The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-09

AULN CUSHMAN'S EAMOUSTDASr.S
but went south the next year,2piayfng In
those cities which had not as-yet ranged
themselves openly and boldly on the side
of the Confederacy.
There are those alive today who rcsnem-
Der well the night when PaulineC ushznan
made her dramatic exit from the scene of
her many triumphs. She had been play@
ing a long engagement ip Woods theater,
Louisville, and had had q brilliantly sue.
cessful season, both socially and profess
sionally. The city was fulEof carefully
repressed secession sentimert- and tPau-
line was the center of attraction TO thef
large contingent Of paroled Confederate
officers who made the place their tempo-l
rary home. One of these gentfeznen, with
a view to making 8 sensation d szager-
ing the loyal residents, dared the popuiars
actress to drink a toast to JeffHrSOn>Dnsts3
In one of the scenes of the Seven Sisters =
the play then on the boards, andsshesgavo
him her word that she would.
The play went ON smoothly andsquietly
until the fateful moment came. -Then,l
with brilliantly flashing eyes andfa Euatie
that was scornfully triumphant albeit Ehe5
was more than a tribe pales4nhtnd the
rouge that she had thought best to wear
lOI tllS O16 ulRQbS Hiss OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
vanced to the front of the stageandSrais4
ing a wineglass on high In sh~erslendar3
hand, said clearly, deliberately and dea3
antly: Here's to jefferson Davfsandtha
southern C~onfederacy t. MayrthesouthsalS
ways maintain her honor and heer5gnHsFs7
The house became a panxiemonlum ON
the instant, and the terrified mnrEzgera
who had never believed that t~hEdashfng
actress would carry out what hesconsid1
cred an Idle boast intended to adSerE1ss4
herself, rang down the curtain before<thei
wineglass touched the laughing lips
That night Pauline was discharged
from the company, inc the next daysshel
was the idol of every southerRer whoSheard
the story. Every door and3every heart
was open to her, and when, after being
lionized for some time fn1Ioutsriue, shel
was sent beyond the lines on account OF
her openly expressed disloyaityTthe people,
of Nashville, considering her q victim OF
Yankee tyranny, welcomed her enthusiasts
tically and Landed her to the, skies
Not for many months was the truth
even suspected. No one ave tEesactress
herself and those under whose orders she
was working knew that previous to,that
sensational episode In Louisville he had
made a confidant Of Colonel Moore, the
provost marshal Of the district, convinced
him of her stanch loyalty, taken the oath
of allegiance and entered the secret servicsl
of the United States.
Her narrow escapes were many, but per-
haps the narrowest was when she was
captured by the famous guerrillA, Jack
Morgan. Out on a scouting expedition,
m~isadventures on the road had caused
Miss Cushman TO seek temporary shelter
In the house Of a small planter, ana Nor
gan, swooping down upon the place In
his unexpected fashion, had found her
there and ~straightway suspected her OF
being what she really was-a spy. Non
wishing to take the responsibility OF de-
Gliding upon her case, he concluded to turn
her over to General McKinstry, the pros
yost marshal, and she was sent % the
headquarters of General Bragg, known
because Of hts wiry, angular physique and
his cold, reserved, unimpressionahle man-
ner as Cast Iron Bragg"
To the fact that the excitement IN anx.
iety which she experienced made her tool
i'll to rise from the rough pallet lnxherl
prison she owed the preservation or her
life. Even the grim general did not care
to hang a woman. spy though sho2was,
who was SO sick that she could notstand
upon her feet. and, taking her cue from
this unexpected leniency, the clever &C.
tress grew worse instead of betScr daily
Her case seriously puzzled the skillcdbphy-
sician called in to diagnose it. Her cap
tors were beginning to suspect that she
was quite well enough to be hanged II she
wanted to be when General R~osecrans'
advance guard came rattling into town
Rnd restored her co life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness