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The children want me to jot down my reminiscences of early days.
One of the first things is the Civil War when my eldest sister Eliza N. Bently went to nurse the wounded soldiers. I have also a vivid recollection of the time Moslys men robbed Sandy Spring store then run by my father Richd J Bentley and Alban Gilpin. The clerk was called left to open the store, they had a list one girl wanted Wedding fixings. The Clerk twisted the strings instead of tying and goods were strewn clear to Redland Md. A lot of paper muslin was thrown over in the Colored Gran Yard. A lady coming down early to the store
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fled when she saw it flapping some Stanmore students came out from the trees called out "We will all go together" sister Margaret A posse of men armed and went to Redland one fine young man Brune confederate Bernie was killed These were Moslys Gorillas as they were called - We always hid our horses at night a man would feed them, and take them to a car in the woods and they seemed to know they were in danger, did not stir. Even when Cavalry dashed up through the woods perhaps the same that stopped old Louisia Cook coming to Bloomfield to wash one morning, and was asked where
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Mr Bentley said "she said "deed Marsa sez a stranger in dese parts" Louisa had a large herd of children, but was full of names for them. when my aunts & uncles were with us for the summer if a baby was born she would call it after them for a present a girl was named Helen Malinda Newbold Trumy Cook. (Aunt Helens middle name was McHenry). Another girl Laura Hobbs Virginia Norris Sarah Older Wheeler Cook Hill (married name) I was very small when 400 Union Solders encamped in our front field. I would pick up apples in my little basket when an officer came down picked me up apples and all and