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for any and all damages she had sustained, to which he would

attend personally, as he was now in command of this section/'

(which 'tis needless to say was all "bosh/') as his stay was brief,
though long enough to leave a heavy mark wherever that Dutch

gang raided Batesville that night. Among other things, I think,

they found a large quantity of sugar in the basement of the
court, house, belonging to Geo. Case, which they wantonly

destroyed.

That was truly a night of terror in Batesville, and even at

this late day a sort of "chill" runs over me when I think of

those awful 'Feds' at the window, when I realized for the first
time, what it meant "to be scared silly."

Towards day-break, the whole command moved swiftly

north, and a few hours later, Gen. Shelby crossed the river with
about three thousand men, and followed them a short distance.

It seems this command was reported to be the advance

guard of a large force of Federals coming here, but was in
reality about five hundred Dutch, known as "Waring's Com-
mand," on one of their notorious raids through southern Mis-
souri and north Arkansas.

SHE KNEW HER BOYS.

During the war between the States a rumor of "battle at
Seven Pines" reached a remote part of Virginia, but as yet

—there were no details. A mother had two sons John and James
—in the same company, and anxiety found expression in the

oft repeated lament: "Poor John. I know, 1 know he's killed
or wounded."

The husband and father at last became annoyed at the re-
peated mention of John to the exclusion of James, and ex-

claimed :

"What about James ? You love him equally with John. Why

don't you think of him ?"

The mother replied : "My poor John ! James is all right,
husband, for there are seven trees there, and I know that James

is behind one of them."