| Show CIRL DEFIED A WHOLE ARMY feminine tollgate toll gate keeper paid by government it is related that thearty th the earmy amny headed by sheridan aal his staff left winchester by the balley pike caily in the morning the column moving toane stephens city jiust us day was breaking he staff reached the to tollgate toll gate and aas as much to find the toll m polo pole down arid and guarded by a young lud beautiful beaul girl charlotto Chail Chai olto lotto Ii niman mal fil tilled locally for lier ter girlis li cli charms arms macu 1 van uy LU war Shei Sheil idan dan seems not to have have been proof against the persuasion ot of a pair or of black eyes and a pretty face and hen toll toh was demanded lem straightway produced the iho lithe setting an example that was to lol lowed by ills staff but said Is as lie ile through the gate abc atc 1 I cannot vouch for roy my army when the co common soldiery cri came the sirl girl again lowered tile the t tollbar 0 11 bar and demanded toll this was v as met b by y jj acers eri fruin fi um the soldiers whereupon I 1 she wisely raised raise tile the gu glaid aid all lay day the dusty ased aad and all day ch Y V Lan stood at her ter post r for ter every ten soldiers who iho passed the gate she cut a notch in the toll pole r arly fled beyond the dille cine ridge nith lah the remnants ot of ills 1113 disorganized aimy in the valley of 0 virginia lee lec beaten back by grants granta overwhelming numbers pave gave tip lip tho right in the southeast joe johnston rt fired the last bui burlesque lesque shots and peace came again over the north and south then when with washington had been established reestablished re est alls cd arid and the administrations policy was ono one of magnanimity Chai chaalotte lotte hillman till counted the notches in the toll colb and sent her bill to ton and the bill was paid metropolitan magazine |
