Milford chronicle., 1889-04-05
PAULINE CUSHMAN.
HOW THE FEMALE CONFEDERATE
SPY REPAID A FAVOR DONE HER.

orr hEFND FNFOfl L-'+" ti-'N
One Of Gen. Rosecrans' Star oGieers Tells
How he Saved an Indiscreet Actress,
and ef Her Return of the Compliment
at Serious Moment.
Said Capt. Henry Bush, the wen known
artist, who was n Typographical engineer on
the staff of Gen. Rosecrans in the Army Of
the Cumberland to a reporter;
at was in the autumn Of 1861" continued
the old typographical engineer, "at Louisville
where first saw the woman who YVES after
ward to come into my life in the most uneX-
pected way / was then an officer In the
First Ohio cavalry, and tho colonel Of the
regiment, the adiutant and myself one night
attended tho theatre In which Pauline Cush
man was playing an engagement. During
the performance and near the close the actress
came down to tho footlights and drank
toast to JEFF Davis The act was a too.hardy
one, but eminently characteristics Of Cush-
man. The result was just about what
might have been expected, considering that
the house was more than half fun Of soldiers
"The insalt was instantly resented and a
tremendous uproar and row followed More
than a score Of men made O. rush for the
stage and the entire audience was up and
yelling. Our party were in a box and took
in the situation at q glance. The soldiers
were furious, and the sex cf the actress would
not have saved her from violence, had we
not jumped upon the stage to her rescue.
While the colonel and Rdjutant were endoa7-
oring to quiet the angry, surging mob with
speeches, threw n cloak over bliss Cushman,
and hurrying to the stage door, bundled her
into a waiting hack and had her safe in the
Louisville hotel before the crowd knew she
was out of the theatre. OF course the woman
was pretty badly scared, and after it was all
over realized keonly the peril her foolish act
brought her. She was Proluse in her thanks
for the service rendered her, aud promised, as
long as / would listen, that she would repay
the obligation, it mattered not when or where
the opportunity offered
1.-THE next morning we were ordered 10 the /
front, and ! saw nothing more Of Pauline /
Cushman, although / often heard she had /
turned Confederate spy, and That she was
serving with the Confederate forces with |
whom we were almost daily battling After /
the engagement at Stone River, Gen. Rose /
Grams, to whose staff l had been assigned, |
made headquarters at Winchester, Tenn. We I
occupied the Mary Sharp college building for |
some time, during which contracted typhoid /
fever, and became so i'll that was removed |
to boarding house kept by man by the |
name of Day, which was just across the /
street from my old quarters had scarcely /
begun convalescing when tho army was or
dered forward the objective point being
Chicamauga was still too sick to go with
the staff, but if I remained In Winchester the
danger of being gobbled by Confederate
guerrilas vas great as the woods surround
ing the town were full Of thcm only await
ing tho onward movement of the Union
troops to sweep down upon the village and
devastate it, but there was no help for it, In
the opinion Of the surgeon / was stil toe
weak to be removed in an ambulance, and il
was arranged that l was TO stay with old
man Day and his wife until 1 was stronger,
when it was understood a conveyance would
be sent for me.
"About o'clock ia the evening, just after
the last detachment had marched past my
window, / arose from my bed, dressed myself
in a new suit of clothes, wrapped up in tissue
paper what money l had in my possession
something over 81, 500 which had received
a few days before the fever attacked mo for @
painting / had made of the charge of thg
First Ohio cavalry at Stone river and pre-
pared to follow the army, if l could find
ever, was too much for me, and ] was forced
to again lie down upon tho bed. lazy thor,
resting for perhaps, an hour when just about
@ O'Clock Mrs, Day came into my room and
told me that Dick McCaun's guerriuas-tle
same who murdered Gen. McCooa-were ap
preaching the town. and they would, doubt
less, search every house to sec if any sick OF
wounded Yankees had been LETT behind.
This was cheering intelligence but / could not
get away, and had about made up my mind
to submitto what seemed iuevitablc-capture
but / didn't want the rascals 10 get my
money so / gave my cash all but 500 to Mrs
Day, and told her to keep il. II had gotten
0n to near 9 o'clock, and while tea was being
prepared lay down in my room, tho door Of
which opened in a hall leading to the street.
In my exhausted condition was not long iuI
relapsing into an unconscious state, from
which l was suddenly aroused by some one
knocking on my door.
Il approached the door and demanded yvhy
had been disturbed. Let me in, was the
'eply, in woman's voice. This answer only
confirmed re in the belief that had been
trapped, and that my betrayer was, possibly,
ome woman who knew I had not left the
own with the army, but l replied as bravely
IS circumstances would permit: i know nc
woman who has any business with me, so get
away from that door or win shoot through
t. To this threat the answer came; For {
iod's sake let me in, and that quickly. | am 9
Pauline Cushman You did me a service |
nee and have come to repay it. This ]
hdn't believe, but was too weak to longer Z
ontend, and oponed the door, through !
which Immediately came Hiss Cushman.
her instantly, although she was
a 4
air cut as close as that of a soldier. / graspad
er hands with food of questions upon my S
Ips, but she silenced all by saying: We have g
10 time for talking now; you must come q
nth me at once' q
Strange as it may seem I had not a thought J
I treaehery. instinctively felt that She Z
ad come to save me from her friends and tc I
lace me into the hands of my own. / tot I
cred to Mrs Days room, drank cup Of tea {
ct my money, all but 500 bill / compelled
er to keep, and dragged myself to the street
oor, in front Of which an old fashioned
arryall was standing With the help Of the tf
river Miss Cushman assisted me into the
ehiele, and we were of, whittier l neither ~
new nor cared; was so near dead by this dc
me that wouldn't have Tipped pennies for ri
le chance Of living. Miss Cushmnn held 70
y head in her lap during that long, rough bc
de, which consumed the rest Of the night. at
'r just as day was breaking over the mount pg
ms we entered Deckards Station. We Il
rove at once to the depot, in front Of which
train for Chattanooga was standing A
w hurried words TO the official in charge =
ON Miss Cushman secured me q seat in the ~ ~
lrs, which were ready to start, and a moment ",
terward l was kissing the hand Of the :.
onfederate spy good-by. She stopped and n,
hispersd; i never forget those who have 4, 4.
lred and done for me, caro- not what uni - -
rm they wear and in the gray light Of the -