Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-01-29
PAULINE CUSIIMAN.
HOW TIE FEMALE CONFEDERATE
SPY REPAID A FAVOR DONE Her.
op. of Geo. Ro..sr.n.' star omss- Tells
uew TIE saved an fnaiser.ss Ae'resA.
and ~ ner Return ef the Compliment
a, /. s.r,.a. Ms,n.s.

81 . serious Msmsa.
saii Capt Henry Bush. the veil kno~n
artist. who was = typographical engineer 90
the s'an % Gen Ro~crans In the Army of
the Camh.rlAnd ,n rvp,rtsri
1T was In the autumn % isfi,- ccniinuei
the old Typographical engineer. ''ai Louisville
where frsf saw the woman Who Vas after
wari to cpms into nv life In ths most unsx'
r.ctei way | ~as then an oficsr In the
hpt Ohio cavalry. AMI tho colonel % the
regiment, thu aiIuiAnt and rny~f one night
aiiendsi the thcatrr In which Pauline Cush-
man vAs playing an engagrmcnt During
the TcrforInanoe aDi near the clc-s tho actrs--
came down 10 the tuotlights and drank .
toas, 90 Jcf Davis Tho act was fcolhariy
one but cmlncn,ly characteristics % Cush-
man. The rv~sili va. jus, about What
might have t-s'n esT~-'~i. cunsidering ths,
he h0o-s "a. more than half full - ~nltisrs
The insult wAs instantly rr-ruiei AMI .
trVmsndoa. upruar and rov followed More
than q srorv - men male rush Tor tho
siAgr, AMI the entire andlenoo vas up and
yelling our party wcrr In q tnt AMI took
In the situation at q glAncr The soldiers
wvrs furious, and the set % the srtrc- -uuh
no, have savei h-r trum violcncc. bal 80
not iump~i upon the stage a. ber r--rue
While the coionsl and aijuiant we're oDdsav'
crtng to quic, tho angry, surging mob wiih
sJ.cches, thrvw q cloak over Mis- Cushman.
ami hurrying to the s,Ags door. bunilci hsr
into waiting hack and had her sAfe IN the
loaisvtlls bo,sl tsfore the crowd knew shs
vas cut ~ the thrafrN Of oOurus tho wouAn
vas pretty tadly rcArwi. AMI after u vas AL
o,sr rvalis-i ss.nly the Tsril ber foolish at
brOaghi her HE wAs profu-s In ber thAnks
for the ..ryics r-nier~i her. AMI rruni-si. ~
long AZ wuah listen. that shs would rvTay
The obllgaiion. u mAiisr~i not when or vhsrS
the 0pportuni,y osfcr~i
'sThs nstt mornlng ws were ordered to tho
frunt. and I aw nothing more - Pauline
Cushman. although I often heard abe had
turuei Ccnfcierais spy, AMI that shs was
srving vtih tho Confeisrats forcs~, with
vhom 80 were almost daily battling After
the engasvm-nt at siuns River. Gen. Rp-s
cran., % who-s staff ! had ten assigned,
uAsis h-adquarisrs ~ Wlncbs~isr. Tenn We
ccupi~i ths Mary Sharp college bullding Cor
sutns tlms, during which lcuuraetsi typhoid
fever. anil t-cAne - IN that was removed
io boarding hou-r tcpt by = man by the
nAms % Day. which ~as Just scru-- The
t-gun cuavais-ing sbcu thu army was 90,
dcrsi forward. tho obl~Ciivs point tsing
ChicNmAngA ! was still too sick io 80 With
ths sAf. bat n rcuainei In Wincbesier ihs
dAhrvr q t-ing gobblsi by Confederate
guerrilla, was gr,at. a. the woods surround
lng ths town wcrv f,ill - th.n. only awaii
lng the onward moycD-nt q tho Union
rvot- 10 sw~'p down upon the village ami
ds,AstAie II. but there was M help for H. In
the oplnion - the nrg-ou, vas s'ill ico
wal a. D. removed tn an ambulance, AMI u
wAs ARRANGED that ! vas to stay with oil
mAn pay and his wife until ! Wa strungvr,
-hsn u "a. un,lsrtood ouuyvyanos wvuli
D. -nt for me
About o'clock In the evening, lusi after
tho lat dstAchncnt had mArvbcd pas, my
window. I arc-s frum my ts.i. dr.s..i my-eh
IN a nev suit % cloths. wrApf-si up In tissue
paT.r What uonsy ! bal In my po--~~iou,
-nns,hing over ti .sD which bal rcneivcd
few days tsforv the fever AitAcksl ms fora
painting ! hAi made q The charge - the
hni Ohio cavalry At Stons river. ami pre
parssi D. follow the army, N cuui nni q
conveyance Tbs etertion - dry-~ing. bow
ever. ~As Ton much for mc, and was forc-i
io again lis down upon tho tsd ! lay there
rs.iing Zoe, Tsrhat-. an hour. shcn Just about
6o'clcck MrA Day came into my ruom and
told M that D.cs McCAnns gucrrillAs-the
sAIns Who muricrwi Gen McCcok- -wvrv az
IroAehing the to~u. and they would, DOUBT
-. saarrh every h0u-s % -. N any sick 90
wounioi 'lankcs' had tssn icft hshind
Thls wAs ch-,ring intsliigvncs bui could ~,
g,t away, and hAd al.uui made up my mind
10 submit to shat -srfnci lbevitAble-cap;ure
but I didnt want tho nasal. a. at my
money - I gave my oAAh AL bgt eco 10 Mn
Day. anil told hcr 90 ksp a. II had gotten
Gu 10 near y o'clock. AMI Wills tea was bsing
pr,JAr~i LAY down In my ruom, the DOR q
which opcn~i In ball loading % the street
In my exhausted condition I wAs not long IN
relAJsing into an unoonarious state. from
which was s0disniy arOu-~i by soms one
snocsing ou my dor.
II approached the door aud dsmAnsiei Why
I had t.sn disiurt-i 'Lst mo In, was tho
reply, In n womAns voice This answer only
condrmod me In tho tslicf that bad t.cn
trapt.i, and that my ts,rayu was, possibly,
sime woman who knss I bal not left the
town with the army. tot replied az bravsly
a. circumstances would permits \ know no
~uuiAn who has any businc,- with me, ~ gci
away from that door o. viii shoot through
It, To this thrsAi tho answer came For
Gods .Aks les mo In. aDi that quickly. ] am
Pauline CushmAn You dld me a srvic
onos anil have cone 20 rvTay H. This !
dAint t.lieye. but wAs too woak 10 longer
4 AZ a A.
Which Immediately came Mis- CushmAn !
rvcognirri her Instantly. although abe was
dr,s-si In male atiire and had Ler BEAUTIFUL
hAir cut as clos a. that % soldier grasT.i
har hands with nood q questions upon my
lT.. but abe siIenc~i all by saying We have
NJ time for talking now, you must CONE
with me al once
"StrAnee As IL may ss.'rn had not thought
of truachery I insilnctively felt that abe
bad cutDe "a savs mo frum her friends and 90
plaoe mo into the hands % my own I tot
tersSi % Mrs Days RON. drank a cup % tea,
20, my money, all but tl0O bill compelled
hor Ia keep, and dragged myself 10 tho siroe,
door, In fruut % which an oil fashioned
carryall was standing With the help u the
driver Miss Cushuan assisted mo into the
vehicle, AMI Ne we're OF. whittier ! neither
knew nor carssi. was ~ near dad 10y this
tlrns that wOuldnt have fipped Icnnics for
the chance u living Mis- Cushman bsld
my heAl In her lap during that long. rough
rtle, which consumci the rat of the night,
Tor Just A. day was breakiny over the mount
aims Ne enierd DeckArds Station We
drove Ai oDce u the depot, la front of which
q train for Chattanooga was standing.
few hurriei words to the official In charge
frou Mizs Clishman -ecurci ms n -cat In the
carr. which VERY rady "a start, and moment
afterwari ! was kissing tho hand of the
Confederate spy gOcd-by She sioopsi and
Whispered I never forget those who have
dars.i and done Tor me, carp not what uni
form they wear. and In the gray light u the
m0rning she s.slTod away and ] never aw
her again ! vas plancd In q hospital and
soon rucovered 90 rejoin my command, but
never until the bugle. q God sound recall
for me viii forget Pauline Cushman OF
coass 90 love and rsspcct her Coufeiernis
spy though she wa. In my heart of hearts
sbs shall ever 10 bles>si mernory."-s
Louis RspublIc
srowning's Coartship.
II Is rather startling "a - q journal in the