Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-07-15

PAULINE CUSHMAE'S FAMOUS TOAST
but went south tho next year, playing In
those cities which had not as yet r"ngr&
themselves openly and boldly on tho ti,is
of tho Confc.lerncy.
There arc those alivo today who reInrnt-
bcr woll tho night when Pauline Cushnnss
made her dramatic exit from tho scc'it II
her many triumphs. She had been IEaT-
ing long engagement in Woods theatsx.
Louisville, and had had IL brilliantly s,h:-
cessful season, both socially and proka-
sionnlly. Tho city was full of carefully
rcprcsscd secession sentiment, and Ekh
limo was tho center Of attraction to El'd
largo contingent Of parolcd Confotarssn
officers who made tho place their terarn"
rary homo. Ono of these gontlemon, 1Vssk
u Wow to making u sensation and Anger"
ing tho loynl residents, dared tho popaEx
actress to drink toast to Jefferson DaSts
In one Of tho scenes OF tho "Sevcn Sistnrs, "
tho play then on tho boards, and she 8arS
him hcr word that she would.
Tho play won't Oh snoath|y and q'iic9sy
until tho fnteful moment camo. T1fnr
with brilliantly flashing eyes and sinihe
that was scornfully triumphant, albeit ssss
was moro than u trilo Imlo behind stxS
rouge TINT she had thought best to Mesr
for this ono night, Miss Cushnan Nd
vancetl to the front Of tho stsgo and, rails
ing IL wincglnss on high in her slender
hand, said clearly, deliberately and def
untly: "Hcrc's to Jefferson Davis and the
southern Confctlcrncy! May the south nj
ways maintain hcr honor and her rights"
Tho house became u pnndcnOnium n1
the instant, and tho terrified manager.
who had mover believed that tho dashi,Y
actress would carry out what he consul q
cred M lido bonst intended to advertise
herself, rang down tho curtain before tht'
wincglnsS touched tn" laughing lips
That night Pauline was diochargc&
from tho company, and tho next day alA'
was tho idol of every sOuthorncr who heasd
tho story. Every door and ovcry hea't
was open to her, and when, after being
liOnized for some time In Louisville, alb
was sent beyond tho limos on account at
her openly expressed disloyalty tho people
of Nashville, considering hor victim ot
Yankee tyranny, welcomed her enthnsiaE-
tically and lauded hor to tho skies.
Not for many months was the tru3h
even suspected. No ono savo the act1xAs
herself and those under whose orders SIN
was working knew that previous to thAk
sensational episode In Louisville she haE
made confIdant Of Colonel Moore, tin
provost marshal Of tho district, convince6
him of her stanch loyalty, taken the oath
of allegiance and entered tho secret service
Of tho United States.
Her narrow escapes wore many, but per
haps tho nar1Owest was when she war
captured by the famous guerrilla, JACK
Morgan. Out on u scouting expedition,
misatlvcnturcs on tho road had causeEl
<<> kD,s obi
in tho house Of small planter, and Nor,
gan, swooping down upon tho place In
his unexpected fashion, had found her
there and straightway suspected hor az.
being what she really was-a spy. Not
wishing to take tho responsibility OK de-,
Gliding upon her case, he concluded to turn
her over to General McKinstry, the pro
vost marshal, and she was sent to the
because of his wiry, angular physique ant
his cold, reserved, unlInpressionable man
ner as Cast Iron Bragg"
TO the fnct that the excitement and anx-
iety which she experienced made her too
i'll to rise from the rough pallet In hes
prison she owed the preservation OF hea
life. Even tho grim general did not cart
to hang woman, spy though she SRa6,
who was 80 sick that she could not stanM
upon her feet, and, taking her cue from
this unexpected lcnicncy, the clever &C
trcss grew worse instead Of better daily.
Her case seriously puzzled tho skilled ply
stefan called in to diagnose it. Her cae-
tors were beginning to suspect that ,s]ae
was quite well enough to DC hanged If She
wanted to DO when General ROsecrans'
advance guard camo rafting into towE
and restored her to life, liberty and thu.
pursuit of happiness.
A majors commission was given her
hone rury. of course, rs it Is in all cases
where it Ia bestowed on women-but In
her Cycs of il e: ':.-..i H. value Us expressing
something OF las army :, fe' ling rcgarsknE
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