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30 Confederate Women of Arkansas

Her only brother, James Hutchinson, was killed at the battle
of Franklin, Tenn., falling with Gen. Pat Cleburne.

BRAVE, BUT JUST AND TENDER.
A neighbor boy, Willie White, was a Union man. Some
raiding Federals thought he was a bushwhacker and shot him
thirteen times until death came to his relief. That brave South-
ern girl, Confederate to the core of her heart, knowing that Billie
Brown was an honest man, went down on her knees to beg his
life from his cruel captors.

FAITHFUL OLD NEGROES.
There were twenty-five negroes on the Hutch inson plants

tion during the war and no white people except an old man and
a weak young woman. Nothing went wrong. The negroes were

faithful. They helped on all occasions to hide things and never
told the Yankees. They made a living during the four years of
the war for white and black. Old Aunt Sasa was a constant
guard over Miss Linnie, frequently remaining up all night when,
danger was anticipated.

A HEROINE OF CHICKAMAUGA.

During the preliminary manoeuvers which preceded the
battle of Chickamauga, Manigault's brigade was in position near
a small farm, the humble log cabin of which marked the poverty
of the owner, but close to this was a patch of luscious sorghum
oane, into which the boys found their way 'and commenced to
forage. As they were in the midst of the cane breaking it and
sucking the juicy portions, two newcomers appeared on the
scene, Colonel Sawyer, of the Twenty-fourth Alabama regiment,

and the owner. The colonel promptly ordered the men out, but
the old woman interfered; her dress and appearance indicated
how dependent she was upon that little patch for part of her
support, but her heart was warm for the cause. "Colonel," she
said, "that's my sorghum; I raised it, but these are my boys;

let them have all they want. Pitch in boys and help yourselves."