The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-08-11

was again Jelegrapned to, and Ellen
herself was the bearer of letters from
the Governor of Ohio and her new
friends, in the hope Of Obtaining a
lurlough for Carol. With prudent
after-thought, too, the gate keepers
wife wrote Ellen's name and her own
address upon n card which she fas-
tend to tho faithful little bnsket, in
lease of anvaccident1 and tlion, with
many anxious looks and blessings,
Ellen again started on her Journey.
! AtZanes Vile, her companion, iiud-'
ling some unexpected business which
would detain him in this place, left
her to pursue her journey aloHe. 1t
is but few hours ride from COlnm-
bus TO Bellnire (the terminus OF the
Central Ohio Railroad;) but at Lew
ISIS Mills this day collision or some
other accident occurred, by which
the train was delayed until late that
might, no other harm was done, ex-
cept to give time for poor Ellen
chance again to fail her. Joe's regi.
ment crossed the Ohio that night and
went into Virginia.
Bellaire and Benwood, the opposite
point on the other sile Of the river,
are small rail road stations, which one
or two iron-mills have rendered foul
with ashes and smoke. The crossing
Of the river at that time was by Il
ferry, rendered purposely tedious by
the managers of the Baltimore and
Ohio Road, to torce their passengers
to the lower junction at Parkersbnrg.
/ mention this TO account for the de-
tention which ensued. When the
train stopped at Bellaire, Ellen fol-
lowed the crowd of the platform into
tavern consisting of barn like
eating-room and a few started little
garret rooms over it. She stopped
at the door uncertainty, while the
passengers crowded about the eating.
stands at the far end Of the room. A
fat oily landlord came up with hat
driven down over his brows.
! "Cross the river to night Ma am?
|, Slow work! slow work! Not get this
train over till morning. Better take
q bite" . tu afg EaH'
Ellen managed to interpose her
brothers name and that Of the regi-
, nlent. ....
"rwenty Fourth Ohio? Gone over
to-day and this evening. Govern.
ment has the roads and ferries now
/ and that keeps passengers back
, Troops must be transported, YOU
know, and then stopped suddenly
, seeing Ellen's face.
"Where did you say he had gomez
"Ovcr," with a jerk Of his thuml
across the river,--"into Virginia.
You are i'll, young woman! I'll cal
Susan" Virginia, the country Of the
: man hunters! A low moon Lighted
. up the broad river and the hills be
} yond; they were mountains to Ellen
threatening and fierce. She lookeC
, at them steadily.
"All the stories / had heard OF tina
country came up quick to me, sh'
said, afterwards. II thought it wa'
death for me or Joe to venture there
I Then As was gone! But had a grea
|. courage, someIow. there ut Bellaire
r 1t came to me sudden, l said to th'
. man it did not matter, / would hay,
v gone with Joe, and I could folloy
t him. He spoke to me a minute o
a two, and then he went for Susan,
7 who was his wife. She was q sharp
, ICED won an, a. d she scolded her ser
e wants all the time; but she was yer.
= kind to me. When told her abou
e Joe, she brought me some tea, anC
= made me lie down until it would b'
: time to cross the ferry, which was no
| until near morning. She would takC
no money from me. She said SUI
0 Myers was no skin flint to take mon
e ey from the likes of me. Aiterward
e she said, if l found Joe and he die
well, he could pay her some tim,
again; these soldiers made mon
ey easy, lounging round camp.
q was angry ut that" Ellen said, red
n dening; "but she would not take th
a money from me. She told me not t
' be disappointed, if the regiment ha'
+ left Benwood and gone out the Bal
:. timore Road. She knew they wer
q to camp ut Piedmont, and to toIlo'
" them up, Tor they had but day
!, start of me. twas quite clear da.
4 before our turn came to cross til
Z ferry, and then we had 10 wait 70
! hours on the other side. When
came out OF the lerry-house, pat III,
r foot on the grass, aud Thought
# This is Virginia! 1t was as il ha'
p stepped on some place where mur
a der had been done, | was as silly 4
n a halr-witted person, blushing apollo
v getically. 81 have had great kind
ness done to me in Virginia sine
then . ,.....
/; Though Ellen said no more OF this
+ as she was talking to Nirginians, W
y readily understood the real terro
T. which had seized her, added TO th
~ gnawing anxiety TO see her brothel
- Casper iIauser was not more ignC
~ rant Of the actual word than this cir
y brought up as she had been in sue
y utter seclusion. The last few day
:, - had shattered whatever fancies sh
= had formed about life, and given he
20 nothing tangible in their stead
"a Even Coldwater and doe, and "thel
n that lay up on the hill" were begin
:, ming 10 be like dreams, cold and ia
lnlF Il Ia al. ..,r.