beautiful as you, l should have no desire to conquer the Confederacy. 1 Quick as lightning, she retorted, If all gentlemen in your army were as homely as you the young ladies of | the south would have no desire to con- l quer them He rode off in a hurry another Jabn in American history.
 "The richmond Enquirer had this story: Federals she1led Fredericks- l burg 12 hours with 143 cannon and
 were surprised to find anybody alive,
 but General Sturgis said to one of the women survivors: You women are l heroines, but you ought to leave. Gen
 eral Lee is certain to shell this town again-go over to the other side will assure you safety and provide a l return when danger is past This De- borah of the south said: General, have no more business on the other side than a Yankee has in heaven. l l will stay here He said, Have you l husband in the army@ No, one son: i but if my husband does not enlist aft ! CT this I shall surely get divorce. General Sturgis then said, Madam. I 1 certainly admire you pluck, and so far as I am able will protect you and your l property, Another southern Deborah 1 and a superb federal general daugh- l ter of an old father under arrest, | grasped a sword and said, If you mis- l treat my father, I will run this sword | through you And she meant it, too
 said the soldiers. This story is also told A very religious and beautiful
 young lady going through hospital l heard a soldier in great pain crying
 to God to help him bear it. When she
 returned she said I heard you calling on the Lord a while since. I am one
 of the Lords daughters. What shall
 I ask him to do for your Ask him to
 make me his son-in-law, if you please
 fBut all this is just an infinitesimal
 history of the women of the south These women of the south were as
 the electric power plants sending l light, life, love, sympathy and courage
 1hn nrt Ir hot h
 you veterans fought fiercely When l lonely, tired and hungry, you were | still lively and full of optimism. Why ? :, The women of the south cheered you
 with their letters full of love and prayers.
 "These women of the south were as ] the sun which God hung in the neav- ens to shine Sometimes 1t was night. But the memory of mothers love and | the light of mothers smiles drove
 away the darkness. Sometimes there
 were storms, lightnings flashed thun- ] ders roared and rains descended, but
 you brave men never despaired.
 The women of the south were very
 religious. They had faith in God. They
 read the Bible and prayed with their little ones-your sons and daughters | prayer to God so earnestly and fer | yently for their husbands safety and
 their quick return,' as Pollock said of the malden'S prayer unuer the haW . | thorn.
 "The women of the south helped largely to make the south a paradise. At the close of the war you veterans found all your property destroyed houses burned. no fences around thc | farms-and you saw starvation and | gaunt famine ahead. Then the wom- l en of the south sprang to your sides l and said, All it not lost-build again.
 there still is hope You said. If you 1 will not go with us into this desert to {, make it garden, we will not go. Then they said in tones of sadness but with memorable firmness. We will | surely go With you and the woIld
 now knows the south is a blooming | paradise made so by efforts of all of you.
 Were I skillful painter, I should | present a great picture of Washing ton and the men and women of the revolution; of General Grant and the men and women of the north of Gen. eral Lee and the Confederate veterans; of the women of the south, marching I together, as did those immortal wom- I en of the Red Cross last week in this \ city--women who came up through l great tribulation.' Then I would draw Jesus pointing all of these to heaven,
 and women of the south leading all in
 through the gates of gold to the city 1 of God to live forever where there | shall be no war. Heaven for all--for l aoI, Of