. A belle of the fifties; memoirs of Mrs. Clay of Alabama, covering social and political life in Washington and the South, 1853-66 . I caught the sound of Paul Hammonds returningsteps. Just before the close of my refugee days on BeachIsland, a young kinsman, George Tunstall, who filled thesublime post of corporal in Wheelers Brigade in camp afew hundred miles away, learning of my presence there,obtained leave of absence and made his way, accompaniedby another youth, to Mrs. Hammonds to see me. Thetwo soldiers were full of tales of thrilling interest, of hair-breadth escapes and camp happenings
. A belle of the fifties; memoirs of Mrs. Clay of Alabama, covering social and political life in Washington and the South, 1853-66 . I caught the sound of Paul Hammonds returningsteps. Just before the close of my refugee days on BeachIsland, a young kinsman, George Tunstall, who filled thesublime post of corporal in Wheelers Brigade in camp afew hundred miles away, learning of my presence there,obtained leave of absence and made his way, accompaniedby another youth, to Mrs. Hammonds to see me. Thetwo soldiers were full of tales of thrilling interest, of hair-breadth escapes and camp happenings, both grave andgay; and, rumours of Shermans advance being rife, ouryoung heroes urged my cousin to take time by the fore-lock and bury the family silver. Redcliffe beingalmost in direct line of the Yankee generals march, theadvice seemed good, and preparations at once began toput it into operation. Though there was little doubt ofthe loyalty of the majority of the Hammond slaves, yetit seemed but prudent to surround our operations with IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS Aunt Lizzie Wood Noted Character of Prince Georges Living at Fairview. Old Virginia Wood Chopper General Lees Bodyguard At a Confederate Reunion Singing Dixie CONDITIONS IN i863-64 233 all possible secrecy. We therefore collected the silver,piece by piece, secreting it in crocus bags, which, whenall was ready, we deposited in a capacious carry-all, intowhich we crowded. It was at early dusk when lurkingfigures easily might be descried in corn-field or behind awayside tree by our alert eyes. Declaring to those of theservants who stood about as we entered the carriage, thatwe were taking some provisions to Mrs. Redd, much toLots* surprise, we dispensed with a coachman, and droveoff. We had many a laugh as we proceeded through thewoods, at our absurdity in concealing our errand fromthe family servants and in confiding our precious secretto two of Wheelers men. They had a terrible reputationfor chicken stealing, t When we had d
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