Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-24

anu never d uehtJ Is
And 10, the clinging of white arms bare,
The innocent gold of my baby's head,
And the lisp of childish prayer.
Over land Monthly.
Career of a Guerilla's Bride.
Nearly every pleasant day
pedestrians on our principal
avenues pass a dark-eyed bru-
nette, of medium size, a plump
figure and richly dressed. In
the early spring of 1861, Sue
Kiteradge, lovely girl, just re-
turned from boarding school,
lived upon her fathers planta-
ton in one of the rural districts
of Kentucky, that hung in a
balance, uncertain whether to
risk her fate with the new
'Confederacy' or hang back.
Sue was II, and a frequent Wis
itor at the adjoining plantation
of Mr.. Mundy, an old gentle
man whose wife and son, a
young man, composed a happy
family. One day company of
Union cavalry rode down upon
the place, plundered the prem
Uses, carried off the valuables,
burned the residence, and final
ly slaughtered the parents, who
were defending their own fire
sides, laying waste the country
in their track, and leaving
young Mundy and Sue, orphans
indeed. Young Mundy was at
last aroused, and while being
carried off a prisoner no word
escaped his lips but Sue.
When asked his name, he re-
peated f-Sue,' probably the eff
feet Of a disordered brain. His
linen being examined, the indie
lible name of Mundy' was
found, and ever after he was
known as Sue Mundy' the
constant terror of Union citi-
zens and soldiers in that sec
ton. Released on parole, he
Immediately returned and in
TERED the charred remains of
his own parents, as we'll as the
body of Mr.. K. Taking a So
lemn and fearful oath of venge-
ance, and accompanied by Sue,
who was now without home or
friends in the wide world, he
started for a neighboring camp
of bushwackers or guerrillas,
where he was received with
open arms, and was soon pro-
NOTED to the office of command
er of the force, while Sue, dis
guised and passing by the name
Of Kit an abbreviation of
Kiteradge, proved invaluable
as spy, a fearless rider, and of
undoubted bravery. Kit, after
serving nearly two years as a
spy and general planner for the
band, found her health failing.
Disguised and armed with the
highest testimonials, she sue
ceeded in securing a position on
the staff of Gen. Cleborne, the
hardest fighting Irishman in
the rebel army. This position
she held, doing her duty like a
man, until the battle Of Allan
ia, July IL, 1864, which Pat.
Cleborne was killed. Return
ing to her youthful hero and
his band, she again revelled in
the carnival of blood, and tho
her evil spirit was willing, the
flesh was weak, and Kit was
again transferred to guard duty
at Andersonville. Prisoners
WHO have shared the hospitali-
ty of that celebrated camp will
perhaps remember short, stout
and muscular young Lieuten-
ant, with flashing black eyes, a
face smooth as a maiden's, and
cruel, as though a fiend incar-
nate lurked within. This was
Sue Kiteradge, the amiable
young boarding school miss,
the cheerful companion, the
once wealthy heiress, the beau,
tiful maiden and friend OF
young Mundy, whose life to her
was dearer than her own.
Sue Mundy and a part of his
pand were captured, and tried
oy a court martial. Kit was
present during the whole trial,
and used her greatest influence,