Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-16

of the gloom saw memory come in
the shape Of a fair face. These CALLER
les were not constructed with an eye
to effect, so far us female lovelness is
concerned, as the dim light from above
gives q ghastly paleness that not only
destroys the beauty but seriously dam.
ages the expression. Under the cir
cumstances the face failed to locate
ITSELF and my memory was dim and
uncertain as the flashes of aformer
life that come to us at times between
sleeping and winking.
was so disturbed and haunted by
this memory, that ] left my seat and
sauntcred into the gallery, seating my
self near my fair friend, and without
rudely staring l found my mind grad
ually gathering up the disjointed frag-
mcnts of the past, until the fair face
was framed in and located. II was a
very sweet face, not so young as IL was,
but with prevailing expression OF
childlke innocence. Add to this q
manner of great refinement, set offand
adorned in the extreme Of the fashion,
but subdued TO the best taste and
most artistic harmonizing of colors,
and | had an old acquaintance before
me. Although looked my fair friend
in the face, saw that she had either
forgotten me or was not disposed to
renew the acquaintance. She was
talking in quiet, easy manner to a
well known member of Congress, and
| CONSIDERABLY withdrew as il | had
been looking in the face OF an utter
stranger instead of one well known in
times gone by, An hour afterwards |
happened to be on the entrance to the
Senate Chamber, where the multitude
of marble steps seemed to run out and
flow down, when my fair friend came
by accompanied by her Congressional
escort late OF the gallery, and almost
brushed me with her dress-thc two
descended. | saw neat private car
riage drawn by handsome pair of
bays, and driven by u coachman in
livery, drive up.
Ny friend of the law making power
helped the lady in with q bow the
door swung to with bang, and the
fair one drove away, while the Solon
came up the steps humming a tune
and swapping his fingers as ifespecially
pleased with himself Having speak
ing acquaintance begged pardon for
my curiosity, and asked Solon the
name of his friend.
"Mrs. -, of New York." was
the quiet response.
The whole of these surroundings
were apparently so lifelong and re-
spectacle, and so entirely different from
those that believed formerly hedged
in the lady, that was in doubt. But
no. the longer ! thought upon the
matter, the more felt satisfied of the
identity. And the remembrance was
singular. While detailed in Washing
ton during the war, awaiting orders,
| was invited by brother officer TO n
wine supper. The people giving the
entertainment were strangers but TAX
ing my friends word, went. | was
particularly struck with two of the
guests-one slender youth with large
dark eyes, and broad thoughtful
forehead whom | took for an Italian
or Frenchman-hi name has since
taken its place upon the roll Of imor-
tality; pinned there by the most fear
iul crime ever committed-tbe other
a beautiful woman of twenty, in fact
but much younger in appearance.
found this young lady exceedingly |
charming, as she was not only lovely
in person but lovely in mind.
We broke up at late hour in the
night, or rather at an early hour Of
the morning, and being ordered away
q few days after the wine supper and
merry people there assembled, soon
passed from my mind in the hurried
eventful life of the camp. They were
destined TO return. Could the future
have been anticipated, death would
have sat at our board that night, and
phantom visions of dreadful events
dimmed the glittering lightsand settled
in horrible gloom on the countenances
of the assembled guests.
TO one Death would have said al
will claim You at Charlottesville !" to
another siWewill meet at nigbt and
| will save you from the gallows.'
OF that little assembly in the supper
WI;lo wo wore IN command ot Raj
,;moro and oS,er Col Fish ,ot into h;s
ditficultv with Baker 40 ibat I had
for n time immediate control of the
Provost Marsboll's Office received n
card at the Eut,w House from n lady
WAITING 70 SOC me- in tbe narlor Rs.
pairinS TO that reception room found
nv fair friend Of tbe wine simmer at
WASHINGTON So far as her beauty
went she remained the same but her
wardrohc ev;ncod stra;gbtennd c;rcun.
STANCES II moi noverty She cave mo
n long account of her troubIcs and
wound mn Offering IN co 10 Richmond
in tho e,nnlov of fbe government and
roturn with all the information she
could rather mn for tho use Of ,bc War
Denartment in WASHINGTON at
once enpaged her but did NOT send so
LOOKING nm agent into the
enemv's country nntil ag,er had o;von
ber n fair trial in Baltimore Sbe
nroved tho most adroit cunning self
nossossed de,ect;vo ,ho, I ever sew or
read of She Afterwards madc two
successful trims TO Richmond returning
with valuable information altbouy6
Mr. stanton had no ouestion but tLst
she carried to the Confederates as much
as she brought AWAY.
left the army and saw and heard no
moro of the pretty little detective until