May 30th, 1862.
This morning two horsemen rode up, and seeing our cold looks, said, “Ladies, do you take us for Yankees?” “Of course we do — are you not Yankees?” “Oh, no; we belong to the Augusta troop, and want to hear something of the movements of the enemy.” We pointed to their pickets, and implored them to go at onto. We, of [140] course, filled their haversacks, and they were scouting about the woods for some time. Oh, how our hearts go out towards our own people!
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