Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-20


eracy. It is alleged, however, that this was
a mere cloak to conceal an important mis-
sion with which she had been intrusted az
Richmond, and for which her Decuhaf Ia
tents, studies, and inclination appeared 10
ct her. One thing is certain at iosst' one
did not enter Virginia on any DINER erfsAu
than personal business.
Returning to Washington, sne resioed
apparently at one of the principal notes,
attracting a good deal OF attention from
prominent military men and pohtlclans,
until finally arrested and thrown into the
''0ld Capitol Prison" upon the charges OF
being in direct communication with the
rebel authorities and having beguiled in
formation from high staff officer. Curl
ously enough, it is thought she owed her
arrest to a rival emissary, the famous Mrs.
Greenough. After several months incar-
ceration, no proof having been found
against her, she was released, but required
to return to the South, presenting in one
delicate woman, the strange spectacle of
being expelled alternately from the territory
of two giant belligerent powers, or tossed
like a shuttlecock from one to the other.
She was even sent under the escort of an
officer to the Confederate lines on James
river.
As an illustration of her cleverness, it is
told on good authority that, having hand
some Confederate flag for Gen. Beauregard,
and finding that her baggage would be
searched as she was leaving Federal terri
tory, she folded it within her shawl, which
was proudly and calamity carried upon the
arm of the officer (Gen. Buell) entrusted by
the government with her expulsion from
the territory of the United States.
For the rest of the war Mrs. Mason seems
to have resided at Charleston, S. c., where
she was when that city fell into Federal
possession in February, 1866, and soon
after which she was allowed to return to
her family in this city, with whom she has
been residing ever since.
HER PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
She is a brunette of the most decided
type, with purple-black hair, dark brown
eyes, and although of small, delicate figure
is of singularly striking appearance, with
the aif and manner of French rather than
an American woman. She has read a great
deal, although irregularly, and is exceeding
ly well informed about matters that do not
interest women, especially politi-
cal affairs and historical subjects. Thor
oughly feminine in appearance, her turn of
thought is masculine. She converses with
fuency and earnestness in a musical, Sc
ductive voice, and is most attractive for
clever men, with whom the attraction arises
from mental rather than physical qualities,
at times she is very pretty.
It has attracted general notice that a wo-
man should have been found mixed up in
these arms sales, but in reality it would
have been strange had no woman been thus
in all other human affairs,
from birth to death-in the redemption as
well as the fall of man. We have all heard
the trite but Characteristic story of the
French Judge, who, when any one was ar
raigned before him on any charge, was wont
to ask, t'WhO is the Woman?n This, how
ever, has always been the practice of man.
For did not Adam, even IN Paradise, resort
TO the craven device of exclaiming, "The
woman whom thou gavest to be with me,
she gave me of the tree, and did eat" In
their evidence Peck and Wizard have only
shown themselves true sons of Adam.
More anon. SCRUTATOR.