Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-07-12
NUMBER 2S.

tfisoutf tu tne saIlta trtabirhtu W tne
friends Of her cause.
lie summoned an attendant. who
brought her glass of water; then with
On effort she became calmer and Asked
the captain 10 explain his presence.
lie told his story and how he learned
~ her journey TO Richmond. and on her
part she explained what followed the
captains departure from Camp Dick
Robinson. The dispatch interrupted by
the storm was q reprieyo for thirty days
to enable the condemned man 10 produce
any new evidence that might tend 10 sct
aside OF mitigate his sentence
Il came 10 Richmond" shs said, ode
tsrmined 10 find Harry Bowen N hal
to search every prison In the south. and
knew that when found ! shouii have
to plead with him. but ! did not knDw
that God had sent you through 10 DO
that for me And now. Howard-I may
call you Howard. - Of oldr'
She raised her white face eagerly and
pleadingly 10 biz, and for reply he
caugh, her 30 his heart, kissei her. but
uttered no, word
II have seen the pre-ident-thst n,
President Dayis-and the secretary of
war aud General winier. and all have
been very good and kind 30 me. They
say that tomorrow Lieutenant Bowen
will be specially exchanged aud win 80
back with me 10 Washington on the
fag Of truce boat Bat you. Howard
they told uie nothing about you. How
ran ! leave YOU here prisoner after Al
you have done Tor me and Ininol"
lie tired to comfort her with the as
surance that he could endure imprisOn.
ment as well A. the hundreds Of his CON-
raies then In Richmond. but Of courso
his brave words did not have the desired
effect "I'll 10 10 General Winder and
the president again. she said, asd sbs
roe 10 Lsr fst - II 10 carry cut her
purInse al once. They cannot refuss
to exchange you when they know tho
whole truth"
She went into General Winder's Office
and returned within minute with that
officer, WHO said that he would se what
could bs done Cor Captain forbes. but
that for the present be and Mr.. Bowen.
their paroles having expired, would IL
KEEP, under guard. This was certainly
/ the only thing to do under the circum.
| stances, but when Jennie Campb.ll ssw
tho captain lei away by two arm.i
| guards shs felt. somehow, a. II he were
being taken away 10 execution, and she
would have shared bis fate II IA her
power.
The two Union prisoners were placci
In charge of Captain Lamar. then assist.
ant provost marshal u Richmond. They
felt certain that they would b. taken at
once 10 Libby ~. It'll worse. 30 Castle
Thunder. bu, the provost. evidently act.
ing under Orlers. conducted them % the
SIottiswOoi. took their paroles not togo
outside the hotel without his orders.
then secured them room and whispsrei
tha, the bar was free 10 them. a privilege
of which they did not avail themselves.
Major Mo-es, who hal been ~ goOi
as his word. must have known where
| the prisoners were, for he called that
evening and Informed the captain that
/ be- understood arrangements hal b.cn
made for his sp-cial exchange On the
morrow This god news was confrmel
by Mis- Campbell. who APPEARED at the
hotel about fark with look u triumph
on her palc face.
Ii.utenan, Bowen was far too gallant
10 show % the sister his dislike Tor the
brother. and then the PROSPECT % en-.
change banished for the time All mem.
ory of Edward Campbell's unsoldierly
trick. ~ that ho was not Only gracious
In his manner. bat positively happy.
Immediately after breakfast the next
morning Captain Lamar came to the
sIo,iiswooi House with carnage. and
In this Miss Campbell and the two OH.
Gers accompanied him 10 the hag u
truce bat Here they met General
winder, but the old mans face no longer
scowled. and the harshness had left his
manner. lie lid no, take much notice
Of the prisoners. but he addrcssoi him
self very gallantly 10 the young lady.
assuring her that the friends Of the Con.
fe,leracy ne-d never despair ~ long n
there were noble women like herself to
work and pray for IL. Poor girl, .hs
hal secn enough q war, and II she cOlli
have hal her way there would have
been Ieace under the old conditions 10
fore an hour passed.
About noon the Union hag % truce
bat In charge u Major Mulford wa
met. the passengers were exchanged and
the men In blue no longer prisoners.
The officers of the Gty u New York
r,memb.red Miss Campbell. who had
gone up the riyer with them the week
before. and whose mission they knew
and sympaihized with. but the most AN
guine of them felt that she would fail
in her purpose to secure the release " 'he
Union officer ON whose testimony the
life Of her brother depended But when
II was learned tina, she had not only Ac-
complished her purpo-e. but also had 49,
cured the release of Captain FORBES, she
was regarded a. q heroine, and her
touihen sympathies were lost sight u
In view % apositiSe service 10 the Union
cause.
From Fort Monroe the captain sent =
dispatch 90 Mrs. Campbell, telling her u
Jennie's safety aud success, and another
10 his own family. explaining his s,.
change the day following their hearing
u his capture.
Twenty.four hours after leaving the
capital of the COnfederacy our friends
were in the capital of the Union. Judge
Speed gave the young men all the money
they needed. and after they had sup
piled themselves with decent clothes he
conducted them and Miss Campt-ll 10
President Lincoln. In speaking of this
meeting afterwari Miss Campbell. who
had seen jefferson Davis 40 recently.
said. The southern president seemed
10 H. all head. and the Union president
all heart Mr.. Lincoln was profoundly
interested In the story told by the young
Kentuckians. and that day be set aside
the findings of the court In the case of III.
ward Campbell. and IL was ordered that
he be sent 10 Camp Chase n prisoner
Of war.
The captain and Lieutenant Bowen
were each granted thirty days leave, and
started for the west with Mis- Campbell.
On the way 10 Kentucky they stoppei
at Camp Chase. Edward Campbell hal
been there only q day, and he was In
the hospital. his cough having grown
wore. His sister prevailed on him to
take the oath of allegiance. and then thu
Il -. - ,.l,., h.l s,xug,,la so hard Tor