Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-08-04

That was good omen. Irish servant
girls were all sympathizers in their way
Can l see Miss Fanny Lewis for mo-
ment?"
"No; Miss Fanny's sent off -g gone
away. The master is come home. May
he our other Miss Fanny would do for
ye."
"Let me see her," said.
She opened the door of sort of
library or side sitting.room, turned up
the gas and left me there. looked at my
torn clothes, my Drowned hands, my
haggard face, and unshorn beard and
hair; fer there was a large mirror over
the fireplace. AS l stood waiting, [
wondered what impression I should pro-
duce on that other Miss Fanny when she
came.
Presently the door opened. A small
blonde woman entered. She was about
twenty-five, with a very pleasant face.
She look as frightened as I felt myself to
be. Closing the door carefully, she came
close up to me, without word.
"Who are you?" she said, trembling.
Madam" answered, 6" am Major
Dangerfield, of the Confederate service
l know Miss Fanny Lewis to be lady
very good to our poor fellows at Point
Lookout. l know nobody in Baltimore
l come to ask your advice and protec-
tion." And told her my story.
"Oh" she cried, [ am the wrong
lady; you expected to see my sister-in-
law. You have run yourself into the
greatest danger, My husband, Col. Lewis,
has just received staff appointment here,
under the Major-General commanding in
Baltimore He does not allow me to
have anything to do with treason or dis
affection. He is Federal officer"
81 beg your pardon, madam" | said,
taking my hat; :" I will go away at once"
mo, no. she cried, wildly, running to
the window as the bell rang. It's too
late; hear my husband. That's him on
horseback with his oiderly. He has only
been in Baltimore few hours, and Fanny
was sent away South before he came. Go
In there -ouickr' she added, as a mans
footsteps sounded in the hall.
She opened an inner door, and [ en-
tered sort of large closet or store-room.
1t had no window, but was lighted by a
kind of fancy lattice-work at the top of the
partition that divided it from the sitting
room. Besides the door through which
entered, it had two Others [ softly tried
them both, and found them fastened The
place was sort of ante-room, now used
as store closet. 1t had shelves in it,
and trunks and packing cases, broken ar
ticles of furniture, linen laid up in laven-
der, and ladies dresses hung on pegs.
1t was lighted by glimmer OF gas from
the sitting room.
my darling Fanny!" said voice
and | heard kisses-kisses as natural
as if the man had been Southerner, aud
not blood-thirsty Yank, whom | was
bound to hate, to injure, and despise.
why, what's the matter, love?" /
heard him say to her: Have you had a
chill? You are trembling all over You
look-I don't know how you look. What
is it, my sweet FAM"
answered; but [ knew, from the tremble
in her voice, that she was unused to de-
ceiving her colonel. | think, too, that
he probably perceived that something
lay concealed under her nothing" for
he did not press her to say more. He
sat down, and | think he drew her toward
him.
This is comfortable" he said "This
is home. This is better than campaigning.
have had a worrying day. Claypole"
Il judged that was his predecessor" has
left everything in disorder in his depart
ment and that business of Fanny's has
annoyed me beyond measure. It laws me
open to suspicion, and | have had local
politicians at me about it all day How
Fanny could have been so indiscreet so
unmindful of what was due to my posi-
ton She seems to have been forever do
ing something that lowered, to say the
least of it, upon the verge of treason. l
hope, my Fanny, you have had nothing
to do with her prOceedingSn
mo, no, indeed" cried his wife, ve-
hemently, with an accent Of sincerity.
81 have always been so very careful,
because =" Here she came to sudden
pause. [ suppose the recollection that
she had Major Dangerfeld, of the Con-
federate service, hidden in her store
closet, broke unpleasantly upon her.
She added, in lower tone, and with
a different accent, " would not compro-
mise you for the world"
wish Fanny had the same consider
alton. General s. told me he was
very sorry to have to send her through
the lines, but that it had been absolutely
necessary. A little more and she would
have got herself into the old Capitol
Prison. The Union politicians of this
place have keen scent for disaffection
1t seems a policeman has been detailed
for some time past to watch this house,
and they had a string Of charges as long
as my arm against her. Dear! dear!
if women only would stick fast to wom-
ems work, and leave rebellion and poll
tics alone!"
q don't think Fanny meant any
HARM" said the wife, timidly. "She used
to send things to the prisoners, but then
that was allowed. She used to get lots of
letters; but [ don't know that she did
anything worse"
"That is, she did not tell you all she
did, said the Colonel. "Well, so far, I
am obliged 10 her, for, if half I hear is
true, she was stepped in petty treason.
Most Of it was petty nonsense-no good
to the cause she wanted to serve. Her
imprudence has made my own position
here very delicate one. I have written
to the commanders of all the prisons not
to forward to her any letters that may
pass through their hands, and if any do
arrive, you had better burn them without
reading them, unless you know the hand
writing"