Show HER FRIEND THE ENEMY 0 How a Good Natured Irish Soldier Did a Little Womans Washing The southern womans reduction to poverty and menial tasks mortified many a manly bluecoat but few had the working gallantry of a bighearted Irishman of whom tho author of Dixie After theWar tells Ho caught a delicate Georgia woman struggling with tho family washing She was scarcely more than a girl although a wife and mother and had been reared in luxury It looked as if she would never get those clothes clean For one thing when she tried to wring them they were streaked with blood from her hands and arms She had peculiarly fine and tender skinFaith Faith said Pat an what is ut youre thryin to do Go away and let me alone If yo dont 1avo off cia In In him garrmlnts theyll bo that dhlrty Go away Sure me cholld If yoll its sh top to th other solde av th tub widout puttln me to th inconvanience He wab about to pick her up In his mighty hands She moved and dropped down swallowing a sob Sure an uts as good a washerwoman washer-woman as Ivver wore breeches I am said Pat An thats what Ive learned In th arrmy In short order ho had all tho clothes hanging snow whle on the line am before he went back to camp ho cut enough wood for her Ironing Im yer Bridget Ivory washday that comes round he said as ho swung himself off lie was as good as his word This goodnatured soldier did her washing over week |