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The Daily Dispatch: April 7, 1864., [Electronic resource], A faithful servant. (search)
A faithful servant.
--When the Yankees were marching to what they believed to be the bloodless conquest of Florida, previous to their mishap at Olustee, a body of them passed through the little village of Stark.
As they passed through Mr. W. C. Temple's place a likely negro boy by the name of Calvin was hoeing in the field.
Calvin saw them pass, and knowing them to be enemies, continued industriously to ply his hoe until the troops had passed, when he inquired of some negroes in the train: "Is there any more of them coming?" The negroes replied, "Oh yes," plenty of them.
Come along" "All right," said Calvin, "I'll be along." The Yankees, black and white, passed, while Calvin still hoed away.
When they had gone some distance Calvin dropped his hoe, and, taking to his heels, leaped the fence and was soon out of sight.
But the object of the faithful fellow was not only to secure his own safety.
He ran immediately to the house of Mr. John McKindy, and notified a picket of eigh