The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-04-19
An Interesting story OF the
War--Eacts that are Stran-
ger than Fiction.

"HE--E hFts tbht btt EaEHh~
ger than Fiction.
There is now living in this city fam
lily, the history of which forms some.
thing so romantic as to constitute nmost
interesting story:
In the summer Of 1859 Charles &c
roux became a graduate Of college in
the southern part of this State. lie
was the descendant Of an aristocratic
family who lived in Louisiana. and, TO
be brief he was then full embodiment
Of the "chivalry," just having entered
his majority While attending college
he had formed the acquaintance Of Clara
c., who attended college for young
ladies in this city which acquaintance
ripcncd into attachment and love aud
Just before the breaking ont Of the re-
bcllion thcy we're married and removed
South. Mla C. was anorphln, pus
ses,cd Of considerable property, which
was held in tus, by her uuelo South
ern minister, who had raised her from
infancy aud personally supcrintculcd
her education. Ia addition 20 the en-
dowmcp,s Of a college education, she
vas possessed Of strong character bor-
dcrius almost on The mafculiuc buttam.
percd with a sweetness aud miiduea
no, often combined ia the same pcron.
She WIS at once handsome and womauly
Within ycar after their marriage
anl sctilgu,,s, in the South came the
fierce. wild blasts OF war from sumter
parapct. aud there was none more ready
10 enter the deadly fray than Charles
Gcroux lIis political tutors were Pnc.
tioal ,c,css igpists, and he entered upon
the war with icryor aud zeal 10 CON
maud the admiration Of his friends, and
which sccufclhim o majors commission.
lie wife opposed his mad scheme with
al tho power Of womau's cloqneuee,
bat 10 no avail She openly csPuued
tho cause Of tho Union, aud aiendtstly
refused 10 cooperate with her new
friend. aud ucighbors Notwithsiaud-
ing her love for the old Aag aud open
Untonism. her husband loved her, aud
while her husband was at home The
neighbors respected her. Gcrouz IN.
vested al his ready property which in-
cluded his wiic'S fortune, 10 iuConicd'rl'e
bonds, placed them in her hands gave
her kiss for a short farewell, assuring
her that the war would soon be over,
aud marching at the head Of a yictorl-
GUS column Of his country's defenders,
she would be proud to welcome him
Ailer his departure, her treatment by
his relatives and ncighbors became al.
most intolerable because Of her hatred
of secession
Afcr two years Of service in the Con
federate army, he was captured a pris.
oner by the victorious Sherman, in his
march to Atlanta, and sent to Camp
Douglas
This was good news to his wife, whC
could no longer endure the prosecutions
she received at the South, aud she re
solved to mako her way North and re
join him in his prison home, aud if she
could not secure his pardon, to at lcaai
stay near him Her Confederate bond
were worthless, aud she was pcnniless
She made her way to the Mississippi
river, and took passage on the ill-fatec
steamer Sultana for the North; she sole
some jewelry for money sufficient to car
ry her to Chicago. Arriving at Mem
phis her child was taken very i'll, an'
by the advice of the captain Of the SUI
tana, she remained there to secure med
ical aid for the child. Within twenty
sour hours thereafter the boiler of TIL
sultana exploded, and twelve hundred
lives we're lost.
Geroux Jared illat case in Camp Doug
las, and made many stratagems to ea
cape. He finally succeeded in bribinI
a raw sentinel to let him pass, and t
avoid pursuit resort to deception be
came necessary A comrade of his wa
on the point of death. His mess drei