Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-06-11


The Story OF Boston Woman
ADVENTURES OLA LOYAL WOMAN IN THE soUrE.
A Norfolk correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Press narrates the following interesting
story OF Yankee girl, whom, to avoid un-
pleasant notorety, he calls Miss B. -
"Miss b. is twenty years old, little over
the medium size of women, and, though
graceful and slender, is by no means sylph-
| like, angelic, or radiant. Her features are
strong for a woman, but her mouth is rosv
and small, always compressed with an air of
| savage trmness, except when the lips are
| parted to display very fine set of dazzling
white teeth. Her eyes are large and full, of
deep hazel color, and have a strange way
of looking at one wonderingy; above them is
an ample forehead, much winter than the rest
of her face, which is very much embrowned
by the burning sun and exposure.
"a native Of Boston, she married, at the
early age OF fourteen, a youth of seventeen.
The ceremony took place in Dr. Sharps
church in Boston. For five years the young
couple lived together, and had two children.
But cloud began to overshadow their happ-
ness. There was living in the same family a
lady friend of Miss B., who listened to the
entreatieS OF her husband and deliberated
upon his arguments. Of course she fell.
They could not remain longer in Boston, so
the ilrst steamboat on which they could OBJ
tam passage carried the guilty couple to New
Orleans. Three months after this clandestine
departure the injured wife followed them to
New Orleans, breathing vengeance against
the one who had robbed her of husband
The inconstant husband, the injured wife, and
the paramour, all met at the theatre one night.
An angry alteration took place, and the for
saken one departed after showerng bitter i'm
precautions on those who had blasted her fu-
ture life. AS might have been expected, the
man who would not remain with loving wife
could not stay long with mistress. He left
her alone with her child-helpless, homeless,
trlendless, penniless. The rebel army was
glad to have his name upon the muster-rolls
of their conflict with the government which
bore them. All scoundrels find an asylum
in their ranks. The young and erring mother
grew weary OF life, and death came sure, and
soon, and pangess. The little blossom, hav-
ing lost its parent stem, withered, decayed
sin the meantime, decree of enforcement
had been granted to the lady, and she was
known as Miss b., 'the live Yankee, from
Boston, Looked on by all with enmity, her
comfort lost, and her life daily threatened
she never taltered in her allegiance to her
cOuntry--never ceased to venerate the
flag which her old father sailed under so long.
She was icrcely ordered to quit the city Just
before it was captured Ascending the Mis-
siSsippi distance, she travelled as best she
could to Memphis, where her former husband
saw her and made overtures OF marriage to
her again. She scorned him. He pleaded
with her as only he could who knew her
weakness. But she was firm, and would
not allow herself to be trampled upon again.
From Memphis she travelled to Murfrees-
boro, from there to Weldon. Sometimes she
succeeded in getting into the cars; OCCASION
ally seat in a private conveyance was Sc
cured but oftener was she obliged to walk
with al! her wardrobe, in the shape of a small
compact bundle in her hand. All the small
creeks in her path were wadcd by this girl
Once she availed herself of a canoe, to cross
22f At nttn EFT 81 titt9e We9dye North Carolina
Bile Bostonian lingcr, but, wearied and foot
sore, she travelled ali day, eating what she
could obtain, but frequently fasting. AT night
she crawled into the swamp. or lay concealed
III the entangIed forest till daylight. She
speaks with enthusiasm of the delicious sleep
which visited her at nights, while she reposed
under the waking, watching moon. Having
arrived at Woodville, she straightway started
tor Gatesville, and from there to Elizabeth
City. Miss b. remained for some time at the
latter place, and stopped with DIR. c. Eliz-
abeth City is in the midst of the neutral
grounds, and has been feartully ravaged by
both sides.
"Miss b. manufactured a small Union flag
during her idle hours, and placed it upon the
roof of the doctors house, where it hoated day
and night to the great annoyance of TIL guer-
rllas. who on one unsuspicious day, under
took to lower the beautiful emblem of our ma
ton; Miss Il. passed her arm gracefully round
the flag staff, and with eloquent looks dared
them to take The colors down while she had
an arm to support them. One or two Union
men rallied to our heroines assistance, and
the loud language promised to end in hard
blows. But the guerrillaS saw approaching Il
number of our cavalry, and speedily ran
away, while the impromptu flag continued in
triumph to wave.
"The swimming of small stream she calls
mere bagatelle, and her walk from Eliza
beth City here, a distance of forty-five miles,
she performed in day and half, upon two
meals. Whatever morbid, Vengeful feelings
she may have had towards the young crea-
ture who had supplanted her with her hus-
band, all seemed transferred to the rebels.
All through the south she found good Union
people, who had been terrified into submits
sion, and who looked with wonder upon her
bold demeanor. They rendered her every
service in their power.
'Two years in coming from New Orleans
to Norfolk! This was as long walk COM
paratvely, as that which was taken by the
enfranchlsed Israelites through desert places.
Her life was short; theirs will be long.
But the ingenious, careless Yankee girl
made her way over all obstacles, braved
every danger, and at last is in fair way OF
seeing Boston.