Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-07-08
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The Missouri Democrat tells the folIow.
Ing story Of one Of The defiant rebel ladies'
lately reformed from Canada TO St. Louis;
I" The revocstion by the Provost M arsbaJ
General Of he orders banisbing certain
rebels from the State, has caused there
turn to our city Of many, high spirited per
sons Of both sexes, A few of these Judi
viduais retain all their former haughti1ess
and pride, but the majority of them are
subdued in spirit. humble 10 department,
and rstebr seedy in appearance. Very few
Of them, during the period Of their banisb-
inent, "moyed in the frst circles. " but
nearly all were compelled todescend 10 the
level Of the mud Sills whom they despised
10 the days Of their prosperity, aud to earn
a subsistence in the lowlier walks Of life. -r-
Eveu1 the fairer portion Of the exiles found
it necessary to turn their, daiuty hands to
tnenial enployments, and their Punishment
had one good effect. If no other it, taught
them the sweet use Of industry and the
heaitbful duties Of adversely. sFaF qf 70
Que Of these fsir exiles who bss recently
returned to the city on the revocation Of
The edict Of Punishment, relates striking
incident Of her experience 10 Carads Ou
receiving permission to return home she
concluded to engagsia a little speculation
that would assist ia paying the expenses
Of the trip. All kinds of goods are very
cheap in Canada, compared with prices
fE'e, and the duy being high, smuggling
is carried out TO great extent along the
border, the Amerinan ladies being partich.
larly skiIlful 10 .concealing conttaband
articles 10 the folds Of their petticoats and
among the couyplsions of their duplex
elliptic skirts So common had these SNUG
Cling transact ions hecomo of late, that the
merchants Of the Cauadian border found
ready sales for their goods, AMI they are
too shrewd to be'ray gtheir customers and
there by ipjnretheir trade. 21.41 IiFoiip
Our ST. Louis lady had taken q fancy to
one of those beautiful little German clocks
which can be wound up to strike at any
moment the owner may desire 10 be AVA
kened, and she concluded 70 purchase 1t
and smuggle it across the line. Shs gave
the clock seller particular direction to 6x
the alarm apparatus 30 it would not strike,
aud be promised 70 do Sc, hut the Clnuck.
suspecting that the lady designed to run
the clock through the castom house without
paying the duty, and being something of
wag, set the alarm 50 it would strike at the
moment be knew. the lady would arrive at
the custom house, for she had Informed
him on wha, train she would start, and he
knew she "ss making her last porchase.
The lady, delighted with her pnrcha .e.
and anticipating many ia0laugh with her.
St. Louis friends over the story of the
Canadian clock. fastened the time piece
securely to her hoops. and started on her
homevard Journey. 9Arriviagat lhe Gus.
tom house without accident, she'm the
inquisitise collec.er3 with q conplaisant
countenauce, and submitted without tre-
NOR 10 the search which was instituted
among her baggage. The ofirer found
nothing contraband among her effects, and
was passing 10 the next traveller, wh9n a
loud 10 hirr! was heard under the lady's
skirts The strange noise was kept ppfor
the full space Of q minute. but to the lady
it seemed dan hous aud she became
tremulous aud excited The custom house
officer, not daring to lay his hands on q
woman. save 10 way of Kindness, obtained
hu iron rod, With which he felt around The
crinolina for the, concealed clock He
succeeded in bringing it,,do~n. but the
crystal was, broken, aud the hands were
bent by The operation, The lady arriyed
safely in ST. Louis last week, and told the
story of the CLOCK herself. aud therefore
cannot blame us for repeating it. 77s