Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Nothing will please your Tanks Towers Pump Jacks iin< --For botfl Shallow an Nothing but th? Bes Cylinders made. .i KIA '-t;*rpj;--^i?i4 ?ri?, flea, iona Banovant Brig ?ra. James Chestaat Bktf ?en Barnard ? Bee, Maj Uea. M V Butler. Brig. Gen. Brat!??. Brig,;<5JjU I*. Bonham, Brig. Ben. N. li.. ET*??. Brffr Gen. Stephen Elliott, Jr. Brig, Gea. M. W? dary Brig. Gen. Tfcss. J?. Drayton J-?J..-LJUL!-L-1-!-J- ,. ---^ ooooooooo o o oonoo o o wreath* and garlands of them with ? ?iv I* wn,ch to d?.k our white swiss drossH 0 ?*E *AY A? jo es, etc,, op these gala, days, for oar ooooonoaoooo 00 00*0 Jo echoola always had what wa called -y j "May partlce," iftif M a! M> A ch<^a'^??im'"wwe crowned, aa? I ah?, with ali her rahjocw and the soo hare bfca always bright and jatds. ?alreA, ami even some of the The roses, ayringa and crab ?pile j goddesses , rapa? Olympia, would blossoms never fall to bloom lb time I hold nnaU puted sway for the time, for our fe&ltals. We wonhi auk* j and alk."vt'fent merry ss &Wm?U? mr Home wife more than V A K ders d Deep Wells 1 ?.j - it Ali Brass boll." Bat one day in May utanda ont In memory in aborp contrast with these-that hf 186&-tho close of the tertfe?e Civ?. .War! On this day the several schools, therefore all the young people of the town, were picnicing ont In the coun try to different attractive points. I, ? with a girl friend, deserted our town school.and companions for that day and wera the guests ?? snowier school by special, invitation. I remember how we enjoyed tho merry ride out in the country. How pure was the air; how fragrant the flowers; how en trancing waa all nature, especially tb Ute unclouded hearts. We were as free sud happy 'aa the hirds on the wing until about noon, whilst we were eagerly enjoying our picnic dinner, a runner from town brought the start ling news, "the yankees are com ing!"-they were even then, near the town. ' Consternation reigned su premo! With what haste, anxiety and excitement ve scattered. There was no order or discipline in leaving. I can't remember when we. were * pot ont or hov/ lt -Srits, b ut I know thai my friend end I were alone on our road home, almost running every step, when down, ne^r our old depot we all at once wore, lu the midst of a com pany of cavalry riding rapidly, and with mean triumph, into our town. We cowered together; in terror, on one side of the road,, expecting to be mo lested In some way. Our thoughts went to our valuables, our breast pins and our earrings, thinking we would at least be robbed ; but to our surprise and joy, they, passed on and never no ticed US; . and We ; gated after the great company' ?? Yankee soldiers, the ...*.?- ?. ^ ..vu ty w ^M Bvuii mm vu. fears somewhat allayed. We reached our homes, which were adjoining lots in safety, and. were met with open arms by our dear onesw 1 found my brother Just starting out to hunt me, as I waa tot only one missing from tl?) family circle. My sister and her friend aid guest, a fair young lady, had jost arrived from another pic nic excursion and a young gallant,, who had escorted them, hid behind Oar neighbor's. ?Ire screen for sinne time. He did not want to be captured except t> Cupid, and hero let me say: Ho afterwards married, the fair lady, and they are now prominent and wealthy cRfctens ot Charleston. I found, on reaching home, our beauti ful carriage horses being ridden off by .horrid, 'bine coated thieves, and some of the same were in oar house demanding- of my mother the fire? arms. They eagerly took possession of severs! .small silver mounted pis tola my father had purchased, with a view to teach lng each ghi how to use thom, for defense. If need be. Tf-e guns, he and my brother used tot' hunting, they took . tod smashed against the chimney ontaide Of the boase. : fha wines, etc., in the closet they poured out on- the ground, but by that time, the door bell msg and an offlorr appeared, saying ho would ?jend us a- guard ac pees, which he ?did, and wo were in a measure re> j Moved. They .again showed some hu jmsnSty. when say one-armed brother I waa evered to nvareh before them to water 83 her. .. J" .':?3ef J rv Jt HA J. jnv^jcvo (Made m Anderson) X IJ F ^NDERSO?, S. ?. ?lfc W?*I?A?, of Aadersoa Chairman o? toe Loral Committee on ,j(|ippifntH for Bennion -1-.-.,p town to the Court House, and bis ycur?y\WMSWfH followed -cloud after ? him; refusing to go back when the A leader .had compassion and said: .'Mdtfatoe, If you w-lll only return. I j promise that your husband will come back to you unhurt." Not till then I would she bo separated from him and the man kept his word. 1 tty tether, on the approach of the 1 onemv. had. left home with some ot 1 our leading men to hide in some safe ' "n the!^cesslon movement would -be hung .or killed '? some \^?y. Imagine our constant anxiety about him for fear that he would bc found. gvt ry jnlght 'fpr^a^t^iiWaeirv -we; watched all hight, with anxious tor tured, hearts, for fear that each day's new* wouhl como to us through our servants and others that our boase wnaaaiOn ham ?a down akas ,aatlMr sure.. We would feel that each **%y woulds be our last at home. We w < two suits ot clothes and put other ap parel to suit cases and gave them to the negroes to keep In their cabins, tad sent some to some poore.' houses In the neighborhood to keep tor us. Our old family servants proved loyal and faithful every time. My mother handed, out all the valuable? to diff?r ent servant* te secrete when the Yan kees werejOaj?l?g. and there was no time to thlnk-^she Justtrusied them Ocr gardnerIgj^^gjy^r?ab*^ted ^?iTsm^jHft^ seam platted ware fov-ua^ i luablae were hidden in tho ash hopper and ether obscure l|^|^|^|B^tigro, a girl, the nlirtwattan 17 xrAnra. cl-. to deseet' v8fCT w4*t away1 with the raid - . ere, leaving hgr old parents . very mach dtstresrsd: Many ot tam people fared worse than we, by farV-tbey having no guard astern-will talc Cast Iron Cast Boil? Laundi i . ??. '.?.?' ";* i."!? " . . Gel Our ] fore bu ground GOOD. rr ur A nri?? ?? 1^ TV .TX X AjlA. 0 check the thieving. Some were isited:-hy brutes', who, to make them-j oliver up their Jewels, would go so ar aa to threaten, and even, attempt | cr hang them. One dear old Charles- [ on lady, lc. cse house asd, a ? ?ian in another, afterwards lurple ring around their throats for; 1 time, BO roughly had they been footed. In ono house. Just out of own, I had some friends who suffer I?V Th? marauders atti?.* taking all Heir valuables, even took their sugar, offee, etc., and Stripping.the pillow aeos off of the bed would fill them. ?Town sugar and things they did not vant. tbejYWfTed into the ashes in he flreplsThey evan rifled tho runks, of tr ? dead Sons who' had died n the Confederate rervice, and wrung he heart of>the. dear old mother,by vearing off the'sacred uniforma. And it last they kindled a Are In'the cen er of the room and put on it a box of he old lady's caps, among, other brags, and ordered a negro man, ono >f their faithful eervanta, to keep lt mrnlng. and thua destroy the bulld og. The servants said nothing, but would quietly trample '"Otc tarting lames under foot UH he hr 1 put them >ut entirely. This is osiy one out ot hundreds of like sad oren worse ex periences. The Confederate ' treasury, as you know* ,waa here then and the building which had been the "Johnson Femnlo University," a lamons school for wo men, and which we have recently known aa the P. M. I. for men. With hellish (blight they threw lo the four arina* of heaven, the plate and die that made our Confederate money and great eheets of bilis, yet unstamped, were acattered sad strewn up and u tu? ut!!. Gui B??V??U ????u 4 bring lt In to ?B in great less paper, so that we info fine note paper and en velopes, ead felt rich In a sense, aa the war time stationery had been coarse and brown-and mena, or made ont of anything thai we could find that would answer tbe'pnpp^T^HPlW dry goods stores, were aiao rifled, the gooda thrown into thc .-.treeta and the aston lah ed negroes Invited to come and help themselves. So they. In a measure, enrtehed themselves by the spoils of the war. waa a wine cellar owned by and ?ll they did not want to poured out Into the street, od then a devilish trick, but I ed afterwards that there waa wisdom and mercy in lt; as the nie'n would have become drunk and beat ly In oar midst. The war being then practically . ver, they had no right to be on thean raids. They were osten sibly bunting Jefferson Davie, but in reality they were pillaging and commiting every fiendish, depredation they could in our poor, defeated Southland, and brutally enjoying the unequal victory over us. Our young men had ail been aa. cursi /fompiiy and held aa prisoner* in our Court House for sometime Their tartar* were wiso in thu? and in gutting a* all our flrs&rma, o mlghrat have met with the r?sistant they deserve!*, al tho* the war waa ? a lot of hard work r.r " ? Watering Trough. ers for the Home .... / y. Prices on this linc be lying. We are on the I and WILL MAKE . Phone 24$. Bri*. Gea. Jae. 8. Preston. Brig. Gea*, tfexey Gre**. Br&.?*w. XlkLogaa. XaJ> Gee.?avid B Je*** Bri?. Gea. Nleaa Hnklu* Jrlff. Gen. Johnson Bagood Brig. Gen Jean* Connor Brig- Gea. B. W. Ferguson. Bri*. Gen.John I?. Kennedy. Bri. Gen. ?, H. ?1st ? in ? I illili. i ' ? .y'-.,:LL ovor, ead we in their power. Ere they secured our mea there was a group of them standing on our square that excited their suspicion and they fired into them, kitting one ot oar men, a Chat lesion youth, who. was l?vad i??d ??teemed c~? ?U?H peo ple with a crowd of others, bad come to sa tor ratage. Whoa OUT fctty hy the aaa'* was fir ed oe. ead h?osme a seat of var. her nafcaaa and children and all tr ho could1 aet fight and were able to get away fled and onr upcountry towns were ill led with them, and they lived here until tho war- was oror. and some, longer." We learned to know and appreciate each other es we never would have done otherwise'. Oura wai a common cause. & com mon sorrow and ? coomoe loss. Frlndchips and tie? were formed that will last through ail time, and thus thia waa one ot the blessings in dis guise, brought to os by even, that aw ful war.