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Updated: June 3, 2025
Day had gone every day to the intelligence offices and brought back the most discouraging reports. "But, Daddy, isn't there any person in the whole of Greensboro or in the county any more who has to work for her living?" asked Janice. "That man, Murphy, at whose office I engaged Delia, says that there are no good houseworkers any more.
I come from Greensboro," and the girl named the middle western state in which her home was situated. "Do tell! You come a long distance, don't ye?" exclaimed her fellow-passenger. "You're one of these new-fashioned gals that travel alone, an' all that sort o' thing, ain't ye? I reckon your folks has got plenty of confidence in ye."
Schrimpe, for an attorney in this matter? Forgive the question; I am curious." "Why I I was recommended to her." "Ah! By a friend, I suppose." "She she heard of me down here, and wanted to put the case in a lawyer's hands on the spot." "'On the spot," repeated Mr. Day. "Why not in some lawyer's hands in Greensboro, rather than Napsburg?" Mr.
The force striking it at Big Lick pushed on to within a few miles of Lynchburg, destroying the important bridges, while with the main force he effectually destroyed it between New River and Big Lick, and then turned for Greensboro', on the North Carolina Railroad; struck that road and destroyed the bridges between Danville and Greensboro', and between Greensboro' and the Yadkin, together with the depots of supplies along it, and captured four hundred prisoners.
General Kilpatrick will keep up a show of pursuit in the direction of Hillsboro' and Graham, but be ready to cross Haw River on General Howard's bridge, near Pittsboro', and thence will operate toward Greensboro', on the right front of the right wing.
She had begun to worry, too, about what would finally happen to her if her father never came back! How long would the bank continue to pay her board to Uncle Jason? And how was she to get clothes, and other necessary things? In the midst of these mental tribulations came a letter from the Greensboro bank, addressed to Janice herself.
Well, on the 26th day of April, 1865, General Joe E. Johnston surrendered his army at Greensboro, North Carolina. The day that we surrendered our regiment it was a pitiful sight to behold. If I remember correctly, there were just sixty-five men in all, including officers, that were paroled on that day. Now, what became of the original 3,200? A grand army, you may say.
Massa Jim told them they could take the teams and go to town, all he ax of 'em was to feed and take care of 'em. Every one of the grown folks went and left us at home. Aunt Judy seen 'bout us like she been doing all the time. They went over to Greensboro to celebrate. They all come back. They was all ready fer their breakfastes. It was twelve miles from Greensboro.
For two years Teeny-bits had been going to the high school at Greensboro, covering the four miles on his bicycle morning and afternoon. Then the unbelievable had happened: he had won the Ridgley scholarship, and father and mother Holbrook, whose hearts were centered on his future, received the news as a direct gift from Heaven.
"I I had so many friends in Greensboro so many, many girls at school and some of the boys were real nice and the teachers and other folks. Oh, dear! I expect it's Daddy I miss most of all, and if I don't pretty soon find something to do something to take a real interest in I'll never be able to stand having him 'way down there in Mexico and me up here, not knowing what's happening to him!"
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