The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-03

had never been put in req
uisition.' They now, however, proved in
valuable; for was twice brought to .
stand still by the challenge of the FEEDER.
al sentries, and who would inevitably
have put q period to my adventurous
career had they not been beguiled by my
false passport. Once clear Of the sentries,
I dashed ON unqusstioned across fields
and along roads, through fens and marsh
Is, until, after scamper OF about hfteen
miles, found myself at the door OF MI.
Ms house. All was still and quiet not
a lirht was to be seen. l did not lose
moment in springing from my horse and
running up the steps, ! knocked at the.
door with such vehemence that the house
re.echoed with the sound.
It was not until I had repeated my
summons, at intervals of a few seconds,
for some time, that heard the response,
"Who is there 2" given in a sharp voice
from the window above.
''ItisI
But who are you9 What is your
name 2"
"Belle Boyd. l have important intel
ligence to communicate to Colonel Ashby;
is he here 2"
mo: but wait a minute; will come
down." u
The door was opened, and Mrs. NJ;
drew me in and exclaimed in tone OF
astonishment-
"My dear, where did you come from
and how on earth did you get here y
"Oh, I forced the sentries," l replied
land here I am; but l have no time 10
tell YOU the how, and the why, and the
wherefore. mist see Colonel AshDy
without the loss of minute; tell me
where he is to be found
Upon hearing that his party was "a
quarter of mile farther MP the wood. l
turned to depart in search OF them, and
was i'm the very act of remOunting when
a door on my right was thrown open,
and revealed Col. Ashby himself, who
could not conceal his surprise ut seeing
me standing before him.
Good COB. Miss Belle! is this You
Have you dropped from the clouds! Or
am Idreaming9"
I first convinced him that he was wide
awake, and that my presence was SUBJ
stantial and of the earth, and not VS.
ionary emauation from the world OF spir-
its: then without further decentralization
I proceeded to narrate all that l had
overheard in the closet. gave him the
cipher and started on my return. -.
arrived safely at my aunt's house, at
ter two hours ride, in the course OF
which "ran the blockade" Of a sleeping
sentry, who awoke to the sound of my
horses hoofs just in time to see inc disap-
near round an abrupt turning, which
shielded me from the bullet he was about
to send after me. Upon getting home 1
unsaddled my horse and turned init
I NAV be permitted the.expression, which
ia certainly expressive rather than re-
fined-iust as Aurora springing from the
rosy bed of Tithonus, began her pursuit
of the flying hour; in plain English just
as the day began to break.
To Belle Boyd's information Stonewall
Jackson was in great measure indebted
for his success and for his subsequent es-
cape from the Valley, in time to cooper
ate against Mcclellan before Richmond.
Belle publishes two letters from "Stone-
wall" thanking her for great services,
TO the cause of the South. In time Belle
was again arrested. She is never weary
of commenting upon the cruelty with
which she was treated In truth, under
the circumstances, she was used with
great leniency. She was finally suffered
to 90 South, where she vas received with
great enthusiasm. To enable her to
leave for England at the Confederate ex-
pense, she was appointed bearer of dis
patches. She sailedin the blockade run
ner GREYHOUND" which was captured
and Belle for the third time fell into the
hands of the Union forces. This mishap
resulted in a great change i'll Bellies fu-
ture A Mr.. Harding was placed in
charge of the Greyhound. Harding was
a lieutenant in the Union service. Belle
saws she fell i'm love with him at first
sight. The passion was mutual, and be-
fore the Greyhound reached New York,
Harding had pledged to Belle, not only
his heart and hand, but parted with, at
her bidding, his honor as an officer
Belle found time from her love-making
to forward the escape of the imprisoned
captain of the Greyhound. Harding
probably, justly-was charged with con
niving at the escape of his prisoner, and
was placed under arrest. Belle was al
lowed to leave for England, where Hard
ing joined her, and the pair were subse
quently married with great eclat. Hard
ing, by the way, was resident of Brook
Ign. His journal, which is found with
the record OF Bellies exploits, shows him
to be very weak fellow. He is profuse
in his denunciation of the cause which
he abandoned for Belle Boyd's attrac-
tions. 1t is bad enough for ali officer to
barter his honor, but Harding seems to
be insensible to disgrace. The adven:
lures of Belle Boyd may be fairly claimed
to be the most exciting chapter of the
Romance of the War, and even iii the dog
days the book is readable.