Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-10-04
THE ROMANCE OE THE CAMP

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solid looking farmers--arrivcd in Camp
Curtin. sought an interview with the Off
Ger of the day, and Informed him that
they we're in search Of a girl who had
sttaycd away. The officer thought a mil
tary camp queer place to hunt for stray
girls, especially as it reflected oa the vir-
tue and dignity of7the men-at-arms new
rtheless the gentlemen were atliberty to
make Search. AS the old song says, they
huhtedhcr high and they hunted her low"
bat they did not hunt her 'awhcn year
passe ay," for 10 10 less than an hour
sic was found on guard, doing duty as a
sentinel, in the uniform Of Capt. Kuhn's
company of Sumner Rifles, Of Carlisle
We do not know what name She enlisted
under to protect the honor Of her courtry's
flag, but her real name is Sophia Crydcr,
and her residence only about c mile from
this city. She had been in Capt. Kuhn's
company week, is a plump lass of only
sixteen years of age andhad so complete
ly unsexed herself that she could safely
bid defiance to anyw one not acquainted
with her to detect her. How she shirked
an examination, which is said to be made
with great strictness by the medical men
of Camp Curtin, we arc not informed .Er
She is represented as a girl of unblem-
ished reputation, andFdil not, as generally
happens in such cases, enlist to be near
the object of her objections, but merely IN
wild spirit ofadyentpre. 1t does not
speak we'll for the modesty of Miss Seph-
ia, however, to say that she was n-the
habit of accompanying the men on their
excursions to the river to bathe bat size
may have done this to ward off suspicion,
especially as she took precious. good care
10 keep out Of the water herself This is
the first case of the kind thai has been
brought to- light, but we are Informed
that the most reckless dare devil attached
to the Seventh regiment Of che three
months volunteers was a womap-the
mother of four children. Miss CrydeI
astakep home, where she can reflect over
what she did see, as well as what she did
not see.-Harvisbmy. Pa, Union. | III
ra} noefaT- -ALAl- -4.--...A- :. -1-A1z- "a. .1901
There are many wonderful natural Gu
riosities and antiquated relies to be found
in Kentucky and one ofthe most remark
able of them is to be found ip Aller
county, on the, Tennessee border and Il
miles from Bowling Green, where Q wal.
of solid Limestone, 300 yards, in length
40 feet high, 80 feet at the base and 81,
feet wide at the top, crosses a neck formet
by abend in brakes creek, and enclose'
a peninsula Of 200 acres elevated L Il
feet above the river On the top'of thl
natural mound is an area u three acres
enclosed by aswalland a ditch formn'
one of the strongest fortresses m the world
~ is not improbable that the fortpnes'o Q
war may cause,7thisl old eforti6cation--
built, tits supposed. autecedentltoia a rae
ofimen who iheldnthe countrywheni diseoy
'ercd by Europeans to be occupied by
hostile forceA and made too, a. prominen
part in this civil contest, og7s stf sbss
sdfWnowsA4In In Coventry, with popula
zion of 9l4. there are not less than thirt..
widows. only fraction less than one thir
tietb of the entire; population This coun
does not include any Of these gone 7
grass" A1stdhdoya a sa& lAss@ 90 ~