Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-11-24

per by E. N. Ingram, of Ellerbe. Mr.
Ingram served in the Confederacy il
Company A, 4th North Carolina Cav
airy. He is 81 years young" anC
quite hale and hearty for his years
1t is hoped Uncle Ebenp will live
for many years yet. MIR. Ingram
/ by the way, is the man who has his
tombstone already up and inscribed
leaving space only for the date Of
+, his death.
!! Here is the Thanksgiving Day
turkey story as sent the paper by
this veteran:
found the owner at the door.
Can obtain dinner for myself, and
oats for my horse?' was the ques-
ton. Yes, Sir, | reckon. That is,
if my wife is willing. She don't like
Yankees very well. Besides. The
soldiers have stolen all our poultry,
with the exception of one turkey,
which she is going to have for
dinner"
Roast turkey in old Virginia, af-
ter weeks OF hard tack and pork,
was a dinner worth having.
please tell your wife that, al
though | am a Yankee, | expect to
pay for my dinner
A conference was had indoors,
resulting in an affirmative answer
to my request.
| A friend was with me. The cloth
was laid, and a little colored girl
and boy brought in from time to
time the things for the table, at
last, there came the turkey, done
to nice brown, steaming hot from
the oven, filling the room with a
flavor refreshing to a hungry man,
after the events of the morning.
The hostess made her appearance,
entering like a queen in stateliness
and dignity. She was tall, and in
the prime of womanhood. Her eyes
were jet. They shone upon us like
electric flashes Her greeting was
a defiance Seated at the table,
she opened the conversation. Il
should like to know what you are
down here for, stealing our chickens
and niggers?"
1t was the first gun of the battle,
a rifle shot, without any skirmish-
ing, she had opened battery. "You
Union soldiers) your thieves and
ragamuffins, have stolen all my
chickens and turkeys, and l had to
kill this one to save it, and you
have run off my niggers. l should
have lost this turkey if l had not
aimed pistol at the soldier who
was about to take it. l threatened
TO shoot him, and the coward sneak
ed Off" Our generals do not per-
nit depredatiOns upon private citi-
zens, when they can help it, but
there are thieves in all armies" was
the reply.
20, yes; it is very well for you to
apologize! but you are all thieves.
General Geary's men, when they
were here stole all they could lay
their hands on, and so did Blenker's,
and so do McClellan's. You want to
steal our niggers alone
Il am not aware that we stole
your negroes before the war, but, ON
the contrary, our free citizens of the
North were Kidnapped, and sold into
slavery. South Carolina began the
war by firing on the flag, it was the
duty Of President Lincoln to defend
it."
Lincoln: old Lincoln! He's an
ape, ] would shoot him if | could
have the chance!"
That would be tragedy writing
up for the papers. You would inn
your name by the act, you
would go down to history The il
lustrated papers would have sketch
es of the thrilling scene said my
friend with provoking good humor.
Yes you would do just as you
have done for twenty years get up
lying pictures and stories about the
South. You are pack of liars.
You think you are going to crush us,
but you won't. Never, never. We