. Book of the Royal blue . of my comrades that would have shied even abread crust at her or offered her an insult for it. Ilistened to many a joke over the incident—at my cost— round the bivouac fire and on the march to Sharps-burg, but heard never an unkind criticism, only anoccasional bet offered on the young womans game,which no one took. Mine was but a rushlight of gallantrj- to that ofthe thousands of the best blood of the land thatmarched with me—a land that reared only men wholove to honor women. Our leaders knew the temperof our men and were selected for their pre-eminencein highest tr
. Book of the Royal blue . of my comrades that would have shied even abread crust at her or offered her an insult for it. Ilistened to many a joke over the incident—at my cost— round the bivouac fire and on the march to Sharps-burg, but heard never an unkind criticism, only anoccasional bet offered on the young womans game,which no one took. Mine was but a rushlight of gallantrj- to that ofthe thousands of the best blood of the land thatmarched with me—a land that reared only men wholove to honor women. Our leaders knew the temperof our men and were selected for their pre-eminencein highest traits that adorn Dixies one would have forgotten his mother, wife 16 MORE ABOUT BARBARA FRI ETC HIE. sister or sweetheart long enough to dispute with asingle woman her right to prefer a flag on the con-tested soil of Maryland ? Briefly, these are the facts as far as I know ofthe Confederate soldiers part in Whittiers BarbaraFrietchie incident. James J. Elmo. Columbus, Ga., February .3, .MK-- Mll:V •.: now WHITTIEK GOT HIS FACTS FOR THE POEM. SAID TO BE GIVEN HIM THIRD-HAND BY D. E. N. SOUTHWORTH, THE NOVELIST. As is known to a great many, Mrs. E. N. Southworth furnished the (Quakerpoet his facts for the Barbara Frietchiepoem. The lady acknowledged before herdeath that she had no personal knowledgeof Barbara Frietchies narrow escapefrom death at the hands of Jacksons men,but that the thrilling incident was related0 her by a friend who had learned thefacts. The novelist regarded her informa-tion as entirely reliable and trustworthy,and she wrote to Whittier, giving him indetail the scenes of good old Mrs. BarbaraFrietchie waving the Stars and .Stripesfrom one of her windows in PVederick men shooting it to pieces. Itwas not necessary for the sweet singer todraw upon his imagination and exercise thepoets license, for Mrs. Southworth hadfurnished him sufficient material to havemade a volume. The lady stat
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