Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-06-18

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The two Heroinss, Misses Kerr and Mcleod.
The two noble heroines, Misses Abbie Kerr
and Mary Mcleod, OF Fairmont, Marion County,
who rode from their home to Phillippa, dis,
tance Of thirty1odd miles, to apprise our forces
there of the approach OF the enemy, arrived IN
Staunton, by the Western train, on "Wednesday
night last, and remained. till Friday morning.
when they wensytol Richmond. Whilst here,
they were the conserved Of all observers, ana ana
were received with cordial welcome. Great
anxiety was manifested by all to hear detailed
account Of their interesting adventures from their
own lips. They left Fairmont at O'Clock on
Sunday morning, and hastened, without escorts,
to Philippe, They had not gone great dis
tance before they found that a shoe of one OF the
horses needed fixing. They stopped at black
smiths shop for that, purpose, and whilst there
aUnion man came up and questioned them very
closely as to who they were and on what mission
they were going Miss Mcleod replied to his
telling him that their surname
was Fleming, and that they were going to Bar
bour County to see their relations. Their in
terrogator seemed to be very hard to satisfy,
and it taxed the ingenuity of Miss Mcleod to
improvise story which would succeed in i'm
posing upon hin. As soon as the horseshoe
had been fixed, trey again proceeded upon their
way, but had not ,c1e far before their evil-ge-
MUS, their interrogator at the blacksmith shop,
dashed by them on horseback. They perceyeo
that his suspicious had not been ailayed, and
that he was going on IN advance of them to her
aid the approach OF, spies. They allowed him to
pass out of sight in advance, and then destroyed
the letters they had in possession, that the search
Of their persons, to1whieh they then anticipated
they would be required to submit, might not be-
tray them. When thsy arrived at the village OF
Webster, they found it in commotion, and many
persons were anxiously awaiting their arrival in
the eager hope Of capturing the spies. They
were there subjected to : rigorouscross-examina
tion. The heroines were calm and self-possess-
ed-answering their questions without hesitancy
land expressed perfect willingness to have
their persons searched by any lady they might
select for that purpose. They were allowed to
pass ON, after being detained for some time,
though there were sorce in the crowd who were
very much opposed to it. AS soon as they go'
out Of sight of that village they rode very rapid
ly for fear that they might still be arrested p!
some of those who were 80 much opposed to al
lowing them to proceed. They arrived at Phil
Hppa about O'Clock in the afternoon OF tn
same day, and told Col. Porterfeld that the en-
emy would attack his camp that night or tn
next morning. These ladies then went to tn
house of Mr.. huff about mile and a half from
Phillipps where they stayed all night. The mex
morning they heard the report of the firing .
Philippa, and, in disguise, accompanied by
countrywoman, returned to PhilIippa on foot t.
see whathad been the result. They moved abou
amidst the enemy without eing detected or mo
Tested in the least degree. Going into one 0
the houses, they found James Withers, of the
Rockbridge Cavalry, who had concealed him
self there to prevent the enemy from capturing
him. These ladies Immediately told him thai
they would effect his rescue if he would trust to
them. BE very readily consented, whereupon
these ladies' disguised him as common country.
mandy furnishing him with some old clothes.-
They then gave him basket of soap, with re-
cipe for making it, that he might pass as a ped.
Lar OF that necessary article. With these old
clothes and his basket of soap on his arm, and
gailantiy moanted upon mule, accompanied by
his guardian angels, he passed safely through
the crowds of the enemy, and was brought by
them safe and sound into the camp of his friends
st stBeverly, after circuitous and hard ride over
precipitous mountains where persons seldom, if
ever, rode before. his fellow soldiers and friends
rejoiced greatly when he arrived, for they thought
that he was either killed or taken prisoner by
the enemy-they rejoiced that the supposed
"dead was alive, and the lost was found He
10 now known in our camp as the sspedlar of
soap.o The heroic conduct of these ladies will
live in history and they will become the hero
ines of many thrilling story of fiction in years
come. - ,-a-.,sa-s IS ssa-s,s -. ~ '.
"A Fine Horse Presented to Gen. Wise.
The citizens of this county purchased fine
charger for Gen. Wise, for which they paid the
sum of $500. On Wednesday, last, this noble
steed, called Legion was presented to Genl
W;aa tbo r .,