. Reminiscences of a soldier's wife : an autobiography. o I A SOLDIERS WIFE 41 had a very cordial reception, and were much entertainedduring our stay with Mother Logan. Returning to Benton we remained with Judge and until our home was ready for occupancy. In themeantime my father and mother had sent our householdgoods to Benton. When we remember that everything atthat time was transported by horses, mules, or oxen, we canimagine the tedious delays which frequently ensued. How-ever, before the hohdays we were ensconced in our own cot-tage and began Hfe together. My mother had sent wi
. Reminiscences of a soldier's wife : an autobiography. o I A SOLDIERS WIFE 41 had a very cordial reception, and were much entertainedduring our stay with Mother Logan. Returning to Benton we remained with Judge and until our home was ready for occupancy. In themeantime my father and mother had sent our householdgoods to Benton. When we remember that everything atthat time was transported by horses, mules, or oxen, we canimagine the tedious delays which frequently ensued. How-ever, before the hohdays we were ensconced in our own cot-tage and began Hfe together. My mother had sent with ourgoods a colored mammy, whom we called Aunt Betty was to be our maid of all work, and but for herI do not know how I should have gotten through with manydomestic trials, as I was, in a measure, ignorant of the detailsof home and house keeping. Aunt Betty helped me out inmy first experiences; but there being no colored people inBenton, she became, in time, very much dissatisfied, and re-turned to Shawneetown, leaving me to struggle thro
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