. A hero in homespun. : A tale of the loyal South . ance guard,or one that promised more for its safety than thatwhich the old woman organized on the north shoreof New River on that April day. The sun was be-ginning to shine, and the dingy green of approach-ing spring was on the hilltops. The season seemedto have changed in a day from the dearth and coldof winter to the almost realized promise of this was gladdening the hearts of the men,whose every mile hitherto, and every night of restuntil the last, had been passed in a constant best of all was this reception by a people
. A hero in homespun. : A tale of the loyal South . ance guard,or one that promised more for its safety than thatwhich the old woman organized on the north shoreof New River on that April day. The sun was be-ginning to shine, and the dingy green of approach-ing spring was on the hilltops. The season seemedto have changed in a day from the dearth and coldof winter to the almost realized promise of this was gladdening the hearts of the men,whose every mile hitherto, and every night of restuntil the last, had been passed in a constant best of all was this reception by a people whowere near enough the protection of the Union armsto come out openly and be their friends. Toe the mark, here! called the old woman toher three companions. The four women marchedabreast, waving the flag, and talking or singing asthey walked. The men followed a short distancebehind them, and stepped with new alacrity, andfilled the road from side to side, for a long distance. ^^^ ^v/i ./: M-Mk ^- ^ M ^^^ m^M > l^H ■» -/ .A - MhH . ^^^ilHPI. The Plucky Women of Scott County. Page 221 The Plucky Women of Scott County 221 At each house they passed, the women stoppedand called out other women, until there were adozen of them, and as they approached placeswhich they knew were favorable to ambush, theycalled laughingly, — Shoot, ef ye wanter ! Were a-comin! Dontwe look lack rebs ? Soon men, who were hiding beside the road, stoodup and let down the hammers of their guns, andjoined the procession. When some of the womenhad to drop out and return, their places had beentaken in advance by others, and at no time duringthe day, after the number reached its full, were thereless than a dozen in the lead. The warning hadgone a matter of six miles, as one neighbor had sentthe news ahead to another. But for the whole fif-teen miles from New River to the state line, theloyal women of Scott County led the way withcheering and with song. Behind them came themen of Scott, and behind these
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